Prowlings Reported After New Year Rise in Thefts
Five car prowlings reported since the start of the year with incidents at homes and near Ellwood Park Amarillo College and Sixth and Tyler. Victims include Mrs W W Barker Elton Martin Bob Dowell Elburn Robison and Jack McCracken with items stolen such as meats flashlight gloves pipes tires and wipers.
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W. W. Barker
West Tenth
Elton Martin
Forest
Ellwood Park
Bob Dowell
River Drive
Amarillo College
Elburn Robison
Jack McCracken
Travis
Sixth
Tyler
T. C. Martin
Taylor
C. M. Landers
North East Eighth
Mary Fowlkes
Pierce
Bill Gunn
Arch Terrace
Meeker to Preach Sunday on Pray Ye the Lord of Harvest
Rev. Martin A. Meeker pastor of Pleasant Valley Christian Church will preach Sunday morning at 11 oclock on Pray Ye the Lord of Harvest. Miss Dolores Sweeney of Dumas will sing The Lords Prayer Mallotte and the ordinance of the Lord s Supper will be observed. Sunday school at 945 with Young Married Class in visitation evangelism at 730 PM.
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Martin A. Meeker
Pleasant Valley Christian Church
Dolores Sweeney
Dumas
Mallotte
Albuquerque Firm Leases New Building on Polk Street
The north 40 feet of a building at 914 Polk Street in Albuquerque has been leased to Mormac's, a floor covering firm. John C. McCormick and L. A. Morwood own Mormac's. the company will move in by March 15. The Hugo H. Loewenstern Co. arranged the lease, with Larry Larsen directing Amarillo store operations. The 40 by 140 foot space will feature an all glass front. the remaining 20 by 140 feet remains vacant.
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Polk
Mormac’s
Norton Baker
John C. McCormick
L. A. Morwood
Albuquerque
Mr. McCormick
Hugo H. Loewenstern Co
Amarillo
Larry Larsen
Richard Williams Funeral Held for Amarillo Worker
Funeral services for Richard Williams, Amarillo powder company employee, were held at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel at 2 pm with Dr. E. B. Fincher officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Williams died from a self inflicted explosion with a 25 pound booster bomb in an arroyo near Old Tascosa Road ten miles west of the city. Justice of the Peace Ivy Wilkinson, coroner, ruled death by personal safety related wounds. Relatives were unlocated after a ten day search. he was believed to have a wife and a young daughter about ten.
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Amarillo Powder Company
Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Williams
Tascosa Road
Justice of Peace
Ivy Wilkinson
Amarillo Police Reappoint Woodrow Riner Traffic Patrolman
Woodrow Riner of 500 Fairmont is reappointed as a traffic patrolman on the Amarillo police force. He had resigned about three years ago to enter private business.
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Woodrow Riner
Fairmont
Amarillo
Riner
Gene Etter enters Potter County district clerk race
Harold Eugene Etter known as Gene and a seven year Amarillo resident announced his bid for Potter County district clerk. Army veteran of the 101st Airborne with a Normandy landing and land mine injury, he now works at Maddox Drug Store and serves in American Legion VFW and Disabled American Veterans. He vows to meet every voter and says if elected the people will be his bosses.
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Harold Eugene Etter
Texas
Amarillo
Potter County
Gene
Mr. Etter
Childress
Childress High
University of Texas
101St Airborne Division
Normandy
Holland
Etter
Maddox Drug Store
Fifth and Taylor
Hughes and Young in bid for control of RKO Pictures
Howard Hughes and Robert R Young clash in a money duel to take over RKO with bids for about 900000 shares valued near 9 million dollars. Floyd Odlum, RKO chairman and major holder, reports tentative discussions but calls them non negotiations. Both men own and run film and transportation interests including Hughes tools aviation and Eagle Lion Pathe units.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Robert R. Young
RKO Pictures
Hughes
Young
Floyd Odlum
RKO
Odlum
Jacqueline
Drafting New Rules for City Firemen and Policemen
City firemen and policemen willsoon have a new set of employment regulations. Clifford Davis, city personnel director, is drafting the regulations and expects to submit them to city personnel for approval.
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Clifford Davis
Burglary Report At Second Hand Store In East Fourth
Burglars broke into C. A. Eddleman’s Second Hand Store at 417 East Fourth last night. A rear door was found open about 1 45 this morning. Missing are $7 in coins two wrist watches and a billfold. Police reported the discovery.
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C. A. Eddleman
East Fourth
Amarillo Adopts State Civil Service For Police And Fire
The city and board vote to implement a state system within a month after Amarillo citizens chose in December to adopt the state civil service for police and fire personnel, overturning the local charter amendment from over two years ago.
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Amarillo
Funeral Tomorrow for Josephia Reed
Graveside rites for Josephia Reed infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Reed of 2810 Osage will be held at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon at Llano Cemetery Father Francis Smyer of Sacred Heart Cathedral will officiate The child died yesterday in St Anthony's Hospital Surviving relatives include the parents a brother Michael and three grandparents Frank Reed New York City Clyde Weekley and Mrs Tessie Frazier both of Ohio Blackburn Shaw directing arrangements Globe News Want Ads Get Results
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Josephia Reed
Louis Reed
Osage
Llano Cemetery
Francis Smyer
Sacred Heart Cathedral
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Michael
Frank Reed
New York City
Clyde Weekley
Tessie Frazier
Ohio
Blackburn-Shaw
Henry Campbell, 82, Dies at Northwest Texas Hospital
Henry Campbell, 82, died at Northwest Texas Hospital about 10 o'clock last night. He formerly resided at Arthur's Convalescent Home north of the city. Funeral home attendants were sorting burial directions and attempting to locate relatives. Blackburn aw is handling arrangements.
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Henry Campbell
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mr. Campbell
Arthur’s
Blackburnaw
Escape risk ties to Lowe arrest after prison escape
Sheriff Houston Walling of Johnson County arrested Lowe yesterday as he lay asleep in his wife’s home. Lowe was sentenced to 11 years on robbery and theft convictions in Tarrant County and escaped Darrington Farm on December 28.
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Rington Prison Farm
Houston Walling
Johnson County
Lowe
Tarrant County
Darrington Farm
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