Yale Scholarships Boost Freshmen From Amarillo High
Yale official Donald K. Walker told Amarillo High School seniors that about 30 percent of Yale's 950 incoming freshmen will receive scholarships averaging $800 annually. He noted Yale's undergraduate population will shrink from 4800 to about 3600 as enrollment plans adjust. Seven AHS seniors are applying for Yale admission for 1950-51, with decisions around May 15 after college board tests in March. Three 1949 AHS graduates attend Yale on last year’s scholarships, praised by Walker as fine representatives.
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Yale
Donald K. Walker
Amarillo
Walker
AHS
A. Haven
College Board
Amarillo High School
Norman S. Buck
James Garner
C. B. Garner
Arch Terrace
Hubert Raison
John W. Raison
Monroe
Gene Gately
G. H. Gately
Harrison
Ralsons
Gatelys
New Haven
Texas boards chart 42 million hospital plan in special session
The Texas state hospitals and special schools board reviewed a 42 million dollar long-range building program with 1.4 million in immediate needs and about 15 million for next year's construction. An almost 20 million dollar operating budget for 19 months was also studied, with no beds added to meet population growth. Immediate projects include 125 thousand for Rusk, 790 thousand for Terrell, and further funds for Vernon, East Texas Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Weaver Baker, Big Spring, Mexia, and new institutions. The plan will be submitted to Gov. Shivers for the January 31 special session.
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Austin
Texas State Hospitals and
Texas
Rusk State Hospital
Terrell State Hospital
Vernon Branch
East Texas
Weaver Baker
Big Spring State Hospital
Mexia State School
Episcopal Campaign Outlined At St Andrews Vestry
Edward Weber reported to the St. Andrew's vestry on a nationwide Episcopal Church education campaign. Laymen will play a key role under Rt. Rev. John B. Bentley with 1 600 volunteers training to spread the church story. January focuses overseas missions, February on domestic missions, March on Know Your Church. A major radio sermon by Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill will be broadcast March 12.
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Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Edward Weber
Weber
Henry Knox Sherrill
Rescue Efforts Continue at Mahanoy City Shaft
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania rescue teams inch toward an entombed miner Edward Burda 25 after a rock slide trapped him 120 feet underground last Friday. His brother Joseph 30 was rescued earlier from about 55 feet down. Crews work 3 hour shifts using an air compressor hoping to reach an open space behind the coal car as officials note possible survival if space was preserved. Miners paused on pay to aid a fellow digger while three Burda brothers labored at the independent mine under heavy risk.
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Mahanoy City
Edward Burda
Joseph
Eddie
Burda
Casmir Burda
Joseph Burda
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Repair bid eyed for Tri State Fair Park horse barn
The Tri State Fair Park will repair and repaint the old horse barn for the Fat Stock Show on March 6. Estimates put painting at 1200 dollars plus 20 percent for fireproofing, wiring at 500 dollars, and roof repairs at 3000 dollars. County officials weigh bids and potential contract terms as the stock show group seeks upgraded stalls and electrical wiring.
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Ol’ Hoss
Tri-State Fair Park
Bill Hale
County Park and
Sam Page
Quarter Horse
Page
Cliff Mace
Amarillo
Hale
Gene Jordan
John Halley
Ray Daniel
Tri-State Tag Association
Credit Union Sets Meeting Thursday
Fifth annual meeting of the Amarillo US Employes Federal Credit Union will be held Thursday night in the theater at the US Veterans Hospital. Election of officers, reports of committees, and a ballot on 1949 dividend payments compose the program. The meeting begins at 7 30. Directors voted an annual dividend of 6 percent last week subject to member approval. Federal agency members include the Bureau of Reclamation, Veterans Administration, Amarillo and Exell Helium plants, US Weather Bureau, Soil Conservation Service, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Railroad Retirement Board, Social Security Administration, and Public Buildings Administration.
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Amarillo US
Exell Helium Plants
US Weather Bureau
Soil Conservation Service
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Railroad Retirement Board
Social Security Administration
Public Buildings Administration
Burglars Break In At Stroop Service Station
Police found a front door broken open at Stroop Service Station 208 North Buchanan. Owner G. B. Stroop said he was moving out and nothing valuable remained. he reported no missing items after officers investigated early this morning.
