World Work Outlined in Foundation Report
Rockefeller Foundation report received by Mayor Blasdel outlines international health work. It highlights fellowship funding, League of Nations exchanges, visiting professors, malaria, hookworm, and typhoid efforts, and the spread of medical education across Harvard, London, Prague, Warsaw, and Brazil.
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Rockefeller Foundation
B. 8. Blasdel
League of Nations
Rockefeller Institute
Brazil
International Health Board
China Medical Board
Division of Medical Education
Nations
Japan
Harvard
London
Prague
Warsaw
San Paulo
United States
New Brunswick
Canada
British Isles
University of Alberta
University of Pennsylvania
George E. Vincent
Foundation
Railroad News and Folks By John Moore
One of the most splendid customs is Mother's Day and its deep reverence. Extra passenger equipment is being received to form four special trains for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Brownwood. Newspapers list various travel, people, and rail operations, including new Santa Fe main line work and recent staff moves.
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Mother
The
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Brownwood
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
N. M
Old Timers Roundup Names New Panhandle Reunion
The T Anchor Reunion will be renamed the Old Timers Roundup to invite every veteran cowpuncher in the Panhandle. A meeting at the Amarillo hotel approved Sulphur Park Hereford as this year’s site on August 28, with Judge L. Gough as president and a committee to name program and other duties. Attendees included Sid Boykin Clovis John Isaacs Canadian Amarillo and others from Amarillo Groom Panhandle Canadian Crum and Childress.
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T Anchor
Panhandle
Amarillo
Sid Boykin
Clovis
John Knorpp
Groom
Christian Science Peace Plan Distribution Widens
The Christian Science Monitor peace plan is being distributed locally with several hundred May 8 issues ordered by First Church of Christ Scientist Amarillo. Churches nationwide are ordering more to explain proposals that would draft business and property as well as individuals in wartime to curb profit and reduce war incentives.
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Christian Sciene Monitor
Monitor
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Amarillo
Mother memory and the death chair turn a cruel crime
A newspaper commentary laments a man’s murder of his mother, stressing the moral failure and missed chance to show care. The piece contrasts his lack of pity with his later remorse, noting his execution shadowed by regret and the impact on his elderly mother. It also notes railway career moves for Pat Pontel and Timothy J. OShaughnessy.
Tri-State Fair Grounds Progressing At Pace
A visitor likens the site to Ringling Bros. circus as progress continues. The agricultural building rises 48 by 260 feet in white stucco with a red roof and four arch entrances, while work on water supply digs toward 300 feet. Twenty five scrapers work the race track and a six foot banked turn. A five foot mesh fence with five barbed wires tops it, concrete corner posts are set. Streets nearly graded and 360 trees planted. Grandstand to seat 3000. Family visitors from Hereford noted.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
Ringling Bros. Circus
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