Weather and odd notes from the droughty plains
A reader letters column reports extreme heat in Dallas and Fort Worth with disputed official temps, plus quirky local tales from Plainview and Dimmitt. Accounts include a rumored Ruby ring theft, a seven pound carp story, a retired Amarillo judge, a Dooley successor, and coyotes preying on turkeys near the old Jack Hall ranch.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Dallas
Fort Worth
C. G. Hester
Jack Hall Ranch
Turkeys Sleep with Heads Drooped Says Local Farmer
Amarillo column recalls farmer Mr Hester praising Mr Tack weather forecasts while critiquing the weather bureau. He notes a dry 1893 and predicts nearby river flooding and fall moisture for wheat. Local gossip mentions a mayoral bid and an upcoming engagement in the News-Globe office with names withheld.
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Mr. Hester
Weather Bureau
Mr. Tack
Markets and Livestock Prices Across Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City cattle and calves steady to higher with limited steers offered. Prices quoted for various weights and categories. Hogs and sheep show modest gains with active demand. Chicago hog market strong with higher prices across weight classes and top values reaching around 24 dollars for select lots.
Market summary cattle calves and lambs steady with multiple prices
Livestock sales show cattle and calves mostly steady though some grain feeders and grass cattle decline. Fat beef bulls scarce with steers and heifer yearlings around 22 dollars. grassers and heifers lower. spring lambs steady with good to choice bids near 21 75 to 22.00. sheep demand soft for lower grades. Financial fund liquidating at 2.66 as 2.4309 offering.
Courthouse Warranty Deeds and Legal Notices
A courthouse record lists warranty deeds transferring parcels in Fairview Townsite and surrounding areas including Roberta Place and Denver Heights to various buyers. It notes a divorce case Edna Jenkins vs Ed Jenkins and multiple marriage licenses. Recent Amarillo shoppers spotted include Mr and Mrs W I Rains and Mrs Clyde Bridges of Hedley.
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J. H. McMahan
F. B. Smith
Fairview Townsite Co
Smith
Nina Robe
Country Club
W. M. Clifton
Hugh M. McClanahan
Roberta Place
J. L. Whitaker
Hilliard C Harvey
Ab&m. P. L. Board
J. W. Lile
G&s P. L. Board
G&s Seale Annex Company
Fred G Hansard
Wolflin Place
G. Woodward
H. J. Oglesby
Mary Gould Acres
G&s
Virginia Lyvers
N. O. Glenn
Bs&f
Tom D. Pittman
Jack C Vineyard
O. T. District Court
Edna Jenkins
Ed Jenkins
Dorothy
William Dial
J. F Thompson
Robbie Osborne
Alvin EF. van Fleet
Rachel Frances Hill
Benjamin F. Thigpen
Colleen Coble
William Miller
Doris Jeanobb
Clarence Ellred
Betty Tate
Amarillo
W. I. Rains
Clyde Bridges
Hedley
Danish Contractor Laursen Dies on Colorado Fishing Trip
Laurs Laursen 64 Amarillo brick contractor died yesterday at 2 PM on a fishing trip near Pagosa Springs Colorado. A native of Denmark he came to Amarillo 20 years ago from Denver and worked as a general contractor. Survived by wife Florence a son Earl and daughter Mrs Emory George and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday 4 PM at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev Leonard Rogers. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Laurs Laursen
Amarillo
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Denmark
Denver
Masonic Order
Florence Laursen
Earl Laursen
Emory George
Albuquerque
Blackburn-Shaw
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Leonard Rogers
Memorial Park Cemetery
Children Poisoned By Weeds Recover
Two young children seriously ill after eating Jimson weed seeds were dismissed from Northwest Texas Hospital. Mike Hobson aged 3 and Sherman Shaw aged 4, both of Georgia Street addresses, were believed to have ingested dry seeds from a Jimson weed or morning glory near the Shaw home. The incident occurred last night. A separate note recalls Illinois as once the center of the U.S. sunflower seed industry.
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Northwest
Texas
Mike Hobson
D. O. Hobson
Georgia
Sherman Shaw
Hugh Shaw
Shaw
Housing Meeting Tonight With FHA Leader In Amarillo
Home builders realtors and veterans organization committeemen meet at 7 30 tonight in the Capitol Hotel corner room lobby floor to hear E T Stearns FHA district director discuss home building priorities and Title VI of FHA financing. T J Wagner presides. Stearns arrived in Amarillo yesterday invited by the Texas Panhandle Association of Home Builders. Charles Wolflin commends Stearns as one of the best equipped FHA leaders to speak on housing.
