Amarillo Heat Wave Persists With Record Dashes Mentioned
Amarillo and vicinity endure a severe heat wave with highs near 97 to 98 degrees and nights around 66. The weather Bureau’s H C Winburn cites past record spans in 1934 and 1936, while a flock of ducks over Municipal Airport offers a faint sign of cooler weather to come. scattered thunder showers touched area towns with varying rainfall totals.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Mercury
Municipal Airport
Philip Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Special Membership Meeting for ABC Amarillo Chapter
The Amarillo Chapter of the American Business Club calls a special membership meeting for Wednesday at 8 PM in the Maverick Club library at Third and Grant. Pres. Clayton Heare urges all members to attend to discuss national organization and club matters. Refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
American Business Club
Maverick Club
Third
Grant
Clayton Heare
Hoare
Canning Rules Set for Tri State Fair Culinary Division
Mrs. T H Rodgers, culinary chief, previews the canning entries for the fair. The guide specifies quart containers for most vegetables and pints for exceptions, with greens in pints or quarts and preserves in pints while jellies use half pints. Jellies must not be paraffin sealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Rodgers
Panhandle
Lovato incident trial set for Thursday in district court
Joe V. Lovato a Mexican railroad worker is charged with assault with intent to rape in a knife attack on a 12 year old Amarillo girl near the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad freight depot. He signed a statement admitting striking the girl with a knife. Trial in 47th District Court is scheduled for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe V. Lovato
Amarillo
Lloyd King
Fort Worth & Denver
Early Reservations Rise for Panhandle Market Show
Exhibitors submit reservations early for the Panhandle Market Show, with Manuel J. Pierce of Majestic Specialty in Cleveland, Ohio, and L. W. Prutzman of Fitts Dry Goods Co. in Kansas City, Missouri among early entrants. Show dates are January 16 to 17 as set by the organizing committee chaired by W. H. Gattis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
W. H. Gattis
Manuel J. Pierce
Majestic Specialty, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
L. W. Prutzman
the Fitts Dry Goods Co
Kansas City
New York
Amarillo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Laclede Gas
Alaska Juneau
Lambert Co
Allegheny
Lehigh
Lousy & Nash
Amer Car&Fdy
Mack Trucks
Amer Chain&Éc
Glen S Martin
Amer Locomot
Miami Copper
Amer Power&l
Amer Rad&ss
Amer Roll Mill
Amer Smelt&r
METRR
Amer Tel&Tel
Montem Ward
Amer Tobaco
Amer Woolen
Murray Corp
Amer Zinc la
Nash Kelvintz
Anaconda Cop
Naconda Wr
Armour & Co
Nat! Biscuit Assoc
Nati Dairy Pr Co
Baldwin Loco
Baltimore & O
Bendix
Aviata
Newport Indy
Best Foods
Cent RR
Bethlenem
North Amer
Blaw-Knox
North NatGas
EW Bills Co
North Pac
Boeing Airpin
Bohn Abumn
Etrol Canada Dry
Pittsby&Bolt Canadian Pac
Plymouth Oil Carrier Corp
Pure Ois Case Co
Poor & Co Caterpiller Tr
Pullman Celotex Corp
Et Ae
Certainteed Pr
Reoneon Checker
Chesap & Ohio
Aoa Corp
Rexall Drug
T. Paul
Reynold TobBrae
Al&Pac
Calif Dome Mines
Douglas Aircr
Bean Siust
Gem Sil
Spy Eagle Picher
Eastern Airlin
Eaton Mfg
Pw&l
Eric Malioed
Tex GulfProd
GulfSulp
Foster Wheeler
Tex i Freeport
Saawatee
Goited Minin
United Airlin
United Carbon
Goodyear T&r
Uites Gaal
Graham Paige
Pam
Uspivcapdry
US Rubber
Greyhound Co
US Steel
Grumman Air
United Wall
Gulf Oil
Walworth
Wilys
Overland
Nick
Gary
T&t
Woolworth
Qonns
Manvil
Wyandotte
Youngesta S&t
EC Southern
Youngsta
Zonite Prodd
Bill Wilkison Injured in Motorcycle Crash Released
Billy G. Wilkison an 18 year old from 90 Virginia was released from Northwest Texas Hospital after injuries from a auto motorcycle collision Tuesday evening. He sustained an ankle injury when his motorcycle collided with a late model car driven by Jack Kronbeck of 1521 Beverly in the 800 block of Tennessee. Officers said neither vehicle was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy G. Wilkison
Virginia
Northwest
