Amarillo Man Claims Name on Hitler Retreat Wall
Amarillo resident Bill Stanford says his name appears on a chalked wall in a Berlin bunker photo, though he believes the shot shows Berchtesgaden. Stanford says he and buddy Ricky Wynman etched their names in 1945 as Berchtesgaden was recently captured, with the AP noting a wall covered in names.
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Amarillo
Berlin
Hitler
Eva Braun
Daily News
Berchtesgaden
Associated Press
Bill Stanford
Madison
Ricky
Stanard
Wynman
Stanford
Texas Traffic Code's Reckless Driving Validated
Texas' new uniform traffic code passed its first test as the attorney general's department ruled the reckless driving provision clear and constitutional. Kimble County Attorney Russell Graham questioned its validity, but the section defining reckless driving as willful or wanton disregard endangering people or property was upheld as valid.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Attorney General’s Department
Russell Graham
Junction
Kimble County
Four Injured in East Texas Hail Storm
Four persons were injured when a hail storm hit East Texas late Sunday afternoon causing about 1 million dollars in damage. A. C. Sargeant suffered severe head injuries at Crescent Heights near Athens, Everett Lawrence was head injured while motorboating on Dodd Lake near Malakoff, Mrs. Jess Stalter had a leg injury as her house was wrecked, and Mrs. Lillian Jones sustained cuts and bruises.
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Jacksonville
A. C. Sargeant
Crescent Heights
Athens
Everett Lawrence
Dodd Lake
Malakoff
Jess Stalter
Lillian Jones
Civil Service Exam For Firemen Set For Thursday
Clifford Davis city personnel manager announced a civil service examination for promotion of firemen to captain will be held next Thursday morning. A captain’s promotional exam was given on Oct. 13 with one passer. The supplemental test was requested by Fire Chief George Cooper and will be conducted at Central Fire Station.
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Clifford Davis
Davis
George Cooper
Central Fire Station
Spook Parade Planned for Friday Night
Ghosts witches and goblins will parade Amarillo streets Halloween night with a downtown route starting Lincoln Street at 7 20. Judges choose best all around funniest scariest and most original costumes. A ghost party at the Youth Center follows the parade with a mystery movie stunt program and games.
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Amarillo
Paul Bradford
City Recreation Department
Lincoln Street
Amarillo Public Library
Lincoln
Third Avenue
Third
Polk Street
Eleventh Avenue
Bradford
Tenth and
Polk
Bud Curtis
Chas. M. Rogers
I. D. Maharon
Sam Houston Junior High School
A. M. Meyer
Amarillo College
Connie Hood
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Seventh
Carolina
Retired Lumberman Higgs Dies in Fort Worth Hospital
M. F. Higgs 85 of Tolar, a former lumberman and father of Rufus F. Higgs, owner of the Stephenville Empire Tribune, died in a Fort Worth hospital. Services will be held in Tolar tomorrow. The obituary notes his son’s local newspaper ownership and recalls a 1942 survey on urban family income and diet adequacy.
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Stephenville
U.P
Tolar
M. F. Higgs
Fort Worth
Higgs
Rufus F. Higgs
Five Panhandlemen Enlisted in Navy from Amarillo Office
Five local young men including Billy Thomas Davenport J L Ingram Floyd Edward Mathery Jr Billy Keye Britton and Sonny Ray Hewett enlisted through Amarillo recruiting offices announced by Chief E M Pierce. They were transferred to Naval Training Station San Diego for boat training.
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Navy
Amarillo
E. M. Pierce
Billy Thomas Davenport
R. H. Briggs
Alabama
J. L. Ingram
A. A. Ingram
Prospect
Floyd Edward Mathery, Jr
F. A. Matherly
Pampa
Billy Keye Britton
I. L. Crouse
Sonny Ray Hewett
L. S. North
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Cal
State School for the Deaf laundry abuse probe announced
Austin October 28 chairman Hall Logan of the Board of Control said the board would launch a first hand investigation into charges that workers in the laundry at the State School for the Deaf had suffered abuse.
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Austin
Hall Logan
Board of Control
State School For the Deaf
Civil Service Exams Set for Engineer and Safety Inspector
Civil service examinations announced to fill engineer and safety inspector posts. No written test for engineers. ratings based on experience and training. Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Safety inspector applicants must pass a written exam and have at least three years highway safety experience. Obtain forms from H. M. Timmons Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Civil Service
H. M. Timmons
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Timmons
Savannah urged to tidy up city by Gen George E Oglethorpe
In 1939 Gen George E Oglethorpe urged Savannah residents to tidy up their city and provided bread and beer as encouragement.
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George E. Oglethorpe
Georgia
Savannah
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Kilroy
Brooks Drug Stores
24Th and Polk
W. 16Th
B. F. Goodrich 4Th & Fillmore
Cal Farley’s—Phon
Meg
Ammarillo Gas Company
East Texas
Zemo
Suchanan
Ol’ Vernon
Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
Cretney Drug Stores
Washington
Benrus
Loyd’s Jewelry
Loyd Shackelford
B. Cc
D. Bynum
J. H. Paul
Grady Oldham
Wm. J. Bynum
E. L. Cowart
Cc. R. Brock
Dorothy Wagerle
Jim Ney Mecaskey
H. C. Pipkin Floyd V. Studer
Dr. L. K. Patton
I. H. Davies
R. McAfee
F. A. Paul
News-Globe
Manni / L
Seles
American National Bank
Financial Matters
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. US. Depository Co
Dial Telephone
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
California
Sey Malle
LA Asso
Hunt
CHE
Miracle
Sunkist
Choice Club
Porrases
East
S. Fillmore
West
WN. E
N. E
N. Buchanan
Taylor
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