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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
7
Dr Meyer lauded Amarillo College before Optimists noting its growth and service to students. He highlighted that two year colleges offer strong pathways to four year programs and that Amarillo College ranks among leading such institutions nationwide.
Ernest Smith age 73 of 1216 Austin is reported by a nurse to be in improved condition this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. He is a former city commissioner who underwent gallbladder surgery on Saturday December 31.
Southwestern Bell's Amarillo directory grows with about 1,500 more subscribers since last May and increases from two to three number columns per page. The new book measures 9 by 9 inches, replaces 132 old pages of classed listings with 252, and shifts four digit numbers toward five digit series beginning with four. Distribution delays delayed arrival originally expected at 5 a.m. thence noon.
Curtis L. Davis known as Red Davis faces a Dec 26 burglary charge for the Fred Lawrence Drug Store at 600 West Thirty-sixth. His trial is scheduled Friday January 13 in 47th District Court Canyon with Joe Thompson appointed by the court as his attorney after indictment by the Randall County grand jury.
Tom Kritser was announced as KGNC manager by O L Ted Taylor of Plains Radio Broadcasting Co. Kritser, a 1940 KGNC starter with Army service and UT business degree, will replace Aubrey Jackson who resigns effective Jan 1. Kritser has prior KGNC sales leadership and postwar roles at KTSA and KDDD.
The Texas Liquor Control Board canceled the Tower Drive In beer license in Dumas owned and operated by Floyd Blaylock. No criminal charges were involved.
A Coburn West Virginia auction sold a lipstick tube touched by General Eisenhower in Paris for 50 dollars a Tex Ritter cowboy hat brought 35 dollars and Red Skelton's cookbook went for 18 dollars bids.
Dr. A. M. Meyer of Amarillo College spoke at a noon Amarillo Optimist Club luncheon praising two year community colleges as the youngest and most vigorous public education system. He cited rapid growth in institutions and enrollment and noted a national survey showing higher veteran and overall enrollment in two year colleges than in other higher learning sectors.
A vintage ad copy touts Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic for backache and urinary discomfort caused by aging or cold dampness. It claims widespread use for over 50 years and promises relief by helping kidney tubes flush out waste.
A daily mail courier provides an additional banking option when customers mail in deposits. The feature offers a convenient way to handle finances alongside routine postal deliveries.
The ad touts a pretty washable garment with a flattering square yoke and a full graceful skirt. It lists colors Brown Red and Coppen and sizes 12 to 20, describing it as easy to wear and a joy to wash.
Railroad workers in El Salvador press for higher wages and a closed shop. The action signals mounting labor pressure amid negotiations with employers and authorities.
J C Christopher Jona Forkner and Charlie Woodburn run The Globe News slogan campaign which ends January 21 The slogan committee meets January 23 in the chamber of commerce room to pick a winner The winner is announced January 25 at the chamber annual banquet A fire destroyed Kress electric gin north of here with loss over unspecified amount including gin 20 bales of cotton several tons of cottonseed and four trailers
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