Around Town Highlights and Social News in Amarillo
A batch of local social items from Amarillo covers visits and greetings. Walter and Evelyn Mitchell of Corpus Christi enjoyed a West Coast vacation with Amarillo ties, while a party hosted at the Country Club honored the Mitchells. A long guest list includes Mrs. Esther Stapf and relatives from Denver and Colorado Springs. Twins Walter Lawrence and Clara Lynette Schultz were born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schultz of Deming, NM, with Amarillo roots. New business ventures include Brent Flenniken joining a home building company in Dalhart. Various residents travel to Roswell, Nashville, Tulsa, and Qua nah for business and family. Congressman Ben Guill may address a Phoenix GOP rally on May 20. A Bel Canto Choir program at Amarillo High and a Sam Houston assembly program are noted. Larry J. Lawrence celebrates his first birthday with family in Amarillo amid tornado memories last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Mitchell
Corpus Christi
West Coast
Amarillo
Mitchell
Evelyn Durham
Billy H. Sullivan
Canada
H. L. Sullivan
North
Tyler
Ee Riley
Kan
J. O. Wright
Vernon
Robi. S. Wright
Louisiana
D. C. Freeman
Minden
Wright
Roy Kessie
Austin
Wiley Gilmer
Taylor
Ruby Neubauer
W. H. Neubauer
West Thirteenth
Albuquerque
T. A. Neubauer
Schultz
Clara Humphres
B. E. Humphres
Carl Schultz
Deming
Brent Flenniken
F. E. Thomas, Jr
Dalhart
Flenniken
M. B. Flenniken
Washington
Dumas
Joe Jarnagin
Tulsa
M. E. Eldridge
May Phillips
Irma Stoops
Ben Guill
18Th
Guill
Clarence Buddington
Maria Juliana
Benedict
Hugh
Bel Canto Chorale
Amarillo High School
Sam Houston Junior High
A. M. Autrey
Fred Waring
Clancy
Charles “Goober” Hoover
SMU
Ben Smith
Thornton
Mr. Smith
Potter County
Larry J. Lawrence
Bill Lawrence
East Thirteenth
Lester Hudson
North Lincoln
J. R. Lawrence
East Second
Matt Sadler
Larry
Dig for Gold In Missouri Amid Local Legend
In Belle Missouri forty amateur prospectors funded a drill lease on the Earl Carter farm to probe a legend of gold deep in Ozark Hills. A storeowner produced ore said to be gold by an old miner, as drilling reached 130 feet with plans to reach 300 feet before an assayer from Rolla is called. Warning signs were posted to keep crowds away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri School of Mines and Minerals
Rolla
Wires Cut By Sheriff Halt Anapra Race News Service
Western Union in El Paso awaits higher orders to restore severed wires that cut a race news service in Anapra New Mexico. Sheriff Joe Campbell ordered the cut Saturday night and Western Union supervisor Arleigh H Fisher says service remains down until Dallas issues guidance.
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EL Paso
Western Union
Joe Campbell
Dallas
Arleigh H. Fisher
el Paso Western Union
Amarillo Pie Eaters Union and early brass band recalled
A 1901 reminiscence describes Amarillo youths forming the Pie Eaters Union to serenade for meals, with members Steve Ridings and Addie Ridings among others. The group later fed into Amarillo’s first brass band, performing at ice cream socials, rallies, and patriotic events in bold, parade-ready fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Wire cutting halts horse news relay in Dallas area
Sheriff Campbell said the wire snipping disrupted Continental Press Service's relay of horse racing news to the West Coast and Mexico. He warned he may continue the acts and expects Western Union to seek a temporary injunction, claiming duty as an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
John W. Miller
Campbell
Continental Press Service
West Coast
Mexico
Federal Communications Commission
Silver State
Anapra
Here
Western Union
Four Children Drowned In Ohio River Accident Near Evansville
Evansville Indiana May 15 A family outing on Mother's Day turned tragic when seven children on a boat were overturned by the swollen Ohio River. Uncle Wayne Carr rescued Jerry Crawford 5 and Sue Crawford 12 while Sue Carr swam to shore. Four others James Hinderliter 19 Marcellus Diegs Jr 8 Donald 5 and Hilary Dale Carr 7 remained missing as current swept them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Wayne Carr
Jerry Crawford
Sue Crawford
Sue Carr
Carr
James Hinderliter
Marcellus Diegs, Jr
Donald
Hilary Dale Carr
Female spy warning issued by Canton authorities
Communist authorities in Canton warned security police to beware of Mata Haris disguises as concubines and widows by female spies seeking information from Communist workers. The alert was reported in Hong Kong on May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Canton
Reds
Smith Rites Wednesday for Radio Crooner Whispering Jack Smith
Funeral services are set for Wednesday for 52 year old radio crooner Whispering Jack Smith who died Saturday from a heart attack in New York.
