Hold Safety Meet Tonight Banquet for District No 3 Operators
To celebrate a safety record a banquet will be held tonight in the Herring Hotel for operators of District No 3 Southwestern Greyhound Lines Inc. Tom Spillar district superintendent said similar banquets would be held in Raton New Mexico and Denver for those unable to attend Amarillo. District No 3 operators logged 197 400 miles per accident in the 29th safety contest ending December 31. The 16 week contest saw 579 206 total miles operated. There are 90 operators in District No 3 across six driving divisions including Amarillo Albuquerque Amarillo Raton Raton Albuquerque Raton Garden City Denver Raton and Denver Colby. Among them are several long‑time accident‑free drivers. Southwestern Greyhound Lines operators compete with 21 other Greyhound companies and have won the Marcus Dow plaque for the past four years averaging 171 595 miles per accident.
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Herring Hotel
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc
Tom Spillar
Raton
Amarillo-Albuquerque
Amarillo-Raton
Raton-Albuquerque
Raton-Garden City
Denver- Raton
Denver-Colby
Greyhound
Marcus Dow
Ducks Unlimited Round-Up Tonight At San Jacinto Center
Tickets for the Ducks Unlimited Round-Up and banquet are available at the door tonight at 7:30 at the San Jacinto Youth Center 609 Carolina. R A King Texas chairman will be guest speaker. Special color film Meet The Ducks will be shown with optional program for non-diners.
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Ducks Unlimited
San Jacinto Youth Center
Carolina
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
Panhandle
R. A. King
Texas
Ilm
Motorcycle rickshaws replace horse tongas in New Delhi streets
Observers report that motorcycle rickshaws, seen as the poor man’s taxi, are ousting slower horse-drawn tongas from New Delhi streets, signaling a shift in local transport.
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New Delhi
India
Attends Brother's Funeral in California Heroic Drowning
The Everett Wayne George family from 102 North Prospect returned from Santa Maria California where they attended the funeral of Olin Lloyd George 29 a native of Tulsa. He died a hero after diving into icy water to save a fishing companion near Grant's Pass. Funeral services were set for 1 PM at Dudley's Mortuary with interment in Santa Maria Cemetery. Surviving relatives include five brothers Everett Amarillo Cecil Watato Gerald Milton and Robert.
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Everett Wayne George
North Prospect
Santa Maria
Cal
Olin Lloyd George
Tulsa
Dudley's
George
Grant's Pass
Santa Maria High School
Tex
Chowchilla
Everett
Amarillo
Cecil
Watato, Wash
Gerald
Betteravia
Milton
Robert
City to award contract on Amarillo bus benches
The Amarillo city commission planned to award a bus bench installation contract this afternoon. Eye-Level Advertising, Amarillo Bus Company, and Globe Manufacturing submitted bids with two firms offering 10 percent of gross receipts and Globe 20 percent.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Amarillo Bus Company
Globe Manufacturing Company
Globe Company
Water Department
Fire Department
Park Department
Bud Curtis
Gene Klein
Pays Fine After Slot Machine Raid
C L Caywood manager of the Fraternity of Organized Labor at Club Runnymede Sixth and Georgia was fined 200 dollars and costs in Mrs Ivy Wilkinson's police court after Monday night slot machine raids. He signed a destruction permit for confiscated machines. Earl Davis Moose Lodge manager at 907 North East Eighth also signed a destruction permit and was due arraignment at 2 pm. Transport officials in County Mayo Erie tested a bus between Claremorris and Ballinrole. the bus had no passengers to start and two on the return trip while the train carried its usual load.
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C. L. Caywood
Fraternity of Organized Labor
County Mayo
Erie
Claremorris
Ballinrole
Lawyer opens general practice in McCarty Building
An attorney announces the opening of his general practice of law in the John McCarty Building located at 412 West Ninth, with telephone contact 40468.
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John McCarty
West Ninth
Amarillo Guard Armory Bid Open March 21 in Austin
Bids for the contract to build two large National Guard armory units in Amarillo will open March 21 in Austin. The 12acre site lies south of T Anchor Boulevard and east of the old lake bed near the Elizabeth Jane Bivins home for the elderly. Plans call for two steel and masonry buildings, each 52 feet wide and 128 feet long, with specifications on file at Camp Mabry. The winner will receive a defense order for necessary materials. Equipment for National Guard units in Amarillo was recently moved from Amarillo Air Force Base to the Tri-State Fair automotive building.
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National Guard
Amarillo
Austin
T-Anchor
Elizabeth Jane Bivins
Camp Mabry
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Texas Per Capita Taxes Ranking Among States
State Auditor C. H. Cavness told the legislature that Texans paid an average of 44.82 in state taxes last fiscal year. Census figures show only Kentucky and Nevada lower per capita payments among 30 reporting states, while Washington led at 99.28.
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Austin
C. H. Cavness
Texas
Kentucky
Nevada
Washington
Royalty Attends Provocative Play in London
Princess Margaret attended a late performance of The Little Hut in London with the royal entourage. Critics labeled the smutty play shocking, centering on a man whose wife’s lover becomes a focal point, marking a controversial outing for the royals.
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London
Princess Margaret
Detergents Sold Rapidly in Early Decade
In the first decade after invention, detergents totaling 125 million pounds were sold in New York.
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New York
Motorcycle Rider Hurt in Tyler Intersection Crash
Walter Watson aged 22 of 1006 Madison sustained minor injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car at Seventh and Tyler. He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital by private car and later discharged after treatment. The automobile was driven by Jack Lea, 35, of 2205 Harrison, with the car on Seventh and the motorcycle on Tyler.
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Walter Watson
Madison
Seventh and
Tyer
Texas Hospital
Jack ©. Lea
Harrison
Seventh
Tyler
Japan's Railways Rehabilitated After Wartime Damage
Japan's railways, once damaged in wartime, are now fully rehabilitated and functioning effectively. The system has recovered resilience and resumed normal service across major routes, reflecting postwar reconstruction progress.
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Japan
Two Air Tecmaies Employees Resign at Amarillo Terminal
Two servicemen at Amarillo Air Terminal report resignations of James W. Ruby and Preston B. Moore. Ruby, an employee since the city acquired the airport on January 1, 1947, and Moore, with the city since September 6, 1948, gave no reasons for leaving.
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Air Tecmaies
Amarillo Air Terminal
James W. Ruby
Preston B. Moore
Amarillo
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Globe
Denver
Folger’s
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California
Ask
Guard Armory
Watson
U.S
Whiteway Food
U. S
Bobbie Ridenhour
Miss Ridenhour
Whiteway
Robbie Ridenhour
Great Whiteway
Myth
Southwestern Use Insurance
the People OF
United States
Barfield
Joe J. Martin
Selvin Allen
A. P
Skeet
Gibson
Earl A. Irwin
Harris L. Landon
George A. Roberts
Ray Daniel and
C. P. Hutchings
South West
James Ralph Wood
A S Nao 4
Dallas
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