New Year Holiday Notes From Amarillo Families
A long holiday roundup details December and January visits in Amarillo. Family gatherings include Wells, Kruse, and Boss in El Paso and Coeur d Alene visitors at 1828 Milam. Public notices cover hospital births and civic duties, with multiple households listed as hosted guests and travelers from Oklahoma, Shreveport, and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wells
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Kootenai County
Mel Kruse
Milam
Gail Boss
Jackson
el Paso
Wells
Kruse
Boss
Amarillo
Seabees
Fae Recknagle
Veterans Hospital
Evelyn Potter
Fae
Evelyn
Coeur D'Alene
Harold Hance
North West First
W. W. Duke
Ruby
Leon Ator
Connie
Crawford
Okla
J. W. Duke
Oneta
Reydon
Vinita
Nadine Duke
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Pat Briscoe
Hollis
Leroy McCain
Hance
Duke
Briscoe
W. W. Richerson
Messrs. Duke
Adrian
LaVerle Matheus
Lyle Blossom
Baudette
Minn
LaVerle
Ralph Bruse
Bonham
Panhandlee
W. J. Nugent
Shreveport
J. S. Nugent
Monroe
Lloyd Fowler
Polk
Nugent
Pure Oil Co
Jeral Pickard
Russell
Kan
Mr. Pickard
Visitors From Colorado And Texas Local News
Alexander and Mrs. Marie Talk host guests from Colorado Lloyd McKee and daughter Susan return to Pueblo after visiting G. W. McKee 711 Belleview W G Fly returns from Gainesville to 2806 Tyler Visit by Dr and Mrs John Karavin Colorado Springs en route to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to visit Dr and Mrs Ernest Walkes 1213 Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Alexander
Marie
Colorado
Lloyd McKee
Susan
Pueblo
Colo
G. W. McKee
Belleview
Gainesville
W. G. Fly
Tyler
John Maupin
John Karavin
Colorado Springs
Ernest E. Walkes
Georgia
Dallas
Proper etiquette on applause and dress for formal events
Emily Post answers reader questions on whether a girl may applaud during a dance, what to wear to a seven o'clock evening wedding, choosing between Ladies Auxiliary and Women's Auxiliary, and how to select glove length. She emphasizes context and tradition, noting acceptable options vary by familiarity and community standards.
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Mrs. Post
Bell Syndicate Inc
Mr Christensen Dies Pioneer Wichita Falls Businessman
Mr Christensen, 85, longtime Wichita Falls business figure, died at his home yesterday. A separate note adds a shoe care tip recommending a thin shellac coating to polish scuffed heels and toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christensen
Wichita Falls
At. Christensen
Tascosa Pioneer Echoes Amarilla Origins and Railroad Boom
A compilation of 1880s Amarilla and Tascosa lore from the Tascosa Pioneer recalls sister town rivalry, early Fort Worth Gazette praise, and the era’s rapid growth. Entries describe 1886 rail extension, a building boom, saloon densities, freight and whiskey activity, and local figures like J. C. Reed adopting a new spouse.
Texan Leader Fights Rail Amendment in House
Representative Beckworth of Texas led a push to block crippling amendments to the railroad labor act granting union shop and dues check off. Southern Democrats opposed the bill as Beckworth and backers defended it, staving off opposition for an hour. The House approved 292 to 52 and it proceeded to President Truman. The measure removes prohibitions on union shop and checkoff within the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beckworth
Texas
House
Truman
Bascom Gist Dies in Tyler
Bascom Burton Gist a 41 year old prominent Tyler attorney and former member of the State Department executive committee died here yesterday from a heart ailment Funeral services were held today Gist was a former district attorney and district judge in Tyler and was believed to be the youngest district judge in state history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Jan
Bascom Burton Gist
State Department Executive Committee
Gist
Polio fund urged as Truman appeals nation
President Truman appealed to the American people to aid the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The annual march of dimes drive begins January 15 with a goal of 50 million dollars, as epidemic aid funds were depleted by the 1950 polio outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
National Foundation For
Rumor Panic Grips Birmingham Water Supply
In Birmingham Alabama a false rumor that the water supply was poisoned swept the city as telephone lines clogged city hall the Post Herald and police stations. Officials assured the public the water was safe while police officials criticized those who spread the rumor and speculated it may have arisen from civil defense plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Post-Herald
City Water Department
Valve whistles when tire pressure drops
Brooklyn unveils a safety device that screws onto a tire valve and emits a whistle when air pressure becomes dangerously low, alerting drivers to check inflation and avoid flats.
