Friendship Week at Elizabeth Nixson Junior High Draws to Close
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High marks Friendship Week guided by the Stars Organization and Mrs. Flora Savage. Principal Ross H. Larsen oversees a program featuring fourth and sixth grade choirs at Wilson and Alice Landergin schools and charity baskets packed by Hi-Y and Tri-Y-Hi with home rooms.
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Elizabeth Nixson
The
Stars Organization
Flora Savage
Ross H. Larsen
Wilson
Alice Landergin
Madelyn Robinson
C. C. Bell
Vallie Bryan
Wilma Hixson
Christmas Baskets Aid for Amarillo Families Urged
Major Cherb urges donations to fund Christmas baskets costing about ten dollars each to aid 100 Amarillo families. Funds also cover painting and repairing toys for underprivileged children to brighten their holiday season.
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Cherb
Amarillo
Davis Williams West Awaiting Retrial Ruling
Henry S. Bishop took under advisement the motion for a new trial for Davis Williams West who received a 99 year term after conviction for assault with intent to rape a girl age ten. C G Clayton Jr represents West contending evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. The assault occurred Aug 30 in the penthouse of Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Davis Williams West
Henry S. Bishop
47Th District Court
C. G. Clayton, Jr
West
Northwest Texas Hospital
Salvation Army kettles fail to meet Christmas needs in Amarillo
Maj. Fred Cherb of the Amarillo Salvation Army warns that donations are well short of the 4 000 dollar cost for Christmas baskets to help more than 100 families. Volunteers from Kiwanis Optimist Club and others are staffing kettles through December 24 while toy shortages threaten gifts for 300 children.
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Maj
Fred Cherb
Rillo Kiwanis Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
American Legion
Cherb
van Buren
Bob Crudgington
Curious Plant Skunk Cabbage Blooms Early
The skunk cabbage is noted for its unusual timing with flowers and fruit appearing before the leaves. It emits a strong odor likened to mustard plaster and raw onions, though not like a skunk.
Car Stolen From Residence While Off Duty Officer Slept
A 1947 Frazier allegedly owned by Wayne Smith was stolen from a garage apartment on the John Anderson property while both families slept. John Anderson, a sergeant in the police traffic division, stated the theft occurred last night. The loss affects Smith and his wife residing at 2508 Taylor.
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Frazier
Wayne Smith
Taylor
Hasty Pudding Club Lost Money in 1885
Harvard records show the century-old Hasty Pudding Club ran a deficit in 1885 the year J. P. Morgan served as business manager.
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J. P
Cambridge, Mass
U.P
Harvard
Hasty Pudding Club
J. P. Morgan
Property Owners Urged to Clear Ice From Sidewalks
Mayor Lawrence Hagg urged property owners and renters to keep sidewalks free of ice and snow. He stressed downtown sidewalks must be cleared during the Christmas shopping season as falls injure several people each year.
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Lawrence Hagg
Twelve American Editors Return From European Tour
Twelve US editors and publishers arrived at National Airport after a month in military occupied Germany Austria and Trieste. The group included Charles A. Guy editor-publisher of the Avalanche Journal Lubbock Texas.
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Washington
National Airport
Germany
Austria
Trieste
Charles A. Guy
Lubbock, Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Scooter Rider Killed In San Antonio Crash
Bonifacio Barrera an 18 year old of San Antonio was killed instantly when his motor scooter collided head on with a truck whose driver failed to stop Police reported. Also a statistic notes that 47 percent of rural highways in the United States are surfaced.
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San Antonio
Bonifacio Barrera
United States
All You Can Eat For $1 Mystifies Kansan In Texas
Kansan Ed Chaney stopped in Hamilton Texas where an all you can eat dinner advertised for one dollar impressed him. He joined the meal described as family style with multiple vegetables, barbecued beef, salads, jams, biscuits, and large butter, all for a single dollar. Chaney recalled the tale as a dad story coming true.
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Wichita
Kan
Hamilton
Tex
Kansan
Chaney
Texas
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Jill
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Gilded Dixon
Smart Vallet
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Y.B. Invincibles
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Globe-News
C&e Transfer
Amarillo Venetian Blind CO
Purina
Purina Chow
America
Gouldy Bros
Tyler
Yee
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