State Jaycees Chief Arrives for Panhandle Swing
State Jaycees President FE M Kirkpatrick Jr arrived in Amarillo for a Panhandle tour ahead of the Region 1 and 2 convention. Jim Brown executive VP of the Texas Junior Chamber joined him. They stopped at Pampa for a noon meeting with Charles Woodburn. The itinerary includes Hereford Dalhart Perryton Borger Shamrock and Tulsa leading to a two day convention at the Herring Hotel with over 200 delegates expected.
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FE. M. Kirkpatrick, Jr
Amarillo
Panhandle
Junior Chamber
Kirkpatrick
Jim Brown
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Brown
Pampa
Jaycee
Charles Woodburn
Hereford
Dalhart
Perryton
Borger
Shamrock
Tulsa
Herring Hotel
Five Dollar Trade In Offer On Old Felt Hat Cars
A vintage classified ad promotes a five dollar trade in on an old felt hat and lists a range of full equipped cars including Mercury Club Coupe Buick Sedanet Ford Tudors Chevrolet pickups and more. The notice ends with the line Too late to classify.
Navy Paintings Go On Display Thursday in Amarillo
A Navy van carrying over 100 original combat paintings arrives in Amarillo for a public showing at the Herring Hotel mezzanine starting Thursday. The exhibit, under Navy Department direction, offers a rare view of World War II naval life including Normandy, Iwo Jima, Midway, and Okinawa scenes by renowned combat artists.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Herbert L. Laverne
Washington, DC
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Washington
Navy
Life
Time
National Geographic Magazine
Collier's
Midway
Navy Department
Admr
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Office of Naval Records and History
United States Navy
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Iwo Jima
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Okinawa
Shopler
Draper
Jamieson
Coale
Reuben James
Standish Backus
Hiroshima
William F. Halsey
New Guinea
Bond Set in Narcotics Case for H H Ratliff
Federal charge of sale narcotics filed against H H Snake Ratliff leads to arrest yesterday. Ratliff, 35, of 214 North West Eighth, had bond set at 750 dollars as proceedings move forward in the case.
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H. H
Ratliff
North West Eighth
DWI Case In County Court In Potter County
Trial of Guy M. Loden 26 faces charges of driving while intoxicated after a Sunday night collision on the Pampa highway east of Amarillo. The car struck a parked trailer truck. Loden is represented by W. T. Brothers and prosecuted by O. M. Calhoun.
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Guy M. Loden
East Third
Potter County
Loden
Pampa
Amarillo
W. T.brothers
O. M. Calhoun
Mrs Smart Rites Set at Plainview
The body of Mrs Hattie Smart aged 72 from 3208 Taylor was taken to Plainview this morning. Funeral arrangements are pending with Blackburn Shaw in charge. She died last night in Washington Center Clinic after living in the area for 10 years. A native of Dooley County Georgia she came from Pampa and earlier resided in Wellington for about 35 years. Her husband, a Wellington contractor, died previously. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ruth Pyatt Amarillo and Mrs Lena Mae Herpst Long Beach Cal.
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Hattie Smart
Taylor
Plainview
Blackburn-Shaw
Ruth Pyatt
Amarillo
Lena Mae Herpst
Long Beach
Cal
Bonnie's Place Operator Faces Beer License Suspension
Bonnie L. Wims operator of Bonnie's Place on Highway 287 about five miles north of Amarillo was charged in Potter County Court with allowing intoxicated persons on the premises. She waived a hearing on non-criminal charges and accepted a 21 day suspension of the beer license, effective upon receipt of the administrator of the liquor control act in Austin.
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Bonnie L. Wims
Bonnie’s Place
Highway 287
Amarillo
Potter County
Liquor Control Board
Austin
Price College PTA Meeting on Vocations in Life
The Price College Parent-Teacher Association plans a meeting tonight in the school gymnasium with the principal address on Vocations in Life. Father and Brother Paul from the faculty will perform piano numbers. Mrs. Florence Welter of Omaha, former association president, is visiting and will attend.
