Plan early election on civil service proposal
Amarillo city commission began preparations to call a pre Dec 6 election on adopting the state civil service system for policemen and firemen. Mayor Hagg asked corporation counsel Manning to draft election papers as the issue centers on keeping city civil service or switching to the state system.
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Lawrence Hagg
Ben Manning
Corporation Counsel
Amarillo
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Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
Cerrie Price
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Teenage driver dies in jeep wreck near Lamesa
Jack Newbrough aged 13, son of Mr and Mrs J W Newbrough of 15 miles southwest of Lamesa, was killed when a jeep he was driving overturned near Lamesa. His brother Roger, 9, was uninjured.
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Jack Newbrough
J. W. Newbrough
Lamesa
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City Building Still Soars in Amarillo
Amarillo building activity rose to exceed one million dollars in a month for the first time since 1946. City engineer Stanton Pield reported permits issued reached $1,001,860 by 5 PM and $1,051,690 by noon today. Through today this year 1,806 permits have been issued, with 188 this month.
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Stanton Pield
Outline of Amarillo High honor system proposal
Students at Amarillo High School pushed for an honor system with self regulation rather than faculty supervision. The sophomores were briefed on principles including honesty in exams and courteous behavior in lines and hallways. Funeral notices and family obituaries are listed at the end with arrangements handled by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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Globe
Amarillo High School
Thomas Haynie
Bill McSpadden
Shirley Lumpkins
Betty Burkhalter
Haynie
James Garner
Dick Tharp
Clifford Bradley
Ford Madison
Shirley Lumpkin
Thomas H. Haynie
AHS
Amarillo
Mrs Ida Curtner Oliver Dies in Amarillo Home
Mrs Ida Curtner Oliver, 81, longtime Plains resident and member of the Presbyterian church, died at 6 15 this morning at her home 811 Louisiana after 46 years in the Plains country and 11 years in Amarillo. The family had recently moved to the city.
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Ida Curtner Oliver
Amarillo
Louisiana
Oliver
Presbyterian Church
Plains Country
Johannesburg Opens Garage for Children Under Six
Johannesburg in South Africa launches a new facility described as a garage for children under six. The program aims to provide early care and activities designed to support early childhood development in a communal setting.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Amarillo Population Up 33 Percent Since 1940 Says Business Week
Business Week estimates Amarillo population at 68 000 in 1946, up from 51 000 in 1940 within city boundaries. Rex Baxter of the Chamber of Commerce cautions the figures have wider error, while other cities show varying percentage gains.
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Business Week
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Gr Ann
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