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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
16
Fred Talley of Spokane, alumni president, chaired a Washington State College luncheon with three speakers and one introduction, all concluded in 93 seconds. About 450 attendees rushed to the football game, the brief event cited as proof of remarkable brevity.
Lt. A C Smith Army recruiting officer announced an urgent need for 20 former WAC members with MOS 213 stenographer for assignment to United States Forces in the European Theater. Applicants should contact the local Army recruiting office in the basement of the Post Office Building as soon as possible.
Chicago report cites Karl Schick and a science panel finding women stay cooler but feel hotter than men in trains. They favor 72 degrees for women and 1.8 degrees warmer for men, with self adjusting devices planned for rooms and cars. Installation of Amarillo Musicians Union officers set for March 2.
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Milford Harris of Peru Indiana will be at 1 PM tomorrow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The child died yesterday afternoon at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survivors include the parents and a sister Rose Harris. The Harris family was en route from California to Peru, with Mrs. Harris having come from Hawaii.
Mr and Mrs Art Jordan and their daughter Ann Elizabeth of 1609 Bowie are due back from Florida about Thursday. Mr Jordan has been at a national meeting of the American Furniture Warehouseman in Miami.
Police recovered a stolen 1939 Ford panel truck belonging to the Borden Company before the owner filed a theft report. The abandoned vehicle was found at the intersection of Tenth Street and Travis Street.
Western Union messenger boys return to basic errands after singing telegrams wane postwar. They run tasks from delivering glasses to shopping, while melodious duties fade as the public scales back requests and a new generation fills the role.
Police hunted a hit and run suspect after a car struck W. L. Storey at the Tenth and Polk intersection about 6 30 last night. Storey, of 312 Bowie, said the other vehicle backed up and fled without checking the damage to his rear bumper.
Regional Director Wesley R. Nelson of the Bureau of Reclamation and Ralph S S Bristol chief of the operations and maintenance section will travel to Tucumcari New Mexico tomorrow for a routine inspection of the irrigation project there.
George Menke an early Bushland resident died at 2 a m in Northwest Texas Hospital after five years of declining health He moved to Bushland 40 years ago from Wilbur Washington was 76 He born in Germany and brought to the U S at age 11 He helped organize the Bushland Baptist Church in 1917 and served on the county school board Survivors include his widow Anna a son Fritz five step sons Henry Bill John Blessen Gus Rudolph and a brother Bill Menke Funeral services tentatively set for Saturday afternoon in Burnett-Shaw funeral home arrangements pending
Mrs. Margaret Bray joins Amarillo High School English department to teach sophomore English. She is a graduate of Colorado State College of Education and the University of Nevada Reno, with teaching experience in Nevada schools.
A California supervisor of student teaching engages with a Nevada university program while also serving as principal of Palisade High School in Palisade Nevada.
Radio program listing shows Smokey Joe Barnes Sunrise Serenade and songs by Monte Megee with UP Club ABC and My True Story. Includes Hymns of All Churches and The Listening Post on ABC.
Radio schedule lists NBC programs such as Backstage Wife Stella Dallas Lorenzo Jone Young Widder Brown When A Girl Marries Portia Faces Life Just Plain Bill Front Page Farrell Markets & Rush Hushes The Dinning Sisters Music Shop Coke Club with Morton Downe Bride and Groom ABC line up Markets & Rush Hushes Rush Hughes Lines For Living News Light Crust Dough Boys Man on the Street The Dinning Sisters Music Shop Coke Club with Morton Downe?
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