Installation of Officers Scheduled
Incoming Amarillo Chamber of Commerce officers will be installed at a 7 p.m. dinner meeting Jan. 10 at Holiday Inn West. Charles Lutz Jr. will be the new president with Charles Green as vice president. Maj. Gen. Loren G. McCollum will be second vice president and Bill Montgomery treasurer. Directors begin three-year terms: Guyon Saunders Gus Roberts John Wright Wales Madden Bill Montgomery Art Cox W. T. Smoot Sr. Lutz appointed Green McCollum Bill Foran and R. C. (Art) Jordan. Holdover directors with two years to serve: Trenton Davis Dr. W. Q. Budd Jr. Dave Dillard W. W. Carter Kenneth Greenwald Darrell Gant Leon P. Gilvin. One-year terms: Dan Boston Bill Morgan John Ketler Lutz Sid Stout T. H. Stringer Charles Wolflin. Committee chairmen: Greenwald industrial Robert Mills sports Stanley Crowe health education welfare Travis Aaron legislative affairs Bill Morgan Greater Amarillo Merchants Ray Wahue traffic Nelson Cash aviation Trenton Davis highway Robert Hoffman fine arts Carl Harris tourism and conventions Dick Hoving Round-Up Club Paul Timmons military affairs Walker Nichols farm and ranch Frances Graham women’s division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn West
Charles Lutz Jr
The
Osgood Monument Co
Charles Green
Amarillo Unlimited
Loren G. McCollum
Amarillo Air Force Base
Bill Montgomery
Shamrock Oil Gas Corp
Guyon Saunders
Ordway- Saunders Co
Gus Roberts
Panhandle Fruit Co
John Wright
Blackburns
Wales Madden
Shamrock
Art Cox
Amarillo Gas Co
Dan Boston
Boston Development Co
Bill Morgan
Sunset Center
John Ketler
Ketler Investment Co
Lutz
Sid Stout
Sid Stout Ford Ranch
T. H
Pete) Stringer
Amarillo National Bank
Charles Wolflin
Wolflin Village
Greenwald
Industrial
Robert O. Mills
Stanley Crowe
Travis Aaron
Greater Amarillo
Ray Wahue
Nelson Cash
Trenton Davis
Robert Hoffman
Carl Harris
Dick Hoving
Paul Timmons
Walker Nichols
Frances Graham
New Year War Aims for Peace Amid Global Celebrations
War torn world unwinds tensions as millions greet 1966 with laughter and song while leaders seek peace in Viet Nam and at home. New York eyes a transit talks breakthrough as Times Square hosts countdown and the Year of the Snake and Horse rings in Japan. Vatican jubilee opens while Ramadan fast and Sabbath observance shape New Year rites in Muslim and Jewish communities. Detroit rabbis urge restraint during celebrations.
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New York
Viet Nam
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Times Square
Japan
Paul VI
Detroit
Hereford Is Champ Hereford Is Champ
Hereford shown by James Edward Potts of Hediey was grand champion steer at the Donley County Junior Fat Stock Show. Reserve champion went to John Hermesmeyer of Clarendon. Hermesmeyer won grand in the Angus division. Other Hereford winners include Potts and Thornberry. Lamb County commissioners postponed Friday meeting to Jan 7 in observance of New Year’s holiday.
