Amarillo notices mix in light column blast from 1950
A house of humors and local life spills across this column. A bemused stranger wandered into a funeral home by mistake in Amarillo while tales of new births at St Anthony's Hospital, travel missions, and rotating local people populate the page. The paper lists baby announcements, weekend trips to Dallas, harvests, and social notes from families and firms around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Wyble
Fannin
Northwest
William Richardson
Lincoln
Roy Edward Eason
San Jacinto Station
B. C. Minkley
Claude
Dry
Colorado
Tom Stalnaker
Ross Russell
Buck Holman
Dean Holman
T. M. Montgomery
Paul Fuqua
Tom Morgan
van Buren
St. Joseph
Dallas
Thomas F. Bates
Army Tech Village
Shreveport
Bates
John Morris
Travis
Homer Eaton
East Fifth
Shamrock
Lewis
Davis
Amarillo
Canyon Highway
ST. Anthony’s Hospital
Walter B. Lemmon
Dumas
Arnie Smith
Tracy Wayne Sweeney
Sunray
H. L. Shaffer
Laura Lee McMahan
North Fillmore
John Potter
Borger
Ida Frazer
Jackson
Claire Brady
Bonham
Edith Powell
East Sixth
George Gist. Vega
R. L. Eisner
Tucumcari
H. H. Larson
Sunset
John Furbach
Madison
J. B. Ehrsham
Polk
Frederick B. Loomis
West Fifth
June Fisher
W. L. Palmer
Bellaire
Gladys Osborn
North Mirror
Melvin Helton
Brisco
Leon Davis
North Arthur
Surgical
W. H. Caldwell, Jr
Buchanan
Alta Pope
Golden Louise Nabors
Rose Drive
Doris Baruchi
Johnson
Hazel Hudson
Pay Curtis
Ong
Betty Shuffler
North East Nineteenth
Vernon Martin
J. W. Hogue
C. E. Nance
T. W. Lowery
C. E. Clark
Sherwin Williams Company
E. L. Prichard
1610 Hughes
Lawrence Keaton
Backward glance at Amarillo autos and rail era
A 1912 Daily News feature recounts Amarillo’s early auto progress with speeds from 5 to 70 mph, vehicle values at $438,000, and $120,000 in auto-related capital, plus a $38,000 payroll. It notes mud chains and storm curtains on 1912 models and historic railroad banter from 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street
The
Daily News
Amarillo
Evening News
Kenyon
Canyon City
Washburn
Texas Central
Plainview
Eight Amarillo Students Enroll at Christian College Columbia MO
Eight Amarillo youths are enrolled for the fall term at Christian College in Columbia Missouri. They include Nancy Lee Boxwell Bettye Dammier Joanne Kelly Martha Estelle McCormick Patsy Moore Mary Ann Richardson Wanda Joan Vaughn and Ann Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Christian College
Columbia
Nancy Lee Boxwell
Howard E. Boxwell
Bradmoor
Bettye Dammier
Walter Dammier
Crockett
Joanne Kelly
R. H. Kelly
Martha Estelle McCormick
James L. McCormick
Sunset
Patsy Moore
R. L. Moore
Parker
Mary Ann _ Richardson
J. C. Richardson
Tyler
Wanda Joan Vaughn
Perry Vaughn
West Fifteenth
Ann Watson
A. R. Watson
Weight gain trip group returns from Denver and Santa Fe
Travelers Mrs. James O. Gulerie Ed Roberts and Mrs. Joe Wells report a beautiful scenic trip with hot weather. Also returning is Mrs Marian B Coffman a City Personnel Department clerk typist after a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Santa Fe
James O. Gulerie
Harrison
Ed Roberts
Joe Wells
Fountain
Marian B. Coffman
Amarillo Police Jailor and Coffin Company Man Spotlighted on Radio
Two Amarillo men were featured Friday morning on the Sleepwalkers Serenade program heard on Radio Station KVOO Tulsa. D W Hall 3805 North East Tenth described as city jailer and Coy A Koontz 914 Lamar described as a casket salesman. Hall is with the Amarillo Police Department and Koontz with the Texas Coffin Company. The requested number was Cherrystones and was aired soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. McElvany
Sunset
Clarendon
McElvany
P. L. Brooks
Boise City
Okla
J. D. Ashby
Jackson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Homer M. Craig
Austin
Police Department
Zero Lockers & Cold Storage
