Norman trip ends with praise for Oklahoma stars and local ties
In Norman Oklahoma Mr Tack admits error over North Carolina Sugar Bowl forecast praising the Sooners top national status. He notes players Hap and Eddie Johnson of Amarillo influence and Myrle Greathouse of Amarillo as key blockers who helped Oklahoma start yesterday.
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Norman
Okla
Tack
George Cross
University
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Michigan
SMU
Texas
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
State Insane Asylum
Mr. Tack
New York
East
Tar Heels
Texas Panhandle
Hap
Eddie Johnson
Amarillo
Hap Johnson
Sooner
Eddie
Johnson
Panhandle
Choo Choo Justice
Myrle Greathouse
Greathouse
Sandie
Johnson Boys
Oklahoma Football Outlook and Pontifications on Tack
The piece reflects on Mr. Tack’s past errors and his hoped return to Amarillo, praising Oklahoma players Jack Mitchell Buddy Burris and Mr Greathouse while noting next year’s expected strong team. It discusses Oklahoma’s push into the Southwest Conference, rivalries with Kansas Iowa State and Missouri, and a tease of Tack delaying retirement and a potential Oklahoma Texas classic.
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Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma
Buddy Burris
Mr. Greathouse
Sooners
Norman
Kansas
Iowa State
Kansas State
Missouri
Colorado
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Rice
Tack
Supreme Court backs ban on closed shop laws
The Supreme Court ruled states may prohibit the closed shop and other union security provisions in labor contracts. It upheld anti closed shop laws in Arizona Nebraska and North Carolina as challenged by the American Federation of Labor and state affiliates. The laws bar employment denial due to union membership or nonmembership and forbid agreements requiring union membership for jobs. Thirteen other states have similar laws.
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Washington
Jan
U.P
Supreme Court
Arizona
Nebraska
North Carolina
American Federation of Labor
William Krause Dies in Oklahoma City
William Krause about 70 died yesterday afternoon in Bethany Oklahoma City from a heart attack. A former Amarillo resident he was the father of Mrs. Gilbert Purcell of 106 Alabama and William Krause Jr. of 803 Prospect. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City. Krause was a landscape artist here for years and moved to Oklahoma City about three years ago.
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William Krause
Oklahoma City
Bethany
Okla
Amarillo
Gilbert Purcell
Alabama
William Krause, Jr
Prospect
Grace Lutheran
Surface Battalion Meeting Postponed To Next Monday
The Organized Surface Battalion 8-19 postpones its regular weekly meeting this evening due to a crowded calendar. Lt Comdr A P Jones says the meeting will be held next Monday night. A special radio instruction class is set for 7 30 tomorrow evening at the US Naval Reserve Training Center.
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A. P. Jones
Jones
US Naval Reserve Training Center
Hearing aid missing near Amarillo seeks lost ear pieces
W J Williams AMS County Judge Donley County writes to Mr Tack that a Maico hearing aid was lost about ten inches square and six inches deep in a local Amarillo store. He asks the finder to return the two ear pieces or contact him, offering a small reward if needed.
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Tack
Amarillo
Mr. Tack
W. J. Willi J. Ams
Donley Condon
Tex
Glove Lost Near Esquire Theater Reward Offered
A reader reports losing a dark beige knitted glove with pig skin palm for the right hand near the Esquire Theater on December 29. A reward is offered. Phone 6828.
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Esquire Theater
Gas blast injures 13 at Shamrock McKee Plant near Sunray
Five Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp heads were among 13 injured in a two blast explosion at the McKee Gasoline Plant housing project. All victims were reported in favorable condition, with burns to heads and arms and several eye injuries. Building damage was extensive and the compressor block failure sparked the incident.
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Shamrock Oil & Gas Corporation
McKee Gasoline
Sunray
Comac
Yoteneey
F. W. Wallace
Memorial Hospital
Dumas
Boxwell Brothers
E. A. Wulfman
Lee Hembree
Bill Childers
Burton Yd
McKee Plant
McKee
J. R. Martin 82 Dies in Amarillo Northwest Texas Hospital
John Robert Martin longtime carpenter born October 27 1866 in Tennessee died at 11 30 am in Northwest Texas Hospital after a long illness. Funeral plans are with Blackburn Shaw. Survived by son Don and three other sons two daughters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Woodmen of the World.