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Clarendon
Hereford
James Edward Potts
Hediey
Donley County
John Hermesmeyer
Potts
Hermesmeyer
Angus
Sandy Thornberry
Henry Hermesmeyer
Mike Martin
Gary McFall
McLean
Scotty Martin
Janie Martin
Littlefield
Lamb County Commissioners
Camp Official Clarifies Aim Hereford Camp
Ed Dziuk one of five directors says permanent residents stay because they have no place else to go. He notes owners would prefer more room for crop workers. Deaf Smith County commissioners form a health committee. OE O may begin condemnation proceedings over camp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Ed Dziuk
Deaf Smith County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Dziuk
Connally Names Two To State Architectural Board
(AP) Gov. Connally appointed E. G. Hamilton of Dallas and James Witt of Waco today to the State Board of Architectural Examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Connally
E. G. Hamilton
Dallas
James Witt
Waco
State Board of Architectural Examiners
Lake Stockton Sold in Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo
Lake Stockton in the upper Palo Duro Canyon about 15 miles southeast of Amarillo and a surrounding 1 240 acre recreational area totaling 1 3 million in value have been sold to investors led by John E Smith. The purchase includes a water system and utility services. Previous owners were S G Roy Stockton Sherman Stockton Richard Stockton and Bob Hortenstine. The sale was brokered by Scroggin Mackenzie Co. and management was assumed Friday. The new owners plan to enlarge the nine hole golf course and 40 by 60 foot clubhouse surrounded by six miles of paved roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Stockton
Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo
Ter
John E. Smith
Midland
S. G
Roy) Stockton
Sherman Stockton
Richard Stockton
Bob Hortenstine
Scroggin-McKenzie & Co
W. 10Th
Eight Hurt When Wagon Rolls On U S 64 Near Shamrock
In Shamrock near U S 64, a west bound nine passenger wagon overturned several times, injuring eight people returning from Chicago. Mrs Ethel Grizzell 53 was most seriously hurt with skull and arm fractures and internal injuries. Others, ages 14 to 18, suffered fractures internal injuries and abrasions. Most injured were thrown from the vehicle as it rolled. ambulance crews transported all to Shamrock General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
U.S
Here
Shamrock General Hospital
Chicago
Ethel Grizzell
Daniel McKenzie
Gwen Durham
George Jackson
Beverly Glover
Clifford Sledge
Ronald Sledge
Enez Kelley
Rescue Drama As Coast Guard Saves 35 From Mandalay Wreck
A distress call from passenger A E Lundquist sparked rapid Coast Guard rescue of 35 aboard the Mandalay, a 96 foot windjammer, after it struck a Florida reef 20 miles south of Miami during a 10 day Bahama Islands cruise. Helicopters airlifted 24 to Homestead Air Force Base and others to Miami Beach. Passengers described frightful night seas of six to fifteen feet and praised Captain Burke and crew for rapid actions as the vessel listed and broke apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Mandalay
Florida
A. E. Lundquist
Scituate
Mass
Michael Burke
Bahama Islands
Lundquist
Homestead Air Force Base
Here
Miami Beach
Walter H. Ballard
W. H. B. Chemical Corp
Westchester
N.Y
Burke
Clair Hall
Indianapolis
Hall
M. C. Probst
Mansfield
Ohio
Cathy Jenkins Crowned Miss Mangum for 1966
Cathy Jenkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Jenkins of Mangum was named Miss Mangum 1966. Joyce Barker and Donna Kay Doughty tied for second with $50 bonds. Glenna Rae Irvin chosen Miss Congeniality received an engraved gold compact. Jenkins a 1965 Mangum High School graduate and 800 scholarship recipient is a freshman at Oklahoma Baptist University and won a 100 bond from the Mangum Chamber of Commerce. Contest sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangum Okla
Cathy Jenkins
Leo Jenkins
Mangum
Joyce Barker
J. Irvin Barker
Donna Kay Doughty
Nelson Doughty
Martha, Okla
Glenna Rae Irvin
Glenn Irvin
Miss Jenkins
Mangum High School
Oklahoma Baptist University
Mangum Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Burlington Assumes Rail Line Control
Burlington Lines will take over management today of 305 miles of Burlington Rock Island Lines from Dallas to Galveston under a five year rotating agreement with Rock Island. L. W. Menke of Chicago becomes president, replacing Jervis Langdon Jr. O. B. Stevens is named general superintendent with headquarters in Houston.
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Fort Worth
Burlington Lines
Burlington
Rock Island Lines
Texas
Dallas
Galveston
Rock Island
L. W. Menke
Chicago
Jervis Langdon Jr
O. B. Stevens
Houston
Acting Postmaster Named at Plainview
Plainview named Jack Ford acting postmaster after 17 years of service by J Oliver Bier who retires. Bier began as a substitute rural carrier in 1926, served as city carrier from 1929 with a two year Navy stint, and was postmaster from 1948. Ford, a World War II veteran, worked in groceries before joining the postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Jack Ford
J. Oliver Bier
Bier
Wayland College
Ford
Postal Service
Chamber Reports Convention Spending in Amarillo 1965
Amarillo's chamber of commerce reports 1965 convention activity boosted the economy with more than 342 million dollars from 48,300 delegates across 215 events. delegates averaged 2.42 days and about 30 dollars per day, as summarized by chamber president E M Blackburn. Amarillo hosted 73 more conventions than 1964 and 86 more than 1963, with civic center plans being shared with state executives for 1966 outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Injuries Fatal Fort Worth
Bakersfield California man Wilson Lee aged 68 died from injuries after a two car crash two miles west of Grapevine on Texas 114 Wednesday. He passed away Friday in Texas, authorities said.
