Optimist Week Talk by Attorney General Clark
During Optimist Week the group presents Atty General Tom C Clark who discusses juvenile delinquency in a 10 15 pm KGNC broadcast The program showcases optimistic philosophy of life and youth problems The Optimist International Amarillo club is a member organization aiding youth and promoting realistic optimism Clark recorded his talk in Washington for the program
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Optimist Week
Optimist International
Tom C. Clark
KGNC
Amarillo Optimist Club
Clark
Optimist Clubs
North America
Washington
Legion Unity Maintained After National Convention
Otto Landis and Jimmy Moore report no division in the American Legion between World War I and II members. World War II veterans will hold leadership posts and sit on all WW II focused committees. A seven member Special Housing Committee, 100 percent WWII veterans, was formed to study the W E T program and housing needs with finances approved for investigation.
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American Legion
Otto Landis
Jimmy Moore
San Francisco
Legion
Landis
Hanson
Moore
The
Legion Special Housing Committee
Wilson Wyatt
Prather Sentenced On Forgery Charges
Billy Ray Prather, 17, appeared in 47th District Court for the second time in less than two months. He pleaded guilty to two forgery charges and a jury set two two-year penitentiary terms. The judge will decide on revoking a five-year suspended burglary sentence from August 27 and whether the new sentences run concurrently. A theft trial of “Knockout” Brown followed jurors’ verdicts.
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Billy Ray Prather
47Th District Court
Prather
Amarillo
Coca Cola
Lincoln
Henry S. Bishop
Brown
To Clarify Building Materials Issues
W F Lytle CPA official speaks tonight at 7:30 at the Chamber of Commerce to Amarillo builders. He will explain priority regulations for building material dealers and clarify the CPA directive issued yesterday banning recreation facility construction such as swimming pools and cement tennis courts and capping industrial repair limits at $1 000 down from 15 000.
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W. F. Lytle
Civilian Production Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Lytle
Fort Worth
CPA
Amarillo
Bottling Co to Build Plant for Spur in Amarillo
An $8,000 permit enables F. J. Paul to erect a 41 by 100 foot steel bottling building at 408 Adams to house Spur Bottling Co. of Amarillo. W. B. West and associates will run the plant tasting Canada Dry Spur and Canada Dry Hi-Spot with new automatic bottling gear serving Amarillo and nearby Panhandle towns.
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F. J. Paul
Adams
Spur Bottling Co
Amarillo
Canada Dry Spur
Canada Dry
W. B. West and Associates
West
Potter Budget Set For 1947 In Potter County
The Potter County budget for 1947 was approved at a county commissioners meeting with an expenditure of 860,848.26 dollars, up from 1946 by 1,970.16. County Auditor John Crudgington prepared the figures, with approval by the county judge and four commissioners. The rise mainly funds salaries while other departments stay similar. Hospital revenues and expenditures fall short of last year, and the 1947 county tax rate remains 60 cents per 100 dollars, same as 1946, with the state tax at 37 cents.
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Potter County
John Crudgington
Sanity Hearing on Dawson Tomorrow
A sanity hearing is set for tomorrow in 47th District Court to decide if Ray Dawson of Pampa is of sound mind after a Potter County grand jury indicted him on a criminal assault charge. Dawson’s parents seek the hearing claiming he cannot assist his attorney. A special venire is summoned later this month to hear Dawson’s case and two other capital offense matters.
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47Th District Court
Ray Dawson
Pampa
Potter County
Dawson
British air fields turned back to agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture has converted over 100 of about 650 air fields in England and Wales into agricultural tracts. A survey with Service departments aims to free other airports. The program targets 195 airfields for return to agricultural use amid a food shortage, with nearly half of current airfield land to be repurposed.
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London
W.P
Ministry of Agriculture
England
Wales
Phoenix Curbs Stabling Horses in Residential Areas
Phoenix Arizona authorities pass an ordinance making it a crime to stable horses in residential sections. Penalties include thirty days in jail or a fine up to $100. A local old-timer quips that it would drive settlers to desert exile. The remark hints at nostalgia for early frontier days.
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Phoenix
Ariz
County Will Retire Bonds in Major Payouts
Potter County will retire bond principal totaling 14 060.50 this week with five hospital bonds at 1 006 each payable to Central Hanover Bank New York. Interest installments run to Central Hanover Bank New York Mercantile National Bank Dallas First National Bank Amarillo and National City Bank New York across 1927 and 1938 hospital issues.
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Potter County
John Crudgington
Central Hanover Bank of New York
Court House
Central Hanover Bank
New York
Mercantile National Bank
Dallas
First National Bank
Amarillo
National City Bank
Funeral services pending for D B McGregor
Funeral services for D B McGregor 51 a rancher and farmer who died last night at St Anthony's Hospital will be announced by Blackburn Shaw funeral directors. He lived in Amarillo for about 25 years at 3502 Van Buren. Survived by widow, a daughter, two sons, his mother Mrs Betty McGregor of Wichita Falls, a sister, a brother and three grandchildren.
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Ida Smith
Amarillo
D. B. McGregor
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw
McGregor
van Buren
Betty McGregor
Wichita Falls
Mrs Hunt Funeral Rites Set In Clarendon Home
Mary Jane Hunt dies yesterday in a Canyon hospital aged 89. Funeral rites to honor her memory at 3 pm this afternoon at the family home in Clarendon where she lived nearly 50 years. Pallbearers will be six grandsons. interment in Citizens Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, two daughters, 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral direction Murphy-Spicer-Buntin.
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Mary Jane Hunt
Clarendon
Fire Chief Intercepts Sailor in Stolen Car
Corpus Christi report says Fire Chief Jesse Lanier found his stolen car the next day with a sailor driving. Lanier rode along and escorted the sailor to the police station where the man awaited shore patrol. The piece ends with an odd line about Hippocrates not mentioning relief of operative pain.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
U.P
Jesse Lanier
Lanier
Hippocrates
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Post Office
Tom Clark
SEA Foods
Polk ST
Potts Dye Works
Hermia S
Mayer
DoBss
Bath
Ational Distillers Products Corp
N.Y
Bottling Co
Potter
Dick Turner
COPR
Lubrsday
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Masanas Mnie
Mrs. Hunt
Ord
Dr. Caldwell
Wells Senna
Shelvador
Bendix
R. J. Carter
Pierce
Post Office Drug
Taylor ST
Borden
Folger’s
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