McKinney Heads CAP Amarillo Unit in CAP Meeting
Charley McKinney, noted Amarillo pilot, was named president of the Civil Air Patrol in Amarillo at a meeting held last night at Amarillo Air Terminal. Maj. Jack Blanchard and Lt. Jim Landers outlined the cadet program with observation flights at no cost. An L-4 plane is hoped for the unit, to be flown 40 hours monthly for cadet orientation. About 70 people attended, including 10 cadet applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley McKinney
Amarillo
Civil Air Patrol
Amarillo Air Terminal
CAP
Jack Blanchard
Jim Landers
Dallas
Landers
CAA
Pierce Obby
Lee Cox
Ivan Layton
Amarillo Weather Bureau
Don Sipes
Amarillo Police Department
Ancient secret codes noted in Britannica
Britannica traces secret codes back to ancient Greece, highlighting early cryptographic ideas and methods that shaped later encryption practices. The note emphasizes enduring interest in hidden communication and the historical arc from classical to modern cryptography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Distributive Education and tampering with state seals
A retail merchants sub committee named to sponsor a distributive education program at Amarillo College in cooperation with the University of Texas extension plans courses in merchandising credit management retailing advertising and personal management to upgrade workers skills. Separately three charges of tampering with state seals were filed against Tommie H. Shelton for removing seals on coin operated machines at Parrott Bar Corner Cafe and West End Cafe. The seals indicated unpaid amusement tax and offenses allegedly occurred March 28 with penalties up to 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Snead
Office of
the Comptroller of Public Accounts
M. Calhoun
Potter County
Tommie H. Shelton
Georgia
Shelton
Parrott Bar
West Third
Corner Cafe
West End
Calhoun
This Morning
Amarillo College
Extension Department
University of Texas
Stanley Blackburn
Frank Heath
Harvey Corn
Allen Early
Chamber of Commerce
Palo Duro State Park
Palo Duro Boosters Club
John McCarty
Amarillo
State Park
McCarty
A. M. Meyer
Suit Seeks $20,300 in Damages Over Bridge Incident
J H Jackson of Hansford County sues Mack Callahan of Burnett County in 108th District Court seeking 20300 for bodily injuries from being struck by a trailer truck while inspecting a bridge over Rey's Creek on Highway 87 and 267 in Potter County on August 2, 1948. Jackson says he is an employee of the state highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
108Th District Court
J. H. Jackson
Hansford
Mack Callahan
Burnett County
Rey’s Creek
Potter County
Jackson
State Highway Department
New Secretary to District Attorney Appointed in King Office
Mrs. Louise Neal Bowles began work today as the new secretary in the office of District Attorney Lloyd King. A UT graduate, she previously worked for the Farm Security Administration and the Board of Insurance Commissioners in Austin, replacing Mrs. Billie Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Neal Bowles
Fillmore
Dist
Lloyd King
Bowles
University of Texas
Farm Securities Commission
Board Insurance
Ausa
Billie Jackson
King
TWA Official Accepts Bid for Amarillo Luncheon
FE. O. Cocke vice president of Trans World Airlines will attend the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce quarterly membership luncheon on April 19. He is the third airline official to accept an invitation from the Chamber's Aviation committee. Also invited are Robert J. Smith president of Pioneer and Charles A. Beard Braniff executive vice president. Aviation will be the luncheon theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. O. Cocke
Trans World Airlines
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cocke
Robert J. Smith
Pioneer
Charles A. Beard
Braniff
London Apothecaries Guild Founded In 1617
In 1617 London saw the formation of the Apothecaries' Company grouping more than a hundred apothecaries. The new guild organized to regulate practice, standards, and trade within the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apothecaries
London
The
Apothecaries’ Company
Beaumont Man Walter Casey to Speak in Amarillo
Beaumont businessman Walter Casey, a nationally known speaker, arrives for a two day tour. He will address the Rotary Club at noon tomorrow at the Herring Hotel and speak to the Texas Panhandle Home Builders Amarillo Real Estate Board and Hoo Hoo Club tomorrow night. Friday noon he speaks to the Exchange Club at the Herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Casey
Beaumont
Amarillo
Casey
Rotary Club
Herring Hotel
Texas Panhandle Home Builders
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Hoo-Hoo Club
Exchange Club
Herring
America
William Blackstone and his belief in witches
Sir William Blackstone, renowned English legal authority, held firm beliefs in witches and witchcraft as part of his broader views on superstition and the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Blackstone
Giant list of stock tickers and percent figures from a historical market page
A dense OCR of a stock table lists numerous company names such as American Tel & Tel, Chrysler, General Electric, and Pan Am along with percent figures. The fragment includes long strings of tickers, industry names, and percentage values, resembling a securities or market wrap of jobbers and traders.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report April 5 Summary
