Resignation of Amarillo City Secretary Treasures Calhoun
LaVerne Calhoun resigns as Amarillo city secretary treasurer effective next Monday after over six years in the post. Florence Pittman named secretary to the city auditor. Vera Williams and Kathryn Burwell reassigned within departments as city officials note the moves. The city manager praises Calhoun while outlining new rate schedules making Amarillo electricity among the lowest in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Calhoun
LeVerne Calhoun
Lela Krebs
Florence Pittman
Vera Williams
J. M. Barker
Kathryn Burwell
Water Department
Calhoun
City Hall
H. R. Smith
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Texas
Southwest
Rogers
Dimmitt Sends 47 Children to Centennial
Forty seven Dimmitt school children ages six to twenty one traveled by Fort Worth and Denver train to Dallas for a two day Texas Centennial visit. Four mothers served as sponsors, with transportation by local citizens. In Dallas the group stays in Centennial tent city with meals and admission arranged for two days. Round trip rail fare is three seventy per person, meals included.
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Dimmitt
Fort Worth
Denver
Dallas
T. A. Singer
Clarence Byrnes
E. F. Harmon
Womack
R. N. Gollehon
W. E. Kirkpatrick
E.F. Harmon
H. Fowlks
H. P. Clemons
Mrs. Womack
Scott Crumb
Centennial Tent City
Utility rate talks yield no cost on Southwestern Public Service
The article notes expenses that often attend rate controversies and confirms no costs have been placed on Southwestern Public Service Company. It suggests this saving could be added to direct savings in electricity, highlighting potential efficiency in negotiations and budgeting.
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Southwestern Public Service Company
Browder confrontation at Terre Haute protest ends in arrests
Governor McNutt protested denial of a speaking permit as Browder faced arrest and posed for pictures. He planned to speak tonight if allowed while Terre Haute police chief Yates said no one from the Communist party could speak, and Stadtfeld remained in his hotel room issuing a statement on the volatile situation.
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Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Browder
Yates
Communist Party
Terre Haute
Charles Stadtfeld
Indianapolis
Stadtfeld
No Communist Meeting Expected in Town Officials Warn Reds
A police chief and local officials vow no Communist meeting or speaker. Yates insists communists will be barred and agitators cleared. H A Collins, Vigo County Law and Order League secretary, helps in arrests. Browder, arrested without charges, awaits an attorney.
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Yates
H. A. Collins
Terre Haute
Vigo County Law and Order League
Browder
Amarillo Tax Levy Sets New Rate and Delinquent Total
Tax levy rises to 1.12 per thousand with 0.59 going to general fund and 0.53 to interest and sinking fund. Delinquent city taxes amount to 399,966. At a September 10 public hearing taxpayers praised administration but urged stronger collection of delinquent taxes. Mayor Rogers notes a 0.70 increase per 1000 over last year.
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Amarillo
Rogers
Flood Damage Delays Traffic Between Presidio and Ojinaga
Flood losses concentrated in cotton fields while water remained high between the river bank and the international bridge at Presidio preventing vehicle traffic. A skiff ferried people between Ojinaga, Mexico, and Presidio as the bridge approaches washed out and international mail service was disrupted.
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Presidio
Ojinaga
Mexico
Rio Grande flood relief tied to levees and trees
After a near weeklong interruption, riverbank collapse on the Mexican side dumped tons of silt as flood levels receded. The change followed new levees and trees planted on the American side since the 1932 flood, altering channel dynamics and sediment flow.
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Rio Grande
Amarillo figures in appointing reception chairman
Doe Howard, famed in Amarillo and Portales, has been named chairman of the reception committee overseeing a major event. The list of local business heavyweights and organizations includes Special J. M. Dendy Cal Farley Pinkney Packing Globe News Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Harve Allen Cunningham Floral Amarillo Electric Tri State Fair and others.
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J. M. Dendy
Cal Farley
Pinkney Packing Company
Globe News
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Harve Allen
Cunningham Floral
Amarillo Electric
Tri- State Fair
Boxwell Bros
E. R. Archambeau
First National Bank
Russell Stationery
Southwestern Drug
Williams Hardware
Herring Hotel
Great West Mill
Amarillo Hardware
Palo Duro Furniture
Steffen’s Ice Cream
Rolla Cartwright
Long-Bell Lumber
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carlton Florey
Ted Taylor
Eczema Relief With Resinol Soap And Ointment
Wash affected skin with Resinol Soap and warm water to soften scales and crusts. Dry by patting, not rubbing. Doctors favor an oily ointment to penetrate outer skin. Resinol Ointment provides this and soothing ingredients to aid healing. Use Resinol today for quick relief. free samples available by writing to Resinol Dept. 1 Baltimore Md.
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Resinol
Dept. 1
Baltimore
Roosevelt County Fair Parade Trip To Portales Tour
A special train will meet at Clovis then reach Portales by 11 am Friday for the Roosevelt County Fair annual parade and a tour of the Por tales Valley to view Tri State Fair agricultural exhibits. A meal is planned for visitors. Bill Beechler notes the visit is a reciprocal gesture with Amarillo inviting Portales and Hereford Lions Club hosts, with entertainers from the Amarillo Junior Chamber and the Amarillo College band aboard.
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Clovis
Portales Valley
Portales
Amarillo
Bill Beechler
Tri-State
Hereford
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo College
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