Education talk at Texas Panhandle Purchasing Agents meeting
Amarillo schools superintendent Charles M. Rogers was the principal speaker at the Texas Panhandle Purchasing Agents Association gathering at the Capitol Hotel. His talk covered postwar education and school building needs after the war, with plans for the January meeting and possible national group visitors.
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Charles M. Rogers
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Purchasing Agents Association
Capitol Hotel
F. M. Davis
Hugh Brightwell
Tulsa
John R. Timbes
John R. Murphy
Dallas
J. M. Hartman
Oklahoma City
W. F E. Hollifield
Dulas
Dean Huffman
Julius Schulz
C. B. Marsh
Tom F. Cartwright
E. F. Lau
H. H. Beavers
Borger
A. L. Prigmore
G. F. Branson
Pampa
Tom W. Stotts
T. R. Cross
Bill Edwards
W. B. Chapman
B. W. Smith
Jess
Pate
LeRoy Trice
G. F E. Jones
Clem Spesr
James M. Reed
Gene Smith
J. O. Stockton
J. G. Cabbell
Association
Markets and Livestock Rates Across Chicago and Kansas City
Market roundup shows mixed livestock activity with Chicago hogs, cattle, and sheep trading weak to steady after a slow opening. Hogs mostly 19 lbs and up down 25 cents. cattle and calves show a draggy, uneven spread with fed heifers weak and cows steady to strong. Western wool price levels hold above 14.85. Kansas City reports dull slaughter steer trade with limited sales, overall steady to weaker, cattle and calves totals around 3,000 to 1,000 respectively.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Kansas City
Returned Gifts Piling Up At Postoffice In Christmas Rush
Postmaster W D DeGrassi reports many parcels returned for recipients not at home. The general delivery window will stay open until 8 30 p m for claim notices, with no other business after regular closing. Three Army trucks supplement standard vehicles to handle growing Christmas mail.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Death claims Mrs. Jennie Bell Hunter at 70
Mrs. Jennie Bell Hunter age 70 died in a local hospital this morning. She was the wife of William Hunter and lived at 2220 Taylor Street for seven years. Survived by husband, three sons Cecil Byron Hunter of Amarillo and Jacque Hunter of Lakeland Fla a daughter Audrey Hunter of Amarillo two brothers and two sisters. Body to Elk City Oklahoma for services tomorrow at 3 p.m. Funeral by Blackburn Shaw.
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Jennie Bell Hunter
William Hunter
Taylor
Oakland
Cal
D. D. Brown
Amarillo
J. A. Jackson
Elk City
Okla
Georgia Barriett
New York City
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
Oliver G. Thomas Dies at Amarillo Home
Oliver G Thomas supervisor of storekeepers at Amarillo Army Air Field died at his home 607 North Van Buren at 2 40 this morning He came to Amarillo from Plainview where he was a grocer He was a Methodist and an Elks member Survived by his wife Dorothy Fay three daughters Elizabeth Margaret and Mrs Joseph A Jordan and two sisters Funeral arrangements are pending at N B Griggs and Sons Funeral Home Also notes a historical claim of 7,000,000 Chinese deaths after the Hoang Ho River flood in 1887.
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Oliver G. Thomas
Amarillo Army Air Field
North van Buren
Thomas
Amarillo
Plainview
Methodist Church
The
Elks Lodge
Dorothy Fay Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas
Margaret Thomas
Joseph A. Jordan
Denver
Charles Fisk Sues Herring Hotel for Damages
Charles A. Fisk sues the Herring Hotel Corporation in district court seeking 17 461 dollars for illness after dining at a Dec 20 1942 banquet attended by Panhandle Steam Laundry officials and families. He claims 200 others suffered intestinal illness and 50 throat infections. asks 6 000 actual, 10 000 exemplary damages plus medical costs and future care.
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Charles A. Fisk
Herring Hotel Corporation
Mr. Fisk
Panhandle Steam Laundry
Fisk
Stone and Stone
Firemen Responded to 61 Calls in November Amarillo
Amarillo firemen were called 61 times in November per fire marshal J. E. Spann. Three runs were outside city limits. Fire loss occurred in 12 fires, only two exceeding $100. Yearly loss to Dec 1, 1944 totals $47,386.16 with November loss at $821.75.
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Amarillo
J. E. Spann
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6Th & Polk
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