Renew Pledge To Air Base In Amarillo 1961
The Amarillo Globe reports a two page advertisement by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and 149 local firms pledging fair treatment for Air Force personnel at Amarillo Base. The open letter to Colonel Clark vows fair play, fair prices, and cooperation from citizens, stressing no exploitation tied to base reactivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riday Mayay
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
TERAS
Clark
Amarillo Air Force Base
Sentenced After Pleading Guilty In Thefts Case
Forest O Gilmore was sentenced to six months in Potter County Jail after pleading guilty to theft charges. Five payroll checks from Cooper Woodruff Construction were found on him. burglary charges were dropped. The break in occurred at the Woodruff Cooper office and five other offices in the Mays Building on March 22. Judge Gene Jordan imposed the sentence in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest O. Gilmore
Potter County
Gilmore
Pierce
Cooper & Woodruff Construction Company
47Th District
Hermon Pipkin
J. Su. King
Woodruff & Cooper
Cooper & Woodruff
Mays
Polk
Gene Jordan
Rural School Graduation Set For MecKinley Tonight
A varied program will highlight graduation exercises for Potter County rural schools at MecKinley School auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. Music and dramatic numbers will be performed by students from Highland Park, Bushland, Ady and Soncy schools. Each graduate will give a short speech. H Grady Wilson will present diplomas to Gavie Dysart Don Schramm Gene Richardson Ann Harris Marshal Hamilton James Godsey Charlene Barnard Jimmy Riemer Jerry Fugate Nelda Miller Rov Milhoan.
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Potter County
MecKinley
Highland Park
Bushland
Ady
Soncy
H. Grady Wilson
Gavie Dysart
Don Schramm
Gene Richardson
Ann Harris
Marshal Hamilton
James Godsey
Charlene Barnard
Jimmy Riemer
Jerry Fugate
Nelda Miller
Rov Milhoan
Mrs Dotty Suchary On Trial For Worthless Checks
Mrs Dotty Suchary faced a 47th District Court trial on a swindle by worthless check charge related to a $69.76 incident at Three Sisters Store. Earlier she pled guilty in Potter County Court to a $45 worthless check to Central Grocery and Market, receiving 128 days with 28 days credit. defense by Harris E Lofthus lists her address as 217 Lamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotty Suchary
47Th District Court
Suchary
Potter County
Central Grocery and Market
Three Sisters
Lamar
Harris E. Lofthus
Child Linda Davis In Serious Accident Near Amarillo
Condition of Linda Davis three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs G A Davis of 2925 Brooks was described as just fine this morning at St Anthony's Hospital after suffering head injuries yesterday when she fell from a moving car about seven miles north of Amarillo on Highway 287. She was riding on her mother's lap in a car driven by Mrs J E Moore of 804 Pierce when she lost balance and fell against the door causing it to swing open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Davis
G. A. Davis
Brooks
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
J. E. Moore
Pierce
Egyptians First To Cross Atlantic Claim Emerges
London anthropologist P L Collignon of Oxford argues ancient Egyptians crossed the Atlantic about 20 000 years before Columbus and reached the American continent. He cites resemblances between Basques of southern Spain and Indian types in South America and suggests Tabasco in Mexico means land of the Basques in ancient Egyptian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
P. L Collignon
Oxford University
Atlantic
American
Spain
South America
Tabasco
Mexico
Austria builds first postwar electric locomotive
Salzburg reports the first postwar electric locomotive trial in the Tauern pass between Salzburg and Villach, claiming 34 percent better performance than the prewar model. Thirty more units are on order at about $150,000 each, with deliveries scheduled periodically. A 72 year old woman in Teddington Scotland tops local retail purchases with 32 ration books for a large extended family.
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Salzburg
Austria
Tauern
Villach
Europe
Teddington
Scotland
Rogers To Be Guest at Dinner
Congressman Walter Rogers visits his home district for five days and attends a Memphis dinner. He plans to meet constituents in Pampa and return to Washington Sunday. He urged opposition to top heavy price control plans for cattle and toured Amarillo Air Force Base with Col. Ray Clark. He named Nellie Tayloe Ross and Georgia Neese Clark as the two greatest money handlers in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rogers
Memphis
Pampa
Washington
Michael DiSalle
Amarillo Air Force Base
Col
Ray Clark
United States
Mint
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Georgia Neese Clark
Seek Youths in Attempted Theft at Santa Fe Industry Track
Officers seek two juveniles who attempted to steal a battery from a new tractor on a flat car at the Santa Fe industry track near Ninth Avenue yesterday afternoon. The youths drove away frightened after removing the battery from the tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Ninth Avenue
Fire Eager to Boost Meat Sales to America in 1950
A new development in 1950 shows Fire planning to expand and accelerate its meat exports to the United States. The milestone signals political and trade climate shifts affecting international food markets and merchant activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire
America
Rain Leaves Amarillo With Major Repair Job
City Manager N. V. Moss and Public Works Director H. R. Smith surveyed rain damage in Amarillo. The worst harm is miles of recently installed water and sewer ditches that have settled and caved in. Dirt has washed away after settling, requiring hundreds of truck loads to fill the ditches.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Public Works
H. R. Smith
Mr. Moss
Moss
Porters fines in Potter County liquor case
In Potter County court two hotel porters pleaded guilty to liquor law violations. Alvis Woodring, a porter at the Amarillo Hotel, received a $100 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Alvis Woodring
Amarillo
Plains Hotel Porter Fined $100 for Sale of Liquor
Hudy Putney a porter at the Plains Hotel pleaded guilty to charges of sale of liquor without a permit on a Sunday. He was fined $100 plus costs and had been scheduled for trial by jury before Judge Gene Jordan but entered his plea prior to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudy Putney
Plains Hotel
Putney
Gene Jordan
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Hugh Grimes
Palo Duro Park
Palo Duro State Park
John McCarty
Mrs. Suchary
Rogers
Amarillo Club
Globe-News
Tie Ei Een
Tim Tee
Transfer & Storage Company, Inc
Arthur
Belmont
Canadian Club
Dial
Cascade
Flfischmann
Paul Jones
Sthlbrook
LO Crow
James E. Pepper
International
Levine
Simmons Studio
Royal Best
Avery
Mer
Kroehler
Kroehler International - Mengel - Howell - Simmons
May
Seiwell Drug
N. Fillmore
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