Traffic Lights Off Cause Amarillo Chaos and Tragedy
Mrs. Grace Earl Umphres, 52, wife of Judge Hugh L. Umphres, died at a local hospital after illness. Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include husband, son Hugh L. Jr., daughter Mrs. Alfred King, and several relatives. The blackout of traffic signals created widespread confusion at key intersections, disrupting daily routines and highlighting unsafe crossing behavior.
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Grace Earl Umphres
Hugh L. Umphres
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Blackburn- Shaw
Llano
Umphres
Amarillo
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Art Association
Antique Club
American Red Cross
Hugh L., Jr
Alfred King
Corpus Christi
W. M. Earl
Miami
M. W. O'Loughlin
Seymour Thurber
Inglewood
Cal
E. H. Earl
Blames Loss Of Money on Pickpockets
An Amarillo woman claims pickpockets emptied her purse of 12 to 17 dollars in paper currency while paying a bill in a downtown store. Police report three loss cases from women, none with clues how money vanished. The woman described a prewar accordion purse valued at 15 dollars.
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Amarillo
Globe News Today
Great Plains Agricultural Council Elects Anderson
A. E. Anderson of Fort Collins Colorado was elected president of the Southern Great Plains Agricultural Council at its final session. O. S. Fisher of the U S Department of Agriculture was re elected for another year. The council will meet next summer with the Northern Great Plains Council. A Throckmorton leads reports on regional agricultural conditions with the next issue planned for April.
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A. E. Anderson
Fort Collins
Colo
Southern Great Plains Agricultural Council
O. S. Fisher
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Great Plains States
Northern Great Plains
R. I. Throckmorton
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Europe Fronts See Heavy Fighting and Political Shifts
The article notes continued Nazi attempts to relieve Budapest fail after 10 days of combat with 16 000 German fatalities and 650 tanks lost. Soviet forces clear 3400 blocks in Budapest as Hungarians desert. Greek civil war nears truce terms with ELAS withdrawal, while Yugoslav regency talks hinge on King Peter’s stance. In Italy Canadian units press along the Reno line amid fierce Nazi resistance.
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Teir
Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Komarom
Bratislava
Greece
EWT
ELAS
EAM
Peter
Ivan Subasic
Marshal Tito
Italy
Reno
Hitler
Three‑power meeting eyed before January end at Teheran
Ankara radio quoted Ulus today saying Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin would hold a three power meeting before the end of January at Teheran the scene of their December 1943 first talks.
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Teheran
London
Ankara
Ulus Today
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Legion Auxiliary Welcomes National Commander to Amarillo
Members of the Legion Auxiliary of Hanson Post 64 escorted National Commander Edward Scheiberling and Mrs. Scheiberling into Amarillo this afternoon. The group, including Mrs. W. M. Staples and others from Albuquerque Tulsa Berger and Hanson Post, formed a motorcade to visit the Veterans Hospital. Commander Scheiberling will speak at a Saturday noon luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel.
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Hanson Post
Edward Scheiberling
Amarillo
Veterans Hospital
Scheiberlings
Albuquerque
W. M. Staples
Auxilary
Henry Teubel
Tulsa
Teubel
Roy Beard
Poll Tax Deadline Jan 31 Warns Potter County Voters
Potter County warns voters that poll tax receipts or exemption certificates are needed to vote in upcoming elections. Frank Hoyt reports only 2,800 receipts issued so far though 14,111 qualified voters last year. Deadline to pay is January 31 with city commission and two school board elections on the horizon.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Visit in Canyon by Pvt and Mrs Rockbaugh
Pvt and Mrs Bob Rockbaugh spent last week with relatives in Canyon.
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Bob Rockbaugh
Canyon
Club Boosting Tin Can Drive in Amarillo
The Toastmaster's Club led by Charles I Herman promotes a community tin can drive aiming for 40 000 pounds by March 14. County trucks will collect piles, housewives should place washed cans curbside with ends removed and labels off. Members listed include George Ordway Chester Albritton Phil Carlson and others.
