Amarillo Leads In Wholesale Growth Since 1940 Census
The Globe reports preliminary Commerce Bureau figures showing Amarillo's wholesale volume rising from 35 072 000 in 1939 to 200 033 882 in 1948 and retail volume quadrupling. Lubbock shows similar gains in both wholesale and retail sectors. Final figures due later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thompson
Globe
Amarillo
Department of Commerce
Dallas
Lubbock
Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Gunman Terrorizes Airliner Passengers
John O'Reilly, 28, a Los Angeles gear grinder and Air Force veteran, terrorized 25 people on an Oakland bound flight from Southern California for about 30 minutes near Fresno, waving a cocked automatic. Passengers screamed, a woman fainted, and the plane made an emergency landing where deputies sent him to a psych ward. His German wife Magdaline, 22, apologized to crew and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
John O'Reilly
Los Angeles
California
Air Force
Magdaline
Oakland
Black Day on Roads Dark Crash Scene Prompts Safety Talks
Potter County officials heard Captain Ivy of the Texas Highway Patrol outline engineering and enforcement limits on highways 67 287 and Pullman Switch road. He urged barriers and traffic circles with a circular drive to slow vehicles near through routes. A stop light under consideration and an underpass were discussed as possible fixes. J Howard Miller photographer and Scotty Scott recounted the Canyon highway crash where four died and eight were injured. Scott described arriving at the burning Ford and helping victims as firemen and troopers secured the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Ivy
Texas Highway Patrol
Potter County
Amarillo
Jack Swan
Ivy
Gene Jordan
John Morris
William Hale
State Highway Department
J. Howard Miller
The
Globe
Joe Cantrell
Cantrell
Troy Martin
Canyon Highway
S. Horace
Scotty” Scott
Jackson
Paralyzed man watched wife prepare his death
Fred Bornholdt a 64 year old stroke paralyzed man in a Bronx apartment faced two weeks of mental torture as his wife Anne, 58, attempted twice to throw him from a fifth floor window. Neighbors recall her planning after buying new linens and withdrawing 180 dollars before the fatal fall at 9 45 p m. She faces homicide charges and will be observed at Bellevue Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred Bornholdt
Anne
Bornholdt
Bronx
Bellevue Hospital
Mysterious robbery and killing linked to Bruno Gungen
A tense scene unfolds as detectives Hacken and Begg confront the narrator about a case involving Jeffrey Main’s boss Bruno Gungen. Main returns from Los Angeles with twenty thousand dollars, hinting at a sale. The group discusses the cash and a planned morning reveal as detectives assemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacken
Begg
Hecken
Jeffrey Main
Bruno Gungen
Gungen
San Francisco
Main
Los Angeles
How to Guess Your Age in a Globe Cartoon Series
The piece previews Corey Ford’s humorous How to Guess Your Age published in a national magazine and Gluyas Williams’ cartoons portraying an aging man faced with steeper stairs and shrinking newspaper print. It notes the Globe will feature the cartoons for 18 days with Page 4 as the kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Corey Ford
Gluyas Williams
People Globe
Memorial Day Rites Set for Amarillo Park Dedication
Memorial Park will be dedicated tomorrow morning as Amarillo's principal Memorial Day observance. A parade will form at Ellwood Park and march to Memorial Park starting at 9 45 led by parade marshal Col Vincent Lockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Vincent Lockhart
Will Mach
Washington Street
Amarillo High School Graduation Tonight in Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo High School will hold graduation exercises at 8 o'clock tonight for 539 seniors. Mid term and summer graduates join spring graduates in a program featuring orchestra music under Charles Emmons, Bel Canto Choir under A. M. Aur ey, talks by valedictorian Lee Ann Brown and salutatorian John Crow, class honors announced by Principal R. B. Norman, and diplomas presented by Superintendent Chas. M. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Municipal Auditorium
Charles Emmons
Bel Canto Choir
A. M. Aurey
Lee Ann Brown
John Crow
Prin. R. B. Norman
Supt
Chas. M. Rogers
Blackwell Wins Top News Tip Prize At Buttons and Bowl
C C Blackwell wins the $5 first prize for a News Tip on an attempted robbery at the Buttons and Bowl Shop that ended with the robber minus several teeth. Marvin Eagleston receives $3 for tipping a fatal wreck on Highway 6 east of Amarillo. Max Zweig earns $2 for a tip that led to a strong Page 1 story and photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C. Blackwell
C. C. Blackwell
Marvin Eagleston
Amarillo
Highway 6
Max Zweig
Hughes
Fragmentary tip line references local tips on a roof accident
The clipping notes several residents who called in tips after a boy fell from a roof or awning, listing names and addresses such as Mrs. W. J. Pearson, 673 North Bivins, and Miss Wiseman, 1607 Madison, among others, with no report of injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Pearson
North Bivins
L. 8. Borden
Brooks
Pearline Williams
North West Sixteenth
Annabelle Savage
Fountain
Ee Wiseman
Madison
John Warlick
L. C. McClain
Washington
R. Essary
Arthur
A . Ludden
Pierce
Four Are Fined On Drunk Driving Charge
Four first offender defendants pleaded guilty in County Judge Gene Jordan's court to driving while intoxicated. Each received a $100 fine plus costs and had their licenses suspended for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Jordan
Black Day on the Highway Rescue Effort Recounted
A bystander recalls rushing to aid injured motorists after a highway crash involving a gasoline truck. He directed the driver to fetch oil, lit his car lights, retrieved a blanket, and helped cover the victims with oil and warmth until others arrived to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roger Grady
Grady
Canyon Highway
Weather overview for Amarillo and West Texas regions
Partly cloudy mild conditions in Amarillo with a warm trend for Tuesday. Forecast high 79 tonight low 49 then 83 tomorrow. West Texas expected scattered thundershowers expanding south and east, cooler tonight. New Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the mountains, otherwise generally fair with cooler southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos
New Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leila Fay Thimling
Cass
Wichita County
Amarillo Lubbock
O'Reilly
Joan Herron
Dorothy McKenzie
Scott
McCaslin-Scott Lumber Company
East Tenth
Hereford
S.horace
Mirror Enterprises Syn
Ediacie
US Weather Bureau
River
Wiseins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!