Amarillo Arts News Highlights and Upcoming Events
Amarillo College stages My Sister Eileen under Sharleen Barker with Clyde Mays and Marion Saunders in key roles. The Municipal Auditorium hosts a Bob Hope crowd split by gender with strong attendance from young professionals. Amarillo High School ROTC hosts a Friday night ball at the Country Club with Cadet Capt. Dick Robinett praised for top inspection. Upcoming Fraternity Night at the Nat and a skate party at Roller Palace showcase school and community activities.
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Eileen
Amarillo College
Sharleen Barker
Miny
Cn Manny
Amarillo High School
Dick Robinett
Jan Ochsner
Dick Coon
Patricia Patton
Annell de Grassi
John Thawley
Virginia Irwin
Douglas Moreland
Joe Pratt
Carl Matney
Frances Blankenship
Betty Burkhalter
Jim Tidwell
Clarence
Laurel Stinnett
Dorothy Johnson
Elizabeth Allen
William Fomby
Alma Lampe
Ray Vahue
Betty Singleton
Shirley Neely
Kathrine Hill
Bill Cain
Billie Jeanne Carter
Jimmy Hall
Amarillo Jaycees
Nat Mary Jo Phillips
Kappa
Reynold Gardener
Albert McKinley Ruthbows
Bill Pittman
Duck Anderson
Horton Russell
Pat Jackson
Charleen Hook
Norma Hoyt
Billie Jo Lidia
Howard Kenyon
Helen Holley
New Sandie
Bobby Joyce Haley
My Sister
Dot Wagoner
Peewee Lanham
Bourdon Rea Barfield
Lou Westmoreland
Gene Groom
Sonny Cooper
Jerry LeMond
Josie Catterton
Doris Mathey
Leroy Foster
Martha Morgan
Frank Butler
Billy Moore
Don Posey
Louise Little
Wayne Griffin
Jack Davis
Carolyn Munday
Elaine Johnson
Reco Wheatley
Pat Sasser
Bryan Webster
Italian 16th Century Rank Measured by Books Not Wealth
In 16th century Italy social standing was judged by the number of attractively-bound books a person owned rather than wealth. The era valued literary collection as a status symbol reflecting education taste and cultural refinement among the elite.
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Italy
Amarillo PTA Leader to Attend National Congress
Mrs W D DeGrassi, Amarillo historian for Texas P TA, will attend the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She also chairs councils for the Eighth District and will report to the district group on the convention. The national PTA meeting will be discussed.
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Amarillo
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
W. D. DeGrassi
Texas P-Ta
National PTA Convention Set for Chicago June 24
The national PTA plans a Chicago gathering with about 3 000 delegates. Presiding will be Mrs L W Hughes president who recently visited Amarillo during the state PTA sessions last fall. Federal aid for public schools and higher teacher pay are principal discussion topics per advance information.
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Chicago
L. W. Hughes
Hughes
Amarillo
PTA
P-Ta Organization
P-Ta
Fire Losses Rise Prompting Prevention Drive
The Globe reports a national surge in fire losses last year, spurring insurers and fire protection experts to boost prevention efforts. Amarillo joins plans for a fire prevention observance as campaigns emphasize safer construction to cut fires, since most are preventable.
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Amarillo
Fire hazards prompt calls for stricter codes and safer materials
The article urges alerts to fire dangers from matches and smoking and criticizes antiquated building codes. It notes hollow walls allow fast fire spread and that many pre revision structures remain vulnerable. Consequent underwriting losses hit fire insurers, with nearly 50 cents of each premium dollar going to claims.
Dwight Morrow School Contract Award Scheduled
The school board will award the contract for a new Dwight Morrow School this evening. Bids will be opened when the board meets at 7 30 o'clock in the Senior High School.
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New Dwight Morrow School
Dwighte Morrow
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Ruth
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Loren Hightower
Fred Miller
Bob Hope
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My Sister Eileen
Dick Hall
Mickey Merchant
Johnny Alien
Eldon Durrett
Martha van Shaw
Pat Babb
Badger
Mary Ann Harris
Roller Palace
Bill
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Curtis Bell
Cherry Mixon
Dixie Page
Mike Strueber
Pat Riley
Bob Certain
Polly Lowe
Earnest Sage
Bud Vaught
Gayle Cavin
Bill Merry
Jerry Pullerton
Lawrence Jackson
Bobby Bauman
J. M. Shultz
Alvie Gill
Dick Hampton
Charles Howard
James Plumiee
Danny Ritter
Dick Battin
Horace Hewett
Harold Swafford
Lois Harvey
Betty Bivins
Gypsy Smallwood
Jackie Clark
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Ruth Huff
John Maynard
Tommy Evans
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Dorothy Ryan
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Joe B. Brown
Ann Kline
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Richard George
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Teel Sullenberger
Harland Collins
Peggy Dryden
Herland’s
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Norma Johnson
Pat Russell
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Klin Life Insurance CO
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