Journeying Northward From Sandspit to Jasper and Beyond
Ted plans a 45 minute sea flight from Sandspit to Prince Rupert then a night train to Jasper Park, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Minneapolis and Kansas City. At Prince Rupert Celanese builds an $18 million pulp plant near Pampa. Rupert pulp and Pampa acid will be combined elsewhere. King the dog guards the Piper home after crab fishing and a fire scare. Mrs Street, a slim hostess at The Dunes, charms fishermen and guests alike. George Shafer and other locals share tales of salmon, storms, and expert fly casting.
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Bingboom Hotel
Ted
Tack
Sandspit
Prince Rupert
Jasper Park
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Nome
Prince R
Celanese Company
Pampa
Rupert
Dumes
Bill Street
Marshall Pield
Seattle
Mr. Street
George Shafer
Hotel Siagboom Dilemma Over Slagboom Property
Guests at the Hotel Siagboom grow agitated as the Slagbooms consider selling to outsiders. With two daughters requiring daily 13 mile trips to Port Clements and no local high school, locals discuss forming a club to buy or build accommodations to keep the business and access from private sale. A native recounts a Vancouver man’s blunt question about local life as plans unfold. The writer prepares to move on, expecting a return in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siagboom
Port Clements
Islands
Mr. Shafer
WHAT THEY ARE LACK HOME FOR WOMAN SEEKING ROOM AND BOARD
Classified notice listing a private room with bath and board at 1507 Rusk Street for $50 monthly, plus multiple items for trade or free giveaway including pets, furniture, and services. Entries include lost fabric, clothing trades, free kittens, and neighborly notices with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Rusk Street
Kline's
Kirk
W. D. Duncan
Arthur
Army
Gunn Bros
S&h
Fillmore
L. W. Butler
North
Florida
Weldon Bright
Forest Hill School
Pleasant Valley
Cordell Stanfield
Angelus Drive
Negro Leader Raps Texas Legislators
NAACP executive secretary Walter White criticized Texas senators in Austin, accusing Senator Connally of stalling civil rights bills and urging escalation of Negro voter registration toward Texas’s 660,000 potential by 1952. He cited Lyndon Johnson’s alignment with Dixiecrats but did not provide examples.
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Austin
Walter White
National Organization For the Advancement of Colored People
Texas
White
Connailly
Lyndon Johnson
Accident Victim Leaves Hospital
Mrs. Burt Wilson of 4122 Tyler has been dismissed from Northwest Texas Hospital after Friday night’s accident in the 1900 block of Tyler. She suffered severe facial cuts and is convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Wilson
Tyler
Northwest Texas Hospital
First US sorority Theta founded at DePauw in 1870
Kappa Alpha Theta, the first sorority in the United States, traces its origins to DePauw University Indiana in January 1870 according to Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Alpha Theta
DePauw University
Indiana
United States
Park Improvements Plan for Amarillo Area Unveiled
Park and recreation superintendent Mark T. Miles outlines next year’s plans for Benton East Elm Alamo Forest Hill and other parks in Amarillo area. Projects include lighting extensions tree and shrub replacements new tennis and croquet courts equipment buildings restrooms fountains and walking paths with multiple new table tennis tables and drinking fountains.
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Mark T. Miles
Park and Recreation
Benton Park
Amarillo
Miles
East Park
el Alamo Park
Fllwood Park
Forest Hill Park
North Heights Park
Det
Grenwood Park
Sam Houston Park
San Jacinto Park
South Lawn Park
New Park
Stephen F. Austin Park
Thompson Park
Sam Houston student wins second prize in Seventeen dress contest
Juanell, a 14 year old from Sam Houston Junior High, earned second prize in a nationwide contest launched in Seventeen magazine. She entered three times among thousands of entries and now awaits the grand prize of $1000. Manager George Campbell arranged a Shirley Lee navy velvet dress as her reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventeen Magazine
Sam Houston
George Campbell
Miss Department of White & Kirk
Juanell
Shirley Lee
Slogan contest prize for Shirley Lee dress girl
Juanell Brooks daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Brooks won second prize in a national dress contest with the slogan Why I prefer Shirley Lee junior petite dresses. Sponsored by Shirley Lee Dress Company, the contest welcomed young girls wearing Shirley Lee outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanell Brooks
Lee Brooks
Arch Terrace
Shirley Lee
Shirley Lee Dress Company
Courthouse Records Warrants Deeds Across Amarillo Real Estate
A round of warranty deeds records transfers in Amarillo with multiple grantees and grantors. Hetrick to Hedgecoke, Walker to Chambers, Redden to Prater, Tipton to Ferguson, Jones to Brashears, Empire Invest to Taylor, Wolflin Park to Brashwell, Walker to Formby, U Anchor Subdivision transfers, Mullens Subdivision, West Acres and West Lawn homes. Domestic relations court entries list several divorces. Marriage licenses issued include Werdend Hudson, Mager Gaines, Musser Hopkin, Weser Smith.
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C. A
H. E. Smith
R. L. Estridge
Frank J. Cheek
J. M. Mullens
Daisy Bruce
Ralph B. Payne
West Acres
C. L. Munday
Reynolds Ashford Homes, Inc
West Lawn
Jack K. Hill
Dewey A. Hicks
Old Town
Strument
Brown
West Lawn Homes, Inc
Odi«s
R. Brown
West Lawn Homes
Roy Melvin Miller
Sunrise
William Clay Shrout, Jr
Francis C. Staffon
Court OF Domestic Relations
Dorene M. Lewis
Thomas
Lewis
Merilile Peeble
Paschal Peebles
Imogene Mamrick
L. R. Hamrick
Lindy Werd
Louie Hudson
Neal Arden Mager
Roberta Gaines
Ralph Musser
Tommie Hopkins
Donald Eugene Weser
Mary Kathryn Smith
Field Trip To Power Plant By Amarillo Students
Seventy Amarillo High School students in the diversified occupations program toured the Southwestern Public Service power plant. Coordinators John Whiteley and Oliver Diggs joined the group, with a guided tour led by Bob Maxwell and B. D. Ballew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
John Whiteley
Oliver Diggs
Bob Maxwell
B. D. Ballew
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Don Harrington
Mr. Harrington
Singhoom
Queen Charlotte
Vancouver
Adam Piper
Piper
Adam
Scotland
King
Pipers
Piper House
Globe-News Visitors
Globe
Tri-C
Hemphill
Globe-News
KGNC
Plaster Palace
George Henderson
Homer Sanders
Wayne Greenhouse
J. B. Henderson
Walter Forrest
M. H. Smith, Jr
R. B. Ranson
J. J. Hoobler
J. W. Mathis
Cecil Smyth
Copyright Mirror Enterprises Swn
Syms
Courthouse Records
MR. Blasdon
Grigou
S the
Martha Lucero
Mr. and
Ben Lucero
Cleveland
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Antonio Rodriguez
Llano Cemetery
burn-Shaw Funeral Home
Teresa
Bobby
Longhorn
Pinkney
Illinois
Jonathan Apples
Mott's
LGE
PEG
Coca Cola
Prunes
Skinner
Isbala
N. Fillmore
Washington
Deason
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