Amarillo High earns commendation from Texas official
E H Boulter deputy state school superintendent Austin praised Amarillo High School for its visual education use of motion pictures and the overall educational program. He noted approval of salary schedules, board cooperation, and Rog ers time as Texas State Teachers Association president, urging continued focus on strengthening elementary education.
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Amarillo High School
E. H. Boulter
Austin
Boulter
Amarillo
Texas Department of Education
Rogers
Texas State Teachers Association
Dowells Return to East Orange After Visit
Mr and Mrs K P Dowell return to East Orange New Jersey from a visit to his parents Mr and Mrs R W Dowell at 801 North Taylor.
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K. P. Dowell
East Orange
N. J
R. W. Dowell
North Taylor
Arizona Rank and Area in 48 States
The article notes Arizona as the fifth largest of the 48 states by area, totaling 113,956 square miles.
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Arizona
District Education Offices to Open in Amarillo
District offices of the division of rehabilitation Texas Board for Vocational Education will be established in Amarillo about July 1, John W. Shaver said yesterday in Lubbock. Shaver, district counselor in Lubbock, will transfer to Amarillo. The board, headed by J. J. Brown, is state supervised and funded to train handicapped civilians for skilled employment. the program is permanent.
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Division of Rehabilitation
Texas Board For Vocational Education
Amarillo
John W. Shaver
Lubbock
Mr. Shaver
J. J. Brown
Austin
Board For Vocational Education
Shaver
Flag Day Observance at Amarillo Elks Home
Amarillo Elks Home hosts a public Flag Day program tonight at 8. Chaplain Morris Lively from Veterans Hospital speaks on Our Flag Its Spiritual Content. Mrs Lively performs a piano solo with Mrs Jim McKnight accompanying.
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Amarillo
Cawthon Family Returns From Childress Visit
Mrs. H. C. Cawthon and her daughter Mary Alice of 2613 Brooks have returned from Childress where they visited Mr. Cawthon's father W. H. Dorsett.
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H. C. Cawthon
Mary Alice
Brooks
Childress
Mr. Cawthon
W. H. Dorsett
Weekend Visit With Mother in Plainview
TO VISIT MOTHER Mrs Estelle Palmer will spend the weekend with her mother Mrs H R Wood who recently underwent surgery in Plainview. Checked the Want Ads Today.
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Estelle Palmer
Buchanan
H. R. Wood
Plainview
Students Here Win in Contest
Four Amarillo public school students won prizes or honorable mention in a statewide fire prevention contest. Paul Daniels of Sam Houston Junior High earned second place, taught by Mrs. Ruby Hanson. Willis Veale of Johnson School took fourth, under Mrs. Margaret Payne. Cordelia Jane Harris of Forest Hill School got honorable mention with Mrs. Alta Smith. Madeline Williams of Patten School also earned honorable mention. her teacher was Mrs. Katrina Gipson. The awards came from poster submissions judged in Austin under Marvin Hall, with Cravens, Dargan & Company providing prizes.
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Amarillo
Chas. M. Rogers
Paul Daniels
Sam Houston
Ruby Hanson
Willis Veale
Johnson School
Margaret Payne
Cordelia Jane Harris
Forest Hill
Alta Smith
Madeline Williams
Patten School
Negro
Katrina Gipson
Austin
Marvin Hall
Texas Fire Insurance
Cravens, Dargan & Company
Houston
Amarillo Urges More Potatoes to Ease Wheat Strain
Wortham H. Seale acting district director in Amarillo of USDA price and marketing administration urges residents to eat more potatoes and less bread to free scarce foods for abroad. He says shifting consumption will lessen local pressure on wheat and wheat products.
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Wortham H. Seale
Amarillo
Usda Price
Four Amarillo Veterans Are Given Discharges
Three soldiers and a sailor from Amarillo were discharged this week. Pfc. John R. Otten of 2312 North West Fifth, Pvt. Bob E. Mc Coy of 834 Lipscomb, and Staff Sgt. Galen L. Hays of 708 North Buchanan were discharged at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Yeoman Third Class William Thomas Dixon Jr. of 1344 East Sixth was discharged at the Terminal Island Naval Personnel Separation Center in California.
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Amarillo
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
John R. Otten
North West Fifth
Bob E. McCoy
Lipscomb
Galen L. Hays
North Buchanan
William Thomas Dixon, Jr
East Sixth
Terminal Island
Cal
Amarillo Teens Set for Camp Cheley Trip
Sixteen Amarillo youngsters depart Tuesday for five weeks at Camp Cheley in Estes Park Colorado. The local group will be joined here by youngsters from Dallas and other communities for the summer program.
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Amarillo
Camp Cheley
Estes Park
Colo
Dallas
Camp Cheley Attendees Named From Abilene Amarillo
Abilene residents head the list of sponsors with Miss Barbara Lee of Camp Cheley. Amarillo girls attending Cheley include Bonnie Joyce Burnett Carol Rob berson Carole Jean Barnes Sally Bivins Ann Ochsner Marjorie Blair Jane Ochsner Kay Starcup and Jean Whittington. Boys from Amarillo area listed are George Lokey Steward Sut ton Jimmie Boyce Jim Walker Gerge Bob Vick and Skipper Willum. Martha Morgan serves as camp aide at Trails End Camp for Girls in Glen Haven Colorado.
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Gerge Bob Vick
Skipper Willum
Martha Morgan
Trails End
Glen Haven
Colo
Raines of Amarillo High As Texas A and M Instructor
Edward E. Raines a metalwork instructor at Amarillo High School is among Texas teachers attending Texas A and M College in the industrial education department summer courses to advance in the field.
Visit to Mrs Smith Recalls Local Ties
Friday, June 14, 1948 reports Mrs Smith hosting visitors en route to Colorado. Mr and Mrs C A Cox and family, previously of Amarillo, spent the day with Mrs B S Smith at 2604 Marillo.
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Smith Taylor
Colorado
C. A. Cox
Springs
Twina
Sandra
Ameday
B. S. Smith
Arillo
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Fancy Calif
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Lifebuoy
L. A. Pitt
Boxwell
Ambulance Service
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West First St
Draper-Ross Produce CO
Monk
Arnholz
Cunholy Coffee
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