Man Awarded 7500 Damages in Phillips Petroleum Suit
Marion H. Hooper was awarded 7500 damages in a federal suit against Phillips Petroleum Company. The jury returned the verdict after a long recess while Judge James C. Wilson presided in Fort Worth. The case stemmed from injuries Hooper suffered loading gasoline at a Phillips bulk station in Panhandle while employed by Public Construction Company on a highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion H. Hooper
Phillips Petroleum Company
Lloyds
James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Hooper
Phillips
Panhandle
Public Construction Company
Draft extension dispute leaves teens draftable until 1947
Washington June 17 The Senate and House conferees again failed to agree on cadet drafting of teenagers but approved extending the selective service law to March 31, 1947. The date settles a clash between a February 15 end and a May 15 extension. Further talks aimed to decide if teenagers should be draft eligible and whether higher military pay would boost volunteerism and lessen draft use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Invade Apartment Owner's Home Draws Thousands in Chicago
About 3,500 people flocked to a Chicago address to rent three apartments from Mr. Signa after a classified ad. By noon 1,000-plus applicants crowded his yard, and he admitted as many as possible into the home for a drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Sigma
Amarillo Weather Forecast Sees Heat Then Relief
The forecast calls for a hot day with highs near 100 degrees and a low about 66. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight with scattered thunderstorms and a cooler day tomorrow with continued partial cloudiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Clifford Pitcock Discharged From Navy Service
Clifford Lewis Pitcock aged 20 an aviation radioman third class and son of Henry Pitcock of 814 Moore was discharged from the Navy at San Pedro California. He enlisted January 26 1944 at Lubbock and served as a Pantex Ordnance truck driver in civilian life. He is an Amarillo High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Lewis Pitcock
Henry Pitcock
Moore
Navy
San Pedro
Cal
Lubbock
Pantex Ordnance T
Amarillo
First Presbyterian Church Plans Annual Family Picnic
Members and friends of the First Presbyterian Church will gather at Ellwood Park at 5 oclock tomorrow afternoon for their annual family picnic. A basket supper will follow at 30 oclock with lemonade ice cream and games before the meal. Visiting and group singing will round out the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Ellwood Park
Miss Bernice Grundy Joins Potter County Welfare Board
Miss Bernice Grundy former public school teacher at Flamet today joined the staff of the Potter County Child Welfare Board. A Texas Tech graduate she taught elementary grades and high school Spanish in Roy N M before moving to Florida. She taught elementary grades there two years and worked at Phillips Petroleum in Amarillo until recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Grundy
Flamet
Potter County Child Welfare Board
Texas Tech
Miss Grundy
Roy. N. M
Elementay
Phillips Petroleum Company
Amarillo
Roberts Enlists in Marine Corps
Billy John Roberts, son of Mrs. Jessie H. Roberts of Dial, has been accepted for enlistment in the Marine Corps, according to Capt. A. K. Edmonds marine recruiting officer who said yes terday.
Mrs LeRoy McGilaun Returns To Work At Price Control Board
Mrs LeRoy McGilaun of 1708 Van Buren returned to work today at the price control board after a week away due to a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy McGilaun
van Buren
The
Price Control Board
Mrs Barrick Returns From Wyoming Trip
Mrs. WN Barrick of 3309 Harrison has returned from a two week business trip and vacation to Laramie and Newcastle Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
WN. Barrick
Harrison
Laramie
Newcastle
Wyo
School Board Meeting Tonight In Amarillo
Amarillo school board will meet at 7 PM in the high school auditorium with M. M. Rogers, the superintendent, presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
M . M. Rogers
Curtices Return Home From Midwest Trip
Mr and Mrs A B Curtice of 1401 Clover Drive returned from Jackson Michigan where the Curtice alley also visited Crosse Wisconsin. A new deputy clerk Bowen Cox, former assessor in the school tax office, joined the county clerk staff. One tip suggests lining the Grawer with dark outing flannel to keep silver bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtices
A. B. Curtice
Clover Drive
Jackson, Mich
Curtice
Crosse
Wis
Bowen, Cox
Hogs Cattle Vealers and Sheep Prices In Chicago Market
June 17 Chicago market report shows hogs active and steady at 14.85 ceiling for 500s, cattle 8,500 with fed steers and yearlings up 15-25 cents, heifers and bulls 25 cents higher, best heifers around 17.50, vealers 17.00 down, stock cattle strong at 16.00 to 17.25, sheep 6,500 with lambs steady and best pelts 16.00 to 17.00, no Spring lamb action, ewes scarce and asked near 8.75 for good shorn lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Kansas City live cattle and sheep market report