Taylor
Sue Satterfield
City Engineering Department
Clarence Hughes
Amarillo
Denver
Colo
Tana Kay
Hughes
Carter Oil Company
Sterling, Colo
Claude B. Evans
North Lincoln
Veterans Hospital
G. T. Juett
Bill Juett
Nocona
Texas
Koontz
Texas Coffin Company
West Fifth
Britain Restricts Shipments to Iron Curtain Allies
LONDON Oct. 16 Britain imposes export licenses for molybdenum nickel spent oxide sulphur and certain sulphur mixtures destined for Iron Curtain nations. The move follows a disclosure that 50 tons of molybdenum used in high quality steel production were imported from the United States and resold to Soviet Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Iron Curtain
Board of Trade
United States
Russia
Pfunder's Tablets Promise Rapid Stomach Relief
An old advert claims Pfunder's Tablets relieve acid stomach distress and ulcers. It boasts a history of over 28 years and more than 100 million tablets sold, promising quick soothing relief or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H
Pfunder
Ph.g
Predicts Passage of UMIT Measure by Legion Leader
American Legion national commander Erle Cocke Jr of Dawson Georgia predicts passage of universal military training. In his Los Angeles convention speech Cocke said the Senate may approve training in December and that it will pass in the next congressional session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
American Legion
Erle Cocke, Jr
Dawson
Los Angeles
Cocke
Senate
Canada Stands as Leading Asbestos Producer Worldwide
The report states that Canada remains the top producer of asbestos globally, with substantial output across its mining regions. It notes industry scale, export patterns, and regulatory context shaping durable supply and environmental concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
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Mrs
Fred Townsend
D. P. Cornelius
Dalhart
St. Anthony's
Russell
St. Anthony’s
S. A. Hurd, Dumas
Roy L. Jones
North East Twelfth
Ernest F. Ulmer
North West Eighth
Northwest Texas Hospital
H. D. Nelson
Bowie
Florida
H. O. Hodson
E. W. Robinson
K. R. Jenkins
Lipscomb
US Weather Bureau
Tain
Hayden Jenkins
Texas A&m
Quanah
Mr. Jenkins
Amarillo Globe
Langmack
L. J. Vogel
North Julian
Charles Fyfe
Eva Fay House
Eva Fay
West Sixteenth
House
Southwest Hotels, Inc
Little Rock
Ark
Palace and Court Hotels
San Francisco
Gowman
Seattle
Wash
Oklahoma City
Edna Rogers
Robert Irvin Hazelwood
New Mexico School of Mines
Socorro
C. R. Hazelwood
Prospect
Hazelwood
J. W. Sanders
Thomas Giles
W. A. Quenzer
Stockton
Kan
Herman Grusing
Quenzer
Grusing
Guy Slack
Bickford Slack
S. L. Edwardses
Hayden
E. E. Everett
Dianne
Whittier
Cal
Detroit
Everett
Edwards
Santa Ana
Wendell Smith
Dexter Todd
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Candice Toliver
Florentine Bargas
David Allen
Mary Townsend
Louise Richardson
Maxine Cox
Jo Lou Melvin
Lola Eason
Barbara Wyble
Bertha Anne Lager
Dorothy Kilcrease
Otis Priest
Eugene Rutland
Dollie Hardberger
Lee McMahon
Charles Jerry Carman
Robert Calloway
Annie McIntire
Viola Ward
Anita Adams
C. H. Covey
Roberta Crownover
Wayland College
Harold Henry
Stanley Maness
Bill Hughes
E. M. Blackburn
North Avondale
Chicago
Ill
ARMY
Milton Swan
Happy Birthday
Lars N. Ockander
Max K. Watson
Rodger S. Connellee, Jr
Lolita van Shaw
Robert Stevens
Burlingame
Linda Ann Oliver Charles Edward Oliver
Froster
Vyas
Southern Brokerage Co
Fisk
O. G. McClain
Fort Worth
City Hall
Fourth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Emeennewe
Mr. Hall
Edwin A. Mullins
City Water Department
J. W
Pop” Yeakel
Reta Swan
Uncle Sam
Young Swan
Fort Sill
Oklo
Dr. Pierce
U.S
McNaught SynDicate
Eddie
Msclure
Kayo
Mama
Mrs. Jones
Bul
aeCe
Annie
Black Widow Spider
Jane Arden
ENERY
Broome Ontical Co
West
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