Five Amarillo Boys in Tech Band Concert
Five former Amarillo High School Band members join the Texas Tech Concert Band for two concerts at the Amarillo High School auditorium on Tuesday night at 8. Lloyd Jenkins Walter Ward Bill McEachern Oscar Schilling and Orville Jordan perform with McEachern arranging novelty pieces. The clinic concert at 3 30 pm offers 10 cent admission for bandsmen and conductors. Tickets for the main concert are 15 cents for students and 25 cents for adults.
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Amarillo
Texas Tech
Lloyd Jenkins
Walter Ward
Bill McEachern
Oscar Schilling
Orville Jordan
McEachern
Elinic
Tech Band
Panhandle
South Plains
D. O. Wiley
Commissioners Review County Audit Details Behind Doors
The county commissioners held an executive session to discuss specifications for the county and precincts audit ordered by the court. It was the new court’s first closed meeting, held in a room next to a justice of the peace office, with no public explanation given. The audit duration remains undetermined, from one to ten years, based on future decisions.
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Commissioners Court
Justice of the Peace
Rhode Island Fights Pneumonia for the Poor
Rhode Island uses government funds for a focused campaign to cut pneumonia deaths among the poor. The initiative is the state’s first concentrated effort, with immediate goals in reducing deaths.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Doctor Fears Scholiosis From Armful of Books
In Philadelphia a member of the city board of education, Dr. John P. Turner, warned that girls carrying armloads of books on the right arm could develop scholiosis. The issue was referred to Superintendent Alexander J. Stoddard to advise girls to avoid the practice.
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Philadelphia
A.P
Philadelphia Board of Education
John P. Turner
Father and Three Sons Take Flight Training
AKRON O P The family of William O Neil president of the General Tire Rubber Co has become one of the flyingest families in America Three sons Michael 19 Hugh 21 and Tom 24 are taking pilot training courses O Neil himself led the way by taking flying lessons and purchasing an airplane Michael a Holy Cross College student is licensed to pilot Hugh trains in naval aviation and Tom lives in Washington taking lessons there
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Akron, O
William O'Neil
General Tire & Rubber Co
America
Michael
Hugh
Tom
O'Neil
Holy Cross College
Naval Aviation
Washington
Thirty-First Anniversary To Be Celebrated by SBA Group
The Security Benefit Association local council marks its 31st anniversary with a meeting at 7 30 Monday night in the W O W Hall. An interesting program is planned and refreshments will be served to members and their families.
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SBA Group
The
Security Benefit Association
W. O. W. Hall
Alpha Delta Group
Alpha Delta Sorority
Dan Higgins
Polk Street
Pilot Club Book Review hosted by Mrs H Lynch
The Pilot Club will sponsor a book review by Mrs. Howard Lynch at 3 30 Sunday afternoon at the Book Sellar 410 A West Tenth Avenue. The book is Gold for My Bride by Norman Collins.
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Pilot Club
H. Lynch
Howard Lynch
Sellar
West Tenth Avenue
Norman Collins
Bad Weather Cuts Air Mail Tonnage
February weather led to many flight cancellations and lower mail tonnage. Postmaster W D DeGrassi reported February mail at 3452 pounds, 200 pounds less than a year earlier, while January totals stood at 4109 pounds.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Cubs Face Big Challenges as Spring Camp Opens
Avalon California March 7 Cubs manager Jimmy Wilson starts with a mix of proven starters Claude Passeau Larry French and Vern Olsen but questions linger about many pitchers. Hartnett era tension fades as Billy Herman Stan Hack and Bill Nicholson lead a strong infield and an outfield group includes Hank Leiber Augie Galan Louis Novikoff and others vying for time.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
Calif
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Jimmy Wilson
Wilson
Cincinnati
Cubs
Claude Passeau
Larry French
Vern Olsen
Jerome H. Dean
Billy Herman
Billy Myers
Stan Hack
Rip Russell
Ed Waitkus
Tulsa
Bill Nicholson
Hank Leiber
Louis Novikoff
Augue Galan
Barney Olsen
Harvey Storey
San Francisco
al Todd
Husky Clyde McCullough
Buffalo
Bob Scheffing
Rochester
Charley George
Nashville
Bob Collins
Los Angeles
Jackson Day Dinner to Be Held in Houston
The Texas Jackson Day dinner is set for March 29 in Houston with Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi indicating plans to attend. This item appears in Globe-News Want Ads under results.
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Jackson
Houston
Andrew Jackson
W. D. DeGrassi
Globe-News
Sergeant Short Named Army Recruiting Officer at Amarillo Station
Sgt. Robert D. Short replaces Sgt. Cyril Barnes as Amarillo Army recruiter. Short came from Lubbock. Barnes returns there. Short reported five air corps enlistments at Randolph Field: Linzy White Deer Reaves Phillips Guinn Easter Jr. Williams Dimmitt. Army quotas cover Randolph Brooks Fort Sam Houston Fort Bliss and Fort D. A.
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Robert D. Short
Cyril Barnes
Amarillo
Sergeant Short
Lubbock
Barnes
Air Corps
Randolph Field
William J. Linzy
White Deer
Cletis B. Reaves
Phillips
James W. Guinn
John F. Easter, Jr
Alex H. Williams
Dimmitt
Army
Randolph
Brooks Fields
Signal Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Artillery
Fort Bliss
Fort D. A
Setter Entries Remain In National Field Trials Race
Grand Junction Tennessee March 7 Though outnumbered six to one setters still have a chance to win the 1941 national field trials championship. Five long-haired setters compete here with three already posting bids for the No 1 bird dog title of the year. 31 pointers are running. Bobbitts Peerless Pride son of the 1939 champion from Bobbitt Winston-Salem had strongest bid but a foot injury likely ended his run. He is owned by R E B Rooke Woodsboro Texas.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Bobbitt
Pride
U S retail stores rise by nearly 295 thousand in decade
Census figures show the United States added 294 539 retail stores over the past ten years indicating broad growth in commercial activity and consumer access across regions and sectors.
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U. S
Gatesville Leads in Waco Cage Tournament Win
Gatesville overwhelmed Dodd City 34 to 9 to seize a top spot in the state high school girls basketball tournament. Mesquite and Mobeetie won 46-17 and 27-14 over Sidney and Lott, with other first round scores including Lapogner 35 Silsbee 27 Anton 27 Rusk 19 Trent 36 Blanco 11.
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Waco
Tex
Gatesville
Dodd City
Mesquite
Mobeetie
Sidney
Lott
Lapogner
Silsbee
Anton
Rusk
Trent
Blanco
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Amarillo Boys
Harmony Club
C. E. Birkmeyer
Prospect Street
J. W. Higgins
John Wise
Thrifty Club
Thrifty Home Demonstration Club
T. E. Bursey
Bonita Avenue
Dorothy Ford
Amarillo Independent School District
Texas Hospital
Rou
Tive
Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
Philadelphia Zoo
Bob Feller
Short
Manona
Tropicana
Cannon
SILK
Alpacas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Russell
Marfa
Cavalry
Amarillo Printing CO
F.m.edwards
Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Budgeters
Polk
Lelie
Tor
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