Amarillo Obituaries Open in Brief Remembrances
Nettie Henderson 58 of 214 Madison dies Sunday funeral pending with Austin Funeral Home. Survivors include husband Henry Henderson and several relatives in Amarillo. John Kilmer 79 of 1322 Pierce dies Monday services set 10 a.m. Thursday at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial at Llano Cemetery. Terrayce Milner infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Milner dies at Amarillo AFB Hospital with graveside rites Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Thomas Acie Webb 57 of 809 Pierce dies yesterday funeral arrangements pending with Blackburn-Shaw. survivors include wife Edith Asper Amarillo son James Webb and several relatives.
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Kilmer
John
Pierce
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
John Spencer
Bible Way Church
Llano
Obituary notices from Clovis and surrounding areas
A sequence of funeral notices and obituaries from Clovis and nearby towns. B H Armstrong 67 Clovis died Tuesday services Thursday at Charles C Steed Memorial Chapel burial Mission Garden of Memories. Survivors include wife Geneva and daughter Alice Williams. Robert Carl de Austin and Stewart Denny drowned Sunday in Plainview city lake funeral Thursday South Side Assembly of God Church burial Plainview Cemetery. R W Bowers 58 Hereford died Tuesday in Lufkin funeral Thursday Gilliland Hereford burial West Park Hereford. W W Brewer 80 Deaf Smith County hospital funeral Hereford Church of Christ burial Elk City Oklahoma. Mrs J W Peeples 73 Salida Colorado died Tuesday Lubbock hospital funeral Thursday First Baptist Wellington burial West Wellington Cemetery. James Thomas Manning 4, son of Mrs Doris Manning, Del
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Bowers
R. W
Bob
Hereford
Lufkin
Gilliland Funeral Home
West Park Cemetery
Maggie Ray
Margaret
R. W. Bowers Jr
Houston
Wayne Bowers
Doris Dunlap
Amarillo
Brewer
W. W
Deaf Smith County Hospital
Hereford Church of Christ
Elk City
Oklo
Cordelia Brewer
James Brewer
Dallas
Chester Wiggains
Summerfield
Ray Lockett
Kansas City
Judge Jordan Receives Flags For Randall Courtroom
Canyon June 1 Special Randall County Sheriff S A seated Judge E B Jordan with an American flag for his 47th District courtroom in Canyon. Veterans of Foreign Wars Amarillo presented flags to Jordan for his Amarillo courtroom. Funeral notices follow for several local residents with details on survivors and service times.
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Canyon
Randall County
S. A
E. EB
Gene) Jordan
Jordan
Erican
Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo
Ford UAW Talks Extend With Threat of Nationwide Strike
Negotiations between Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers stretched late into the night and adjourned until 10 a.m. (EST) with 14 hours left before a possible strike by Ford’s 140000 production workers. Ford reportedly offered a new proposal or an improved prosperity partnership plan, but both sides kept details under a secrecy pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Wilson Named Randall Deputy
W. A. Bill Wilson, 35, named Randall County deputy sheriff after Commissioners Court approved an additional deputy on the district court grand jury recommendation. Wilson, a radio dispatcher and former Amarillo police officer, will work out of Canyon with Sheriff L. B. Johnston. He is married to Ina Mae Judd of Amarillo and has three children Judy Mike and Vesta.
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Canyon
W. A
Bill” Wilson
Randall County
Wilson
Commissioners Court
47Th District Court
L. 8
Slim) Johnston
Johnston
Sheriff's Office
Amarillo
Navy
Ina Mae Judd
Judy
Mike
Vesta
Santa Fe unveils ultrasonic rail detector car in test run
The Santa Fe Railway reports a new ultrasonic rail detector car may be the first of its kind in the U S. The device, built by the Santa Fe engineering department, has operated between Topeka and Emporia Kansas and could replace existing rail detection as it expands across the system. The panel truck sized car uses sonic and ultrasonic methods to locate fissures and breaks, marking defective rail for removal. Two technicians operate it at speeds up to 16 mph and it can run on rails or roads with moveable rubber tires.
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Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Topeka
Atchison, Kan
Emporia
Kan
Viewer Finds It's A Small World
Mrs. Paul Gerken reports watching WSMY TV Charleston South Carolina and WBAY TV Green Bay Wisconsin on a 17 inch television set with no outside antenna. She notes varying picture and sound quality and mentions a neighbor with an outside antenna could not receive stations. Also references Seattle rainfall.