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John Robert Martin
West Fifteenth
Northwest
Texas
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Mr. Martin
Amarillo
Tennessee
Mary Elizabeth Carlile
Nashville
Arlington
Tex
Stonewall County
Clare
R. C. Allison
C. B. Melton
Robert Cook
Sweetwater
Roy Fletcher
Raymondville
Burglary spree hits local stores and homes
Police report multiple break ins over the weekend. Items stolen include two electric drills a hacksaw a hammer and a wrecking bar from Krause Farm Store. Santa Fe Lunch was burglarized and coins cash register keys and a panel were taken. The Jim Autry Service Station and Learch Service Station saw cash thefts and a gold ring. Dee Moore Market showed tampering but no entry.
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C. Keith
North Aldridge
Keith
Krause
North East Eighth
Santa Fe
East Fourth
Scout Car
Jim Autry
Western
Bushland Boulevard
Learch
Third
Buchanan
Dee Moore Market
Gloucester Port Totals Fish Landed In 1948
Gloucester Massachusetts reported an estimated 250 000 060 pounds of fish landed at its 326 year old port during 1948.
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Gloucester
Mass
Billy Turner 21 Fatally Injured in Liberal Car Crash
Billy Turner 21 of Amarillo died after the car he rode in overturned twice near Liberal Kansas Friday night. His companion Bob Putton of Amarillo suffered minor injuries. Turner, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil H Turner, had lived in Amarillo since 1942 and worked for Plains Creamery. He had traveled from Amarillo with Fulton to visit friends in Liberal. The accident occurred about seven o'clock. a blowout is suspected.
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Liberal
Kan
Billy Turner
North Grant
Bob ‘Putton
Amarillo
Young Turner
Cecil H. Turner
Fulton
Turner
Plains Creamery
Clovis
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Five cases of whiskey stolen in Amarillo warehouse burglary
Police traced an East Amarillo liquor theft to a warehouse break in at Sunshine Biscuits on North Tyler. A roll away door was forced, 223 pint and 104 half gallon cases vanished, with $23 missing from the boss desk. Suspects Owen and Wells have prior crime records and are jailed.
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Sage
Dumas Highway
Sid Harper
Texas Rangers
Amarillo
Harper
Bill Adams
Paul Gaither
Owen
Wells
Pueblo
Colo
Rock Island
el Paso
Leavenworth
Sunshine Biscuits, Inc
North Tyler
Dole White
East Twelfth
The
Biscuit Company
Third
Fillmore
W. Roy Martin
Biscuit Companyy
Postal Business Cracks Records in Amarillo
Amarillo post office reports the 1948 year as the busiest in history. Postmaster James Ely credits population growth and a heavy Christmas rush for gains. December receipts reached 105 007 96 dollars, up 8 985 93 from last year, with total year receipts 837 156 30, up 88 699 29 from 1947.
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Amarillo
James Ely
Ely
Tucumcari Future Teachers of America Open First Meeting
The Tucumcari Future Teachers of America unit held its initial meeting recently to organize activities and plan future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucumcari Future Teachers of American Unit
Ban on Gaming At Bar Upheld
The Seventh Court of Civil Appeals upheld the injunction against Rex Bar operator Jack Shaffer preventing gambling on the premises at 407 East Tenth. Shaffer may continue bar operation while posting a $5,000 bond. appeal claiming judge bias was denied. The Rex Bar case, one of four gambling suits by county and district authorities, alleges the bar was a common gambling nuisance.
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47Th District Court
Bishop
E. L. Pitts
Court of Civil Appeals
Rex Bar
East Tenth
Victim of Attack Still Unconscious in Sentinel Oklahoma
H. S. Boggs a 47 year old Sentinel Oklahoma man remained unconscious this morning in critical condition after being found Friday night in the 3600 block of North East Eighth with a fractured skull and head lacerations. Police think he was struck and thrown from a car and ruled out hit and run. Boggs worked on a ranch near Denver and was possibly en route to Colorado from Oklahoma.
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Boggs
Sentinel
Okla
North East Eighth
Mr. Boggs
Colorado
Oklahoma
Denver
Thomas E. Ryan Taken by Death
Thomas E. Ryan 68 died in Wichita Falls after an Amarillo residence of 25 years. Service 9 o clock Wednesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Father John Steinlage officiating. Survived by sisters Mrs R P Wilson Wichita Kansas and Mrs Loretta Bumgardner Denver Colorado and brother James E Ryan Amarillo.
