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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1950

Page

16

Hereford Toastmasters hold model meeting at hotel

Twelve members of the Amarillo An%illo Toastmasters Club traveled to Hereford Tuesday night to stage a model meeting at Hotel Jim Hill with a dinner. Saul Kaye presided in Dr Woolworth Russell's absence. Topics included flying saucers and time management with speeches on taxation and careful driving.

An %Illo Toastmasters Club Hereford Orn Hereford Toastmasterslub Jim Hill Saul Kaye Amarillo Club Woolworth Russell Manuel Edquist Frank DeWolfe Harold Ochsner Kaye M. E. Jacobson L. A. Blumer

Anderson Elected Mayor in Cleburne After Moon Steps Down

In Cleburne on May 3, attorney William Roy Anderson was elected mayor, succeeding T. S. Moon who did not seek another term. Anderson’s victory marks a new leadership for the city as Moon retires from the post.

Cleburne William Roy Anderson T. S. Moon

Hereford group meeting cites critics and attendees

Critics named are Bill Cooke Carl Edwards and I L Peff ley with Robert Thompson as president of the Hereford group about 35 persons attended the meeting.

John Irvin Wood Funeral Held After Fatal Collision

Funeral services for John Irvin Wood, 57, were held this afternoon at N S Griggs & Sons Chapel with Rev Tom Carmichael presiding. Wood, a longtime Amarillo resident, died from a neck injury after a traffic crash near Happy on Highway 8 7. Driver Fred Newberry, charged with murder without malice, is held on $1500 bond. Wright management details show the wreck involved a truck driven by Ray Carlisle. Newberry and Carlisle escaped injury. Wood is survived by his wife, six sons, three daughters, his mother, and one brother.

John Irvin Wood N.S. Griggs & Sons Tom Carmichael Grand Avenue Baptist Church Liano Wood Fred Steve Newberry Canyon Happy Newberry Ray Dexile Carlisle Plainview Carlisle Amarillo

China Clipper Carries 110000 Mail Pieces on First Trans-Pacific Flight

The China Clipper completed its inaugural trans-Pacific flight carrying about 110000 pieces of mail. The milestone marks a major expansion in airmail service linking distant regions and boosting postal operations.

Art and Music Interviews Set Here Tomorrow

Dean T C Smith McCorkle of Texas Christian University will lead auditions at Amarillo High School for fine arts students seeking opera careers. Karl Kritz, ex Metropolitan Opera associate director, will assess singers and instrumentalists for full-tuition opera scholarships funded by Fort Worth Opera and Opera Guild. Scholarships require general college enrollment and allow participation in Fort Worth Opera and TCU Opera Workshop productions. Contact AHS music supervisor for audition details and reservations.

Amarillo High School T. Smith McCorkle Texas Christian University Dean McCorkle Karl Kritz New York Metropolitan Opera Kritz Fort Worth Opera Association TCU Opera Workshop Fort Worth Opera and Opera Guild AHS Fort Worth Opera Asso

Services Conducted For Mrs. Dodson

Last rites for Elizabeth Dodson aged 67 of 310 A Prospect were conducted at 4 pm in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Hoyt Houchen of Central Church of Christ officiated. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hershel Mills Clyde Burks Bob Sims Guy Bateman Ray Dickerson and E. E. Baker. She died Monday night at St Anthony's Hospital and had lived in Amarillo 20 years. She was a Baptist. Survivors include two sisters and a niece.

Elizabeth Dodson Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel Hoyt Houchen Central Church of Christ Memorial Park Cemetery Hershel Mills Clyde Burks Bob Sims Guy Bateman Ray Dickerson E. E. Baker Dodson St. Anthony's Hospital Amarillo The Baptist Church

Annexation of Area Recommended by City Commission

The city commission was urged to annex the A Anchor Addition and nearby districts. City Manager and Engineering Department backed extending the boundary from Avondale Street to the county road east of Veterans Hospital, and from Highway 66 south to the Rock Island Railroad.

Avondale Street Veterans Hospital Rock Island Railroad

Two Promoted by Insurance Group

H. S. Wilson announces two additions to the Texas Employers Insurance Association sales staff in Amarillo. Ken­neth Lindsey and Norval E. Ponder join after career starts in accounting with the firm. Ponder previously served as district underwriter in Corpus Christi and is a World War II Navy veteran. Lindsey spent most of his career in the accounting department and has four years in the Army Air Force.

H. 8S. Wilson Amarillo Texas Employers Insurance Association Kenneth Lindsey Norval E. Ponder Ponder Corpus Christi Texas White Deer Lindsey Army Air Force

Three Amarillo Students Enter State LOS Inter scholastic Events

Amarillo High School students emerged as regional winners at Lubbock and will enter three State Interscholastic League events in Austin. Mike Flynn enters the state declamation contest, Lee Ann Brown competes in shorthand, and Barney Young enters ex tempore speech. J. H. Flathers, speech instructor, will accompany the group. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.

Austin Amarillo Lubbock Mike Flynn Lee Ann Brown Barney Young J. H. Flathers

Anti-Bomb Petitions Called a Red Trick

Philadelphia reports that a national American Legion Auxiliary leader accuses Pennsylvania women of being tricked into signing anti-atomic bomb petitions. She cites Soviet boastfulness and warns that some signatories do not understand the signatures. The speaker advocates control of atomic energy without disarming national defenses.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania American Legion Auxiliary Norman L. Sheehe Rockville

Abandoning Unused Street Fast Twenty Fifth Avenue

The city commission voted to abandon the dead end street from Pierce Street to the alley near Buchanan Street. City attorney Ben Manning will draft the ordinance, with ownership to transfer to abutting property owners after two years. Neighbors had objected when the closing was first proposed, with one planting a garden in the unused street.

Twenty-Fifth Avenue Pierce Street Pierce-Buchanan Ben Manning Manning N. V. Moss Ralph H. Davidson Pierce W. H. Curtis Buchanan Street

Beer Helps Blind Peruvians in Prevention Plan

Peruvians say beer tax funds a national program aiding the blind. Dr Jorge Valdeavellano told the Pan American conference that the one sol tax on each case of beer supports the government’s blind aid efforts.

Miami Beach Fla U.P Jorge Valdeavellano

City plans buy two packer trucks for waste disposal

The city commission authorized advertisements for two 2 ton trucks and two packers with not less than 12 cubic yards capacity to improve the Waste Disposal Department. Packers on long haul routes will cut riding time for crews, boosting weekly service to all city parts while noting current shortages of about 50 yards weekly.

Red Milburn Department Commission Smith Public Works Loren Young Amarillo Milburn

Kansas Volcano Fossil Suggests Ancient Activity

An extinct volcano in Kansas is believed to have erupted eight to ten million years ago based on new geological findings, indicating prolonged volcanic activity in the region's ancient past.

Kansas

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