Violent Deaths Top Four Hundred During New Year Weekend
A United Press survey shows at least 401 people died in a three day New Year weekend. Automobile accidents caused 186 deaths led by New York with 54 fatalities including 15 traffic deaths.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1946
Page
7
A United Press survey shows at least 401 people died in a three day New Year weekend. Automobile accidents caused 186 deaths led by New York with 54 fatalities including 15 traffic deaths.
Mrs. E P McPhail 56 formerly of Amarillo died Saturday in Burbank California. Body to be sent to Lubbock arriving tomorrow. funeral at 2:30 Friday at Lubbock Presbyterian Church with Dr J M Lewis and Dr E B Fincher officiating. Burial in Lubbock cemetery. Survivors include husband son Fr I McPhail and daughter Mrs Philip Mathews along with mother and six sisters and a brother.
City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 8:00 PM on January 4 1946 in the City Hall Council Chamber to consider rezoning long listed West 5th properties from Residential to Second Manufacturing. The area includes North Hall blocks 50 51 52 53 54 55 80 101 106 and South Half blocks 34 35 36 37 38 39 81 100 107 in the Original Town of Amarillo. Katheryne Burwell City Secretary.
Lt. Lawrence M. Key Jr of Amarillo on leave before reporting to a separation center in Houston. He enlisted as petty officer second class and rose to lieutenant senior grade after serving on a tanker torpedoed twice and later on the Jason repair ship with Halsey's fleet. His wife and two sons are due to arrive from Fort Worth.
Archer Fullingim formerly of Pampa and ex editor of the Pampa News is an Amarillo visitor en route to Camp Wallace for discharge. He has served over three years in the Seabees after entering the Southwest Pacific as a yeoman and returning as lieutenant junior grade. He trained at Pensacola where he completed a Navy manual on the Helldiver.
Notice to property owners in multiple Northwest Amarillo blocks to attend a public hearing before the City Planning and Zoning Commission at City Hall Council Chamber 8 PM January 4 1946. The hearing seeks to rezone from ResidentialArea to CommercialArea as shown on the Official Zoning Map for Blocks 175 176 177 and 185 in the Original Town.
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