Road Program Gains Fame on KGNC in Manitou
A Manitou Colorado committee plans a KGNC radio program promoting highways as a community asset. Mayor Ross Rogers will host, with L T Skiffington, Clyde Snider, E E Nichols, John Paulson, Warren Taylor, R L Bloss, Keith Morris, and Frank Giles handling duties. The show airs tomorrow at 7 15 PM and previews Colorado to Gulf Highway conventions in Amarillo late April.
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Manitou
Pike's Peak
Colorado
KGNC
Ross Rogers
L. T. Skiffington
Clyde Snider
Cave of the Winds
E. E. Nichols
John Paulson
Warren Taylor
American Legion Post
R. L. Bloss
Keith Morris
Frank Giles
Manitou Springs
John Ballard
Wade Brymer
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Amarillo
Panhandle
Brymer
First Aid Instructors Cards Issued in Potter County
Lay Instructors cards were given to 47 persons who finished the course in first aid taught by Roger Plaisted of the St. Louis Red Cross. Seven others received advanced classification cards. The class began with 76 enrollees, the largest ever in Potter County, with nearly 500 people trained in first aid in the county over the past year.
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Roger Plaisted
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Potter County
Am arillo High School ROTC inspection postponed
The federal inspection of Amarillo High School ROTC units has been moved from April 12 to April 13, announced today by R. B. Norman, the high school principal.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
Miss Barker Leads Waif Role in Coronado Jones
Sharleen Barker, an Amarillo high school student, headlines the eight principals in the Amarillo produced Coronado Jones. The desert waif Jodie character will perform with a cast of about 150 at the Municipal Auditorium on April 3 and 4. Night on the Prairie is her signature song, with tickets ranging from 50 cents to 2 patrons.
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Coronado Jones
Jodie
New York
West
Sharleen Barker
Amarillo
Miss Barker
Municipal Auditorium
Tolkien’s
Mrs. M. W. Witt Dies in Dimmitt
Ethel Ruby Witt 44 of Dimmitt died after brief illness. Survived by husband M. W. Witt, daughter Betty June, three sisters Lela Moss White Deer Blanche Brewer Pampa Ora Walsh Pampa, mother Mrs. F. B. Palmer Memphis, three brothers Gene Palmer Oklahoma City Jeff Palmer Hot Springs N M Bob Palmer Barth. Funeral at Dimmitt Methodist Church. Rev. Butler officiated. Burial in Dimmitt Cemetery. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors.
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Ethel Ruby Witt
Dimmitt
M. W. Witt
Betty June
Lela Moss
White Deer
Blanche Brewer
Pampa
Ora Walsh
F. B. Palmer
Memphis
Gene Palmer
Oklahoma City
Jeff Palmer
Hot Springs
N. M
Bob
Wreck Victim Award Totals 30940 In Dumas Suit
A Moore County jury awarded 30940 to Florence O Summers and relatives in a case against Clennon C Hemsell of Amarillo and the Columbia Fuel Corporation. Fractions of the sum covered Mrs Summers and her children with amounts ranging from 5750 to 1000, linked to a fatal collision October 9 1937 near Dumas.
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Geraldine Summers
Patricia Summers
Florence O. Summers
J. W. Summers
Dumas
Hemsell
Laura Summers
Tulsa
Columbian Fuel Corporation
Mississippi
Reese Tatum
Seventh District Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
T. N. Moff
Scott and Sanders
Underwood, Johnson, Dooley
No Radios on Amarillo Buses Says Company Chief
Martin Nussbaum of the Amarillo Bus Company declares no radios will be installed on buses. He argues that conflicting requests and passenger chaos would result if radios were allowed, recommending passengers bring personal devices or read joke books.
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Amarillo
Joe Miller
Martin Nussbaum
el Paso
Mr. Nussebaum
Barry Barry
LMNO
Mr. Nussbaum
Amarillo Bus Company
Potato Truck Idea Lands Man in Jail Over Spuds
Alvin McDonald was jailed after a potato truck incident in Canyon. He pleaded guilty to stealing the spuds and faced a 60 day sentence plus fines and court costs for related charges including using the truck without permission and assault in jail.
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Alvin McDonald
Canyon
McDonald
Jorge Rices
Alta Turk To Broadcast on KGNC Tonight
Alta Turk formerly of Amarillo and now in Los Angeles will present a 25 minute program on KGNC tonight during a visit to the Southwest. She directed the Ballador Balladette chorus at Amarillo College and earned prizes for the ensemble. The show airs from 9 30 to 10.
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KGNC
Alta Turk
Amarillo
Los Angeles
Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo High Glee Club to Sing at Lubbock Assembly
The Amarillo High School Glee Club will travel to Lubbock Wednesday to perform a concert at the Student Assembly of Lubbock High School. The Lubbock High Glee Club recently performed at Amarillo High, under the direction of Miss Mabel Rowan.
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Amarillo High School Glee Club
Lubbock
Amarillo High School
Lubbock High School
Glee Club
Mabel Rowan
Black Draught Laxative Promises Gentle Bowel Relief
An old pamphlet-style ad praises Black Draught as an all vegetable laxative to ease constipation and cleanse souring waste. It asserts the product tones lazy bowel muscles for gentle, complete action and claims widespread trust from millions of units sold.
Potter County Registration Rush Warned for 1939 Cars
Potter County faces a massive deadline rush as about 6500 vehicles remain unregistered for 1939. Motorists must register by April 2 or risk a longer wait. verification relies on last year’s receipts or plate numbers if receipts are lost.
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Potter County
Miss Davidson
Amarillo Grants Three Building Permits Boosting Costs
Construction costs in Amarillo rose by over 11000 dollars as three permits were issued. W G Franklin received an eight room brick home permit at 2420 Washington Street for 8000 dollars while W S Sawel obtained a 2800 dollar frame home permit at 413 West Third Avenue. A third permit covered repairs bringing Amarillo total to 462605 dollars. Transpacific clipper passengers split 53 percent for pleasure 42 percent on business and 5 percent for emergency and other reasons.
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W. G. Franklin
Washington Street
W. S. Sawel
West Third Avenue
Amarillo
Rayburn Leads as House Peacemaker in Roosevelt Era
Washington March 27 Democrats see Rep. Sam Rayburn Texas as a key peacemaker in Congress. A longtime Roosevelt ally, Rayburn remains loyal yet willing to disagree. He helps push major acts while maintaining ties with Vice President Garner and White House meetings. Party splits test his balancing act.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Garner
White House
Congress
Bankhead
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Press Freedom Topic To Be Discussed At Federated Club
This evening at 8 at the Federated Club Rooms the Speakers Institute presents Some Questions on Freedom of the Press In These Times. John McCarty of Globe-News will speak and lead an open forum. A debate on Should the United States Permit Totalitarian Propaganda follows, with Gordon Jordan and Mrs. A. Kaufhold. Dorothy Hail Pitman will discuss Speaking to Entertain. All interested invited.
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Federated Club Rooms
Municipal Auditorium
O. I. Langseth
Institute
John McCarty
The
Globe-News
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