Fire Damages Two Buildings Early Morning Blaze
Fire caused slight damage to two buildings, an apartment house at 202 West Tenth and a residence at 963 North Taylor. The apartment blaze started between two units near a sink where plumbers worked, possibly from a torch. It was noticed by Mrs. R. J. Melinsky at around 5 am. North Palk home fire followed at 7:30 am, likely from a lightning bolt, damaging the roof of the Sharp residence where owners slept.
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West Tenth
North Taylor
R. J. Melinsky
Nancy Watkins
North Palk
Howard Sharp
Fire Department
Service Awards Presented At Canadian River Gas Company Picnic
Twenty year pins went to B A Ross and R H Clifton. Fifteen year pins honored ten men: O L Ellis Richard Scanlan O B Wotten T M Wheat D A Whitsitt A E Valentine E H Dean George Weeden L H Palmer H E Knight. Ten year pins to G R Castleman P V Gibbs Lynn Pool G C Gustafson J L Broderick. Five year pins to C W Darbo Jr though absent, plus A D Ney A W Brownlee E H Wright P Hutchens L B Perkins H C Read J B Palmer W R Bruskin C J Kimber Mrs V L Leveritt Otto Praeger Jr Guy Tomlinson Jr and E C Wagner.
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Canadian River Gas Company
B. A. Ross
R. H. Clifton
O. L. Ellis
Richard Scanlan
T. M. Wheat
D. A. Whitsitt
A. E. Valentine
E. H. Dean
George Weeden
L. H. Palmer
H. E
A. W. Brownlee
E. H. Wright
P. Hutchens
L. B. Perkins
H. C. Read
J. B. Palmer
W. R. Bruskin
C. J. Kimber
V. L. Leveritt
Otto Praeger
Guy Tomlinson, Jr
E. C. Wagner
M Anderson Taken by Death in Amarillo
Otto Moses Anderson 85 died at his home 3410 Monroe at 8 30 pm. Resident of Amarillo last 10 years, member of First Baptist Church, Mason and Shriner. Born May 25 1868 in Tenois. Funeral 2 pm at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Ernest J Loessner officiating. Graveside 2 pm Monday at Centralia Ill cemetery. Survived by son P O Anderson Amarillo and five grandchildren Donald Donna Mae Bobby Anderson Mary Lou Moore Betty Monken.
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Otto Moses Anderson
Monroe
Mr. Anderson
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
Tenois
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Ernest J. Loessner
Centralia
Ill
Anderson
P. O. Anderson
Donald
Donna Mae
Bobby Anderson
Mary Lou Moore
Betty Monken
Dismissal in Habeas Corpus Case Over Child Custody
The 47th District Court yesterday dismissed a writ habeas corpus filed by relatives over custody of a minor. The Child Welfare Board held court custody of the child, with the application dismissed in connection to custody matters.
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47Th District Court
Child Welfare Board
Seventy Women Enroll in Amarillo Investment Course
Merrill Lynch to host a four session course for women at Amarillo Center starting next Tuesday at 2 30. Enrollment capped at 80 with George E Sims conducting sessions and guest speakers Jack Cunningham and Virgil Patterson. Call 34303 to enroll.
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Amarillo
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Bob Coleman
George E. Sims
Brokage
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sims
Amarillo Center
Washington
Jack Cunningham
Southwestern Public Service Go
Virgil Patterson
First National Bank
Two Panhandle Men Enlist in Amphibious Course at Sea Base
Two Panhandle midshipmen from the US Naval Academy will join a two week amphibious warfare course at Little Creek Virginia beginning August first. C. C. Carter of 814 Louisiana and R F Freese of Pampa will learn from Army Navy and Marine Corps units and take part in a mock beach invasion.
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Panhandle
Little Creek
Norfolk
C. C. Carter
Louisiana
R. F. Freese
Pampa
US Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arrange Rites For Mrs. O'Dell
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs. Sadie M. O'Dell will be held at Griggs Pioneer Chapel with Rev. Clifton Ammerman officiating. Burial follows at Liano Cemetery. She died Tuesday afternoon in a Wichita Falls hospital after a short illness. Survived by three sons B G O'Dell Clarence E O'Dell and Forest O'Dell a daughter Mrs John Manzella 23 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Sadie M. O'Dell
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Clifton Ammerman
First Christian Church
O'Dell
Liano Cemetery
Houston
Wichita Falls
B. G. O'Dell
Clarence E. O'Dell
Amarillo
Forest O’dell
Toledo
Ohio
John Manzella
Lost Battalion Opens Meeting in Wichita Falls
The Lost Battalion of the Texas 31st Field Artillery Battalion gathers for a two day reunion in Wichita Falls with about 300 members. A bronze plaque will be dedicated near Jacksboro Highway. Maj. Gen. Eugene Eubank will speak as the unit, once part of the 36th Division, recalls Java captivity and 42 months as prisoners.
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Wichita Falls
Texas 31St Field Artillery
Java
Jacksboro Highway
Eugene Eubank
US Air Force
131St
36Th Division
Texas
Rain or Shine Jingling Bros Circus Comes to Amarillo
If clear skies hold, Jingling Bros Ray Rum Bailey's Ringless Circus will perform at 8 15 tonight as part of AmarilloSummer Playground Program across 12 city parks. If rain returns the show moves to Tuesday. Three hundred children from a dozen playgrounds participate in thirty five acts including dance numbers, acrobatics, clowns and music by the Amarillo Community Band.
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Jingling Bros. Ray-Rum & Bailey
Amarillo
Samson the
Horseshoes Profitable at Illinois State Fair Tournament
The sport of horseshoe pitching draws big prizes in Illinois with $500 for state champions. The tournament will be part of the state fair events opening August 10.
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Springfield
Illinois
McCarthy Calls For Arbitration On Smear Charges
Senator McCarthy proposes a committee headed by a good Democrat, likely McCarran, to resolve his feud with the State Department over alleged Communist ties. He defends naming 26 officials, while critics denounce the move as smear tactics and a breach of Senate decorum.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
McCarran
Nevada
Senate Inter
Nal
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Lehman
New York
Phillip C. Jessup
Jessup
Carlisle H. Humel- Line
Humelsine
Department
Sate
Humesine
Humessine
State Department Loyalty Board
Kremlin
Wherry
Nebraska
Secretary of Defense
George C Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry L. Stimson
Tydings
Maryland
Hancock Case Mandate Arrives At District Court
Supreme Court mandate in Clark Hancock versus the City of Amarillo arrives in district court. The high court reversed lower courts, ruling civil service board action final and upholding Hancock's demotion from fire captain after the Thomas Dinner House fire. Court costs assessed against Hancock.
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Supreme Court
Clark Hancock
Amarillo
Supreme Court of Texas
108Th District Court
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Hancock
North Polk
Thomas
North Fillmore
George Cooper
Trial Court
Civil Appeals Court
Civil Service Board
Veniremen Drawn for August 27 Week in District Court
A list of 110 potential veniremen was drawn from the jury wheel yesterday for duty during the week of August 27 in 47th District Court. The docket has not yet been called by Judge Henry S. Bishop.
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47Th District Court
Henry S. Bishop
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