Summer School Opens Monday in Amarillo Schools
Amarillo public schools prepare a 10 week summer program with high school and elementary courses. Registration starts 8:30 am next Monday, tuition $8 single subject and $12 for one high school subject with $6 for each extra subject. Classes run 7:30 am to 12:30 pm five days weekly with Tuesday and Thursday conferences for high school students.
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Amarillo
Chas. M. Rogers
Crfteria
Rogers
Rubye Yant
Mattie Bull Melba Hazel
Louise Hamm
William Wilson
J. N. Browning
Margaret Josserand
Jewel Brock
Icie B. Johnson
Minnie Feirabend
Betty Bridges
Ruth Driskill
Closing Stock Averages and Kansas City Livestock Report
For the day, Closing Stock Averages listed by Merrill Lynch show varied gains and losses across industrials including Anaconda, Armour, Goodyear, General Electric, General Motors, Packard, and Studebaker among others with mixed percentages. Kansas City livestock results report cattle, calves, yearlings, and hogs with price ranges and day’s gains, noting higher bids for beef steers and strong sheep demand.
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Smelt
Eeeeses
Cccesesess
Anaconda
Burroughs
Chrysler Stenteésaewdentee
Senee
Ol Co
Custins Wiens
Coivesaccas
Deere & Cocee
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Gillette Rager
Goodrich
Goodyear T's
iGulf Pet Pvimdandeesensens
Enteriake Ifog
Hmarvester
POE Wicca Viadacan Éagese
SUE Deaneisinesdstresses
Jones Laughlin
Kennecott Copperiaghitese
Lockheed
Long Bell
Pittne
Glenn L Martin
Montgomery Prane
Nash Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Ieanne
NY Cent Railway
NY Shipbuilding
TD Amr
Cosectaneanne Accel
Co Ge
Packard Sevecess
Pan Amer Airways
Coveveses Bom
Paramount
Penn
Cetiveceesssansese
Radio Corp
Rep Steel
Ham
Ol & Gasco
Shell Union Oil
Simelab
Scsss
Socony Vaca
Ge Peg
Dvctoucsbas
Lates Bos Os Cisenccehenses
Ssesceses So Sik
Ind
Ecsseceres
Escoseseses
Studebaker
Corecess Samy 8
Texas Corp
Ssssevsese Eee
Tex
US Steel Siawaee
Warner Bros
Western Union
White Motors
Wilys Overland
Road bids rejected by county on eight mile project
County commissioners rejected the two bids for the eight mile road project as too high with the lowest bid at 3874 dollars per mile. They authorized the county clerk Hubert Cole to hire temporary workers to assist in indexing instruments copied by the new machine, which has reduced the backlog but now the clerk’s office is 2,600 instruments behind.
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Hubert Cole
Prostat
Cole
City Study on Buying Palo Duro Park
A special chamber of commerce committee in Amarillo will meet at 4 PM in chamber offices to study the advisability of the city purchasing Palo Duro Park. Members include S. B. Whittenburg as chairman, Guy Carlander, Jay Taylor, John K. Boyce, Ed Hardin, Tom Wingate, and Jack Little.
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Amarillo
Palo Duro Park
Chamber of Commerce
S. B. Whittenburg
Guy Carlander
Jay Taylor
John K. Boyce
Ed Hardin
Tom Wingate
Jack Little
Claude Anglers Land 200 Fish In Three Days at Buffalo Lake
Claude anglers led by Roy Conrad Walter Sanders No land Sanders and Billy Minkley caught more than 200 fish over three days at Buffalo Lake using shrimp bait. C J Novak from 2605 Fillmore landed 20 channel catfish in six hours. Am arilloans Marvey Pioud Billy Burke Ray Baird and Roy Hawkins added 18 fish in four hours with worms.
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Buffalo Lake
Claude Anglers
Roy Conrad
Walter Sanders
Noland Sanders
Billy Minkley
C. J. Novak
Fillmore
Death of Mrs. Lucille Pottorff Third Traffic Fatality of Year
The death of Mrs. Lucille Pottorff of 3507 Monroe early today marks Amarillo’s third traffic fatality this year. City traffic captain Charley Price reported 11 total weekend accidents, with seven filings including five for reckless driving and two for failure to yield. Weekends average about five accidents.
