No meat no knife deal in Dallas
Mrs. Coe Scruggs sought a sirloin steak in Dallas and offered a knife to the idle butcher. The exchange left her with the knife but no meat, a curious twist of fate amid an empty counter situation.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1946
Page
13
Mrs. Coe Scruggs sought a sirloin steak in Dallas and offered a knife to the idle butcher. The exchange left her with the knife but no meat, a curious twist of fate amid an empty counter situation.
Amarillo High School representatives were chosen through local contests for the District Interscholastic Meet to be held Saturday April 6. Winners in typewriting include Nancy Bocock and others while top shorthand placers feature Betty Lou Willis and Jeannine Voelm.
Miss Gene Farley daughter of Mr and Mrs Cal Farley used radio talents at the University of Texas last Fall Her work on the TSO show Boom Times aired on WFAA KPRC and WOAI where she played Anne She was named to a committee for the seventeenth annual University of Texas Roundup likely highlighting her notable involvement in university programs.
Post master Ray E. Lee of Austin was elected president by unanimous vote as a 10 officer slate took office at the two day Texas postmasters convention. Lee succeeds Henry D Young of Fort Worth with new officers including Mrs Maurene Steuart, Tom Stell, Russell M. Chaney, J. P. Kilgore, L. C. Alexander, Harry Merts, Henry Haney, Nathan Robertson, and Clara M. Beam in national director roles.
Richard E. Tadlock son of Mr and Mrs E W Tadlock 209 Alabama has been honorably discharged from the U S Naval Reserve at the Terminal Island Personnel Separation Center He enlisted June 1943 and served 19 months overseas He will resume studies at Texas Tech university
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