31 Officers Attend FBI Police School in Amarillo
Thirty-one Amarillo officers attended the first meeting of the FBI Police School held yesterday at Amarillo Center on Harrison Street. Classes run each afternoon through Friday, conducted at the request of Amarillo Police Chief Sid Harper. The article adds a historical note about Columbus landing on Puerto Rico, marking it as his first contact with U.S. territory.
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Amarillo
Federal Bureau of Investigation Police School
Amarillo Center
Harrison
Sid Harper
Columbus
Puerto Rico
U.S. Territory
YWCA Amarillo reports fourth year of service and new staff
Miss Virginia Blackwell, executive director, told the board that Amarillo's YWCA enters its fourth year this month. In 1946, 3,897 participants joined programs with 15,444 attending in June through August. New staff include Virginia Good as program director for young adults and Ty nette Wilson as office secretary.
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Amarillo
Young Women's Christian Association
Virginia Blackwell
P. L. Reppert
Virginia Good
Tynette Wilson
John K. Boyce
W. E. Gee
Ray Fezell
Council of Church Women
Bertha E. Day
Ywca National Board
YWCA
Oklahoma City
Murray Elson
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. W. Sanders
R. T. Weills
Mesdames
Joe Shields
H. C. Adams
Rual Jones
Bob Kesterson
J. L. Sparks
R. C. Snodgrass
Porter Underwood, Sr
Faye S. Gordon
Ethel Hicks
Third Truck Strikes East Tenth Underpass
A 1941 International truck and semi trailer driven by M. W. Morris of San Antonio struck the East Tenth underpass around 12:45 AM, suffering heavy damage. Police estimate the loss at $2,000, marking the third underpass collision by a truck in one week.
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East Tenth
M. W. Morris
San Antonio
Miss Carroll Captures District Bob Hope Contest Title
Old Tascosa star Jeanne Carroll won first in the district Bob Hope Girl Contest at the Paramount Theater beating entrants from Amarillo, Vernon, and Wichita Falls. She will travel to Dallas to enter the finals and potentially appear on Hope’s fall radio show.
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Jeanne Carroll
Paramount Theater
Amarillo
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Miss Carroll
Dallas
Dick Morton
Morton
Rex Carroll
Pantex Village
J. B. Linn
Bernie Howell
Howell
Tommy Pangle
Inez Black
Hope
Paramount and Capitol lineups highlight fall film slate
A calendar lists Paramounts To Each His Own with Olivia de Havilland and John Wayne State The Singing Wind with Lee Bowman and Sylvia Sydney at Capitol Smoky with Fred MacMurray and Anne Baxter Rialto features Mr Wise Guy East Side Kids Leon Hangover Square Tangier with Maria Montez Robert Paige and Preston Foster Rex Imitation of Life Claudette Colbert Warren William Texas Kitty with Paulette Goddard Ray Milland Victory Dragonwyck Gene Tierney Vincent Price High School Marionette Aladdin show Sept 17 morning and matinees Night clubs NAT open nightly full schedule continues
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Paramount
Olivia DeHavilland
John
Lee Bowman
Robert Young
Sylvia
Sydney Capitol
Fred MacMurray
Anne Baxter
Rialto
Mr. Wise Guy
East Side Kids
LEON
Laird Gmneer
George Sanders
Linda Darnell
Tangier
Maria Montez
Robert Paige
Preston Foster
REX
Claudette Colbert
Warren William
Texas
Paulette Goddard
Ray Milland
Victory
Gene Tierney
Vincent Price
Sunday Swing at Dick Stevenson’s Dance Band
The notice lists multiple venues offering dance music nightly or weekly. AVIATRIX opens each night with a Scales band. RAINBOW GARDENS operates Mon–Sat with Sons of the est. MAYFAIR features Ken Carter and his orchestra nightly. MEXICAN INN hosts Don Roth Trio for dinner and dancing. OLD TASCOSA features Dick Morton during dinner hours. It notes 3,000,000 acres of Greece’s timber cut during the German occupation for winter quarters on the Russian front.
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Dick Stevenson
Aviatrix
Rainbow Gardens
Sons of Theest
Mayfair
Ken Carter
Don Roth
Dick Morton
Greece
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Boxwell Brothers
Atkinson Jane Kuhn Atkinson
Bronadmoor
Robert G. Atkinson
C. J. Lawrence
Paul G
Daniel A
David K
Robert G
Nancy Kuhn
Alice Kuhn
Pittsburgh
Pifrce Frances Scott Pierce
Spearman
L. D Pierce
Potter County
FBI Police School
Carlton Scales Orchestra
Aviatrix Club
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Sherman Williams’ Orchestra
Pierce
Kauch
Jimmy Campbell
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
UNION
Fillmore St
Liberal
Pacific Finance
Mr. Atkin
Santiago
Santos
Brazil
Joe Brown
N. Fillmore
Shore ‘Nuff
Chuck
Jersey Lily
Roy Bean
Pecos
San Jacinto
City Cab
America
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Carroll
Yellowstone Timber Land Reserve
The
U. S
Druggista
Mosso
MER House
Ansley's Cleaners
Washington
American School OF Commercial Art
Lakeside
E. Jefferson
OPA
Cudahy
Amarillo, Texas
E. C
Mike" Quigley, Jr
Buyers
Paul Stainbrook
Old Tascosa
Maverick Town
West Texas
Orchestra
Panhandle
Starring Dane Clark
Janis Paige
Zechery Scott
Dragonwyck
Judy Aarland
Laird Cregar
Frankie Master’s Orchestra
Lionel Barrymore
Lewis Stone
Edward Arnold
Thomas Mitchell
Mary Anderson
Roland Culver
Bi GO Cowmom
Mitchell Leisen
Ella Raines
Rod Cameron
East Side
Leo Gorcey
Bobby Jorden
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