Egg Gathering Work of Over Half Century
Farmington Connecticut February 18 United Press reports Harry Curtis Mills of Unionville amassed over 843 bird species and 8000 eggs from Connecticut and New England. His exhibit at Farmington Library includes a dwarf screech owl set and two priceless eggs the great auk and Connecticut warbler. Mills notes the great auk is extinct and the Connecticut warbler may not breed in the state. He believes the exhibit helps deter youth from egg collecting.
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United Press
Farmington, Conn
Farmington Library
Connecticut
New England
Harry Curtis Mills
Unionville
Field Museum of Chicago
Yale University
United States
Mills
Ban Gringo Customs Provokes Campus Clash at National University
A violent clash at Mexico City’s National University leaves a freshman wounded in the leg and a security debate over arming students. A “terror committee” of upperclassmen led the anti Gringo customs campaign in the School of Plastic Arts, prompting authorities to consider allowing pistols only by special permission.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
National University
School of Plastic Arts
Freshman Rebellion Sparks QuickCampus Scuffles
A freshman Manuel Jimenez Ce ballos with sideburns defied a head shave order and was shot in the leg by a barber student. The law school faced a crackdown by a “terror committee” banning spats hatless wear and Gringo customs, later extending to chewing gum with several freshmen having their mouths scoured with flour and others ducked in a water vat.
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Manuel Jimenez Ceballos
Law School
R O T C Unit Inspection Planned At Amarillo High
Federal inspection of Amarillo High School's R O T C unit will occur Friday as Colonel Castle of Fort Sam Houston visits. The unit, commanded by Second Lieutenant H T O'Neal, is accredited as one of the best in the state. Castle's visit is part of a War Department inspection. he will tour Palo Duro Canyon with Fred Young and view the helium plant, followed by a cadet reception.
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Amarillo High School
Castle
Fort Sam Houston
H. T. O'Neal
War Department
Fred Young
Minstrel Acts Promised for Civic Club Programs
The 1931 Crippled Children Minstrel offers acts for civic groups announced by Director Mike Hollander. Dancers are drawing club offers as Apache clog numbers join appearances across three weeks. Cake walk rehearsal set for 7:30 p m at First Christian Church Social Center on Eighth Avenue.
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Mike Hollander
Lions Club
First Christian Church
Eighth Avenue
Optical coincidence gauge measures to four ten-thousandths inch
Dr. L C Gardner of the U S Bureau of Standards introduces an optical coincidence gauge that gauges with an accuracy of 0.0004 inch without touching parts. The device uses an 85x eyepiece and prisms to align two spots on a readout scale for precise distance measurement. It aims to locate exact casting sites after pouring.
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L C. Gardner
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Optical gauge enables noncontact measurements inside equipment
The new optical gauge allows thickness checks of paint, interior measurements in hollow castings with a periscope system, and noninvasive determination of grinding wheel or lathe diameters while machines run. It reads molten metal while still soft and may be used before it cools to touch.
San&storm staff earns national honors at Quill and Scroll
The San&storm staff from Amarillo high school earns recognition in the Quill and Scroll contests. Editor Hollis Schriber takes fifth place in the southern division news, Associate Editor Idell Durkett gains honorable mention in feature writing, and the paper is named All American for last year. A Sandstorm chapter seeks national affiliation.
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San&storm
Amarillo
International Society For High School Journalists
Hollis Schriber
Idell Durkett
Idell Darrett
J. N. Browning
Quill and Scroll
Plan dance for fat stock show benefit
A benefit dance for the Amarillo Fat Stock show runs March 2 to 5 on the mezzanine floor of the Herring Hotel. It starts at 9 p.m. with Milt Taggart and his Eleven Vaga bonds of the Air entertaining, praised as one of the year's best. Admission is $1 per person.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
Milt Taggart
Panhandle
Herring
Southwest
New York
Woman Loses 20 Pounds with Kruschen Salts Regimen
A testimonial promotes Kruschen Salts for fat loss. It claims fat loss in eight weeks by taking half a teaspoon in hot water daily, cutting pastries and fatty foods, and avoiding heavy toppings. The ad cites energy gains and clearer skin, with Mrs. Mame Carey of Buffalo praising her 20 pound loss and renewed vitality.
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Fox Drug Stores
City Drug
Mame Carey
Buffalo
N. Y
Dance to Benefit Amarillo Fat Stock Show
A dance event will be held with no cover charges. Half of the proceeds will go to the Amarillo Fat Stock Show, supporting the local show and its activities.
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Amarillo
Woman Driver Injured As Car Overturns On Panhandle Highway
Mrs. C. L. Abernathy of 700 East Second Street sustained painful but not serious injuries when a large car she drove overturned Tuesday afternoon eight miles from Amarillo on the Panhandle highway. A passing motorist took her home. Her son Lester Moore was uninjured.
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C. L. Abernathy
East Second Street
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lester Moore
Student Duty Emphasized by Amarillo Board Member
Fred E. Young of the Amarillo Independent School District addressed Junior College students stressing a three fold duty. He urged first the duty to oneself to avoid failure and to not be slothful in school work.
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Fred E. Young
Amarillo Independent School District
Mr. Young
Student duties to college and community praised
The speaker stresses that students owe responsibility to their college and to the community. He cites Abraham Lincoln and Richard E. Byrd as examples of rise through study and exploration, noting how a student’s efforts benefit both school and town.
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Onehalf
Abraham Lincoln
Richard E. Byrd
Young
Brown F Lee Elected Mayor in San Angelo
Brown F. Lee won the mayoral race in San Angelo as results came in on February 18. The vote tally and subsequent certification were reported by the San Angelo newspaper, highlighting Lee’s victory in the city leadership contest.
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Brown Lee
San Angelo
Associated Press
Brown F
Lee Wins Mayor Seat In Special Election Victory
Lee, a former legislator and veteran attorney, edged Pat Dooley 2 390 to 651 to become mayor. The election followed the passing of Mayor A A Glovers, with a special election to choose the successor.
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Farmington
Mexico
Bureau OF Standards
Washington
Ca Hicks Udin Apu
Grove
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hearing Hotel
Fat Stock Show
Tri-State Fair
Amarillo Printing CO
St. St
Baby Beef
Earl Gratia
Cattlemen's
Fred Reppert
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Poland
China
Duroc Jersey
Association Convention
Automobile Building
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