Blood Typing Campaign Heads to February End
The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored free blood typing at the Potter County Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo, urging city and county residents to participate before February 28. The program runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 7 to 10 PM and Thursdays 9 AM to 5 PM, with rapid service and parking available.
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Mel Kruse
Meadows-Golding Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Public Service
Kruse
VFW
Potter County Memorial Blood Center
West Eighth
Veterans Preference Plea for Civilian Jobs in Canyon
Members of Lucius Penick Post 5681 VFW Canyon urge veterans be given preference for jobs at the Amarillo Air Force Base revival and an Atomic Energy Commission project. The letter to the Amarillo Globe cites open civilian openings and calls for priority for veterans over draft dodgers and 4-F. Copies went to Mayor Klein Chamber of Commerce senators and representatives.
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Sicius Penick Post
Canyon
Amarillo Globe
Jack Downing
Canyon Post
Amarillo Air Force Base
Atomic Energy Commission
Lucius Penick Post
VFW
Gene Klein
Amarillo
Homecoming at Amarillo High Sees College Visitors
Amarillo High School hosted an unplanned homecoming as former students now in college reconnected with friends and faculty. Visitors included Dick Tharp Pat Paschal Robert Whiddon Bob Beverly and Sam Attebury from Oklahoma University Jerry Clement and Dick Elliott from Texas A M Dan Smith from Hardin Simmons Glynn Spearman from Texas Christian University Matt McKitterick from Southern Methodist University and Gerald Bowling from Texas Tech.
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Amarillo High School
AHS
Dick Tharp
Pat Paschal
Robert Whiddon
Bob Beverly
Sam Attebury
Oklahoma University
Jerry Clement
Dick Elliott
Texas A&m
Dan Smith
Hardin - Simmons University
Glynn Spearman
Texas Christian University
Matt McKitterick
Southern Methodist University
Gerald Bowling
Texas Tech
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs Perez
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Perez aged 53 of 1512 Arthur will be held tomorrow at 4 30 PM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church by Fr A Rodriguez. She died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital after residing in Amarillo since 1915 born December 4 1897 in La Piedad Michoacan Mexico. Survivors include husband Carmen Perez son Manuel Perez and daughter Mrs Louisa Villa Senor all of Amarillo plus 13 grandchildren. Burial at Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs & Sons.
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Marie Perez
Arthur
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
A. Rodriguez
Perez
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
la Piedad
Michoacan
Mexico
Louisa Villa Senor
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Amarillo reports 567000 in fire losses for last year
Fire Marshal Ed Spann released final estimates showing Amarillo suffered 567000 in fire losses for the prior year. He reevaluated the 1946 figure at 400000 and noted the largest single 1945 incident was Clowe and Cowan with an 185000 loss on December 20 1945.
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Amarillo
Ed Spann
Spann
Clowe & Cowan
Driver Charged in Highway Collision
Police charged Theodore Garver, 40, of 2406 Hughes, with failure to grant right of way after his northbound car collided with an eastbound vehicle at Seventeenth and Grand about 8 PM. Passenger Joe Earl Duncan, 32, Travelers Rest SC, received emergency treatment at Northwest Texas Hospital and was dismissed. The other driver was William Mauldin, 19, of Greenville SC.
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Theodore Garver
Hughes
Seventeenth and
Grand
Joe Earl Duncan
Travelers Rest
Northwest Texas Hospital
Garver
Duncan
Highway 287
William Mauldin
Greenville
Pleads Guilty to Theft of Boots in Farmington NM
George Begay aged 32 of Farmington NM pleaded guilty in county court to misdemeanor theft. He received five days in jail plus court costs for stealing a pair of boots from the B F Goodrich Store at Fourth and Fillmore.
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George Begay
Farmington
B. F. Goodrich
Fourth and
Fillmore
Rites Tomorrow for W L Joyner
Funeral services for Walter Lewis Joyner 45 of 1106 Rosemont will be held tomorrow at 2 PM in the Ivy Chapel Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Joyner lawn supply owner died Wednesday of a heart attack while driving from Spearman to Perryton. He was a World War II veteran and Meth odist Church member. Survived by wife Geneva. four brothers R F P Joyner Abilene Everett Joyner Tulsa Ernest Joyner Angleton Marvin Joyner Oklahoma City. two sisters Mrs Floyd Lollar Blair Okla and Mrs Dan Cosgrove Oklahoma City.
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Walter Lewis Joyner
Rosemont
Ivy
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Joyner
Joyner Lawn Supply Company
Spearman
Perryton
Methodist Church
Geneva Jean Joyner
R. F P. Joyner
Abilene
Everett Joyner
Tulsa
Ernest Joyner
Angleton
Marvin Joyner
Oklahoma City
Floyd Lollar
Blair
Okla
Dan Cosgrove
Panhandle Businessmen Promise Homes for Defense Workers
Panhandle businessmen told Rep. Walter Rogers they can furnish housing for families as defense workers arrive at Pantex and Amarillo Air Force Base. Rogers says locals hinted at new housing rather than using existing quarters. Utilities exist on building sites in Panhandle, near Pantex about 15 miles from town.
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Panhandle
Walter Rogers
Pantex
Amarillo Air Force Base
Rogers
The
Globe
Amarillo
Thrift Shop Theft Probe After Overcoat Stolen
The Thrift Shop at 506 East Fifth reported a black overcoat taken yesterday afternoon valued around $5. Chief of Detectives J J. King said two African American men were in the city jail this morning for investigation of the theft.
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East Fifth
J. J. King
Final Drive On For Poll Taxes Final Drive On For Poll Taxes
A volunteer force from labor and civic groups prepares for the final poll tax sales drive with 22 deputies appointed to collect payments. Potter County assessor-collector Hubert Cole said the rate has risen to about 7,000 but remains short of expectations. Volunteers conduct solicitations and assist in processing payments before the deadline next Wednesday.
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Hubert Cole
Potter County
Mr. Cole
National income tripled by 1949 end per Britannica
The United States national income had risen to triple its level by the end of 1949, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. This reflects substantial postwar expansion and systemic growth in the American economy during that period.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Absentee Voting Dates Set for Northwest Texas Hospital Bond Election
Absentee voting for the Northwest Texas Hospital Nurses Home bond election opens Monday at the county clerk's office and runs through Feb 13. Voters will cast two ballots, one for bond issuance and one for tax fund reallocation to cover the bonds. The reallocation must occur before bonds can be issued, ensuring payment at maturity, and requires attorney general approval.
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Northwest Texas Hospital Nurses Home
Loren Jones
Boone Moreland
Moreland
Off on Wrong Foot in Memphis Shoe Shop
In Memphis a shoe salesgirl, Lois Scott, bent to measure a customer's foot and found a huge doll seated in a chair, which the shopper had placed there while browsing for bargains.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Lois Scott
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