Kansas City market data shows cattle 12 200 head with calves 2400, steers heifers and yearlings higher to $1 higher. cows steady to strong. Vealers and calves steady. best beef steers $16 50 to $17 65. good to choice heifers and yearlings $16 25 to $17 50. Hogs 1200 head steady at ceiling. sheep 12500 head with spring lambs steady to 25 cents lower. good spring lambs $16 50. common lambs $10 50 to 11 50. slaughter ewes $8 00 to 8 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Courthouse Records Detail Transfers and Divorces
A county court column lists numerous property transfers including lots on River Road Gardens and Old Town areas, with owners such as Hubert and Maybelle Kincaid, Clara Patten, J L Walcher, and Miles Realty Co. It also notes divorces between Dorothy Woods Sparks and Warren Sparks, and S A Phillips and Emma Phillips, plus licenses for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert F. Kincaid
Maybelle M. Kincaid
J.C. McKaughen
Margaret L. Marmaduke
T. H. W. Dick
D. M. Floyd
de Wilson
A. Christophyr
A. Rph
River Road Gardens
Lora B. Armit
Ww. M. Burke
C. Cc. Ter
Sam Cantrell
E. L. McDaniel
Clara Patten
Noble Cobbin
Mary H. Bickerstaff
J. L. Walcher
J W. Gillam
J. L. Duncan
Ind City
B. Smith
Mamie Dona Cochran
Nelson, Jr
Pete Knapp
Howard Blaker
Robert J. Walker
Randall County
Clara Belle Tucker
O. Pp. Simmons
S. J. Hts. Miles Realty Co
R. L. Nunn
Great Britain and China Join With U S To Reject Red Plan
Great Britain and China joined the United States in rejecting a Soviet plan to seize large Japanese estates with partial or no payment and divide them among peasants as a basis for rural land reform in Japan. The stance was stated at an Allied four power council extraordinary session read by George Atcheson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
Great Britain
China
United States
Japan
Four-Power Council
George Atcheson, Jr
USO Father’s Day Program Lets GIs Call Home
Postwar soldiers recall their dads in peacetime Father’s Day events at the Auditorium USO 501 Buchanan this weekend. During the last week 300 transcriptions were made as soldiers send messages to families. Winners of long distance calls home include Pvt. Joseph E. Brooks Alton Il, Cpl. Joaham Parkinson New York City, and Cpl. Don Holtzman Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditorium
USO
Buchanan
USC
Joseph E. Brooks
Alton
Joaham Parkinson
New York City
Don Holtzman
Pittsburgh
Blackburns Headed to Marlin for Two-Week Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Blackburn of 2010 Polk left for Marlin to enjoy a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
H. W. Blackburn
Polk
Cadogan asks UN refer Franco Spain to General Assembly
Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British delegate to the Security Council, proposed that the Franco Spain case be sent to the UN General Assembly without any recommendation to cut diplomatic relations with Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander Cadogan
United Nations Security Council
Spain
U. N. General Assembly
Madrid
US outlines long range bombers and atomic strike path
Detroit June 17. W Stuart Symington says the B 36 and B 35 can fly 10 000 miles with an atomic bomb and asserts the United States can strike any industrial center. He warns other nations may develop similar craft and notes polar air routes will gain importance. He also highlights guided missiles and rockets for atomic bomb delivery in a postwar air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
W. Stuart Symington
Air
Economic Club of
Symington
Army Air Force
U.S. Air Force
William D. Cook Dies at Spearman
William Dudley Cook aged 81 died at Spearman after months of illness. Funeral services set for 2 PM Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. He had lived in Hansford County since 1921 and was the father of Sheriff J. B. Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearman
William Dudley Cook
First Baptist Church
Mr. Cook
Hansford
J. B. Cook
Cubmasters Round Table Meeting Tonight in Texas
Texas Zephyr of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway will transport two camp groups through Amarillo on June 25 26. A Vista Dome car will carry Cimarronilla Ranch Camp Ute Park New Mexico, and another will take Camp Audubon Ward Colorado. The cars return to Fort Worth and depart the next day to serve both groups per Robert L Hoyt Fort Worth general passenger agent. Camps draw patrons from Amarillo Vernon Chillicothe and Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Zephyr
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway Company
Amarillo
Cimarronclla Ranch
Ute Park
N. M
Camp Audubon
Ward
Colo
Robert L. Hoyt
New Mexico
Colorado
Vernon
Chillicothe
Wichita Falls
Lawyers Argue Over Admission of Negro to UT
In Austin on June 17, Heman Marion Sweatt a Houston letter carrier sat in a district court as lawyers argued for and against his admittance to the University of Texas. T. S. Painter the university president attended the opening but departed during the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Heman Marion Sweatt
Houston
University of Texas
T. S. Painter
Jackson declares return soon at war crimes trial
Justice Robert H. Jackson said he would return to the United States soon and has no plan to resign as chief American prosecutor at the war crimes trial.