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Lucille Pottorff
Monroe
Amarillo
Charley Price
James J. Shofner Receives Suspended Forgery Sentence
James J. Shofner aged 21 of 3807 Harrison was given a three year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to forging a $27.50 check on Jim Burk of 308 South. He was arrested in January and held in Potter County jail.
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47Th District Court
James J. Shofner
Harrison
Ner
Jim Burk
South
Potter County
Murry Watts Seeks Graphic Press Camera Lost During Ceremony
Murry Watts reports a press camera went missing at a ceremony. The device is described as a graphic camera used for field work and coverage of the event. Authorities urge any witnesses to come forward.
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Murry Watts
Chicago Livestock Market Report May 27
Chicago livestock declines and gains across hoses cattle and sheep. Hogs 7 500 head active steady. barrows and gilts 14.85, sows 14.10. Cattle 7 000 head calves 400. market strong to 25 higher, top 12.00 for 980 lb heifers 17.75. most steers 16.00 17.50. bulk heifers 15.70 17.00. Sheep 2 000 head active tops 25 higher. clipped lambs 16.75, shorn lambs 14.50 16.00, wooled lambs 16 25, ewes 9.50 8 6.50.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Courthouse Records and District Court Divorces
District Court actions include divorces for Doris Hilton versus R N Hilton Levi Bailey versus Jane Bailey Norman Faris Mitchell versus Charlotte Gladys Mitchell and Doris Roberts versus F F Roberts plus Bobby Mitchell versus W R Mitchell. Also listed are courthouse records with property blocks and names such as McCurdy Hill Anna Cox Willis Parkinson and others.
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Theora Allen
Miller
Doris Hilton
R. N. Hilton
Jane Bailey
Levi Baile
Charlotte Gladys Mitchel
Norman Faris Mitchell
Doris Roberts
F. F. Robertse
Bobby Mitchell
W. R. Mitchell
Elton M. Roth to Perform in Amarillo on Tour
Lyric tenor Elton M. Roth from Los Angeles will headline a Salvation Army program at Turner Citadel Amarillo 503 Van Buren Wednesday night starting at 7 30. Roth known for religious songs leads the Ecclesia Choir in California and will sing some of his own compositions.
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Amarillo
Elton M
Los Angeles, al
Mr. Roth
Turner Citadel
van Buren
Salvation Army
Fred Cherb
Ecclesia Choir
California
Death toll of babies now nine
A U S representative pressed for full information from the War Department on conditions aboard the bride ships after nine GI babies died in the past week. He warned of possible House Military Affairs Committee action if unsatisfied, amid calls for responsibility and an investigation.
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New York
U. S
War Department
Washington
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Department
House Military Affairs Committee
Clarence Servick
Alvin Harris
Alvin H. Harris
Fulton
N. Y
Vinita Carter
H. S&s. Carter
Wellington
Tex
Harris
Carter
Fort Hamilton Station
Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton
George Goethals
Marriage Licenses Granted to Several Couples
Charles E. Swanger with Kitty M. Ford H J Palmer with Virginia Proffitt Kirk Douglas F Knight with Wanda Bair rington received marriage licenses in a local ceremony or clerical filing.
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Charles E. Swanger
Kitty M. Ford
H. J. Palmer
Virginia Proffitt Kirk
Douglas F. Knight
Wanda Bairrington
Truman Action Seen Boosting Prestige After Rail Tie-Up
Immediate statements reflected belief on Capitol Hill that President Truman’s rapid decisive move to end the railroad strike raised his stature. Lawmakers praised his swift leadership amid weekend developments as the crisis eased.
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Capitol Hill
Mr. Truman
Whitney on Labor Figures Attacks Robertson and Bank Leader
A. F. Whitney blasted David Robertson of the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Wellington Roe of the National Bank and Fire Association in Cleveland. He accused Robertson of aiding a failed rule change and claimed Robertson abandoned labor reform efforts after initial support. Robertson countered that Whitney’s strike actions set labor back years.
