Weather Update and Local Oddities on the Plains
Encouraging weather on the high plains with three snows this year. Reported items include Mrs. Charles Odell with chinchillas planning fur, Rita Hawarth’s chinchilla coat, and praise for a Denver breeders' convention. Local tales cover Tack’s housewarming, hose fittings, and humorous office anecdotes. A $25 reward offered for a lost 22 year old pointer near Gruver, plus $10 for its cocker spaniel companion. A 10 year old Laura Ellen Garner proposes scented ink for the paper and seeks volunteer roles. An EF R. Fack note arrives with a mysterious package containing a cotton brassiere. Tack mentions Hadacol controversy and a related letter follows.
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Charles Odell
Oae
Gruver
Don Hort
Gruver State Bank
Don Hart
Grover
Plains
Oklahoma
Coy
Laura Ellen Garner
van Buren
Laura Ellen
Hadacol Endorsement From Amarillo Reader Aids Opinion
Mrs Hester Hostutier of Higgins recounts a nurse turned patient tale praising Hadacol after a major operation. She quotes Dr McGrew of Beaver Hospital and mentions Mayo Clinic seeking his help, noting his goiter surgery work and hospital affiliation in Beaver Oklahoma.
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Hester Hostatler
Higgins
Tack
Amarillo Daily News
FE. A. McGrew
Beaver Hospital
Beneger Judes
McGrew
Mayo
Beaver
Okla
Hester Hostutier
Doctor endorses patient use of Hadacol
A letter from Dr A. E. McGrew defends Mrs Hostatler’s Hadacol use, stating he did not recommend it but claimed it contained vitamins. He argues doctors should not dissuade a content patient if the treatment is not harmful, stressing patient happiness over admonition. The physician cites associations and his role as Mrs Hostatler’s doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. McGrew, M.D
Doctor Faces Backlash Over Hadacol Endorsement
Tack explains physicians are overworked and exhausted, rarely challenging patients who seek patent medicines. Dr. McGrew says he did not recommend Hadacol, merely acquiesced, a stance shared by many MDs. The exchange ends with appreciation to Mrs. Hostatler and a plea for friendship and good will.
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Tack
Amarillo
Re Change the Name Urges Perryton Man
A Perryton resident defends preserving Amarillo’s English Field name, praising pioneer Harold English and Shelby Kritser for aviation work. The letter argues city leadership opposed expansion, cites personal aviation experience since 1929, and urges credit be given to English and supporters. The writer calls the name change a dishonor to pioneers and notes Amarillo as a second home.
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Mr. Tack
English Field
Thornton Oxnard
Amarillo Air Terminal
Tex
Love Field
Dallas
Meacham Field
Fort Worth
Kritser
Kopg Soong
Amarillo
Mrs Williams Attacks Truman Not A Great Man
Letter from Canyon Texas reader Mrs John L Williams denounces President Truman as not great and accuses his administration of selling out the country. She cites Hiss case records, Red China sales, export licenses, and the Korea dispatch with blamed figures and figures like Dean Acheson, Owen Lattimore, and government policy. She asserts Truman will never prove himself worthy of trust.
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Truman
Owen Lattimore
John J. Service
United States
China
State Department
Dean Acheson
Korea
Owen Latimore
Far East
John L. Williams
Woman Brings Down the House in Calif Accident
In Los Angeles on February 2, 18 year old Betty Crawford lost focus as a truck with a red light passed. Her car slid 24 feet under a moving house, rollers were knocked loose, the structure fell onto the car, and rescuers freed her before they jacked the house away. She escaped with minor injuries and later laughed at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Betty Crawford
More Funds Voted For Crime Probe
The Senate approved another $50,000 for its Kefauver led special committee on organized crime and extended the reporting deadline to March 31. The panel, previously allotted $200,000, was to file findings by February 28 and invited Senator Ferguson of Michigan to participate in hearings in Detroit starting February 9.
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Washington
Senate
Kefauver
Ferguson
Michigan
Poor Forecaster But a Good Meal
Vancouver observers report Groundhog Day will fail as a fisher, a weasel family member, disrupted events. Last week the creature ate the zoo's only groundhog, spoiling forecasts and plans.