Ohio Couples Plan Grand Canyon Trip Across the West
Six Canton Ohio couples realize a decade dream vacation funded by a 2000 dollar travel fund and a $1000 radio windfall. They travel from Canton to New York Chicago Amarillo and the Pacific Coast aboard the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Limited and Santa Fe Streamliner, visiting Grand Canyon National Park Yosemite and several California destinations before returning to Canton by July 4.
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Canton
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Ohio
New York
New York City
Chicago
Equipment Missing After Car Recovered in Oklahoma
More than $200 worth of meat slicing and refrigeration equipment vanished from a car nights earlier in Amarillo. The 1938 Dodge sedan was found abandoned in Medford Oklo. Fred Teichman reported the missing gear, and Medford officers have not traced the machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Medford
Oklo
Fred Teichman
North Fillmore
J. C. Orand
Arthur
Third
Buchanan
Henry B. Shipman
J. E. Tuck
North East
Tenth
John Myers
Louisiana
Sixth
van Buren
Scarborough Receives B S B A Degree From Northwestern
Jack Howard Scarborough of 1312 Parker plans to receive a bachelor of science in business administration degree at Northwestern University Evanston during the 88th annual commencement. About 1 750 degrees and diplomas will be awarded. The ceremony is set for 11 30 Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Howard Scarborough
Parker
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Amarillo
Chasees Return to Amarillo After Two Week Trip
Mr and Mrs Walter E Chase of 214 West Nineteenth returned yesterday from a trip to Norfolk Virginia and Washington DC lasting two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Walter E. Chase
West
Norfolk
Washington, D. C
Reese Funeral Set Wednesday
Alfred A. Reese Jr 40 landman for Stanolind Oil died this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. Funeral services planned for Wednesday in Royse City with burial by Blackburn-Shaw. Survived by widow Vivian and two children Sharon Lee and Jerry Wayne, plus numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Reese, Jr
Landman
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Northwest Texas Hospital
Rouse City
Blackburn-Shaw
Reese
Amarillo
Baptist Church
Shrine
Dallas
Vivian Reese
Sharon Lee
Jerry Wayne
A. A. Reese
Royse City
Harry and
Wilson
James L
Brookhaven
Miss
R. P
Liberty
J. E. Adams
L. D. Harris
Eastland
Charley Reese
George Reese
Fort Worth
Tennie McCord
Woodward
Okla
Mrs Evelyn Long Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Mrs Evelyn Long wife of Robert A Long died at 8 50 this morning in Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital at age 26 She lived in Amarillo 25 years and leaves four children two sisters two brothers her mother and grandparents. The body is in state at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with funeral arrangements unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Long
Robert A. Long
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Amarillo
North Seminole
Johnny E
Tommy A. Mary L
E. A. Cannon
Lloyd Johnson
Albert Boone
Elbert A. Cannon
H. J. Cannon
Hilman Cannon
Fairfield
J. M. Burns
Dalart
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Donna Joyce Clark Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Donna Joyce Clark, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark of 1001 North Fillmore, will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Boxwell Brothers Chapel. Rev. Jack Sizemore and Rev. J D Horton will officiate. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
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Donna Joyce Clark
Fred Clark
North Fillmore
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Jack Sizemore
Line Avenue Baptist Church
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist Church
Buchanan Street Baptist Church
Horace Mann School
Rose Mary
June
Aneta Gay
Irona Clark
Amarillo
Cora Lisemore
Dallas
Llano Cemetery
Sub-Division II Authorized for Clayton Suburbs Near Highway 66
