Tax discount law slows late payments in Potter County
Governor O Daniel signed a bill making state and county taxes eligible for prompt payment discounts. A 3 percent discount applies 90 days before the deadline, 2 percent at 60 days, and 1 percent 30 days prior. Delinquent payments incur escalating penalties up to 8 percent by July 1. County fears losing about 10 thousand dollars if big taxpayers rush to discounts. cities and schools may opt in.
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Potter County
O'Daniel
Printers of North Texas Gather for Conference and Anniversary
More than 200 Typographical Union members and visitors travel to Amarillo for a two day North Texas conference and the thirtieth anniversary of Local No. 525. J Sparkman of Houston represents Claude M Baker international president. Delegates from Dallas Fort Worth Wichita Falls Abilene Big Spring Lubbock Clovis and other cities will attend. Events include registration at the Amarillo Hotel a dance Saturday night and a 9 o’clock Sunday morning anniversary program led by W H Terry.
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Amarillo
Clyde A. Tittle
Wichita Falls
Mr. Kreigbaum
Mr. Tittle
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
Big Spring
Lubbock
Clovis
W. H. Terry
Kreigbaum
Amarillo Hotel
ITV
Social Center Praised as Great Character Builder
Amarillo officials praise the Social Center for Girls as a key character builder for local youths. Principals and teachers from multiple schools cite improved student outcomes and heightened confidence, noting at least one girl completed exams thanks to Center support. Campaign totals exceed 2000 with $2,077 raised.
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Social Center
Amarillo
FE. L. Hunter
Horace Mann School
Fancher Upshaw
C. W. Parr
Mary Elizabeth Nixon
Timmons
Princips Johnson Street School
Tal
J. 8. Evans
Jepal
McKinley Behoo
Felix Phillips
Sanborn School
Survivors Return From Squalus Rescue Mission
Eight Squalus crew members walked ashore with loved ones after rescue, including Lieut. O F Naquin. Naquin, last to exit, wore a black jacket with khaki pants and carried trousers over his shoulder. Yeoman second class Charles Kaney remained on a stretcher.
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O F. Wnaquin
Naquin
Harriet Lane
Oliver F. Naquin
Pups Invade City Tennis Courts In Ellwood Park
About a hundred Amarillo youngsters rose early to occupy all Ellwood Park tennis courts. Players praised morning sessions as best before heat rises, while lamenting limited courts and long afternoon waits.
Convicted Driver George Morelas Sentenced to Jail and Fine
George Morelas was found guilty in 47th district court of drunken driving, receiving a 60 day jail term and a $50 fine. A separate massive underwater rescue at sea described eight submariners saved from a sunken vessel after a long, perilous ascent.
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Sanborn
Blanche Pumphrey
HW. A. Shaw
Arthur Ware
George Morelas
47Th District Court
Boy Scout First Aid Quiz Challenges Common Beliefs
Amarillo Boy Scouts issued a questionnaire that corrects widespread first aid myths. It clarifies that serious bleeding is more dangerous than stopped breathing and warns against giving stimulants to the unconscious. It also notes never to set a broken bone and treats head injuries as skull fractures until a physician examines.
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Amarillo
WPA Opens School For Playground Men
A training school for WPA recreation playground projects opened today in the municipal auditorium under Roy Anding, project supervisor. The course runs through May 31 with about 25 attending, preparing supervisors for summer programs.
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Municipal Auditorium
Roy Anding
A. A. Meredith
Childress
Canyon and
Dalhart
Ross D. Rogers
Chester H. Fits
Insurance Men Flock to Amarillo Outdoor Event
Insurance men from the Panhandle will attend a stag party hosted by the Amarillo Insurance Exchange at Coronado Lodge Palo Duro State Park on Monday June 5. About a few hundred invitations were sent as Dorsey B Smith chairs the invitation committee. The party starts with a meet at the Herring Hotel and a 4 PM caravan departure, with barbecue supper in the canyon at 6 PM chaired by Lew Fields and an events committee.
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Panhandle
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Coronado Lodge
Palo Duro State Park
Dorsey B. Smith
Herring Hotel
Canyon
Lew Fields
Cats
Traffic Death Toll Rises in Amarillo Blaze of Bell Toll
The Texas traffic death bell tolls for Potter County after Marlin Monroe Singleterry died from injuries after a motorcycle collision with a car last Friday. State police announced the death on the Texas State Network as officials note Potter County now records two traffic deaths.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
Marlin Monroe Singleterry
Tyler
Reissig
W. J. Elliott
State Police
Jim Line
Local committee names three campus officials
The readable text cites Charley Lowndes as general chairman, Harry Daily as athletic director, and Rolla Cartwright as transportation committee chairman.
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Charley Lowndes
Harry Daily
Rolla Cartwright
Transportation Committee
Dictators To Match Power
Berlin officials say totalitarian powers will answer the encirclement drive led by Britain France and Soviet Russia The statement links French British negotiations with Soviet Russia to a western rejection of the axis proposal and the German Italian military pact.
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Berlin
U.P
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
Russia
Germany
Italy
Grand Jury Reconvenes in Hickman Fraud Case
Potter County grand jury re convened today with Sheriff Bill Adams saying the panel likely would investigate the Dwight Hickman case. Hickman is charged with swindling by worthless check. An Alaska plane trip replaces dog teams, covering seven minutes what a dog team does in a day.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Bill Adams
Dwight Hickman
Hickman
Alaska
Von's Pink Tablets Aid Gastric Hyperacidity Sufferers
Advertisement from Omaha Von Co claims Von's Pink Tablets help with stomach gas sour stomach ulcers and indigestion caused by gastric hyperacidity. A testimonial from S B Bryson of Moclips Washington dated July 9 1938 notes weight gain and improved appetite after using three bottles. Free booklet offered from 656 Keeline Building Omaha Nebraska.
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S. B. Bryson
Moclips
Washington
Omaha von Co
Keeline Bildg
Omaha
Nebr
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