Weathered notes and travel tales from Amarillo
The garbled notice pieces report a harsh wet cycle, livestock impact, and winter conditions. It mentions Myda and Miles Bivins arriving by air, Miles’ mother Mary Bivins in non critical condition, and anglers Jack Elis and Ted Houghton catching large marlin, swordfish, and tuna at Kona Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myda
Miles Bivins
Amarillo
Hawaii
Langer
Miles
Mary Bivins
Jack Elis
Kona Beach
Ted Houghton
Ted
Girl Scout Anniversary Observed by Amarillo Unit
The Amarillo Girl Scouts plan several father daughter box suppers and events to mark the 36th anniversary of Girl Scouting in America. The article notes the movement began in 1912 in Savannah with Juliette Gordon Low and now exceeds a million nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts of
Amarillo
America
Savanah
Juliette Gordon Low
Girl Scouts
Ban Jacinto Youth Center
Margaret Wills School
Sanborn
Humphreys Highland
Wolflin
Cathedral Hall
Wilson
Hatch Open to Federal Judgeship Candidacy in New Mexico
Senator Hatch a Democrat withdraws from reelection bid to explore a federal district judgeship in New Mexico. Neblett plans retirement on July 1, opening the seat for potential candidates including former Representative Anderson. Hatch’s exit shifts race dynamics as Neblett retires and other figures weigh bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benator Hatch
New Mexico
Fede
Senate
Hatch
New Mexco
Colin Neblett
Neblett
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Planned Parenthood Forum Concludes 1948 Marriage Forum
The fourth and final forum on marriage factors will be held at 8 PM tomorrow at the YMCA. The event is led by Dr. Ernestine Smith Dr. Evelyn Powers and Dr. Woolworth Russell with the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance and Amarillo College cooperative. Mrs Carl Miller leads the women panel Rev Garner Odell the men group. Paul Fowler at the YMCA offices 3 1716 provides registration details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Ymca-Ywca
Amarillo Ministerial Alliance
Amarillo College Cooperting
Ernestine Smith
Evelyn Powers
Woolworth Russell
Carl Miller
Garner
Odell
Amarillo
Paul Fowler
Latin American Aid Plan Is Announced
The State Department said it will ask Congress to authorize the Export-Import Bank to lend 500 million dollars to Latin American countries and request 20 million dollars to prevent disease and unrest in the American-British zone in Trieste for April 1 to June 30, 1948. The announcement was made to the House Foreign Affairs Committee alongside questions about other aid plans beyond Europe and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Congress
House
Foreign Aids Committee
Trieste
Foreman of Engines Assigned New Area
Jefferin Santa Fe general manager announces the reassignment of EA Shields road foreman of engines with Amarillo headquarters. Shields shifts from Amarillo to Slaton and Slaton to Clovis to cover Clovis to Pecos including Portales Roswell Artesia and Carlsbad. He succeeds F B Caraway who retired on March 1. T P Keane of Slaton will take over the relinquished territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferin
Santa Fe
EA Shields
Engin
Amarillo
Shields
Slaton
Clovis
Pecos
Portales
Roswell
Artesia
Carlsbad
F. B. Caraway
Mr. Shields
T. P Keane
Westinghouse Line to Dealers Introduced in Amarillo
Westinghouse Electric Supply unveils a new appliance to dealers in Amarillo and tomorrow at the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom. R. G. Scott, branch manager, will be assisted by E. C. Ricker of Dallas the district manager and H. C. Olson of St. Louis district factory supervisor. About 75 tri state dealers are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine
Westinghouse
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
R. G. Scott
E. C. Ricker
Dallas
H. C. Olson
St. Louis
Stervisor
Tri-State
Durant Will Durant to speak at Amarillo Dinner
Tickets for the Knife and Fork Club dinner at Amarillo Country Club will stop selling at noon tomorrow. Dr Will Durant author historian and philosopher will discuss What Are The Lessons of History as the featured address. Tickets available at Maxor Drug Store No 2 Fisk Building and the Herbert Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atmanilo Knife and Fork Club
Amarillo Country Club
W. W. Gibson
Will Durant
Abandon Renewed Search For Missing Flier
Houston March 8 searchers fail to find missing Dallas flyer Eugene Holstein in Camp Strake Lake near Conroe after a three day probe ends. Camp director Ralph Childs says mine detector found no plane fragments despite renewed search prompted by an oil slick. Holstein has been missing since December 30 when fog forced a landing attempt from Miami to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Eugene Holstein
Camp Strake Lake
