Retiring Brownfield Teacher Becomes Art Advocate
Beulah Faye Walker after 38 years in Brownfield schools plans to retire at term end. She taught Altus Oklahoma early in her career then 27 years in Brownfield, moving from sixth grade at Oak Grove to fifth grade at West Ward. She cherishes classroom art and plans watercolor painting, travel with husband, and antique collecting with two grown children and their families in Houston and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Walker
Germany
Brownfield
Altus
Okla
Billie Norman
Avalanche Journal Corresvandent Brownfield
Guy
Beulah Faye) Walker
Bruce D. Chisholm
Andy
Paul
Houston
James William Walker
Alicia
Kansas City
Amherst Typist Lee Payne who set 131 wpm world record
Amherst resident Lee Payne recalled winning the 1921 22 typing crown in Oklahoma City at 131 words per minute. He later moved to Lamb County Texas, worked for Ewing Halsell, met Will Rogers, and helped lay out Amherst while doing court reporting and typewriter work. Payne described modern electric typewriters as unusable for his speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lee Payne
Payne
Oklahoma City
Charlie Swim
Chicago
Oklahoma
U.S. Court
Tom Williams
Ewing Halsell
Venita
Okla
Halsell
Lamb County
Tulsa
Amherst Hotel
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Halsells
Rogers
Ziegfield
Old Fashioned Study Aid Promises Better Grades
An advertisement touts a traditional learning method claiming reduced effort and time, improved comprehension, extended concentration, and lower stress. It lists a contact at 3432 59th Street and phone 789-4808, previously in Monterey Prof. Building.
Bald Tires Prompt Warnings On Spring Driving
Officials warn motorists to inspect tires as warm weather nears. Bald tires reduce traction and raise skid risk, especially after dry spells. A Northwestern study found flat tires rarely cause crashes, while tire failures mostly occur on short trips by commuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Arthur
Journal
Wayne Sherrell
Lubbock
Joe Kelly
Citizen’s Traffic Council
Sherrell
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
Evanston
Baker
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Stems
Nilah Rodgers
Avalanche-Journal
Europe
U.S
Town
Halsel
Reading School
Fundamentals
Institute
59Th Street
Monterey
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Illinois Tollway
Zaubbock
Avalanch - Journal
8Th and
Avenue J
Texas
V. S. Baker
Koen
Broadway
Concord
Brownfield Hwy
AST
Ama
Roxbury
Timpan
Les and
Monarch’s Glen
Avenue H
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