Lining Up for Merger Fight
Washington reports show pro merger lines holding with only House military chair May backing a separate air force plan. Vinson blasts White House bid for a single civilian secretary. Alabama Senator Hill urges early hearings. City bond data and local officials attend meeting on water, airport, streets, sewers.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate Military Committee
May
House Military Group
Carl Vinson
House Naval Committee
Services
Edness
Mayor Jenkins
Oscar Hargett
Bob Epperson
Amarillo to Seek Bonds for Water Sewer and Parks Plan
City officials outline a proposed bond issue to fund water department needs via revenue measures and sewer use charges. Plans cover park improvements at Memorial and West Amarillo Parks, and open air theater construction, with streets, shop buildings, and additional park enhancements.
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Moss
Water Department
Jenkins
Commission
Amarillo
West Fourth
Largestie Memorial Park
Amarillo College
Washington
Ellwood Park
Rermon Pipkin
Memorial Park Committee
el Alamo Park
Dwicht Morrow School
Williams
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Livestock trading remains generally steady in slow trade across cattle calves and hogs in Kansas City and Chicago. Slaughter steers mostly 15.25 to 16.25, yearlings up to 17, cows largely 11.50 to 12.50, vealers around 14.25 to 25, and feeder steers about 13.75. Hog prices steady with good and choice weights near 14.55 to 14.95, sheep active with lambs around 14.75, yearlings near 19.25, and ewes around 6.25 to 6.50. Cattle and calves totals show 4,000 calves and 2,500 hogs pass, with 11,000 sheep listed for sale. Financial notes mention fund liquidation at 24.02 and $24.3 million offering.
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Kansas City
USDA
Armind
Chicago
Courthouse Records Show Deeds and Marriage Licenses
Courthouse records list warranty deeds involving Nellie L. Barnes Arnold L. Voth Rik Barnes Highlands of Morrison R Watson and others with several lots and subdivisions including Wolflin Place Odom Cotten Addition and Country Club Terrace. Marriage licenses issued include Ishmael W. Tumbleson with Mary Helen Norton James L Hill with Perary J. Gibson Herman St John with Charlotte A Temple and Robert C Houren with Betty Britain Welch.
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Nellie L. Barnes
Arnold L. Voth
Rik Barnes
Morrison Et al
R. Watson
Glenwood
J. W. Lawrence
Ax. M
C. T. Ware
Faward R. Johnson
William Freeman
Horace R Gooch
Bivins Addn
W_ McGinnis
Wolflin Place
Herman Johnson
John M. Fops
Odom Cotten
N.S. Percival
Robnert L. Butler
Bik
Lakeview
Luse
E L. Caldwell
Gene Bruce
Huomphreyne Highlands
W. P Luse
Lola Frances Bryant
Country Club Terrace
Ruth Wortham
Marvin Wortham
North A1
Ishmael W. Tumbleson
Mary Helen Norton
James L. Hill
Perary J. Gibson
Herman
Khiva Temple Plans Christmas Dance Tonight
Khiva Temple to host a Christmas dance at 8 30 tonight in the big east room with a Christmas tree display. Art Miller, dance committee chair, says the event will also serve as the temple's party for Children’s Home boys and girls. The Christmas morning party is set for 9 o’clock.
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Khiva
Art Miller
Big East Room
Khiva Temple
General Motors warns board on wage dispute proceedings
General Motors told President Truman's wage fact finding board it would withdraw if profit and price evidence is considered. Walter Merritt argued GM prices should be left to the Office of Price Administration, denouncing CIO Auto Workers as a monopoly union. Walter Reuther accused GM of jungle law and insisted they would not surrender if higher wages trigger price hikes.
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Washington
General Motors
Truman
Walter G. Merritt
New York
Merritt
Office of Price Administration
CIO Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers
Reuther
Guest Artist From Panhandle To Play With Amarillo Orchestra
Nancy Odom winner of the Panhandle area contest will be guest pianist with the Amarillo Junior Symphony Orchestra at Amarillo High School Auditorium Friday at 8 pm. The Sam Houston Junior High student has studied piano five years and chose Boykin’s Concerto in F Major for the performance, the piece’s Amarillo debut. Admission to the concert is free.
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Panhandle
Nancy Odom
G. C. Odom
Sunset Terrace
Amarillo
Zany Stunts Highlight Amarillo Lions Club Christmas Party
Amarillo Lions Club held a Christmas dinner at the Amarillo Country Club attended by about 300. Ben Lane opened the program with Dr. T. M. Montgomery as toastmaster. Wacky stunts featured Wieners hair tonic a dog call and a growing potted plant with awards for hot dogs and tonic. Chairman Krupp led the stunt committee with Tom Chick Tom Thomas Carl Knupp Roy Stockton Clyde Brown and others. Tail twisters included Clyde Doughty Dub Thompson Ted Foster Les Smith Grady Fox and L. Z. Walker Gordon Stephens.
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Amarillo
Ben Lane
T. M. Montgomery
Tom Chick
Tom Thomas
Carl Knupp
Dr. Montgomery
Roy Stockton
Clyde Brown
Krupp
Clyde Doughty
Dub Thompson
Ted Foster
Les Smith
Grady Fox
L. Z. Walker
Gordon Stephens
Bank Officials Attend Mrs Ware Funeral in Fort Worth
M A Fuller president and Champ Clark vice president of First National Bank Fort Worth and W O Stevens vice president of Republic National Bank Dallas attended the funeral of Mrs B T Ware widow of a pioneer banker. Services were held at 3 pm at First Baptist Church with interment in Liano Cemetery. Mrs Ware died Tuesday afternoon.