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Thomas E. Ryan
North Taylor
Wichita Falls
Sacred Heart Cathedral
John Steinlage
Ryan
Amarillo
R. P. Wilson
Wichita
Kan
Loretta Bumgardner
Denver
Colo
James E. Ryan
Car Stolen Here Recovered in Oklahoma Investigation Shifts to FBI
A car stolen last Saturday from Floyd M. Leard of 218 Buchanan was recovered by Mangum Oklahoma sheriff officials after arresting a man on a hot check charge. The suspect claimed a hitchhiker rode in the car, but the case was turned over to the FBI due to interstate travel.
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Mangum
Okla
Oklahoma
Floyd M. Leard
Buchanan
FBI
City Commission Schedules Routine Meeting Tomorrow
The city commission plans routine business at a 1:30 PM session in the city council chamber Municipal Auditorium building. Mayor Lawrence Hagg says the meeting precedes a Wednesday departure for a short visit in California.
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City Council Chamber
Municipal Auditorium
Lawrence Hagg
California
Artesia Garden Club Names New President
Mrs. Jesse I. Funk was selected as president of the Artesia Garden Club, reflecting leadership in the local horticultural group.
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Jesse I. Funk
The
Artesia Garden Club
Amarillo man held for New York tavern hold up
Carl Sullivan 24, of Amarillo, jailed in New York City on $2500 bail awaiting grand jury for felonious hold up and escape with $31. Detective Barrone captured him fleeing 209 Bowery tavern after proprietor Milton Berg reported Sullivan entered with hand in pocket as if holding a gun. Berg said $31 was taken. Sullivan later admitted the act but denied possessing a gun.
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Mr. Tack
Mr. Greathouse
New York City
New York
Carl Sullivan
Amarillo
City
John F. Barrone
Sullivan
Bowery
Milton Berg
Barrone
County approves salary increases across offices
In a lengthy session, deputies and clerical staff receive raises. Pay boosts include deputy in charge of feeding prisoners and secretaries like Mrs. Billie Jackson, with several county offices boosting rates by 5 to 10 dollars monthly. Auditor salaries come from court appointment. Total payroll rises about 7000, lifting the budget from 121000 to 128000.
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Reta Swann
W. T. Goodson
A. H. Vaughn
Billie Jackson
Weather report notes varying conditions across plains towns
Overflight warned for Plainview as Winburn reports one mile visibility at English Field and a half mile at Dalhart at 9 30. Record cold of 5 below at Clayton NM at 5 am rising to zero by 9 45 with NE winds to 45 mph. Snow, blowing snow, and slick roads reported near multiple towns including Dalhart, Perryton, Canadian, McLean and Clovis with temperatures from 5 below to 14 above and intermittent sunshine in places.
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Plainview
Winburn
English Field
Dalhart
Clayton
Clovis
Perryton
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Canadian
Ben Ezzell
McLean
J. M. Payne
Snow Education Warns of Slippery Roads Across Towns
Intermittent snow fell across Littlefield Hereford and Borger with 14 inches by 9:30 in Hereford and 27 degrees dropping to 10 o'clock in Hall County. Winds brisk, temperatures fall, and airports faced ice and low ceilings as officials report slick highways and spotty snow.
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Littlefield
Allan Hodges
County Wide News
Hereford
Bessie Patterson
KPAN
Lauren Brown
Plainview Evening Herald
Childress
Jack Reid
Civil Aeronautics
Jack Roberts
Khuz
Borger
Memphis
Hall County
Texhoma
Local Officials Sworn In At Amarillo Assembly
A group including Judge Slack M E Cantrell sheriff and tax collector assessor T H Lair and Mrs Eizie were sworn in today. The court member resident of the city 15 years in the filling station business native of Donley County moved from Hedley to Amarillo. One Randall family member also hails from Amarillo. Mrs W J Flesher serves as justice of the peace for Precinct 4.
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Johnson
Donley County
Amarillo
Hedley
Randall
W. J. Flesher
Slack
M. E. Cantrell
T. H. Lair
Eizie
Amarillo Population Growth Through the Decades
The record shows 26 892 telephones in service in 1948 up from 23 686 in 1947 while water meters rose from 16 336 to 17 816. Gas meters totaled 18 899 in 1948 versus 17 699 in 1947, tracing Amarillo’s growth since 1890 when the census counted 482 residents.
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Uncle Sam
Amarillo
Amarillo ISD to vote on revenue bonds for stadium
The Amarillo Independent School District schedules a Saturday election to gauge public sentiment on issuing up to 350000 in revenue bonds to finance a new stadium. School officials expect strong support to aid a potential bond sale to an investment firm, though the board could sell bonds without an election by law.
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Amarillo Independent School District
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