Amusement Park Funds Aid Children’s Home Drive
Lone Star Amusement Park owner S B Rhodes will donate half of this week’s receipts to the Children’s Home Building Fund. The drive aims to raise 300000 for a new home on ten acres near Thirty-fourth and Wawie, with five cottage dwellings for sixteen children each and an administration building. Local manager L L Morgan notes park activities include rides and games to boost community support.
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Lone Star Amusement Park
Thirty-fourth
Wawie
L. L. Morgan
Virginia
Eleventh and Park
Guy Saunders
Building Fund Drive
Children’s Home Fund
Dr H L Robertson Joins Baylor University Staff
Dr H L Robertson former Amarillo College language instructor is appointed head of the French department at Baylor University. He taught at Amarillo College from 1936 to 1946 and later worked as a radio newscaster for KGNC during the war years. Since 1946 he has taught at the University of Tennessee and will begin at Baylor September 1.
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H. L. Robertson
Amarillo College
Baylor University
Robertson
KGNC
University of Tennessee
Ingersoll Watch Plant for Abilene Announced
Abilene plans a US Time Corp watch factory with eventual payroll of 600 workers. About 200 hires expected within 60 days as the Abilene Chamber of Commerce confirms plans for the Ingersoll watch plant. US Time manufactures Ingersoll watches.
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Abilene
US Time Corporation
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
US Time
Ingersoll
Seaman Roy Holders Visiting In Amarillo
Seaman Roy O. Holder Jr son of Mr and Mrs R O Holder Guy Mon Okla is visiting friends in Amarillo this week. Holder recently completed a 10 week course of basic training at San Diego Cal After his training leave he will report to the San Diego base for future assignment.
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Roy Holden
Amarillo
Roy O. Holder, Jr
R. O. Holder
Guymon
Okla
Holder
San Diego
Cal
Elida Man Dies in Auto Crash Near Gatesville
The body of L. D. Qualles of Elida New Mexico was to be shipped home from Gatesville today. Qualles died instantly in an automobile collision near Jonesboro about 15 miles northwest of Gatesville yesterday.
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Gatesville
U.P
L. D. Qualles
Elida
Qualles
Jonesboro
Paving Replacement on Ong Street by Mc Knight Construction
Last summer paving on Ong between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-Sixth is being replaced by Mc Knight Construction Company. The new pavement cracked with winter weather and began breaking up last fall. H. R. Smith, city public works director, cites faulty paving as the cause. Jim McKnight, manager of the Mc Knight firm, commented on the project.
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McKnight Construction Company
H. R. Smith
Mr. Smith
Jim McKnight
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Globe
Harry J. Klingler
Pontiac Motor Division
Klingler
General Motors
Dock Coffey
Pontiac
L. W. Ward
West 7Th
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Ingersoll Watch
Ray Crumpacker
Greyhound
Greyhound U 9Th & Taylor
Cole
Springs
Denver , Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Mon
Texas
McKnight
Ch the Panhandle
Mia Furniture CO
R Taylor
DOT Security OR Signature Service CO
Radcliff
America
Whiteway
WED
THURS
Carrots
Gerber
Kellogg’s
Philip Morris
IP Morris
Phil
Morris
Marvene Suds
Pease
All Metal
Lipton’s
Denver
Pueblo Salt Lake City
Union Bus Center
Fillmore St
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