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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1948
Page
12
Amarillo YWCA leaders boost Community Chest drive as the group enters its fifth year at 501 Lincoln. The organization receives about 12 500 for programs for girls and young women, offering education, recreation, advisory services, room registry, and fitness activities for around 2 000 members and teen clubs.
Troop 13 held Parents Night and Court of Awards at First Presbyterian Church. John George won the Second Class medal, Sam Warren the First Class medal, Eddie Roberts a swimming merit badge, while Garner Odell earned safety pioneering and personal health merit badges. Toby Wise and John Gordon led the program as senior patrol leaders.
The Ama rillo High School Square Dance Club forms a parents group led by F. L. Brown as president and Mrs. Lillie Houce as vice president. Don Smith heads the club with coach Noble Fowlkes. the club has 90 members. The parents meet monthly on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. to support trips and equipment.
The US Army aims to fill 25 000 officer slots via reactivated Officer Candidate Schools. Veterans with a high school diploma and two years of college for non veterans are eligible. OCS training will be at Fort Riley Kansas with commissioning upon graduation and branch selection. Contact Captain Tilton in Amarillo to obtain outlines.
Samuel W Longest 84 longtime Amarillo resident died early Tuesday morning at his home. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon at 4 in N S Griggs Sons Chapel with J L Roberts of North Amarillo Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers named Roy Smith Sam Clay John Lee Willie Fewell Ray Mansfield and Ray Grisham.
Recruit Marshall Pickens son of Mrs. Lorena Pickens 1205 North Hughes is serving with the occupational forces in Kobe Japan He joined the Army in December 1947 through the Amarillo Army recruiting station and was transferred to Japan in May He is assigned to the 710th Military Police Company.
The 3,000,000th passenger automobile to be built in the United States this year rolled off the assembly lines this week. With trucks and coaches produced since January 1 the industry's 1948 output now exceeds 4,125,000 vehicles.
The Amarillo Civic Chorus will rehearse at 7 30 PM Wednesday in the Musical Arts Conservatory at 1710 Tyler Texas The scene notes the city hosts more than 50 species of oak trees indicating local natural diversity.
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