Amarillo asks residents to return plumbing questionnaire
City manager A P Hancock announced a postcard survey mailed to 13 000 Amarillo households seeks how many plumbing fixtures are tied to the sewer. About half of the postcards returned will guide the interest rate on bonds for a Jan 15 election to issue 2 400 000 in bonds with 900 000 general fund and 1 500 000 sewer bonds.
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Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
Water Department
Hancock
Fort Worth
Burglary Charge Filed Against Elsworth Thornton
Elsworth J. Thornton faces burglary charges for entering Pace Grocery Store and cannot meet a $1,000 bond set by Justice of the Peace C W Carder. Wilfred Bunnell also jailed on burglary charges in the same case after last weeks arrest.
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Elsworth J. Thornton
Pace
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Wilfred Bunnell
Maddox Heads to Dallas for Cotton Bowl Trip
Bryant Maddox from 2006 A Van Van Buren left yesterday to attend the Cotton Bowl game in Dallas.
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Maddox
Dallas
Bryant Maddox
van van Buren
Market Report and Livestock Prices From Kansas City
Cattle demand mixed with slower slaughter and varied prices. Steers mostly lower to steady, heifers steady, stockers and feeders steady with good beef steers around 15.25 to 16.25 per cwt. Heifers and cows range 9.25 to 13.00, calves 14.50 to 14.90, hogs fully steady near 14.50, sows 13.80, sheep steady with lambs 12.75 to 13.00 and yearlings 11.25.
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Kansas City
USDA
Amarillo Globe Divorce and Property Notices
District Court entries list multiple divorce actions including Martha Venetha Terry versus Vernon T Terry and John W Hall versus Rose Mary Hall. Transfers involve properties such as et ux lot 7 bik 49 Bivins No 2 and lot 21 bik 5 Ridge mere. Additional notices include Saline Nunn Gooch to Woodrow Shufeldt and Romaine Park versus Wallace Park.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Bivins
Jennings Bryan Johnson
Clara Belle Johnson
Ridgemere
Saline
Romaine Park
Wallace Park
Juanita Kerr
W. D. Kerr
Juanita Philips
Weldon E. Phillips
Pauline E. Tabor
J. B. Tabor
Georgia Lois Wafford
James Wesley Wafford
Ruby T. Mills
James H. Mills
FSA Merger Sets Tomorrow for Amarillo Office
The Farm Security Administration merges its Amarillo regional office with the Dallas office, with consolidation completed by January 11. Dallas will direct FSA progress in Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma, and most Amarillo staff will transfer to Dallas under Lee Ozborn. Ray E. Davis notes the change and relocation history.
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Amarillo
Farm Security Administration
Dallas
Ray E. Davis
FSA Progress
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
West Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Chicago market closes with mixed hogs cattle sheep prices
Hog prices steady to firm with barrows and gilts 140 pounds up to 1485 ceiling and sows around 14.10. Cattle and calves show uneven declines with most grades 25 to 50 cents lower though some steers and yearlings hold near 17 and 18 dollars. Sheep active and steady to firm. lambs mostly 15.00 to 15.25, lighter natives down to about 11.00 to 11.50. Financial notes list Liquidating fund at 2.4232 offering 2.65.
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Chicago
USDA
Courthouse Records Crowded With Warranty Deeds
Courthouse records list transfers including S E Inman to Dale Hughey for lot 4 in White and Richey. Urton to Comer Cobb for lot 2 in O E Brannen. Brannen to C F Wells for lot 17 in Eakle. Weed to Jaynes Cloninger for lot 3 Witherspoon. Craig to Roy Craig for lot 3 Plemons. Christopher to L A Flack for multiple parcels in G S. Christopher to J O Russell for parts of lots 1 and 19 in G S. Humphrey to Ama Ind School Dist. for several parcels in Humphreys Highlands. Hassell to Ama Ind School Dist. for lot 9 in Humphreys Highlands. Sanders to Jerry C Sanders for lot 4 in Bivins Estates. Blasdell to Edna Wheeler for E 50 lot 1 in B-221 Holland Co. Dotson to Henry Carter for lots 3 and 4 in Miller Hts. Regal to Neal Cross for unspecified parcels.