County commissioners approved a new residential subdivision named Clayton Suburbs between Highway 66 and Panhandle Highway east of the junction. The plan shows about 25 lots sized 72 by 170 to 90 by 175 feet in Block 2, Section 93 near a tourist court under construction. Petition filed by Paul A. Speer for Silas M. Clayton and wife of Borger. July 29 and 30 set for board of equalization meetings. A jury of view to lay out a road in Dispay addition west of Amarillo was appointed, with J E Anderson Stanton Field city engineer J L Adams county engineer Dave Dammier George Autry on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Suburbs
Panhandle Highway
English Field
Paul A. Speer
Silas M. Clayton
Borger
Board of Equilization
Amarillo
J. E. Anderson
Stanton Field
J. L. Adams
Dave Dammier
George Autry
June marriage licenses fall short of May totals
June marriage license records in the county clerk’s office show the month lagging behind May. Through mid month 96 licenses were issued, deputy clerk Mrs. Loraine DuVall reported, versus May’s 155 licenses and a year’s average. A single Saturday added 11 licenses, seven shy of the record day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine DuVall
Mrs. Frank Hoyt III Confined at Home with Flu
Mrs. Frank Hoyt, 827 Virginia, is ill with flu and has stayed home for three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hoyt
Choice of Millions for 3 Reasons in St Joseph Aspirin
Advertising copy touts CHOICE OF MILLIONS for quality speed and economy. Promises St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10c and a 100 tablet size for 35c.
Promoted Santa Fe Office Engineer Succeeds Mayne
Roy M. Rose named office engineer of Santa Fe Railway succeeding Earl L. Mayne deceased. Rose, 54, born February 16, 1892 in Riverside Iowa, educated at Colorado College 1914, previously assistant office engineer after serving as Amarillo assistant engineer since March 1923 and later promoted October 24, 1939. He worked at Topeka Arkansas City and Wellington for the railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Santa Fe
Earl L. Mayne
Santa Fe Railway
Roy M. Rose
Mr. Rose
Amarillo
Riverside
Colorado College
The
Santa Fe
Topeka
Arkansas City
Welling
Mercer Named Assistant Engineer For Amarillo Office
Mr and Mrs Rose reside in Pleasant Valley with two children Donald H and Mrs Evelyn Cook both of Amarillo and two grandchildren Glen L Mercer succeeds Mr Rose as assistant office engineer A Santa Fe employee since 1916 Mercer worked at Las Vegas and Manter Kan before coming to Amarillo He became assistant engineer here Oct 10 1927 The Mercers live at 2703 Harrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Pleasant Valley
Donald H
Evelyn Cook
Amarillo
Mr. Rose
Glen L. Mercer
University of Colorado
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Manter
Kan
Amaerillo
Mercer
Harrison
County Treasurer Returns After Pneumonia Siege
County treasurer L. D. Heyser resumes duties after a five week battle with pneumonia. He notes two major illnesses occurred fifty years apart, recalling a 1896 typhoid fever near Kentucky. He was hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital earlier this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Heyser
Heyser
Northwest Texas
Kentucky
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Merrill Lynch
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At& S&p
Aviation Corp Fessa
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Burroughs Add
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General Motors Gillette
Gulf Pet
Interlake Iron
Harvester
Ween
Kennecott
Glenn L. Nsettee
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Nash
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Y Shipbuilding
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Ohio Os Nor Pac
Stee
St Jo Leen
Seara Ee
Sham Oi
Olent
Shell Union Oil
Sinclaireee Wwewes
Eony
Stand Oil Ind
Stand Oil
Studebaker
Texas Corpo
Tex Guldewate
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
Warner Bros
Western Union
Willys-Overland Fee
Woolworth Ee
Kansas City Livestock
U. S
Girl Scouts
Globe
Brownie
Ellwood
San Jacinto
Jane Fox
Ada Ann Stephens
North Pierce
Patsy Oldham
North McMasters
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William D. Cook
Cubmasters
Jack H. Scarborough
Rockwell
R. M. Rose
Moone
Cretney Drug CO
Seige
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Philip Morris
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