Potter County Hospital Board Gets New and Reappointed Members
Roy C. Snodgrass Jr and Mark Gallo were named to the Potter County Hospital Board in regular session. Dr. Don Marsalis was reappointed as president, with Galloway approved. Snodgrass won a close vote after Judge Gene Jordan cast the deciding ballot in the wake of John Peter Son’s resignation. Retiring member Harry Daily asked not to be renamed. Other board members include Dr. Owen, Herb Willborn and Dr. Swindell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Snodgrass
Mark Galloway
Potter County Hospital Board
Mers
Don S. Marsalis
Marsalis
Galloway
Snodgrass
B. M. Puckett
Guy Owen
Herb Willborn
R. R. Swindell
Congress opens with Democratic push on Truman program
The 81st Congress convened in Washington with Democrats asserting control and ready to push the Truman platform. Rep. Vito Marcantonio of the American Labor Party introduced a bill repealing the Taft Hartley Act. Army Secretary Royall reported troops in Europe in good shape after a three week inspection. A key item planned for floor action was a Democratic motion to curb the House rules committee powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
U.P
Senate
House
Truman
American Labor Party
Vito Marcantonio
New York
Royall
Royall Saken
Europe
House Rules Committee
Smith Would Quit As Envoy to Reds
Walter Bedell Smith asked President Truman to relieve him of his post as ambassador to Russia. No decision had been made. Smith had previously said he wanted to be relieved, but Truman had urged him to stay until after the election during the wartime years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
President Truman
Russia
Truman
Smith
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Potter County Salaries Hiked in Annual Budget Hearing
County salaries for the sheriff tax collector district clerk county attorney county judge and district clerk were raised to 5300 a year from 5000. Frank Harrison county engineer gained the largest jump from 3300 to 4800 with other notable increases including Dr. W A Potter to 4200 and Mrs O W Moore to 2400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Frank Harrison
W. A. Potter
O. W. Moore
Liquor Theft Burglary Yields Multiple Charges
Four charged with receiving and concealing whiskey from the LeSage Liquor Company warehouse in Amarillo. Two men face burglary counts Thomas Wells and Hascal Owen while four others Morgan Arnold Rodgers and Sutton face receiving and concealing counts. Recoveries include 178 cases of whiskey from a 3645 Industrial Boulevard shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSage Liquor Company
North Tyler
Thomas Horace Wells
West Ninth
Hascal R. Owen
Pleasant Valley
Owen
Russell
Kaw
Texas
Kelly Rogers
J. H. Spence
Amarillo
Potter County
Thadeeus T. Morgan
North Fillmore
Ted Arnold
North
Cleveland
Cleophas A. Rodgers
Industrial Boulevard
Leslie R. Sutton
Hunters Jack Wilson and C. H. Stratford Cited
Yesterday afternoon Jack Wilson and C. H. Stratford were hunting in a field about two miles from their North West Fifteenth addresses when an incident occurred. Authorities reported no injuries and the event is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wilson
North West Fifteenth
C. H. Stratford
Five Below at Clayton Warn of Slick Highways and Cold Chief NWS
Temperatures to stay in the low teens this afternoon and fall to near zero tonight. Strong northerly winds up to 45 mph to diminish by tomorrow morning. High tomorrow near 23 after yesterday's 60. Light snow and cold wave from Arctic air, travel hazards tonight, clearing by midnight. Flights largely on schedule with Braniff and Pioneer operations noted.
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Clayton
Winburn
Central
Panhandle
South Plains
Canada
Air Lines
Don Schomburg
Braniff
Denver
Pioneer
Two Hurt In Wreck At East Tenth and Williams
Two people were injured in a morning auto collision at East Tenth and Williams around 12 15. Evelyn Germany 18 suffered cuts and bruises and was listed in good condition at St. Anthony s Hospital Attendant James Lackey 46 was treated and released after emergency care Williams and Germany s car collided with a second vehicle driven by Richard Williams 31 Lackey rode with Williams and both were taken to the hospital by Boxwell ambulance
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East Tenth
Williams
Evelyn Germany
East Thirteenth
St. Anthony’s Hospital
James Lackey
Tyler
Boxwell
Miss Germany
T. F. Phillips
Center
Richard Williams
Negro
Plaster
Memphis
Lackey
FBI Series No 1 Pins Badge on Bank Robbers
Andrew Tully recounts how an FBI agent studied badge production at a Lockheed plant to solve a 1945 Hollywood State Bank holdup and kidnapping case. The detail minded approach led to identifying a suspect, with a badge found at a Los Angeles scene aiding the investigation.