Conroe
Ralph Childs
Dallas
Holstein
Miami
Lone Leaders Meet Tuesday in Red Cross Drive
A meeting of the 28 Kea cross zone leaders is set for 7 45 a m Tuesday at the Herring Hotel Potter County chapter manager Franklin D Davis said The purpose is to hear county progress reports St Louis field executive Tom Wagner will attend We aim to keep Amarillo residents Red Cross conscious says Davis Flags with the Red Cross symbol were posted along Polk Street and around the courthouse square by Polk area students under Archie B Pool Weather hampered placement as winds toppled many banners Students listed include Talbert Burch Lee Burk Floyd Gamer Eddie Gelvin Harrison Haggerton Jerry Halloway Lloyd Johnson Donald Krabble George Milford Harry O Bryant Jimmy Oglesby L C Pierce Howard Reed Ray Smith Virgil Smith Richard Walls Kenneth Webb and John Wiseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring Hotel
Franklin D. Davis
Potter County
Tom Wagner
St. Louis
Polk
Red Cross
Amarillo
Tenth
Courthouse
Archie B. Pool
Mr. Davis
Talbert Burch
Lee
Roy Burk
Floyd Gamer
Eddie Gelvin
Harrison Haggerton
Jerry Halloway
Lloyd Johnson
Donald Krabble
Russian soldier shoots wounded comrade in Ethiopian city
The incident occurred shortly after midnight when a Russian soldier accosted a group of Austrian girls outside a hotel. A Russian guard fired three shots, wounding an American soldier from Oregon identified as Pfe. Jack Grunden, 18, of Portland. Grunden was knocked down and shot in the back. other soldiers fled to the Bristol Hotel. Ambulance response took about 45 minutes with no Russian aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Associated Press
Pfe
Jack Grunden
Portland
Ore
Bristol
Harless
Lost Boy Returns After Selling Papers Near Maverick Club
Fred Fairman reports his son Billy 7 left home near 9 pm to go to the Maverick Club. The boy, brown haired and in first grade at Johnson School, returned around 1 am saying he sold newspapers to shoppers and bought his lunch and a Western show. He admits the minor adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Fairman
Maverick Club
Fred Fairman
Lincoln
Billy
Johnson School
Markets and Livestock Report from Kansas City March 8
Financial and market notes from Amarillo and Kansas City include stock prices from Merrill Lynch and others, cattle and hog quotes at Kansas City, with calves, steers, cows, bulls, and stockers listed. Livestock prices show mixed traction. hogs and cattle varied with top values around 28.00 for some fed steers and 25.00 to 28.00 ranges for stock cattle, while sheep and lambs show active trading in mid range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Mil
Helfers
Financial Industrial Fund
Amarillo Faces Snow Record Possibility This Season
Weather observer Winburn reports Amarillo has logged 33 snow days this season, above the 20‑day average, with past records reaching 40 days in 1903 04. He notes May snows have occurred and forecasts cloudy skies with cool temperatures around 36 this afternoon and 38 tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturt Panhandle
Winburn
Amarillo
Mr. Winburn
Two Childress youths face federal auto theft charges
Ellis A. Price aged 19 and Felix Bulgier aged 17 are held in Potter County jail on federal counts of driving a stolen automobile in interstate commerce. They were arrested at Lawton Oklahoma after taking a car from Childress to Lawton.
Chamber Discusses Farm Project Aid and Upcoming Meetings
The chamber's agricultural and livestock committee discussed several events. A meat institute, brought by the National Livestock and Meat Board, will visit Amarillo with co sponsorship from the Panhandle Retail Grocers Association. April 8 Dairy Day in Amarillo will host exhibitors and guests. The West Texas Weed Control Association meet is set for April 22 in Municipal Auditorium with chemical and spray company representatives. A planning meeting will be held at the Amarillo Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Retail Grocers ‘Association
Meat Institute
Amarillo
National Livestock and Meat Board
Texas A&m College Extension Service
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Weed Control Association
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo Hotel
Missing Superfortress Vanishes Over Pacific Flight
A 20 crew Superfortress on a Spokane to Honolulu run disappeared after 1 34 AM with no further contact. A second plane with 20 aboard reportedly turned back toward San Francisco. CA A control station and Coast Guard reported no further signals, with last known position near Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Air Force
Spokane
Honolulu
Amarillo
Civilian Aeronautics Admintration Control Station
Hickam Field
Civilian Aeronautics Administation Control Station
Air-Sea Escae
Hamilton Field
Coast Guard
Scinity
Sacramento
California
