Panhandle Town Names Reflect Railroad History and Early Pioneers
The Santa Fe Railway crews documented how Panhandle towns in North Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico received names. Many honored Santa Fe officials or early settlers while others recalled pioneers cattlemen and local legends. Towns include Dawn Bovina Pampa and Mendota now Gordon Norfolk and Mendota again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McKenzie
England
Stratford On the Avon
William Shakespeare
Texas
Stratford
Coldwater Creek
Col
Walter Colvin
Little
Great Southwest
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Chanesa
C. W. Kouns
Kouns
Charles
Sarah
Nell
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon
Hereford
Dawn
J. H. Parrish
Bovina
Farwell
Chicago
Saint Francis
Panhandle
Francis
Mendota
Lll
Gordon
Norfolk
Wharton
Pampa
Argentina Pampas
Ontario
Glasgow
Sutton
George Tyng
White Deer Lands
South America
Panhandle Plains
N. K. Brown
Reydon
Exell
Miles Bivins
Bivins
Skellytown
Coltexo
Skelytown
Skelly Oil Company
Texas Company
Columbia Gasoline Corporation
Lautz
H. B. Lautz
Machevoc
EF. E. Machevoc
Cordaro
Carrouzett
New Music Store Opens in Amarillo Hall Music Company
Amarillo opens Hall Music Company at 504 Taylor Street in the Academy of Music Building. Owner Ellis B. Hall announces lines from Buescher True-Tone, Elkhart Windsor instruments, Salanti Hohner accordions, Ludwig drums, Schiller Cable pianos, plus reeds sheet music and accessories. Hall has 20 years in music and 12 years in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Hall Music Company
Academy of Music
Taylor Street
Ellis B. Hall
Buescher
Windsor
Schiller
Hall
Cotten in Lubbock For Airline Here
Tom Cotten chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee is in Lubbock for an inter city aviation meeting. The discussion concerns a possible new airline for Amarillo and how Braniff Airways can secure the line. Representatives from Amarillo Lubbock Big Spring San Angelo San Antonio and Pueblo Colo will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom, Cotten
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Lubbock
Amarillo
Braniff Airways
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Big Spring
San Angelo
San Antonio
Pueblo
Colo
J H. Greene
Aviation Committee
Navy Band to Compose City of Amarillo March
Lieut. Charles Benter, conductor of the U S Navy band, plans a City of Amarillo march using Texas songs and cowboy ballads. He asked Mayor Ross D. Rogers for piano scores and said the work would be completed this winter after a recent concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Charles Benter
United States Navy Band
Washington
Ross D. Rogers
Navy
Fair Officials To Meet on Tuesday
Executive committeemen of the Tri State Fair are urged to attend an important luncheon meeting tomorrow at noon. Notices from Ted Taylor secretary manager stress that Ray Pinkney association president seeks full attendance. The session will be in Parlor A at the Amarillo Hotel, first since the 1938 exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Taylor
Ray Pinkney Association
Amarillo Hotel
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