Spittoon Shortage Triggers Homefront Spittoon Rush
Mr. Tack faces a spittoon surplus crisis as a mass movement of cuspidors floods his office and home. Notables Mollis Cortelyou, J Kenneth Hogue, Ben Stone Sr, HM E Perry, and Clarence Warren of Amarillo send in replacements while a long distance thanks note circulates for the help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Mr. Tack
Mollis Cortelyou
Higgins
J. Kenneth Hogue
Dalhart
Ben Stone, Sr
Amarillo
HM. E. Perry
Clarence Warren
Agents Attend School Here on Rural Housing Topics
County agricultural and home demonstration agents from District No 1 attend a two day school at the Amarillo Hotel today and tomorrow on rural housing and farm buildings. Instructors include W S Allen Bernice Caytor H C Bradford and George Caven with sessions on economic considerations construction materials wiring sanitation and house planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agricultural
District No. 1
Amarillo
Dorris Leggitt
Knox Parr
W.S. Allen
Bernice C_aytor
H. C. Bradford
Portland Cement Company
Austin
George Caven
Surviving the sea plane ordeal and farewell confusion
A passenger recalls the final moments before a sea plane escape. Families faced separation as crews planned to evacuate children first. The speaker and others endured fear and grief waiting aboard the plane while awaiting a safer departure.
Nurses Urged To Lead Expansion Of Nursing Services
Miss R Radcliffe president of District Number 2 Texas Graduate Nurses Association urges professional nurses to lead in expanding quality nursing services. The American Nurses Association hosts a 48 state telephone roll call aided by Miss Katharine J Densford who spoke to state presidents seeking cooperation to relieve nurse shortages and improve care. The Texas group backs the public service effort and stresses public cooperation to balance supply and demand for nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss R. Radcliffe
Texas Graduate Nurses’ Association
Miss Radcliffe
American Nurses’ Association
Katharine J.densford
American Nurses
Minneapolis
Columbia
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Densford
Reluctant business leaders critique of the Krug report
The report draws mixed reactions as businessmen question reliance on governmental sources. Senator Arthur Vandenberg orders a staff study of the Krug report while Senator George Meany denounces the Marshall plan as a grandiose WPA in disarray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Krug
George Moone
Nevada
WPA
Two ropes arrive in response to rent demand
Leonard Morris posted a suicide threat in a newspaper ad asking for an apartment. He received two replies today that consisted of rope, not housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leonard Morris
Ross Calm as Doctors Tell Jury He Is Insane
The Ross murder trial moves through week two in Pay County Court with defense witnesses from San Antonio detailing Ross's mental collapse and alleged insanity at the time of four York family killings near New Braunfels. Witnesses described a blank stare and detached behavior while survivors and friends testified to his condition and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
Lloyd S
San Antonio
Ross
Willards
New Bftaunfells
Gertrude York
J. B. Copeland
San Antonio State Hospital For the
New Braunfels
York
Copeland
J. Lee Dittert
Edward Cayo
Cayo
Little Ann York
Ann
August J. Waltzlavik
Schulenberg
Santa Rdéla Hospital
J. R. Fuchs
Square Dance Ticket Rush for National Contest
Big morning rush for tickets to the second annual National Square Dance Contest at the Tri-State Fairgrounds Automobile Building. Tickets 60 cents. event spans Friday night to Saturday evening with four divisions including children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Panhandle
Tri- State Fairgrounds
Amarillo
Man Charged In Rape Held
Luther Willis Settlemyre, 33, charged in Dalhart with raping a teenage girl, is held in Dalhart police custody after being arrested in a local bar for drunken disturbance. Identified by a Dalhart witness, he used identification naming Fred Brown. Dalhart officers expected to return him here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Willis Settlemyre
Dalhart
Dallam
Settlemyre
Fred Brown
Bank burglary thwarted as robbers escape unseen
