Plane Victim Still in Coma
Donald Vincent remained unconscious at Loretta Hospital after a fatal plane crash near Matador Ranch. Edwin L. Elder, Dalhart airport manager and WWII pilot, was killed in the accident while Vincent, a student with only one hour of flying time, was injured. Witnesses said the two were practicing takeoffs and landings when the plane went down en route to Darhart. Elder’s funeral was held in Dalhart and his body sent to Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhart
Donald Vincent
Loretta
Edwin L. Elder
Vincent
Elder
Matador Ranch
Channing
Darhart
Dalhart
Toledo
Ohio
Four Men Receive District Court Sentences
In 47th District Court yesterday four men were sentenced with one suspended. A B Williams got 35 years after pleading guilty to passing a $25 forged check on June 30. William Dale Wilson received five years for taking a car belonging to A B Butler on May 31. Johnny Coutts drew two years for burglarizing the Pierce Street Baptist Church on May 10. John A Affholter received a two year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing carpenter tools from M M Morrow on July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Williams
William Dale Wilson
A. B. Butler
Johnny Coutts
Pierce Street Baptist Church
John A. Affholter
M. M. Morrow
North East Eighth
Amarillo High swimming team hosts prep season meeting
Sixteen members of the Amarillo High School swimming squad were guests at a wiener roast and business meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Les Kilgore. Kilgore, coach, said the group planned the coming season. Attendees included Gay Lowder Barbara Nelson Kenda Chapman Barbara Bruce Joyse Hess Sally Tull Maxine Wade Eddie Butterfield Tommy Turner Tommy Cavin Jamie Saunders Stanley Pittman Corney Mack Neal Allen Edward Jackson and Richard Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Les Kilgore
Broadmoor
Kilgore
Gay Lowder
Barbara Nelson
Kenda Chapman
Barbara Bruce
Joyse Hess
Sally Tull
Maxine Wade
Eddie Butterfield
Tommy Turner
Tommy Cavin
Jamie Saunders
Stanley Pittman
Corney Mack
Neal Allen
Edward Jackson
Richard Willis
Cartlidge Reported As Much Better
A. A. Cartlidge, patient at Northwest Texas Hospital, 924 Rusk, is much improved after a week with a virus infection. Cartlidge, manager of the Palo Duro Ice Company, was reported to be recovering by his wife Mrs. Cartlidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Texas Hospital
A. A. Cartlidge
Rusk
Cartlidge
Palo Duro Ice Company
Rummage Sale Set Tomorrow
The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold a rummage sale tomorrow and Saturday at 619 East Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
East Fourth
Normally Calm Sergeant Turns Into Demon at Camp Polk
An early morning shift at Camp Polk La shows Texas National Guard soldiers learning Army life amid heat and hard work. The 142nd Infantry HQ crew led by signals and command staff introduced new schools and a busy schedule including a bivouac test, baseball tourney, and weekend church services as food and morale hold steady on the hot post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Bailey
Texas National Guard
Camp Polk
National Guardsmen
Amarillo
Texas-Louisiana
Panhandle
142Nd Infantry
Laddie J. Cernehouz
Robert M. Chapman
Chemical Warfare
Billy J. McKeand
Billy J. Dudley
Willie P. Turner
Don R. West
Stanley Baldridge
Clifton A. Bradford
James E. Cummings
Ben F. Able
Jerry Beck
Billy R. Morris
George W. Weems
Pfc
William Whitmar
Sfc
Walter L. Mathews
Edwin L. Tucker
Virgil W. Speer
Virginia
Napoleon
Army Lfe
Robert R. Rice
Cpl
Alford C. Murdock
Melvin C. McClung
Warren Lemons
Lemons
National Guard
Air Force
142Nd Regiment
Harvey K. Parker
Athens
Tex
Hugh A. Hannusch
Palestine
Army
Parker
Courthouse Records of Property Deeds and Divorces
A compiled list of warranty deeds transferring numerous lots and blocks in areas including Westview Addition San Jacinto Heights Crestview and U-Anchor Subdivision, plus district court filings for several divorces and marriage licenses. Notable transfers include McDonald to Carter, Warren to Warren, Young Coast to Brummett McClendon, and many others across Amarillo and surrounding additions. The record also lists multiple domestic court divorce actions and two marriage licenses for couples William Duvall with Ruth Forsyth and Robert Nichols with Eulalie Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Ethel Litle
W. A. Riddle
San Jacinto Heights
H. E. Wooten
H. E. Wooten, Jr
Glenwood
U-Anchor
Dev. Co
J. W. Lawrence See Instrument
