Precinct 9 voting lines redraw fuels bond election
Potter County officials clash over Precinct 9 boundaries as Amarillo College campus and Memorial Park shift votes. County judge, clerk, and tax assessor dispute estimated counts of 300 to 500 votes per precinct after last year's realignment to balance districts. Search parties probe former assessor Hoyt amid renewed map changes effective Jan. 1.
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Potter County
Jackson
Twenty-ninth
Washington
Red
Amarillo College
Memorial Park
Kids, Inc
Gene Jordan
Loren Jones
Pete Kinead
Frank Hoyt
Wolflin
Bivins
Jordan
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce election nominating results
A slate of 25 candidates for 13 director seats was mailed to members after a special nominating committee chose nominees. The general election is next Tuesday 9 to 5 at the Amarillo Chamber offices. New officers and installation details announced with Ralph Carney as guest speaker at the January 25 dinner.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Gene Smith
Morrow- Thomas Hardware Co
David Kriser
Krutser Supply Company
Wes Izzard
News-Globe
Bill Gilstrap
Southwestern Public Service Company
Charlie Young
the Borden Co
A. F. Madison
Plains Creamery
Don Schomburg
Braniff Airways
Charles S. Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Bill Gibson
Don Harrington
Hagg
Harrington & Marsh
S. W. Johnson
the Texas Company
Eddie Johnson
Western Stock Yards
Page Stalcup
Montgomery Ward
Virgil Ballangee
Panhandle Laundry
W. W. Rusk
Amarillo Oil Co
EF. W. Hardin
Amarillo Hardware
Fred Miller
Pinkney Packing Company
Joe Morris
Merit Mills, Inc
Walter Hill
Cunningham Floral Shop
John Wiggins
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Company
Rhea Owens
Owens Furniture Co
Sim Coker
McKesson & Robbins
Dick Roberts
Roberts Paper Company
Dock Coffey
Dock Coffey Pontiac
Dodson
Dodson Chemical
Herb Budke
Tol Ware
Paul Allingham
John Armstrong
R. E. Clements
Jack Cunningham
R. H. Epperson
Bob Howle
H. O. Starks
Stanton Thatcher
Dean White
M. B. Witt
James Tolleson
Earl O'Keefe
W. Glynn Morris
John K. Boyce
George Broome
Arch Cooper
J. Harold Dunn
W. N. Durham
Ralph Carney
Wichita, Kan
Coleman Stove Company
Carney
Panhandle Hardware Group
Arraign Pair Charged With Burglaries In Clovis
Two 16 year old Meridian, Conn., youths admitted two Amarillo burglaries Tuesday night and transporting a stolen 1946 Chrysler across state lines. Edward G. Hoth and Robert Henry Perkins Jr. are jailed on $1500 bond. Police found $205 in Kohler Men’s Wear goods in their possession after a Tucumcari arrest for attempting to enter a garage to steal another car. They also confessed breaking into Hermsmeyer Motor Company seeking money.
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Clovis
NMB
Meridian
Conn
Amarillo
W. E. McConnell
Edward G. Hoth
Robert Henry Perkins, Jr
Harrisburg
Tucumcari
Kohler Men’s Wear
West Sixth
Hermsmeyer Motor Company
New Building Permit Issued for Howell & Sons Feed Store
City engineer's office granted an $18,000 permit to Howell and Sons feed store to construct a 45 by 125 foot masonry and brick building at 2500 West Sixth. The project approvals indicate the store will replace or expand its premises with a single story structure.
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Howell & Sons
West Sixth
City Seeks Bids On Curb and Gutter Work
Amarillo announces bids for 2 200 lineal feet of curb and gutter to be installed around Forest Hill Park near Forest Hill School in northeast Amarillo. Bids due January 31 and to be considered by the city commission at its regular meeting that day.
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Amarillo
Forest Hill Park
Forest Hill School
City Commission
Rayburn Foundation Receives Two Gifts
Bonham reports two $1,000 contributions to the Sam Rayburn Foundation. Donors are Arch Underwood of Lubbock and J R Parten, president of Woodley Petroleum of Houston. Foundation began with a $10,000 award from Collier's Magazine and will fund a Bonham library.
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Bonham
U.P
Sam Rayburn Foundation
Buster Cole
Arch Underwood
Lubbock
J. R. Parten
Woodley Petroleum Company
Houston
Rayburn
Collier’s Magazine
Congress
Waco to vote on public housing project
Waco voters will decide January 31 whether to join a cooperative agreement with the Waco Housing Authority for a 550 unit public housing project costing 4.5 million dollars. The referendums question the city’s participation in the low rent development.
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Waco
Waco Housing Authority
Ingrid Bergman to Give Up Daughter in Divorce for Rossellini Marriage
In Rome a lawyer said Ingrid Bergman will surrender custody of her daughter Pia to Dr. Peter Lindstrom in the Mexican divorce settlement to allow her marriage to Roberto Rossellini. The agreement covers property division and clears the way for the couple to wed.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Gino Sotis
Rossellini
Sotis
Mexico
Dr. Lindstrom
Pia
Lotis
Fire Fighters Tackle Well Fire
ELK CITY Oklahoma January 12 A crew of fire fighters braces heat to clear white hot debris from a blazing Shell Oil No 1 oil well. A nitroglycerin blast will be used to snuff the flames once debris is removed. Debris removal and timing may take a week as plans unfold under Paul Adair and Ed Mott of Shell Oil.
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Elk City
Okla
U.P
Shell Oil
M. M. Kinley
Houston
California
Paul Adair
Adair
Ed Mott
Wild Driver Loses License After Traffic Guilty
Detroit report says Mrs. Lou Ella E. Puett a 71 year old attorney faced six months probation and license suspension after being found guilty on three of 37 traffic charges. Nineteen patrolmen testified as Traffic Judge John D. Watts convicted her of reckless driving and two other counts. The belligerent defendant complained of police and media treatment during the trial.
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Detroit
U.P
Louella E. Puett
Carless
If You Were A Russian- If You Were A Russian- WASHINGTON
An editorial argues the cold war drives U S deficit and debt, suggesting Moscow would keep the United States spending by keeping pressure, avoiding open war while spreading Communism. It weighs defense, aid, and Marshall Plan costs against a hoped eventual economic reset.
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Washington
Europe
Ostrex Tonio Tablets Promises Pep for Feeling Young
An old age themed ad urges readers to combat tiredness with Ostrex Tonio Tableta. It claims pep and a younger feeling for those feeling rundown due to iron deficiency. Available at drug stores including Walgreen's and Crestney in Pmarillo.
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Vy &Cc
Pmarillo
Walgreen's
Cretney Drug
How to prepare canned beans for a salad
Rinse canned baked beans in a strainer under gently running cold water. Toss in the sieve to drain before using in a hot weather salad.
Many Never Suspect Cause of Backaches
An old warning notes that aging stress and strain can slow kidney function causing backaches headaches and fatigue. It advises Doan s Pills a mild diuretic used successfully for over 50 years to flush out waste and relieve symptoms.
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Dean
Doan
Found Not Guilty In DWI Case In Potter County
Jury in Potter County Court yesterday found Albernie McKuen of Amarillo Negro not guilty of driving while intoxicated. He faced charges connected to a traffic accident in the 300 block of West Third on November 20 1949 and now faces trial on another DWI charge filed November 24 1949. McKuen was represented by Reynold Gardner while O M Calhoun the assistant county attorney prosecuted.
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Potter County
Albernie McKuen
Amarillo
McKuen
West Third
Reynold Gardner
O. M. Calhoun
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