Negro Charged In Cafe Theft
Luke Trimble, 22, held on $2,500 bond in Potter County jail on charges of stealing $80 from the Sara toga Cafe No. 1 office at 322 Polk. He waived examining trial before Justice of the Peace Ivy Wilkinson after Deputy Sheriff Bill Slaughter arrested him yesterday. The theft occurred between 10 and 12 yesterday morning from a desk cig ar box in the upstairs cafe office. the box was later found in the basement. Officials said he had worked as a dishwasher and had been fired recently, then came to collect his final paycheck before a shopping spree prior to arrest.
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Bushman Mounted Returned to Lincoln Park Zoo
The mounted figure of Bushman the famous gorilla, who died last New Year’s Day, was returned to Lincoln Park Zoo and placed in the monkey house as Bushman Hall. The 550-pound exhibit honors a 20 year star attraction, after months of work by Natural History Museum experts. The statue will be sent back to the museum as a permanent exhibit around January.
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Monkey House
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Natural History Museum
Old Bus Doesn't Blunder Much As It's Given the Gas
Riverside California October 16 Earl Mason age 70 drives into his garage when the accelerator sticks the sedan barrels through the rear wall of the garage, into neighbor R C Jordan property, through two ends of the Jordan fence onto Robert Ellsworth premises, damages his car and pushes Ellsworths auto, ends after crashing into a fence on Eleanor Guaslins land. Mason escapes with no injuries and minimal damage to his own car.
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Eleanor Guaslin
New Pill Aims to Curb Drinking for Alcoholics
New York reports a five cent daily pill named antibuse that makes alcoholics sick after drinking. The pill has no effect until alcohol is consumed, then responses include rapid pulse, high blood pressure, dizziness, nausea and breathing trouble. Demonstrated before the New York Medical Committee on Alcoholism with a long-term alcoholic as the test subject.
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New York
New York Medical Committee
Controversy Over Texas SMU TCU Game Scheduling Discussed
The article recalls Meyer’s possible remaining at TCU, SMU’s coaching decisions under Matty Bell, and Cherry’s critique of conference scheduling ahead of Texas games. It notes the controversy over open weeks before Texas matches and reflections on press influence and coaching career shifts.
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WAF Here Is Transferred Away Pfe Jacquelyn Dee Ellefson
Pfe Jacquelyn Dee Ellefson the only WAF at the base is moved back to Lackland AFB due to housing shortages. She joined the base dental clinic on Monday October 8 and lived at the base hospital before orders arrived Saturday. Plans for a WAF squadron exist but Amarillo AFB will remain WAFless until dormitories are ready.
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Amarillo Afb
City workers exceed chest quota in campaign report
City workers are the first to report pledging more than their Community Chest quota. F W Wallace says the Employe Gifts Division surpassed the 1400 dollar target with 1448.61 pledged from 467 of 637 city workers. City school tax office staff pledged one day’s pay, per Clifford Davis.
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F. W. Wallace
Clifford Davis
Ed Schoonover Dies in Topeka
Ed Schoonover former freight claim agent for the Santa Fe died this morning at his Topeka Kansas home shortly after six o clock He had lived in Amarillo about a year and returned to Topeka about four years ago The family residence is 2227 Pennsylvania
Three Amarillo Officials To Attend League Meeting
Three Amarillo city officials will attend the League of Texas Municipalities annual convention in Mineral Wells from Sunday to Wednesday. Mayor Gene Klein will lead the delegation with Clifford Davis, personnel director, and J C Lilly, auditor. Davis and Lilly hold president roles in affiliated associations. Steve Matthews of Lubbock heads the city managers group. Also notes that Rhode Island had 20000 milch cows on farms in 1949.
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League of Texas
Mineral Wells
Gene Klein
League
Clifford Davis
J. C. Lilly
Davis
Personnel Directors Association
Lilly
Finance Officers Association
Steve Matthews
Lubbock
Pampa
Runways Inspected By CAA Engineer Co. L. Burr
Civil Aeronautics Administration district airport engineer Co L Burr joined Amarillo officials today to inspect Amarillo Air Terminal runways. They discussed grading edges to improve drainage and establishing a 12 to 15 foot slope outward. City Manager N V Moss noted grading should prevent standing water except after heavy rains and cited about 12000 dollars in recent runway repairs.
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Big Spring
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Amarillo Air Terminal
Burr
N. V. Moss
Senate Votes Rail Retirement Bill Passes in Senate
The Senate approved a bill to raise railroad retirement benefits by 15 percent and sent it to the House where a rival measure was to be considered. The measure previously passed the Senate by voice vote. railroad workers have their own retirement program separate from social security.
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