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Veterans Organization
E. T. Stearns
FHA
Capitol Hotel
T. J. Wagner
Stearns
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Association of Homebuilders
Charles Wolflin
The
Homebuilders Association
Federal Housing Administration
FHA district heads Fort Worth oversees Panhandle West Texas
Mr Stearns assumes cognizance of the FHA district with headquarters in Fort Worth. He is responsible for the Panhandle and all West Texas areas under FHA policy and procedure. Mr Wolflin notes the longtime membership since 1935 and familiarity with FHA operations.
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FHA
Wolflin
Panhandle
West Texas
Stearns
Fort Worth
Motor Caravan Heads to Quay County Sheriff Posse
A motor caravan of about 50 people departed Amarillo this morning to attend the annual Quay County Sheriff Posse in Tucumcari. The group left at 8:30 from the north side of the Amarillo Hotel.
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Amarillo
Goodwill Motor Tun
Quay County
Sherif Posse
Tucumcari
Mrs Virginia Lyvers Remains in Critical Condition
Mrs. Virginia Lyvers age 35 of Oldham Circle remained in critical condition at St Anthony's Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wolf lin.
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Virginia Lyvers
Oldham Circle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lyvers
Prank Wolflin
Roy Smith Hurt in New Mexico Wreck
A collision between a car and a refrigerator truck ten miles north of Lovington New Mexico killed Aubrey Jones 21 of Brownfield Texas and injured four others. Copeland Roy E Smith and Billy Winn were hospitalized with two in serious condition. no local Roy E Smith listed in Amarillo directories.
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Lovington
N. M
Here
Aubrey Jones
Brownfield
Tex
Cr. C. Copeland
Jones
Roy E. Smith
Amarillo
Billy Winn
Copeland
Goodwill Train Tickets On Sale For Pampa Rodeo Trip
Tickets are $3 for a roundtrip seat on the chamber of commerce goodwill special train to Pampa next Friday. Available at the chamber office and from Wholesale Trade Development Committee members. Henry Rietman chairs the committee sponsoring the tour to the Top-O-Texas Rodeo and celebration.
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Chamber of Commerce Goodwill
Pampa
Chamber of Commerce
Wholesale Trade Development Committee
Henry Rietman
Royal Arch Masons End Instruction Classes
Royal Arch Masons will conclude a six session instruction course in floor work at 7 o clock Wednesday night in Khiva Temple. Another class will be held at 7 Tuesday night in the same place. The meeting time was mistakenly given as tonight in yesterday's Globe story.
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Royal Arch Masons
Khiva
Globe
Mays Returns From Hobbs Visit
Mays returns to 1616 Jackson after visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mays in Hobbs New Mexico during a trip from the city.
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Mays
W. S. Mays
Jackson
Hobbs, N. M
Mrs
A. T. Mays
Mrs. R. G. Ball Visits Mrs. Ruby Dudley
Mrs. R G Ball of Olton visits her daughter Mrs Ruby Dudley at 823 Alabama.
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Dudley
R. G. Ball of
Olton
Ruby Dudley
Alabama
McDavids Return After Two-Week Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs W A McDavid of 2100 Fillmore have returned home following a two week visit to Brownwood Waco and Dallas.
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McDavids
W. A. McDavid
Fillmore
Brownwood
Waco
Dallas
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Dale E. Lowe
Plainview
News- Globe
Ellwood Park
Dale Lowe
Wayland College
South Plains
Goove Ramey
Dimmitt
Mr. Ramey
Ramey
Texas Game and Fish Department
Tack
Jim Wilson
Joe Dooley
Judge Wilson
Xas
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Senator Connally
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Kansas City
USDA
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Chicago
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
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General Motors
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Jones-Laughlin
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Lone-Bell Lbr
Glenn L. Martin
Montgomery Ward
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Ohio Oil
Packard Re
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
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Rep Steel
St Jo Lead Wean
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Tex Gulfwulph
Tidewater
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
U 8S Steel
Warner Bros
Western Union
White Motors
Willys-Overland
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Ee
Polk
Zale’s
Man’s Bulova Watch
Regal Beauty
Zale's
Trifari
Benrus
Avalon
Financial Industrial Fund
Colorado
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U.S
Blackburn
Shaun
Pierce
Roy Smith
New Mexico
Zale
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