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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
2
Panhandle sports events and garden advice mix in Amarillo
An avid fisherman notes moody bass but catching is possible with a six pounder at 7 pm followed by three more in minutes. Tom Main promotes Ducks Unlimited at meetings in Amarillo and Pampa with garden guidance from Mrs Beene and letters urging Victory Gardens and moon based planting schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Main
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Pampa
Tom Main
Panhandle
Warm baths and a monkey in the trees near Shattuck
A doctor touts warmth as a cure for rheumatism after decades of observation. A local mystery near Shattuck ends with hunters uncovering a tame monkey blamed as a ghost animal. Frank Brodney reports the tale, noting the monkey was eventually caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brodney
Memorial Service for Pfc T W Collinsworth Tonight
Memorial services for Private First Class T W Collinsworth are set for 6 30 p m at the Polk Street Methodist Church chapel. Pastor Dr Neal D Cannon will lead. He was killed February 8 on Luzon after enlisting in 1942 and serving overseas since November 1942. He had served on New Britain and held the Expert Infantryman Badge. He is survived by his widow Arrena Small Collinsworth of 611 Travis and his parents, Mrs Mattie E Collinsworth and Dewey C Collinsworth of Pampa, plus siblings Earlene Lorene and Cecil of 901 Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
T. W. Collinsworth
Polk Street Methodist Church
Neal D. Cannon
Collinsworth
Luzon
New Britain
Arrena Small Collinsworth
Travis
Mattie E. Collinsworth
Monroe
Dewey C. Collinsworth
Pampa
Earlene
Lorene Collinsworth
Cecil Collinsworth
Death of Mrs Minnie Blair at 177 years old
Mrs Minnie Walling Blair died in a local hospital at 9 15 this morning. She was 177 years old, mother of Elmer W Blair of 2609 Hayden and widow of J S Blair who died in Amarillo in 1926. She lived in Amarillo 43 years and belonged to Central Baptist Church. Home at 800 Van Buren. Funeral arrangements by N S Griggs and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Walling Blair
Blair
Elmer W. Blair
Hayden
J. S. Blair
Amarillo
Central Baptist Church
van Buren
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Reward Offered for Lost Billfold at Oliver-Fable Building
Tempie Pinley reports losing a billfold in the Oliver-Fable Building lobby on March 1 containing about $62 to $63 in cash a $42.19 Pantex check a social security card and photos. She offers a reward for its return and asks the finder to contact 906 North Pierce or send a postcard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver-Fable
Pantex
North Pierce
Tempie Pinley
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Trade Report
Kansas City market reports show cattle and hogs active with steady to uneven price moves. Slaughter cattle and calves mixed, hogs steady to higher, sheep slow with bids down. Chicago prices also listed with steady to higher trends across hogs cattle and lambs. A separate note lists a financial fund liquidation offering at $2.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Traffic Crash Triggers Swap of Blame and Fines
Seven women in two cars claim they were stranded after a minor wreck on West Sixth when a trailer detached from a car and hit a truck. Jess Lee Smith of Los Angeles pays 19 dollars in justice court for transporting passengers without a chauffeur license. The women, recalling a Missouri wreck, demanded refunds from the driver, asserting no authority was found to compel repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixth
Jess Lee Smith
Los Angeles
Justice Court
Missouri
Miss Caroline Pester Named to Honor List at North Texas State
Miss Caroline Pester of Amarillo appears on the spring term dean's list at North Texas State College as one of 197 upperclassmen exempt from penalties for class absences. She is a senior majoring in music and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Pestor, member of Sigma Alpha Iota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Pester
Amarillo
North Texas State College
Miss Pestor
H. C. Pestor
Pantex marks third anniversary amid wartime growth
Pantex Ordnance Plant marks three years as prime contractor for Certain-feed Products Corp. Officials say March 1942 project approval and housing surveys led to 1 171 new homes at Pantex and 600 more in Amarillo. The plant touts safety awards and continued need for workers to load bombs and shells. Capt. Richard M. Smith helped start the project, with H F McFarland Jr. as general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Certain-feed Products Corp
