Weedy Tall Texan: Mercer Tops Texas Bragging List
W H Mercer of the Bureau of Reclamation claims the world's largest private weed seed collection and a top Texas brag. His tall tale about tumbleweeds traveling 900 miles at over 101 mph earned him the No. 1 membership in the Solemn Order of Texas Braggarts and admiration from John Randolph of Houston.
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W. H. Mercer
Bureau of Declamation
Mr. Mercer
Mercer
Texas
Portland
Ore
Port Isabel
Boca Chin
Amarillo
London
John Randolph
Houston
Randolph
Order of
Texas Braggarts
Tall Texas
Talas
Bureau of Reclamation
Republic of Texas
Kenga Tesen
San Antonio
North Dakota
Price Alumni To Entertain Senior Class
Price College Alumni Association led by Pet Keabing will host a smoker Friday night at the cellos and entertain the entire student body with games and athletic events Saturday afternoon. A dance follows Saturday night in Price gymnasium and a business meeting occurs after the athletic events, the first since December’s homecoming.
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Pet Keabing
Price College Alumni Association
Cellos
Price Gymnasium
Aiomecoming
Now You Can Tell Which Bus You Missed
Amarillo buses install rear window identification tags to match front route signs. A G Nussbaum of the Amarillo Bus Company says tagging will be completed in weeks. The rear signs help riders identify missed buses without circling to the front.
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Amarilla
A. G. Nussbaum
Amarillo Bus Company
Nussbaum
Billy Louis Parkhill Dies at St Anthony's Hospital
Billy Louis Parkhill 19, son of Mr and Mrs B R Parkhill of 804 North Houston, died this morning at 4 from a long illness at St Anthony's Hospital. Survived by two brothers A L Parkhill Lamese and Ferrell Parkhill Amarillo and five sisters Mrs Sunshine Hudson and Mrs Jud Malone Amarillo. Funeral at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel this afternoon Rev Jack W Sizemore officiates. Burial Llano Cemetery. Santa Fe carloadings for week ending May 17 totaled 23 946 cars received from connections 10 049 and total cars moved 33 995. Preceding week 34 715.
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Billy Louis Parkhill
B. R. Parkhill
North Houston
Otlock
St. Anthony's Hospital
A. L. Parkhill
Lamesa
Ferrell Parkhill
Amarillo
Sunshine Hudson
Jud
Malone
Noth
Santa FE
Igagé
Richard Pulliam 90 Dies in Acy Rural dies kept at chapel
Richard Pulliam a 90 year old resident of Acy died this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. He was a retired farmer and had lived in Acy for two years. Survived by four sons Charles R Clem Q John H and Alfred Pulliam all of Acy and daughter Mrs John Ross Wellington Kan plus 18 grandchildren. Body in state Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Richard Pulliam
Acy
Northwest Texas Hospita
Charles R
Clem Q
John H
Alfred Pulliam
John Ross
Wellington
Kan
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Canyon Women Injured in Wreck
Two Canyon women suffered minor injuries in a mid afternoon crash at Twenty ninth and Tyler. Mrs. W. Osborn and Mrs. Mitchell were shaken and bruised while riding with Mr. Osborn. Their car collided with a vehicle driven by J Hunekey at 2700 Washington.
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Canyon Peopl
Twenty-ninth
Tyler
W. ©. Osborn
Mitchell
Osborn
J . Hunekey
Warrison
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