Candidate for Agriculture Commissioner in Texas Race
John C. White former Amarillo resident and Texas Tech graduate campaigns for state agriculture commissioner touring Pampa Wellington Dallas and Fort Worth He asserts an on the farm background and calls for honest administration without special privilege White and his father operate a Wichita County farm and he praises J E McDonald securing ballot access.
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Amarillo
John C. White
White
International Harvester Co
Pampa
Wellington
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas Tech
O'Dell
Wilbarger County
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Department of
Animal Husbandry
Clay County
Wichita County
J. E. McDonald
State Agriculture Commissioners
Young Republicans Meet to Adopt Constitution in Amarillo
The Young Republican Club plans to adopt a constitution and by laws at a 7:30 PM meeting in Parish A at the Amarillo Hotel. A reorganization committee led by Charles Towne of 4010 Harrison is drafting the document. About 70 members, including both men and women, are affiliated since the group formed two years ago. Towne invites anyone interested to attend and share ideas.
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Young Republican Club
Amarillo Hotel
Charles Towne
Harrison
Towne
Kennel Club Plans Sunday Meeting on AKC Show
Panhandle Kennel Club will announce final committee assignments for the September AKC dog show at a Sunday meeting. The event starts at 5 PM at Dick Silverstein’s home, 3815 North East Eighth, with barbecue. Club president W. B. Mason urges all members to attend.
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AKC
Panhandle Kennel Club
Dick Silverstein
North East Eighth
W. B. Mason
Courthouse Deeds and Marriage Licenses Listed
Courthouse records show deeds transferring lots in San Jacinto Heights Humphreys Highland Wolflin Park and Old Town plus a list of marriage licenses Kenneth Walls Linn Barbara Les McCullough Pedro Mendez Jessie Florea Lloyd Allan Akard Tommye Ellen Barker. Also notes the Vestry of St Andrew's Church and a line about pohu tukawa trees in New Zealand with red blossoms.
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B. A. Brewster
Luther V. Elliott
San Jacinto Heights
R. E. Williams
E. E. Boone
Humphreys Highland
Wolflin Park, Inc
Ivan Tucker
Wolflin Park No
Floyd A. Hemphill
T. ©. Sparks
Crouch
J. E. Glick
EB. D. Tucker
Frank J. Bidwell
City of South
Miles G. Bivins
St. Andrew’s Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Bivins
Kenneth Walls Linn
John D. Blanscet Rites at Sunray
Funeral services for John Dewey Blanscet of Sunray were held this morning at 1 o'clock. Burial followed in Delhi, Oklahoma. The 52 year old farmer and dry goods operator died Thursday in a local hospital. Survivors include his wife Vega and two sons L. L. and Dewey Carroll, a daughter Thyra Bain, three brothers, all of Sunray. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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John Dewey Blanscet
Sunray
Delhi
Oklo
Blanscet
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Vega Blanscet
L. L. Blanscet
Dewey Carroll Blanscet
Thyra Bain
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Panhandle Pilots Set Tonight Organizational Dinner
The Panhandle Pilots Association plans an 8 PM dinner at Dowell's Saratoga Cafe No 2. Open to holders of a student pilot's license, the club seeks to elect officers with about 30 to 40 pilots and families expected. Mrs Lee Cox of the Air Terminal chairs the event.
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Panhandle Pilots Association
Dowell
Saratoga Cafe No. 2
Lee Cox
Air Terminal
Amarillo Building Push Hits 10 Million in 1950 Pace
Amarillo city records show building totals surpassing 10 million dollars this morning, with year to date at 10,072,570. Builders expect the figure to reach 20 million by year end if current pace continues, driven by a strong home-building program and prominent projects including a school construction program, Northwest Texas Hospital addition, and Eighth Avenue overpass plus multiple warehouses and two bank sites.
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Amarillo
Stanton M. Field
Northwest Texas Hospital
Eighth Avenue
City building records broken as year totals rise
The year’s building activity is forecast at least 5 000 000 or 6 000 000 for the balance. The all time building record, not excepting 1926, was exceeded last year with 16 654 150. The June total to date stands at 1 510 565, up from 1 224 243 in May.
Candidates File First Campaign Expense Accounts
County and district candidates began filing their first expense reports due in the county clerk's office by Monday. C. W. Carder, justice of the peace precinct 1 place 2, $267.50. Hubert Cole, county treasurer, $450.70. Harry B. Warren, commissioner precinct 3, $341.68. Paul Gaither, sheriff, $436.50. These include Democratic Party expense assessments. Others filed without assessment: John Peterson, county attorney, $75. Ben Smith, district clerk, $274.65. Loren Jones, county clerk, $168.
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C. W. Carder
Justice of the Peace
Hubert Cole
Harry B. Warren
Paul Gaither
Democratic Party
John Peterson
Ben Smith
Loren Jones
Frog Provides Evening Dinner For Memphis Man
SERVICE A LA FROG MEMPHIS TENN UP Bill Bateman Jr has a frog that hops to his kitchen door each twilight. The frog learns fat bugs are drawn to the kitchen light and land on the screen for dinner.
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Memphis
Mrs Swafford Dies at Northwest Texas Hospital
Mrs. Mattie M. Swafford 47 died last night at 11 15 in Northwest Texas Hospital after a week as patient. Born April 2 1903 in Waco she was a Church of Christ member. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow at N S Griggs & Sons chapel with H L Gipson officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery. Surviving husband J A Swafford three sons James Harris Marcus Harris and Junior Harris two stepchildren Robert Swafford and Mrs Bernice Barton mother Mary A Spiller sister Leroy Spiller five brothers C C Spiller G C Spiller A A Spiller J C Spiller J R Spiller.
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Mattie M. Swafford
Northwest Texas Hospital
Johnson
Swafford
Church of Christ
Waco
N. S. Griggs & Sons
H. L. Gipson
Leroy Spiller
Abilene
C. C. Spiller
Shreveport
G. C. Spiller
Fresno
Cal
A. A. Spiller
J. C. Spiller
J. R. Spiller
Amarillo
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Globe
Tri-State Fair Park
N. V. Moss
Clyde Gibbins
J. C. Lilly
Lilly
Young Republicans
Constitution
Kennel Club
Courthouse Records
New Zealand
Globe-News
Aluminum
Amarillo Aluminum Window Screen CO
Calvert’s
Belmont
Kentucky Tavern
Seagram’s
Echo Spring
OLD Forester
Bond
Ballantine’s Scotch
STAG
Liquor Marts
16Th
Monroe
Fillmore
John D. Blanscet
Panhandle
Globe News
F. J. Kelly, M.D
West 7Th St
Lunt
Sterling
Wallace
Watson
Heiirloom
International
Fine China
Royal Tettan
Theodore Haviland
Syracuse
Sterling & China
Miiinauil Shop
Victoria
Haviland
Polk
Syracom
Rose Point
Madison
Puritan
Royal Tettian
Theodor Havilan
Optometrist
Polk St
Devil's Food Cakes
Thor
B. F. Goodrich
4Th and Fillmore
Sunday News-Globe
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