Study Prevention of Freight Car Delays
Santa Fe top officers met yesterday to discuss preventing delays to loaded or empty freight cars. G R Buchanan led the talks on improving car supply with E P Dudley, L M Olson and other officials from Amarillo, La Junta, Clovis, Wellington, Dodge City, Albuquerque, Slaton and Chicago. Various superintendents, master mechanics, inspectors, and clerks attended, including J S Read, who stood in for the vacationing Slaton supervisor H O Wagner.
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Santa Fe
G. R. Buchanan
E. P. Dudley
Amarillo
L. M. Olson
la Junta
W. C. Bassinger
Dodge City
D. Trahey
Clovis
R. W. Prentice
Wellington
J. E. Lester
Pueblo
W. H. Jones
Las Vegas
F. N. Stuppi
E. B. Wood
H. E. Anderson
Albuquerque
W. W. Lyons
J. T. Smith
J. L. Fertig
Slaton
L. B. Johnson
W. C. Ellison
N. C. Fleming
H. E. Cooley
Lubbock
E. 0. Wellington
H. J. Briscoe
R. E. Johnson
F. L. Elterman
D. G. Ruegg
J. W. Barriger
Chicago
J. S. Read
H. O. Wagner
A. J. Hartman
R. C. Martini
C. E. Duncan
D. M. Seeley
Romance Is a Rack et at Amarillo High School
The Thespian Dramatic Society staged a first-year one act comedy this morning in Amarillo High School. A tour of Italy setting follows youths who improvise bandits to liven their trip, producing humorous mishaps and surprising hero turns. Dale Albright plays Luigi the cafe proprietor with Barbara Woodson as Nell and Patsy Collier as Kitty among the touring group.
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Amarillo
Thespian Dramatic Society
Italy
Luigi
Dale Albright
Mike Flynn
Nell
Barbara Woodson
Kitty
Patsy Collier
Wallie
Alvin Hicks
Angeline
Mary Lou Ivy
Bill
Stanley Pittman
Mae Ellen Shakelford
Doroo Burnett
Travis Boles
Weldon Trion
Pat Hare
Shirley Feierabend
N. N. Whitworth
Two Routinely Named In Counterfeiting Case
Vernon O. Roland shop foreman for The Hereford Brand received a two year federal prison term after pleading guilty to printing counterfeit money. His brother Martin L. Roland a lino type operator for The Tulsa Herald was placed on probation for 18 months. Homer Dale Russell, a Castro County News printer from Dimmitt, was tried and involved in the same case.
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Vernon O. Roland
Martin L. Roland
Vernon Roland
Roland
Tulsa Herald
Homer Dale Russell
Castro County News
Dimmitt
Russell
Liverwurst Spread with Celery and Olives
A recipe idea combines mashed liverwurst with chopped celery and green olives for color. Mix in mayonnaise to create a creamy sandwich spread suitable for Globe-News Want Ads readers.
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Globe-News
Tax funds allocation up for ballot vote in county
Potter County commissioners in a special session placed a ballot question for reallocation of tax funds to appear in the November 7 general election. The measure would not raise taxes but requires voter approval to change the set allocation of 7 cents for jury, 16 cents for permanent improvement, and 57 cents for general fund, a method last voted in 1945 and expiring in 1951.
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Genty
Boone Moreland
Potter County
Eugene Jordan
John Peterson
Am I Hurd improves after Tulsa crash
Chief Deputy Murphy Hurd of Amarillo was reported slightly improved at Swisher County Hospital in Tulsa. He may be moved to Northwest Texas Hospital this afternoon. Mrs Hurd was brought to Northwest Texas Hospital after the crash that killed Barbara Thurston and Roy Hise. Hurd and Hise suffered serious injuries including fractured legs and other wounds. A grand daughter and Hise were killed in the Tuesday collision between Tulsa and Canyon. A group of British schoolboys completed a marathon motor coach trip from Nairobi to Salisbury as the first Europeans to travel by coach in peacetime, despite poor roads in Africa.
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Murphy Hurd
Amarillo
Swisher County
Tulsa
Northwest Texas Hospital
Hurd
Canyon
Barbara Thurston
Roy Hise
Lubbock
Hise
Nairobi
Kenya
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Africa
Mrs. Blanton Dies at Home in Amarillo
Elizabeth Blanton eighty years old died this morning at 406 North Park. Born in Kenton Tennessee she came to Amarillo in 1912 moving from Canyon. She was a Baptist Church member and affiliated with Woodmen Circle Royal Neighbors Rebekah Lodge and Pythian Sisters. Widow of J R Blanton a landscape contractor injured in a Rock Island yards accident December 30 1927 and died eleven days later in Claude. Surviving: two sons Harold C Blanton of Amarillo Dan H Gardner Rock Springs Wyoming. three daughters M H Orr Pendleton Oregon F D Haynes Concordia Kansas Ora Easum Los Angeles. Arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Elizabeth Blanton
North Park
Kenton
Tenn
Claude
Harold C. Blanton
Amarillo
Dan H. Gardner
Rock Springs
Wyo
M. H. Orr
Pendleton
Ore
F. D. Haynes
Concordia
Kan
Ora Easum
Los Angeles
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Railroads Face New Wage Demands In Exploratory Talks
Wage talks begin between 1.25 million rail workers and railroads as firemen and engineers press for a 40 hour week paid for 48. Engineers seek a 20 percent raise while negotiations follow a summer wage dispute that included a railroad seizure to avert a strike.
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Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. B. Shields
Rail unions push for shorter work week with pay intact
Railroad workers accept 23 cent wage increase after preliminary talks led by Daniel P. Loomis. Engineers and firemen will draft new wage demands within 10 days. About 250,000 locomotive crewmen across 15 non-operating unions plan to meet October 11 to push for wage and operating rule changes without pay loss.
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Railroads
Daniel P. Loomis
Loomis
Warm Up Forecast for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions are forecast for Amarillo tonight and tomorrow with a high near 81. Yesterday’s high reached 58 and last night’s low was 54 due to cloud insulation. Roswell NM reported 1.82 inches of rain, while Clayton and Tucumcari recorded 0.01 inch each.
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Amarillo
Clovis
Roswell
Clayton
Tucumacari
Siren Awakens 10 Year Old From 40 Hour Sleep
A 10 year old girl Patricia Kenerney in Chicago woke from a sleep of over 40 hours when a fire siren shrieked past her home, awakening as engines sped by. Her father Michael, 44, recalls a similar two week long sleep in 1949. Fire Lt. Mahoney and crew parked beneath her window to rouse her.
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Chicago
Patricia Kenerney
Michael
Patricia
Kenerney
John Mahoney
Enerney
Mahoney
Misses In Automobile May Be Caused By Loose Breaker Points
The article suggests ignition issues in cars may result from loose contact of breaker points. It notes that proper adjustment could improve engine firing and reduce misfires.
Inexpensive Liquid Diet Promises Quick Slimming
An advertisement touts a cheap method using grapefruit juice and a lax tabletepeens full ty day to slim down with no back breaking exercise. Claims include quick results and safety with no harmful contents, promoted by local druggists Galett and others.
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Ana
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