Albert Lard Dies in Pampa
Albert Lee Lard, one of the Panhandle's first cowboys, died in Pampa on Christmas night. Born in 1871 in Butler County Kansas, he moved to Old Mobeetie in 1882 and later settled in Pampa in 1905. He attended the first school in the Panhandle at Mobeetie and began cowboy work at age 12. Survivors include three daughters.
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Pampa
Panhandle
Albert Lee Lard
Mr Lard
Butler County
Kansas
Old Mobeetie
Mobeetie
Mrs Kate Heiskell Elsie Hall Annie Brooks Funeral Notice
Mrs Kate Heiskell and Mrs Elsie Hall of Pampa and Mrs Annie Brooks of Robstown mourn the death of a relative. Funeral services are set for 4 o clock Thursday at the First Christian Church. Rev James Todd Jr will officiate. Burial at Fairview Cemetery with Dunkel Carmichael Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers: John Tate Joe Kennemer Larry Rider H L Ledrick Mickey Ledrick Doc Pursley.
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Kate Heiskell
Elsie Hall
Pampa
Annie Brooks
Robstown
Frank
Jeff
Roy
Albert
Amarillo
John
Blythe
Cal
J. D. Lord
Hot Springs
N. M
Lytle Bellamy
Los Angeles
First Christian Church
James Todd, Jr
Panhandie
Fairview Cemetery
Duenkel-Carmichael Funeral Home
John Tate
Joe Kennemer
Larry Rider
H. L. Ledrick
Mickey Ledrick
Doc Pursley
Three Charged Under White Slavery Law
Federal court charges allege violating the white slavery law by two men and a woman. William Arthur Campbell, 25, of Bakersfield California, is in Potter County jail, while the other two remain at large. The case involves transporting an 18 year old Oklahoma woman Billie Mae Walker from Amarillo to Fort Smith Arkansas. Walker is named a material witness. Campbell was arrested by Amarillo police and turned over to federal custody.
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William Arthur Campbell
Bakersfield
Cal
Potter County
Oklahoma
Billie Mae Walker
Amarillo
Fort Smith
Ark
Campbell
GI Christmas party for Tokyo laborers draws thousands
In Tokyo a planned party for 660 Japanese laborer children spiraled into a flood as thousands arrived. U S Eleventh Corps hosted gifts and a swift program but by nightfall about 3,900 had been served while 5,100 waited outside in cold. Local police and laborers assisted in crowd control and continued distribution of treats.
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Tokyo
U. S. Eleventh Corps
Japan
Tokyo-Yokohama
Red Cross
Brownies Present Kiwanis Luncheon Program
Forty Brownies directed by Mrs J J Eubanks performed a Christmas program for the Amarillo Kiwanis Club at the Amarillo Hotel. They sang carols and marched, each receiving a holiday package of candy apples oranges and nuts. A collection for the Amarillo Crippled Children's Council raised 318 dollars.
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J. J. Eubanks
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Amarillo
Crippled Children’s Council
Mrs. Hale Visiting in McAlester with Sittel Family
Mrs. J. C. Hale of McAlester Oklahoma is spending the holiday season with her daughter Mrs. M. C. Sittel and Mr. Sittel at 1001 Western.
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J. C. Hale
McAlester, Okla
M. C. Sittel
Mr. Sittel
Western
Plot To Kill MacArthur Was Only Philosophy Of Japanese
Tokyo dispatch reports the so called plot to kill General MacArthur was a reflection of Japanese philosophy. A petition with 86000 signatures urged sparing Yamashita or letting him harakiri. Brig. Gen. Eliott Thorpe dismissed any real threat, noting the idea originated from a newspaperman in Col. Wheeler’s office and that no special security action followed.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
U.P
Herbert B. Wheeler
Toichiro Araki
Yamashita
Araki
Counter-intelligence Corps
Eliott Thorpe
Westerly
R. I
The
United Press
Wheeler
Thorpe
Japan
Guests of Haags Celebrate Christmas at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haag of 1004 Taylor hosted over Christmas their in laws Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Bryant and their son N. E. Bryant Jr. from Brownfield plus their children.
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Walter Haag
Taylor
N. E. Bryant
N. E. Bryant, Jr
Brownfield
Yale Parcel Deluge Keeps Amarillo Post Office Busy
J. M. Benesch, Amarillo post office carrier foreman, reports Christmas mail remains heavy with 37 carriers and clerks processing about 2,500 gift parcels after two carloads arrived yesterday. Five extra workers aided distribution as 7 delivery trucks and 6 Army trucks keep up with the inflow.
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J. M. Benesch
Amarillo
Mr. Benesch
Sneed Tourist Court Damaged by Fire
A fire at 8:59 yesterday morning destroyed one room at the Sneed Tourist Court on 1007 North East Ninth and burned the roof of the front building. Fire Marshal Ed Spann said the blaze started when a curtain ignited from a gas stove in the destroyed room. Owner A. F Smith also operates a grocery at the same location.
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Sneed
North East Ninth
Ed Spann
A. F Smith
Lt Bob Bell Writes From Kaesong Korea
Sid Harper, chief of police, received a letter dated Nov 20 from Lt Bob Bell with the Allied Military government in Kaesong Korea. Bell, formerly with the local police and the Texas Highway Patrol, states he has served two years in the Army and notes Sgt Cleo Clayton Jr of Amarillo is in Kaesong acting as assistant to the provost marshal judge.
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Sid Harper
Bob Bell
Kaesong
Korea
Bell
Texas Highway Patrol
Cleo Clayton, Jr
Amarillo
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Albert Lard
Sis
Maal Relate Ag Email Tall
Mfg
Candy Bros. Mfg. Co
St. Levis
Hazlewood & Hazlewood
Oliver Eakle Ridg
Grady Hazlewood
John Hazlewood
Longines
Elgin
John Furbach
Polk
Mier
Raie
Awoe
Orm
Arin
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
Mrs. Hale
Deon
Fae Asa
NCA
Ula
Toy & Jerry
HAAGS
Yale
Federal Motor Trucks
Bruckner Sales and Service
Fillmore
Kaesong, Korea
Tyler
Tae Neldino
PECO
PYROX
Kenneth R. Flamm
DRS. Robberson & Flamm
Coats
Coats and
Mr. Johnson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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