Injured Jewett Family Reported in Critical Condition
Mrs. Robert Lee Jewett of Memphis and her five year old son Carroll Jewett remain in critical condition after chest fractures skull injury and lacerations while Mr. Jewett shows signs of improvement from severe leg injuries. Also listed as improved are A. W. Frost Amarillo Donald Ray Berry Amarillo and Wilma Byrone Glenn Amarillo with various lacerations and head injuries.
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Robert Lee Jewett
Memphis
Carroll Jewett
Jewett
A. W. Frost
Pierce
Amarillo
Donald Ray Berry
North Lamar
Wilma Byrone Glenn
Forest A. Richardson
Electra
Auto Crash Kills Left-Turn Driver and Passenger
State highway patrolmen said a head on collision occurred when Jewett apparently began a left turn onto a side road, Frost’s car taking the impact. Both vehicles were demolished after emergency treatment.
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Jewett
Frost
County Seeks Bids for Road Equipment
Potter County commissioners advertise for bids on a six cubic yard carryall scraper and a car heater for asphalt to use in county road work. County Engineer J L Adams reported the purchase of an asphalt distributor from Tom W Carpenter Equipment Company for 2750 dollars yesterday.
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Potter County
J. L. Adams
Tom W. Carpenter Equipment Company
Secretary in DA's Office Seeks To Turn Prosecutor
Doris Herbst, secretary in the district attorney's office, announced she would prosecute the burglary case herself after two Black men were charged in the Baskett Brothers Cleaners burglary. She said her two favorite blouses were taken in the crime.
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Doris Herbst
District Attorney’s Office
Baskett Brothers
Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers to Meet in Corpus Christi
Rex Baxter president of the Amarillo board announced the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association annual convention will be in Corpus Christi from June 8 to 10. Baxter is secretary-manager of the Amarillo Chamber and recently returned from a directors meeting in Dallas.
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Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Corpus Christi
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Baxter
Regional Bureau of Reclamation clerks host dinner at Buck's Tavern
Chief clerks and assistants from field offices in Region Five attended an informal dinner at Buck's Tavern after several days of a bureau conference. Wesley R. Nelson, regional director, was the principal speaker at the gathering.
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Bureau of Reclamation Region
Buck’s Tavern
Bureau
Wesley R. Nelson
Engineers to meet in Pampa district court room
Panhandle Chapter of Texas Professional Engineers will meet Monday night in the district court room at Pampa. J L Adams secretary said today reports of the recent state convention will be made Elwood Jackson Amarillo consulting engineer will be in charge of the program.
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Panhandle
Texas Professional Engineers
Pampa
J. L. Adams
Elwood Jackson
Amarillo
Thompson to Meet New Mexico Reclamation Officials
A. N. Thompson assistant regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation headquarters left today for Albuquerque to meet with New Mexico reclamation officials about regional projects and coordination.
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Albuquerque
A. N. Thompson
Bureau of Reclamation
New Mexico Reclamation
Amarillo Station Welcomes J B Pope to Staff
J B Pope has joined the Amarillo Conservation Experiment Station staff. He formerly worked at the Tyler Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pope
Amarillo Conservation Experiment Station
Mr. Pope
Tyler
Lightning kills about four hundred Americans yearly
A national tally estimates roughly 400 people in the United States die from lightning strikes each year, with additional injuries and property incidents reported across regions.
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United States
Cost of Roast Beef Dinner Drops Ten Percent in Big Survey
A United Press survey in eight U S cities shows a 10 percent drop in the average cost of a home cooked roast beef dinner with fixings over the last three months. Butter and roast prices led the decrease while other items held steady.
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United Press
Navy
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C
Denver
Dallas
Miami
Port Wayne
Ind
Detroit
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
Amarillo
John Sullivan
Purr Food
Sullivan
Texas
Florida
Midway Contracted for Tri-State Fair by Hames Shows
Bill Hames Shows, Inc. of Fort Worth will furnish midway attractions for the Tri-State Fair September 22 to 27. Jay Taylor, fair association president, notes the Texas owned railroad carnival will provide 15 sideshows and 15 rides plus concessions, aiming for a major midway display.
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Bill Hames
Young Gun Wielder To Randall Sheriff
A 16 year old New York boy arrested Monday after threatening a city policeman and a Amarillo home owner with a pistol has been released to Sheriff M. E. Cantrell of Randall County by Potter County juvenile authorities. The boy was taken into custody after C. T. Cline Jr found him attempting to enter the Cline residence at 3610 Harrison through a rear window. Both Mr. Cline and one of the city officers who captured him were threatened with a pistol. The Cline home is in Randall County.
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New York
Amarillo
M. E. Cantrell
Randall County
Potter County
C. T. Cline, Jr
Cline
Harrison
Two Young Negroes Charged in Cleaning Plant Burglary
James R. Wilson aged 22 and Willie Franklin Biggs aged 21 are charged with the November 25 burglary of Baskett Brothers Cleaners at 1407 West Tenth. About $200 in clothing was stolen. Both held in Potter County jail on $1500 bond after arrest in Childress and return to Amarillo by Deputy Leo Yielding. Bond set by Justice C. W. Carder.
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Potter County
James R. Wilson
Willie Franklin Biggs
Baskett Brothers Cleaners
West Tenth
Childress
Amarillo
Leo Yielding
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
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American United Life Insurance Company
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Amarillo Texas
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Paris
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