Homecoming Coffee Opens for St Anthony's Nursing Alumnae
Registration for 150 alumnae of St Anthony's Hospital Nursing School began at 8:30 this morning. The first graduating class of 1913 included attendees. A morning reception featured carnations and refreshments, followed by a hospital tour. Evening events include a dinner at the VFW Hall and a brunch at the Country Club with Jay Thomas providing music. Principal speaker Dr Ernestine Smith and other officials participated. The two day gathering closes with a barbecue at Ellwood Park. Five 1913 graduates named: Jessie York Johnson Eleanor Heasler Sister M Susanna Mother M Thaddeus Julia O Mahoney Hinman.
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St. Anthony’s Hospital Nursing School
Esther Klinke
Association
Maynie Walker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
West Eighth
Country Club
Jay Thomas
Dwight Stubblefield
Billie Legge
Ernestine Smith
J. E. Lovelady
Ellwood Park
Jessie York Johnson
Eleanor Heasler
M. Susanna
M. Thaddeus
Julia O'Mahoney Hinman
Open Trials June 19 In Federal Court
Judge De B Dooley set the docket for June 19 with no trials this week. Criminal cases begin June 19 and 20 while non jury civil cases fill the rest of the week. Jury to report June 26. Masterson versus Canadian River Gas Company slated for July 10 with a two week trial.
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de B. Dooley
Dooley
Masterson
Canadian River Gas Company
Courthouse Records and Marriages in Local Notices
Court entries list divorces and proceedings including Brown vs Brown and Barton vs Barton, Mildred Fowler against George Fowler, and a general warranty record for Stacey Hasmer Hall Rw. Marriage licenses issued to Jean Tom Jennings and Fay McNabb and to Charles Wayne scenes and Nelta Lucille Newman.
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Stacey Hasmer Hall
British consul general sees chance for China
James Thynne Henderson, British consul general in Houston, said there is a chance for China despite Communist takeover. He visited Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon with his wife and two of five children. Henderson has served 25 years in the Foreign Service and cited Chinese resilience and a future Chinese type government, while noting communism as fanatical. The British Consulate in Houston promotes trade and exchanges and offers information about Britain and the Commonwealth.
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China
James Thyne Henderson
Houston
Henderson
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas
Panhandle
British Foreign Service
Far East
Persia
Sweden
Greece
Finland
Chile
Japan
Manila
Singapore
Philippines
Britain and
The
Commonwealth
Fannin, Houston
Youth Admits Burglaries In Amarillo
A 16 year old, William James Perry, son of A M Perry, admitted to entering four Amarillo homes and stealing small amounts from purses and billfolds after being sighted barefoot in a Jackson Street residence. He had been released from a state reformatory a month earlier and is in county juvenile custody.
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Amarillo
William James Perry
A. M. Perry
North Hughes
State Reformatory
Jackson
Perry
Widening planned for Washington Street bottleneck
The city engineering department will present a survey and drawings for widening Washington Street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth Avenues at tomorrow's city commission meeting. Limited widening is deemed possible to ease a major bottleneck on the Amarillo thoroughfare, with plans showing sidewalks property lines buildings and shade trees.
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Washington Street
City Commission
City Engineering
Amarillo
March Bids for Oldsters Vote in Texas Governor Race
Canton's June 5 report notes Case March pledges to sign no new old age assistance bills until the 35 million dollar ceiling vote, vows to campaign for a favorable outcome, and criticizes Gov. Allan Shivers. He accuses Shivers of cutting aid and disparages the aging Texans added strain since 1946.
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Canton
Tex
U.P
Case March
Texas
Law School
Allan Shivers
March
Polio Fatal to Waco Child Dies at 12
Joyce Laverne Gottwald aged 12 died in Waco yesterday from polio. Local authorities reported the case as confirmed polio with no details on treatment or preceding illness. Funeral arrangements were pending at the time of the report.
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Waco
Joyce Laverne Gottwald
Heat in Britain Brings Catastrophic Cat Incidents
London reports extreme heat with cats collapsing from ledges as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals fields 20 rescue calls. By noon the temperature hit 82 degrees and kept rising, matching yesterday’s peak.
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London
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
The Christian Science Reading Room Invitation
A historical Amarillo notice invites readers to visit the Christian Science Reading Room at 121 West 9th Avenue. It advertises access to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and Mrs. Eddy writings, plus Bible study material, library editions, and information on free public lectures and services. A coupon offers to receive the book by mail for 3 dollars postpaid.