Texas
Wilkison
Jack Kronbeck
Beverly
Tennessee
Attack Case Narrows After New Amarillo Lead
Investigators pursue fresh clue in assault and dope case near Amarillo. A couple was forced from their car and assaulted by three men near the Herring Hotel area while jewelry vanished and a reported theft is investigated. A separate note confirms Clyde Roller’s appointment to lead local orchestras with plans for auditions and expanded concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Ground breaking set for new Children’s Home
Ground will be broken within two weeks to start construction of the Children’s Home near Thirty-fourth and Bowie just outside city limits. The facility will have three cottages for 14 children each with a matron and an administration building, with plans for two more cottages later. Local donors and volunteers, including building material dealers and Amarillo tradesmen, contribute labor and funds as Superintendent Jake Wilhelm coordinates work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Saunders
Jake Wilhelm
Thirty-fourth
Bowie
Saunders
Amarillo
Charlie Lambie
Fred Bone
Trulove
A. R. Anderson
Friend of Children
Lewis Benz
Guymon
Okla
Friends of the Home
Mabel Hare
Dr. Thomsen
Automobile Assessments Debate By Board Of Equalization
The board discussed dropping automobile assessments though the city commission and school board urged continuing them. Collections on auto assessments run about 50 percent. Cars are assessed via license registrations and credits given if owners prove nonownership as of January 1. By midweek 27 protesters appeared, with five more waiting.
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Board of Equalization Board
City Commission and School Board
Stevenson Seeks Smith County Lead In Senate Runoff
Coke Stevenson presses for a runoff win in the US Senate race as he garners support in Smith County. Campaign workers led by Otis Duncan anticipate a Stevenson majority, with Peddy backers indicating their votes will favor Stevenson. Stevenson cites strong local backing as he plans tours in Van Zandt and Southeast Texas to close the campaign.
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Tyler
Coke Stevenson
Smith County
Otis Duncan
Smith
Peddy
Stevenson
Dunagan
George Peddy
Lyndon Johnson
van Zandt County
Gladewater
Marshall
Carthage
Center
Texas
Olsen Subdivision Plat Approved and Filed
The Olsen Subdivision, located west of Western Avenue and south of Wolfin Avenue, spanning 72 acres in 25 tracts from 12 3 acres to about 6 acres, was approved by the commissioners court and filed with the county clerk.
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Western Avenue
Wolflin Avenue
Commissioners Court
Co Ed Club Plans Bowery Dance at YMCA Ballroom
Co-Ed Club members will host a Bowery Dance Saturday night at 9 o'clock in the YMCA ballroom. Wayne Oliver says entertainment includes the Co-Ed Barbershop Quartet and a can-can chorus with decorations starting Friday at 7 30, and Miss Sherrie Fawkes will lead the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
YMCA
Wayne Oliver
Bill Jackson
Sherrie Fawkes
Palo Duro Park
Potter County officer to attend probation institute in Texas
Mrs. O. W Moore, Potter County probation and juvenile officer, will attend the Third Annual Probation and Children's Institute at Camp Waldemare Texas. The institute is scheduled Sept. 12 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W Moore
Potter County
Stolen Briefcase From Car on Sixth and Filmore
A brown leather briefcase was stolen Tuesday night from the car of Guy Barnett at 3711 Polk after the vehicle was parked on Sixth and Filmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Barnett
Polk
Sixth
Filmore
Committee hears Bentley spy ring link and pay off claim
The investigative panel hears that Elizabeth Bentley received $2,000 in fall 1945 from a Soviet contact via $20 bills. Witnesses including Carl alias Chambers face immunity questions as the subcommittee probes wartime Communist links in Washington and possible perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Robert E. Strippling
Chambers
New York
Washington
Collins
Moscow
