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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1950

Page

3

Community Club Whirl and Twirl Night Spotlighted

The club announces entertainment by Joe Broadstreet and his band for the whirl and twirl festivities. Dancers should enter the high school building through the northwest door. Gibb Satter White Charley White Curtis Bell Eldora Phillips Don Smith and Mr Godsey are listed among callers.

Gibb Satterwhite Charley White Curtis Bell Eldora Phillips Don Smith Mr. Godsey Joe Broadstreet

Pope to Hold First General Audience Since Illness

The Pope will hold his first general audience since his illness on Sunday in the Hall of Benedictions. One person is expected to attend in the Holy Year, with rims noted among those anticipated.

Trio We Three Auditioned by RCA to Dallas for MCA

Amarillo High School trio We Three Paula Smythe Mariadene Hook and Jo Ann Ivy with pianist Beverly Lemmon travel to Dallas next weekend to audition before RCA talent scout Hoe Howard as Music Corporation of America seeks new act. The group formed during a sophomores sleepover and gained fame through civic clubs and school events. They will headline next month at a Texas Association of Student Council banquet in town.

Amarillo High School We Three Music Corporation of America Paula Smythe Mariadene Hook Jo Ann Ivy Beverly Lemmon Dallas Hoe Howard Julia Dean Evans AHS Texas Association of Student Councile Paula J. A. Smythe Crockett Mariadene Charles T. Hook Polk Jo Ann Polk Ivy Arch Terrace Beverly J. R. Lemmon Bowie

Eight Amarillo Athletes Initiated into National Honor Society

Eight Amarillo High School athletes were initiated into the National Athletic Scholarship Society for above average scholarship and strong character. Initiates include Bobby Beverley, Tommy Curtis, Don Fitzgibbon, Joe Knight, Frank Peterson, Jerry Reese, E. G. Sanders, and Harold Swindell with other members listed.

Amarillo National Athletic Scholarship Society Howard Lynch Bobby Beverley Tommy Curtis Don Fitzgibbon Joe Knight Frank Peterson Jerry Reese E. G. Sanders Harold Swindell Moody Alexander Jimmy Baker Bill Bradford Neal Carpenter Ray Bingham Galen Fowler Bilbert Ford Bobby Garner Don Hill Clyde Israel Robert Whiddon David Wyatt Marvin Swink

Mother's Bedside Draws Family to Oklahoma City

Mrs. J. L. Adams of 2107 Tyler hurried to Oklahoma City after her mother Mrs. R. L. Gault suffered a broken hip in a fall yesterday.

J. L. Adams Tyler Oklahoma City R. L. Gault

One-Eyed Hunter Kills M1st Lion at Fort Victoria

A hunter with a missing eye shoots his first lion at Fort Victoria in South Africa. The event marks a notable achievement for the experienced hunter amid local wildlife reporting.

Fort Victoria South Africa

College Entrance Tests March 11 at Amarillo College

Students planning to take the college entrance examinations at Amarillo College must file applications in Princeton by Saturday March 4. The deadline extends from February 18 and applies to tests needed for admission to many Eastern colleges. Applications are available at Amarillo High School and the cost ranges from 8 to 12 dollars depending on tests taken, with submissions sent to Educational Testing Service Box 592 Princeton NJ.

Amarillo College Princeton A. M. Meyer Meyer Amarillo High School

Absentee Voting Slow in City Bond Election Progress

Only 26 absentee votes were cast by noon in the $1,250,000 street improvement bond election. Absentee ballots must be cast by 5 o'clock this afternoon. The election is scheduled for Tuesday.

Italian Lover Climber Jailed After Staircase Escapade

Police found Romeo Chiavetti, 34, climbing a ladder to a third floor window at his sweetheart's home in Rome. He spent the night in jail as authorities processed the unusual trespass incident.

Rome Italy Romeo Chiavetti

Funeral Held For Mrs. Mary V. Nutt in Amarillo

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary V. Nutt age 88 were held at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ray Tatum officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Nutt died at her home after living with daughter Mrs. J F McKinney. Born August 23 1861 near Atlanta Georgia she lived in Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico before settling in Portales and later El Reno. Survivors include sons Luther Portales Lee Bakersfield and W F Tucson and daughter Mrs Home Lauder back Peoria ill.

Mary V. Nutt Cleveland Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel Ray Tatum Glenwood Baptist Church Llano Cemetery Nutt J. F. McKinney Amarillo New Mexico Portales McKinney Luther Lee Bakersfield Calif W. F Tucson Ariz Home Lauderback Peoria Ill

Square Dance Round-Up Tonight At AHS Gym

The Third Annual Square Dance Round-up opens to the public from 8:30 to midnight in the girls gymnasium sponsored by the AHS Square Dance Clubs. Admission 25 cents for students 50 cents for adults with Western attire encouraged. Co-masters are Beatrice Johnson and D. W. Godsey.

Amarillo High School AHS Square Beatrice Johnson D. W. Godsey

Wage Hike Announced for Southwestern Public Service Workers

Southwestern Public Service announces an across the board pay increase of 7 cents per hour for about 700 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers employees. Effective March 1, the boost covers power plant and line workers across the Texas Oklahoma Panhandles and Pecos Valley. The agreement follows talks at the Herring Hotel.

Southwestern Public Service Pany Jack Cunningham International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL Southwestern System Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles Pecos Valley Southwestern Public Service Company Herring Hotel

Amarillo College Enrolls Evening Adult Classes

Dr. A. M. Meyer announces new enrollments for basic prep and accelerated high school courses at Amarillo College. Classes run five nights weekly in all elementary grades above four and in all high school grades, with registration at 7 o'clock tonight in the AC library.

Amarillo College Library A. M. Meyer

Health of Pope Is Improving

Pope Pius the XII shows improved health with more audiences and full recovery from influenza. His voice remains somewhat weakened, while officials deny any arterial sclerosis in his left leg as radio rumors circulate.

Vatican City Pius

Man sues bank over forged checks in $76 withdrawal

Henry Williams of Omaha filed suit claiming someone forged his signature on two checks, using his X mark, and withdrew $76 from his account. He asserts the checks were not signed by him and the signature was forged.

Omaha, Neb. W Henry Williams Williams

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