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Fort Worth
Wilson Lee
Bakersfield
Calif
Grapevine
Texas
LBJ Family Together At Ranch Observes New Year
The Johnsons gathered at the LBJ Ranch to mark year's end and new year with no public plans, while Lynda and LuciJohnson returned from travels. Johnson spoke by phone with world peace envoys and sent a telegram to Sen. Saltonstall upon his retirement. Also noted was Air Force Academy football scheduling guidance tied to academic standards amid past cheating scandals.
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Austin
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
White House
Lynda
Johnsons
Luci
Joseph Laitin
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Saltonstall
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Academy
Board of Visitors
Navy
Military
Rogers Plans Visits in Area
Rep Walter Rogers arrives in the Panhandle for several days of constituent meetings and speeches. He speaks at the McLean Lions Club Tuesday noon and at the Borger Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon. He attends the Social Security office open house in Pampa Wednesday and holds appointments at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo and at his Pampa district office in the Hughes Building. The 89th Congress opens its second session Monday January 10 in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rogers
Panhandle
McLean Lions Club
New
Social Security
Pampa
Borger Chamber of Commerce
Herring
Amarillo
Congressional District
Hughes
Washington
89Th
Congress
Former Auditor Under 7 Charges
El Paso County auditor A. J. Mc Kay faces two new indictments charging misapplication of county funds theft and embezzlement. He already has a $25,000 bond on five prior indictments. Mc Kay, believed to reside in Ruidoso New Mexico, is expected to surrender so bond can be set on the latest charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
UPI
A. J. McKay
McKay
Ruidoso
N. M
Hagler Believed On Run Again
Honolulu police believe former Fort Worth asphalt firm executive David Fred Hagler, 47, who faced a Texas fraud warrant, may have fled Hawaii. He was jailed briefly for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and later released on bond as extradition appeals played out. Hagler has a long history including a 1964 Gulf crash and an alleged attempt to drown a woman passenger.
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Honolulu
UPI
David
Fred Hagler
Fort Worth
Dallas
Hawaii
Hagler
Tsukuo Nakagawa
Texas
Supreme Court
Gulf of Mexico
Port Lavaca
Seattle
Australia
Soldier Visits Parents Here
Pvt. Glenn D. Dallke, 19, on leave from Army basic training at Ft. Polk La, visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Dallke of 1617 N. Wilson. A Palo Duro High School graduate class of 1964, he attended Amarillo College before enlisting and will report to Ft. Gordon Ga to attend an electronics school.
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Pvt
Glenn D. Dallke
Ft. Polk
N. A. Dallke
N. Wilson
Dallke
Palo Duro High School
Amarillo College
Army
Ft. Gordon, Ga
Two Charged in Dumas Burglary Incident
DUMAS two Dumas men Virgil Lee Gamble 32 and Paul Hartness 18 were charged with a December 18 burglary at Dumas High School. They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace R E Sims with bonds set at 1000 for Gamble and 500 for Hart ness. Moore County Chief Deputy Horace Myrick said the pair allegedly took seven or eight dollars in change and tried to open the office safe. Both remained in Moore County jail in lieu of bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas
Virgil Lee Gamble
Paul Hartness
Dumas High School
Justice of the Peace
R. E
Bob) Sims
Gamble
Hartness
Moore County
Horace Myrick
Christmas Seals Reach $13,143, Campaign Ahead
The Potter-Randall County Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seal Campaign has collected $13,143, 87.6 percent of its $15,000 goal, campaign chairman Rip Underwood says. Of 4,257 letters answered, 147 gave no contributions. The drive is 6.3 percent ahead of last year and closes officially February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter-Randall County
Meeting of Amarillo church musicians set for dinner
A dinner for the Choirmasters and Organists Guild of Amarillo and their clergy is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Polk Street Methodist Church Social Hall. A panel on church music goals and problems will include Rev. Harry B. Wood, Miss Mary Ruth McCulley, and Bill Cormack. All clergymen and musicians are invited. Reservations at 1.50 per plate are due by noon today to Mrs. Paul Timmons and Mrs. William E. Hicks.
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Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
Harry B. Wood
St. Luke Presbyterian Church
Mary Ruth McCulley
Bill Cormack
West Amarillo Christian Church
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Glacier Club
Associated Press
Samuel W. Hardy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Minneapolis
Minn
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Hardy
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Boston
Norwell
James Gievik
Pacific
Bahamas
Miss Mangum
Chamber
Lbj
Senate
Rogers
Glenn D. Dalke
KGNC
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Collins
CRC
New Cat
Bittman
Stina
Wolflin
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