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Cleveland
U.P
A. F. Whitney
David Robertson
National Mediation Board
Wellington Roe
National Bank and Fire Association
Washington
Whitney
Robertson
Wall Street
Mediation Board
William Douglas
Roe
Brotherhood
Amarillo High School Class of 1921 Reunion Planned
Amarillo High School class of 1921 gathers next Friday at 7 pm for its 25th reunion in the Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. Dick Bivins leads as toastmaster with Dr. R. Thomsen as honor speaker. 30 of 86 alumni still live in Amarillo, others plan to attend from coasts.
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Amarillo
Dick Bivins
Fellowship Hall
The
Presbyterian Church
Bivins
Mary Huff
New York
Alma Lee Timmons Walker
Maggie Avent
R. F. Williams
H. G. Wilson
Dewitt Leachman
Harvey Wilson
Helen Montgomery
Durelle Morgan
Junior Wales Saunders
Mary Dee Sawyer
Lewis Thomas
Carl Wilman Thomson
Herbert Wilborn
Gladys Whitfield Green
D. S. Watkins
Mildred Armstrong
Loren Baker
Thornton Blanchard
Roy Houston
Mamie Blankenship
N. C. Bryson
Narnie Box
J. M. Hyden
Jesse Dawson
Glen Frazier
Fred Fyfe
Pete Gilvin
J. E. Allison
Cornelia Gowin
Budgie Hayden
C. R. Hardin
Drucilla Hayden
Amos ‘Hudson
Garrett Jewett
Robert Kesterson
Homer Cantrell
Gertrude Landis
Clyde Ong
Gertrude Lewis
Don Loden
Lois Kellogg
Lois McCormick
Walter A. Russell
Margaret Mickel
Boone Moreland
W. H. van Shaw
Tula Norwood
Elizabeth Nunn
Bella Nugent
Cecil O’brien
C. E. Pavillard
Kathryn Pottinger
Joe Wells
Edyth Seeward
H. E. Hudspeth
Maudie Mac Smithi
Amos Hudson
Ruth Standish
Herbert Willborn
Hattie Mae Wood
Raymond Wright
Opens Spring Term of Court in Northern District of Texas
Judge James C. Wilson opens the Spring term of Federal Court for the Northern District of Texas with naturalization for four aliens Rosalie Rother Amarillo Margaret Mary Reilly Amarillo Emma Rosa Butschi Pampa and Leon Esquivel a Canadian Mexico born resident. Three Amarillo attorneys John Peterson James Sanders and Thomas L Wade admitted to practice. Docket favors individual suits first with government cases later. uncontested OPA hearings June 5 jury trials begin June 10 and condemnation cases June 17. Oil and gas cases barred. Judge Whitfield Davidson expected to handle those. He notes the term is the heaviest in the court's history with more than 15 percent government cases.
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James C. Wilson
Federal Court
District of
Texas
Rosalie Rother
Amarillo
Germany
United States
Margaret Mary Reilly
Canada
Emma Rosa Butschi
Pampa
Switzerland
Leon Esquivel
Mexico
Wilson
Whitfield Davidson
Coal Strike Tension Persists As Truce Ends
The 2 week coal strike truce collapses as miners at rest refuse to return pending leadership signals from John Lewis. Secretaries Krug Byrnes Vinson discussed options with no White House plan for further talks while rail traffic faces renewed fuel shortages.
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Lewis
Interior
J. A. Krug
Truman
UMW
Severa
Union
Interior Department
White House
Charles G. Ross
Byrnes
Vinson
Ross
Oklahoma City
Mr. Truman
Congress
Office of Defense Transportation
Charges of Felony Driving While Intoxicated Filed
Highway Patrolman filed felony driving while intoxicated charges this morning against Forl Lee Saunders 41 of Channing. Saunders was arrested Saturday night at Sixth and Buchanan. He had a prior conviction May 29 1944 in Randall County. This was among about a dozen weekend arrests by patrolmen.
