Change in geologists lunch program in Amarillo
The Panhandle Geological Society cancels J. D. Thompson talk on early subsurface Panhandle geology due to absence. Fred R. Haeberle of Standard of Texas will discuss Relationship of Hydrocarbon Gravities to Facies in the Gulf Coast. Officers to be elected for the coming year include Ernie Fosshage president, Bob Totten vice president and program chairman, Bill McConnell treasurer, Jeanne Allen secretary.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas Ring Hotel
J. D
Jimmy” Thompson
Panhandle
Fred R. Haeberle
Standard of Texas
Gulf
Coast
Haeberle
Ernie Fosshage
Bob Totten
Sun Oil Co
Bill McConnell
The
Texas Company
Jeanne Allen
Gulf Oil Corp
Be Thankful You Can See Campaign Nears Close
The South Amarillo Lions Club announces the Be Thankful You Can See drive is ending this week. About $900 has been raised from seal sales to aid the needy blind in Amarillo. Additional funds are needed. residents can buy seals or send donations to the Light Committee at 1810 Washington.
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Amarillo
Light Committee
Washington
Sessions
Students Home For Holidays in Amarillo
Amarillo expects a wave of returning college students for Christmas travel by plane train car and bus. Names include Grant Gross Yale Harris Kimbrough Jim Anthony Princeton and many from Colorado College and the University of Texas with arrivals staggered over the weekend and into next days.
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Amarillo
Grant Gross
Princeton University
Harris Kimbrough
Jim Anthony
Yale
Colorado
Claire Cusick
Gene Klein, Jr
Denver University
Ray Wahue
Bill Hagler
Charles Bolt
Colorado College
Beverly Ford
Nancy Nichols
Bob Jones
Ford Madison
Texas A&m
Truitt Fields
Bill Meacham
Marvin Swink
Harlan Collins
George Curtis
Texas University
Elaine Nelson
Frances Miller
Betty Burkhalter
Shirley Neely
Kay Thomson
Virginia
Louise Irwin
Clyde Mullins Found Guilty In Burglary Trial
Clyde Mullins of 1107 North Grant was found guilty in 47th District Court on burglary for the November 5 Quality Food Store break in at Sixteenth and Fillmore. The jury returned a noon verdict. foreman was Jess E. Pierce. Mullins was defended by Reynold Gardner.
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Clyde Mullins
North Grant
47Th District Court
Mullins
Sixteenth and
Fillmore
Jess E. Pierce
Allin
Reynold Gardner
Schools Begin Christmas Break Across Amarillo Area
Christmas vacation starts Thursday for students in Amarillo public schools and St Marys Academy. Public schools close Wednesday afternoon. classes resume Tuesday January 2. Price College vacation began last Friday with residents to return home. classes resume Wednesday January 3.
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Amarillo
St. Mary’s Academy
St. Mary’s
Price College
Price
Sunburn preventives claim to block sun’s danger
A reported sunscreen claims to use hydroquinone to shield skin by a one-millionth portion of harmful rays, leaving only one exception. The note suggests doubts about efficacy and safety of the preparation.
Permit issued for $70000 foundry at 100 Ross
Star Machine and Foundry Company gets a $70,000 permit for a metal building 140 by 175 feet at 100 Ross in the east city area west of Pinkney Packing. Walter E. Wirtz is the contractor. Lowell Stapf runs Star Machine at 1260 Lincoln.
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Star Machine and Foundry Company
Ross
Walter E. Wirtz
Pinkney Packing Company
Lowell Stapf
Lincoln
R. L. Knowles
Moss Lane
Polk
Wayne E. Byers
C. L. Amerson
Bowie
Bonham
Ira L. Paul
Cost Analysis Reveals Profits in Poor Customer Returns
Washington report from the Commerce Department notes cost analysis reshapes business strategy. A firm saw 59 percent of sales calls to customers yielding only 12 percent of sales. Another manufacturer found 78 percent of customers produced barely 2 percent of volume. A fourth firm faced 95 percent of its customers in a small area unprofitable, with losses up to 86 percent of sales.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Donation of 282 for Rescue Home
Rev J L Langston director of Rescue Home reports a Christmas gift of 282.68 funds. The donor asked for anonymity. Langston notes that four more gifts like this would balance the books.
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J. L. Langston
Rescue Home
Langston
New Record for Road Travel Drives Rural Miles Higher
In 1949 motor-vehicle travel on rural roads reached 216.3 billion miles, a 7 percent rise from 1948 and 27 percent above the prewar peak, the Bureau of Public Roads reports. Automobiles trucks and buses carried the extra load across the countryside.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Empty cash register found near Wolflin and Bellaire
An empty locked cash register was found this morning near the Wolflin Bellaire intersection. Deputies report a battered bottom, a tripped lock by Deputy Woody Riner, and a ticket with the name Isador. Officers suspect origin in the Latin American city section. A pepper fragment was recovered. no fingerprints were found.
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Wolflin
Bellaire
Sheriff's Department
Woody Riner
Isador
Wandering Bus Passenger Alarms Driver In Memphis
Mrs E A Tieiens told the bus driver he was on the wrong route, jolting him from his morning reverie as the irate passenger complained in Memphis.
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Memphis
E. A. Tieiens
Devore Sparks Giants With Four-Base Heist in Ninth
Joseph Devore of the New York Giants stole four bases in the ninth inning during a 1912 game, highlighting a rare burst of speed and baserunning prowess.
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Joseph Devore
New York Giants
Poisoned honey stolen from Shaping farm near Kress
Sheriff Hugh White of Swisher County reports about 200 pounds of poisoned honey stolen from D. L. Shaping farm south of Kress. Thieves took four hives and may sell the honey in bulk. Bees died after nectar from sprayed cotton fields, with three hives lost already.
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Talia
Hugh White
Swisher County
D. L
Kress
Shuping
Twin Kraus Babies Die at Hospital
The infant twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kraus of 1400 Lincoln died this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital at 7:30. Survivors include the parents’ relatives Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Tinkle of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. William Hildebrand of Stafford Kansas. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home to direct arrangements.
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E. W. Kraus
Lincoln
Northwest Texas Hospital
T. E. Tinkle
Salt Lake City
William Hildebrand
Stafford
Kan
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
The Cashmere Goat Description
The cashmere goat is small horned and short legged. It survives on little food at high altitudes.
Nichols Suffers Injured Thumb at Plant
D. W. Nichols a Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co employee sustained a cut to the left thumb when it contacted a saw at the company plant 801 Grant. He was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital and released.
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D. W. Nichols
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Grant
Nichols
Northwest Texas Hospital
Luther Burbank Potato Discoveries Boost Yields
Luther Burbank's agricultural work sharply raised potato yields from under 200 bushels per acre to nearly 500 bushels per acre in parts of the United States, reflecting significant improvements in crop productivity.
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Luther Burbank
United States
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