School Goes to Youngster in Hospital
Bobby Lofgren, 10, son of Mr and Mrs W W Lofgren, is in St Anthony's Hospital with a traction splint on his left leg after a bicycle accident. He is among 18 pupils taught at home by Mrs Mary Harrison and Mrs Esther Graves under a state wide home bound program begun last year. Harrison visits Bobby twice weekly for an hour and a half, teaching history science language arts arithmetic spelling health art and music. He keeps up with class projects and poster work and even makes model airplanes during long days in bed. He hopes to return to school next semester once a cast is applied.
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Mary Louise Broome
Bobby Lofgren
W. W. Lofgren
North Buchanan
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Bobby
Mary Harrison
Esther Graves
Amarillo voters consider 900000 bond to end half day classes
Amarillo Independent School District seeks a 900000 bond to add classrooms and reduce half day sessions. Superintendent Charles M Rogers cites emergency needs at Humphreys Highland Glenwood Pleasant Valley San Jacinto Lamar Sam Houston and Elizabeth Nixson schools while many rooms rely on Army surplus facilities.
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Amarillo Independent
Chas. M. Rogers
Rogers
Humphreys Highland
Glenwood
Pleasant Valley
San Jacinto
Lamar
Sam Houston
Elizabeth Nixson
Broome Named Finance Chairman for Legion Americain Program
George E. Broome of 2600 Polk was named finance chairman of the Texas American Legion Americ anism program. John Ben Shepperd, secretary of state, continues as general chairman for a third year, per state Legion commander Charlie Gibson of Amarillo.
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George E. Broome
Polk
Texas American Legion
John Ben Shepperd
Charlie Gibson
Amarillo
Native African Listeners Get 1 Percent of Day in Own Language
In French West Africa listeners now receive one percent of daily broadcasting in native languages. The change expands regional programming and supports linguistic diversity across radio offerings.
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French West Africa
To Return Body Of Jet Pilot From Beav er Okla
Lt Edward L McCune, a F 86 Sabre Jet pilot, died in a crash near Beaver Oklahoma. His body was found near Amarillo after he bailed out of his aircraft en route to Norristown Pennsylvania from California. A military escort travels from O’Hara AFB Chicago to Norristown with his remains. His parachute and ejection seat were recovered with the body. The wreckage was found by Amos Pitman on his ranch. The pilot’s body rests at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Amarillo
O’hara Air Force Base
Chicago
Edward L. McCune
Norristown
McCune
Beaver
Oklo
California
Albuquerque
Amos Pitman
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Literary Circle To Meet Tonight
Members of the Mexican Literary Circle will meet tonight at seven o'clock in Mexican Inn. Principal speaker Margarita Cadena will discuss Education of Children. Mrs Lucy May Yannis will sing in English and Spanish with Mrs Maurine Holmes as accompanist. A technicolor motion picture will be shown.
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Mexican Inn
Margarita Cadena
Lucy May Yannis
Dwight Morrow School
Maurine Holmes
Irwins Move Back to Amarillo Home
Nr and Mrs W K Irwin return to Amarillo to make their home. Bill Irwin and former Shir ley Neely have lived in Austin where he worked for a credit firm. He will join H Ted Neely in the Neely Grain and Elevator business as the Irwins move into their Bushland home near the elevator. Continuous text ends with the Irwins being the son and daughter in law of Walter R Irwin of 3006 Har.
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W. K. Irwin
Amarillo
Irwin
Bill
Shirley Neely
Austin
Credit Corporation
H. Ted Neely
Neely Grain and Elevator
Irwins
Bushland
Mr. Irwin
Walter R. Irwin
Burglary Report At Biltmore Courts Trailer House
Archie Klam of Biltmore Courts North East Eighth reported his car and trailer house burglarized during the past week. Thieved items include a quilt a radio a 22 caliber rifle and twelve ten glassware pieces. Klam said he was out of town at the time of the burglary.
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Archie Klam
Biltmore Courts
North East Eighth
Klam
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Legion
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Home Arts Guild
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