Anonymous speaker to headline Amarillo AA fete
Two years after founding the Amarillo Alcoholics Anonymous branch a three day observance opens Friday with an anonymous Des Moines speaker at Amarillo Junior College. The open house at 2024 Washington on Saturday and Sunday invites all residents to learn about AA work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Alcoholics Anonymous
Des Moines
Amarillo Junior College
Washington
Plan Demonstration of Electric Wonders
Electric wonder snow will be held at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening in Cathedral Hall. Jim Reynolds Price College PTA president said Kenneth Strickfaden will entertain as a nationally famous exhibition demonstrator of electrical equipment. Demonstrations include generation of electricity radio beacons cardiograms and light topics such as phosphorescence fluorescence radiant energy photo cell and stroboscope techniques. Tickets can be purchased at Cathedral Hall Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral Hall
Jim Reynolds
Price College Pta
Kenneth Strickfaden
Amarillo meeting hosts druggists conference speakers
Thurman Gholston presided at an all day gathering with speakers Dr. A Hamilton Chute of the University of Texas Robert G. Dillard of TPA John A. Mac Sartney of Parke Davis & Company and other delegates as luncheon guests at the Amarillo Hotel continuing discussions on product display factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Thurman Gholston
State Association
A. Hamilton Chute
School of Business Administration
University of Texas
Robert G. Dillard
TPA
John A. Mac Sartney
Public Relaions
Parke, Davis & Company
Detroit
Am ‘Ilo Ice Cream Manufacturers Distributors
Amarillo Hotel
Boy Recovers From Stab Wound In Toy Argument
William Wade aged nine receives treatment at City County Hospital for a stab wound in the hip reportedly inflicted by a playmate in a toy fire truck dispute. The assailant, a nine year old boy, was later released to his parents after police questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ort Worth
March & UR
William Wade
Wade
City County Hospital
San Jacinto Minstrels Plan March to April Tour
The San Jacinto Minstrels announce a five show tour from March through early April. Stops include Vega March 13, Dumas March 19, Dalhart March 25, San Jacinto Youth Center April 2, and an unannounced Amarillo date. End men listed with J R McDowell as Interlocutor. Amarillo choir help provides chorus. Proceeds aid the Youth Center building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Vac Strels
Curtis
Vega
Dumas
Dumas Lion Club
Dalhart
San Jacinto
Rites Planned in Oklahoma for Mrs Oliver Panerni
Penelope Piles Oliver 69 longtime Bethany resident and Amarillo mother of two died yesterday at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. Rites to be held in Bethany with time not announced. Survived by two sons Charles Oliver and others, three daughters, two brothers and two sisters. The body was returned to Bethany by Boxwell Brothers.
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Panerni
Penelope Piles Oliver
Amarillo
Bethany
Okla
Oliver
Amarillo Osteopathic ‘Hospital
Charles E. Oliver
North East Eighth
Eunie Williamson
Jackson
Boxwell Brothers
Jacksboro
The
Nazarene Church
Body of Sims On Way Home
The body of Private Billy J. Sims US Marine Corps arrives in Amarillo after death in action on Aug 12 1942 while serving on the USS Boise near Guadalcanal. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Emma Tomlin and siblings. funeral set for 2 pm Friday at Box Well Brothers chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy J. Sims
US Marine Corps
Amarillo
Sims
Boise
Guadalcanal
Bims
Billy
Fort Worth
Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
Billy Sims
Hall County
Amaillo
anTtlaemente
Phoenix
Aris
Emma Tomlin
East Twenty-Second
Charles Harris
Dewey Sims
Tucson
Ariz
Box
Well Brothers
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Alingaasa
Wah
Charley Underwood
Tack
Mr. Tack
M. J. Pbell
Hayden
E. B. Campbell
North Marrs
Bertha York
Stockton
Cal
Marsena Grace
Lardip
Emerson
Charles
Mason King
Planned Parenthood
Durant
Amarillon
Tim
Industriam
Merrill Lynch
Fenner & Bean
Burroughs
Chrysler
Motors Cent
Olt Co
General Motors
Gillette Razor Cent Ry Interlake Iron
Int Harvester
Jones-Laughlin Kennecott Lockhend Vone-Bell
Libr
Glenn L. Martin
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount Western
Union White
Motore
Willys-Overland Wilson A Co
Ae Gore
Oklahoma
Mrs. Oliver
Witer
Britannica
Rillo
Deason
Dial
Phil
Anthony Amarillo Air Conditioning Co
Austin Houston
Szns
Ita Beat
Loren
Dinatie
V Hinde call'She Empire Mangface Ig Company
Ietime Aluminum Awnines
Arenes
Bobux Nee A
Emery
Deacon Channers
Polk St
Iamarillo
Blackburn-Shaw
Pierce
Rainbow Grocery
Omnboy Coffee
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