Merrill Lynch visitor impressed by Amarillo growth
Michael W. Mey of New York representing We the People Merrill Lynch and Co. visited Amarillo and praised its housing and Panhandle industries. He highlighted Shamrock Oil and Gas, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Lines, and Phillips Petroleum, noting investment opportunities and Merrill Lynch's efforts to educate the public and recruit qualified women for training programs.
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Amarillo Iday
Michael W. Mey
New York
We the People
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
McCarthy
Amarillo
High Plains
Bob Coleman
Merrill Lynch
First National Bank
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Panhandle
Wall Street
Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp
New York Stock Exchange
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Lines
Panhandle Producing and Refining Co
Southwestern Public Service Co
Panhandle & the Santa Fe Railway Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Borger
Bivins School Ends Split Shifts After New Additions
Bivins School will resume full-day attendance tomorrow as six new classrooms open. Principal Ola E Boyles says completion of the $125,000 expansion allows students to report at 8:50 AM. Furniture installation continues with Frank Jesse as contractor and Harold Walsh as architect.
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Bivins
Ola E. Boyles
Frank Jesse
Harold Walsh
Complete Plans For Widening Third Avenue
Plans and specifications for widening Third Avenue from Grand to Western have been completed by Hatfield Engineering Company. Estimated cost is 249,990 dollars, excluding the West Third underpass. The project is part of the city’s 1,250,000 dollar street improvement program.
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Third Avenue
Grand
Western
Hatfield Engineering Company
West Third
Hatfield Company
El Mante District Plants 4500 Acres of Tomatoes
The El Mante district in Tamaulipas Mexico renowned for sugar production plans to become a tomato region with about 4500 acres already planted.
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el Mante
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Man Fined For Drunkenly In Charge Of Horse At Smarden
In Smarden England a man was fined after being found drunk in charge of a horse. The incident reflects local enforcement of public order and animal control laws.
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Smarden
England
Car License Increase Here
Potter County tax assessor Hugh Hubert Cole reports Amarillo area car license sales show strong growth from 1945 to 1949 with passenger and commercial tags rising each year. He cites first 21 days of 1949 surpassing February 1948 totals and notes licensing fees in his office have more than doubled, calling the car license business a million dollar enterprise.
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Amarillo
Hubert Cole
Potter County
Cole
Mrs Crump 99 Dies at Home in Sulphur Springs Tex
Robbie V Crump aged 55 died last night at 9 30 at her home 508 East Thirteenth in Sulphur Springs She had long illness She was a member of the First Christian Church Como Texas Born January 10 1896 in Sulphur Springs She leaves three daughters a son a stepson a brother and numerous grandchildren Funeral plans are to be announced by N B Griggs Sons
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Robbie V. Crump
East Thirteenth
Crump
First Christian Church
Como
Texas
Sulphur Springs
Tex
J. T. Glass
C. J. Helms
Amarillo
W. R. Brown
Pick Eight for WTCC Committees
Fight Amarillo men have been nominated by the local chamber of commerce to serve on West Texas Chamber of Commerce committees Bill Gilstrap president announced this morning They are Publicity and tourist committee John McCarty agriculture and livestock J C Whitfield industrial Earl C Allmand taxation legislation Hugo Loewenstern water Rex B Baxter public relations and membership Art Jordan community service Lew Fields traffic and transportation Gregory Perry
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bill Gilstrap
John McCarty
J. C. Whitfield
Earl C. Allmand
Hugo Loewenstern
Rex B. Baxter
Art Jordan
Lew Fields
Gregory Perry
Ndola hosts motorcycle grand prix amid protests
Police protests were overcome as riders from Rho desia and South Africa filled Ndola’s main streets in Northern Rhodesia. The road closure lasted an afternoon while the grand prix motorcycle race took place.
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Rhodesia
South Africa
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Clothing thefts hit Amarillo High School lockers
Assistant principal V. V. Kniseley reported about eight jackets were stolen from lockers at Amarillo High School over the last few days. Officials placed teachers at lockers during school hours to halt the wave, noting a prior similar theft last fall involving around ten jackets.
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Amarillo High School
V. V. Kniseley
Kniseley
Railway across Guatemala delayed by funding shortage
A northern Guatemala railway project faces delays due to insufficient funds, halting progress on infrastructure work. Officials warn that without financing, construction cannot resume and projected timelines will slip.
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Guatemala
Missing Boy Located After Hitchhiking Ordeal
Burl Johnson, 14, left school Monday morning and arrived exhausted at relatives in Henryetta Oklahoma last night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R W Johnson of 1410 Lipscomb. His uncle Jess Johnson reported Burl was sick and tired on arrival and would need a few days before returning home.
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Amarillo
Henryetta
Oklo
Burl Johnson
R. W. Johnson
Lipscomb
Burl
Jess Johnson
Missing Boy Promises Oklahoma Visit Alarms Parents
A boy told a friend he planned a trip to visit relatives in Oklahoma. Three days passed without reaching his destination, and his worried parents grew increasingly alarmed.
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Oklaa
Stolen Cash From Desk Drawer At Local Firm
E. W. Rogers of Texas Paper and Rag Company at 204 North Tyler reported to police that $165 vanished from a desk drawer after 5 PM yesterday. The loss included $100 in one dollar bills and the rest in five dollar bills. no burglary was reported.
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E. W. Rogers
Texas Paper and Rag Company
North
Tyler
Rogers
Wheels and tires stolen from Panhandle shop cars
Panhandle Paint and Body Shop at 1710 Canyon Road reported the theft of four wheels and tires this morning. Two were taken last night and the other two earlier, with the items removed from cars parked outside the establishment, according to Harv Reimers.
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Panhandle Paint and Body Shop
Canyon Road
Harv Reimers
Window smashed at Yucca Bar in Bilbore area
Police reported a window smashed at the Yucca Bar located at 412 Bilbore during the night. The incident was logged this morning as the city’s Globe-News Want Ads promote returns. In New York stocks and commodities markets were closed today due to weather. A few livestock markets operated on a reduced scale.
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Will
Yucca
Bilbore
Alassea Aes
New York
Weseaien
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