School Costs Here Below U S Avg in Amarillo
Amarillo public schools operate 21 campuses with about 9 080 students and a per pupil cost of 68 77 in 1930 versus the national 100 89 in 1939. The district includes a senior high, three junior highs, 15 elementary schools and a school for colored students. Scotland expects whiskey shipments to America to continue at pre war volume.
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Amarillo Public Schools
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Willkie Promotes Unity Plan Awaiting Roosevelts Reply
In a New York radio address Wendell Willkie outlined a five point unity program aimed at curbing inflation and correcting economic errors. He urged President Roosevelt to consider opposition voices and warned that suppressing minorities could breed discord, while ruling out joining the Roosevelt cabinet.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
New York
Congress
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Republican House
Republican National Committee
Amarillo College Players Stage Sorority House Tonight
Amarillo College presents Mary Coyle Chase three act comedy Sorority House in the auditorium tonight at 8 pm with a 31 member cast led by Fain Matthews and Bob Izzard. The play repeats tomorrow night. Admission 35 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Amarillo College
Mary Coyle Chase
Amarillo College Players
Donald Clark
Fain Matthews
Alice Wyckoff
Bob Izzard
Bud Loomis
J. L., Adams
Rosemary Herrmann
DeWitt Drury
Hubert Wegener
Tom Cole
Shaheen Barker
Mary Stack
Doris Gale Crownover
Doris Mae Herrmann
Agnes Rose Larson
Margaret Boyce
Elizabeth Rollins
Maxine Ratcliff
Joyce Herndon
Johnne Rene Lyons
Virginia McCartt
Genice Croom
Maxine Camp 11
Dorothy Latham
Betty Jean Mead
Sarah Anne Crider
Nell Harris
Mae Jo Winn
Frances Fryar
Billie Williford
Billie Jones
Dora Kenyon
Yvonne Stevens
Mary Pryor
College
Sorority House
Chilean rider Eduardo Yanez tops 1000 dollar military stake
New York November 11 Major Eduardo Yanez of Chile known as a rider's rider led Toqui a 14.3 hand chestnut to victory in the 1000 dollar international military stake at the 55th National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden. Yanez bested three U S Army mounts in a jump off finishing in 54 seconds flat, narrowly beating Captain C B McClelland's eight year old Smacko.
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Madison Square Garden
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Cuba
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U. S
Smacko
Captain C. B. McClelland
Tennessee
Fort Myer
Homecoming Hints For Husbands
Ruth Millett urges husbands to help at home after work. She advises against complaining about dinner, hiding with a newspaper, or shirking chores. The piece suggests sharing dishes, praising meals, and supporting a tired wife to ease the evening routine.
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Ruth Millett
Junior Pierian Club Plans Guest Day at Amarillo Club
The Junior Pierian Club will present a guest day program at Amarillo Country Club on November 20. Reservations can be made by calling Mrs. E. B. Johnson Jr or Mrs. Johnnie Eslick, who handle arrangements for the meeting.
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Junior Pierian Club
Amarillo Country Club
E. B. Johnson, Jr
Johnnie Eslick
We The Women By Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett notes that women have used the vote to influence politics in varied ways. Some wives delegate influence to husbands, some argue for their own choice, and some keep their voting secret after leaving the polls. The piece blends humor with observations on marital dynamics during elections.
Vitamin K Saves Lives Of Mothers
Predictions were made that thousands of lives will be saved by a synthetic liquid vitamin K used to promote blood clotting. Dr Walter Hume reported reduced bleeding during and after childbirth and before/after operations. Physicians noted its extensive use with mothers prior to birth, aiming to protect newborns.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Southern Medical Association
Walter Hume
Louisville
River Road PTA Holds Open House With Guest Speaker
River Road School Parent Teachers Association will hold open house tomorrow afternoon at 2 15 at the school. Tea will be served from 2 15 to 3 o'clock for all parents and interested adults. Rev Clarence Wylie pastor River Road Presbyterian Church will be guest speaker. All parents and other adults are invited.
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River Road School
Parent- Teachers Association
Clarence Wylie
River Road Presbyterian Church
Santa Fe Carloadings Week Ending November 9 1940
The Santa Fe Railway System carloadings for the week ending Nov 9 1940 were 21,304 versus 22,186 a year earlier. Receipts from connections totaled 7,176, up from 6,199 in 1939. Total cars moved were 28,480, compared with 283,749 in 1939. The preceding week this year saw 30,627 cars handled.
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Santa FE
Gears of Naval Ships Take Months to Machine
New York November 12 The gear making for the largest type naval ships is a months long task. The bull gear weighs about 35 tons and is nearly 18 feet across with 600 teeth. Teeth are cut to three ten thousandths of an inch tolerance in rooms kept at 72 degrees Fahrenheit. General Electric expands Lynn Massachusetts cog making to support this precision work.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
United States
A. A. Ross
Gear Engineering Department
General Electric Co
Lynn
Mass
Ducks Plentiful In Oregon Says State Officials
Portland Oregon October report from state game officials finds duck populations up nearly 50 percent this year, the highest since 1935, indicating strong waterfowl numbers across the region.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
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