Waddy Week in Amarillo to feature Jimmy Wakely parade
Will Rogers Range Riders plan large crowds for Waddy Week starting July 2 in Amarillo. Cowboy star Jimmy Wakely to ride in the parade and meet fans at the rodeo area. Organizers expect many riding clubs to participate as the parade proceeds from the Rock Island depot through downtown to Third and Grant.
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Amarillo
E. H. Foster
Jimmy Wakely
Judge Foster
Wakley
Rodeo
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Raymond Hollingsworth
Waddy
Panhandle
Tex Thornton
Meredith
Ben Andis
Rock Island Depot
Third
No Solicitation For Negro Legion Post Funds Clarified
Gabriel Carthen district commander of the Negro American Legion announced no solicitation by W C Warren Post No 54 A to fund the Emancipation Day celebration. He said the earlier message about needing funds for the June 19 festival was an error and white friends are asked not to contribute.
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W. C. Warren
American Legion
Gabriel Carthen
Negro American Legion
Negro Legion
Harrison Street Retopping Underway in Ten Days
Me. Smith director of public works said Klock Construction will begin a retopping project on Harrison Street between Twenty-ninth and Thirty-fourth Avenues within about ten days. The city plans a $100,000 major street repair program, assembling equipment and crews to repave about 100 blocks damaged by hard freezes last winter.
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Me. Smith
Klock Construction Company
Harrison Street
Twenty-ninth
Lincoln
Pierce Streets
Smith
Begin Writing Rules For Civil Service
The city civil service board began drafting general rules and regulations for all city employees. Civil service already applies to police and fire, and employees voted to extend it to all departments. The board met with personnel director Chester Davis and aims to finish by June 29.
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Civil Service
City Civil Service Board
Gene Klein
Bill Sutton
A. H. Chessher
Chester Davis
Trial in Theft of Motor Scooter Case Hints Juvenile Evidence
William Howard Jr. faced a 47th District Court trial this afternoon on charges of stealing a motor scooter from W. T. Moseley at 2501 West Sixth. Attorneys agreed that a conviction could later be set aside if his juvenile status is proven, as his statements about his age have varied.
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William Howard, Jr
47Th District Court
W. T. Moseley
West Sixth
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