Amarillo Chamber Praises Local Veterans Hospital
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution praising the U S Veterans Hospital and rebuking critics of the Veterans Administration. The measure notes the hospital opened in 1940 and commends hospital administration and staff for faithful service to veterans. Copies go to Legion posts, the hospital, Veterans Administration in Washington, and lawmakers.
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Amarillo
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Veterans Administration
Washington
D. C
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
John K. Boyce
Rex B. Baxter
Panhandle plans postwar airports in Amarillo area
Amarillo and Panhandle cities push for a big postwar civilian aviation program costing over 75 million dollars. The plan, submitted to the Civil Aeronautics Board, highlights nine local sites with varied class airfields and substantial local spending by Amarillo Pampa and Borger.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Civil Aeronautics Board
A. P. Hancock
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States
CAA
Dalhart
Dumas
Borger
Perryton
Clarendon
Canyon
Pampa
Plainview
Shamrock
Canadian
Tulsa
Hereford
CAB
Berger
United States Conference of Mayors
Washington
D. C
Army
Navy
Conference of Mayors
Esther Schriber to retire after 27 years in Amarillo schools
Esther Schriber will retire with the May close of school after 27 years in the Amarillo public system. She served as mathematics teacher and head of the department, dean of girls, and attendance officer at Elizabeth Nixon Junior High, holding perfect attendance until a throat infection caused four absences in two years. The Mississippi native moved to Texas at age five and has called Amarillo home since 1908.
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Esther Schriber
Amarillo
Schriber
Elizabeth Nixson
Pioneer Amarillo teacher recalls early Central Junior High
Mrs Schriber recalls teaching in Central Junior High School amid red brick buildings and shacks on the site of the present senior high. Elizabeth Nixson became principal that year as the two educators worked together until Nixson’s retirement last year. Schriber, now with three children, celebrated resilience and dedication to guiding pupils toward lifelong goals.
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Amarillo
Central
Elizabeth Nixson
Nixson
Schriber
Mrs Schriber Widely Honored Teacher Retires to Texas Home
The Amarillo Globe notes Mrs. Schriber has earned high esteem as a friend and guide to Amarillo students. She plans a Washington visit with her son Hollis, then reuniting with siblings in Gainesville and Houston before returning to 805 Mississippi to finish housekeeping and gardening tasks.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mississippi
Retirement tribute for Mrs Schriber at Central Junior High
Charles M. Rogers superintendent of schools issued a statement honoring Mrs Schriber for 27 years of service at Central Junior High School in Amarillo. The note highlights her role as a teacher and her connection to the school community.
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Amarillo
Dress designer joins Austin USO sewing room
Pvt. Irving Popik, a former New York dress designer, spends his spare time at the Austin USO sewing room. He says he enjoys making dresses for his wife and notes this is his first USO where he found men as seamsters.
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Austin, Tex
Upi—Pvt
Irving Popik
Austin Uso
Popik
New York City
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Herbert
Pierce
Capitol
Herring Hotels
Murry Waits
Aries Bene
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
B. B. Williams
Frank Campbell
State Farm Insurance Companies
E. 5Th
Hollis
Citizen's National Committee
Washington, D. C
L. S. Brown
Monroe
Holt Schriber
Tyler
Mufti
Mufii Ar
China
C. Wm. Ketth
Lipscomb St
Amarillo Printing Company
Pepsi-Cola Conmipany
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Firestone
Burpee
Firestone Ee Sea
Firestone Stores
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