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Paul Gerken
Wsmy-Tv
Charleston
S.C
Wbay-Tv
Green Bay
Wis
Amos Parker Elected Head of Civic Club at Annual Meeting
Amos Parker was chosen as head of the Civic Club succeeding Joe Johnson. Officers elected include Sam White as vice president and Mrs. Amos Parker as parliamentarian. Re-elected were Mrs. FE. B. Hicks as secretary and E. B. Hicks as treasurer. Board members are Johnson, Murphy Hurd, Lee Williamson, Houston DeFord, and Parker with alternates T. D. Austin, A. L. Sellers, C. M. Mayfield, and Pat Patterson. Patterson chaired the nominating committee.
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Sanborn School
Parker
Joe Johnson
Sam White
Amos Parker
FE. B. Hicks
E. B. Hicks
Johnsoén
Murphy Hurd
Lee Williamson
Houston DeFord
T. D. Austin
A. L. Sellers
C. M. Mayfield
Pat Patterson
Thomas A Webb Taken by Death
Thomas Ace Webb died at 57 in St. Anthony's Hospital after operating a used car business at 319 Buchanan. Born December 22, 1898, he leaves a wife Nellie Webb a daughter Edith June Asper Amarillo a son James Horace Webb Hot Springs Ark his mother Susan Webb San Francisco two sisters Leroy Crittenden and Paul Ruby San Francisco three brothers Frank N H Webb Amarillo Darrell Webb Austin and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ace Webb
Pierce
St. Anthony's Hospital
Buchanan
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Nellie Webb
Edith June Asper
Amarillo
James Horace Webb
Hot Springs
Ark
Susan Webb
San Francisco
Leroy Crittenden
Paul Ruby
Wichita Falls
Frank and
N. H. Webb
Darrell Webb
Austin
Weavers and Reeders Host Guests From Houston
Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Edward Weaver and Mrs R L Reeder mother of Mrs Weaver at 1500 Maple included Mrs R O Foster and daughter Mrs James Newby and children Patsy and Brenda and Mr and Mrs M J Warnick all from Houston Mrs Foster is a sister of Weaver War nick is a brother of Mrs Reeder.
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Edward Weaver
R. L. Reeder
Weaver
R. O. Foster
James Newby
Patsy
Brenda
M. J. Warnick
Houston
Foster
Warnick
Reeder
Airport Board Eyes Plumbing Code Change
The Airport Board considers removing the requirement for check valves or siphon breakers in lawn sprinkler systems to allow direct connection at sill cock or yard hydrant. Attorney Hal Ochsner represents Nichols Paint, Star Lumber, and argues DIY installation is hindered by valves. City engineer Stanton Field cites contamination risk if low pressure occurs. officials will seek state health guidance and other cities on siphon-free systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Ochsner
Ochsner
Nichols Paint & Wallpaper Company
Star Lumber Company
Stanton M. Field
Field
N. V. Moss
State Department of Public Health
Flying Time Is Curtailed by Guard Clampdown
National Guard headquarters announced a limit on administrative air hours for C-46 and C-47 transports and T-6 trainers, not affecting combat aircraft. Brig. Gen. Winston P. Wilson stated some planes exceeded allotted hours, with no funds shortage involved, and ordered an immediate halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
Air National Guard
Winston P. Wilson
Air Division
The
National Guard Bureau
Wilson
Drummer Boy Aims 100-Hour Drumming Marathon
Billy Wells the drummer boy begins a drumathon at 9 p.m. at the Clover Club in Amarillo seeking a 100 hour record for a world championship. He plans to play until 1 a.m. Sunday to accompany a Saturday night dance, aiming to surpass Sam Ulano’s 67 hour mark set in New York.
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Billy Wells
Clover Club
Wells
Sam Ulano
New York
Ming
Amarillo
Bermuda Official Visits in City
Phillip J. Card customs official from Bermuda and Mrs. Card visited Amarillo to see Card’s daughter Frances Palmer at 1019 N Seminole and see grandchildren Penelope and Dean Palmer. They planned to travel to Farmington New Mexico to visit another daughter and return Friday night. Palmer is married to Card’s son-in-law T Sgt Jessie Palmer at Amarillo AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip J. Card
Bermuda
Card
Amarillo
Frances Palmer
N. Seminole
Penelope
Dean Palmer
Farmington
N.M
Toastmasters Winners Share Spotlight At Amarillo Meeting
Russell Sahm won speaker of the week at the Amarillo Toastmasters Club meeting at the Herring Hotel under President Phil Templeton. Other speakers included Chris Kiersted, Joe Peacock, and Lynn Harwell with topics The Price of Progress A Man Once Said and Your Car s Jugular Vein. Dr L A Blumer served as topic master and Owen O Neill Jr toastmaster with Phil Mask as general critic.
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Russell Sahm
Amarillo
Toastmasters Club
Herring Hotel
Phil Templeton
Chris Kiersted
Joe Peacock
Lynn Harwell
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Noxzema
Noxzema Chemical Co
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