Fingerprint matches Count De Marigny in Oakes murder case
New York expert Frank P. Conway positively identified a print found on a bedroom screen as Count Alfred De Marigny’s right little finger. He cited 13 duplicating characteristics and said the prints were identical, tying the 36 year old French nobleman to the slaying of Sir Harry Oakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Bahamas
U.P
New York
Frank P. Conway
Harry Oakes
Alfred de Marigny
Conway
de Marigny
Allied air and ground actions push toward Rabaul in Solomons
American paratroops press Choiseul and Treasury Islands advances as MacArthur reports 45 to 63 enemy planes downed in a Rabaul diversion raid. Japanese losses in October reach 1,059 aircraft with total four Allied planes lost. Marine fighters sink ships and barges near Bougainville during the offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choiseul Island
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Choiseul
MacArthur
Treasury Islands
New Zealand
Treasury Group
Bougainville Island
Rabau
New Guinea
Tokyo
Sumatra
Formosa
Lost Twenty Dollar Bill Near Floral Company Bus Stop
Violet Purcell seeks return of a $20 bill lost Sunday near Cunningham Floral Company bus stop or Cretney Drug. She offers a reward and appeals for its return to Post Office Drug, 612 Taylor Street, noting she is a student and part time worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham Floral Company
Cretney Drug
Violet Purcell
Post Office Drug
Taylor Street
Escaped German POWs Captured Near Carlsbad
Two German prisoners of war from Roswell internment camp were recaptured twelve miles north of Carlsbad New Mexico. Soldiers arrested Erich Heckmann twenty one and Hans Ansorge twenty two after a roadblock stopped a car they rode in. The men wore blue denim jackets turned inside out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
Roswell
N. M
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Air Base
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Erich Heckmann
Hans Ansorge
Carlsbad County
Halloween Quietest in Ama rillo History This Year
Police report the quietest Halloween in Ama rillo history with only two complaints. A porch chair was stolen from Congress Hotel and a rock damaged a window at Don Right home on Rusk Street. Police Chief Sid Harper attributed the calm to wartime patriotism and material conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Congress Hotel
East Sixth Avenue
Don
Rusk Street
Sid Harper
Vernon Gunn Promoted Again at TWA Amarillo Office
Vernon Gunn, longtime manager of the Amarillo TWA office and district traffic manager, has been promoted again. The report notes his return to higher duties after a prior transfer from Amarillo to Da' MANY COURSE FIGURES Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course posted a net gain of $448.12 this fiscal year despite fewer players. Officials cite gasoline rationing as a factor and detail revenue sources from greens fees and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Gunn
Amarillo
TWA
Mr. Gunn
Ross Rogers Municipal
Njpg
Soldiers Seek Real Spaghetti Dinner Request
A letter from Private Anthony J. Scacca at Amarillo Army Air Field requests a home cooked Italian spaghetti dinner for a Saturday off day. He offers to pay a reasonable price and asks readers to contact him with any help or arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Anthony J. Scacca
Tech
Bks
Amarillo Army Air Field
Texas
Hollywood Parade Sees Stars Return and Debate War Roles
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood memories of Protecting star careers after draft and urges a press committee to safeguard actors. He recalls Lee Trent Barbara Wayne romance and critiques film war depictions, citing soldiers' real courage and a Malibu rescue tale in this Hollywood Parade column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Powers
Stewarts
Reagans
O'Briens
Knife and Fork Club lecture tickets on sale now
Reservations for Wednesday night’s Knife and Fork Club talk at the Country Club are available to members at Maxor Drug Store and the Amarillo Hotel news stand. Tickets cost 60 cents. Dr. Gerald Wendt, science editor of Time Life and Fortune, speaks on New Laboratory Wonders for US All with samples of textiles plastics synthetics and food. Light refreshments follow the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Maxor
Amarillo Hotel
Gerald Wendt
Time
Life
Fortune
Colonel Garman and Family Visit Here
Col. and Mrs. Ralph 8. Garman and son Buddy stayed over the weekend in Amarillo. They visited Col. and Mrs. E. T. Selzer at 2509 Van Buren. Garman recently returned from combat duty in England and Africa and has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star and the Air Medal. He is a pursuit plane pilot. The Gar mans plan to drive to the West Coast. Col. Selzer was formerly stationed at Amarillo Field and is now on duty in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Garman
Buddy
Amarillo
E. T. Selzer
van Buren
England
Africa
Garmans
Selzer
Amarillo Field
Florida
Postage Rates Increased in House Vote
