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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1947

Page

3

Car Accessory Thefts Near Municipal Auditorium

Two cars parked near the Municipal Auditorium were stripped of hub caps and chromium wheel rims last night. Vehicles owned by F. K. Brown of 710 Carolina and O. Vv. Vernon of 1218 West Tenth were taken while attendees at a Khiva Shrine circus. Detectives warn of possible resumption of car accessory thefts, a problem in months past, said Detective Capt. J. L. King.

Municipal Auditorium F. K. Brown Carolina O. Vv. Vernon West Tenth J. L. King

Claude Hunsaker Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services for Claude Hunsaker, 36, who died yesterday in Northwest Texas hospital, will be at 1 PM Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Chapel. Interment follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. He lived at the King Hotel, 207 East Fourth, and suffered a heart attack. Surviving are his widow and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunsaker of Altus, Oklahoma.

Claude Hunsaker Northwest Texas Hospital Boxwell Brothers Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Hunsaker King Hotel East Fourth Ed Hunsaker Altus Okla

Nurses Leave for Chicago Convention

Three Amarillo nurses departed for Chicago to represent 29 Panhandle counties at the American Nurses Association House of Delegates session. Rose Radcliff, Lorene Cardwell, and Hazel McTaggart will attend the three day meeting with roles as president of District 2, secretary, and delegate respectively, studying nursing structure and its future.

Amarillo Chicago Panhandle Lorene Cardwell Florida Hazel McTaggart Tennessee Rose Radcliff Kentucky American Nurses Association House of Delegates Miss Radcliff Texas Graduate Nurses Association Cardwell McTaggart

Daily Meetings To Study City Budget In Amarillo

City commissioners meet daily to study the next year’s budget for Amarillo. They continue afternoon sessions aiming to finalize before a public hearing on September 24. Mayor Lawrence Hagg with Commissioners Bud Curtis and Ira Stephenson lead the effort assisted by Acting City Manager N. V. Moss and City Auditor J. C. Lilly to review expenditures across departments.

Amarillo Lawrence Hagg Bud Curtis Ira Stephenson N. V. Moss J. C. Lilly

Kennel Club Show Set for Oct 19 in Amarillo

Pan handle Kennel Club president E Wilson predicts a wet success for the Oct 19 all breed dog trial in Amarillo. A cocker spaniel judging occurred earlier, with Mrs. Robert Pringle to judge non Sporting breeds and John Charles of Tulsa in charge of the sporting division.

Globe Robert Pringle W. B. Mason Florida Oo E. Wilson The Panhandle Kennel Club Amarillo John Charles Tulsa

Show-training classes in Triangular Park invite dog entries

Mr. Wilson announces show-training classes at Triangular Park at Twelfth and Crockett with entries open to full bred dogs eligible for registration and handlers at least 16. W. B. Mason and his champion pointer Boy vie for honors. Mason previously won the Roswell Show Bird Dog Cup and Grand Blue Ribbon. Entries expected to reach 250 as the open trial proceeds at the Tri-State Fair grounds.

Twelfth and Crockett Wilson W. B. Mason Florida

Woman Injured in Collision at North East Eighth and Mirror

Mrs. John W. Taft of 317 Georgia was shaken but treated after her husband’s 1936 Chevrolet sedan, stopped for a light at North East Eighth and Mirror, was rear ended by a second car driven by 25 year old William J. Martzall of Kaukauna Wisconsin. Police said both vehicles were traveling west.

John W. Taft Georgia North East Eighth Mirror Taft William J. Martzall Kaukauna Wis

Burglars Steal Car and Check From Tadlock and Hess

Thieves took a 1937 Chevrolet and a $2,530 check from Tadlock and Hess Motor Sales at 805 Fillmore. Entry was gained by removing the air conditioning unit from a window. The check, drawn on a Clayton bank, is now worthless after notice to the bank this morning. The check was made out to Tadlock and Hess and written by G. W. Keener of Clayton.

Tadlock and Hess Motor Sales Company Fillmore Clayton Tadlock and Hess G. W. Keener

Melvin Carter Gray Dies of Injuries

Melvin Carter Gray aged 42 died at 1:15 this morning in Northwest Texas hospital from injuries suffered in a traffic accident on August 28. A painter, he had lived in Amarillo 38 years. His mother Mrs. Katy Gray and two sisters reside in Seattle. He was found unconscious under a truck at Tenth and Grant. he had a fractured leg and other injuries. Body at Griggs chapel.

Melvin Carter Gray Arthur Northwest Texas Mr. Gray Amarillo Katy Gray Beatrice Simonson Dorothy Davis Seattle Griggs Chapel

Lamesa Does Not Plan Airport Work Soon

Lamesa city says no definite steps to restore Pioneer Airlines service after the Civil Aeronautics Board halted flights due to faulty runways. City official G M Roberts notes city equipment can only do temporary work likely not meeting CAB standards, with plans kept under advisement while improvements are pursued. Pioneer said service would resume once airport upgrades are completed.

Lamesa G. M. Roberts Pioneer Airlines Civil Aeronautics Board Roberts Pioneer

Extend Bus Line When Street Is Paved

City transportation chief Lefty Fowler says bus service on the Washington line will extend from Thirty-sixth to Forty-first within days after the street is paved. Amarillo Bus Company owners the Nussbaum Brothers agreed to extend service. New route would run from Thirty-sixth over Washington to Forty-first then west to Hayden and back north over Hayden. Also note: John Boyd Dunlop, an Irish veterinarian, invented the pneumatic automotive tire in 1888.

Washington Line Thirty-sixth Forty-first Lefty Fowler Fowler Nussbaum Brothers Amarillo Bus Company Washington Street

Grand Jury in Session Reviews Local Theft and Stolen Property

The Potter County grand jury meets this afternoon to consider theft theft from person receiving and concealing stolen property and other offenses. Wisconsin led the United States in lumber production in 1904 but fell to 10th by 1914.

Potter County Grand Jury Wisconsin United States

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