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Jesus
Christian Science Reading Room
West 9Th Avenue
Amarillo
Mary Baker Eddy
Seven Jurors Chosen in Rob inson Murder Trial
In the 47th District Court the murder case of Herman Robinson, 49, Negro, for the March 27 fatal shooting of Jerry Bell began with seven jurors selected by noon. The trial uses a special venue of 175 men. the Mason murder case, set for March 18, was postponed and likely to be delayed to September. Dist Atty Lloyd King did not question jurors on capital punishment, indicating the death penalty will not be sought.
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Herman B. Robinson
Jerry Bell
47Th District Court
Milton Mason
North Lincoln
Opal
Mason
Robinson
Bell
West Second
Lloyd King
Mrs Meacham Describes Guide Dog Journey on NBC Radio
Mrs. Meacham, blind, spoke on Welcome Travelers from Chicago detailing her life changing trip to a neighborhood grocery. She trained a German Shepherd after being unable to obtain a seeing-eye dog due to age limits.
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Chicago
NBC
Joe Meacham
Lincoln
Marygrove College to Graduate 129 Students in Detroit
Marygrove College will honor 129 graduates on Wednesday afternoon June 7 in Detroit. May E Will graduate. Socorro Gomez y Tablante at 820 Palo Duro earns a Bachelor of Arts in English and is a member of the Meynian club for English majors.
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Socorro Gomez Y
Mrs Meacham Receives Home Radio Gift on NYC Trip
Mrs Meacham and her disabled World War I veteran husband returned from a New York City vacation where Emcee Tommy Bartlett presented the 51 year old housewife with an intercommunication system and a home radio. They enjoyed dinner at the Old Heidelberg Restaurant.
Purse snatching by two teens alarm city police
Police hunt two about 15 year old youths in dark shirts and Levis who grabbed a purse with about 35 dollars from Mrs L C Bourell at Tenth and Jefferson. The pair fled in a light truck following the act last night, in a spree that included two prior snatchings.
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L. C. Bourell
Pierce
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Tenth
Jefferson
Negro Girl Found Dead Near Hillsboro Culvert
Authorities hunt for the killer of 12 year old Esther Fay Graham, a Negro girl who was raped and killed with a heavy rock, her body found under a culvert near Hillsboro after she disappeared May 22. Discovered by farmer Lorenzo Ramirez yesterday.
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Hillsboro
U.P
Here
Esther Fay Graham
Lorenzo Ramirez
Blood Bank Building Breaks Ground in Amarillo
Ground breaking for the new ten thousand dollar Amarillo Blood Bank Building at 1419 West Eighth, donated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. VFW Commander Mel Kruse turned the first spade as city officials, VFW members, and blood bank leaders predicted completion within 60 days. The current blood bank operates from Terrell Laboratories in the Amarillo Building. City leaders and medical figures attended, including Mayor Gene Klein and Potter County Medical Society president Dr G Marion Waddill Jr.
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Amarillo Blood Bank
West Eighth
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Blood Bank
Mel Kruse
Terrell Laboratories
Amarillo
Albert Randall
Gus Keith
Cleo Clayton, Jr
Raymond Oliver
Morris A. Lively
Walter Mathews
Gene Klein
Loren Young
Bud Curtiss
T. P. Churchill
Bank
G. Marion Waddill, Jr
The
Potter County Medical Society
Colonial New England quenching liquids for iron
In colonial New England, writers note that sheep blood and melted snow were among liquids regarded as excellent quenchants for special purpose iron. The account reflects period experiments with cooling processes and material testing in early metallurgy.
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New England
Ford Quality Control Aims For The Perfect Car
Ford pursues practical perfection through extensive Quality Control impacting operations at Ford and 700 suppliers. Engineers and chemists test coal and other raw materials as part of a system designed to ensure quality from the start to the finished vehicle.
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Ford
The Ford Idea Quality of product drives assembly line care
Ford workers inspect ore and sand and shiploads to meet Ford specifications. They continuously check precision of machines and parts. Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers add a final check by commenting on cars delivered. The idea centers on making the best possible products in the best way for all.
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Mercury
Ford
Lincoln-Mercury
Lincoln
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Globe
St. Anthony's Hospital Training School
Glenda Vandergriff
Evelyn Kruse
Maynie C. Walker
Courthouse Records
Pope Photo Records CO
American United Life Insurance Company
America
N. M. Cooper
Fillmore St. Ph
Barfield
Optometrist
Polk St
Shoe Och Og Boot & Shoe Shop
James T. Henderson
Washington
Oldsters
Britain
Science and Health
Christian Science Reading
9Th Avenue
City and
Mrs. Meacham
Socorro Gomez
Marygrove
Globe News
Globe-News
Cash & Carry
Graves Cleaners
Mother Earth
Hirat
Mobilgas
Mercury—America
Keep On
Mount Kane
PME
Henry Ford I
John Hislop
Chester
Foring
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