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Tully
FBI
Andrew Tully
Scripps-Howard
Lockheed Aircraft
Burbank
Cal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hollywood State Bank
John Joseph Uckele
Bureau
Los Angeles
Amarillo Man Joins Randall County Court
Charles Y. Johnson of Amarillo was sworn in as Randall County Precinct 4 commissioner, the first city resident to sit on the rural county board. Judge Barney Slack administered the oath as Hayden Weaver and Pat Baber also took posts. Johnson won the July primary with 64 percent of the vote.
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Amarillo
Johnson
Randall County
Barney Slack
Hayden Weaver
Pat Baber
Weaver
Baber
Canyon
A. J. Koch
See Randall
Randall County Commissioners Court
Charles Y. Johnson
Pat Baker
Randall
Mr. Johnson
Amarillo Growth Forecasts Fall Short of 1951 Echoed
A 1940s debate on Amarillo population cites Maj. A. E. Wood and Mayor Lawrence Hagg. Wood overestimated to 148000 by 1948 and even predicted 200000 by mid 1951, while 1948 figures show about 88000. Utilities meters, water data, and home completions are used to estimate current city population, with figures around 84k to 88k, highlighting methodological weaknesses.
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Troy Martin
Amarillo
Maj
A. E. Wood
Dallas
Lawrence Hagg
Rotary Club
Hagg
Major Wood
Southwestern Public Service Company
Southwestern Public Service
Utility Company
N. V. Moss
Water Department
Moss
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Stadium Sites Hearing Tonight Near Amarillo
A public hearing on the stadium site is set for 7:30 PM in the school administration offices. The John Kollaer Estate offers an 80 acre hilltop near Wild Horse Lake northwest of Amarillo, with two other sites under review including Tri-State Fair Park and Wolflin Lake area. Community leaders from Tri-State Fair Association will attend, led by John Boyce, to argue for fair park use.
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Johnson
John Kollaer
Wilda Horse Lake
Henry Kollaer
Lincoln
George Waddill
Kollaer
Wild Horse Lake
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Park
J. R. Lawrence
Wolflin Lake
Tri-State Fair Association
Fair Park
John Boyce
Association
Jay Taylor
Three youths held in Potter County robberies
Three men Harold Mullins James D Mattison and Osby E Ethridge are jailed in Potter County on robbery by assault charges. Mullins and Ethridge accused in two robberies while Mattison faces one. Victims Tom Tinner and Clifford Prichard report beatings and thefts at Rainbow Garden and nearby area.
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Potter County
Harold Mullins
North Grand
James D. Mattison
Cactus Village
Dumas
Osby E. Ethridge
Texhoma
Ethridge
Ama- Tillo
Tom Tinner
Harrison
Rainbow Garden
Mullins
Tinner
Clifford Prichard
Canyon
Prichard
Ethridge and
Mattison
Weather Report for Amarillo and West Texas
The Amarillo area faces a cold wave with strong northerly winds 35 to 46 mph. Snow and subfreezing temperatures will persist this afternoon and tonight, with lows near zero in places. Clearing skies by tonight and Tuesday bring continued cold, while West Texas stays partly cloudy and very cold with light snow in the Panhandle and lower precipitation totals.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Fred Hansard Wins News Tip Contest
Fred Hansard wins first prize for News Tips after reporting a burglary at H&Y Drug Store. The owner, listed as Fred Hansard of 2218 Ong, receives five dollars. Second prize goes to Mrs. Mabel C. Smith of 4605 West Sixteenth for a tip about a man found shot in a car.
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H&y
Fred Hansard
Ong
Mabel C. Smith
Olan H. Eastham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Marsalis
Congress
Roy Snodgrass, JR
Reds
Sheriff’s Department
Oscar Brooks
P. E. Darnall
Morgan
Arnold
Rodgers
Sutton
Nwaver
Val Ayvulual
Seale Ge Morgan
Pete
GLOBE
Great Plains Empire
Canadiai
Rockford, N1
Alvin Kohl
Kohl
Andrew Tully Scripps
Bet Py
Illiamsyeeaw
Maj. A
E. Wood
Ness and Industrial Data
Bsiskh
Rillo
Bill Gilstrap
Ed Hardin
Dick Bivins
Waddill
Bivins
Neely-Greenhill-Lownees—Insurance
Meyers Motors Co
Chrysler-Plymouth
Russells
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