County Funds Show Surplus in Potter County
Potter County reports a year ending balance with total receipts of 1 616 901 11 and expenditures of 1 520 036 91, leaving most funds with higher year end balances. The road and bridge fund was overdrawn 14 539 49 due to a 250 000 transfer to the general fund. Expenditures included 765 361 19 general, 75 482 21 sinking, 22 243 48 jury, 96 917 officers salary, and 564 032 90 road and bridge. Lateral road fund earned 11 192 80 but spent nothing. Escrowed amounts 203 778 90 await distribution to general, jury and sinking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
L. D. Heyser
Jury
Lateral Road Fund
Kin of Amarillo Woman Is Killed
R E Bell of Lubbock 41 a civil service aircraft instructor at Hobbs Army Air Field was killed when his car failed to stop at a highway cut off near Hobbs. Teague of Hobbs driven car struck Bell s vehicle. Teague his wife Betty and their 3 year old son treated for minor injuries. Bell s wife and son live in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Lubbock
Hobbs Army Air Field
al Hathaway
Robert O. Teague
Hobbs
Teague
Betty
Robert
Twentyfirst Street
Amarillo Credit Women's Club Sets Banquet Reservations
The Amarillo Credit Women's Club announces a next Wednesday noon deadline for installation banquet reservations at 3 dollars per plate. Contact Miss Ethelene Walker at 4271 to arrange pickup at 123% West Sixth before noon. The 8:30 pm dinner is set for Thursday Feb 20 at the Amarillo Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Credit Women's Club
Adella Harrison
Ethelene Walker
West Sixth
Amarillo Country Club
Credit Women’s Association
Market snapshot Kansas City and Chicago live cattle and hogs
Kansas City and Chicago bids show mixed movement with hogs uneven yet steady early, top prices quoted around 25.40 for select lots. Cattle demand steady to firm with beef steers 23.25 to 24.00, heifers 20.00 to 22.00, vealers 28.9 to 29.00, and cows slow but steady at times. lamb trade delayed by high asking prices, with lambs reaching up to 8.25 in value. Financial Industrial fund lists liquidating at 2.0750 with offer 2.27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Cattie
Chicago
Courthouse Records and District Court Actions
Listings show warranty deeds to multiple buyers across Belmont Park Glenwood East Anna and University Heights areas, plus actions in District Court including several divorces. Marriage licenses issued include Dale Hill with Thelma Amble and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farranty Deeds
Geo
Glenwood Terntéo
M. Barton
A. Swafford
Charles H. Ers
Leroy Law
Glenwood
L. A. Rice
C. H. Rogers
Seale Homes, Inc
Billy W. Boyles
Ng & Et
East Anna- C
A. Hart
Sidney E. Hoyle
C. C. Dist
Ben Golding
Hazel Gipson
University
E R. Heath
Jack M. Henson
Eakie
J. K. McClenny
W. G. Warren
J. N. Stauffer
Rhea Frank Raines
Humphreys Highlands
M. A. Morgan
Anna Belle Shields Savage
Country Co. Dist
Isabelle Stark Gibson
Leslie L. Gibson
Maxine Higgins
H. M
Dan) Higgins
Evelyn Kaye Leads Hour of Charm Orchestra Woman violinist and manager
Evelyn Kaye is concertmistress and featured violinist of the Hour of Charm All Girl Orchestra directed by Phil Spitalny. She oversees management including dating rules, complaints, and payroll, while continuing daily practice and caring for her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Kaye
Hour of Charm
Phil Spitalny
Municipal Auditorium
Evelyn
Spitalny
Julliard
Town Hall
Manhunt continues as suspect coerces car thefts near Paris
Witnesses describe a gunman who forced two brothers into a car after fleeing Mt. Pleasant. He claimed to be the wanted man, detailing escapes and actions during the night before abandoning a stolen Oldsmobile and fleeing along highways toward Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Waco
Paris
Dallas
Chief Moore
Bogota
Mt. Pleasant Hunt
Duniven Adds Signatures to City Commissioner Petition
Additional signatures were filed this morning for E. F. Duniven to qualify for City Commissioner No. 1. His petition now includes 74 original signatures plus 183 added, making him one of three candidates with sufficient names. Jim Hudson and H. I. Stephenson are also filed, with other qualifying contenders listed for Places 2 and mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Duniven
