New Year Rambles Mix Football Bets and Rural Ramblings
The column blends betting chatter on North Carolina and Oklahoma with opinions on public spending and national issues. It notes Wes Collins predicting North Carolina as the season’s certainty, reflects on roadblocks to discipline in daily life, and surveys fur prices, muskrats as food, and President Truman’s challenging economic path.
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Wise Boys
North Carolina
Oklaoma
Northwestern
Callbornig
Oregon
SMU
Georgia
North Carolina Truman
Oklahoma Deweys
United States
Ann
Less Whitaker Remembers Amarillo Life and South Seas Tales
The Amarillo jail bailiff Less Whitaker recalls early Kentucky days with a preacher in Letcher County, travels to Texas and Arkansas, memory of Bowery train crews, New Zealand South Seas cannibalism notes, and a 1908 local option vote. He reflects on politics, family, and plans to return to the farm while thanking local residents for support.
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Panhandle
Kentucky
Bill Adams
Less
Bull
Bill
Ethel Deates
Big Spring
J. L. Less, Jr
W. A McCarty
Gene Wood
Whitaker
Amarillo
Potter County
Markets show mixed action in New York and Chicago quotes
The item lists stock prices from Merl Lynch offices and notes varied activity in New York curb and Chicago futures. It covers General Motors and other majors with price points, plus livestock markets in Chicago with hogs, cattle, and veal bids and limited supply.
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New York
Amarillo
Merl Tynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Libby Men & T
Pee Bates
Beles Bates Fae
the Corp
TF Financial
Jeneral Foods
Jeneral Motor
General Tire
Union, Pacific
United Alverfe
United Allin
Surat
United Carton
United Corp
Grumman Air
Guitoueats Bay
Wen Fant
Amer LtaTrac
Kingston
Ryan ‘Consort
Sterling
Tal Thano
Wenseworth
Aim
Merril Lynch
Pierce Windastrials
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Less admits ambling path to Amarillo and Kentucky birth
Born June 11 1883 on a Kentucky farm Less Whitaker recalls six brothers two sisters and a twin sister named Little Whitaker now a Bonita Springs doctor. He left the farm at 15 for health reasons and began as a locomotive machinist with Texas and Pacific in 1898. He moved through Chillicothe and Fort Worth and eventually traveled before returning to Amarillo then Trinidad Colorado in 1904.
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Less
Amarillo
Letener County
Little Whitaker
Bonita Springs
Fla
Texas
Big Spring
Texas and Pacific Railroad
T&p
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
Fort Worth Pastor Resigns for Austin Church
Rev Joh B. Davidson resigns as pastor of Turner Memorial Baptist Church Fort Worth to accept the pastorate of Congress Avenue Baptist Church in Austin. He will report to his new church.
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Fort Worth
Port Worth
Joh B. Davidson
Turner Memorial Baptist Church
Congress Aven. Baptist
Austin
Anonymous donor pays off mortgage on West Reading church
The Bethany Lutheran Church in West Reading reports its mortgage is paid in full by an anonymous donor who supplied 5000 dollars last April and covered the remaining 6500 dollars. Pastor Rev. Paul J. Kidd says an attorney delivered the paid in full papers while keeping the donor's identity secret.
Tax Axe Hanging Over Jack Benny
Uncle Sam may tax about 3.08 million dollars from Benny for income earned in switching TV contracts from NBC to CBS. Benny’s attorney says the deal is taxable income not a property sale and Benny will continue to be paid at his usual radio rate.
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Washington
Sam
Jack Benny
Benny
Bureau of Internal Revenue
NBC
CBS
Loyd Wright
Hollywood
Wright
American Tobacco Company
Crime Spree Ends with Arrests after Tyler Call
Three men linked to a burglary spree were arrested after a night watchman in Jacksonville identified a stolen car as leaving a store. Police traced the trio to Tyler where they surrendered without resistance. five loaded pistols were found among them. Bonds were set for Mitchell and Davidson, with charges pending review by Dist. Atty Lloyd King.
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Patterson and McClure
Potter County
Robert Mitchell
Joe Davidson
Atty Lloyd King
Mitchell
Davidson
Justice of the Peace Court
Austin
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Congress Chooses McKellar Over Tydings For Pro Tempore
In a close vote the Senate elected Aging Senator McKellar of Tennessee as president pro tempore, 27 to 25 over Senator Tydings of Maryland. The post carries a limousine and vaults the leader’s chair in the Senate. House Democrats plan to organize tomorrow with Sam Rayburn of Texas chosen as speaker.