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Price College
Parent-Teacher Association
Paul
Florence Welter
Omaha
Allen D Davis Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Allen D. Davis age 73 of 907 Birmingham will be at 2 PM Wednesday at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church Rev E Lee Stanford officiating Pallbearers include John B Jenkins T J Smith Lloyd C Byars Marvin M Tidwell George A Shull and T H Norman Burial will be in Llano Cemetery under Blackburn Shaw direction Davis died yesterday afternoon at the family home He had been ill for years and seriously ill in recent months He lived in Amarillo for two years Born April 25 1876 in Buffalo He worked in hardware and furniture at Medicine Mound 1910 to 1912 later farmed wheat at Wildorado Survived by wife Etta five sons J Wilson Davis Chillicothe Raymond P Davis Wichita Kan Roy Lee Davis Paso Robles Cal James Irwin Davis Jacksonville Fla and G Kermit Davis Amarillo a daughter Mrs Vernon Stanley Amarillo and two brothers W C Davis Chillicothe and John P Davis Vernon
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Birmingham
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
E. Lee Stanford
John B. Jenkins
T. J. Smith
Lloyd C. Byars
Marvin M. Tidwell
George A. Shull
T. H. Norman
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn Shaw
Davis
Mr. Davis
Amarillo
Buffalo
Medicine Mound
Quanah
Wildorado
Etta Davis
J. Wilson Davis
Chillicothe
Raymond PD
Wichita
Kan
Roy Lee Davis
Paso Robles
Cal
James Irwin Davis
Jacksonville
Fla
G. Kermit Davis
Vernon Stanley
W. C. Davis
John P. Davis
Vernon
I B Bailey 76 Dies at Northwest Texas Hospital
I B Bailey 76 of 1525 East Tenth died at 6 35 AM after a stroke at Northwest Texas Hospital. A retired farmer, he had lived in the Panhandle 37 years and moved to Claude in 1913 from Waxahachie. Funeral arrangements are pending at N B Griggs Sons. Survivors include brothers E J Bailey Amarillo and H L Bailey Washburn.
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Jasper Bruce Bailey
East Tenth
Northwest Texas
Bailey
Panhandle
Claude
Waxashachie
Griggs & Sons
J. Bailey
Amarillo
H. L. Bailey
Washburn
Dealers urged to canvas farmers for new sales Leads
H M Park of Deere & Co told about 300 Tri-State Hardware and Implement Association members to hit farms for formal cold canvassing. He urged creative selling, exploiting new markets and full staff training, saying do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Harry Truman
H. M. Park
Tri-State Hardware and Implement Association
Herring Hotel
Park
Deere & Co
Moline
W. J. Sheely
National Retail Hardware Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Confession details in Mann shooting case continue
Witnesses describe post mortem findings by Dr. Charles L. Dale noting suffocation from a bullet wound and four body punctures, blood and debris at the Mann home, and sightings of Billy Mac Mann with a rifle while Donald Mann crawled bleeding, as Amarillo detectives recount the scene.
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Donald
Charles L. Dale
Terrell Laboratories
Donald Mann
Bill Griggs
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
J. L. King
Amarillo
Mann
Mr. Fox
Nervous Billy Mac Mann Arrest Tied to Shooting
Officers W W Hilton and Frank C Hollabaugh testified they arrested Billy Mac Mann the night of the shooting at Ninth and Taylor about 8 15. Chilton identified the gun and described Mann as upset two weeks earlier while Randall County Deputy Sheriff R M Allred detailed the post shooting confession read by District Attorney Lloyd King.
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Donald Mann
W. W. Hilton
Frank C. Hollabaugh
Billy Mac Mann
Ninth
Taylor
Chilton
Fox
Billy Mac
Dist
Atty
Lloyd King
Legislature approves five million tax for hospital program
A new state tax will raise five million dollars annually for the state hospital building program. Representative Douglas Bergman of Dallas added an amendment to dedicate any revenue above five million to state institution operation and maintenance. The plan allows a lower overall tax increase than the House committee’s recommended ten percent across the board.
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Douglas Bergman
Dallas
Bergman
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Czechs Await Return of Mormon Missionaries Near Bruntal
Regular weekly church visits were planned by Mormon missionaries to members on the outskirts of Bruntal and Opava near the Polish border. Friends were told they expected to return Saturday night January 28 for services the next morning. The church has faced government pressure since May when 13 missionaries were expelled for allegedly endangering state security.
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Bruntal
Opava
Mormon
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