C. O. Terry
H. M. Meyers
Humphreys Highland
Sarah D. Warren
Gaines Thomas Warren
White & Rickey
Bertie Warren
West Hills, Inc
Cecil R. Young
West Hills
John Calvin
Wade L. Carson
H. Fuqua Trust
R. A. Wilson
Soe
Old Town
Roy W. Nowlin
Charles L. Grimes
Colleen Ford
W. H. Gilbreath
Cecil R. Young Const. Co
Brummett McClendon
Crestview No
Clarence Spears
C. P. Stephens
M. N. Twaddell
R. L. Yarberg
University Heights
Harold S. Moon, Jr
Dorothea R. Moore
Amarillo Heights
Everett Leroy Allen
J. B Nall
Bie&d
Forest Hill
U-Anchor Dev. Co
J. W. Lawrence
C. W. Rogers, Jr
Amarillo Co
Plemons
Gus B. Manolis
George R. Blasingame
Rolla E. Burris
Amarillo
Seale Annex Co. Corp
Don M. Rawls
Forest Hill Park
Reginald EB. Blair
Delmas A. Brewer
William W. Fowler
Velma Vv
A. Adelle
Fuqua-Barfield
L. S. Hatcher
J. D. Chesshir
West Lawn No
Annie Mae Derrick
M. F. Quisenberry
Bivins Estates
Walter T. Jasper
W. A. Reed
Easte
Troy Ray Weems
Almer O. Knox
Leonard Ferrell
Cazzell H . Lax
E. J. Wise
Aitha Miller
Isaac H. Lemon
Sunnyside
J. W. Candless
J. F. Jones
Fairview
Cecil R. Young Coast. Co
J. W Bogard, Jr
T E. Tow
Bill’s Truck Stop, Inc
Forest Hill Terrace
Arthur Hinson
T. E. Tow
Co. L. McLean, Jr
Kathaway Warren
Nancy A. Warren
William Roy Duvall
Ruth Eloise Forsyth
Robert Ray Nichols
Eulalie Lawrine Jones
Robert Hogan Hawkins
Ethel
Bainbridge Retires After 36 Years With Bureau of Reclamation
Albert W. Bainbridge retires from active duty after 36 years with the Bureau of Reclamation. He received the agency's Commendable Service Award from Regional Director Howard E. Robbins. Born in Castlerock Colorado, Bainbridge spent his career on Boise and Rio Grande projects and in the Amarillo regional office before moving with his wife Alta to El Paso to live near their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Bainbridge
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Howard E. Robbins
Bainbridge
Mr. Bainbridge
Boise Project
Idaho
Wyoming
Arizona
Old Mexico
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Texas
Mancos
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Utah
Amarillo
Castlerock
Colo
Alta
Bowie
el Paso
Tex
W. C. Collins
Names of Individuals in a Historical Record
Mae Kimball. Robert Smith and Fannie Emma Dunn. Ira Lee Walker and Earlene Eunice Collingesworth. Clifford Eugene Phelps and Newyn Lorrce Floyd. Martin Bell Stone and Edith Lucille Dranghon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Kimball
Robert Smith and
Fannie Emma Dunn
Ira Lee Walker
Earlene Eunice Collingesworth
Clifford Eugene Phelps
Newyn Lorrce Floyd
Martin Bell Stone
Edith Lucille Dranghon
Fire in barn blamed on sparrow with cigarette in rafters
Willard Moses of Eau Claire Wisconsin said a barn fire caused several thousand dollars in damage started in the rafters where birds were nesting. He theorized a sparrow picked up a lighted cigarette and carried it to the rafters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Willard Moses
Families of servicemen may visit Germany up to 60 days
Army families in occupied Germany may visit their troops for up to 60 days without prior approval from European Army headquarters. Wives must obtain a no objection letter from the Adjutant General's office and secure a German visa through New York or Chicago. Trans World Airlines offers direct Amarillo to Germany service via Frankfurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Glenn Hall
Trans World Airlines
Hall
Department of the Army
State Department
Adjutant-General
Pentagon
Washington
New York
Chicago
TWA
United States
Amarillo
Frankfurt -En - Main
Amarillo Boys Serve Aboard Navy Ships
Two Amarillo youths, Don Haddock and Leo J. Mack, are serving aboard Navy vessels. Haddock, firemen apprentice and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Haddock of 1306 Lincoln, is aboard the repair ship USS Hector in the Far East with Service Squadron 3. Mack, seaman apprentice and son of Mrs. Ella Mack of 1603 North Cleveland, serves aboard the destroyer USS McCord, recently reactivated at San Diego.
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Amarillo
Don Haddock
Leo J. Mack
Haddock
A. D. Haddock
Lincoln
Hector
Far East
McCord
US Naval Station
San Diego
Mack
Ella Mack
North
Cleveland
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Star Machine Company
First and Ross
Lobe
47Th District Court
Mannevers
Pvt
Sible
Globe-News
Courthouse Records
Howard P. McDonald
George M Carter
Westview
CAL F
Olr Rickor
Proop
Philadelphia
Bureau Post
SEARS
Polk
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