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Page
McKellar
Tennessee
Tydings
Maryland
Kentucky
Lucas
Tuas
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Officials Operate Struck Rail Line
Wichita Falls reports a struck rail line incident on the Wichita and Southern Railway. A short crew last operated the line with stops at junctions with connecting roads. spokesmen said the bodies belong to other roads.
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Wichita Falls
Wichitand Southern Railway
Wf&s
Stadium site debate at Fair Park echoed in traffic concerns
Discussion centers on locating a stadium at Fair Park with traffic bottlenecks cited as the main objection. Another site is briefly mentioned as an alternative, highlighting ongoing planning debates and public input.
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Aid Fum
Pair Park
Fair Park
Eight Place Story Highlights Tri-State Fair and Stadium Plans
The year’s top stories included Miss Flor tee Begay’s warm reception at the Tri-State Fair in Flagstaff and her prior Jim Crow confrontation on a bus near Amarillo. Louis Conley faces federal charges in Brockton over alleged wife beating, kidnapping, and related claims. Civic focus centers on a new stadium site between the Tri-State Fairgrounds and North West Thirty-fourth Avenue, with an election set for January 8 to authorize bonds worth about 350000. Sandies fans anticipate a fall opening.
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Woter Aaronas E
Flortee Begay
Flagstaff
Ariz
Miss Begay
Amarillo
Conley
Massachusetts
Louis Conley
Brockton
Mass
Lucille LaCroix
Bertha LaCroix
Lynette
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Thirty- Fourth Avenue
Wolflin
Freedom Trains
AF Cappella
New York
Community Chest
Philharmonic Orchestra
Power Failure Triggers Baby Sleep Cry for Help
In the early hours a frustrated housewife called for aid to soothe her baby during a brief power outage. An electric heater left the infant cold and crying until service restored, with a Public Service employee noting no fault on their part.
New Year Temperatures Seen Warmer with Cloudiness
The New Year will bring considerable cloud cover to Amarillo and vicinity with warmer temperatures. Weather Bureau observer H C Winburn expects no precipitation for New Year’s Day. Highs around 45 today, 52 tomorrow, and 50 yesterday. Lows near 24 tonight and 21 last night. Temperatures to run 4 to 6 degrees above normal for five days. Afternoon highs in the mid 30s with early mornings in the upper 20s. A cooler spell is forecast for Sunday and Monday followed by a warmup Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Amarillo
H.C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Weather Bureau
Winburn
Carpenters Hall Hearing Reveals Fines and Juries
Report details juries to decide charges against four carpenters at a town hall. Howard Gilbert named among the accused. H L Gill not charged. Mrs Martin says her husband mailed his card to Almquist and found work at the livestock building. Union protests non union labor on the fairground project overseen by Ira Stephenson.
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SUN
Eavy
Howard Gilbert
H. L. Gill
West Nineteenth
Gill
Thomas Martin
Phil Almwwist
Carpenters Onl
Martin
Almquist
Young Boy Hurt Playing Cowboy and Indians
Six year old James Evans son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Evans 314 East Twenty second was cut on the head in a wake of a fall while chasing a group of playmates in the 300 block of East Twenty second He was taken to St Anthony s Hospital where attendants said his condition was not serious
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James Evans
Thomas Evans
East Twenty-second
James
St A Anthony's Hospital
Army Secretary Royall Reaches Paris on Europe Tour
US Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall arrived in Paris from Frankfurt by air and will inspect Army installations in Europe during the current tour.
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Lovall
Paris
US Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Frankfurt
Europe
Chiang Kai-shek Hard Lines in Peace Bid Amid War
Chiang Kai-shek in a New Year message pressed conditions for any peace with Chinese Communists. He warned of a costly decisive battle to hold Nanking Shanghai and urged constitutionalism and welfare protections as prerequisites for any settlement. The report notes ongoing sieges and peril in northern cities. Israel and Dutch actions in Palestine and Java context follow in brief.
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Chiang Kai-shek
North
Ching
Chiang
Nanking
Shanghai
Peiping
Israel
Palestine
Arab Palestine
Egypt
Java
Islands
Dr. L. J. M. Beel
King Frank E. King Hospitalized After Sneezing Event
Amarillo police veteran known as Rosy was taken from his home to Northwest Texas Hospital around midnight after sneezing convulsions. Attendants reported the convulsions eased by morning and no further details were provided.
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Frank E. King
Amarillooliceman
King
Rosy
Northwest Texas Hospital
Albert Einstein Undergoes Surgery
New York December 31 doctors announced Albert Einstein underwent surgery today for a long standing abdominal condition. The hospital bulletin said the 76 year old physicist withstood the operation well and his condition is satisfactory.
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Albert Einstein
New York
Alevert Finstigh
Brooklyn
Hsital
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