Mrs Roberson noticed a bankfire light across the street and alerted bank officials and John Roper of the telephone company. Night watchman and residents closed in, but the burglars fled in a car after dimmed lights. One assailant described as a large man in a white shirt. Vault knob knocked but vault not opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
John Roper
Telephone Company
Hollywood Hearings Open on Communist Infiltration Claims
House Un-American Activities Chairman J. Parnell Thomas asserts Communists seek to control Hollywood while denying overt anti Communist proof. Witness Warner denies recognition of Communists or Fascists in the United States as hearings begin amid legal challenges and debates over constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Robert E. Stripling
Warner
J. Parnell Thomas
House Un-American Activities
Hollywood
New Jersey
Robert W. Kenny
California
Thomas
Kenny
Chicago Livestock and Markets Report Highlights Oct Trade
Chicago markets show cattle and hogs mostly steady to slightly lower with lighter demand. Kansas City receipts reflect steady to higher bids on cattle and hogs, while sheep trends remain cautious as buyers hold firm on good lambs. Financials note a liquidation fund at about 1.94 with offers around 2.13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Hoxs
Kansas City
Colorado
Financial Industrial Fund
Buzzin Place with Billy Bee and West Texas Social Set
A social roundup from Amarillo Odessa observers listing attendees at a dining event and West Texas State Homecoming week festivities. Numerous names and households are noted among the guests and celebrants, including local and visiting figures from Hart ford, Hollywood, Dallas, Quanah, and Wolfforth. The item records a community social scene without a single narrative arc or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longchamps
Carl Matt
Walter Russell
C. W. Baker
Wayne “Lefty
David Loggins
Alice Foley
Hartford
J. W. Lee
Cora McDowell
Pasadena
Calif
al R. Strom
Harry Davis
T. J. McConnell
M. W. Rees
Selma Benton
Pauline Kimko
Ray Reeves
Charles Ray Reeves
Charles Hambree
R. G. Fowler
Housston
Gordon
Jewell Williams
P. G. Tucker
Gene Gibbs
Dallas
Harry Hatch
Foster Watkins
Quanah
Pete Wood
Iowa Park
Blake Lyle
Wolfforth
Joe Hayes
West Texas
J. A. Bard of
Borger
William Gibbs
James Prosser
Chester Spencer
Harold Wells
Lyndie Winans
Linda
Amarillo Odessa
Local society notes missing full context
Fragmentary society snippet mentions Lee Howard Mr and Mrs Scott King W E Snow Dallas Middleton and Mrs Dan Moriarty with unclear roles or events. No dates or locations are readable to determine a complete report or event.
Driver Fined After City Collision
David M. Fuentes was fined in county court after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated following a crash east of the city on North East Eighth Avenue. Judge E. O. Northcutt set the fine at 50 dollars plus costs. Fuentes, of 1612 Arthur, drove a 1941 Nash that forced a livestock truck off the road, then struck a utilities pole after a U turn in front of the truck driven by Albert H Buhkahl of Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Fuentes
North East Eighth Avenue
E. O. Northcutt
Fuentes
Arthur
Rock Island
North East Eighth
Albert H Buhkahl
Plainview
Debate over dropping Poultryless Thursdays debated by Truman committee
Washington Oct. 20 U P reports a food committee opened talks to decide if poultryless Thursdays can be dropped without harming the conservation drive. Officials see a good chance the plan will be scrapped or altered and say a final decision will take two to three days to determine if chickenless and eggless days save grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Truman
Food Committee
Marian Buckley Finds Five-Leaf Clover
Marian Buckley, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs F B Buckley of 924 Crockett, found a perfectly formed five leaf clover in her yard. The note mentions pre partition India being smaller than the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Buckley
F. B. Buckley
Crockett
India
United States
Relief For Your Cough Promises Quick Rest
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine that reaches the lungs to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It claims non narcotic ingredients beechwood creosote and other remedies and offers money back if not satisfying.
