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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1951
Page
15
6 Wayside drive context unclear from fragment. Address suggests a property or pickup note with limited readable detail. No named individuals or organizations clearly present. Further readable text needed to identify event or action.
O B Hawkins of Tucumcari remained in critical condition at Clovis Memorial Hospital after a Sunday night traffic accident north of Melrose. Frank Miller of Tucumcari is at Amarillo Veterans Hospital with a fractured right thigh after surgery. Hawkins suffered a broken left arm brain concussion internal injuries and other wounds. The car overturned with no other vehicle involved.
Classified fragments describe a furnished room for server use at 1002 N Taylor and a 5 room house on N Mirror for rent. An unfurnished 2 bedroom apartment at 12th and Grand is listed for 6750. A note mentions two children and Coffee as Nicaragua’s main export alongside gold as a secondary product.
Funeral services for Earl(k) Dawson, 69, Amarillo cattleman, will be held at 4 pm in the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr. Eugene Slater officiating. Pallbearers include Jim Shelton and Art Wagoner. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Holding Dawson, son Allen, three daughters and seven grandchildren. He died yesterday in St Anthony's Hospital. Born July 15 1881 in Georgetown Colorado.
Amarillo public schools led the nation in this year’s National Soap Sculpture contest sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Dale G Dalby won first prize and Philip O Perlman won second in the junior class with three honorable mentions. Gene Buras Mary Jo Chappell Kathleen Harmon Colleen Manning and Lannie Webster received honors. Enid Oklahoma Lincoln Nebraska San Jose California Dover City Ohio and Detroit Michigan also earned multiple mentions.
Funeral services were set for Amarillo polio victim Jerry Perkins age unknown at Phillips Methodist Church in Phillips. He died yesterday at Northwest Texas Hospital after being admitted Saturday with bulbar type polio. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J N Perkins of Amarillo and survived by a brother, a sister, and grandparents in Amarillo and San Jose California. Dr Eugene Slater to officiate. Minton Funeral Home Borger directing. pallbearers named. burial in Llano Cemetery.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs M G Craig of 1012 Lamar died this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survivors include grandparents M G Craig ae Cruz Cal Mrs Violet Millips Muskogee Okla and Mr L Otto Arkansas. Graveside rites were held at Llano Cemetery at 2 pm with Rev J W Sisemore of Line Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Burial by Black Presse Funeral Dome.
A parent teacher group recommended a compromise to Amarillo Public Schools on first grade private school attendees, proposing admission only for those turning seven by September and October, with private schools meeting standards on class size, teacher qualifications, and curriculum to allow second grade entry. No action taken yet and further discussion is pending.
Lerah Lee Mayo estate final account filed by Evan Holt Mayo seeks discharge from administration. Notice requires appearance for final settlement on July 16, 1951 at Amarillo Court House. Certification confirms insurance and corporate authority for North American Casualty and Surety Reinsurance Corp in Texas for 1951 52.
Ottawa issue presents an 82 page directory from the Bureau of Statistics listing chemicals and allied products manufactured in Canada in an alphabetical arrangement. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
A vintage plea to sew for birthdays and summer fun promotes 15 inch doll transfer clothes pattern C874 and pattern 9385 for girls sizes 6 to 14 with appliqué transfer. Readers are asked to send coins for patterns to Amarillo Globe-News and Marian Martin offices, with instructions to include name address zone size and pattern numbers.
James F. Taylor, 20, of Barnhart Texas died at Stanley Hospital at 3 a m Sunday from injuries in Saturday night car crash near Matador. He was stationed at Camp Carson Colorado and served four months in the Army. Four other occupants survived or were treated, with services for Taylor tentatively set for tomorrow.
A children’s program starts at 8:30 tonight at Mexican Hall Sixteenth and Cleveland. Films will entertain with comic and educational shorts, a brief talk, and ice cream will be served. Five senoritas vie for Queen crown for the September 16 celebration, Misses Solano Hernandez Arredondo Gallegos Palacios. The festival runs starting September 15 for two days.
Madagascar authorities ban 14 films depicting gangster activity revolutions or anti government sentiment. Officials cite safeguarding public order and film industry hygiene as the rationale. Affected titles include crime dramas and political thrillers banned from release or screening.
More than 1,253 Potter County residents now receive Social Security old age and survivors insurance payments, according to the Baltimore central office. Amarillo field office reported growth since March with an average check of 32 dollars and varied benefits for retirees, widows, and families. The 26 Panhandle counties area posted 3,403 recipients totaling about 107,000 dollars in March.
At Mercy Hospital in Johnstown Pennsylvania twenty five of the sixty nine nurses in training or more than a third were born in the hospital. The piece notes the strong local ties as student nurses feel at home in their training setting.
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