Pat Upshaw Named for Potter-Oldham Draft Board
Nomination of Fancher Upshaw Sr to the Potter Oldham Selective Service Board moved toward approval by Gov. Shivers and President Truman. Upshaw, of Amarillo, 4224 West Twelfth, would replace Bruce Autry as chairman. Elkins succeeds Autry’s chair. Upshaw has long served in local insurance and previously served on the board from 1944 to 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fancher Upshaw
Potter- Oldham
Selective Service Board
Shivers
Truman
Upshaw
West Twelfth
Veterans
Bruce Autry
Sam J. Elkins
Autry
Ama- Tillo
John van Meter
Ega
Accidental Shot Wounds Farmer Near Dumas
R C Bob Vincent a 47 year old farmer in the Middlewell community southwest of Dumas was seriously injured yesterday when a revolver discharged accidentally as it struck the ground. The bullet pierced his left hip and lodged below the diaphragm. He was first taken to Moore County Hospital and later moved to St Anthony s Hospital Amarillo for surgery. His condition was reported as fair.
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Dumas
Vincent
Moore County Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Amarillo Visitors To Be Feted At Amarillo Club Dinner
A dinner party at the Amarillo Club will honor out of town guests tonight starting at 6 30. Hosts include Mr and Mrs J Frank Triplett Mr and Mrs W W Bridges and Mr and Mrs Frank M Pharris. Guests come from Corsicana Old Glory Houston Vega and Dallas. Judge W N Stokes of Amarillo will attend, father of W N Stokes Jr of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Club
J. Frank Triplett
W. W. Bridges
Frank M. Pharris
B. L. Sanders
Corsicana
J. B. Pumphrey
Old Glory
Sterling Evans
W. N. Stokes, Jr
Roy Prescott
Garrison
Houston
C. C. Wimberly
Raymond Thompson
Jack Mansfield
Vega
Joe Combs
Dallas
W. N. Stokes
Two Plains Teachers to England for Foreign Exchange
Two Plains school teachers depart for England as part of a National Office of Education exchange program. Miss Gladys Davis of Horace Mann School will teach at Malden Secondary Modern School for Girls in Essex, and Miss Gladys Setliff of Hollis will teach in Skegness. Each will be replaced by colleagues on their return. The pair plan a Scandinavian and European tour before and after their assignments, with Davis sharing canned meats with her English host family. Davis holds degrees from West Texas State College and the University of Colorado. Setliff holds degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Gladys Davis
Horace Mann School
Gladys Setliff
Bula
Tex
Hollis
Oklo
National Office of Education
Davis
Malden Secondary Modern School
Essex
Marjorie Curtis
Miss Setliff
Skegness
Marian Dark
Miss Davis
Germany
Switzerland
America
France
Holland
West Texas State College
University of Colorado
University of Denver
Plague of Locusts Halted by U S Aid Emergency Spraying
Tehran reports 53,000 acres saved as US aid arrives to combat a locust plague. American grasshopper control experts deployed eight small airplanes to spray over 10 tons of aldrin in the affected area. They state a 100 percent kill after four days.
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Tehran
United States
Crestview and Denver Heights Additions Lead Courthouse Deeds
Warranty deeds show transfers from West Hills Inc to O M Dalton and from J W Uhrig et ux to O Neal Hulsey among others including Terry Thompson Estate to Gertrude Scott and Wolflin Park Inc to D H Boyles. Domestic court reports list two divorces Maria Fuentis and Mary Ellen Broughton. Marriage licenses issued for six couples.
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West Hills, Inc
O. M. Dalton
Crestview No
J. W. Uhrig
O’neal Hulsey
Denver Heights
Terry Thompson
Gertrude Scott
Amarillo Heights
Wolflin Park, Inc
D. H. Boyles
Burton Garland, Jr
Paul D. Hara
Westview
Husky Gooner
Herman F.rd
San Jacinto Addion
C. W. Pearson
W. L. Worley
McCartney
A. E. Blankenship
J W. Bogard, Jr
G. D. Landis
G Landis
J. W. Bogard, Jr
Maria Fuentis
David Fuentis
Mary Ellen Broughton
Sterling Thomas Broughton
James David Boston
Marjorie Madeline Howard
Carl E. Austin
Rose Mary Kaiser
Johnny Calvin Tennison
Mavis Ethelyn Eveland
Billy Gene Sizemore
Lorene Annie Sims
Death of Mrs. Mat tie Ann Greer in Amarillo at 83
Mrs. Mattie Ann Greer aged 83 died at 7 am at her daughter's home on Wayside. A native of Missouri born December 13 1867 she lived eight years in Amarillo after moving from Colorado Springs. Survivors include three sons two daughters eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at 4 pm in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev William Everheart with grandsons as pallbearers. Body to be sent to Colorado Springs for in state viewing and interment at Cowhand Colorado.
