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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1947

Page

15

Obituary notes for Nancy Jane Gilmer and Ruth Jane Sitchler

Nancy Jane Gilmer 68 of 1803 Taylor mother of H Wiley Gilmer and sister of Lee Echols and J F Clark. Services 3 P M Friday at Chew Chapel. Ruth Jane Sitchler 68 of 2402 Garfield mother of Buddie John Homer Jens and Lee Sitchler and Nora Mae Miller. Services 10 AM Saturday Memorial Chapel Interment Cone Texas. Many of your friends have selected family plots in Sundial section Memorial Park Blackburn Shaw funeral home records.

Gilmer Nancy Jane Gilmer Taylor H. Wiley Gilmer Lee Echols Nora J. F. Clark Chew Chapel Jane Htchler Ruth Jane Sitchler Garfield Gied Buddie John Homer Jens Lee Sitchler Nora Mae Miller Memorial Chapel Cone Texas Sundial Memorial Park

Llano Cemetery G Mausoleum New Veterans Plots Inquiry

Community interest grows at Llano Cemetery regarding the G Mausoleum and the availability of new veterans plots. Local officials note potential plots could be set aside for veterans and families.

Llano

Gift of Magi No Better Than This Gift of Magi No Better Than This

James Smith a 60 year old porter entered Hook and Ladder Company No 3 quarters and presented $136.77 in coins as his annual contribution for the firemen's Christmas party for orphans.

New York James Smith Hook and Ladder Company No. 3

Dublin Hosts Two Tea Laden Ships Docking

Two ships with 56 000 chests of tea recently docked at Dublin, marking a sizable influx of cargo for the port. The arrival underscores strong trade activity and the ongoing tea supply chain through the harbor.

Dublin

Fireman Edie Appeal Set Before City Personnel Board

A discharged fireman J E Edie will have his appeal heard by the city personnel board Monday at 2 pm. Edie was discharged Dec 15 by Fire Chief George Cooper over an alleged transfer noncompliance. Board members planned to hear the case after Mayor Lawrence Hagy consulted with chair Charlie Lambie and others familiar with old personnel rules.

City Personnel Board Clifford Davis J. E. Edie George Cooper Cooper Edie San Jacinto Charlie Lambie Roy Boger E. J. Broderlin Smelter Lawrence Hagy Lambie Hagy Hagg Bruderlin Boger

Sale of Seals Nets $13,339

The sale of Christmas Seals raised $13,339 for the Potter County Tuberculosis Association, with over 6,500 of 11,000 Amarillo letters returned with contributions. Mrs. J. L. Scott notes Christmas at the Preventorium was one of the nicest ever held, remembering patients and supporters from civic groups.

J. L. Scott Potter County

Mrs. R. J. Sitchler Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. R. J. Sitchler who died at her son Buddie Sitchler’s home in Amarillo will be held at 10 a m tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev E F Cook officiating She was 68 and resided in Amarillo 14 years with main home at 2402 Garfield She is survived by four other sons John San Francisco Homer San Pedro Lee Lynwood Cal Jess Sumner Tex a daughter Nora Mae Miller Brawley Cal a sister Lou Pherigo Amarillo 19 grandchildren six great grandchildren Body to Cone Tex near Floydada for burial

R. J. Sitchler Buddie Sitchler Buchanan Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel E. F. Cook Sitchler Amarillo Garfield Glenwood Baptist Church

Scientists announce isolation of common cold germ at NIH

National Institute of Health researchers Dr Norman Topping and Dr Leon Atlas report isolating and growing a common cold agent. Using eggs to culture the germ, they claim a thick sinusitis like illness appeared in most prisoner volunteers, with electron microscopy suggesting novel particles though exact germ identity remains unconfirmed.

Washington National Institute of Health Norman Topping Leon T. Atlas District of Columbia Lawton Reformatory Technical Journal Science Institute

Orchestra Schedule Highlighting Weeknight Performances

Avalon features Mitch Mitchell and the Music Makers performing nightly except Sundays as Aviatrix plans open nights every evening. The listings emphasize a full week of music with venue emphasis on featured acts.

Avalon Mitch Mitchell The Music Makers Aviatrix

Amarillo Busy After Christmas Boom Despite Slow Spirits

The Amarillo Globe notes a lull in some trades while Western Auto relocates from Sixth and Polk to Sixth and Tyler. Barbers and businessmen look tired as cafes serve plain fare to restore appetites after Christmas. Banks report slow but merchants praise record Christmas business.

Priday Amarillo Globe Amarillo Texas Western Auto Sixth and Polk Sixth Tyler Amarillo National Bank

Movie Theater Schedule Listing for Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap and More

Local listings show Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap starring Bud Abbott Lou Costello and Marjorie Main with multiple showtimes and feature elements across theaters ESQUIRE CAPITOL RIALTO TEXAS LEON LYRIC LIBERTY VICTORY REX STAR LIGHT CLOMS OLD TASCOSA with various actors and serials including Tim Holt Bob Steele Laurel and Hardy and Red Ryder appearances.

Wagon Gap Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marjorie Main March of Time Movietone News Esquire Rita Hayworth Larry Parks Paramount Newa Capitol Tim Holt Rialto Desert Patrol Bob Steele Texas George Brent Joan Blondell Leon Oregon Trail Scouts Alan Lane Red Ryder Laurel and Hardy Arizona Whirlwind Liberty Johnny Mack Brown Brooklyn Mr Jim Butch Jenkins Princes Gifford Dias Rex James Warren John Laurenz

Plenty of Parking Space on Polk Today

Globe Business Editor notes quiet Polk Street scene with plentiful parking None of the usual Christmas Eve crunch. Merchants report mixed crowds with some inventory taking and extra help laid off as stores prepare year end displays. Window displays emphasize prosperity and poverty in contrasting scenes.

Polk Thomas Thompso Polk Street Taylor Amarillo Hardware Europe

Mission envoy reports Russian hunger back home

Ambassador Mario Primentel Bran dao returned from Moscow and said about 30 million Russians are hungry and homeless. He spoke in Rio de Janeiro on December 26.

Rio DE Janeiro Mario Primentel Brandao Moscow

Soviet reporters report heavy sentences for ruble speculation

Moscow dispatch states that several individuals were sentenced harshly for speculation or cheating connected to the recent ruble revaluation. The reports indicate tightened controls and enforcement actions by Soviet authorities.

Moscow

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