Gibbins Elected President Of Amarillo Fire Fighters Local
Clyde Gibbins won the Amarillo Fire Fighters Local Union 42 presidency in a regular election. Retiring president Jim Henley and several officers were replaced or retained, with Capt C C Willis named to the pension and retire board and Dewey Morris becoming board vice chairman amid suspensions.
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Clyde Gibbins
Amarillo Fire Fighters
Jim Henley
Firemen’s Pension and Retire Board
Pew
C.C. Willis
Northside
Roy Hill
Hill
Wills
Dewey Morris
Clark Hancock
Morris
Hancock
H. Jer
Presiley
Wilson Frazier
Troy Gatlin
Jake Fletcher
Henley
Red Stevens
Hunter
Bruce Hughey
Jack Williams
Warns Farmers Against Going Into Debt Now
Henry H Heimann of the Nations Association of Credit Men warned Tri-State Credit Men in Amarillo that farmers face the toughest financial times as subsidies fade and farm programs weaken. He urged bankers to avoid lending to farmers now and predicted a reaction toward a buyers market as manufacturing speeds up, despite high demand for goods.
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Henry H. Heimann
New York
The
Nations Association of Credit Men
Amarillo Hotel
Tri-State
National Credit Organization
Heimann
National Credit Authority
Tri-State Association of Credit Men
Heiman
Tack
Portal
Tri-State Association of Credit
Amarillo
L McGovern
RM. Green
Don Sta ‘Smith
Grady Lamp
Ernest H Goottod
Mac West K. 5
Greneweld
FA. Lowe
RE Lewis
Bruce Cathy
el Paso
Lubbock
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
N. As
Hie
Girl Helps Convict Who Donated Skin
Judy Rosen, then ten, survived severe burns from a Philadelphia home accident after life-term prisoner Thomas J. Caulfield donated skin. At a clemency hearing, Lt. Gov. John Bell Jr. indicated Caulfield’s rehabilitation justified release. the board approved.
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Narus
Urg
Judy Rosen
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Judy
Pennsylvania Pardon Board
Thomas J. Caulfield
Caulfield
John ©. Bell, Jr
Seven Women Members In the New House Report
Washington January 3 The article notes seven women in the current House, only one fewer than last session. It highlights newcomers Mrs Katherine St George New York a Republican and Mrs Georgia Lusk New Mexico Democrat, while listing other female members and discussing leadership roles within committees. Various readers seek lost items and personal notices accompany the piece including a lost dog and gloves.
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Washingson
Jan
of Congress
Katherine St. George
New York
Roosevelt
St. George
Georgia Lusk
New ‘Mexico
Mary T. Norton
N. J. Prances
Mary L. Spence
Finder Bolton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
R. R
Helen Gahagan Dougward
Lai
Mrs. Norton
Tam
Clare
Boothe Luce
Conn
S. John
Jesse Sumner
Jer. Reward
Helen Douglas Mankin
Saute
Emily Taft Douglas
Chase Going Woodhouse
Lost Glasses Between Sunset and Bus Stop
A reader reports misplacing a pair of glasses between 605 Sunset and the bus stop on Tenth and Carolina. Edward Provos Jr asks for a call if found at phone 24228.
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Tenth
Carolina
Edward Provos, Jr
Lost billfold from Russellville man seeks return of money
A man from Russellville Arkansas says he lost a billfold Monday in Montgomery Ward's containing over one hundred dollars. He asks for its return and offers to pay for it.
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Dear Tech
Russellville
Ark
Montgomery Ward
Bus Mystery in Indianapolis Unsolved
Police investigate the disappearance of a four passenger bus from downtown Indianapolis terminal. The vehicle was later found parked at a bus intersection where it had no business being. Authorities treat the episode as an unsolved mystery with no clear explanation.
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Indianapolis
Survey on postwar demand for engineers and business trained workers
A Northwestern University bureau survey released by director Frank Endicott shows a 51 percent rise in demand for inexperienced college graduates in 1947. Firms across industries expect needs concentrated in engineers and general business training, with shortages in engineering, chemistry, physics and secretarial work and an oversupply in personnel and accounting fields.
Plotter of Camera Shooting Battled Posse Till Death
Alphonse Rocco, sought after the New Year camera shooting of his estranged wife in New York, was killed near Patchin Hollow after a 48 hour hideout in snowy hills. Police surrounded him as he fired from a sleeping bag, a trooper and detectives closing in. The ensuing gunfight left Rocco dead and linked to a motive involving hidden jewelry alleged by a witness.
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Grand Gorge
Alphonse Rocco
Here
New York City
Rocco
Patchin Hollow
Catskill Mountain
James H. Smith
Smith
Francis Hilfrank
Henry Strauss
Chicago University lends to veterans with simple GI Bill loans
The University of Chicago reports easy GI Bill loans to veterans with no promissory notes or interest. About $20,000 is lent to roughly 5,000 ex servicemen students, with not a single application denied and no defaults to date. Barberry, veterans' counselor, approves loans quickly and urges borrowers to take only what they truly need to keep funds available for others.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Albert F. Cotton
Cleveland Boy Invents Automatic Pipe Connector For Trains
Charles Lockhart a 15 year old Cleveland inventor has created an automatic pipe connector that eliminates the need for a railroad worker to crawl between cars to connect air and steam pipes. The device hooks up all pipes when the engineer pushes a button from the locomotive cab. Lockhart, a railroad authority on locomotives and air brakes, has been in railroading since 1895.