Kansas City cattle trade shows 2,500 cattle and 300 calves with feeders steady to higher, top steer price $29.50 at 1,115 pounds, cows weaker demand. hogs active and lift to 15 cents, top 180-250 pound hogs $16.25-35, sows $13.50-14.75. sheep 3,500 with lambs strong and 100-115 pound shipments $24.25-35. Chicago market reports higher hogs and cattle with steers $29.00-30.00, heifers $23.50-27.25, cows $19.50-21.00, vealers $26.00-30.00, lambs $27.00 down to $30.00 for choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telcom
Amar Pierce
Fenner and Air Reduction
Alaska
Juneau
Allegheny Crp
Allegheny
Allied Stores
Allis Chalmers
Amer Airlines
Amer Car&Fdyre
Amer Locomo
Amer Rad&ss
Amer Roli Mill
Amer Aus
Amer Fd
Amer Tel Tel
Amer Tobaco
Amer Woolen
Amer Zine
Anaconda Cop
Armour & Co
Assoc Dry Gaols
Arch Top&sf
Avco
Bridgeport Bro
Brians Mi
Briggs & Strt
Bucyrus Erie
Budd Co
Burroughs Rtrd
Butler Bros
Calif Packing
Canada Dry
Canadian Pac
Carrier Corp
Case Co 425
Caterpillar Tr
Celotex Corp
Certainteed
iChesap & O
Chicago Corp
St Paul
iChgorl&Pacey
Chrysler
Orr Financial
iClinton Indus
Oslo
Fpuei Iron
Columbia Card
iCormmer Cred
Consol
Crane Co
iCrue
New York
Llowetsions
Merrill Lynch, Beane, Loews
Lone Star
Louisy Nash
Mack Trucks
Glen L Martin
Mont Ward
Murray Cp
Nash Kely
Bisch
Philco Corp
Phillips Petrol
Pittsh S&bolt
Plymouth
Sparks
Deer
iSplesel Inc
Dist Corp
Square D Co
Doehler Jarv
Joume Denes
Alter
Eagle Picher
Btone
Elect Autostudebaker
Sun
Fed
Mtr
Sunray
Swift & Co
Texas Or
Geni Elect
United Aircrft
United Carbon
United
United & "Pa
Youngstn
S&t Oor
Ee York Curb Amer Ma
NatiGusa
Catalin Corp
Cessna
Electric B&s
Kaiser Frazer
Chinann Grain Co
COLO
Weees
Evosse
Kansas City
USDA
Kansas Fed
Chicago
Policeman’s ad ends with parking ticket in Northampton
Francis C O Donnell a Northampton truckman went to the police station to pay for the $5 ad he ordered for the police ball program. He paid but found a parking ticket on his car as he left. The incident unfolds as a humorous clash between civic promotion and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Francis C. O’donnell
O'Donnell
Bandit Found Hidden in Powder Room in Indiana
Evansville police required reinforcements to locate a slot machine believed in a local restaurant. Policewoman Mabel Hall reported the scene and found the one arm bandit illegal in Indiana hidden in the ladies powder room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Mabel Hall
Indiana
Bednasek Receives Eight-Year Term in Iowa Murder Case
Bednasek was sentenced to eight years as the death penalty applies in Iowa for this case. Prosecutors called him a cold blooded killer who strangled Miss Jackson in jealousy. The defense argued the death was accidental, narrating a bizarre tale of a playful judo hold that ended with Miss Jackson’s throat being crushed on a chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bednasek
Miss Jackson
Flag With Fifteen Stars and Stripes In Use 1795 to 1818
The 15 star and 15 stripe American flag served officially for 23 years from 1795 through 1818, reflecting the period of early national symbolism and expansion.
Reynolds Elected By Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Reynolds of Amarillo, based in Austin, was named chairman and state legislative representative of the BLE at the separate session in Fort Worth. Other officers re-elected include John G. Carr Cleburne first vice chairman Phil Kleas Wharton second vice chairman and W E Kinsey Temple secretary treasurer S E Tanner Houston elected an executive committeeman The event marked the 26th biennial session with additional sessions by other brotherhoods and the Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
H. L. Reynolds
Amarillo
Austin
BLE
John G. Carr
Cleburne
Phil Kleas
Wharton
W. E. Kinsey
Temple
S. E. Tanner
Houston
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Santa Fe Engineer Becomes Texas Railroad Board Member
Mr. Reynolds, a Santa Fe engineer based in Amarillo for many years, joined the Texas Joint Railway Labor Legislative Board two years ago. He retains Amarillo seniority and continues to consider Amarillo home, though he has resided in the state capital for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nial
The
Texas Joint Railway Labor Legislative Board
Reynolds
Santa Fe
Amarillo
State Capitol
Texas Town Names Republican Mayor
Roscoe in West Texas elected L. S. Howard as mayor via write-in, with O. L. Cranfill as the sole formal candidate. Howard, previously a ginner and now with farming interests in Roscoe and the Rio Grande Valley, led a GOP write-in campaign that started the day before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
West Texas
L. S. Howard
Roscoe Ginner
Rio Grande Valley
O. L. Cranfill
Howard
Mayors Charge Gas Bills Benefit Kerr Network
A telegram released in Washington from major city mayors claims gas bill sponsors, led by Oklahoma Senator Kerr, have a personal financial stake. The message asserts gas companies control most production and speaks for millions of city gas users. The signatories include mayors of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Denver, Toledo, Birmingham, Akron and St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Kerr
Oklahoma
Washington
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Denver
Toledo
Birmingham
Akron
St. Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blackburn
Shaw Funeral Directors
Iyoxowell Oro
Buthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Kohler Cleaners
TWA
Beaumont Man
LEWIS
Lewis Jewelers
Polk, Amarillo, Tex
Jewelers
Polk Fort
Financial Industrial Fund
Europe
Japan
Khoury Bros
Weet 3Th Avenue
Raines West Texas
Seiwell Drug
N. Fillmore
Terrell Goodspeed
San Antonio
Prescription Laboratory
Polk
Texas
Nichols
Dresden
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Amarillo Motor Co., Inc
Tyler Street
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