Amarillo News-Tables and Local Happenings
Joe Sneed is praised as generous and modest, with longstanding support for the Children’s Home. Borger considers a large munition plant location, potentially employing 250 to 300 families, amid similar oil test drilling near Amarillo. Community notes include Walker Allen’s rail work, a Flower Show at Crystal Ballroom, and light social anecdotes about local residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sneed
Mr. Sneed
Panhandle
Borger
Two killed in wreck near Pampa Oklahoma
B W Campbell and J W Windle of Granite Oklahoma died in a collision with a stock truck driven by Ed Mask of Fort Worth on the Pampa Borger road about 1 PM. Windle died in Borger hospital, Campbell killed instantly. Mask not seriously injured.
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Pampa
B. W. Campbell
Granite
Okla
J. W. Windle
Ed Mask
Fort Worth
Mask
Pampa-Borger
Windle
Borger
Shriners Learn Old Time Dance Steps Tonight
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will study the schottische and other old time dances in Amarillo. More than 60 couples attended last week’s class, which starts at 8:30 p m in the Amarillo Hotel. Only Shriners with a 1940 card and fez admitted. Spectators welcome, says Fred Galle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shrine
Amarillo Hotel
George Hammock
Fred Galle
Khiva
Organize Roosevelt Wallace Clubs Set For County Level
Supporters of the Roosevelt Wallace ticket plan a county court room meeting at 7 30 this evening to form a Roosevelt Wallace Club in the 18th District. Earl C Cayton of Amarillo chairs district clubs and urges rapid county organization with Harry M Washington directing national efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Cayton
Amarillo
Mr. Cayton
Scouts To Meet Across Dallam Hartley Moore Districts
The Llano Estacado Council of Boy Scouts announces district meetings in Dalhart and Dumas tonight and tomorrow night led by W J Hiatt S E Brown Ezell Fox. Reports from the past month will be heard and plans for the Emergency Preparedness Program finalized. A district institute at Capitol Hotel Tuesday Oct 22 will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallam
Hartley
Moore County
Llano-Estacado
Boy Scouts
W. J. Hiatt
District Institute
Capitol Hotel
S. E. Brown
Dalhart
Ezell Fox
Dumas
Royal Arch Masons Host Chili Supper in Amarillo
Royal Arch Masons of Amarillo invite all members to a chili supper at their sledge hall 504% Taylor Street. Grand visitor E. O. Feierabend will bring a message from Grand High Priest Jewell Lightfoot of Dallas. Supper begins at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Amarillo
Taylor Street
E. O. Feierabend
Jewell Lightfoot
Dallas
Royal Arch
Weather report shows little change ahead
Jack Davis notes only minor temperature change with fair conditions tonight and Friday. Lows around 42 at the airport and 49 in town, with highs near 80 today. Light west wind about 4 to 5 miles per hour this morning.
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Jack Davis
Willkie Urges Immediate Aid to Britain
On the Willkie train to St Louis on October 17 he called for Roosevelt to send further material aid to Great Britain immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
ST. Louis
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Final tribute to Joe Sneed prominent plains cattleman
Hundreds gather at 2123 Harrison Street for the memory of Joe L Sneed a leading cattle breeder. Services at the family home were led by Dr C C Grimes and Dr R Thomson with the flag at half mast at Texas Tech. Sneed 64 died Tuesday. survivors include widow Mrs Bradley Sneed and sister Mrs Terry Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Joel Sneed
The
Plains
C. C. Grimes
Polk Street Methodist Church
Sneed
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Bradley Sneed
Sneed Ranch
L. O. Brookshire
New Castle
Ind
Lorenzo Love
Ardmore
Okla
Wyatt Hedrick
Fort Worth
Tom Hamm
Wichita Falls
H. D
Nick” Beal
Homer Beal
Big Spring
H. L. Pemberton
Jim West
Houston
Abijah Dickey longtime Rock Island conductor dies
Abijah Medcliff Dickey died this morning after a three week illness. A Rock Island passenger conductor based in Amarillo for 28 years, he retired four years ago after nearly 60 years in rail service. He was born February 8, 1871 in Hartstown, Pennsylvania, and moved to Arkansas in 1880. He is survived by his wife Quincy and daughter Quincy Elms Dickey, among siblings and nephews including Bill Dickey and Skeet Dickey. Burial plans are pending arrival of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abijah M. Dickey
Rock Island
Rock Island Railroad
Amarillo
Mr. Dickey
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Worth
Denver
Burlington Road
Abijah Medcliff Dickey
Hartstown
Order of Railroad Conductors
Quincy Dickey
Quincy Elms Dickey
North Hayes Street
Janie Shelton
Lottie Wynn
Bald Knob
W. A. Dickey
G. A. Dickey
T. B. Dickey
Memphis, Tenn
J. H. Dickey
Little Rock, Ark
Bill Dickey
New York Yankees
George Willard
Skeet” Dickey
Chicago White Sox
Rites Held for Mrs Oliver
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Gertrude Oliver were held at the First Baptist Church with Dr J Howard Williams officiating. She is survived by three sons two daughters a brother and a sister with services at Llano Mausoleum conducted by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Gertrude Oliver
First Baptist Church
J. Howard Williams
Joe S. Morris
Gerald Blackburn
E. C. Lacy
Byron Lawrence
Gene Cline
E. H. Quattlebaum
Oliver
W. E. Oliver
Amarillo
Daughters of the American Revolution
Taylor Street
W. E. Oliver, Jr
Tyler
B. R. Webb
Fort Worth
Llano Mausoleum
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors
Thieves' Victims Find Each Others Bicycles
E C Kirksey of 523 Cleveland Street and Mrs C A Carpenter of 722 North Houston Street reported bicycle thefts and then found each other’s bikes during separate searches. Police logged the recoveries as rare. Three youths were fined 25 dollars each in Randall County court for bicycle thefts in South Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Kirksey
Cleveland Street
C. A. Carpenter
North Houston Street
Burl Haynie
Amarillo
Randall County
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Walker Allen
News-Globe
Seward
Anchorage
Union
Texas
Winchell
al Jolson
New York
Eliza Wilson
Everywoman's Magazine
Marion Sawere
Marion
Miss Wilson
Strawberry Sam
Borden
West 58Th Street
Sam
Jackson Heights
58Th Street
Jack Hooten
Eddie Johnson
Texas University
Texas A. & M
Killy
John R. Mayo
Hereford
Mr. Mayo
Palo Duro Apartments
European Air Services
United States
Congress
Akron
Tack Tam
Uencum
FDR
Daiham
Texas Tech Board
Clifford Jones
Blackburn-Shaw
Grimes
Thomson
Boxwell Brothers
Llano
Mrs. Oliver
Sfoo
Martha Washington
Martha Washington Candies
Polk St
Post Office Drug Store
Baker Drug Store
Seiwell Drug Store
Elk Drug Store
Kirk Drug Store
Freeman
Polk
Woodbury
City Druc Store
City Drug Store
Hinds
Parke Davis
Hobart
Lamson
Ker
Pint Grayson
Jdanal
B. O Garner
New Kington
Era
Alka-Seltzer
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
50C
Tek
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