Easter Seal Sale Opens Today in Amarillo
The Easter Seal drive kicks off with 17,000 letters mailed from the Amarillo post office, each containing 100 Easter Seals. G A Bert McCullough chairs the Potter County committee as funds go to the Crippled Children's program through the Amarillo Crippled Children's Council in partnership with national and Texas societies. The sale runs through Easter Sunday April 9, with committee members Maynard Drake Mrs Grady W Camp and others.
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Bert” McCullough
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Amarillo
Amarillo Crippled Children’s Council, Inc
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Bible Inspires Modern Movie Subjects Says Rev Friedrich
Episcopal minister Rev James K Friedrich head of Cathedral Films urges Hollywood to mine Bible for subjects. He decries DeMille liberties and notes Protestant films grow as churches adopt sound projectors. He recalls One Foot in Heaven sting and poor release of The Great Commandment.
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Hollywood
James K. Friedrich
Cathedral Films
Friedrich
Cecil B. DeMille
Fredric March
Virginia Seminay
St. Paul
20th-Fox
Ever Pay More Scene Reds Less at St Joseph
Local readers recall a competitive clash where St Joseph faced the Reds with high stakes and tight margins. The action focused on key players and pivotal moments signaling change in the standings.
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St.Joseph
Religious films as remedy for teaching shortfalls
The text suggests that teachers struggle to perform at their best even with good intent and that religious movies can serve as a method to address this deficiency. It frames film as a potential tool to improve teaching influence.
Birmingham Has Coal, Saves It
Birmingham home builders ignore coal heating as inspectors report under 10 percent of new homes will use coal. Since 1947 the city approved 13,197 gas installations, cutting coal use by about 90,000 tons yearly, and 6,465 conversions from coal or coke to gas have been approved.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cyprus cotton crop tops prior year acreage
Cyprus this year reported 6,000 acres of cotton planted, well above the 1948 acreage level. The update highlights a notable expansion in local cotton farming compared with last year.
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Cyprus
New Zealand Rabbits Targeted by Otago Extermination Drive
Wellington reports the Ida Valley Rabbit Board in Central Otago uses a bold extermination policy and has accounted for over 70,000 rabbits in three months. The plan pays for all skins, including nesters, to incentivize relentless work. one rabbitrer earned 592 dollars for killing about 3,600 rabbits.
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Wellington
Ida
One Way To Get Groceries Free Playful Windsor Tale
Windsor Ontario story notes a Saturday matinee quiz where a young girl contestant was told to order groceries and announce no money. She returned to say the cashier said nothing because she had sneaked out of the store.
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Windsor
Ont
Gravestone Pays Its Own Tribute in Shuttlesbury Mass
Shuttlesbury Massachusetts reports the 150th anniversary of Granther Pratt’s death at age 114. His white marble gravestone lists 1686 to 1800 and quotes praise for his cheerfulness temperance and life. It notes he swung a scythe for 101 consecutive years and rode a horse at age 110.
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Shuttesbury
Mass
U.P
Granther Pratt
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