Amarillo School Board Buys Land For Two New Elementary Schools
Amarillo school board moved to ease overcrowding by purchasing two parcels for 15 and 13 room elementary schools with cafeteria auditoriums. Lands between Polk and Taylor Fillmore and near Avon dale were bought for 10 500 and 1 000 per acre, financed from 3 million in bonds. Architects named for the two sites are Kerr and Walsh with plans to hire others for additions at several campuses.
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Amarillo
Polk
Taylor and Fillmore
North Fifteenth
Terry Thompson, Jr
Horace Mann
Avondale
West Fifteenth
W. F. George
Iowa City
Margaret Wills
Lawrence Kerr
Harold Walsh
North Amarillo
J. Roy Smith
Alice Landergin
Sam Houston Junior High
John Hannon
Humphreys Highland
Melvin Ensign
Summit School
Thomas Haynie
Amarillo High School
E. G. Sanders
Betty Bridges
James S. Boswell
Bill
Bob Carter
Amarillo College
Stockholm Archipelago Yachting Centers Highlighted
Sweden's leading yachting hubs are Sandhamn and Saltsjöbaden in the Stockholm archipelago, with Långedrag and Marstrand near Gothenburg noted for sailing activity. This overview marks the country's top nautical centers and their coastal appeal.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Sandhamm
Saltsjobaden
Langedrag
Marstrand
Goteborg
City Commission Meeting Cancelled
The city commission meeting this afternoon has been cancelled as no business was planned due to lack of a quorum. Mayor Gene Klein returned from New York after attending the United States Conference of Mayors and was not expected back until tomorrow.
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Gene Klein
New York
United States Conference of Mayors
Bottle Thrown at Railroader's Home
Frank Friou of 3700 East Tenth told officers that an empty soft drink bottle was thrown at his home about 10 50 o clock last night. Friou, a Santa Fe engineer, said he was in bed when it happened and the bottle was turned over to the sheriff's department.
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Frank Friou
East Tenth
Friou
Santa Fe
Sheriffs Department
Permanent Traffic Lines Planned for Polk Street
Mayor Gene Klein announced that permanent traffic lane markers will be installed on Polk Street within 60 days by Perma-Line Corporation. The process uses a white mastic poured into trenches in the paving bricks, with warm weather needed for installation. Similar lines are planned for Corpus Christi Brownsville and other Texas cities this summer.
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Polk Street
Gene Klein
Perma-Line Corporation
City Commission
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Texas
Kwahadi brochure to publicize Amarillo nationwide
The Kwahadi Indian Dads Club and Hanson Post American Legion plan a 26 page colored brochure on Indian lore and dances. Twenty Kwahadi Indians will attend the Boy Scout National Jamboree at Valley Forge June 24 to July 9. A two hour show will be presented at Tri-State Fair Park June 9 with admission 1 for adults and 50 cents for under 16. Four thousand copies will be printed and sold at the Jamboree and locally to fund a 20 boy trip. A center fold will feature Amarillo’s air view and business profile. Officers include Leslie Smith chair Van W Hall secretary Frank Velebil treasurer Ralph Irelan instructor.
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Amarillo
Southwest
Kwahadi Indian Dads Club
Boy Scouts
Valley Forge
Kwahadi Indians Dads Club
Hanson Post
The
American Legion
Rodeo Stadium
Tri-State Fair Park
Leslie Smith
van W. Hall
Frank Velebil
Ralph E. Irelan
Pakistan to Buy Tractors from Czechoslovakia Under Pact
Pakistan plans to purchase tractors from Czechoslovakia under a new trade pact. The agreement signals closer bilateral commerce and potential industrial cooperation between Karachi and Prague. No further details on quantities or dates were released.
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Pakistan
Czechoslovakia
San Angelo Contractor Indicted in Mineral Wells Bank Robbery
Dallas federal grand jury indicted Irvin Barfield a 21 year old San Angelo contractor for robbing the City National Bank of Mineral Wells of 1522 dollars on May 4. Indictment returned yesterday.
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Dallas
Irvin Barfield
San
Gelo
City National Bank of Mineral
Dallas’ Federal Grand
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Globe-News
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Apache Leather Goods
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Cretney & Skaggs
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