Speed School Board Moves Building Plans Amid Cost Overruns
Amarillo school officials authorize faster work on six projects after a 51 percent overrun. Plans include a new Dwight Morrow School and additions at Forest Hill Horace Mann Sam Houston and Humphreys Highlands, plus a Southwest Amarillo school and an administration building. Budgeted $664000 vs actual $986000 with $1,586,512 remaining.
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Amarillo College
Harold Walsh
Lee Bivins School
Berry and
Kerr
Wolflin School
Waddill
Dwight Morrow
Forest Hill
Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Humphreys Highlands
Amarillo
Herman Smith
Jinks Mode
Jerry Briscoe
Amarillo School Board Meeting Minutes Summary
Grace Aaron is named physical education instructor and Mrs Clyde Rowe is school nurse. Mrs Marijane Willis Gray elected for primary work at Summit School. Approved encyclopedia sets 1165 dollars and a 303 dollar mimeograph machine for the high school office. A 380 dollar purchase funds folding items. Drucilla Scamahorn selected as chemistry instructor at Amarillo College. Tax footings approved showing district assessments 98981876 dollars with 1286764 for public schools and 158373 for Amarillo College. Beaumont Stinnett presided. Dr R P Parcells ill. Others present included Smith Mode Briscoe and Dick Bivins. Bill Gunn absent.
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Grace Aaron
Clyde~ Rowe
Marijane Willis Gray
Summit School
Drucilla Scamahorn
Amarillo College
Beaumont Stinnett
R. P. Parcells
Smith
Mode
Briscoe
Dick Bivins
Bill Gunn
Radio stations schedule early coverage of royal wedding
Early risers can hear 5 am broadcasts from KGNC and KDPFA describing the Elizabeth and Philip wedding. NBC ABC CBS and Mutual pool top commentators for a two hour program starting with the princess departure from Buckingham Palace and continuing to Admiralty Arch and Westminster Abbey.
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Amarillo
KGNC
KDPFA
Elizabeth
St. Phillip Mountbatten
London
NBC
ABC
CBS
Mutual
Buckingham Palace
Admiralty Arch
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Gun Barrel Deflects Bullet Saving Hunter's Life
Walter O. Sevier, hunting for rabbits in Essex Maryland, was struck by a bullet that pierced the barrel of his chest carried gun. The bullet nearly penetrated the barrel but did not injure Sevier. Frank Menethargo, 61, was arrested by Baltimore county police on an assault with intent to kill charge.
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Essex
Walter O. Sevier
Baltimore County
Sevier
Frank Menethargo
Service Theme of Meetings by Santa Fe Plains Division
Superintendent John N. Landreth announced a three day series of Good Service meetings for Plains Division conductors trainmen enginemen and station employees. Sessions start daily at 2 pm in the Santa Fe offices auditorium with a 7 30 pm social gathering on Thursday for employees and families refreshments films and remarks included.
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Santa Fe
Plains
John N. Landreth
Jerry Briscoe
Santa Fe General Offices
Plains Division
Landreth
Police Chief Takes His Life After Car Crash
In Rocky Mount North Carolina police chief J R Thomas who was badly hurt when his car smashed into a stone wall died by self inflicted gunshot according to a coroner s jury report W A Browne who arrived first at the scene testified the chief had no gunshot wound when summoned for aid Mrs Browne said she found the chief wounded in the head in the wrecked car
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Rocky Mount
J. R. Thomas
W. A. Browne
Browne
Thomas
Memory returns small back pay to veteran
Wilfred Cote of Massena, New York, recovered 13.45 from the Aluminum Company of America after checking payroll records. He said a missed Aug 28 1918 paycheck while he enlisted in the Army was due to him, and the dusty records confirmed the back pay.
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Massena
U.P
Wilfred Cote
Aluminum Company of America
Cote
Big Four Parley Collapses Over Germany Austria Priority
London officials reported the Big Four foreign ministers council failed to reach a definite agenda. Deputies' stalled talks leave determining whether Germany or Austria secures top priority to future policy.
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London
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Austria
FASTEETH and PLATO Advertised For Denture Care
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH a powder that firms false teeth and reduces denture odor. It also markets PLATO denture cleaner as a separate product, with prices and drugstore availability.
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