One Hospitalized After Car Wreck
Injured early Saturday in a traffic accident, Sam Crutchfield 33, of Windsor Hotel Denver, remains at St. Anthony's Hospital. Four others treated at Northwest Texas Hospital were released. names include Robert Lee Bell 35 and Letha Bell of 1527 East Ninth, Mollie Bell Scoggins 415 East Fourth, and J Galway 721 North Hayes, all transported by Boxwell Brothers ambulances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Crutchfield
Windsor Hotel
Denver
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital
Robert Lee Bell
Letha Bell
East Ninth
Mollie Bell Scoggins
East Fourth
J. Galway
North Hayes
Boxwell Brothers Ambulances
Charles E Wossum Home On Leave
Seaman Charles E Wossum son of Mr and Mrs E A Wossum 712 West Eighth is home on leave. He entered service in July and completed primary training at San Diego before returning to base for Pacific duty assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wossum
E. A. Wossum
West Eighth
Charles Wossum
San Diego
Pacific
Investment Firm To Honor Nash Group Dinner Tonight
The Southwestern Investment Co at 919 Taylor hosts a Nash Motor Co dinner to honor local and national Nash members. Guest of honor is E R Limb newly promoted to southern regional manager. Dallas zone manager R L Alexander and Panhandle district head Bob Miller will attend. Amarillo Nash leaders M B Witt and son Burl Witt will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Investment Co
Taylor
Nash Motor Co
Herring Hotel
R. Earl O'Keefe
E. R. Limb
Nash
Dallas
R. L. Alexander
Bob Miller
Lubbock
Southwestern Investment Co Names Local Officers
From Southwestern Investment Co. Edward C. Shaw assistant to the president M C Finley secretary and Don McCullough Amarillo branch manager are listed as officers and key personnel in the firm’s local operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Investment Co
Edward C. Shaw
M. C. Finley
Don McCullough
Amarillo
Complain to Police About Air Rifles
Wartime air rifle shortage ended says Chief Sid Harper. Police report many complaints of boys shooting air rifles within city limits. City ordinances prohibit air rifle use and hold parents liable for damages caused by their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Harper
City Street Department
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Treva Ruth Byrd
Wylie A. Byrd
Tulia
J. W. Byrd
Happy
H. H. Harrell
Milneland
W. C. Byrd
Silverton
W. A.williams
Square Dance
The
South
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Pierce, Enner & Beane
American Smt & Refee
American Tel & Tel
Armour & Co
AT & SF
Aviation Corporation
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Blaw-Knox Steel
Borden Foods
Braniff Airways
Aeee
Briges
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Goodric Tee
Goodyear
Owe
Gulf Petroleum
Illinois Central Ry
Interlake Iron
International Harvester
International Paper
International Tel Tw
Jones+Laughlin Steel
Kennecott Copper
Long-Bell Lumber Cee Ee
Radio Corporation
Radio
Standard Brands
Standard Oil Inc
Tandard Oil NJ
Tudébaker
Eeeenee Gulf
Eeeeee
United Aircraft
US Rubber
US Steel
Warner Brothers
Western Union
White Motors
Willys-Overland Motors
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Ceageee
Odion
Chicago Board of Trade
Bouly
Billy Bee
Henry Lyle
Bob
Sandie
Lefty Mitchell
Wayne Gatlin
Mickey Maguire
Howard Miller
Globe- News
Fred Fyfe
Sandies
Bill Franklin
Bill Bybee
Morris Estes
Barbara Dryden
Sidney Stinnett
Deanie Windsor
Helen ‘Marie Hughes
Chuck Zenker
Eddie Tilley
Larry Wartes
Jimmy Carter
Bill Merry
Dick Anderson
Bill Tinkle
Joe Reynolds
Annell DeGrassi
Joyce Westfall
Billie ‘Jeanne Carter
Jim Sharp
Joe Wells
Jack Fuqua
Donnie Stevens
Louise Irwin
Nancy O'Brien
Gary Garner
Bob ‘Linker
Carlos Thornton
Jack Thurman
Gayle Cavin
Leroy Foster
Johnny Allen
Jim Brannon
Peewee Anderson
Bill Creamer
Josie Catterton
Jackie Funderberg
Bill Reville
Karen Thatcher
Mary Ellen Ford
Roberta McMurtry
Virginia Carter
Jimmy Sewall
Sue Johnson
Doug Husband
Barbara Husband
Bob Amason
Handsome
Georgia Ann Estridge
Delois Utterback
Carman McGee
Billy Jack McLaughlin
Henry Bates
Marka Ann Oliver
Dick Brooks Slick Ellis
Wayne All
Eeene Galion Oryeyae
Tulsa
Investigete
American Body and Trailer Inc
Franklin Life Insurance
Don Wyatt
West Sixth
America
Nash Group
Lin
Sally Corn
Sammy Soya
Sam
Polk St
Chia
Blackburn Shaw
Pierce
Cash & Carry
Harrison
Georgia
Tyler
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