Amarillo Issues Permits for Six Residences This Week
Six sizable residential building permits issued in Amarillo this week include four economical frame homes and two brick veneer houses. Total permits reached 40 by today noon, with most structures under 10 000 dollars. Brick veneer home at 1004 Western by Wiley N Hicks features six rooms, 37 by 32 feet, costing 10 000 dollars. Brick veneer at 1524 Beverly by Paul Setzler has five rooms, 34 by 32 feet, about 8 000 dollars. Continuous frame builds include 1302 Hillcrest by Galen Herod for a four room, 41 by 2 feet house costing 6 000 dollars. Two more frame houses at 2612 and 2614 Brook by Pred Seale cost 5 500 and 5 000 dollars, respectively, and 711 Philadelphia by E F Worley for a four room home is 5 500 dollars. Continuous contractor Jack Hicks oversees the projects.
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Amarillo
Western
Wiley N. Hicks
Beverly
Paul Setzler
Jack Hicks
Galen Herod
Hillcrest
Pred Seale
Brook
E. F. Worley
Philadelphia
Devers Explains Remark On Congress Cowards
General Jacob L. Devers told the House Military Committee he did not call Congress a group of cowards in discussing the draft extension. The four star commander argued the Atlanta Constitution story misrepresented his remarks, noting the wire service and editor's framing led to the misquote.
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Washington
Jacob L. Devers
House Military Committee
May
Kentucky
Atlanta
Devers
Shafer
Michigan
Thomason
Texas
Josh P. Skiner
The
Atlanta Constitution
General Devers
Congress
Congress As A “Group of Cowardly Men.” General Devers
United Press
Constitution
Fragmentary Editorial Note Cited on Reporter Statements
The passage reflects a fragment from a newspaper page criticizing editorial presumption and interpretation by a reporter. It illustrates tension between quoted text and inferred meaning within a newsroom context. No additional names or dates are provided.
Goat-Inspired Taxi Name Story Unfolds
The term GOAT refers to taxicabs named after a goat. Cab derives from cabriolet, a small carriage term meaning a leap. Cabriole traces to Italian capriola meaning a somersault from Latin caper, a he-goat.
Decline of World Bison Population to About Eight Hundred
Historical tally shows bison numbers shrinking from 75 million in primitive eras to roughly 800 by 1900, marking a drastic crash across eras and regions as wildlife faced near extinction.
Carl Larsen Dies at Home in Amarillo
Carl Larsen born in Oslo on August seventh eighteen seventy four died at his home in Pleasant Valley at age seventy two. He arrived in Amarillo fifty years ago and started a roofing firm later retiring to raise a family with Cora Dalton Larsen. Survivors include five sons one daughter and two sisters.
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Carl Larsen
Amarillo
Colorado
Pleasant Valley
Mr. Larsen
Oslo
Norway
United States
Larsen
Cora Dalton
IOOF
Cora Larsen
Ross H. Larsen
L. W
Obituary for Larsen and Peterson families in Newark and Cincinnati note
Larsen, Oslo, and Mrs. George Peterson of Newark N J are parents to ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Chapel with Dr Fincher and Rev Hartenberger officiating. IOOF pallbearers include Walker, Allbrooks, McDowell, Geer, Chamberlain, Hibdon, Reid, Spencer. Burial Llano Cemetery. Cincinnati owns rail line leased by Southern Railway.
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Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Martin J. Hartenberger
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ioof Lodge
Forrest Walker
Noble Grand
G. W. Allbrooks
W. R. McDowell
Fred Geer
O. K. Chamberlain
J. A. Hibdon
H. F. Reid
Arthur Spencer
Llano Cemetery
To Honor 250 Manufacturers Tonight in Amarillo
Amarillo hosts more than 250 manufacturers and their wives at a banquet in the Amarillo Hotel at 7 30 tonight. The Globe News says the event salutes local industry with special guests from the Chamber of Commerce including President Pinkey Vineyard and Mrs Vineyard. Bill Shepherd, 1942 National Junior Chamber of Commerce president, will speak on Patriots for Peace. The A Cappella Choir from Amarillo High School and West Texas State College Variety show perform prior to police department involvement in a separate note about a theft and pursuit from Holtville.
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Amarillo
The
Globe-News
Chamber of Commerce
Pinkey Vineyard
Vineyard
Bill Shepherd
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Amarillo High School
Julia Dean Evans
West Texas State College
Glenn A. Truax
Police Chief Breech Plans Tough Drive Against Thieves
In Yuma Arizona Chief of Police Harold Breech vowed an intensified effort against car thieves after a Jeepers 1939 Buick was stolen from him. The incident underscored his commitment to curb auto theft in the area.
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Yuma
Ariz
U.P
Harold Breech
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Amarillo Printing
First Presbyterian Church
Carl F. Burker
Melvyn Cobb
Burker
Amarillo Field
Jefferson City
B. B. Douglas
Nunn Bldg
West 8Th Street
Bat's Liquors
W. J. Batson
W. B. Batson
Jist Wetalene
AL A
Nabisco Mass
SCO
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Railway System
Holtville
Cal
Buchanan
Ol' Vernon Sez
Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
China Clipper
Hawaii
Arnholsz
Arnholz
W. 6Th Ave
Tex
Cup
Rinso
Marco
Claude Mixon CO
R. Glenn
Vetesk's
Vetesk’s
W. 16Th
Royal Wertz
Clorox
Acath
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