Kettles On Streets Tomorrow For Christmas Cheer Drive
The Salvation Army plans glassed in booths at Sixth and Pork and at the post office, with three kettles. Major Pred Cherb says civic groups will man the kettles daily through Christmas. Amarillo Lions Club opens 12 to 1 tomorrow as chair Bob Crudgington leads the drive, now in its third year. The fund is rising amid increasing aid requests.
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Amarillo
Wildcat Oil Find Opens New Colorado Field
LUCRECE HUDGINS reports first installment in The Globe detailing a new oil discovery in Colorado. Byrd-Frost Driscoll No 1 on the Dove Creek structure flowed 26 barrels of premium oil and gas from 8,286 feet, with plans for a 40,000 acre lease expansion across Colorado Utah New Mexico and Arizona and a proposed pipeline to Salt Lake City then San Francisco.
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Montezuma County
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Amarillo Community Chest plans welfare clearing house
The Amarillo Community Chest forms a welfare clearing house headed by Jack Hans to consolidate aid lists from all agencies for the Christmas season. Agencies are asked to register needy families and volunteers may contribute. The effort aims to ensure no one is overlooked and baskets reach the owed families. A separate dispatch reports a trolley collision near Strasbourg with 10 killed and 50 injured.
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Amarillo
Mr. Haas
Auditor Named to Head BB Club
J. C. Lilly was elected to succeed Clay ton Heare as president for the coming year at the BB Club annual meeting held at the Herring Hotel. Lilly, city auditor, resides at 2907 Taylor, while Heare, an attorney, lives at 1600 Lipscomb. Installation is planned for early January.
Thompson Dies Prays as White Man Is Executed
In Wetumpka Alabama December 3 a white jury convicted John C. Howard Jr. of raping a Black woman and sentenced him to 45 years. In San Quentin two Alcatraz inmates, Sam Shockley and Miran, were executed for riot-related killings, with Shockley displaying no fear and Thompson showing no hope as the lethal gas ended his life.
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Ala
John C. Howard
Howard
Melton
Friendship, al
Melinda Jackson
Jack Oliver
Melinda
Annie Grayson
EL. Wilkerson
Circuit
Winston Huddeston
Huddleston
Alcatraz
San Quentin
Sam Shockley
Oklahoma
Miranson
Lem Savage
Amarillo
Shockley
Thompson
Doo
Robert Baker
William A. Miller
Michael J. Roche
Habeas San Quentin
Clinton Duffy
Duffy
Reds Gumming Up
In Berlin the chewing gum ban spread through the Soviet sector as a German officer described it as American and illegal. The move reflects ongoing postwar control with daily life under strict rules.
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Berlin
Weather summary for Amarillo region
Continued fair and mild this afternoon and tonight with increasing clouds and colder Saturday. West Texas stays fair this afternoon and tonight with slightly warmer conditions today, then partly cloudy and colder in the Panhandle and South Plains on Saturday. New Mexico warms today and Saturday with a high near 59 and a low around 30.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South ‘Plains
New Mexico
700 Voices to Fill Amarillo with Christmas Song
Standing room only for Amarillo's first all town Christmas song festival tonight at 7:30. Eleven choirs stationed at downtown intersections from Polk to Taylor will perform for a pedestrian crowd of about 700, with over 200 children participating. Trucks serve as stages at Polk and Taylor intersections starting at 7.00. School choirs directed by various leaders, massing at Sixth and Polk at 8:15. Stores close for the event as Christmas displays decorate windows.
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Polk
Taylor
David B. Brown
Retail Trade Committee
Truitt Fields
Amarillo High School
J. Cappella
Kenneth Kohler, Jr
Tennie Thompson
Roy Lowe
Charlie Ree
Aven’ Smith
Julia "Dean
Chamber of Commerce
Gertrude Elliker
Kapell Concert Tonight With Philharmonic Orchestra
William Kapell, renowned American pianist, will perform tonight at 8:30 at the auditorium presented by the Philharmonic Orchestral Association as part of the season series. Admission is by season ticket only.
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Srumerpar Auditorium
William Kapell
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Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Lay Off Budget Chief Says
Washington December 3 The White House ordered all military personnel to stop discussing the proposed budget’s effect on the armed forces and circulated President Truman’s directive for extreme caution in public statements. Army and Navy officials issued similar restraints as defense agencies prepare next year’s budget. The move follows earlier proposals and congressional actions affecting force levels and funding. MILITARY Page 2
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Navy
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Congress
Royall
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Budget Bureau
Department of the Army
Amarillo Weather Outlook Mild This Afternoon
Balmy conditions prevail in Amarillo with a forecast high near 75 degrees this afternoon. US Weather Bureau observer Ivan Layton at English Field says the day will be followed by a cooler, cloudy trend tomorrow with a high around 60. Overnight lows dip to the mid 30s, with midweek temperatures averaging 3 to 6 degrees below normal and scattered light rain possible Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Ivan Layton
US Weather Bureau
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Layton
Robbery Charges Filed Against Two Men in Wichita Falls
Robbery charges have been filed in 47th District Court against Joe K Kennedy and David Cook for the Monday night theft at One-O-One Liquor Store in Wichita Falls. Kennedy, 25, lists Amarillo as his address while Cook, 20, gives a Kansas City address. both are held on robbery charges.
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Joe K. Kennedy
David
Cook
Wichita Falls
Kennedy
Amarillo
Kansas City
Juvenile Crime Ebbing in War Time Citywide Trends
A Chicago dispatch reports juvenile delinquency easing in many big cities due to enforcement and prevention programs. Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul Des Moines Dallas show declines while New York San Francisco and Los Angeles report rises. Causes include slums broken homes late dating and gangs. campaigns stress correction guidance and wholesome recreation.
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Los Angeles
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New York City
Big Youth Board
Hobos Revise Social Ranks Kick Out King
Bowery News reports a 1948 revision of the Bowery social order among hobos. Notables include Dan O’Brien renamed honorary hobo king for senile delinquency and Bozo the hobo poet turned pearl diver in a railroad camp. Boxcar Betty admitted for donating city lots for a hobo rest home. Gus Schaefer marked for road travel and panhandling near Pittsburgh workers. Hobo King Ben Benson, 65, completed a coast to coast trip with no money and is in Pershing Square Los Angeles challenging rivals.
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We Bowery News
North Brunswick
Gus Schaefer
Pittsburgh
Bull
Ben Benson
Pershing Square
Los Angeles
Water Bill Collection Critique Sparks City Debate
City manager and auditor clash over water department finances. Records show ten year charges totaling 5 598 282 with 5 578 290 collected and 19 990 difference. Charge offs reach 3 057 while auditors note current receivables and depositor issues. Moss defends collection limits noting customers move away. Oldsmobile introduces new car lines amid model shifts.
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Moss
Job Hunter Finds One Waiting for Him
Shirley sought a job at the police station and landed work on the station’s cleanup gang for five days after Jailer S A Phillips overheard his request. Shirley had walked off November 1 while issuing a disorderly conduct fine and still owed ten dollars.
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S.A. Phillips
Shamrock Declares 40 Cent Quarterly Dividend
Shamrock announces a 40 cent per share quarterly dividend on common stock. payment date set for January 1, 1949, for all holders recorded as of December 1, 1948. Secretary F W Wallace, attending the Pittsburgh session, relayed the information to Amarillo.
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Amarillo
F. W. Wallace
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