Duniven
Mr. Duniven
Jim Hudson
H. I. Stephenson
al Reville
Bud Curtis
Tom Farris
A. K. Baracat
B. P. Brents
C. A. James
Lawrence Hagg
Congress fights to stop Lilienthal as AEC chair
Senate and House debate Truman budget cuts as Republicans push a six billion dollar reduction. Senator Carney warns the Navy and Army budget would drop by over 1.75 billion, risking national security. Representative Mahon accuses Republicans of using tax cuts to endanger security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Lincoln
Truman
Carney
South Dakota
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Gurney
Mahon
Texas
British fuel crisis worsens as nationwide power cuts loom
The fuel crisis prompts warnings of imminent disaster for Britain's economy. Attlee's cabinet weighs official reports on power shutdowns while reports say half of England's factories lack coal stockpiles. Power restrictions may extend nationwide except northern Scotland as snow halts coal transport and RAF plans aid in Staffordshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Liverpool
Great Britain
Attlee
England
Fuel Ministry
Scotland
Midlands
Royal Air Forces
Staffordshire
Water Works Group Convention Here
The annual convention of the South west Section of the American Water Works Association will be held in Amarillo Oct. 13 15, announced by city water superintendent N V Moss who just returned from Houston where he attended the convention management committee meeting. An attendance of 400 500 is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Water Works Association
Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Moss
Houston
Galveston
Bond set at 250 for Gill in swindling case
Ernest H. Gill, 65, pleaded not guilty in County Court to swindling less than 50 by a worthless check. He allegedly wrote a $5 check. Judge E. O. Northcutt set bond at $250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Gill
E. O. Northcutt
UCT To Hear High Officers In Amarillo Meeting
Local United Commercial Travelers Lodge No. 25 in Amarillo meets at 8 pm in the Amarillo Hotel with guests Jim Daly of Columbus and James Carpenter of Columbus as visitors. E. M. Benesch notes state officials may attend. the group has 126 active members and will host a barbecue addressed by Daly after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travelers
Amarillo
Jim Daly
Sample Case
James Carpenter
Columbus
E. M. Benesch
Texas
Sam Marshall
F. C. Quarles
Vega
Walter Allen
C. B. Williams
W. L. DeGrassi
Legislature advances welfare and open season bills in Texas
Rep Elizabeth Sutter says bill trims curbs on conveyances of married couples to sign instruments. Senate handles welfare fund boost to raise grants to 35 million ceiling and notes higher old age pension payments. Highway aid to counties passes and two game bills move: javelina open season in six southwest counties and fox open season year round in Guadalupe County. Both chambers adjourned until Thursday 10am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sutter
Winnsboro
Senate
Jester
House
Highway Department
Southwest
Guadalupe County
Hospital committee to write recommendations
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce hospital committee will draft methods to ease crowded hospital conditions tomorrow afternoon. Chairman Gene Klein led the group in a morning meeting to crystallize ideas, with the plan to submit the report to the chamber board on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tax Office Busy Balancing Poll Tax Records
Potter County tax office workers sorted receipts and typed the poll tax list. Frank Hoyt the tax collector said balance will end poll tax business until October. Two clerks have worked full time since February 1 to finish the lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Panhandle convention tops prior attendance by one third
