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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
15
A purse belonging to Mrs. Tom Lynn of 908 Jackson was stolen late yesterday afternoon from the 420 Rule Building office of the Texhoma Company. The purse contained no money.
Explanations describe cold warm and occluded fronts isobars wind directions high and low pressure. Regional map shows a low in southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico affecting panhandle moisture and slower clearing. Weather varies: fair in the northwestern regions cloudy elsewhere with snow in the Rockies and upper Midwest.
The county personnel office in the municipal auditorium expands for the first time in months. A new space is created by knocking out a wall on the courthouse second floor to relocate a photostat machine by February 5. The project, overseen by county clerk Loren Jones, costs under 300 dollars. The last vacancy filled was Clay Webster Johnson, a Navy veteran and former truck driver, now patrolman for the police department.
Members of the Panhandle Funeral Directors Association will hold their quarterly meeting and banquet tomorrow night in Amarillo. Boxwell Brothers will print forms for departmental reports and efficiency ratings. Dr Leon M Hill a Baptist pastor will speak to more than 500 employed at the city’s Herman Whyte plant as the program starts at 7 o'clock.
The City Manager N V Moss announced specifications for a new pump truck to be bid early next month. Requirements include six or twelve cylinder engine 180 hp min two ignition systems two fuel pumps two-stage centrifugal pump 750 gpm at 150 psi 525 gpm at 200 psi and 375 gpm at 250 psi open cab no driver’s seat and red finish with chromium trim and gold leaf lettering.
Miss Joan Mathews suffered a fractured leg and brain concussion and was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital. Arthur Max Hise received head injuries and other wounds at Moore County Memorial Hospital in Dumas. Darrell Royal and Bonnie McCluskey, both from Dumas, were released from Clayton Hospital after the accident near Clayton on slippery pavement.
Bob Hope and his radio cast perform two shows at Municipal Auditorium on Sunday February 6 with Les Brown Doris Day and Irene Ryan in the cast. Both performances start at 2 30 PM and 8 30 PM with reserved seating and ticket sales to be announced. Proceeds from a prior show at Paramount benefited Boys Ranch.
Mes states Hutchinson County Post 412 American Legion commander Quince Nelson aged 55 died this morning at Scott and White Clinic Temple after illness. Funeral arrangements with Poston-Simpson pending. Nelson worked for Phillips Petroleum since 1931 and served in World War II. Survived by his wife who accompanied him to Temple.
W B Summers of Albuquerque Womack Goa Johnson El Paso and others led a two day Magnolia Petroleum Company district sales meeting at 901 Poli and Herring Hotel summarizing 1949 business prospects and local marketing objectives. Attendees included C A Dalton W E Coker E E Nichols T L Andrews and W H Ward among officials from Dallas offices.
Borger tribute to Melnora Ann Johnson 77 who died suddenly at 3:30 a m visiting daughter Mrs C B Copeland inAds Ohio She widow of G S Johnson longtime Borger resident known as Mother Sonnson Survivors include two daughters Mrs Copeland and Mrs D E Milligan and four sons Ralph L Johnson Johnny Johnson M M Johnson and Lloyd Johnson The body to be returned to Borger by Minton Funeral Home
City Electrician Jack Coffee notes signal bells froze and do not ring except when passing downtown. He recalls bells rang with every signal change and workers once spent full shifts unthawing them with a long pole.
Burlington Lines officials led by Vice-President R Wright Armstrong toured industrial development around Lubbock Plainview Dimmit and Hereford to assess plans for speeding service They traveled from their two day conference to Amarillo and Pampa and expected to visit the Borger oil field area later in the day
Hearing resumed on charges against 14 year old Gilbert Samorra in a stabbing near Tri-State Fair Park after an altercation at the Sports Arena. Freddie Bryant suffered knife wounds. state is represented by M Calhoun and defense by Paul Speer before Judge E E Jordan.
A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty in county court to theft of property valued at $450 from a car owned by Robert H. Meits. The vehicle was parked at the Texas Cafe on East Fourth Street.
The Interstate Commerce Commission examiner F M Weaver completed a two day hearing at the Amarillo Hotel on grain rate adjustments from Idaho to California for New Mexico points. The Eastern New Mexico Grain Dealers Association contends Idaho rates are lower and seeks parity. Attending were grainmen and representatives of the Southern Pacific and another railroad. No action is expected for at least two months.
W. T. Goodson resigns after five and a half months as day jailer at Potter County jail. He plans to leave the post on February 1 to return to the used car business.
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