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Brooklyn
Oil production starts in southeastern Turkey developing well
Istanbul reports that oil production has recently begun in southeastern Turkey and is progressing steadily, with early outputs signaling potential growth for regional energy projects and employment.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Man Rescued From Life In Chicken Coop
Huntington West Virginia January 2 Leo Specek age 55 spent months in a filthy unheated chicken coop near Lesage twelve miles from the city He was found last week by health authorities too crippled to walk wearing only underclothing a ragged shirt an army coat with frostbite swollen red face and eyes unable to talk He had not eaten for days His wife and mother in law and his 16 year old son lived in a nearby house Specek moved into the coop of his own free will neighbors say He has spent most of his time there since last spring The Department of Public Assistance has accepted his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Wva
Leo Specek
Lesage
Luke W. Frame Specek
Frame
Prison Cocktail Fatal to Inmate
Gabriel P. Jiminez, 25, died at the Central Prison Farm hospital in Huntsville from a New Year’s Eve cocktail he and five Latin-American inmates mixed. Officials say the six used a seed grain treating chemical as the base for the drink. the other five are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Gabriel P. Jiminez
Central Prison Farm Hospital
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Jim Adkins
Fort Worth
Wendell Henry
Travis
Kermit Lawson
Jack Aldridge
Madison
Oklahoma City
Tom Aldridge
Bob Aldridge
Gilbert
950Th Aviation Engineer
Fort Leonard Wood
Dena Beth Meek
Billy von
James Darrell
Rush Springs
Oklo
Louie Behrends
Pampa
Harry E. Hoare
Baby Department
Joseph Paul Donaldson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Gordon W. Wilkins
Dallam
Dalhart
Northwest
S. B. Bogue
East Second
C. C. Slavin
Clarendon
Robert Lee Brown
Bowie
Robert E. Hadley
Wichita
Bowen Cox
Burkburnett
D. A. Wesbrook
J. Douglas Smyth
Smyth
Ada
Wesbrooks
Bill Hunnicutt
Talehina
Oklahoma
Hack Folsom
Harrison
Stigler and Balls
Clifford Davis
Broadmoor
J. W. Thibodeaux
West Texas State College
Canyon
A. L. Thibodeaux
Buchanan
Dean Roberson
Arch Terrace
Houston
Ed Allard
Josef H. Perry
University of Texas
J. H. Perry
W. Bill Gilbert
Garland Smith
Denver
H. E. Merchant
George R. Cox
H. V. Robertson
Lipscomb
J. R. T. Bassett
Alfred
al” Duncan
Potter County
Hatcher Brown
Duncan
McLean High School
Jake Carthel
North Georgia
Silverton
Emmault
Pioneer
Eugene Baker
Desdemona
E. E. Baker
Prospect
Baker
Children’s Hospital
Richard Allen Holley
W. W. Holley
Scottish Rite Hospital
NAVY
James G. Clark
Joan Thames
East Twentyninth
Delbert Nunn
Army and
Air Force
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Ernest Ray
Eddie Stephens
Larry Stephens
Joyce McGinley
Dorothy Brown
Joyce Hadley
Bascomb Timmons
Robert Reeves
P. R. Nichols
Irene Chesrey
Jerry Hudson
Montie Houser
Bessie Faudree
W. H. van Shaw
Clara Ridge
Glen Chappell
Bessie Neely
Virginia Schunemen
Williams Loggans
Jerry Griffin
W. H. Dunn
Dorothy Marshall
ACE Elastic
Beery
Prescription Shop
Santa Fe
Liwger
Humphrey
Mogla
Excellency
BOY Scouts
N’ Orleans
Bourbon Street
U. S. Pat
Poco
N’orleans
Jay Barry
Sally the Sailor
Santa Claus
MR. Slabber
Milo
Sonny
Emily Post
Amarilla
Tascosa
Panhandle
Tascosa Pioneer
United States
Francis Folsom
The
Denever City
Harrold
Quanah
Iron Horse
J. C. Reed
Miss O'Neill
Texan
Bascom Gist
Globe-News
Eugene “Bull” Connor
Water Department
Broome Optical CO
West 8Th
Argentina
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