Washington November 1 The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise out of town postage from three to four cents and to lift the current two cent rate to three cents as part of upcoming tax measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House Ways and Means Committee
Ministerial Group Named by Amarillo Alliance
A nominating committee was selected at the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance meeting to name officers for the coming year. Members include Dr. R. C. Snodgrass, Rabbi Arthur Bluhm, and Harold Nichols. The group discussed American Education Week starting November 7 and World Community Day on November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
National Council of Church Women
Train Strikes Truck. Two Men Hurt At White Deer Crossing
A Rock Island train hit a White Deer pickup at a crossing near Western Stockyards. F. L. Smoot suffered serious injuries while Gene Quirk was injured but not in critical condition. Martha Zachary escaped uninjured. Paramedics rushed the trio to St. Anthony's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Smoot
White Deer
Gene Quirk
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Martha Zachary
Rock Island
Griggs
Smoot
Heare Takes Judges Oath in Amarillo Court
Clayton Heare took the oath this morning as associate justice of the 7th court of civil appeal in Amarillo. Chief Justice E L Pitts administered the oath with Jim Oakes escorting him to the bench. Heare succeeds A J Polley who serves on the Texas Supreme Court commission. Heare's home is Shamrock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Heare
7Th Court of Civil Appeal
Amarillo
E. L. Pitts
Jim Oakes
Judge Heare
A. J. Polley
Commission of Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
Shamrock
Reclamation Engineer Nelson to Head Amarillo Offices
Wesley Nelson, chief engineer of the U S Bureau of Reclamation, named to head regional offices in Amarillo, will not arrive until the first of the year. Joe Cooley, Chamber of Commerce secretary, says the size of the initial staff is not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Nelson
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Amarillo
Markets Dow Jones Stocks and Livestock Summary
Chicago and Kansas City livestock markets show hogs mostly lower with choice weights around 14.50 and top cattle at 16.60 for prime fed steers. Cattle, calves, and sheep vary with feeders and stockers steady to higher, while hogs move 10 to 15 cents down. Financial notes mention liquidating at 1.74 and an offering near 1.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Stolen fur coat altered eight inches shorter
Mrs. J. H. Massie of Dallas recovered her $2,900 fur coat from Amarillo police at the Campbell home on Prospect Street. The coat was cut off and the fur made into a muff, eight or nine inches shorter than at Christmas Eve 1941. Two Dallas women identified more than $8,000 in fur coats taken from their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Massie
Dallas
Amarillo
Prospect Street
Sid Harper
Which Laxative Is Best for Children A Guide
A Q and A explains child friendly laxatives. Syrup of Black Draught is described as designed for a child’s needs and tastes and said to contain the same laxative ingredient as the reliable old Black Draught in a form easier for children to take. Caution advised to use only as directed. The 50¢ bottle reportedly contains more than three times the old trial size.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fingerprint de
Marigny
Bodo
Arctic Circle
Blast Rabaul
Maine Tack
Navy
Victoria Lee Cazzell
Seaman
Dick Cazzell
Norfolk
Victoria Lee
W. E. Cazzell
Florida Street
Houston Homan
Syracuse
N. Y
Jimmie Fidler
Pete Smith
Pats
Vivian Marshall
Miss Marshall
Ripley
Lee Trent
San Antonio
Barbara Wayne
Ac Trent
RKO
Malibu
Trent
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Rainer
Clifford Odets
Joan Fontaine
Betty Hutton
George Burns
Jon Hall
Maria Montez
Pat O'Brien
Ingrid Bergman
Anna Christie
Europe
U. S
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Financial Industrial Fund
Globe-News
NEW York Stock Exchange
Armour & Co
General Foods Cetewnee
General Motors “Thee
Gillette Razor
Greyhound
Int Harvester
Int
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Copper
Gulf Oil
Glenn L. Martin
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator Areas
National Biscuit
National Can
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Ry
North Amer Aviation Ave
Ohio Oil
Packard Ceereereee
Paramount
Pan Amer Airways
Vente
Penn RR
Phillips
Plymouth Oul
Radio Corp
Republic Steel
Remington Rand
St Joseph Lead
Sears - Shell Union Oil
Socony Vacuum Wee
Southern Pacific
Standard Brands Oe
Stand Oil
Calif
Indiana
Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker
Weee Wees
Swift & Co, Eee
Eee
Texas Cowae Weer
Tex Gulf
Tidewater
Ulph Beeeewenes
Wea
Union Carbide Weeeee
United Aircraft
USS Rubber
US Steel
Wilson & Co
White Motors Pr
Woolworth +e
Warner Bros
Western Union
Lynch
Robert Co. Lynch
U. S. Marine
Edgar Lynch
Bellaire Street
Camp Gillespie
Camp Elliott
Marine Corps
Pfc. Lynch
Iceman
Toledo, O
Toledo
Common Pleas
John Q. Carey
Globe News
Pertussin
J. Freid
Optometrist
Oliver-Eakle Building
Harrison
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!