Council weighs crosswalks and corner parking ban
The safety council urges pastors to cooperate with crosswalk use when painted and pushes rapid purchase of about 300 new parking meters. They propose moving a bus stop, switching to parallel parking on Twenty fourth Street, and banning corner parking on all streets between Second and Tenth Avenues and Buchanan and Van Buren.
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Twentyfourth
Polk
Polk-Tyler Alley
Twenty-fourth
Tyler
Drake
The
Safety Council
Mr. Drake
Second
Tenth Avenues
Buchanan and van Buren
Exemption Renewals Open Ahead of Election Day
County Clerk Loren Jones announced exemptions for over-age voters can be renewed any time before election day. Original exemptions will not be issued, and only renewals by those who failed to renew by January 31 apply. First age 60 exemptions wait until next January for certificates. renewals allow voting in the Democratic primaries on July 24 and August 27.
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Loren Jones County
Attorney General's Office
Ynicaces
Democratie
Two Charges Against Troy Phipps
Vernon resident Troy Phipps faces aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated charges in 47th District Court. The June 15 crash at Grand Avenue and Highway 287 injured Arthur Simms of Clarendon, who was hospitalized after a group returning from a revival was struck. Bond not set.
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Fuupps
Vernon
Potter County
Phipps
Arthur ‘Simms
Clarendon
Grand Avenue
Highway 287
Dallas
Roy Snodgrass
47Th District
Rain Delays Stall Amarillo Street Repair Project
Heavy rains push back Amarillo street work as Klock Construction cannot start Harrison Street resurfacing from Twenty-ninth to Thirty Fourth HR until other delayed jobs are finished. Public Works Director HR Smith says work will likely begin next week. The text also notes that ninety-one percent of New Zealand’s population is of British stock.
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Amarillo
Klock Construction Company
Harrison
HR. Smith
Klock
New Zealand
New Gambling Injunction Sought Against Sportsmen's Bar
A gambling injunction was filed in 47th District Court by District Attorney Lloyd King and County Attorney Roy Snodgrass seeking to close Sportsmen's Bar at 114 East Third Avenue for one year or require a bond. Defendants include owners James W Witherspoon J A Pittman and E Witherspoon operator D P Tucker and agents HH Ratliff and J L Cook. The suit cites prior gambling arrests on May 31 1947 August 6 1947 and June 22 1948 and alleges the premises are used for gambling with threats to continue.
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Sportsmen's Bar
47Th District Court
Lloyd King
Roy Snodgrass
Sportsmen’s Bar
Third Avenue
James W. Witherspoon
J. A. Pittman
E. Witherspoon
D. P. Tucker
HH. Ratliff
Tucker
J. L. Cook
Sportsmen's Bar and Grill
Police Arrest Four Juveniles In Car Theft Case
Amarillo police arrested four juveniles early Wednesday in connection with the theft of a 1941 Chevrolet from Hough Used Car Lot at 51 Buchanan. The car was abandoned at Tenth and Grant after mechanical trouble and later recovered. Ages 13 to 15. A fifth youth is still being sought. Two sets of keys were stolen from Gilliam Used Car Lot at 206 Buchanan Street. entry was gained by removing a board, but no cars were taken.
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Amarillo
W Moore
Third
Taylor
Chevrolet
Bob
Luther
Hough
Buchanan
Tenth
Grant
8. G. Gilliam
Buchanan Street
Four US Fliers Die In Crash Near Munich
The Air Force reported a US Air Force transport plane crashed on a training flight about 30 miles north of Munich, killing four crew members. The victims, two officers and two enlisted men, were unnamed pending family notification.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Air Force
Munich
Absentee Balloting Opens for Democratic Primary
Absentee voting in the Democratic primary set for July 24 will start Monday, county clerk Loren Jones announced. Ballots are being printed and expected to arrive by Saturday. Voters away on election day can cast ballots between July and July 20.
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Loren Jones
Jones
Short Change Artist Busy In San Jacinto
A man, described as 40, 5'5\" to 5'7\", with dark hair and ruddy complexion, in blue overalls, drove a black sedan to three San Jacinto eateries and tried to net more than he gave. Police sought him Wednesday after the Tuesday incident at Mason's Cafe, Dutch Mill, and Borden's Heap O' Cream Store on West Sixth Street.
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San Jacinto
Mason's Cafe
West Sixth
The
Dutch Mill
Borden's
Burned Plane Identified North of Panhandle
A burned Aeronca Chief found Sunday at 6666 Ranch north of Panhandle is identified as belonging to Borger Air Service. Pilot Ben Perryman, an instructor there, said engine trouble forced a landing Saturday afternoon, the plane catching fire on impact. Perryman walked four miles to a road for a ride to Borger as Sheriff Williams notified, and the Civil Aeronautic Administration took over the investigation after the plane’s identity was learned.
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Panhandle
Borger Air Service
Aeronca
Ben Perryman
Air Service
Perryman
Borger
Clarence Williams
J. W. Gilbert
Cities Service
Williams
Civil Aeronautic Administration
Courthouse Records Show Multiple Property Transfers and Divorces
Local courthouse records list warranty deeds for Arnold and W. J. Myers in Pleasant Valley Unit 3, Brizendine and spouses in Grenwood, Anderson and Warren in Bemont Park, plus transfers involving Cotten Flanagan Dickson and others. A divorce is noted for Pearl Mart ve and Pear Lee Hart, with a marriage license for Dougherty and Dougherty and for Wilson and Bates.
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Arnold
W. J. Myers
Pleasant Valley
Brizendine
Murrin
ABEM
Arthur L Anderson
Warren & Martin
Bemont Park
Renfro
Clarence Bellianausen
Grenwood
Stella J. Cotten
Paul Flanagan
Zarl Mart Ve
Pearlee Hart
Patrice Robert Dougherty
Wanda B. Dougherty
Quagnree T. Bred
Katherine Fest
Robert Warner Wilson
Carolym Marie Bates
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ASK Church
Troy Phipps
Sheer Beauty
Denier
Denier “Se
Barty
Rhealee Hat Shop
Reich
St. Francis Avenue
St Francis Avenue
Pantex Village
Forty-seventh District Court
108Th District
Courthouse Records
Shena
Arthur Murray
Lance Group
EMIS
Htnan’s
Doris Dodson
Ben Ben
Loadon's
Polk Street
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