Price College Founders Day Mass Observed
A solemn mass of thanksgiving was held at 9 am in St. Lucien's Chapel Price College for Founders Day. Father Jerome Hancox preached the sermon with Father Jo W Keep as deacon and Dr Hilversie as subdeacon. Several priests attended including Fathers Rodriguez Hartigan Daugin tis and O'Brien. The Founders Day anniversary is March 17, but observance was postponed to today.
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St. Lucien's Chapel
Price College
Jo W Keep
Aoe
Hilversie
Father Kegg
Antonio Rodriguez
Edmund F. Hartigan
Vincent A. Daugintis
Bartholomew O’brien
Fire in Western Union Storage Closet Quenched
A fire in a storage closet of the Western Union offices was swiftly extinguished just as the fire department arrived from nearby. Smoke escaped from the closet door and the flames were found in a corner where shoe polish was kept. An extinguisher smothered the fire.
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Western Union
Santa Fe carloadings for week ending March 16 1946
Santa Fe System reported 22 638 carloadings for the week ending March 16 1946 versus 24 303 the prior year. Cars received from connections totaled 9 836 compared with 14 886 in 1945. Total cars moved were 32 474 against 39 189 in 1945, with 32 916 cars handled in the preceding week of 1946.
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Santa Fe
Review of blue discharges Offers Veteran Benefit Exchange
Veterans may file to exchange blue discharges for honorable status, says Rhea Smith Potter County veterans advisor. She notes about 90 percent of cases can be changed, and a white discharge entitles veterans to GI benefits and muster out pay.
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Rhea Smith
Potter County
Captain Odom Back in Charge at Local Army Recruiting Station
Captain Clifford K. Odom resumes duties as officer in charge of the local Army Recruiting Station after a two week absence. He was sent to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to attend the Adjutant General School in recruiting.
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Odom
Clifford K. Odom
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Adjutant General School
Amarillo Spotlight in National Magazine on Helium Link
March issue of Nations Business features Amarillo and helium, highlighting a local product boom. It cites blimp use in World War II, noting ample helium from five plants and a 14.5 million cubic foot monthly output, with helium costs described from $2,500 per cubic foot in 1917 to under a penny for blimps in the war era.
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Nations Business
Amarillo
Amarillo Area
Congress
U. S
Highway 60 Convention Heads to Amarillo Meeting
Towns and cities along Highway 60 from Los Angeles to Roanoke Va are urged to send delegates to the May 10 11 convention in Amarillo Texas. Unpaved stretches in Oklahoma and New Mexico prompt action with paving plans announced by the New Mexico Highway Commission. Walter V Pitman president of the association from Los Angeles says unpaved portions are a main item. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce arranges the gathering and headquarters will be at the Amarillo Hotel.
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Los Angeles
Roanoke
Amarillo
Walter V. Pitman
Oklahoma
New Mexico
New Mexico State Highway Commission
Fern Morgan Leads AHS Spanish Club Program on Peru
Amarillo High School senior Fern Morgan led a Spanish Club program on Peru with help from Delores Ingram and Loyie Hudson. Charlton Wise directed the session as club president. Plans for Pan-American Week include an all school dance on April 12 and gym decorations featuring South American flags. Miss Cora Russell serves as faculty sponsor.
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Fern Morgan
Amarillo
Peru
Las Viajeros
Amarillo High School
Delores Ingram
Loyie Hudson
Charlton Wise
Cora Russell
License Plate Rush Threatens Hoyt with Tight Deadline
Frank Hoyt, county tax assessor and collector, faces a mounting rush as less than two weeks remain to issue 1946 license plates. With fewer than half the plates on hand and a daily issuance cap of 700, the goal of 800 sales per day is impossible, creating a mounting headache for his office.
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Frank Hoyt
Hoyt's
Potterney Arrests for Driving Without 1946 License Plates
Four motorists face arrest and fines for driving after April 1 without valid 1946 license plates. Authorities warn compliance to avoid penalties.
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Potterney
Arrivals on Both Coasts By The Associated Press
Three transports with 2,826 troops are to arrive today in New York aboard the Aiken Victory. In San Francisco, 1,691 service personnel are due to debark from four ships.
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Associated Press
New York
San Francisco
Aiken Victory
Antwerp Tusculum Triumph and Harbor Veterans
Antwerp and Tusculum win in San Francisco and Cape Newen events while Le Havre Newen ham from Guam Earl B. Hall and Ray K. Edwards from Pearl Harbor Panay from Pearl Harbor. a four ton hippo with water skills is noted for speed on land.
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Price Founders Day
Jerome Hancox
Bill Farmer
Texas Association of Public Accountants
Tavior
van Buren
Globe-News
Panhandle
Amarillo Neon CO
L. A. Pittman
Jay Pittman
Mead Pittman
Raymond Lawrence
N & Third
P.O. Box
Vigoro Ferry
Tyler
Gouldy
Kryptok
See Optical Co
Polk
Ellis Carp
T. Shropshire
BY Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Man X
Beery
Barlow
Prescription Shop
America
RED Cross
Calvert Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
Witiskey
Calvert
AHS
Vaughn
Dr. Caldwell
Hunsley’s
House OF Color
Glenn Casey
KEL Kome Secretarial Central
Taylor ST
French Cleaners & Hatters
West Sixth St
Rancho Grande
Pierce St
Arillo
Salt Lake Cty
Albuquerque
EL Paso
Denver
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
ST. Louis
Dallas
San Antonio
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake City
The
Northwest
South
South Texas
Old Mexico
Kansas City
Chicago
Via
Greyhound Lines
T. N. M. & O. Coaches
7Th & Taylor Sts
Tel
Union Bus Depot
Perfex
Cruiz
Cee
Coane
Perfex Co
Omaha
Nebr
Hereford
Odessa
Texas
Herefords
Arledge Ranch
J. W. Anderson
Jerry Bohannan
A. G. Bohannan
Bob Cox
John T. Easley
A. R. Elkins
Geo. W. Glass
Ernest Grissom
Hardy Grissom
Sargent & Stevens
E. W. Lomax
P. K. Mackey
C. A. Mitchell
G. P. Mitchell
Tom Roden
J. F. Ross & Son
Pete Starnes
Tierra Blanca Farms
J. Paul Turner
Jim Waddell, Jr
White Hat Ranch
Walter S. Britten
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