Amarillo School Board Ends Five Hour Session
The Amarillo School Board approved a $115000 seven room addition at Lee Bivins School and discussed installing basketball facilities in Humphreys Highland auditorium cafeteria. They postponed a vocal instructor and enrollment gate study, set temporary Industrial City bus service, and endorsed Washington Street widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Harold Walsh
Lee Bivins
Fannin
Humphreys Highland School
A. M. Meyer
Amarillo College
Dr. Meyer
Chas, M. Rogers
City Commission
Washington Street
Humphreys Highland Auditorium
Rogers
Auditorium
Floyd Hemphill
Margaret Wills
Charles V. Eads
Humphreys Highland
Eads
Amarillo Ensign McGowan aboard destroyer near Shanghai
Ensign William P. McGowan of Amarillo serves aboard the USS Stickell, part of a destroyer group standing by to assist the Isbrandtsen line’s Flying Arrow to any port except Shanghai. A nine year Navy veteran who served in World War II and received a direct commission, he plans a Navy career and is the son of Mrs. Ladie L. La Rue.
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Isbrandtsen
Shanghai
William P. McGowan
Ladie L. la Rue
McGowan
City teachers set mandatory retirement at 65
The board reaffirmed a two year policy to retire teachers at 65 with no extensions by invitation. A Rogers report notes Texas cities enforcing 65 include Abilene Cleburne Corpus Christi Corsicana Denison Fort Worth Greenville McAllen Midland Panama Port Arthur Sherman Tyler. Lubbock San Angelo require 60 and many districts fix 70.
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Rogers
Texas
Abilene
Cleburne
Corpus Chriti
Corsicana
Denison
Fort Worth
Greenville
McAllen
Midland
Pama Port Arthur
Sherman
Tyer
Clarence Dishon Rites Arranged
Funeral services for Clarence B. Dishon, 54, will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Galen H. Onstad and Rev. M. A. Walker will officiate. pallbearers include A L Huff, A E Russell, Jack Burgess, F B Handley, Allen Johnson, and O G Jones. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Dishon, a mechanic and Amarillo resident for 30 years, died Wednesday at 1212 West Ninth. Survivors: daughters Charlotte Dishon of Ritsburg, California, and Mrs. Herman Fabian of El Monte, California. mother Ozella Snodgrass, Amarillo. sister Mrs. Aaron Gwyn, Amarillo. brother Lynn Dishon, Marshall, Missouri. Switzerland drought reaches high severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Dishon
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Galen H. Onstad
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
M. A. Walker
Trinity Methodist Church
A. L. Huff
A. E. Russell
Jack Burgess
Handley
Allen Johnson
Harrington Rites Set for Friday
Mrs. D. 8. Harrington died at her Childress home after years of illness. A former resident, she was choir director and soloist at Southern Presbyterian Church. Surviving husband, son Ralph in Indiana. Funeral at Newberry in Childress tomorrow at 4 p.m. Interment in Childress Cemetery.
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Harrington
Childress
Southern Presbyterian Church
Fort Worth
Newberry Funeral Home
Childress Cemetery
Ralph Harrington
Indiana
Plasterer Cast Adrift After Seven Fostered Children
Omaha report tells of Charles Padgett a 35 year old plasterer who cared for seven children aged 10 months to 11 years after Mrs Durbin left them to go downtown Durbin worked in Indianapolis and Padgett stayed three days feeding them and keeping them safe Juvenile authorities removed the children to a home and Padgett vowed never again to accept such a burden.
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Padgett
Durbin
Indianapolis
Mrs. Lochridge Dies at Temple in Texas
Mrs. J. L. Lochridge, longtime Amarillo resident, died after a long illness at Temple at about age 63. Survived by two daughters in Texas and four sons, funeral plans set for Iowa Park and Canyon with burial at Dreamland Cemetery. Husband was a Bureau of Reclamation engineer and predeceased her.
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J. L. Lochridge
Amarillo
Temple
Bureau of Reclamation
Lochridge
Iowa Park
Wichita Falls
Lee Reed
Tomball
Tex
Frank Peirce
College Station
Mrs. Sarah Carver Taken by Death
Canyon resident for over 30 years Mrs Sarah Carver died at 6 15 this morning at her home after a year long illness Funeral details were not provided in the report from Canyon.
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Sarah Carver
Canyon
Tide Miracle Washday Promise Proved by Users
A mid-century washday story touts Tide by Procter & Gamble as delivering clothes sparkling clean straight from the suds without rinsing. Women nationwide report dazzling results, claiming garments emerge washed, wrung, and ready to hang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Procter & Gamble
America
Harm Ricks withdraws bid for constable post
Jan 12 reports Harm Ricks Sr. pulled his candidacy after county commissioners cut the constable salary from 125 to two dollars a month. He said he did not want to be called a two dollar constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Harm Ricks, Sr
Man Charged in Fatal Shooting in Raymondville
Salvador Davila about 40 was charged with the slaying of Roberto Moreno 24 an employee of the Raymondville garbage department. Officers said Davila fired five bullets into Moreno as the two men argued in front of a filling station yesterday.
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Raymondville
Salvador Davila
Roberto Moreno
Tide delivers miracle washday time saver in New Jersey
Mrs M Hayes of Weehawken New Jersey praises Tide for a rinseless wash that saves time and reduces wear on clothes and person. The testimonial claims Tide makes washday quick and easy, with no rinsing required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. M. Hayes
Weehawken, New Jersey
Tide Miracle Report Claims Dirt Vanishes Without Rinsing
An enthusiastic reader touts Tide as a wonder suds product that rinses away dirt without water and leaves clothes fresh clean and pleasantly scented. The user notes fabrics dry soft fluffy and easy to iron, pledging Tide as their exclusive detergent.
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William P. McCowan
Lubbock
San Angelo
Clarence Dishon
Switzerland
State of the Nation
Braniff
Perme
Wwe
Braniff States of America
Amarillo Hotel
Globe News
Plasterer
Omaha
Charles Padgett Happilly
Seboe Gager
Griggs-Warren Funeral Home
Church of Christ
Norris Ewing
Tfae Travelers of
Hartford
Dr. Pierce
Elizabeth Davis
Portsmouth
Margaret Lockwood
Ind
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