Wounded duo captured after 75 mph ambulance theft chase
Bill Potter, 36, and Robert Utsey, 25, were jailed on felony theft charges after deputies chased a stolen ambulance for 75 miles. Potter suffered a broken leg from shotgun fire during the pursuit. Utsey claimed he naively rode along, unaware the vehicle was stolen.
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Houston
Bill Potter
Leavenworth
Robert J. Utsey
W. W. Harris
W. J. Donnelly
Utsey
Potter
Discharged Army Lt Corey Shepard Returns Home
Lt. Corey R. Shepard, 615 West Twenty first, Amarillo, discharged Feb. 15 at Fort Bliss after service since July 12, 1941 with the 101st Airborne. He earned Normandy Holland Bastogne battle stars and was featured in a Saturday Evening Post piece by Cecil Carnes. He and wife Edwina Kight have one son Bobby, 2, and lived in Amarillo since 1939.
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Corey R. Shepard
West Twentyfirst
Fort Bliss
el Paso
101St Airborne Division
Normandy
Holland
Bastogne
J. C. Penney Company
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Shepard
Saturday Evening Post
Cecil Carnes
Purple Heart Lane
Book Spending in the United States Estimated at 40 Cents Per Year
A historical note estimates average annual spending on books by U S residents at about 40 cents per person. The figure reflects broader reading habits and market activity in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postmaster Seeks Mrs Lynn Over Missed Letter
Postmaster W D DeGrassi asks Mrs Lynn of Amarillo who writes to F L Benltwood of Ilford England to claim a letter found in Amarillo. The envelope bears the address 1363 East Sixty third Street which does not exist locally and the recipient has no initials.
Honoring Pioneers in Medicine and Modern Discoveries
The article praises historic medical giants like Osler Lister Curie Pasteur Banting and celebrates modern breakthroughs such as penicillin sulfis blood plasma. It emphasizes ongoing laboratory work and the responsibility of physicians and druggists to use proven remedies and choose a careful druggist.
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Osler
Lister
Curie
Pasteur
Banting
Local Directory Lines for Listings No. 1-24th and Polk
Telephone listings show No. 1 to 24th street and Polk phone 9483 and No. 2 700 West 16th phone 9835. Reader notes a compact city directory entry style with numbers and street names.
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24Th and
Polk
West 16Th
Wolflins Celebrate Golden Anniversary in Amarillo
Fifty years ago today Frank and the late Mrs Wolflin were wed. The Amarillo pioneer couple will wear their wedding clothes again and mark their golden anniversary at 35 Oldham Circle at the Thirty second Parker Lipscomb intersection. Frank Wolflin came to Amarillo in 1890 and long ran a automobile agency. he once served as county clerk for 25 dollars a month.
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Frank Wolflins
Amarillo
Oldham Circle
Thirty-second
Parker and Lipscomb
Frank Wolflin
Louise Blackwell Resigns from Potter County Board
Miss Louise Blackwell, supervisor of the Potter County Child Welfare Board since July 1944, has resigned effective Friday. No successor is named. She plans marriage to Troy Dillon of the immigration service and relocation to Texas, likely San Antonio.
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Louise Blackwell
Potter County Child Welfare Board
Blackwell
Troy Dillon
Immigration Service
Chicago
Texas
San Antonio
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Dick Turner
NEA Service Inc
TM Rec
U.S
SEI
C.R. Shepard
Army
Reds
Bad Toeflz
Germany
U. S
Third Army
New Zealand
Bermuda
Ferry
Gouldy
With Clyde
Service
Phillips Oil
Clyde Beardong
Mrs. Lynn
England
J. C. Berry
Kerr & Kerr
Associated Architects
W. G. Martin
Optometrist
Hugh Sticksel
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
Wolflins
Child Welfare Board
Jap Silk Mills
Tokyo
Japan
Norwich
Woodie Matheson
Roberts
VapoRub
Bill Mauldin
J. O. Foster
Mr. Wilson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Willie
John G. Wilson
Monroe
Ryiese
Panhandle
Amarillo Neon CO
L. A. Pittman
Mead Pittman
Jay Pittman
N. E
P.O
Globe-News
West Texas Shoe Shop
Shoes
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Don Wyatt
The
Friendly Franklin Life Insurance Company
America
Stock Legal Reserve Life Companies
Bidg
Éth and Tyler Sts
Amarillo, Texas
Lsanitone
Peanhandle
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