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M.A. Fuller
Champ Clark
First National Bank of Fort Worth
W. O. Stevens
Republic National Bank of Dallas
B. T. Ware
First Baptist Church
Liano Cemetery
AHS Sends 1558 Cans to Children's Home at Christmas
Amarillo High School students continue a 13 year tradition begun in 1932 by Vera Shinn. This year they contributed 1558 cans of food seven toys 110 other food items plus 167.65 dollars and two live hens to the Children's Home Delivers were presented at a Christmas assembly with Louise Lynch presenting the gift to W A Zischang and Dr Francis W Pritchard leading prayers.
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Amarillo High School
Vera Shinn
AHS
Shinn
W. A. Zzischang
Louise Lynch
Student Congress
Zischang
Francis W. Pritchard
Marine Leonard Allgire Home on 30 Day Leave
Private first class Leonard Allgire of the Marines is home on a 30 day leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Van Allgire at 610 Fast Fight. He served with the Second Marine Division and took part in the Guadalcanal and Saipan invasions and expects discharge early next year.
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Leonard Alligire
Marines
Klamath Falls
van Allgire
Allgire
Second Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Saipan
Potter County grand jurors indict four cases
Potter County grand jurors returned four indictments before adjourning yesterday after noon. Three are felonies and one is a misdemeanor. They will reconvene the morning of December 28.
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Potter County
Caldwell Is Injured When Struck by Car
M. L. Caldwell aged 69 of 718 Van Buren was treated at St. Anthony's Hospital after being struck by a car at Sixth and Polk at 5 40 yesterday afternoon. The driver was S. E. Sykes of Chicago. Other accidents reported included two property damage incidents at Third and Pierce and at Seventh and Pierce.
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M. L. Caldwell
van Buren
St. Anthony's Hospital
Sixth and
Polk
Mr. Caldwell
S. E. Sykes
Chicago
Third
Pierce
Seventh
Gallarneau Returns From Marines Discharge in Amarillo
John B. Gallarneau aged 24 returned to Amarillo after discharge from the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune three weeks ago. He plans to start a vending machine business with his brother Harold, who resides at 2202 Lipscomb. Gallarneau served three years and three months as a legal clerk including 27 months in the Pacific theater.
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John B. Gallarneau
Bernard A. Gallarneau
Fillmore
Amarillo
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Harold
Lipscomb
Gallarneau
Pacific Theater
Mr and Mrs Thomsen Visit His Mother in Amarillo
Mr and Mrs Albert Thomsen are visiting his mother Mrs Lola Thomsen at 1509 Lincoln. He was stationed in the Air Force in Washington DC until recently discharged. Mrs Thomsen is former Miss Gladys Lively. They plan to visit her parents in Lubbock and both are former Amarillo residents.
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Lola Thomsen
Lincoln
Washington, D. C
Air Force
Thomsen
Gladys Lively
Lubbock
Thomson
Amarillo
Damage suit for 75000 filed by Jack Stone
Jack Stone filed a damage suit in the 108th District Court seeking 75000 from Strickland Transportation Co. and Roy White. He alleges his wife suffered serious injuries when their car was struck by a Strickland truck at the June 4 1945 intersection of Tenth Avenue and Highway 287.
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108Th District Court
Jack Stone
Strickland Transportation Co
Roy White
Stone
Tenth Avenue
Highway 287
Unsightly Dandruff Relief Ad Promotes Moroline Tonic
An advertisement touts Moroline Hair Tonic to remove loose dandruff flakes and relieve itching and a dry scalp. The copy emphasizes styling and scalp health with targeted promises and generic usage guidance.
Funeral Tomorrow for George Wyre
Funeral services for George D. Wyre age 47 who died Wednesday morning in a Fort Worth hospital will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the Central Church of Christ of which he was a member. Burial follows at Memorial Park. Wyre was a Fort Worth and Denver Boilermaker and the body was sent by train to Amarillo arriving last night. Survivors include his widow Mrs Nannie F Wyre of 406 Carolina four daughters Louise Marjorie Nelda and Mrs Lonnie Branam Jr Bloomington Ind a brother Frank Wyre Tulsa Okla. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 1239. Arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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George D. Wyre
Fort Worth
Central Church of Christ
Memorial Park
Wyre
Lonnie Branam
Bloomington
Ind
Frank Wyre
Tulsa
Okla
Masonic Lodge
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Chicago Funeral for Abrahamson Youth
The body of LeRoy Jerome Abrahamson aged 17 died at 8 o clock last night in St Anthony's Hospital. It was sent by Santa Fe train to Chicago for funeral services. His parents Mr and Mrs Joseph T Abrahamson and their son Royal 15 were aboard the train. LeRoy was a member of Temple B'nai Israel. Arrangements were by Bowell Brothers Funeral Home.
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LeRoy Jerome Abrahamson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Santa Fe
Chicago
Joseph T. Abrahamson
Royal
LeRov
Temple B'nai Israel
Bowell Brothers Funeral Home
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Ben Manning
Corporation Counsel
Amarnilios
Kansas City Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
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Pierce Penner & Ne
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Merrill Lynch
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Lo'elock
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Armour & Co Ee
Fr Settee
Aviation Corps Seers
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Bendix Aviation
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Borden
Braniff
Budd
Burroughs
Chrysler
Sinclair
Continental Motors
Curtis Wright
Deer & Co
Douglas Aircraft
Generallectric
Gillette
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Lockheed
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Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
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Spiekal
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Union Carbide
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Woolworth
Courthouse Records
Roberts & Batson
Lions Club Party
Downstate Bank
Ware
By Effie Burkhalter
Marine Leonard Allgire
Blackburn
Shaw Funeral Directors
Bae
Amaralo’s
Caldwell
Albert Thomsen
Mrs
Zale’s
Jon Him
George Wyre
Abrahamson
Zalf's
Zale
Mea
Ent
Renree
D-Jewel Movement
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