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Stroop
North
Buchanan
G. B. Stroop
Large Birds Detected by Ship Radars in Pacific
Radar aboard a ship in the Pacific identified large birds at distances up to seven miles, marking a notable sighting that prompted confirmation of aerial activity handling on the vessel.
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Pacific
Confusion in Clovis Census Names Causes Delays
In Clovis a resident Mrs Doris Dorris faces census interview hassles as officials seek information for the 1950 population tally. The woman, married to a Santa Fe engineer, has long fought with statisticians and directory workers who grapple with the double name.
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Clovis
J. Dorris
Santa Fe
Basket Ball Goals Approved At Amarillo Board Meeting
Amarillo School Board unanimously approved installing two stationary basketball goals in Humphreys Highland School cafe auditorium. The project cost not more than 100 dollars, down from an original estimate near 865 dollars that included a swinging goal. The plan shifts to two standard goals to fit the room. Also approved was an Amarillo Bus Company shuttle from Industrial City to Forest Hill School at 12 15 p m and return 15 minutes later for 5 dollars per day, limited to the first and second grade half day schedule.
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Humphreys Highland School
Amarillo
Dallas
George Waddill
Waddill
Amarillo Bus Company
Industrial City
Forest Hill
Supt
Chas. M. Rogers
Infant Jesus Garcia Dies At 3 Days Old
Johnnie Garcia infant son of Mr and Mrs Jesus Garcia of 1204 Houston died at Wyatt Memorial Hospital Clinic at age three days Funeral services were set for 3 pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Burial followed at Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Survivors include brother Bobby and sisters Thresa and Alice
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Johnnie Garcia
Jesus Garcia
Houston
Wyatt Memorial Hospital
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Bobby
Thresa
Alice
Area mapping progress shows half of U S only mapped at all
A report notes that only about half the United States has any mapping, and merely about a quarter is mapped with adequate up-to-date methods. The assessment highlights gaps in data quality and coverage, signaling a need for expanded mapping efforts and modern techniques to improve national geographic information.
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United States
Globe-News
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Two Amarillo Officers to Attend Army Staff College
Amarillo Organized Reserve Corps officers Lt. Col. Meredith B. Kendrick and Capt. Leonard R. Lynch were selected to attend the Special Associate Course of the Command and General Staff College from January 22 to February 4 at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The two week program, second of its kind in the Southwest, trains officers for war lessons and modern developments to strengthen Organized Reserve Corps divisions in combat and prepare staff officers for division level duty. Courses also run at Camp Hood Texas and Camp Leroy Johnson Louisiana.
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Amarillo
Camp Hood
Tex
Camp Leroy Johnson
Organized Reserve Corps
Veterans Kendrick and Meredith Share WWII Insights
Kendrick and Meredith, veterans of World War II and members of the local ORC staff, discuss division level tactics and evolving warfare themes. They cover tactical employment of infantry divisions, attacks on fortified positions, night assaults, river crossings, amphibious, arctic and mountain operations, and leadership trends shaping modern conflict.
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Kendrick and
Meredith
ORC
Pickard’s work birthed crystal detector in early radio
Greenleaf W. Pickard, an American scientist, developed the crystal detector, a key means of introducing radio to many people in the early days of radio technology.
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Greenleaf W. Pickard
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First National Bank
Allan Shivers
Credit Union
MOGEN
Chicago
U.S
Badger-Herring Sales & Brue Coo
Grant St
S. J. Dorris
Double-Trouble
Oneu
Norris Life
HWE Travelers of
Hartford
ACME
Eagle Paint CO
Tyler
Darding
Ancarrety
CML Ae LG
Naco Ae
THE
Amarillo Globe and News
Amarillo Globe-News
Panhandle-Plains
ARMY
Seiwell Drug
N. Fillmore
Philadelphia
Khoury Bros
5Th Avenue
West Ltd
Ashby Mar
Wen
Spicer
Rhea H. Owens
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