Petition for street dip at Eighteenth and Harrison Streets
A local resident petitions Amarillo city commissioners to install a deeper dip at the Eighteenth and Harrison intersection and others to curb speeding. The author offers to post bond for costs, cites similar dips as protective in residential areas, and urges action at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Eighteenth and
Harrison Streets
Amarillo
Seventeenth
Harrison Street
Eighteenth
Harrison
Fifty Years of Boxwell Life in Amarillo Roots
Mary Louise Broome writes about Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Boxwell celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Their lifelong partnership started in Iowa, moved to Amarillo, and built cattle and funeral businesses. The piece covers courtship, family, cattle ventures, church ties, and a planned October 28 open house with descendants.
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Mary Louise Broome
E. E. Boxwell
Iowa
Amarillo
Martello
Boxwell
Gertrude M. Newman
Baxwell
Gertrude
Martelle
Howard
Paul
Lloyd
Alton
Ivan
Jim Bynum
Zella Boxwell Beeman
San Bernardino
Cal
Fort Morgan
Colo
Greeley Land and Cattle Company
First Christian Church
Christian Church
Multiple Classifieds Single Nondescript Ad Mix
Various small ads including lost item near Summitt Baptist Church, pets offered for goodwill, kittens for giveaway at 205 Colorado, babysitting and home care services in Forest Hill Addition San Jacinto and 115 North La Salle, a painting inquiry for Mr Pipes in Pleasant Valley, a colored woman seeks work, and a single gentleman prospect with physical description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipes
Pleasant Valley
Colorado
Summitt Baptist Church
West
Oregon
Forest Hill Addition
San Jacinto
North la Salle
Moving From Town Roots to City Life
The speaker reflects on leaving a growing town for the city, arguing a young man should value local industry, character, and friends built over 20 years. Rushing to the city risks starting over to prove those same traits to a new audience, rather than maintaining roots.
King’s Story Condensed by Reader’s Digest
Condensed twenty page excerpt from the Duke of Windsor’s account of his romance with Wallis Simpson. Edward VIII faced abdication as he chose love over throne and sparked a global controversy. Duchess of Windsor became a public figure after the royal crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
Rabbi to Speak on Story of Creation at Temple
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will address Temple B n ai Israel on The Story of Creation during Friday evening Sabbath service beginning at 8 o clock. The event centers on religious teaching and community worship at the temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bluhm
Temple B'nai Israel
Secretary reports Big Bend visitors exceed eighty thousand
Secretary of Interior Chapman announced 82,956 people visited Big Bend National Park in the year ending September 30, reflecting strong public interest in the scenic site.
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Washington
Chapman
Big Bend National Park
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TACK
Old Tack
Mark Twain
Anne Allenson
Arkansas
Arkansas Line
Chicago
Bob Garner
Biltmore Hotel
Phoenix
Cedric Adams
University of Michigan
Nevada
Cosmopolitan
Dr. Kinsey
Kinsey
Ernest Thompson
Ernest
New York
Mr. Thompson
Mrs. Perkins
Congress
Truman
Acheson-Jessup
Reed
Furr
Furr Food Company
Third
Jefferson Streets
Key Furr
C. W. Furr
Kirkland
Panhandle
Mr. Furr
Furr Food
Denver
el Paso
Lubbock
Roy Furr
South Plains
Texas
Mrs
Lieves
Key
Roy Farr
Wes Izzard
T. J. Lightfoot
Shamrock
Canyon
Sabinas Smith
Laredo
Annie Oakley
Annie
Masked Invader
Manning
Venus
Margaret
Deason
Muuwha
Amatillo
J. W. Ghormley
Optometrist
Fisk Building
Polk
Big Bend
Okla
Daroff
Botany
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