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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1946
Page
13
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The Heel and Toe Club at WOW Hall above Herring Furniture Company plans a monthly dinner with new entertainment. Mr and Mrs J W Hill host this month and announce a restrained quartet and Dixie Dice program replacing the usual old-time songs led by Jim Farwell on piano and Pinky Vineyard Ham Hamilton J W Hill and George Ham.
Amarillo Horsemen's Association elected B I Barfield as president at a meeting held at Barfield's home. Bill Gunn was named vice president, Vera Walker secretary treasurer, and Mrs Charlie Judd correspond ing secretary. The group planned this year's hare show dates and purse.
Willie Howard Johnson from Altus Oklahoma was jailed on a $250 bond after arraignment on illegally wearing the U S Army uniform. Police arrested him while he wore a sergeant’s stripes overseas stripes and campaign ribbons. He is in Potter County jail awaiting further action.
Construction begins on a $50,000 laundry and retail store at 801 Jefferson. The 60 by 140 foot tile brick and glass block building will be owned by Mrs. Cora C. Crow and front Jefferson Street. Perry and Kerr designed the project and O W Latson is the contractor. Material including steel has been delivered. The laundry plant name was not disclosed.
Puppets will be shown Saturday afternoon at Amarillo Public Library as part of the children's story hour. Mrs. James Rittenberry leads the puppet presentation. The story hour and puppet show will be presented on the last Saturday of each month.
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Four Amarillo men and three Randall County officials depart for Austin to seek state funds to pave Georgia Street south end and the Umbarger to Buffalo Lake road. They will meet the Texas Highway Commission at 3 pm and then Baxter and Northcutt will attend a Houston veterans centers meeting led by Gov. Stevenson with Gen. Omar Bradley as speaker.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet at 7 15 p m Monday in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Principal speaker is Bob Wooten vice president of the Republic National Bank Dallas. Jeff Neely chairs the planning committee with Arthur Truitt C F Collier and Benny Solnick assisting. Herb Budke Henry Thompson and Grady Stubbs handle entertainment.
Amarillo chapter of the Order of DeMolay will discuss proposed installation of chapters in three Panhandle towns at 7 30 tomorrow night in Khiva Temple. Guy Mills scribe announced the meeting.
John Thomas Owen of Cheyenne Oklahoma rancher aged 76 dies in a local hospital after a week of illness from pneumonia and heart disease. He leaves a widow Phoebe Frances Owen and 10 grandchildren with six daughters, four living in Amarillo, as survivors. Funeral services are set for 2 30 pm tomorrow.
Eight senior Scouts of Troop 9 performed an Indian war dance during the Amarillo Kiwanis Club’s weekly meeting. They trained under Dr. C. E. Colgate assistant Scoutmaster and medical staff member at the U S Veterans Hospital, a long-time student of Indian lore.
W. M. Gray led the program explaining the belated observance of national Boy Scout Week, which had been delayed due to prior commitments on the club's schedule.
The notice states burial will be in Cheyenne cemetery with arrangements by N. B. Griggs & Sons of Amariiv.
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