Left Ship Day Before It Hit Three Times Disaster at Sea
R W Castleberry of Amarillo and his new wife Margaret Scarborough left the liner Yukon at Seward Alaska a day before the ship ran aground near Ketchikan. They plan to settle in Anchorage where Castleberry will reopen his law office and subdivide land into city lots. Margaret Scarborough is the daughter of Homer and Mrs Scarborough of Amarillo and has ties to Amarillo schools and Abilene Christian College.
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R. W. Castleberry
Amarillo
Yukon
Ketchikan
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
Castleberry
Mona Island
Pacific
Anchorage
T. E. Castleberry
Navy
S. M. Castleberry
Frank Galbraith
University of Texas
Pampa
30 States To Send Animals Show Sparks Entries
Texas Rabbit and Davy Breeders Association in Amarillo reports growing demand for entry blanks for its first rabbit show tied to the Amarillo Fat Stock Show and Exposition March 4–7. Judge Marion Stoner of Wichita will preside. Deadline February 20. Chinchailla division expected to attract record entries. Secretary S. M. Daniel at 3708 Taylor handles entries. In separate news, Jeoffrey Manufacturing in Amarillo races to meet dust storm demand, turning out 34 soil control plows and receiving orders for 80. Steel shortages threaten production. factory plans to run 24 hours but shift to steel procurement delays operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas Rabbit and Davy Breeders Association
Matt Hudson
Germantown
N. Y
Maine
Marion Stoner
Wichita
Kan
Hudson
Chinchilla
Southwest
Association
S. M. Daniel
Taylor
Kansas
Jeoffrey Manufacturing Company
Satanta
Lincoln
Dodge City
Ray Jeoffrey
Jeoffrey Company
East
Philadelphia
Wolf Month Hunger Drives Wolves Into Villages
The text notes that January was called the wolf-month by the Anglo-Saxons, naming a season when hunger made wolves raid villages more boldly.
Martin Knows How European Refugees Feel
F. B. Martin, an Amarillo insurance agent, found himself temporarily homeless and carless after his brother J. Ray Martin took his office keys during a visit. The keys were forgotten at noon, leaving F. B. Martin locked out for about two hours until Tulsa sent them by bus. The Pampa man later called from Lubbock to confirm delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Martin
Amarillo
Oliver- Eakle
J. Ray Martin
Pampa
Lubbock
Ray Martin
Tulsa
Martin
Jury Rules Lambert Thornton Unfit for Trial
A Potter County jury found Lambert Thornton about 50 years old to be of unsound mind. He was sent to the state insane asylum in Wichita Falls. Thornton faced an intent to murder charge after a knife attack on his wife, who is recovering from a back wound in a local hospital.
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Potter County
Lambert Thornton
State Institution For the Insane
Wichita Falls
Sheriff's Department
Thornton
Federal Trade Commission Hearings Scheduled in Federal Court
Hearings of the Federal Trade Commission are set for tomorrow morning in federal court rooms on the Post Office second floor. Chief examiner will be Web Woodfill of Washington DC, according to a notice received by Postmaster W D DeGrassi. Riders of the Pony Express changed mounts about every 20 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Post Office
Web Woodfill
Washington, D. C
W. D. DeGrassi
Army Service Record of Dewhirst Amid War Years
Mr Dewhirst aged 42 born Olney Illinois served in the Army from August 1943 to June 1944 and has been with the Santa Fe since September 1923 aside from his service. He previously worked at Stockton California San Francisco Phoenix and other points.
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A. C. Dewhirst
Santa Fe Refrigerator Department
Chicago
Amarillo
Los Angeles
Dewhirst
Army
Olney
The
Santa Fe
Stockton
Cal
San Francisco
Phoenix
Whitfield Heads to Dalhart for Sand Dune Project Review
Dr. C. J. Whitfield director of Amarillo Experiment Station departed for Dalhart to inspect Soil Conservation Service sand dune projects and assess progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Whitfield
Amarillo Experiment Station
Dalhart
The
Soil Conservation Service
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Kansas Duster
Jeoffrey
Ray Jeeffroy
Ray Jeoffroy
Rk. W. Castleberry
Margaret Castleberry
Kidwell's Model Shop
Harrison
Pony Express
Liquor Mart 16Th
Monroe
Fillmore
Emporia
Kans
William Stakes
Guadalcanal
Nature
Chicago Post
Pat Meritt
St. Anthony's Hospital
Park City Liquor Store
W. 6Th
Whitfield
Fifth Ave
New York
Dept
Spicer’s
Polk
R Unter
Wilson Distill
Sisville
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