Casler Honored At Retirement Dinner In Amarillo
C A Casler retires after 45 years with Santa Fe Railroad and 27 years as Amarillo auditor. Messages of praise arrive from Santa Fe officials including Fred G Gurley and W E Davis. The Caslers plan to move to Waukegan Illinois. The gathering ends with officials singing Ive Been Working on the Railroad.
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Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railroad
The
Santa Fe
Mr. Casler
Amarillo
W. E. Davis
Santa Fe System
Mrs. Casler
Hammacks Visit Farmers in Amarillo
Mr and Mrs H W Hammack from Port Arthur arrived in Amarillo last night to visit Mr and Mrs M D Farmer at 316 East Twenty first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Hammack
Port Arthur
Amarillo
M. D. Farmer
East Twentyfirst
College Begins Registration at Amarillo College
Seventeenth annual registration underway at Amarillo College with night adult classes from 7 to 9 pm. Dr. Ernest Shearer says admission is by approval, not high school records, and credits are fully accredited and transferable. Last session about 300 students enrolled in night classes. this year expected to be heavier. Courses cover liberal arts and vocational subjects at first and second year levels.
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Amarillo College
Ernest Shearer
Edna Coy
Shearer
Trial Set Oct 15 For Garland Pearce
Garland Pearce of Pampa faces murder charges in 31st District Court and the trial is postponed to Oct 15 due to two defense and prosecution lawyers' involvement in another Amarillo murder case and absent witnesses. Clem Calhoun and E T Miller from Amarillo lead the prosecution and defense. a prior hung jury preceded this. Pearce remains free on a 2500 dollar bond.
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Garland Pearce
Pampa
Amarillo
Clem Calhoun
E. T. Miller
Calhoun
Marvin R. Duffie
47Th District
Miller
Pearce
Leonard Brown
John Sturgeon
Gray County
George Bailey
R. C. Bolin
Texan Furnishes Mascot For Naval Academy
In Fredericksburg on September 7 Gov. Coke Stevenson selected a 2 year old Angora billygoat named Billy X from Adolf Stieler’s flock to replace Billy IX as the Naval Academy mascot. The city of Fredericksburg presents the goat birth place of Adm. Chester Nimitz. The animal will be shipped to Dallas then flown to Washington and by Navy plane to Annapolis.
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Fredericksburg
Billy X
U. S. Naval Academy
Billy IX
Coke Stevenson
Adolf Stieler
Chester Nimitz
Dallas
Washington
Navy
Annapolis
Academy
B. M. Halbert
Sonora
San Angelo
New Distribution Company Sets Amarillo HQ for Insecticide
The Craig Distribution Company forms in Amarillo as Southwest distributor for DiDIT insecticide. First carload arrives at Amarillo Warehouse & Storage Co. E S Craig named manager, seeking site for distribution and manufacture. He covers Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Arkansas. Field reps Toby Waggoner and Roger McLaughlin named.
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Craig Distribution Company
Amarillo
Southwest Distributors
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Toby Waggoner
Roger McLaughlin
Texas Style Festival to mark 36th Division Salerno landings
A Texas style festival in Goppingen Germany on September 9 marks the second anniversary of the 36th Texas Division landings at Salerno. A divisional announcement notes the event is an all day celebration with the theme tied to Texas heritage.
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Frankfurt
Goppingen
Germany
Salerno
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Charlie
Bobby Pins
Wheaties
Kellogg's Box
Mills Bros Corree
Hills Bros. Coffee
Coneta
van Buren
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Pet
Folger's Coffee
Gilbey
Fairview
Ory
Chuck
Bologna Kr
Bors
Wieners
Seros Coffee, Inc
van Burene
Schenley
AB Liquor Store
Globe-News
Line Avenue
Ta &L
Supreme Cc
Castiles
Stoshoye de Aate
Colorado
Sunkist
Doz
Hite
KOTEX
Houck
Fort Arthur
Skinner
Taylor
Texan
Naval Academy
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