Amarillo High Debaters Tackle 1948 Tax Topic
AHS debaters under Miss Jessie Mercer will argue the resolution that Texas should increase its tax on national resources. Nine students study weekly and will take a new Fo rensics course next semester to deepen opponent and pro positions. Several girls have prior debate experience and some members will join Philo-Forum and out of town tournaments in Waco and Goodwell.
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Effie Burkhalter
Amarillo
Jessie Mercer
AHS
Texas
Suzella Bursey
Bettye Coffee
Dorothy Butterfield
Dolores Howell
Waco
Goodwell
Shriners to Elect Officers at Khiva Temple Meeting
Ross Rogers, potentate of Khiva Temple, invites Mystic Shrine nobles to an annual meeting on Wednesday evening. The session at 5:30 PM will elect officers including four imperial council reps and two All-State Association reps, with the Oriental guide to be the latest 1949 divan member. Rogers rose from chief rabban to potentate last year.
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Khiva
Ross Rogers
Mystic Shrine
Oriental Guide
Imperial Council
All-State Association
Potentate Rogers
Rabban
Plane Crash Kills 2 U S Airmen and 3 Japanese
Tokyo report says a B-26 training collision near Osaka on Saturday killed two American airmen and three Japanese workers at a factory. One B-26 diverted safely. Maj. Lewis S. Johnson Jr. of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, among the dead. identification of the second American pending notification.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Air Force
Atami
Far East Air Forces
Maj
Lewis S. Johnson, Jr
Tusaloosa
Ala
Rae Gees
Amarillo Radios Reach 95.9 Percent of Families
Broadcast Measurement Bureau survey shows Amarillo has 18 370 families with at least one radio set, 95.9 percent of all local families. National figure 94.2 percent, Texas 88.2 percent. average listening about six hours daily with regional variation.
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Amarillo
Broadcast Measurement Bureau
New York
US Census Bureau
Texas
East South Central
Saddle Turned Over to Sheriff in Ranch Theft Case
A $250 saddle from the Chansler Weymouth ranch 20 miles north of Amarillo is now with Potter County authorities. Two young men surrendered the saddle to Sheriff Paul Gaither claiming they held it for a friend after it was taken by mistake during an effort to collect belongings of a young cowboy. Investigators seek the friend responsible.
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Chansler Weymouth
Amarillo
Potter County
Sheriff's Office
New Ceramic Radio Tubes Promise Tiny Wave Use
Scientists announce ceramic radio tubes as a new material for producing very short radio waves. They contrast with existing glass tubes and some metal envelope designs, highlighting potential advantages for compact, efficient operation.
Civic Club Set for One-Hour Meeting in Amarillo
North Randall County Civic Club plans a one hour gathering at 7 30 pm in Alice Landergin School Amarillo to discuss a local park project and a year long social program Officers include F S Finch president E L Shofner vice president and Dr W M Jackson secretary treasurer
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North Randall County
Lt. Coy W. Freeman Re-enters Army for Three-Year Tour
Lt. Coy W. Freeman from 1214 West Eleventh has re entered the US Army for a three year extended active duty tour. Capt. Jessie Williams an Organized Reserve Corps instructor says Freeman will serve as an administrative officer at Camp Hood.
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Coy W. Freeman
West Eleventh
US Army
Jessie Williams
Organized Reserve Corps
Freeman
Camp Hood
Two Quizzed in Woman's Death
In Coral Gables Florida two men are held for questioning over the rifle slaying of Lois Jones 22 outside a new house she was inspecting. Her husband J D Jones Navy veteran stood nearby as the child Mary Katherine 15 months old was in her arms. A .22 rifle and two other weapons were found on the two men who deny involvement and give conflicting statements. The Lightow Funeral Home notes Mrs Jones came to Miami from Tyler Texas about a year ago.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Lois Jones
Mary Katherine
J. D. Jones
R. W. Howden
Lighow Funeral Home
Visit in Childress Ends For the Ficke Family
Mrs. Louella Ficke and her daughters Miss Helen Ficke and Mrs. Margaret Foster spent the weekend visiting relatives in Childress. An octopus has eight tentacles and a squid has ten.
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Childress
Louella Ficke
East Seventh
Helen Ficke
Margaret Foster
Employment Report Shows Amarillo Growth Pulse
The Amarillo Panhandle area posts a 67 percent employment rise since 1940, led by Potter County’s population surge to about 85,000 by 1948. Wayne A. Grant of the Texas Employment Commission notes survey-based estimates and ongoing industrial shifts moving the region beyond agriculture toward diversified jobs. The area spans 26 nearby counties and reflects faster Texas growth than the national pace.
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Amarillo
Wayne A. Grant
Texas Employment Commission
Census Bureau
Texas
Amarillo-Panhandle
Armstrong County
Moore County
Potter County
Engineers To Meet January 18 At Texas Tech
The Amarillo Lubbock IRE section will hold its next meeting January 18 at Texas Tech. Noel Luddy secretary said this morning. Transportation contact for Amarillo members is Luddy or Hollis Harris. The meeting starts at 2 oclock in room 208 of the Engineering Building.
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Institute of Radio Engineers
Amarillo-Lubbock
Texas Tech
Noel Luddy
Amarillo
Mr. Luddy
Hollis Harris
Unclear Radio Schedule Fragment From Early Broadcast
Fragmented OCR schedule lists show times and program titles such as Louise Masse News and Ma Perkins. Mentions Portia Faces Lift and Stella Wallace with scattered times and partial program names.
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Louise Masse
Wunstop Duzz Amble
Noth
Doubie
Ma Perkins
Stella Wallace
Portia
Fai
Perry Masce
Light of the Wi
Simple Pattern 4826 for Slim Dress with Cuffs and Toggle
This pattern advertises size 34 to 48 with 39 inch fabric usage for size 36 and 3% yards. It promises easy to sew instructions and a fit tested to flatter the figure. Send 25 cents to Amarillo Globe Pattern Dept New York for pattern 4826 and request Anne Adams Winter Pattern Book for 15 cents more.
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Amarillo Globe
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Anne Adams
Prin
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