Cabin Trench Collide Crashes Into Camp Cabin
A gasoline truck and a carrier collided on North East Eighth near Sneed's Camp. Brown's truck rammed a cottage, Bradshaw narrowly escaped injury, and both drivers suffered only minor damage to their vehicles. The cottage’s south wall collapsed and a large plate glass window shattered.
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North East Eighth
D. A. Stokes
North East Fighth
William B. Brown
Brow
Brown
North Araphoe
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Legion Post Plans New Home Adjacent to Legion Hall Site
Hanson Post 54 building committee received proposed plans for a Legion home beside the current Legion Hall at 615 West Seventh. Chairman George Broome said plans were presented Thursday morning. Architect John Hannon noted final drawings will take weeks. Preliminary sketches will be discussed by post members at Legion Hall Tuesday night. America is now growing more trees and removing less than in 1925.
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Hanson Post 54
George Broome
John Hannon
Post
America
Wage hikes essential unless price relief comes soon
Robert Oliver, CIO regional director, said here today in Dallas that a new round of wage increases will be absolutely essential in the near future unless relief is forthcoming through price control or other measures.
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Dallas
Robert Oliver
CIO
Funeral plans for Brinkley child stalled by arrest
Families at a Beaver County meeting authorized the funeral directors to proceed with plans tentatively made by Mr and Mrs Brinkley before the father’s arrest. The body was to be returned to Amarillo after authorities intervened to prevent disturbance. An unnamed doctor’s autopsy noted multiple bruises and head injuries not necessarily from a fall.
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Cole Brothers Circus Sets Sept 13 In Amarillo
Publicist Robert Burns announces Cole Brothers Circus will perform in Amarillo on September 13 with afternoon and evening shows. A new circus grounds will host the event at Seventeenth and Grand near the KFDA towers. The traveling show arrives in two long sections of flatcars and features three herds of horses and ponies plus nearly 1,000 performers led by the Cristiani Family and Lucio the riding comedian. An all-new opening spectacle titled Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth will headline with clowns, led by Otto Greibling and about 50 clowns expected.
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Robert Burns
Cole Brothers Circus
Grand
KFDA
Louisville
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Burns
Assault charge follows attempted robbery at 1222 Pierce
Davis Scott 22, charged with assault with intent to rob after an attempted strong-arm robbery of Jack Fowlkes, owner of a grocery at 1222 Pierce. Scott transferred to county jail, arraigned in Justice Court, bond set at 2000, not yet posted. Fowlkes said Scott struck him with a metal pipe and manhandled him until an 18 inch knife was reached. Local police recovered the weapon and took Scott into custody shortly after the 2 PM Wednesday incident.
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Stored Property Notices Mailed in Amarillo
Pens stored in Amarillo warehouses are notified by mail to appear before the equalization board on September 13 to discuss assessments. Perry Burks, the city tax assessor and collector, said the city tax roll is about 100 million dollars. He added the warehouse survey should add about one million to the city’s tax value.
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Equalization Board
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Burks
Amarillo Community Chest to continue for 1948 49
Amarillo Community Chest will operate again for 1948 49 Dr Neal Cannon temporary chair man of the board elect said Thursday The continuation follows an 87 percent in favor poll of Amarillo residents including senior and junior chambers of commerce the mayor city commissioners past contributors and others Board members include Dr Cannon Dr Francis Pritchard John Boyce Jay Taylor C T Crowe I H Davies Floyd Studer Paul Alingham Charles Ware Sim Kelly Dean White and Mrs Horace Wilson.
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Chambers of Commerce
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Rail embargo halts metropolis rail movement and strike threat
An Amarillo second grader explains the rail embargo against piling merchandise in yards as unions warn of a broad strike. Spokesmen say 30 000 Teamsters from New York City New Jersey and Westchester could join if not settled. Stores face slower trade and some close as officials seek quick settlement.
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New York City
Teamster
New Jersey
Westchester County
New York
Youth Center Family Night Has Entertainment Plan
San Jacinto Youth Center hosts Family Night Friday Sept 10 with Stamps Ozark Quartet from Wichita Falls performing gospel and secular songs. Center director Jack Haas notes admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 12.
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Carolina
Jack Haas
Stamps Ozark
Wichita Falls
Radio Show Tickets Go Fast At Tri State Fair
A brisk ticket rush began Thursday for Ladies, Be Seated at the Southwestern Public Service Chamber of KFDA. The Tom Moore hosted show will broadcast from the sports arena at the fairgrounds daily during the Tri State Fair. Shows start 1 15 pm, with a second nightly performance at 730 pm. Tickets cost 1 plus 20 cents tax. about 3 000 seats per performance. Dates given include Oct 14 56 7 and 8.
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Tom Moore
Fairgrounds
Tri-State Fair
AFL Truck Drivers Strike Over Wage Pact
About 10,000 AFL truck drivers quit work amid a dispute over a proposed wage agreement. The stoppage disrupts large freight cargo movements as funeral ships bring home war dead and war duties continue.
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New York
AFL
Fined on Game Law Charge in Prairie Chicken Case
Plumper Mitchell pleaded guilty to illegal possession of prairie chickens near his plumbing shop at 929 Austin. Justice Ivy Wilkinson assessed a $200 top fine plus court costs totaling $211 after seven birds were seized by Game Warden Jim Maggard. Mitchell loses hunting eligibility in Texas for five years.
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Justice of the
Ivy Wilkinson
Plumper Mitchell
Jim Maggard
Mitchell
Austin
Maggard
Gray County
Justice Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Texas
Roy Snodgrass
Benes Deepens Coma as Doctors Report Decline
Prague doctors said Eduard Benes, former president of Czechoslovakia, has sunk deeper into a coma and is virtually paralyzed. The 65 year old, hospitalized since Tuesday, showed no signs of recovery.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
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