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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
5
Amarillo College offers an accelerated high school course for employed adults with classes 3:30 to 9:40 pm. Dr. A. M. Meyer stated about 40 students are enrolled and another registration is planned Monday night July 31. Veterans under Public Laws 16 and 346 may enroll full time. basic preparatory courses will pause until fall.
Robert Axtell returns from four years teaching in Hawaii and visits family in Amarillo on leave. He plans summer study at the University of Colorado then a year of study in New York after a follow up in Hawaii. He describes island life, customs, language shifts, and the luau feast as he teaches music, band, and chorus to Filipino and Japanese students on Oahu.
Students from junior high schools and Amarillo High attend a sewing clinic in the high school clothing laboratory starting at 1 o'clock tomorrow with mothers present. Demonstrations cover pattern fitting alterations use of sewing machine attachments and sewing shortcuts led by Mrs Roy Bilderback of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Park Supt. Mark Miles predicted the Amarillo Park Department’s water bill for the first six months will exceed the 1949 total. Through April the bill topped $5,000, with June expected over $1,500 and July about $2,500. Last year the total was just over $7,000 as new park developments cut water waste.
Potter County Democratic leaders confirm J E McDonald will not appear on the party ticket for state agricultural commissioner, citing a disloyalty ruling by the state committee. The case now moves to court action if McDonald pursues reinstatement. The meeting also set primary expense fees and ballot placement drawings, with contributions totaling about 7400 dollars.
Traffic counts on Harrison Van Buren and Jackson Streets at Seventh Eighth and Ninth Avenues were prepared for presentation to the city commission this afternoon. City Manager N V Moss said signals are justified at Seventh and Van Buren but not at the other intersections. Counts are part of Amarillo’s ongoing traffic survey.
Smokers are urged to test cigarettes by smoking Camel in their T Zone for 30 days. The ad claims this method reveals true mildness and flavor, encouraging pack after pack use to compare brands honestly.
Coast to coast study on Camels shows 2470 examinations across 30 days with no throat irritation found among participants. Hundreds of men and women smoked Camels exclusively under periodic throat exams by noted specialists.
Ad reads emphasize mildness and appeal to smokers by suggesting a gentle experience. it touts a brand image with phrases implying smoother use and lighter throat impact, hinting at consumer choice in a crowded market.
A nationwide poll of 113597 doctors across forty eight states shows Camel is the preferred cigarette. Doctors in every medical specialty named Camel most often when asked what they smoke.
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