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Vancouver
Cuba Uses One Million Gallons Alcohol Fuel Mix
About 1,000,000 gallons a month of anhydrous alcohol are used in Cuba to mix with gasoline, reflecting a sizable reliance on alcohol as a fuel additive amid engine performance considerations and energy supply strategies.
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Cuba
Allied Youth Hear Talk by Hatchett
Members of Amarillo High School Allied Youth met to hear Dr. Earl W. Hatchett of Pierce Street Baptist Church in the AHS cafeteria. The program featured a piano duet by Damon Watt and Stanley Pittman and a vocal quartet with Sheila Starks, Nanne Watkins, Beverly Boxwell, and Jimmie Dell Atkinson.
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Amarillo
Allied Youth
Earl W.hatchett
Pierce Street Baptist Church
AHS
Damon Watt
Stanley Pittman
Sheila Starks
Nanne Watkins
Beverly Boxwell
Jimmie Dell Atkinson
Jerry Ramsey
New Trial Sought in 1948 Slaying Case
Anahuac Texas February 2 Alex Leviness 32 asked a new trial after a life sentence for the 1948 slaying of Eloise Twitchell Beaumont housewife Jury of Chambers County deliberated 19 hours for the verdict It was his second trial He and Darious Golemon Hempstead were sentenced to death in a joint trial in 1949 The Court of Criminal Appeals later ordered a new trial Golemon faces trial April 10 Mrs Twitchell’s body was found Oct 4 1948 near Korntze six days after she vanished from Beaumont
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Anahuac
Tex
Alex Leviness
Eloise Twitchell
Beaumont
Chambers County
Orange Man
Darious Golemon
Hempstead
Court of Criminal Appeals
Golemon
Rites at Chapel For Mrs. Payne
Services honoring Mrs. Minnie A. Payne were held at 2 o’clock in the Blackburn-Staw Memorial Chapel with Rev. T. E. Ray officiating. Pallbearers were Eldon Beer J R Horne D L Brackeen L A Prince C B Morris and C B Crabb. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Payne, 84, died Wednesday at her home 88 North McMasters after months of illness. She is survived by five sons.
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Minnie A. Payne
Blackburn-Staw
Adams Resigns as Insurance Firm Manager
Robert M. Adams announces his resignation as manager of the New York Life Insurance Co. Amarillo office to devote time to sales production. John O. Nickles joins as associate, bringing estate planning and business life insurance expertise. The Barfield Building offices remain in use. Adams is a former Minneapolis district manager and Air Force veteran. Nickles is a four-year Army veteran and former Goodyear accounting staff.
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Robert M. Adams
New York Life Insurance Co
John O. Nickles
New York Life
Amarillo
Barfield
Adams
Minneapolis
Nickles
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Gadsen
Ala
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Choir Cake Sale Planned Tomorrow at Cres ney Drug
Amarillo High School sophomore choirs plan a cake sale tomorrow at Cres ney Drug at Sixth and Polk. Girls from four choirs will contribute cakes to raise funds for a trip to Oklahoma City for the choir and AHS orchestra. The Youth Symphony and choir will stage a concert at 8 PM in the high school auditorium with $1 tickets.
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Amarillo High School
Cresney Drug
Sixth
Polk
Tennie Thompson
Oklahoma City
AHS
UK hospital survey finds half of nursing students quit early
A United Kingdom based hospital group survey reports that 50 percent of nursing students leave the program within their first year, highlighting high dropout rates and potential workforce shortages.
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United Kingdom
YMCA Fund Drive Boost Begins With Youth Challenge
Amarillo YMCA campaign launches with a night of speeches led by 17 year old Richard Thompson who asks what youth are worth to adults in a bid to raise five hundred thousand dollars for a new building. SMU alumnus Willis Tate headlines the Polk Street Methodist event, with other speakers including Dr Roy Snodgrass and local church leaders.
