New North Heights Negro Kids Inc Prepares For Play
Amarillo reports a new Negro Kids Inc wing with 10 volunteer coaches and 100 signed players. Four fields will be used at Bones Hooks Park starting May 17, with boys on Wednesdays and Fridays, girls on Tuesdays, and a men’s league on Thursdays. Tom Deavers leads equipment from the youth center, joined by several volunteers.
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Amarillo Kids, Inc
North Heights
Negro Kids, Inc
Bones Hooks Park
Fifteenth
North Ony
Negro (Lobo Club
Tom Deavers
North Heights Kids, Inc
Deavers
J. FE. Lofton
J. F. Thornton
Frank Robinson
Arthur Robinson
Hubert J. Hase
G. W. Cobb
H. D. Turner
Harry Williams
Pete Jones
Regnal Greenhaw
Bowie
Greenhaw
George Greenhaw
Memphis
Mother's Day through Amarillo history and Pioneer Mothers
In 1921 Amarillo officials and editors debated Mother's Day sentimentality and promoted wearing flowers for mothers. By 1940 The Globe-News honored Panhandle Pioneer Mothers, including Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Britain, Mrs. Bivins, and Mrs. Masterson, noting their roles shaping Amarillo’s frontier culture and cattle industry legacy.
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Amarillo
Lon D. Marrs
Globe-News
Panhandle
J. O. Curtis
Amarillo Hotel
Curtis
W. R. Curtis
Diamond Tail Ranch
Molly
Kendrick
Curtises
Old South
L. C. Thompson
XIT
Dalhart
E. C. Britain
Dallas
Tulsa
Mary E. Bivins
Grayson County
Lampasas
Wheeler County
Old Mobeetie
Canasta Q&A From Oswald Jacoby
Mr Jacoby answers readers questions on Canasta rules including card counting, joker value, adding cards to melds, discards and taking extra draws. He notes limits on replacing red threes and that he cannot answer individual questions but will publish frequent inquiries.
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NEA
Chicago
Jacoby
Canasta
Praise Navigation By Maori Ancestors In New Zealand
Descendants of a group that arrived 600 years ago in New Zealand by outrigger canoes gathered in tribute to their early navigators. More than 2 000 Maoris joined the assembly seeking to honor heritage and renowned seafaring ancestors.
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New Zealand
Taft's Fate in Ohio Could Decide Nomination
The column notes Taft's slim chances unless he wins big in Ohio where Smathers influence could shift momentum. It argues Willkie and Dewey won their nominations but not elections, suggesting Taft's viability hinges on a strong Ohio vote and uncertain outcome.
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Willkie
Dewey
Taft
Ohio
Smathers
Duck Fights Five-Foot Snake On Australian River
A small black mother duck battled a five foot snake on the Murrumbidgee River in Australia until a farmer arrived and killed the reptile. The duckling seized by the snake wriggled free and returned to its mother.
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Murrumbidgee
Australia
Byron Nelson Exhibition at Ross Rogers Course May 21
A Byron Nelson Exhibition is scheduled at the Ross Rogers Course on May 21. The event showcases top players and features a gallery of Nelson memorabilia and tips from pros attending the course. Proceeds benefit local golf programs.
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Byron Nelson
Ross Rogers
Shakeup in Red Polish Leaders
WARSAW Poland May 12 Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky former Soviet army commander now in charge of Poland's military forces named to the Polish Communist Party Politburo The elevation follows forecasts of leadership shakeups with rumors of criticism and purges Rokossovsky also serves on the state council and his appointment would tighten his influence in government Observers predict further changes in the Polish government
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Warsaw
Poland
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Communist Party
Rokossovsky
Red Army
State Council
Our Younger Generation: Blond Mary Ann Rhoton at Amarillo High
Blond Mary Ann Rhoton, 16, Amarillo High School sophomore and former home room president, leads in Future Teachers of America allied youth. She enjoys swimming and tennis, aims to be an art teacher, and is daughter of T. E. Rhoton. Gene Hill, 12, Sam Houston Junior High eighth grader, student council member and former home room president, favors football and horseback riding, son of J. W. Hill.
