Jaycee History Talk At Amarillo Hopes To Inform Members
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce members heard Hollis DeGrassi recount Jaycee origins from St. Louis 1920 to a nationwide 75,000 strong. He led a post talk quiz on Jaycee facts and noted Texas has 80 clubs and 6,000 members amid nationwide 892 clubs. Two men were seriously wounded in a police case after the program.
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Amarillo
Hollis DeGrassi
DeGrassi
St. Louis
Texas
New Member Added to Local Board
Gilchrest, French, Boren, Trump, Moore, Dodson, Pestor, Parr welcomed. S O Callahan III named as a new member joining the group.
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T. Gilchrest
A. C. French
Jack Boren
J. Howard Trump
Bill Moore
Fred Dodson
H. C. Pestor, Jr
Robert Allen Parr
S. O. Callahan III
Jaycees Promote Leadership and Safety in Amarillo
The Amarillo Jaycees emphasize leadership training for young men and civic business education as a key purpose. Reports show safety drive activity rising in January 1946 with 117 safety comments versus 68 the year before.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Texas
Ganization
Amarillo
Raef
Jaycees
Patt Powell
Sports Com
Mittee
Johnnie
Accl Ract
Amarillo Plans Food Handler Training School
Amarillo will seek a training school for food handlers once an instructor is available. City chemist Jack Wyatt stated the city hopes to obtain an instructor this year. Dr. George W. Cox of the State Health Department noted training schools are active across Texas to prevent disease spread via foods.
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Amarillo
Jack Wyatt
George W. Cox
Texas
State Health Department
Cox
Wyatt
Two Men Injured in Dallas Shooting
Two middle aged men were taken to Parkland Hospital Dallas with bullet wounds after a shooting incident. One man was reported in stable condition while the other remained under observation. Police investigated the motive and hunted for a suspect.
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Manning
Bills
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Deputy Collector McKnight Heads to Austin to Visit Kin
R L McKnight a deputy collector at the Internal Revenue Office in Amarillo left today for Austin where he will visit relatives He had just returned from Austin a week earlier after an illness of several months
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R. L. McKnight
Internal Revenue Office
Amarillo
Austin
Helium Tire Fill Cuts Plane Weight by About 100 Pounds
A large aircraft uses helium instead of air in its tires to reduce weight by roughly 100 pounds. The change aims to improve efficiency and performance, reflecting ongoing efforts to optimize aviation fuel use.
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Galbraith
Jaycee Club
Cretney
Ie Cordu
Mr. Powell
NEA Service. Inc
Plan Training
Jack Manning
Charles Bills
Campbell Hotel
George Cox
Yeu
Dickson Drug CO
Polk
Rexall Drug Stores
Magnesia
Lamson
Ol’ Vernon Sez
Oriental Cleaners
Buchanan
Vernon Hancock
Dickies
McKnight
Lumberman
Levine’s
Belvedere
BELVA
Ces
Sox
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