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Willis Tate
Southern Methodist University
Polk Street Methodist
Tate
Southwest
SMU
Paul Quillian
First Methodist Church of Houston
Richard Thompson
Hi-Y
YMCA
Amarillo
Young Thompson
Roy C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Snodgrass
Brite School of the Bible
Texas Christian University
Thompson
W. B. Thompson
A Polk
Ivor H. Davies
A. J. Streit
Allen Early, Jr
Sportsmen's Club Plans Ducks Unlimited Dinner
The Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club directors will meet at 7 30 tonight in Room 202 Herring Hotel. Henry Hertner, president, announced the dinner plans for a Ducks Unlimited event will be finalized at the meeting.
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Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen’s Club
Herring Hotel
Henry Hertner
Hertner
Courthouse Records Warrants Deeds and Licenses
A list of property deeds transferring lots across Amarillo Wolflin Park East Amarillo San Jacinto Heights and Belmont Park Annex with multiple grantors and grantees. Also notes a divorce case Martha Knolton v Knolton and several marriage licenses including Kirk Risinger Shirley and Jerry Lesan a Northcutt and Mrs Dorothy vis Wesley Dale Anderson and Anna Lucille Edwin.
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Albert Sharp
Ralph D. Lemons
East
Amarillo
O. G. Gilliland
San Jacinto Heights
G. K. Witt
Joel T. Evans
Vir
G. K. Wilson
William D. Robertson, Jr
Nora Barber Cross
Ridgemere
David A. Stokes
Ed Cox
Belmont Park Annex
M. M. Martin
J. A.oe
Humphreys Highand
Kenneth R. Reed
Gordon Creamer
North Highlands
George Kammerer
East Amarillo
J. R. Armstrong
R. K. Cone
Wolflin Park
Rufus Gaut
A. P. Waldrep
Cc. S. Rice Et
Hugh L. Umphres
Holland
Wolflin Park, Inc
E. L. Braudt
Hester B. Lines
Earl L. Brandt
Wolflin Terrace
W. F. Williams
Vaughn Allen
Country Club Park
Tom Weatherly
Edward Allee
Court OF
Martha Ruby Knolton
Earl B. Knolton
Kirk Risinger Shirley
Jerry Joan Lesana Northcutt
Dorothy Vis
Wesley Dale Anderson
Anna Lucille Edwin
Hilgers Named Securities Commissioner in Texas
Harry E. Hilgers, a 11 year securities analyst at the Texas department of state, was appointed securities commissioner by Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd, succeeding Jack Ross who becomes assistant secretary of state. The move was announced in Austin on February 2.
New Mexico Salt Deposits Could Fuel Western Hemisphere
Report notes vast salt deposits in New Mexico with potential to supply the entire western hemisphere for thousands of years if developed. Experts estimate scale and feasibility, highlighting strategic implications for energy and industry. Officials discuss exploration plans and environmental considerations for large-scale extraction.
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New Mexico
Hemisphere
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Jobe-Newa Board of Censors
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Gredy
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Joe
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High Plains
Frank Redder
Santa Fe
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Pierce
A. V. McQuiddy
Mr. Redder
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Tuck
Jim Shelton
Jimmy
N. N. Wels
Arthur St
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Mrs. Wells
Olive Dixon
EF R. Fack
Globe
Globe News
Hazel Nichols
Jefferson
Ong
Mrs. Nichols
Sharon Bellah
A. L. Bellah
West Thirteenth
Dawn Nichols
Nichols
Carole Cochran
W. L. Cochran
Fannin
Anne King
Perryton
Mrs. Williams
Hatchett
Deason
Pyote Johnnie Lee
del Norte Mountains
Big Bend
CM Ranch
Uncle Phil
Louie
Michael
Pat Olen
Payne
Y.M.C.A. Fund
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Rex Kelley
National Ymca
R. H
Bob” Epperson
Big Gifts Committee
Homer Rice
Rev
C. E. Dodge
Southern Presbyterian Church
Arthur Blum
Temple B’nai Israel
Sportsmen's Club
Courthouse Records
Henry Danciger
Longines, Bulova and
Hamilton Watch Companies
Blackburns Shaw Funeral
Amoniti
Finest
New Securities Commissioner
Dai Satte
Bray
West Sth Avenue
Amarillo Optical
Diamond Brehtenehd Leales
Fisk Building
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