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Forl Lee Saunders
Channing
Sixth
Buchanan
Saunders
Randall County
Out of town class members listed near Amarillo
Out of town members include Amy Lois Cantrell of Tulsa and Bill Jarvis of Stinnett. Also listed are Mrs Helen Carter King of Stinnett, Mrs F A Hughes of Tucumcari, N M, Mrs Jack Merchant of Pampa, Mrs Bruce Pratt of Pampa, and Mrs Fred Hagamann of Conway.
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Amarillo
Amy Lois Cantrell
Tulsa
Helen Carter King
Stinnett
F. A. Hughes
Gladys Dwight
Tucumcari
N. M
Bill Jarvis
Jack Merchant
Beulah Jenness
Pampa
Bruce Pratt
Inga Ross
Fred Hagamann
Kathleen Whittington
Conway
Record of Traffic Offenses and Violations
A list of charges including passing on the left driving without a license operating an unlicensed vehicle running a red light speeding driving with defective lights and drunkenness in an automobile outlines typical conditions cited in traffic enforcement reports.
Six New Employees Begin City Payroll
Six new men have begun work for the city. Three join the trash department: Vernie Bledsoe, George Hugo, and James Dufur. In the port department are Bill Ray Summers of 512 North Harrison and William L. Autry of 1402 Jackson. William Martin Inglis of 912 Bowie returns as a patrolman in the police department, having served May 1941 to December 1943.
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Vernie Bledsoe
George Hugo
James Dufur
Bill Ray Summers
North Harrison
William L. Autry
Jackson
William Martin Inglis
Bowie
Sixth Grade Diploma Ceremony at San Jacinto School
Nearly 100 San Jacinto School sixth graders received diplomas Friday night in the school auditorium. Principal E. F. King handed out certificates. Annie L. McDonald, Amarillo elementary supervisor, delivered the commencement address on paths to success. Valedictorian speech by Laurie Ebien Hasley. Salutatorian contenders John Gordon Imogene Dearley Mary Ann Gahn spoke briefly.
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San Jacinto School
E. F. King
Annie L. McDonald
Amarillo
Laurie Ebien Hasley
John Gordon
Imogene Dearley
Mary Ann Gahn
Benton King Named to Texas Insurance Committee
Benton King of Thomson King at 108 West Ninth has been appointed a member of the casualty committee of the Texas Association of Insurance Agents by Will M. Keller Palestine association president.
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Benton King
Insurance
Thomson-King, Insurance
West Ninth
Casualty Committee of
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Will M. Keller
Palestine
Committee To Meet Tomorrow On Good Will Tour Plan
The wholesale and industrial development committee of the chamber of commerce will meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock to discuss the planned Good Will tour to Clovis on June 7.
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Wholesale and Industrial Development Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Clovis
Naval Reserve meeting advances armory site plan
The Naval Reserve steering committee and representatives from the American Legion and two VFW posts plan a 7:00 PM meeting in Room 302 at the Post Office. They will discuss securing a site for the proposed Naval Reserve armory while senior high graduation exercises occur at 8:00 PM. Bill McMillen will preside.
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Naval Reserve
Post Office
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Naval Affairs
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Naval Reserve Armory
Bill McMillen
Amarillo Sealed Bids Sought for Concrete Walls and Ramps
The City of Amarillo Texas invites sealed proposals by June 4 1946 at 8 00 PM for concrete retaining walls and ramps. Plans and bids from Stanton M Field City Engineer. Each bid must include 10 percent certified or cashier s check. The city may accept reject or waive informalities.
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Amarillo
Texas
Stanton M. Field
City
A. P. Hancock
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner & Beane
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Financial Industrial Fund
Courthouse Records
Cretney Drug Stores
Borger
Elton M. Roth
Empire Photo CO
Lyons Ave
Newark
N. J
AHS
Purex
Al 134
Grand Tee
Tle and
Porcelain
Alfering, Hently
Dent
Resing
Dvarsca
Globe-News
Lee Te
Joe
U.S. Army
Amarillo, Texas
Armed Forces
A.U.S
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