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Mattie Ann Greer
B. C. Elliott
Amario
West Twelfth
Greer
Amarillo
Colorado Springs
West Side
Missouri
B. L. Greer
Tulsa
E. O. Greer
Port Arthur
Marvin J. Greer
Denver
O. L. Fawcett
Little Rock
Ark
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
William Everheart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Robert
Jerry
Donald Elliott
Lee
James Fawcett
Phillip Woods
Larry Greer
Law Funeral Home
Cowhand
Colo
Amarillo Chest Budget Committee Meets Monday
The Amarillo Community Chest Budget Committee holds an organizational meeting at 3:30 PM Monday in Room 807 First National Bank Building. Roy Whittenburg is chairman with Jeff M. Neely as vice chairman and a large roster of named members plus three advisory appointees.
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Amarillo Community Chest
First National Bank
Roy Whittenburg
Whittenburg
Jeff M. Neely
Neely
Ralph Ater
Lee Bivins
Thomas C. Craig
Janie Eslick
W. M. Gray
Dick Hankin
Frank Helvey
Robert E. Hucker
Sterling E. Kinney
Shelby M. Kruser
John J. Laughlin
Ralph Y. Lemons
Portugal Reopens Old Iron Mines Amid World Sulphur Shortage
In response to a global sulphur shortage, Portugal announces the reopening of its dormant iron mine projects to boost supply. The move targets strategic materials and signals renewed mining activity under government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Mrs. Gatten 83 of Happy dies at St. Anthony's Hospital
Mrs. Sarah Marilyn Gatten aged 83 of Happy died yesterday afternoon at 5 o clock in St. Anthonys Hospital after a five day stay. Funeral services were set for this afternoon at 430 at the Baptist Church in Happy with burial there under N S Griggs and Sons. She was born September 11 1867 in Clarksville Tennessee and married C L Gatten in 1903 at Bordley Kentucky. The family moved to Happy in 1906 to ranch life. Survivors include daughters Mrs T J Myers of Happy and Mrs Alvin Wesley of Amarillo, sons R E Gatten and G G Gatten of Amarillo, a sister Mrs David Bowles and brother Marvin Cooksey of Crofton Kentucky, and 25 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Sarah Marilyn Gatten
Happy
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Baptist
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Gatten
Clarksville
Tenn
C. L. Gatten
Crofton, Ky
Gray County Plans Singing Convention at Alameed
Gray County will hold its semi annual singing convention Sunday at First Baptist Church in Alameed. Thomas Larson of the Plateau Singing Convention announced. Singing starts 11 AM and runs through the afternoon. Church members will serve dinner. Singers from surrounding counties are invited to attend and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray County
First Baptist Church
Alameed
Thomas Larson
Plateau
Vacation Turns Turbulent in Kansas City Floods
A report recounts Jerry Beck son of Mr and Mrs Ben Beck of Milam street experiencing a flood trove in Kansas City. Water rose half his car door as cattle and trucks drifted down the Missouri River. He visited Tru man s home in Independence and noted Lowes Midway theater with its grand 18th century lobby chairs and three balconies.
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Jerry Beck
Ben Beck
Milam
Kansas City
Jerry
Elliott Office Supply
Missouri River
Truman
Independence
Lowes Midway
Amarillo
City Auditorium
Travel by Night To Avoid Heat
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. McDaniel with children left Amarillo last night for San Antonio to escape day heat. Dr. McDaniel will attend the Texas Chiropractic Society quarterly convention this weekend and chairs the Panhandle District Public Relations Committee. Mrs. McDaniel and the children will visit relatives there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McDaniel
San Antonio
Amarillo
McDaniel
Texas Chiropractic Society
Panhandle
Figueroa Hotel Los Angeles Rooms Ad Offer
Globe-News want ads promote the Figueroa Hotel in Los Angeles offering 400 outside rooms with rates from 200 dollars and a 25 percent discount to servicemen. The ad highlights a welcoming theme and convenient free parking as part of a “home away from home” promotion.
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Los Angeles
Figueroa Hotel
Figueroa
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Pat Upshaw
Schenley
Schenley Collins
SCHENLEY D/ST., INC
N.Y.C
Classroom Teachers Association
Nationals Education Association
Ben Setliff
Littlefield
Raymond Rowland
Austin
Capt
Travis
University of Oklahoma
Hollis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Fine Arts Club
Courthouse Records
Underwood
Harrison
Death
Mrs. Greer
Chest Budget Committee
Maico
M. M. Smith
Adams
Ith
Georgia
J. W. Ghormley
Optometrist
Amarillo Optical
Polk
A. B. Bartholomew
Western National
Globe-News
Bs . Pe
Beatie
Dorothy Day
Zale’s
Gosh
C.C.D
Zale
Fisk Building
Kentucky
Bond, Sth
Old Schenley
Bond
South
Fillmore
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