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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1949
Page
8
A local poll of Amarillo residents presents several names for the new stadium honoring the Sandies. Suggestions include Sandies Stadium Garner Stadium Amarillo Memorial Stadium and Dust Bowl reflecting the region’s events and team identity.
The Chapultepec Club of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in East Amarillo turned over $100 to March of Dimes campaign chairman Charles I. Herman. The group, formed three and a half years ago to fund a new church and provide Latin-American social activities, has raised over $31,000 for the building fund. Proceeds come from weekly Sunday dinners and amateur shows featuring Spanish music, dance, poetry, and dishes.
Mae West veteran stage and screen actress aged 55 is seriously ill in Baltimore with an abdominal obstruction since Saturday. Doctors will decide today if surgery is needed. Her condition yesterday prevented moving from her hotel suite to a hospital.
Two Amarillo Navy Reserve sailors David Flowers and J W Lemay Jr will depart for a two week Reserve training cruise in the Caribbean aboard a destroyer type vessel. Lt Comdr A P Jones notes the Amarillo battalion commander.
Robert F. O Keefe a senior majoring in fire protection and safety engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago is placed on the honor list for outstanding scholastic work last semester. The achievement follows the standard requirement of a B average or better as the basis for eligibility.
Rail workers at a busy rail hub sour on morale after last Friday's Globe issue. The town’s gossip column author claims the make-up man railroaded the piece causing tensions among the Caseys and other crews.
An anonymous make-up man who arranges type in iron frames caused a page error mixing Duke Nally railroad notes with condensed milk data on All Around The Town. Nally demands disciplinary action as the misprint is noted, while the culprit recites a vow to avoid railroading copy again. Various small sums are listed for fines.
Contributions totaling 2511 in recent days push the Children's Home building fund to 183844.25 dollars, leaving 16155.75 to reach the 200000 goal. Donations from individuals and organizations include W S Shaller Carol Smith Adelia E Brown Plainview H H Elam Tulsa Presbyterian Church Louise Skaggs a good Presbyterian B F Riggs Lela W Puckett Chas W Meadors Joe W Hancock Mr and Mrs Wayne Wickham Sara Wescot J E Griffin Kuykendall's Louise Russell Myrtle A Salter WilliamSorelle Mrs A G Stanley Mrs Marvin Collie J E McGahee Mr and Mrs J W Ross Mrs Gladys Maggart C P Underwood Mr and Mrs Solon C Byrd Catherine C and J A Whitten.
Grand Rapids circuit Judge William B. Brown refuses to admit crunkometer tests in intoxicated driving cases, saying some drivers can hold their liquor better than others. The ruling excludes the device as unreliable for determining intoxication in court.
Quick to sew Toddlers pattern 4732 includes dress bonnet jacket slip panties and hat. Sizes 1 2 3 4 5 priced with mailing info and illustrated instructions from Amarillo Globe pattern dept New York. plus Spring Pattern Book by Anne Adams offers a fashion guide and a free four store pattern.
Rescue efforts continued until dark yesterday to locate the body of L. L. Kinghorn skipper of the tug 2 J. Wales which sank last Monday.
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