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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1948

Page

7

Judges Named to Oversee April School Board Election

School board appoints election judges for the April 3 vote to fill two vacancies. Precincts list 3 judges each with addresses, plus provisions for extra help if turnout is heavy. Judges receive five dollars and a lunch.

W. N. Tar- Water Pierce Fairy McQueen Monroe J. P. Burgess West Ninth R. J. Parsons van Buren P. M. Darnall Tyler F. C. Mothershead Madison Ben Henson Jackson Royce Gant C. O. Defenbauch W. J. Fiesher Mildred Miner West Thirty-sixth Walter Irvin Harrison Edwin Snook Lipscomb R. F. Willams Travis Tom Gilley Parker C. M. Holt Rosemont George H Sunset Elsie Montgomery Tennessee R. G. Sullenger Florida W. D. Howren North Williams H. L. Mauldin J. M. Stidger Houston Joe Brooker Birmingham R. N. Miller Arthur C. H. Hunley East Thirteenth I. M. Holt Spruce W. B. Gilbert River Road H. P. Taylor E. L. Butterfield

Great Northern Railway Plans Large 1948 Rail Expansion

Great Northern Railway announces plans to lay 50,000 tons of new rails and construct 500 steel sheathed box cars during 1948 as part of an expansion program. The move targets enhanced capacity and transport capabilities for the carrier.

Great Northern Railway Matador Land and Cattle Company, Limited Dundee Denver West H. H. Campbell Ballard Campbell Matador Land and Cattle Company, Ltd Fee Drouth

Forty Educational Experts to Visit Amarillo High Next Week

Amarillo High School will host 40 educational experts over three days next week. Administrators librarians music teachers and guidance staff will join committees evaluating curriculum student activities library guidance instruction staff and administration.

AHS Amarillo High School Amarillo

Teacher evaluation plan outlines seven observation points

The committee will have at least five visitors observe each class using seven criteria. They assess environment, relationships, student needs, individual problems, student driven learning goals, application to life, use of aids and community resources, and outcome assessment to gauge teaching effectiveness and progress beyond rote recitation.

Cars Required to Use Last Year Plates Before April First

Tax collector Frank Hoyt plans to reorder 1947 automobile license plates after selling 6000 1948 plates. Cars operated before April 1 must display 1947 licenses, though 1948 plates may be used if purchased. limited 1947 passenger car plates remain.

Frank Hoyt

Carr Collins Shifts Support in Texas Senate Race

Dallas businessman Carr P. Collins, an early supporter of Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, announces backing for Houston attorney George Peddy in the upcoming Texas Senate contest. Collins cites O'Daniel's foreign policy stance as unsuited to Texas.

Dallas W. Lee O’daniel George Peddy Houston Carr P. Collins Peddy O’daniel Texas

Farm Livestock Slump Drops to 1939 Low in 1947

Livestock on the nations farms and ranches fell to the lowest level since 1939 in 1947, reflecting widespread declines across cattle, hogs, and sheep. The report notes continuing supply pressures and farm-revenue impacts across major regions.

Denver parking fines rise sharply starting April first

Amarillo readers learn Denver will raise the standard over parking fines from two to five dollars beginning April 1. The note highlights increasing costs for drivers amid inflation concerns and mentions further penalties for moving traffic violations.

Amarillo Denver

Twofold Increase in Penalties Under New Rules

The text notes penalties will be doubled when the new rules take effect and that second offenders will pay double the standard rate. It states a tiered system with harsher fines for repeat violators.

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