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R. R. Jameson
Northwest Texas Hospital
R. A. Rattan
Clyde D. Lyons
Belleview
P. B. McClure
Travis
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
J. L. Green
West Twelfth
W. H. Mundell
North Haves
Higher Fundation Department
Amarillo
Penhandle
McMurry College
Abilene
Southwest
Krld-Tv
Dallas
Travis Jordan
Mary Helen McGilvary
Hereford
Teddy Joe James
Eddie Hill
Wellington
Bill Green
Lota May Hughes
Shamrock
Jack Newby
Richardine
Deanie
Windsor
Young Man
University of Texas
Northwest Texas Hospital Medical
Mary Beth Goodrich
Florida
Marsha Acton
Virginia
N. D. Hughes
Wilson
Elizabeth Hitch
Harrison
Joe Clamp
Fillmore
William N. Jones
Monroe
John Pinkston
Maryland
Kathleen Middick
James Williams
Dumas
Rickey Oliver
East Central
Betty Louise Monken
Broadmoor
G. T. Burnett
Tyler
Johnny
Necka
Browning
Charles We
Bee
Hayden
C. M. Me
H. EF. Allen
Wichita
L. J. Hornsby
Bonita
Pleasant Valley
J. C. Richardson
Tyler Military Department
Billy Don Martin
Don R. Martin
Brooks
West Coast
Robert Richard Black
E. L. Graham
Hill
Mary Ann Rhoton
Amarillo Y High School
Future Teachers of America
Allied Youth
T. E. Rhoton
Tennessee
E & & Gene
Speed” Hill
Sam Houston Junior High
J. W. Hill
Sunset
Refined Russia purge plan on Poland army
State Department officials in Washington said Russians were planning a new purge of Poland's army and the Polish Communist Party, signaling shifts in Eastern Europe policy.
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State Department
Washington
Poland
Communist Party
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la Junta
Colo
Andrews
W. E. Andrews
Trinidad
Doyle Hill
Herlie Moreman
W. W. Martin
Pat Wells
Hollis Boren
Lois McCulloch
H. S. Haralson
Diane
Birmingham
Ala
R. S. Greene
Greene
S. O. Greene
Guy C. Bateman
Prospect
Texline
J. A. Abney
Abney
Lipscomb County
H. H. Andrews
J. O. Wood
I & Mr
R. D. Hall
Alaska
Hall County
Johnson
Tex Thornton
Lippert
Plainview
Jimmy Black
Gene Meek
Curtis Terrell
Bill Hardin
Jim Richardson
Frances Vaughn
Miss Vaughn
Billy Rogers
Jack Bell
Joe Coffee
Tommy Giles
George Wesley Rice
W. H. Morgan
Chas. M. Rogers
Guy Chisholm
Margie Ruth Biggers
Mary Ruffner
W. H. Watson
James Parks
Roy W. Thompson
Mary Catherine Oneal
Johnie D. Perkins, Jr
J. A. Kirkwood
Sam K. Broyles
Jimmy Wood
Beth Britton
Nina Nadine Jones
Ed Hatchett
Jason Robberson
Donald Stinson
SFR
Everett N. Magee
Edward M. Magee
Barksdale Air Force Base
Louisiana
ST. Anthony’s
Thomas Wasson
Bob Ames
West
L. Peake
Lincoln
Willard Criss
Guyman
Okla
Vivian Knox
Lelia Lake
G. R. Stout
Broadview
Earl Bentley
Stinnett
Frankie Liles
North Grant
Bertha Crutchfield
Stratford
Ruth McCleskey
Bill Lackey
East Fifteenth
Connie Lawson
James Lawson
Beverly
Bob Marshall
Thor
B. F. Goodrich
4Th and Fillmore
Mra la
Dagwoc
Police Department
Rue DE LA Paix
Albert
Mamie
Red Ryder
Zero
Jan Albert
Jacoby On
By Oswald Jacoby
Sokolsky
Duckling
Amarillo Printing Company
PWC
Lidi Serre
Dumas Perry Ton—Spearman
FISK
Beoome Optical CO
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