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Cneyenany
Charles Lockhart
Cleveland
Lockhart
Deaf Performer Dances By Feeling Music
Deaf since childhood, Gwendolyn Stone, 24, becomes a professional dancer by sensing musical vibrations through her hands and feet. She wowed teachers as a child with rhythm, performed nationwide in clubs and films, and now works at a local night club.
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San Francisco
Gwendolyn Stone
Pirates hid gold in wreck near Wellfleet Coast Guard
report from Wellfleet Massachusetts cites a wrecked ship Whidah two miles south of the Coast Guard station where an estimated 100000 dollars in pirate gold and silver is believed buried. The vessel under Captain Samuel Bellamy wrecked in a gale with 145 buccaneers aboard. only two survived. cannons recovered later. An unrelated note mentions a thief removing the engine head from a model A Ford to steal a distributor. Wisconsin farms average 711 fence posts per dairy operation with about five posts per acre and 96 new posts annually.
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Wellfleet
Mass
Wellfleet Coast Guard Station
Samuel Bellamy
New Castle
Ind
Wisconsin
Markets and Livestock Highlights From Chicago and Texas
Market pages show Dow Jones patterns and grain motions, with livestock notes from Chicago. Cattle and calf prices rise modestly, feeder weights improving, with bids around 23.80 for some lots and lambs holding above 25.50. financial entries include liquidations and deed records for local properties and ownership transfers.
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Chicago
Dan
USDA
Hoss
School Supervisors Al Austin Meetings Behalf of Mrs Bumgarner
Amarillo obit notes funeral services for Mrs Sarah eswether with rites at Griggs and Sons Chapel. Officials attend meetings in Amarillo while school administrators Mrs Bumgarner wife of George metene y handled visual aid conference plans. Survived by daughter Mrs Her rier eriisia and several local educators including Rogers Norman Selby and Miss Anni etonald.
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Sarah Eswether
Amarillo
Amarillo Qualic
N.S
Griggs & Sons Chapel
de‘Austin
Arner
George Meteney
Ness
Herrier Eriisia
Ches. M
Snan Troyes
Rogers
R. B. Norman
Hig
R. A. Selby
Annietonald
McCormack Named Democratic Whip in House
Report from Washington dated January 7 states Massachusetts Rep John W McCormack was appointed Democratic whip by House Minority Leader Rayburn of Texas. The article notes Dr W B Nies succeeds McCormack as health director in Fort Worth amid health issues, and mentions related local incidents and notices in Amarillo and Borger.
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McCormack
Massachusetts
Washington
Rayburn
Texas
Fort Worth
John W. McCormack
Lake Worth
W. B. Nies
Tarrant County
House
Justice of the Peace
L. McCormack
O. Fowler
Nies
Santa Fe Carloadings Rise From Last Year
Santa Fe weekly system loadings for the week ending Jan 4 totaled 21 514 cars, up from 20 505 in the same week a year earlier. From connections 8 510 cars were received, compared with 7 773 previously. Total cars moved reached 30 084, versus 28 368 year ago, with 33 207 cars handled in the prior week. The rail movement remains a basic business indicator, seasonal with livestock and grain. Mary Wells returns to Gulf Park College as a freshman and is elected secretary of her class.
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Santa Fe
Mary Wells
Gulf Park College For
Joe L. Wells
Fountain
Mary
Range Riders to Fly to Austin for Inaugural Ceremonies
Four officials and one rider group member will travel from Bartlesville Oklahoma aboard a Phillips Petroleum Co. plane to plan the Range Riders part in Governor Jester's inaugural ceremonies in Austin. Delbert Dalby E H Foster Tex Thornton and John Wiggins will make the trip. Pilots will be special guests at the Range Riders installation dance and barbecue Thursday night. More than 125 Range Riders and their horses will take part in a parade and related ceremonies.
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Rogers Range
Austin
Jester
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Delbert Dalby
E. H. Foster
Tex Thornton
John Wiggins
Sikorsky Sees Dawn Of Helicopter Era
Pioneer Igor Sikorsky forecasts a decade to mass use of helicopters with cheap, safe operation for popular travel. He envisions personal helicopters enabling 50 mile commutes and suburban business growth, while noting current costs and skilled operation requirements. He says helicopters will not replace planes or autos but will fulfill urgent quick transport needs. Sheriff Bill Adams returns from Dodge City with Ray Crouse on swindling charges. bond set at 1500. Celia Feinstein departs Amarillo for San Antonio after holidays.
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Atteberry
Bertha Atteberry
Amarillo
San Antonio
H. E. Burnett
Borger
Old Town
Alto
Thomas
A. B. Rode Eenfort
Joan Bisrinier
Sugita Thrasher
Ve. Lee
Roy Thrasn- Siammiace
Ruth Jones Randolph
Geneva Beulah Glascock
Baer
Lowell
Nelms Williams
Odell Witte
Jewell Nabors
Pattee Shelton, Jr
Marthe Pal
Igor Sikorsky
Sikorsky
Ouse
Bill Adams
Dodge City
Kan
Ray Crouse
Cregger Discharged From Madigan Hospital
Isaac J. Cregger of 307 North Virginia has been discharged to civilian life from Madigan General Hospital in Tacoma by order of Colonel Maxwell G. Keeler commanding officer.
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Cregger
Issac J. Cregger
North Virginia
Madigan General Hospital
Tacoma
Wash
Col
Maxwell G. Keeler
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