Registration at the Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association convention surpassed previous crowds by over one third with final counts above 1,000. Four hundred dealers attended along with 220 wives, 250 PHIT Club members and 130 manufacturers and reps. New PHIT Club officers include Marvin Jones president Fred Sullivan vice president and Murray Elson as executive secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
Clarence Thompson
A. S. Meinecke
Meinecke Brothers Hardware Co
Lubbock
Carl Harrison
Memphis Hardware Co
Memphis
Thompson Hardware Co
Canyon
J. K. Applewhite
J. K. Applewhite Co
Tahoka
Grady Thompson
Hobbs, N. M
Sam Herbert
Plainview Hardware Co
Perryton
G. C. Armstrong
Western Machinery Co
Clovis
N. M
L. A. French
Quanah Farm Machinery Co
Quanah
R. W. Isaacs
Isaacs Hardware Co
Clayton, N. M
Isaacs
Mr. French
Phit Club
Marvin Jones
Amarillo Hardware Co
Fred Sullivan
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Co
Murray Elson
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co
Mr. Elson
Amarillo
Permits Issued for Five New Homes in Country Club Terrace
Floyd Richards received permits totaling 44000 for five houses in Country Club Terrace. Four brick veneer homes and one frame dwelling will have four rooms with combined living and dining space and attached garages. Addresses include 1109 and 1517 Rosemont, 1313 and 1317 Beverly, and 1127 Broadmoor. Brick veneer permits are 9000 each. frame unit is 8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Richards
Country Club Terrace
Rosemont
Beverly
Broadmoor
Founder of Bowen Bus Lines Dies After Long Illness
R C Bowen aged 58 founder of Bowen Motor Coach Line and later Continental Trailways died in a Fort Worth hospital after months of illness. He started as a grease boy in West Texas oil fields and built a multi million dollar fortune with bus lines. He sold the Bowen line for three million dollars in 1943 and then held interests in manufacturing and real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Bus Lines
Fort Worth
R. C. Bowen
West Texas
Bowen Motor Coach Line
Bowen
Bowen Line
Continental Trailways
Colonel Cohee to speak in Amarillo during Brotherhood Week
Col Ora J Cohee will address events in Amarillo on Monday 2 30 PM at the Veterans Hospital and will also speak at Amarillo College and Amarillo High School. He leads inter cultural education for the National Conference of Christians and Jews and holds WWII and earlier honors. Dr Roy G Boger chairs Brotherhood Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora J. Cohee
Amarillo
Cohee
Veterans Hospital
Pacific
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Southwest
France
Amarillo College
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Police Arrest Man Wanted in Tucumcari
Amarillo police arrested William A. DeSalme, 24, of San Antonio, on a felony warrant for taking a hitchhiker's baggage while en route back to Tucumcari. Deputies Pete Garnett and Lonnie Dennis, with New Mexico State Police, also held hitchhiker John C. Montana of Los Angeles. DeSalme drove a 1947 Chrysler when seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
William A. DeSalme
San Antonio
Tucumcari
Pete Garnett
Lonnie Dennis
New Mexico
The Mosquito’s Buzz: Flapping Wings Not Voice
A concise note explains that a mosquito produces its sound through wing flapping rather than vocalization, highlighting how mechanical wing movement creates the buzz. The observation clarifies common assumptions about insect sound production.
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. E. Bell
J. L. Lovvorn
Travis
Financial Industrial Fund
Courthouse Records
MR. Tack
Louana Kay Bennett
L. F. Bennett
McMasters
Zack Salmon
Brice
R. L. Bennett
Milwaukee
Wis
Professional Photo
National Arts Society
Clarksville
Congress
Mr. Truman
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Water Works Group
Gill
Lan A4
The
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Conventioners
Amarillo Hotel & Coffee Shop
Amarillo Hotel Co
S. Pryor Management
UCT
Oe Ks
Iby Colonel
Stoopnagles the Peanut
Brazil
America
Brooklyn Dodger
Bob
Blackburn
Shaun
Pierce
Cleanei Pressed
Harrison
Georgia
Tyler
Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Cash and Carr
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