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Amarillo
Charles I. Herman
Toastmaster’s Club
George Ordway
Chester Albritton
Phil Carlson
T. F. Cartwright
Capt. M. E. Jacobsen
Art McKay
Henry Munn
R. E. L. Phillips
Edwin Snook
J. C. Stockton
Army Hour to Discuss European Ammunition Shortage
NBCs Army Hour will air Sunday with Maj. Gen. L H Campbell Jr interviewed from the Western Front about ammunition shortages. Campbell is Army chief of ordnance and the update was released by Capt. R M Smith of the Pantex Ordnance Plant. The broadcast runs 230 to 330 PM with occasional direct pickups from Europe and the Pacific theaters.
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Europe
NBC
Army Hour
L. H. Campbell
Western Front
Campbell
Army
R. M. Smith
Pantex Ordnance Plant
European
Pacific
Escaped Italian Officers Sought on South Plains
FBI agents with Army personnel state highway patrolmen rangers and county officers searched the South Plains for three Italian officers who escaped from the Hereford Internment Camp Monday night. One had previously escaped four times since arrival, as guards reported a hole cut in the compound fence.
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Hereford
South Plains
FBI
Lower Myers Bond Reduced After Habeas Corpus Hearing
C. O. Myers jailed in Potter County on robbery charges had bond cut from 5000 to 4000 by District Judge Henry S. Bishop after a habeas corpus hearing in the 4th District Court. Myers linked to the Jan 2 Brewer robbery in which about 2700 dollars was taken. Indictment returned last Saturday. initial bond set at 5000.
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C. O. Myers
Potter County
Henry S. Bishop
4Th District
Myers
A. W. Brewer
Brewer
Bishop
Captain Thomas Ill With Flu and Sinus Infection
Captain H. H. Thomas of the police traffic squad is ill with flu and sinus infection. His condition was considered improved today.
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Thomas III
H. H. Thomas
Man Held on Theft Charge With $1000 Bond Set
Thomas Edwards is jailed on a theft charge after a Justice of the Peace set a $1000 bond. The case concerns the taking of an automobile valued above $50. In other news, Howard Boxwell, named concessionaire of Buffalo Lake, met OPA officials in Lubbock to discuss ceiling prices at the government recreation project.
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Thomas Edwards
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Edwards
Boxwell
Lubbock
Howard Boxwell
Buffalo Lake
OPA
Disabled Veterans Meet at Legion Home Tonight
The Disabled American Veterans will convene at 7 30 tonight in the Legion Home. President Jimmy Moore states all disabled veterans are welcome regardless of membership status.
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Legion Home
Jimmy Moore
Grayson House Welcomes Colorado Visitors
Mr and Mrs Jack Bowman of Grand Junction Colorado visit Amarillo to see Mr and Mrs A D Grayson during a Grayson family visit in the city.
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Grayson
Jack Bowman
Grand Junction, Colo
Amarillo
A. D. Grayson
Markets Chicago Livestock Report Excerpt
Chicago hog cattle and sheep trading managed with prices shown for barrows, gilts and sows. Kansas City livestock totals and price ranges listed, with steady to weak trends and specific lots noted. Display arrangements announced for the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co. at the Panhandle Industrial Conference in Amarillo, Jan. 24-25.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Cecil G. Kersey
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway Co
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Veterans of College Club Organized at Amarillo College
World War II veterans at Amarillo College have formed the Veterans in College Club with Dean Folsom Jackson as faculty sponsor and officers Everett Baland president Benny F Waller secretary Thomas Larson treasurer. Members include Jack Troup and Wilbur Sims. The club promotes education for veterans and will hold a meeting to discuss prospective members for next semester.
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Amarillo College
Veterans In College Club
Folsom Jackson
American Legion Post
Everett Baland
Benny F. Waller
Thomas Larson
Jack Troup
Wilbur Sims
State Association appoints Northcutt to county judges committee
Northcutt E O was notified of appointment to the legislative committee of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. The move signals influence on forthcoming state legislation affecting county governance and judicial matters.
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State Association
Northcutt
E. O. Northcutt
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
State legislature to hear active counties bill drive
A letter from Gilbert Smith of Anson, president of the association, states counties of the state will come before the legislature this year and the committee is expected to be very active.
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Gilbert Smith
Anson
Mr and Mrs L C Robinson Return From Wedding Trip
Mr and Mrs L C Robinson have just returned from a wedding trip to Carlsbad New Mexico and Lubbock.
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Mrs. L. C. Robinson
Herring Hotel
Carlsbad
N. M
Lubbock
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