County road repairs after utilities work set by court
Potter County commissioners move to require pavement replacement on roads dug for utilities after a resident request for municipal water. Ed Ferguson bids for fair park barn repainting with bond and bid revisions. Perry Todd hired as photostatic clerk. pay and holiday rules set. final meeting of current court before January 1 with no further sessions unless urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Commissioners Court
Hale
Cuck Holes
Ed Ferguson
i-State Fair Park
Ferguson
Perry Todd
Todd
Jerry Marsh
US Navy
Two Boys Burned In Gasoline Blast Near Montopolis
In Austin on December 18 a 5 gallon gasoline can exploded at a farm home near Montopolis injuring Willie B. Atwood, 11, and Robert Atwood, 13, who were in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital. Their mother Mrs. Myrtle Atwood suffered burns while rescuing them, an uncle and five other children escaped as flames tore through the small frame house. The blast occurred as the boys built a fire in a wood stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Montopolis
Brackenridge Hospital
Willie B. At Wood
Robert Atwood
Myrtle Atwood
Atwood
Panhandle Man G. S. Vest Held in California
Panhandle man G S Vest, 40, is jailed in Rosa California for Texas officers. Vest faces Potter County forgery of a 25 dollar check dated October 7 and another forgery charge in Carson County. Extradition proceedings were not waived, to be handled via Carson County sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Vest
Short Sworn In as Chief's Press Aide
Joseph H. Short was sworn in today as press secretary to President Truman in the White House office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson administered the oath before friends and neighbors. Short succeeds Charles G. Ross, who died at his desk on December 5. Mrs Short and children Victoria Alexander and Stephen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph H. Short
President Truman
Truman
Fred Vinson
Short
White House
Baltimore Sun
Charles G. Ross
College President Turns Paper Carrier Seeded Mistake
Chapel Hill NC December 18 The man delivered newspapers to a soda shop and knocked others to the floor A clerk warned him The man was Gordon Gray former Secretary of the Army and new UNC president He filled in as newspaper carrier because the regular carrier was sick and his son was ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Gordon Gray
Army
University of North Carolina
Gray
University
Fire Dept Saves Triangle Dream Diner From Blaze
Fast action by the fire department saved the Triangle Dream Diner and Coffee Shop from serious damage. Owner E. M. Williams found a smouldering blaze in a linen closet at 6:45 near the U of Highways 60 and 66 east of the city. He phoned for help and firefighters arrived quickly. damage was confined to the closet and basement, and the cafe remained open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle Dream
E. M. Williams
Philadelphia
Williams
Drive Safely Urged by Governor During Holidays
Governor Allan Shivers urged Texans and visitors to drive carefully over the Christmas holidays. He noted the season as the peak for traffic accidents and called for individual responsibility to avoid accidents and keep everyone safe this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Law Officers Meet at Pampa in Panhandle gathering
Nine peace officers from Amarillo and Panhandle towns convene in Pampa to discuss crime combat strategies. Attendees include police and sheriff officials from Amarillo, Gray, Spearman, Perryton, and the Texas Highway Patrol. Col. Royal G. Phillips of the DPS also attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pampa
Panhandle
Sid Harper
J. L. King
Don Sipes
Identification Bureau
John Amend
Police
Paul Gaither
Woody Riner
Virgil Beavers
Sheriff's Department
Polk Ivy
Byron St. Clair
Texas Highway Patrol
John Wilkinson
Rufe Jordan
Gray County
J. B. Cooke
Spearman
Ray Phagan
Perryton
Royal G. Phillips
Bureau of Intelligence
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Scooter Rider in Good Condition After Motorcycle Crash
Gene Arnold a 14 year old resident of 2407 Brook remained at home from school after a collision with a pickup at North East Third and Grant. He suffered cuts and bruises on the hand and minor leg injuries but was not hospitalized. Shirley Malone 20 of 409 Lincoln drove the pickup and Zack Hall the Blackburn-Shaw ambulance attendant gave first aid. The boy was eastbound on Third attempting to pass when the truck turned left onto Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Arnold
Brook
H. S. Arnold
North East Third
Grant
Shirley Malone
Lincoln
Arnold
Zack Hall
Blackburn-Shaw
Car prowlers strike near Fifth and Taylor
Ruth Lisk of 607 Jefferson reported to police last night the theft from her automobile of a tweed coat an Army blanket and a leather jacket valued at about 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Lisk
Jefferson
Fifth and Taylor
Self-Styled Kin Of Outlaws Dies
Grangeville Idaho December 18 Cole Lee Younger age 61 who claimed kin to the Younger brothers and Jesse and Frank James died here yesterday from a heart attack. A Amarillo Texas native Younger said both parents died in childhood and he was raised by Frank James in Austin. Amarillo city directories and records for forty years back fail to show Younger as a former resident here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grangeville
Idaho
Cole Lee Younger
Jesse
Frank James
Amarillo
Tex
Austin
Potter County Grand Jury Set to Meet Tomorrow
Potter County grand jury members are scheduled to meet tomorrow morning. The district attorney’s office has not indicated what cases will be investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Grand Jury
District Attorney’s
Mild Tomorrow Colder Wednesday Forecast Across Panhandle
Fair to partly cloudy, mild today with a 61 degree high and 28 degree low tonight. A cold front dropped temps to 22 at Amarillo and 15 at Gage, with Dalhart at 18, as another front from Canada targets the Panhandle for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed di Loreto
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Panhandle
Gage
Okla
Dalhart
di Loreto
Canada
Mexican Center Club Dinner and Dance at YWCA
The Mexican Center Club hosts a dinner at the YWCA building 501 Lincoln on Saturday at 6 30 PM prepared by six Mexican cooks led by Rafaela Cruz Proceeds support the Mexican Center building fund Dinner tickets 75 cents for adults 40 cents for children A dance follows at 7 30 PM with admission 1 50 plus 30 cents tax for men Ladies admitted free
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Center Club
YWCA
Lincoln
Rafaela Cruz
Mexican Center Building Fund
Ready-to-wear trade shifts dispute in El Salvador
The Association of Mexican Ladies' Dress Manufacturers protests the dominance of United States companies in El Salvador's ready-to-wear market. They claim the trade war harms regional industry and seek remedies to protect local dress makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Mexican Ladies’ Dress Manufacturers
el Salvador
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Dick Wingert
Bill Hale
Frankman Sr
Bell Avenue
California
Dream Diner
The
Sherman
Chicagen
New College
More
Sherman Randolph and
Clark Streets
Chicago
Frank W. Bering
James A. Mart
Pat Hoy
J. P
Gen'l
Happs
Trailways Bus Depot
Taylor
Dallas
Okla. City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Seattle
St. Joseph
Amarillo Optical
Heath Furniture Co
Magic Chef
Turkey
Heath Appliance
van Buren
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!