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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
9
The fragment shows a firearm scene where a shooter loads shells and steps forward. It suggests a narrative about railroads and a tense moment involving a character nicknamed Crack Shot. No clear outcome or additional context is provided.
In a desert incident the gun fired twice from a giant cactus fork, the last shot snapping the stake rope of a rancher’s buck causing it to vanish into the brush. The group nonetheless had meat for supper, with two cotton tail rabbits caught by Kit Carson's dog as W H McEachern plans for the Christmas holiday rush and outlines improvements.
Railway dispatchers and yard crews across Amarillo Canadian and Waynoka districts undergo routine reliefs and layoffs due to illness hunting trips and scheduling changes. Key personnel include A G Eisenberg replaced by George W Tower and H H Gittrich returning after illness. Duke University trip plans intersect with Rose Bowl layover at Lubbock.
Local clubs finance and organize community teams including Pampa Pansies and Phillips Borger lilies while events around Lubbock welcome St Marys Galloping Gaels en route to Dallas to face Texas Tech Red Raiders. An Amarillo to Shattuck Ett er transfer and other railway notes complete the snippet.
Monday and Tuesday the dispatch desk faced illness related absence. He was relief by Operator T A Cox from Pampa. Cox was relieved by Extra Operator K E Hines from the same assignment area.
Jake Mieran of the Santa Fe Local led his team to victory over the Chiefs this week. He is back in rare form after a brief cold. Engineer H. L. Ott has been transferred from the Amarillo extra board to the Waynoka Buffalo mixed service. Jack Golding, traveling freight and passenger agent, is making another business visit to the Roswell area.
Pampa switchman O. J. McKee was summoned to Wellington Kansas on Tuesday because his wife is ill. He will be relieved by Extra Switchman Marvin Reagan of Amarillo.
C. T. Burchett, an agent for Dumas, has been relieved from his position due to the seriousness of undisclosed circumstances. The agency did not provide further details.
Dick Roberts, traveling freight and passenger agent, visited KGNC studios to stress railways' importance to communities and the nation. Extra Operator L. B. Cross relieves his mother’s illness in Kansas. Brownie Pyetzki transferred from Albuquerque to Amarillo as motor car maintainer. Martin of the Texans scored 511 in a 2 1 victory at Louie’s Alleys. Dispatcher T. B. Smith was off ill on Sunday and Monday.
The report notes Operator P L Beyer relieved at Amarillo station with John A Denton in the baggage room. M G C Burton remains busy as general freight and passenger agent. R W Simmons returns to duty after hospital stay. Schecher led the Missionaries with a 559 high as they won two of three against the Caverns.
A note mentions taking a few days off to go deer hunting in the Davis Mountain country and hopes for favorable results for Pete. The fragment ends with a continuation cue.
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