Public Affairs Group Named by Amarillo Chamber
Eighteen Amarillo business and professional men were named to the public affairs committee to study state and national legislation and advise the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Announced by Pinkey Vineyard, president, the list includes W. T. Graham, J. D. Dunn, Charles M. Rogers, R. E. Clemens, Lawrence Hagy, Selden Simpson, Bert Levy, H. O. Willborn, Bob Crudgington, Herbert Dodson, C. P. Tompkins, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Pinkey Vineyard
Publc Affairs Committee
W. T. Graham
Graham- Hoeme Plow Co
J. D. Dunn
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Charles M. Rogers
R. E. Clemens
Superior Manufacturing Co
Lawrence Hagy
W. Johnson
Texas Company
W. D. Sides
Sides Fruit Co
C. P. Tompkins
United Sash and Door
Jack Little
Atorney
M. B. Witt
Car Deailer
Marine Convicted of Raping Chinese Coed in Peiping
Marine Cpl. William G. Pierson was found guilty by a U. S. Naval court in Peiping of raping a 19-year-old Chinese student on Christmas Eve. The sentence awaits Maj. Gen. L. Howard’s approval, with life imprisonment as maximum. The verdict sparked Chinese student protests across Shanghai Nanking Peiping and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shen Chung
Peiping National University
Pierson
Shanghai
Nanking
Peiping
Mild Weather Continues Through Week in Texas Panhandle
Amarillo forecaster H C Winburn reports springlike weather in January with clear skies and a high near 53 today. Lows around 30 degrees tonight and a possible rise to 56 tomorrow afternoon as a cold front veers east away from the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Panhandle
License Numbers Start With AD 1650
Potter County 1947 automobile license numbers begin with AD 1650 and run to AD 9999 then AE10 to AE 5460. Front and rear plates will be issued this year and arrive from Huntsville prison factory. Sale starts March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Texas Prison System
Hunts Ville
Mr. Hoyt
Newton on Trial for Automobile Theft
Bernard Newton stood trial in 47th District Court on automobile theft charges linked to a wreck at North West First and Hughes Street after a police chase. Co defendant Talmadge Murphy was injured and later arrested this week. Newton’s testimony finished as jury deliberation was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Newton
47Th District Court
Talmadge Murphy
North West First
Hughes Street
Amarillo
Murphy
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarilo
Newton
W. A. Culwell
Polk Ivy Discovers Mother's Name in News
Mrs. Polk Ivy reads Amarillo News story about Mrs. Nettie P. Woods county and district clerk at Sarita Kenedy County opening and closing district court yesterday. Woods says there has been no court work in four years and none expected this year. Ivy's husband is captain of Amarillo district state highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Ivy
Arch Terrace
Amarillo
Nettie P. Woods
Sarita
Kenedy County
Fourth Fatality in The Byrd Expedition
Rear Adm. Richard H. Cruzen awaited a special board report on the Byrd expedition's fourth death in Antarctica. A seaman from the cargo ship Yancey was killed when a one ton snow roller crushed his head during unloading operations yesterday. Names withheld until next of kin is notified. Earlier three fliers died in a plane crash on Thurston peninsula Dec. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little America
Richard H. Cruzen
Antarctic
Yancey
Thurston Peninsula
Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Reports on Jan 22
USDA livestock updates from Chicago and Kansas City show hogs generally 25-50 cents lower, cattle and calves mixed with slow demand, top hog price around 24.25, cattle varying by weight with steers and heifers mostly steady to higher, cows weak, bulls steady, and sheep trading slower with lamb bids around 23.00-23.25. Kansas City lists similar trends with top cattle around 23.00, hogs down to 24.00, and sheep trading slowly as buyers and sellers adjust prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Kansas City
Judge rules OPA sugar historical use base invalid
Federal District Judge F Dickin son Letts ruled today that OPA sugar rationing's historical use base for industrial users is invalid. The ruling is preliminary per OPA counsel Charles W Quick but may not affect current rationing. an appeal is planned. The decision references a Moberly Milk case and upholds that new users deserve protection from discriminatory historical quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. Dickinson Letts
OPA
Charles W. Quick
Quick
Letts
Moberly Milk Products Company
Moberly, Mo
Congress
Did You Know You Could Be Jailed for Shooting Lions
Washington narrative on lion hunting rules under the Interior Department and federal law. Senator Chavez criticizes the paradox of shooting a lion then facing jail when the animal crosses an imaginary line. The piece lampoons federal wildlife policy and budget talks before noting a segue to government spending cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J.P
Mr. Krug
Dennis Chavez
Congress
New Mexico
Hans
Department of Interior
Interior Department
Chavez
Julius Krug
Senatorial Civil Service Committee
William Langer
North Dakota, and Co
Herbert Slaughter
Department
W. Lee
Pappy) O’daniel
Texas
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Mexico Frees Four U S Fishing Vessels Held by Navy
Mexico will release four American fishing vessels and their crews after setting fines for illegal fishing in Mexican waters. Navy Undersecretary Luis Schaufelberger said reports of six boats held were unfounded. Four boats were captured off Campeche Sound and are under guard awaiting fines and warnings not to reenter Mexican waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Navy
Luis Schaufelberger
Campeche Sound
