Popular Amarillo Senior Excels in Sports and Singing
Elizabeth Allen, Amarillo High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Allen, excels in rifle marksmanship placing in the top groups among 14 cadets with 148 of 200. She auditioned before Marian Anderson after an AHS performance, earning praise for her voice and poise and is noted as the best basketball player among classmates.
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Elizabeth Allen
Amarillo High School
Harvey Allen
Hughes
Elizabeth
Marian Anderson
AHS
Miss Anderson
No. 1 Aviation Columnist Appeals for Strong Air Arm
Aviation columnist Captain Gill Robb Wilson appeals for a strong air force to ensure future peace while opposing a single foreign state controlled airline. He praises free enterprise in aviation, discusses airline pricing and route structures, and notes the growth of air travel will determine aircraft size. He highlights Beech Bonanza and Cessna 190 as key private planes and stresses safety enhancements in crosswind landings.
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Aviation
Gill Robb Wilson
Amarillo
Pall Mall
Wilson
Cording
Los Angeles
Aviation leader frames future with better ground radar and ILS
The aviation leader cites Day as asserting improvements in ground controlled approaches, radar systems, airborne radar, and the Instrument Landing System to enhance safety and efficiency in air travel.
Senior Girl Scout Conference Plans in Pampa
Senior Girl Scouts from the Panhandle area including Amarillo will attend a conference in Pampa on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the city club rooms. A planning meeting held in Dumas on April 10 selected three topics for discussion.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Pampa
Dumas
B and PW Board Members Honor President at Breakfast
Executive board members of the Business and Professional Womens Club held their May meeting and breakfast at Mrs. Margaret Fletcher’s home at 423 West Tenth. The event honored club president Miss Margaret Ventress with about 20 guests in attendance and seating arranged by professional symbols.
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Business and Professional Womens Club
Margaret Fletcher
West Tenth
Margaret Ventress
Fletcher
Iris Graham
Housing Costs Reasonable by Comparison
Bob White of the Amarillo Real Estate Board cites Morgan Fitch of the National Association of Real Estate Boards to argue housing costs are reasonable by comparing wage and price indices since 1926. He notes wages up 108 percent over the 1935-39 average while housing costs rise 68 percent, arguing dollar value and price inflation justify current home prices.
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Bob White
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Morgan L. Fitch
National Association of Real Estate Boards
$2000 diamond bar pin hidden toe in charity drive
Mrs. J. J. Parker told police she placed a 2000 dollar diamond bar pin in a shoe for safekeeping and then donated the shoe in a charity drive, hoping it would bring luck despite a sharp toe pain.
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Portland, Or
J. J. Parker
Beetles Claimed to Be Strongest Insects Lift 700 Times
Beetles described as the strong men of the insect world can lift about 700 times their own weight according to the report, highlighting remarkable strength relative to size. The figure underscores beetles' impressive physical power among arthropods and invertebrates.
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Amer
Smith & Sons
N. Fillimore
Denby Batchlear
WTA
Raven
Liberal
Tyler
Rabie
B&pw Board
Nickel Magazine
Springfields
The
United States
Thomas
Thomas Bakery
Polk
Stubblefield
Sixth Avenue
Taylor
TS. Oowers
Buthker’s. E
Florists’ Telegraph, Delivery
Buthkers
Amarillo Greenhouse
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