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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
22
Bureau Names Lewis to Fill Engineer Job
Illness forced the voluntary retirement of O S Craft a longtime Bureau of Reclamation regional engineer in the Southwest since 1947 Director H F E Robbins announced. Craft joined the Rio Grande Project staff at El Paso in 1927 after UC engineering studies and worked on reclamation projects at Hoover and Grand Coulee dams and the Central Valley Project in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Craft
US Bureau of Reclamation
H. F E. Robbins
Craft
Bureau of Reclamation
Rio Grande Project
el Paso
University of California
Hoover and
Grand Coulee Dams
Central Valley Project
California
Bureau of Reclamation assigns regional post in Amarillo
The Bureau of Reclamation reshapes its western operations in 1944 with Mr Craft directing the design and construction branch in Amarillo. A. A. Lewis, a 1928 Texas A&M engineering graduate and longtime bureau employee, becomes acting regional engineer for the southwestern region. He has lived in Amarillo since 1946, with the Lewis home at 203 Arch Terrace. Mr Craft and his wife plan to move to West Plains Missouri to pursue agricultural interests, joining their son Dennis, 14, at 802 Palo Duro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Basin
Washington
Pecos River
Bureau
Carlsbad
Craft
Amarillo
Agency
Dennis
Palo Duro
West Plains
Robbins
A. A. Lewis
Kaufman
Tex
Texas A&M’s
School of Engineering
Lewis
Denver
203
Arch Terrace
Elks appoint convention committee for Texas gathering
The Texas Elks State Association plans its 26th annual convention in Amarillo from June 7 to 9. Amarillo Lodge members named to the convention committees include Duke Nally, Paul Boxwell, C. G. Barrett, Roy Cloninger, M. L. Van Arsdel, A. B. Fincher, Allen Rigler, Doug Graham, Felix Mandell, Bob Jones, Vernon Crues, Henry Hendrix, Robert L. Fletcher, John Heket, G. M. Conners, Clyde Rowe, Rex Baxter, Jerry Malin, C. C. Gibbon, Speed Ravey, Bert Cavanaugh, LeRoy McGlain, Bob Johnson, B. T. Bill Baker, Tom Stalnaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Duke Nally
Paul Boxwell
C. G. Barrett
Roy Cloninger
M. L. van Arsdel
A. B. Fincher
Allen Rigler
Doug Graham
Felix Mandell
Bob Jones
Vernon Crues
Henry Hendricks
Robert L. Fletcher
John Heket
G. M. Conners
Clyde Rowe
Rex Baxter
Jerry Malin
C. C. Gibson
Speed Ravey
Bert Cavanaugh
LeRoy McGlain
Bob Johnson
B. T
Bill” Baker
Tom Stalnaker
Lige Nelson to graduate with aeronautical engineering degree
Lige Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs E C Nelson of 1700 Western, will receive the Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering degree from the University of Texas on June 4. He will start work for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp in Fort Worth on June 15. Nelson is a 1946 Amarillo High School graduate and a 1948 Amarillo College alumnus and was a member of the Ken Klub and National Honor Society in high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Lige Nelson
E. C. Nelson
Western
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Fort Worth
Nelson
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Ken Klub
National Honor Society
Notable Local Committee Members Listed by Name
The article lists numerous men and women as members of the local committees. Names include Les Smith Elmer Runquist Fred Fyfe Joe Reid L. E. Smith Don Sipes Mel Settle Walter Skipworth John Wilson George Cooper John Merchant J J Pope Otho Fitzgarrald H Grady Wilson Dr Donald B Weir Pede Powell and many Mesdames Paul Boxwell E E Jordan Morris A Lively Don Blatzheim LeRoy McGlain Charlie Barrett Duke Nally W A Powell Tom Stalnaker Bert Levy Speed Ravey John Peterson R A Loomis Roger Teas J O Fitzgarrald Joe Harlan Omer Reed Nils Noble R T Watkins A E Casey R C Anderson E J Lodge L J Redus Arthur Hanson W L Brown Carl England Fred Radcliff Thurman Gholston Guy Byrd Stuart McQuirk A C Edwards B M Daniels Clyde Rowe Bob Johnson N F Martin Wilt Springer Frank Scott Allen Rigler Vernon Crues and Miss Mildred Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Smith
Elmer Runquist
Fred Fyfe
Joe, Reid
L. E. Smith
Don Sipes
Mel Settle
Walter Skipworth
John Wilson
George Cooper
John Merchant
J. J. Pope
Otho Fitzgarrald
H. Grady Wilson
Donald B. Weir
Pede Powell
Mesdames
Paul Boxwell
E. E. Jordan
Morris A. Lively
Don Blatzheim
LeRoy McGlain
Charlie Barrett
Duke Nally
W. A. Powell
Tom Stalnaker
Bert Levy
Speed Ravey
John Peterson
R. A. Loomis
Roger Teas
J. O. Fitzgarrald
Joe Reid
Art Querry
J. A. Fields
Bert Cavanaugh
H. C. Winburn
Joe Harlan
Mesdames Omer Reed
Nils
Scouts Turn Super Cooks in Camp Coffee Can Dinners
Washington dispatch by Harman W Nichols reports 4000 Boy Scouts at Soldier's Home testing coffee can cooking over charcoal. Recipes include chicken and dumplings and Dixie Casserole using ham, corn, black-eyed peas, sweet potato, and butter. Two recipes serve two. cooking times run 45 minutes to an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Harry Markins
Billy Marlin
Easthampton man fined after license suspension protest
In Northampton a man enraged by a license suspension drove to complain to a motor vehicle inspector. In district court he was fined 50 dollars for driving after his license had been suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Easthampton
Administration seeks licensing of all businesses for price control
Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle says the administration would license every business to suspend operations for violations under new price control laws. He proposes a freeze on parity at the season's start and warns current controls expire June 20. He also calls for minor amendments to clarify regulations and argues controls must be paired with fiscal and tax measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
American Broadcasting Company
Secretary of Agriculture
Albert M. Cole
Kansas
GM Wage Boost Delayed Notice to 335000 Workers
General Motors informs its 335000 production workers that a 4 cent hourly pay raise due yesterday cannot be paid yet. The raise awaits approval from the Wage Stabilization Board before any payment can be made, delaying the promised increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
GM Says Increase Will Be Retroactive to Applies Soon
General Motors announced the raise plans are retroactive and that the increase is intended to apply across prior periods. The statement indicates the company aims to implement the higher pay rate for current and past eligibility.
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Claiborne and Wauford
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Taylor
ELKS
Texas Elks State Association
Gmudd
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By Harman W. Nichols
Seiwell Drug
N. Fillmore
Browning Blue Print Co
Furrs
Val
Sve Seall
Martha
Logan
Home Economist
Swift's Premium
HAM
Furr Food Stores
O.P.S
O.P.S. Group 4
Schilling
del Monte Catsup
del Monte
Deluxe Tappan Gas Range
Western Light & Supply
Polk
Amarillo Farr
Durng
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