Woods Drops Out Of Governor Race In Texas
AUSTIN Jan 5 L A Woods former state school superintendent halted gubernatorial plans saying I am out of politics He lacks funds and wishes to live longer Woods opposed Gilmer Aiken school bills which abolished the elective superintendent post He will advise the education board until Jan 1 next year after the elective term would have ended Woods spoke at a meeting of school administrators today
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State Board of Education
Woods
Boyce Keynoter At Fair Meeting
John Boyce president of the Tri State Fair Association is the key noter at the Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions three day meeting opening at the Baker Hotel Dallas Accompanying him are Rex B Baxter Tri State Fair manager and Amarillo Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Bill Lansing chamber public relations director and Edith Zelly Bellett secretary of the chamber and Fair Association staffer Baxter is program chairman for the Texas association of Fairs and Expositions Directors of the Chamber of Commerce Managers Association meet with the Fair group to plan a chair of commerce managers meeting next June Lansing serves on the program committee for the annual meeting here
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Tri- State Fair Association
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Boyce
Rex B. Baxter
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Bill Lansing
Chamber
Edith Zelly Bellett
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Association
Baxter
Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions
Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Fair Group
Chair of Commerce Managers
Burglar Strikes Monterey High School Cafeteria
Thieves crept into Monterey High School three times in under a week to steal food items. First haul included two dozen cakes and pints of milk. Three days later 20 pies went missing, and within a week two 14 pound turkeys were taken.
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Monterey
Cal
U.P
Monterey High School
Bishop Seeks Re election for 47th District Court
Judge Henry Bishop of Amarillo announces candidacy for reelection to the 47th District Court bench serving Armstrong Randall and Potter counties. He has been on the bench for several years and is a well known figure in the Texas Panhandle.
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Henry Bishop
Amarillo
47Th
Armstrong
Randall
Potter Counties
Bishop
Texas Panhandle
Floyd C. Pool
Moran National Bank
Moran
Texas
Purina
Junk Collector Keeps His Stuff
An inmate in MOUNDSVILLE West Virginia spent a night in the county jail and a routine search by Jailer H B Riggs turned up a hoard of peculiar items. Bottle caps a screwdriver broken lighter china plate piece cancelled 1916 check buttons empty match folders pliers and odd papers including Greek and English translations. The only item deemed practical was a penny in an old match box.
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Moundsville
W. Va
U.P
H. EB. Riggs
Paul Soter
Crafton
Takes Bride Home To Spend Money In England
HOLDREGE Neb. Milton Barker a World War II veteran took his British bride Irene and their two year old son home for a trip to spend her money. They returned to the United States so she could spend the money there, due to British currency laws preventing her taking funds out of England.
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Holdrege
Neb
U.P
Milton Barker
Barker
Irene
United States
England
Neighbors Ignore Burning House in Wis. Fire Loss
In Manitouoc Wis a suburban home owned by Clarence Craeger burned down while he and his wife were at work. The couple found ashes on the lot later and local officials could not determine why no neighbor saw the $9,000 blaze.
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Manitowoc
Wis
U.P
Clarence Craeger
Craeger
Craegers
Congress Reacts to New Look in Capitol and House
In a lively first session, Congress debated the five million dollar modernization of the Senate and House. Humphrey praised the Senate upgrade while skeptics mourned the loss of antique charm. House debates touched on seating comfort, glass ceiling seals, and aesthetic changes amid cost concerns.
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Congress
Harman W. Nichols
Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Karl Stefan
Nebraska
McGregor
Cornhusker
Stefan
Ohio
Rotary hears talk on Operation Economy
Amarillo speaker Jaycee member 7 R Finney outlined Hoover Commission findings urging adoption of its recommendations to cut federal spending. He cited 1949 outlays of 42 billion and a payroll rise from 600000 in 1930 to 2100000 in 1949, highlighted construction overages and duplications across military and civilian programs. He urged citizens to write their representatives to vote for the plan and noted the Jaycee Speakers Bureau can supply further talks.
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Hoover Commission
R. Finney
Rotar Club
Finney
Amarillo
New Deal
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Secretary of Defense
Alaska
Guam
United States
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Heil’s Canyon
Idaho
Jaycee Speakers Bureau
Bureau
Southerners Back Two Strong Parties In Poll
Gallup director reports a majority of Southern voters and national respondents favor a two party system rather than one dominant party. The poll cites interest in a potential Southern conservative bloc and mentions States Rights and Republican coalitions as possible outcomes. The survey analyzed views on forming a “Republican States' Rights” party and expected full report Friday.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
South
Democratic Party
James F. Byrnes
National Democratic Organization
States’ Rights Party
Congress
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Republican Party
Republican States’ Rights” Party
Institute
Ecga
Friy
Right of Way Secured for Highway Widening West of Amarillo
Potter County has received deeds for several hundred feet of right of way needed to widen Highway 66 west of Amarillo. The land lies in Mary Gould Acres on the south side opposite Veterans Hospital. Deed makers include Laureant Robertson Le Roy Goodwin J W Lawrence J B Foster and Ewell Ayer. Cost was about 500 dollars per acre.
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Potter County
Amarillo
John Peterson
Mary Gould Acres
Veterans Hospital
Laureant Robertson
Leroy Goodwin
J. W. Lawrence
J. B Foster
Ewell Ayer
Students Present One Act Comedy at Amarillo High
Members of Mrs. Whitworth's first period dramatics class performed Conrad Seiler's one act comedy Goodnight Carolyn at the AHS assembly at 10 30 this morning. Cast included Kenneth Hamilton Norma Clark Billy Earl Smith and Juanita Sanders with Homer Estes as director and Juanita Sanders as assistant. Johnny Carrington handled lighting.
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N. N. Whitworth
Amarillo High School
Conrad Seiler
Goodnight
Carolyn
AHS
Kenneth Hamilton
Norma Clark
Billy Earl Smith
Juanita Sanders
Homer Estes
Miss Sanders
Johnny Carrington
Two Amarillo Police Officers Resign
The Amarillo city personnel department announced the resignations of Joe Amerson and Bobby D. Hogge from the police force. Amerson began Jan 25, 1949, at 1311 Buchanan, and Hogge began Feb 24, 1949, at 738 North Aldredge. Four vacancies remain out of 114 officers. Civil service exams for police are set for Jan 25 at 9 a.m.
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Amarillo
Joe Amerson
Buchanan
Bobby D. Hogge
North Aldredge
Half a Million Yards of Trash
City trucks in 1949 hauled 523,545 cubic yards of trash from streets and alleys, totaling 27,064 loads and 261,000 miles. The pile would span a city block to 157 feet high, versus Amarillo’s tallest building. December 1949 saw 49,668 cubic yards hauled, up from 38,990 in December 1948.
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Amarillo
Burglary Suspect Sentenced In Fort Worth Case
The final of three men charged in the $15,000 daylight burglary at the C. L. Renaud home was sentenced in Fort Worth after Ralph Britton Brown 23 pleaded guilty. The dated report notes a long-ago discovery of a shark tooth unearthed in limeworks at North Auckland New Zealand.
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Fort Worth
U.P
C. L. Renaud
Ralph Britton Brown
North Auckland
New Zealand
BC Headache Powders or Tablets relief claim
Headache neuralgia and muscular pains are described with a promise of rapid relief from BC Powders or Tablets. The ad touts a combined formula of popular pain killers in powder or tablet form claiming faster, stronger relief and suitability for simple headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. A package costs 10 cents or 25 cents with the equivalence of two tablets to one powder.
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