Youth under 21 drive US property crime in 1949 report
A 1949 crime study shows youth under 21 accounted for 27.4 percent of those charged with robbery embezzlement burglary larceny auto theft fraud forgery counterfeiting receiving stolen property and arson. It notes young offenders played a predominant role in property crimes. Byron Nelson coming May 21.
Our Younger Generation by Ora Wright
Jerry Clark, 14, a ninth grader at Elizabeth Nixon Junior High, active in the Aero Comets model airplane club for years, loves football, stamp collecting, and modeling aircraft with dreams of becoming a mechanical engineer. He has brown hair, blue eyes, and is son of Mr. Clark of 1902 Tyler. Se Rogers Williams, 14, an eighth grader, is a class officer since fourth grade at Elizabeth Nixon Junior High. He belongs to the Junior Optimist Club, plays baseball with the YMCA, enjoys drawing and making models, and aims to become a commercial...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Clark
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High
Aero Comets Club
Clark
Tyler
A Se Rogers Williams
Demo Leader Is Stricken at National Conference
Edward J. Flynn Democratic national committeeman from New York collapsed at a national party conference and was hospitalized at St Luke's in Chicago. The 58 year old former DNC chairman rests comfortably with doctors unsure of a heart ailment. He lives in The Bronx.
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Chicago
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Blackstone
St. Luke’s Hospital
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Henry Hudson
BC Headache Relief Ad Claims Fast, Combined Formula
An old advertisement touts BC as a trusted headache relief using a combination of popular ingredients. It promotes tablet and powder forms with the same effective formula and steady performance. It emphasizes quick relief, reliability, and a price of 10 cents or 25 cents per package.
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Crowner
Bill Durham
Country Club
Mitchells
Catherine May
W. D. Hollingsworth
Bobby Ray
Mary Wells
Ginger Clayton
William Collier
R. L. Fox
William R. McDonald
Charlene Riffel
Esther Stapf
Rusk
J. A. Anderson
Denver, Colo
George Myers
Denver
Roy Pring
Cynthia
Colorado Springs
Walter Schultz
Deming, NM
Walter Lawrence
Clara Lynette
A. K. Wilcoxson
Roswell
B. B. Williams
Bryan
Quanah
Norris Ewing
Nashville
Tenn
Mary Ewing
Ewing
Hoyt
Cooper Ewing
Ann Nell Barkley
Art Knorpp
Cline Road
Knorpp
Thor
B. F. Goodrich
4Th and Fillmore
Dagwood
Mary Ann
Lord Plushbottom
Raisin
Humphrey
Mary Ann Meduff
Clarence
Model Agency
Albert
Llainch
Jans
Son
Missouri
Racing News
N. M. Sheriff
Pie Eaters Union
Steve Ridings
Addie
H. W. Wright
Lila Fountain
John Trollinger
Lessie Britt
Agnes Hardin
Bessie Ridings
Mamie Jackson
Essie Fountain
Harry Britt
Charles Trollinger
Vaughn Hardin
Harve Trollinger
Mrs. Wright
Mr. Ridings
Gant
Will Thompson
Fay Stamie
Jim Gillard
The
Pie Eaters
Ting
Amarillo Printing Company
Byron Nelson
Ora Wright
O. K
Prey Oy Five
N. Fillmore
Beoome Optical CO
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