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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1948
Page
24
Washington dispatch argues televising congressional debates would raise public scrutiny and education. It notes current limits of TV adoption, potential funding, and predicts changes in conduct if Congress is shown to the nation.
Col Francis H Brink commander of the Southern Marine Corps Recruiting Division visited the Amarillo recruiting station in Amarillo on Tuesday. He met with Major Lawrence Hagg Police Chief Sid Harper and Boys Ranch director Cal Farley before departing Wednesday morning for Lubbock to continue his tour.
Amarillo High School students held elections to choose class officers, the school queen, and 10 congressmen at large as part of citizenship training supervised by government teacher T. E. Evans. Ninety-two petitions were filed to run, with earlier home room votes naming presidents, vice presidents, and secretaries across multiple advisories.
A low pressure system off Southern California drifted away, dimming precipitation chances. Wednesday saw a trace of moisture in Amarillo but English Field remained dry as fair weather and cooler conditions set in for Thursday with highs around 69 to 73 and lows near 43 to 47 degrees.
South Amarillo Lions Club will dedicate its program to a UN Week discussion this Thursday at noon in the Herring Hotel directed by Hereford Lions Club members. On Nov 3, South Amarillo will visit Hereford to sponsor a program there with Panhandle Lions invited to attend led by president Leonard Gunderson.
The Amarillo city commission let three street paving contracts Tuesday night. McKnight Construction won $2,214.20 for East Fifteenth Street from Fillmore to Pierce. Klock Construction won $8,441.40 for North West Seventh and North Tyler streets and $2,172.62 for West Thirty-first Street from Tyler to Harrison. Klock and McKnight are local firms. Seven sump pits bids for the sanitary sewer system ranged from $25,000 to $40,000 and were referred for study.
Registration for a YMCA square dance course is open until Wednesday evening October 27. Noble Fowlkes will instruct seven weekly sessions starting next Wednesday with optional round dancing. Fee is $10 per couple, contact YMCA secretary-manager Paul Fowler at 3 1716.
Jupe Motor Supply president Fred Jupe underwent an emergency appendectomy at Northwest Texas Hospital and is reported doing fine.
Amarillo Marine Corps recruiter Sgt. Wayne Hamilton returned to duty at the Amarillo station on Wednesday after a reenlistment furlough. He had been away since the first of the month and spent his leave visiting Oregon. He said it feels good to be back despite the cold weather.
Sim Kelly of 318 Sunset will be sworn in as a new school board member at a 5 15 afternoon meeting in the School Administration Building 508 Johnson. Grayson Gill a Dallas engineer working on Amarillo stadium plans will attend for a project discussion. Kelly fills the unexpired term of Jinks Mode who has moved away. Kelly’s term expires in April next year.
Juniors and seniors will watch The Perfect Gentleman a one act comedy by the Thespian Dramatic Society tomorrow in assembly. Diane Kent joins from Borger High School as a new student cast as the daughter. Tom Fotheringham plays the chemistry teacher. Jerry Josey the older sister. Jimmy Phipps the younger brother. Marshala Schlotz the mother. Don Fletcher serves as student director under Mrs. N N Whitworth.
Carolyn Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs Sim Kelly 318 Sunset was elected president of the Future Teachers Association at Amarillo High School in a meeting last night in the AHS building Other officers include Sue Collins president Peggy Quisenberry secretary Pat Abernathy treasurer Maxine Adair historian Sarah Beth Osborn parliamentarian Latrice Riker reporter Miss Carmen Ulm counselor for sophomores is faculty sponsor of the club.
Four members of the Amarillo Senior High Hi-Y clubs will attend the Youth Legislature project at Baylor University Waco on Saturday October 30. Delegates Charlie Bruce Autry Darrell Barnes and John Isaacs will participate in officer elections for the official Model Legislature in Austin December 10-11. Previously Amarillo proposed a driving education law at the model assembly and bills for 1948 will be decided at the October 30 meet.
A man reports 10 years of stomach pain and undigested food lumps disappeared after two days on Inner-Aid. The tonic, touted as 12 plant juices, claims to cleanse the liver and remove old bile while aiding digestion and regular bowels. Sold in drug stores.
A fragment notes that native coolies in tropical Malaysia, though familiar with sugar cane, have seldom seen the finished product, highlighting a labor context and production gap. The snippet mentions familiarity with the crop but not its final form or processing level.
An old ad explains applying FASTEETH alkaline powder to denture plates to keep them secure while eating laughing or talking. It claims the powder provides a firmer comfortable grip without gummy taste and helps prevent plate odor. It promotes buying FASTEETH at any drug store.
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