Co-Ed Club Plans Dance in Amarillo YMCA
The Co-Ed Club a new youth group in Amarillo plans a Saturday opening dance and entertainment at the YMCA in Municipal Auditorium north wing Sonny Cooper's orchestra will provide music and a Larrymore Studio dance team will perform Vocal numbers by club members are on the program The club is sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA with a joint advisory committee and officers Ray Self is president Kenneth Connell vice president and Betty Jo Horn secretary.
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YMCA
Municipal Auditorium
Sonny Cooper
Larrymore
YWCA
D. S. Watkins
L. S. Cotter
Ymca Board
Larry Ratcliff
Faye 5S. Gordon
Ywca Board
Virginia Good
Paul Fowler
Amarillo
Fowler
Ray Self
Kenneth Connell
Betty Jo Horn
Connell
Billy Martin
Billie Hughes
Aluminum foil used as insulation for railroad boilers
The article notes the use of aluminum foil as insulation for the boilers of locomotives. It highlights the material choice and its application in reducing heat transfer and improving efficiency.
Henry VIII and stomach ulcers a dubious relief ad
History notes Henry VIII may have suffered stomach pains after overeating. An old advertisement promotes Udga Tablets for ulcer pain digestion and heartburn with a double your money back offer requiring the first dose convincing.
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Henry ViII
Handicapped Workers Urged Into Steady Jobs in Amarillo
The United States Employment Service reports 406 handicapped workers placed in nine months with 176 veterans among them. Officials urge permanent positions, citing success of Bob Gorman and Henry Gay who found work and regained independence through use of the USES program in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
United States Employment Service
Donald Hawkins
USES
A. B. Meyer
Meyer
Bob Gorman
Naval Hospital
Norman
Okla
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Veterans Administration
Bob
Amarillo Credit Association
Gordon Morrison
Credit Association
Morrison
German Weather Strip Co
Florida
Henry Gay
First Cavalry Division
Manus Island
Hedgecoke Motor Co
Gay
Gorman
Joe A. Jenkins
Early Firemen Parade Sparked by Fire Prevention Week
Amarillo observes Fire Prevention Week with a parade down Polk Street by some of its first volunteer fire fighters and the city’s initial hose cart on display. Mayor Joe Jenkins urges residents to study fire prevention measures highlighted in the proclamation designating October 6 through 12, 1946 as Fire Prevention Week.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
Joe Jenkins
United States
Government Designates Air Mail Week
The post office department cuts air mail rate from 8 to 5 cents per ounce and designates the week of Oct 27 to Nov 2 as Air Mail Week. Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi notes rising air mail sales, calls for more stamps, and the new 5-cent stamp applies nationwide and to military members and Canada and Mexico.
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Post Office
W. D. DeGrassi
Amarillo Post Office
Canada
Mexico
Latin Club of AHS Installs Officers
New officers named at Amarillo High School Internos Latin Club first meeting. Martha Ruth Green elected president. Carl Fansworth vice president. Barbara Ashley secretary. La Una Brown treasurer. Nikki Ince sergeant at arms. Twenty nine students pledged to be initiated within two weeks. faculty sponsor Miss Anna May Klapproth.
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Internos Latin Club
Amarillo High School
Martha Ruth Green
Gladys Green
Adams
Carl Fansworth
Barbara Ashley
la Una Brown
Nikki Ince
al Arms
Mary Helen Buskin
Laura Lee Chambers
Joan Chapman
Bill Coffee
Ann Everline
Sue Ferguson
Amarillo Mayor Urges Fire Prevention Cooperation
St Jor A Jenkins mayor of Amarillo calls on all citizens to study fire prevention measures to reduce living costs by preventing fires. He signs and seals official proclamation urging coordinated efforts among organizations to prevent loss of money and property to fires.
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St. Jor A. Jenkins
Amarillo
City of
Cement diverted to Mexico City's black market
The federal district office of price control reported that large quantities of imported cement are being diverted to the local black market.
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Mexico City
U.P
Federal District
Office of Price Control
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