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S. E. Inman
Dale Hughey
White and Richey
E. V. Urton
Comer Cobb
O. E. Brannen
C. F. Wells
Eakle
Leonard Weed
Jaynes A Cloninger
Witherspoon
J. D. Craig
Roy F. Craig
Plemons
R. L. Christopher
L. A Flack
G&s
J. O Russell
Cecil L. Humphrey
Ama Ind. School Dist
Humphreys Highlands
L. N. Hassell
Ama
Jesse J. Sanders
Jerry C Sanders
Bivins Estates
Kathleen M. Blasdell
Edna Wheeler
Holland Co. L
A M Haines 67 Dies at Oregon Home
A M Haines 67 formerly of Amarillo died Sunday at his home in Yachats Oregon The body will be received in Amarillo Wednesday morning by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home Arrangements are pending Survivors include his widow and one sister Mrs Donna Van Skike of 712 North Jackson He was an engineer at the Bivins booster station for 16 years before moving to Oregon two years ago and was a member of the Christian Church.
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Amarillo
Yachats
Ore
Amarilo
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Haines
Bivins
Oregon
Christian Church
Donna van Skike
North
Jackson
Birt Dameron Dies In Local Hospital
Birt L Cameron 64 a lifelong Amarillo resident died at 4 o clock this morning in a local hospital. He was a former cowboy on ranches in New Mexico and the Panhandle. Survivors include his mother Mrs Ellen Keene and brother C E Cameron of Amarillo. The body is at N S Griges Sons chapel with arrangements pending.
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Birt L. Cameron
Amarillo
New Mexico
Panhandle
North Fast Fourth
Ellen Keene
C. E. Cameron
N. S. Griges & Sons
Cpl Ira Lee Calls To Be Discharged Soon
Cpl Ira A. Lee, after more than 20 months in the Pacific with the 1541st Surveyor Engineers, will go to Fort Leavenworth for discharge. He telephoned his mother in Washington and plans a visit with his wife in Enid before meeting in Fort Leavenworth. He served in New Guinea Biak Leyte Manila and Nagoya Japan and previously worked in Washington DC.
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Ira A. Lee
E. B. Harris
Monroe
Seattle
Wash
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Enid
Okla
1541St Surveyor Engineers
Corporal Lee
New Guinea
Biak
Leyte
Manila
Nagoya
Japan
Washington, D. C
John T. Cope To Return To Amarillo Patrol Office
John T. Cope will return to Amarillo later this week to resume his post as sergeant of the Amarillo area office of the state highway patrol. Capt. Polk Ivy announced the return after Cope volunteered for service with the Merchant Marine in 1942 and has just received his discharge with the rank of lieutenant junior grade. He previously served as sergeant at the patrol office for more than a year before entering the armed forces.
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John T. Cope
Amarillo
State Highway Patrol
Polk Ivy
Sergeant Cope
Merchant Marine
Armed Forces
Highway Patrolmen Return From Service
Two former state highway patrolmen returning from Marine Corps service receive new sub-station assignments in the Amarillo region. Noel D. Callaway moves to Memphis, succeeding Sam Gardner now at Beeville. William J. White heads to Pampa with veteran P. C. Wynne. Alan Johnson joins Amarillo, Byron St. Clair is discharged and will rejoin the patrol soon with unknown station.
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Amarillo
Polk Ivy
Noel D. Callaway
Memphis
Sam Gardner
Childress
Gardner
Beeville
William J. White
Pampa
P. C. Wynne
Alan Johnson
Byron St. Clair
Lutherans Hold New Year Eve Service at Trinity Church
A special New Year’s Eve service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church tonight at 8 o’clock with Rev. Martin J. H. Hartenberger delivering a sermon on Face the Future With Faith. Holy Communion will be observed followed by a social evening at the parish hall at Eighteenth and Harrison.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Martin J. H. Hartenberger
Eighteenth and Harrison
Major Carl Dodson Leaves for Dallas Return
Maj. Lewis Dodson has returned to Dallas after spending the holidays with his family at 1218 West Eleventh.
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Major Dodson
Maj
Lewis Dodson
Dallas
West Eleventh
Mix Your Own Cough Syrup for Quick Relief and Savings
An home remedy promises quick cough relief by mixing 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water, then adding 2% ounces Pinex to make a pint syrup. The blend is said to loosen phlegm, soothe irritation, ease breathing, and help sleep, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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