Dodson Rites Set Tomorrow for oilman Joel Dodson
Funeral services for Joel Meeks Dodson 64 will be held at 2 30 PM tomorrow in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr Neal D Cannon of Polk Street Methodist Church officiating. Pallbearers are Gene Sidwell Pat Murphy H J Farwell Tom Finley W B Gibson and Harold Grimes. Dodson died yesterday at St Anthony's Hospital after a heart attack February 7 and had lived in the area 10 years after coming from Pampa to work for Phillips Petroleum Co He had been an independent oil broker and held cattle and land interests He was active in Pampa civic affairs serving on the school board as president of the Pampa National Bank and in the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club He was a Mason Shriner and Elk and a Polk Street Methodist Church steward The family home is 1614 Van Buren Surviving are his widow four daughters two brothers and two sisters.
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Joel Meeks Dodson
Panhandle
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Neal D. Cannon
Polk Street Methodist Church
Gene Sidwell
Pat Murphy
H. J. Farwell
Tom Finley
W. B. Gibson
Harold Grimes
Dodson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pampa
Land Department
Phillips Petroleum Co
State Banking Commission
Dallas
Pampa National Bank
World War I Veteran Mardis E H Dollar Dies in Waco Hospital
Mardis E H Dollar a World War I veteran died early today in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Waco He was wounded in the war and had been semi invalid since discharge He lived at 2812 Line Avenue Amarillo survivors include his mother Mrs E S Dollar Amarillo a brother in Los Angeles two sisters in Alamo Gordo and Amarillo The body will be returned to Amarillo and funeral services are pending Arrangements are by N S Griggs & Sons.
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Mardis E. H. Dollar
Veterans Administrations
Waco
Dollar
Potter County
Line
E. S. Dollar
Amarillo
R. B. Dollar
Los Angeles
J. H. Work
Alamogordo
N. M
Stouty Jones
Amarito
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Hospital Receives Jewish Flag in Dedication Ceremony
A Jewish flag was dedicated and presented at Veterans Hospital yesterday in formal ceremonies. Sol Levine led an Amarillo committee presenting the flag, accepted by M. Leavsky of the Veterans Administration staff. Chaplain Morris Lively presided, with Rabbi Arthur Bluhm of Temple B'nai Israel among the program participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Hospital
Sol Levine
Amarillo
M. Leavsky
Veterans Administration
Morris Lively
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm
Temple B'nai Israel
Pioneer Merthana Thompson Dies Canyon Educator
Miss Merthana Thompson 72, longtime Canyon schoolteacher and charter member of Canyon's Methodist Church, died at 5:30 AM in Canyon. Survived by sister Mrs. B C Taylor, sister Mrs. G W Leverton of Duncan Ariz, brother A C Thompson Hereford, and others. Funeral set for 2 PM tomorrow in Canyon with Griggs Warren directing.
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Canyon
Merthana Thompson
Randall County
Miss Thompson
B. C. Taylor
Nicholas Thompson
United States
Norway
Parker County
Griggs-Warren
Taylor
G. W. Leverton
Duncan
Ariz
A. C. Thompson
Hereford
Pioneer Amarillo Woman Nannie Pitts Dies at 70
Mrs Nannie Pitts longtime Amarillo resident died at 12:25 AM in Northwest Texas Hospital at age 70 She lived in Amarillo since 1904 widow of D S Pitts an early City Water and Light Co employee He died in 1932 She was a First Christian Church member The family home is 317 North Fillmore Surviving son Earl R Pitts and granddaughter Sandra Vivian Pitts live in Amarillo Funeral held this afternoon in N S Griggs Sons chapel.
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Nannie Pitts
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Pitts
D. S. Pitts
Old City Water and Light Co
First Christian Church
North Fillmore
Earl R. Pitts
Sandra Vivian Pitts
N. S. Griggs & Sons Chapel
Mrs. Cordia Bell Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Cordia Ann Bell of Amarillo will be at 11 o clock tomorrow in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev. J T Horton will officiate with pallbearers Arthur Osgood Alex Smith Pete Hopkins Vince Gildy Gene Glosson Lewis Ballard. She died at 49 in her home 1314 East Eleventh. Wife of A B Bell. Survived by daughter Mrs Marie Keeler of Washington DC son Tom Bell of Amarillo three brothers Floyd Marshall and W T L G Marshall all of Amarillo and sister Mrs George Spalding of Amarillo.
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Cordia Ann Bell
Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
J. T. Horton
Arthur Osgood
Alex Smith
Pete Hopkins
Vince Gildy
Gene Glosson
Lewis Ballard
Bell
East Eleventh
A. B. Bell
Marie Keeler
Washington, D. C
Tom Bell
Floyd Marshall
Kentucky
W. T. and
L. G. Marshall
George Spalding
Meanest Person Steals Cemetery Shrubbery
A thief seized shrubbery from two plots in Childress cemetery. Police warn the act vandalizes graves and faces penalties under cemetery protection laws. The suspect is unnamed and no motive is disclosed.
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Childress
Childress Cemetery
Texas Business Index Edges Up in January 1946
January 1946 activity in Texas rose just under 1 percent from December, with the UT Bureau of Business Research noting a peacetime high and 90 percent above prewar averages. Gains in department store sales and electric power offset declines in employment, oil runs to stills, freight car loadings, and payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
SSA Field Service Examinations Sought in TX LA NM
The U S Civil Service Commission announced openings for field assistant and claims assistant roles in 30 offices across Texas Louisiana and New Mexico with starting salaries of 2394 per year. Application cards and announcements are available at the Civil Service Office in the post office basement. The jobs involve direct public contact and serve as key entry points in the social insurance program with advancement potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Office
Social Insurance
Negro hit and run charges filed in district court
Ennis Williams faces charges of failure to stop and render aid after a side swipe near the Dallas highway. Seymour man arrested in connection with the Continental Trailways Bus incident. Williams also faces possible driving while intoxicated charges. Bond set at $1000. Williams jailed in Potter County after arraignment before Justice C. W. Carder.
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Ennis Williams
Seymour Negro
Continental Trailways
Williams
Armstrong County
Claude
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Potter County
Family Message No 15 to be read in two weeks
The notice announces Family Message No 15 scheduled for release about two weeks from now. It outlines the plan to convey a message to family members and asks recipients to prepare for the upcoming communication event.
Plan for Family Happiness with Smart Money Steps
Advice urges all American families to manage money by prepaid bills and an emergency fund. Save small amounts each payday to cover rent taxes mortgage and insurance. Build a savings cushion to determine daily spending on essentials and future goals like a new home education or travel. Life insurers promote the program as a public service to 73 million policy owners.
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Monroe
Amarillo National Bldg
Sears Thrift Days
Aluminum
SEARS
Caldwell-Greer
Youll
Polk
Amarillo, Texas
Okee
Cordia Bell
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance Company
Ming
National
Atkinson Drug CO
Globe-News Box
Esas Et A
Riet Man Lumber & Hdw. CO
N. E
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Maverick Building
San Antonio
Negro
Vicki VapoRub
Augustine
Naughton Farms, Inc
Etail YA
NLY
Liovle, Ryan
Mary Fisher Langmuir
Vassar College
Child Study Association of America
Mummy
Daddy
Life Insurance Companies
America
Institute of Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
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