Guanajuato
Schaufelberger
Matamoros
J G Cash Retired Railroad Man Dies in Skellytown
J G Cash aged 83 died at home in Skellytown at 730 am after living in Amarillo for 25 years. He leaves a widow and four children with multiple relatives across Texas. Funeral arrangements are pending as the body rests at Blackburn Shaw Brown Funeral Home in Borger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Cash
Amarillo
Skellytown
Cash
West Ninth
First Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
McLean
Elizabeth Cash
W. E. Freeman
A. L. Jordan
Channing
G. H. Cash
Borger
T. M. Cash
Vega
Lizzie Cavitt
Britain
Okla
Jessie King
Lubbock
Roy Cash
Dallas
Blackburn- Shaw-Brown Funeral Home
Gas Relief Promise On Stomach From Bellans Ad
An advertisement touts Bellans as fast relief for gas sour stomach and heartburn caused by excess stomach acid. It promises relief within five minutes or double money back and urges readers to return the product for a refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Bellans
Warranty Deeds and Marriage Licenses Listed for Amarillo Area
A compilation of warranty deeds transfers including Ashford to Butler and Butler to Wirtz with values noted, various transfers in East Amarillo and Plemmons areas, and listed marriage licenses for local couples such as Walton Bedwell with Nellie Clarke and others. Includes multiple property lots and firm names like Seale Homes, Texico Conference Association, and Grices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Ashford
Harley H. Butler
M. F. Wirtz
John J. Harden
Harley Alex
East
Amarillo
Seale Homes, Inc
Edgar R. Brown
J. W. Johnson
Jack T. Hicks
Chas E. Davis
C. C. Ter
O. L. Ward
Cecil Wise
Alex White
Bivins
Elizabeth Eubank
J. A. Carruth
G. C. Odom
Noble Paulk
Plemon
Clara E. Durham
Texico Conference Assn
le Ae Blk
Plemons
M. T. Cannon
Harold E. Mundell
John B. Golding
FH. Willis
John G. Knoiaht
Dilday
Graham
David
Mirror
R. E. McCurdy
Raymond Ford
Ingram
Kenneth G. Kohler
Hugh H. Monroe
Walton Maurice Bedwell
Nellie Mae Clarke
A. A. Tougas
Glenna Amber
Billy Dendy
Ruth Saunders
Rowe L. Orand
Roberta Martin
Frank Laine
Virginia Hardin
Walter Sherman Atwood
Shirley Doris Williams
Bel Din Palliative for Bronchial Asthma Spasms
French chemists develop a palliative for coughing and breathing difficulty from bronchial asthma spasms. Now marketed in the United States as Bel Din. contains active ingredients to ease gasping choking and suffocation during asthma episodes. Montrose Sales Co. offers free samples to sufferers and accepts 10 cents for mailing and handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Montrose Sales Co., Inc
R-280
Montrose
Rat Intrudes at Meeting Amid Political Parade
A disrupted meeting sees a rat scurry under a table as women scream and dresses snag. The crowd reassures that the rat attempted to escape, while a Range Rider and others share dizzying horse jokes amid a train parade and a moved square dance location in the Senate Chamber due to fears of collapsing ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wilmering
Austin
Senate Chamber
Tucumcari
Communists Win Big in Poland Parliamentary Vote
Final official returns show the government bloc with 9,003,682 votes and the Peasant Party with 1,154,847 in Sunday elections in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Peasant Party
Girl recounts kidnapping attempt by artist suspect
Miss Devine told police the man pretended to be confused then drove through streets. He lured her with a road map, seized her from behind, tied her with clothes line, gagged her, and placed her in the trunk before moving her to a tourist court room where she says he bound her and showed a knife.
Abductor Snatches Miss Devine From Motel Scene
Miss Devine was abducted at a motel by a man who bound and gagged her and threatened to shoot if she complained. After hours he left, and she freed herself later. Police tracked a ransom note to a Sacramento tavern and set a trap at Riley's Buffett. The girl was recovered after authorities acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoder
Giles
Miss Devine
Sacramento
Devine
Opera Star Kirsten Flagstad Plans U.S. Concert Tour
Norwegian opera star Kirsten Flagstad, criticized at home for returning to Nazi-occupied Norway in 1941, will return to the United States for a concert tour this spring. The news comes from New York reporting on her scheduled performances and public reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Kirsten
Flagstad
Norway
United States
Congressional Bank Shortage Is Probed
Attorney General Tom Clark turned over an audit showing a 125563.73 shortage in the congressional bank to the Justice Department. The division will study the findings. The deficit arose from accounts of Kenneth Romney former sergeant at arms. The findings were sent by Speaker Martin for possible recovery and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Criminal and Claims Division
Congressional “Bank
Clark
Kenneth Romney
Martin
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Oliver Hodges
George Hodges
Canyon
W. L. Brown
Miami
Frederick C.othman
Mexico
U.S
Financial Industrial Fund
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Anaconda
Armour & Co
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Locom
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Blaw-Knox
Borden
Curtiss Wright
Deere Ee Ly Douglas Aircraft Ee
General Electric
Oveeree
General Motors
Eee
Ee Ewer
Gillette Razorana
Goodyear
Interlake
Jones-Laughlin
Glenn Larte
Mid Cent
Montgomery
Paramoun
Penn RR
Penney J
Stae Leader
Chan Oil & Gas See Eee
Spiegal, Inc
Stan Rands
Studebaker
Texas Corp Ee
Tex Gulf
Tidewater
Union Carbide
United Aircraft One
U S. Steel
Warner Bros
Courthouse Records
Senate
Stoo
Beery
Zales
Remington
Foursome Electric
Zale’s
Blackburn Shawr
Wale Diamonds
Belgium
Zale
Zales Polk
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