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Thomas
Canada
Frank Coe
Bela Gold
Donald Hiss
Miss Bentley
William Gold
Donald Miss
Kramer
Whittaker Chambers
Justice Department
I Ts
FBI
Two Cars Stolen Near Night Club In Amarillo
Two automobiles were reported stolen Tuesday night in Amarillo. Clovis R. Dudley said his four door DeSoto was taken from near the Avalon Night Club, and J. T. Pearce reported a 1940 Studebaker coupe stolen from near the Rainbow Night Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Clovis R. Dudley
Travis
Avalon
J. T. Pearce
Vacationing pair head to California from Skyline and East Sixth
Maxine Barrett and LaVerne Clounch of 100 Skyline and 1518 East Sixth will travel to California for a vacation visiting Catalina Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Barrett
Skyline
LaVerne Clounch
East Sixth
California
Catalina Island
Building Permits Near Quarter Million
Building permits for the first 10 days of August total 245 497 dollars, mostly residential, with 30 new home commitments. Excluding the Amarillo College building, August could reach another million in new work, following over a million booked in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
Yates Acquitted in Car Theft Case by 47th District Jury
Kenneth Yates was found not guilty by a 47th District Court jury after brief deliberation in Brazil Indiana. The charge involved the theft of a car owned by Joseph F. Sherfey of Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Kenneth Yates
Yates
Joseph F. Sherfey
Brazil
Ind
Dixiecrats Clash Over Texas Nomination Front
Dixiecrats accuse H Jester of Texas of turning face while Thurmond criticizes the Jester controlled Texas Democratic executive committee for refusing a preferential referendum that would pit Thurmond against Truman. If Thurmond runs in Texas it would be on an independent ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmond
Jester
Southern Governors’ Conference Committee
Washington
Democratic Party of Texas
Truman
Mr. Truman
H. Jester
Texas
Texas Democratic Party
Conductor Roller Praised by Major Orchestras
Musicians from Orchestraharmonic Boston Philadelphia and others hail Roller as one of the finest conductors. Sir Thomas Beecham invited him to guest conduct the London Philharmonic, and Victor Alessandro of the Oklahoma Symphony praises him in a letter of recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roller
Southern Methodist University Symphony Orchestra
Dallas
Amarillo
Oklahoma Symphony
SMU
Andre Kostelanetz
Eastman School of Music
Berkshire Music Festival
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitsky
Birmingham
Ala
South Highlands Presbyterian Church
Harmonic
Boston
Philadelphia
Thomas Beecham
London Philharmonic
Victor Alessandro
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High Plains
ABC
Lovato
Bill Wilkison
MR. Tack
Gennie Coombes
Thomas Coombes
Washburn
Gano Coombes
Woodward
Floyd Thomas
Route 2
Clyde Roller
New York Philharmonic
NBC
Europe
Romberg
Chaco
Billy
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
CURB
Amer Lt&Trac
Kaiser Frazer
Amer Maracab
Kingston Prod
Ark
Natl Gasa
la Land&Expl
Plywood
Lone Star Gas
Barry Biscuit
Natl BeliHess
Callite Tungst
Ning Hud Pwr
Catalin Corp
Northrop Aire
Central & SW
Pantepec Oil
Cessna Aircrat
Ryan ConsOil
Cosden Petrol
Sterling Inc
Superior T&d
Utal Idaho Sg
Humble Oil
Wright Harer
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
Dixiecrats
A¢ Kh
Shaw He
Simonds Jaunita Fay Simonds
Jenney May Simonds
Weymouth Ranch
Fred Simonds
Joe Simonds
Liano Cemetery
la Tgre
Brevary
Brauchi
Adolph Gifford
Johnson
Pearl
Elwood T. Garwood
Victor A. E. Dale
H D Gill
Grire
Brymer
Vernon Lee
Margaret Ili
Erymer
Dianaresin
Alvin E
Palmage C
John H
J. Hill
Ira Williams
Canyon
Stacy
Virgil Dodson
D. K Weaver
H. V. Lee
Ira Jr
A. K. Scott
J. F Bradier
First Christian Church of
Can
York
Raymond H. York
Bonita
Raymond E
Phyllis
Lucy
Ja. Nila
Bryan W. Smith
Memorial Park Cemetery
Buthker
Tavier
Llano
Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors
Pierce
K. Gold
Zales
Middlewest
IATS
Zale Jewelry CO
Nare
Charce
Ust
Apare Zale
Zale
MC Polk
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