Four Day Job Ends After More Than 24 Years At Amarillo Schools
A four day temporary job for 8. J. Harris ended after over 24 years with the Amarillo school system maintenance department. Harris, 74, began in 1926 under Superintendent W. A. McIntosh, fixing boilers and roofs across 18 then 40 plus schools. He recalls long hours, quick repairs, and a hobby of hot water tank work, planning to keep busy with repairs at home.
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J. Harris
West Eighteenth
Amarillo
Harris
California
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Elizabeth Nixson
Fall at Amarillo base leaves electrician in good condition
James Starling, 30, of 1104 Buchanan and a worker for Broome Electric Company, is described as in good condition after a fall from a 7 foot scaffold at Amarillo Air Force Base while wiring a mess hall. He sustained minor hip injuries but no bone fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Starling
Northwest Texas Hospital
Starling
Buchanan
Broome Electric Company
Amarillo Air Force Base
Electric Company
Best government is one that teaches us to govern
The quote suggests the ideal government is one that educates citizens to govern themselves, aligning with Goethe's emphasis on self-rule and responsible citizenship. It invites reflection on the role of governance in fostering internal discipline and civic autonomy.
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Goethe
Evening lanolin cream for gentle skin care
Promotes a lovely complexion with nightly usage. Lanolin softens and a mild medicinal formula aids healing for small skin troubles on hands. Priced at 35 cents.
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs. Martin
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Adenia Martin aged 60 will be held tomorrow in San Antonio. Mrs. Martin died Monday at the home of her son Vergil Martin 101 Ford Avenue after a long illness. She had come to Amarillo from San Antonio two and a half months ago and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include another son three daughters her mother two brothers two sisters and twelve grandchildren.
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Ethel Adenia Martin
San Antonio
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Openings for Nurses in Civil Service Texas Jobs
Federal agencies in Texas seek nurses at annual salaries from 3100 to 3825 per year per a US Civil Service Commission announcement. Obtain application forms and details from the civil service secretary Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Texas
US Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Secretary
Open bids for Amarillo AFB lighting in Tulsa
Bids for installing a street lighting and fire alarm system at Amarillo Air Force Base will be opened in Tulsa on September 18 at 2 PM. John Soderberg, AAFB resident engineer, said no public cost estimate is available. Previously the opening was set for September 11 at the Naval Reserve Theater, Fifteenth and Sandusky, Tulsa, with the site moved to the Army Organized Unit Armory, Fifteenth and Oswego.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Tulsa
John Soderberg
AAFB
Naval Reserve Theater
Fifteenth and
Sandusky
United States Army Organized Unit Armory
Fifteenth and Oswego
Lubbock Inspectors Review Traffic Markers and Signals
Harold Miller city traffic engineer travels to Lubbock to inspect recently installed permanent traffic lane markers. He will also study Lubbock's traffic signal system and assess operations within the city.
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Harold Miller
Lubbock
Four Hearseman quartet to sing at Amarillo dance
The Four Hearseman quartet, formerly the Blackburn Shaw group, will perform during intermission at the Young Adult Social Club dance Friday night at Amarillo Youth Center. Nile Nobles orchestra provides music with Scott Smith as emcee. Attendance is open to single young adults 20 and older from the Panhandle region, plus an invitation extended to Amarillo Air Force Base airmen. Plans for a formal birthday dance on Oct 5 are under discussion. Police in Essen, Germany, report a gang of 36 linked to more than 100 burglaries and a cemetery theft.
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Four Hearseman
Blackburn-Shaw Quartet
Amarillo Youth Center
Carolina
Nile Nobles Orchestra
Scott Smith
Panhandle
Amarillo Air Force Base
Banquet Honors Dr. L. J. Peters of Schulenberg
Mrs. Walter S. Shaller and family attended a banquet in Austin honoring her father, Dr. L. J. Peters, renowned general practitioner of the year in Texas. The Texas Medical Association selected him for the outstanding physician award.
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Walter S. Shaller
Austin
L. J. Peters
Schulenberg
Peters
Texas
Texas Medical Association
Dana Rites Held for Local Office Manager Dana
Services honoring Ralph H. Dana, 46, were held at 2 PM in Ivy Chapel Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Dr. Eugene Slater officiated. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. He died Saturday night in Alamosa Colorado after a heart attack. He was Remington Rand office manager. Survivors include wife Hazel, son Jackie, brothers Arthur Dana and Karl Kana, and sister Mrs. E. R. Mosteller.
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Ralph H
Jack” Dana
Ivy
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Eugene Slater
Polk Street
Llano Cemetery
Dana
Alamosa
Colo
Remington Rand, Inc
Kentucky
Hazel Dana
Jackie
Arthur Dana
Castle Rock
Wash
Karl Kana
Shawnee
Okla
E. R. Mosteller
Oklahoma City
St Joseph Aspirin For Children Ad Card
An advertising copy promotes St Joseph Aspirin For Children as a ready night time remedy. It highlights orange flavor and premeasured 4 adult dose tablets, claiming approval by thousands of doctors and urging readers to buy a 50 tablet bottle for 39 cents.
20 30 Club Boosts Bonds in Amarillo Drive
The 20 30 Club of Amarillo leads local cooperation in the national defense bond drive. Lawrence Hagg, Potter County defense bond chairman, says club members will work with the US Treasury to establish payroll savings in large city firms and urge expansion where it exists. Wayne Cox, club president, will attend the state payroll savings meeting in Houston soon. The drive runs from opening Monday through October 27, with the American Legion Auxiliary aiding smaller firms in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Lawrence Hagg
Potter County
US Treasury Department
Wayne Cox
Houston
American Legion Auxiliary
Sandie Band names Billy Jack Jacobs drum major
Amarillo High School announces Billy Jack Jacobs will serve as drum major for the Sandie Band this year with his first appearance before fans on September 14 when the Golden Sandstorm hosts the Childress Bobcats. Twirlers Betty Elliott Pat Loflin Nelda McClanahan Sam Houston Junior High Anna Joyce Johnston Denton assist between halves. Charles Emmons is named Sandie Band director succeeding Clyde.
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Amarillo High School
Sandie Band
Billy Jack Jacobs
Golden Sandstorm
Childress Bobcats
Betty Elliott
Pat Loflin
Nelda McClanahan
Sam Houston
Anna Joyce Johnston
Denton
Charles Emmons
Clyde We
Plan Resurfacing On East Sixth Avenue From Polk To Taylor
City plans resurfacing on East Sixth Avenue in Amarillo from Polk to Taylor this fall. City Manager N V Moss says work will start when tourist traffic slackens and will require highway traffic re routing, creating inconvenience for visitors. The current pavement is badly shoveled by heat and heavy use.
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East Sixth Avenue
Polk
Taylor
N. V. Moss
Moss
Amarillo
Park Commission to Meet For Next Year Plan
Amarillo Park and Recreation Commission will meet tomorrow night to continue planning the next year’s recreation program. Statistical reports on the recently completed program will be presented along with reports on the opening weeks of the fall program.
Crochet leaf design chair set pattern 863
Striking in texture and design the leaf crochet sits over filet mesh forming a rich chair set. Pattern directions promise use as buf fet set or scarf ends. Send twenty cents for pattern to Amarillo Globe News with name address and zone.
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Amarillo Globe News
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Laura Wheeler
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Mrs. Martin
Essen
Germany
Mrs. Shaller
Oneida
Billy Jack Jacobs Sandie
John Doe Products CO
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