Pantex
Ordnance Plant
Pantex Ordnance Plant
NHA
Amarillo
Ordnance
Richard M. Smith
Ordnance Department
H. F. McFarland, Jr
Certain Feed Products Corp
Purchase of Car Tags Progressing Smoothly
Approximately 98 percent of motorists buying 1945 license plates have correct information when first contacting the county tax assessor Frank Hoyt said. Some lack a Texas Certificate of Title or 1944 license receipt or their 1942 plate number. Over 400 plates sold yesterday. sales expected to ease today. Deadline to display the 1945 tag is April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hoyt
Texas
Burlington Officials Take Movie to Lubbock
Burlington officials took the Technicolor sound picture Lifeline of a Nation to Lubbock for showings tonight to railroad employees and friends. They planned student and civic club screenings at Texas Tech and Lubbock High School tomorrow, with a return showing at Amarillo College on Saturday. W M Gray, general agent of the Fort Worth and Denver, proceeded to El Paso on company business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Victory
Fort Worth
Weather Jumping the Gun As Spring Draws Near
Spring does not officially start for weeks but the Weather Bureau forecasts continued mild, partly cloudy skies with little temperature change for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Walker son of Pleasant Valley family visits from Notre Dame
Jack Walker son of Mr and Mrs R C Walker of Pleasant Valley is home on a visit from Notre Dame where he is in the Navy program and will be commissioned this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walker
R. C. Walker
Pleasant Valley
Notre Dame
Jack
Navy
Officers Baffled by Movie Mystery Ending
State Theater patrons including sheriff's deputies highway patrol and city police attended a preview of The Woman in the Window. Five minutes before the end officers predicted endings on cards, none matching the actual surprise. The film stars Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett and opens Saturday. no entry during the final five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Theater
Jack King
Interstate Theater
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
City Police Department
Edward G. Robinson
Joan Bennett
Whitfield and Walton To Attend Southwestern Livestock Exposition
C. J. Whitfield a project supervisor at Amarillo Experiment Station and James Walton director of livestock studies will travel to Fort Worth for the Southwestern Livestock Exposition and return on March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Whitfield
Amarillo Experiment Station
James Walton
Fort Worth
City-County Line Split by New Traffic Light in Amarillo
A traffic light at North East Eighth and Mirror straddles the city line on Panhandle Highway. Drivers northeast out of Amarillo fall under city limits while those southwest entering Amarillo are outside the city. Fines differ by jurisdiction with red light violations costing at least 3 dollars leaving the city and at least 10 dollars entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North East Eighth
Panhandle
Amarillo
City
Prisoner Released After Witness Unlocated
Alf Felston, a prisoner here on robbery charges, was released today by court order. District Judge Henry S. Bishop freed him after the district attorney announced the chief witness could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Felston
Henry S. Bishop
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Fuqua
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Ony
United States
Amarillo Army Field
Victory Gardens
C. W. Beene
P. S
Shattuck
Minnie Blair
America
Dow-Jones
Armour & Co
AT & SF Serene
Briges
Douglas Aircraft Ee
General Electric
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Goodyear
Int Harvester
Tel
Kennecott Coseees
Lockheed En Ae
Lone-Bell Lumber
Glenn L Martin
Gulf Ollseeee
Ohio Oil
Packard
Paramount
Pan Amer Airways
Penn RR
Eeee
Phillips
Radio Corp Te Eeereee Ls
Rep Steel
Sham Oil & Gas
Sears of Abees
Shell Union Oil Eae
Socony Vac
So Pac
Stand Oil Inc
Stand Oil NJ
Tetas
Studebaker
Spiegel Inc
Texus Texas Corp
Sylph
Tidewater Weeee
Union Carbide
Financial Industrial Fund
Ines
Polk
Burlington
Lubbock
Edwards
KGNC
W. J. Morris Agency
Amarillo Bldg
Echart's Shoe Repair Shop
West
10Th St
ST Oatry
O.K
Thesehub Quicksilver-Smith Co
Garstaff
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