Location of All Offices in New County Courthouse
Directory lists offices across eight floors Potter County. First floor covers County School Superintendent Laura Hamner and sheriff's department as well as magistrates and rest rooms. Second floor houses County Clerk W E Blackburn, auditors, treasurer Maude Shea, tax officials, and school tax staff. Third floor includes County Commissioners Court, probate clerk, county court at law, and highway and surveyor offices. Fourth floor holds district courts and reporters, district attorney, and court clerks. Fifth floor lists Grand Jury and County Engineer with jury dormitories. Sixth floor features the Seventh Civil Appeals court and law library. Seventh and eighth floors contain jails and kitchen.
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Potter County
Laura V. Hamner
Sheriff's Department
Justices of the Peace Courts
C. G. Landis
J. W. Minter
Howard E. Elliott
Jessie N. Ross
W. E. Blackburn
H. G. Hamrick
Maude Shea
J. W. Collins
H. E. Kinkead
George M. Waddill
Sam B. Motlow
Grand Judy
E. McBride
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
R. W. Hall
H. C. Randolph
M. J. R. Jackson
J. M. Oakes
Safe Toys: Police Plead On Radio Talk
The police department warns that Christmas toys can be dangerous in homes with small children. Air rifles and firearms pose special risks as siblings share toys, so careful safety thinking is urged during holiday season.
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Police Department
Santa Stuck in Chimney Delays Christmas Surprise
Colorado Springs, Dec. 21. P. D. Kessler practiced as Santa to surprise his daughter. He climbed the roof and chimney, neighbors aided with ladders. Most of the chimney was removed to free him, a physician needed to treat injured knees. He remains grasping the lesson.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
D. Kessler
Santa Claus
Kessler
Isler
Kris Kringle
Robert Penn's Funeral Held This Afternoon
Friends of Robert R. Penn, a notable figure in the oil industry, gathered in Dallas to pay tribute after his accidental death Saturday near Bledsoe in Cochran County. The service reflects Penn's prominence in the sector and the community’s loss.
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Robert Penn
Dallas
Robert R. Penn
Bledsoe
Cochran Coun
Santa Escapes Legal Action by Filling Contract
Libertyville reports that the Libertyville chamber of commerce threatened to arrest Santa Claus and sue his agent for breach of contract, but Santa canceled the visit citing quarantined reindeer in Vincennes Indiana and planned to travel by airplane to meet children from 103 Lake County schools as previously invited.
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Es Libertville
Ill
Santa Claus
Libertyville
Chamber of Commerce
Duluth
Minn
Santa
Vincennes
Ind
Lake County
Obituary of Penn the oil leader and pro ration figure
The funeral for Penn, a 41 year old former newspaper reporter and leader in the pro ration movement, was planned for 3 PM at the Penn home. He had served as a former chairman of the state central pro ration committee and recently completed a year as Vice-president of the American Petroleum Institute while chairing its production division. He was fatally wounded when his shotgun discharged accidentally. The article notes his prominence in oil circles and his nickname Bob. Two weekends were approved for charity high school football games in Oklahoma by the state Board of Control.
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Penn
State Central Proration
American Petroleum Institute
Bob
Oklahoma
State Board of Control
Verboten to quote White House talks
In Washington on December 21 United Press notes that casual remarks by presidents and top officials cannot be quoted or revealed in conversations with callers. Reporters press for stance but must wait for official White House statements. Speaker of the House John Gar- is referenced in context of ongoing political exchange.
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United Press
Washington
White House
House
John Gar
Breakfast guest Garner at White House conference
Garner attended a breakfast at the White House with Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss a crucial conference. As he left, he was asked about the moratorium. he replied the breakfast and coffee were excellent and moved into a White House limousine, having made no explicit comment on the meeting.
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Ner
White House
Garner
Miss Nettie Wheatley Buried In Amarillo Today
Funeral services for Miss Nettie Wheatley, 50, longtime Amarillo resident, were held at 4 p m at Griggs Chapel with Rev E C Seaman presiding. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers named were Charles A Fisk J N Freeman Terry Thompson Alvin Hill Frank Robertson and Henry Brown. Surviving relatives include two Amarillo sisters Mrs Fred W DeBoice and Mrs C M Humphrys and three brothers Ray John Wheatley of Amarillo and Rex Wheatley of Artesia New Mexico.
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Nettie Wheatley
Amarillo
Griggs Chapel
E. C. Seaman
North Texas Protestant Episcopal Church
Llano
Charles A. Fisk
J. N. Freeman
Terry Thompson
Alvin Hill
Frank Robertson
Henry Brown
Miss Wheatley
Daughters of the American Revolution
Methodist Episcopal
Peggy Ann and Peter Hoover Recover White House Nursery
Peggy Ann and Peter Hoover will return to a restored third floor nursery at the White House in Washington. The children lived there last winter while their fathers recovered in Asheville, and 250 children are invited to an after noon Christmas party this year. Invitations ask kids to bring toys and candy to be donated to others.
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Peggy Ann
Peter
White House Nursery
Washington
Peter Hoover
White House
Pegey Ann
Asheville
North Carolina
Santa Claus
Hoover Family Reallocates Christmas Aid Funds
The Hoover family will share the holiday season with less expense by saving part of the Christmas costs and directing the remaining funds to help the children most in need.
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Hoover
Scott Field Former Texas Solon Dies at 85
Scott Field, 85, Confederate veteran and former Congressman from Texas Sixth District, died at his Calvert home yesterday. He served in Congress from 1903 to 1907 and in the Texas Senate authored the law abolishing the convict lease system and enabling purchase of lands for the state penitentiary system.
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Calvert
Tex
Scott Field
Congress
Texas
Texas Senate
Field
Army veteran of fifteen who served through war and became blind
A fragment notes a young army recruit at age fifteen who served throughout the war and later became blind. It also mentions Clinton, Indiana as the only town without a basketball team.
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Army
Indiana
Clinton
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