Wreck Aftermath of High School and Airmen Feud
Five people were injured in a scheduled feud between Amarillo high school youths and airmen from Amarillo Air Force Base. The two most seriously hurt were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Courtney of 506 Carolina. Police said three youths in the pursuing car were injured in a collision at 8th and Georgia and all were taken to Northwest Texas Hospital where two other airmen were later treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Klein
J. H. Courtney
Carolina
Courtneys
Georgia
Northwest Texas
Eugene Guthrie
Tom McCollum
Jimmie Rae
Alabama
Town Lights and The Yule Spirit Shine Across The Golden Spread
From the air the Golden Spread towns glow with holiday lights. In Amarillo the Jaycees parade and Santa center at the Mary E. Bivins Library brighten the season. The Santa workshop opens Monday guiding 1700 toys provided by city firemen, who seek donated gifts for other children.
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Santa
Mark Miles
That That and the Tucumcari Spelling Flap
A Northwest note cites Stanley Blackburn selling his bagpipe to the Moose Lodge for 1 cent on the dollar to fund Christmas charity. Gordon Fielden arranged the deal and raffle. A letter from A Loyal Tucumcarian complains Amarillo clerks mis spell Tucumcari. Meter Maids allegedly reset unused parking meters. A shopper vents about hidden fine print on a Hawaiian punch can. Wes Izard comments on executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Blackburn
Moose Lodge
Gordon Fielden
Amarillo
Santa Claus Leads Jaycee Parade Through Amarillo Streets
Santa Claus makes a morning entry on a snow covered float in the Jaycee Santa Claus parade. Floats and bands from Amarillo area schools will contest a first prize trophy, with gum candy and goodies tossed to children along the route.
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Santa Claus
1St
Taylor
10Th
Polk
Tih and
Don Curphey
Newton J. Robison
Robert O'Keefe
H. K. Smith
M. J. Newman
West Texas State College
Dave Kaplan
Bill Larson
WTSC
Amarillo Air Force Base
Palo Duro
Trinity Lutheran Church
Amarillo
McKinley
Carver
Wolflin
Hilltop
Glenwood
South Lawn
James Bowie
Oddfellows
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
AHS
PDHS
Horace Mann
Washburn Convicted of Murder in Dynamite Slaying
Houston businessman Harry L. Washburn, 39, is sentenced to life in the penitentiary for the murder of his former mother-in-law Mrs. Helen Harris Weaver, 51, killed when she stepped on a car starter triggering 10 sticks of dynamite. The trial, moved to Waco, featured live TV coverage by KWTX-TV, the first in U.S. history for a murder case.
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Jim Bowman
WACO
Harry L. Washburn
Houston
Helen Harris Weaver
Washburn
Dist
Atty
Aubrey Stokes
San Angelo
Stokes
Kwtx-Tv
Texas Demos in New Fass
Victoria Texas Democrats resign over Wiley Cheatham appointment as 24th district attorney. Gov. Shivers supporters criticized the move as a whitewash after land scandals hearings. Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd named Cheatham assistant AG until year end when the DA post takes effect.
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Victoria
Tex
Gene Houchins
Wiley Cheatham
The
Victoria Advocate
Friends
Allan Shivers
Veterans Land
Cheatham
Hun
Pointed Cheatham
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Houchins
Shivers
George Sandlin
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Jimmy Phillips
Ben Ramsey
Sen. Phillips
Ramsey
Sen
Phillips
Negro Admits Slayings In Two Wells
A 200-pound war veteran, Fillmore Young, 34, Carlyle Illinois, admitted to killing Harold Smith a 30 year old carpenter and his wife Arline 35 and dumping their bodies in two separate wells. Authorities suspect an accomplice though Young claims he acted alone and says he expects to die.
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Belleville
Ill
Illinois
Fillmore Young
Carlyle
Tll
Harold Smith
Lebanon
Young
Clair County
Smith
Arline
Ambiguity in 1955 Amarillo Weather and Young Case Details
Fragmentary notes describe 1955 Amarillo sun days and weather readings for Friday. Illinois officials say Young refused lie detector tests. A broken tooth and .22 caliber bullets link a possible additional suspect at the Smith home, with Young admitting use of a weapon.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Illinois
Young
Smith
Smiths
No Simple Solution to Farm Problem in PGC Meeting
Roy F. Hendrickson warned against relying on slogans to solve farm issues. He urged fact-based plans, noting that proposals like retiring acres into a soil fertility bank have merit but are not a universal fix to production control. The executive secretary of the National Federation of Grain Cooperatives spoke to about 400 delegates at the Producers Grain Corporation stock holders meeting in the Herring Hotel.
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PGC
Roy F. Hendrickson
Producers Grain Corporation
Herring Hotel
Hendrickson
National Federation of Grain Cooperatives
Washington, D.C
Daily News
Amarillo
Frank F. Weil
Hale Center
N. F. Renner
Spearman
H. T. Cole
Quanah
Weil
Renner
Cole
Business Labor Peace Talks End In Bitter Feud
New York December 9 1961 leaders of business and labor traded peace overtures then clashed over union politics and bargaining. George Meany head of AFL CIO and Charles Sligh Jr NAM chair sparred over compulsory unionism strikes and wage demands at a NAM luncheon.
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New York
George Meany
AFL - Cio
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Assn
NAM
Waldorf Astoria
Sligh
Aflcio
Mother and girl found slain in Melbourne car
In Melbourne Florida a young mother Patricia Van Eeghen aged 32 and her 10 year old daughter Phyllis were found murdered in their car parked in front of a funeral home. Patrolman Charles Collis found the bodies after a call from Philip Van Eeghen reporting the family missing.
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Melbourne
Fla
Charles Collis
Philip van Eeghen
John Thomas
Patricia
van Eeghen
Van
Ball Park Bond Vote Slated for January 21
Potter County set January 21 as the bond election date to authorize 375000 funds for a new baseball park. Rex Baxter, secretary manager of the Tri State Fair, told the fair board the bond company will conduct the election after the commissioners court passes a resolution. A. F. Madison noted the plan reallocates existing tax funds and does not raise taxes.
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Potter County
Rex Baxter
Tri-State
Baxter
Fair Board of Directors
Herring Hotel
Commissioners’ Court
A. F. Madison
Madison
Hiram Sweeney to be laid to rest in Silverton
Hiram Sweeney, a longtime inspector for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, dies after a yearlong illness. He will be buried at 2 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with pastor Dr. H Clyde Smith officiating. Pallbearers include Bill Luman, Allen Jefferies, and several Amarillo residents. Born in the area, he lived at 500 Tennessee and had ties to Palo Duro Lodge No 1239 and Silverton lodge. He began service with the association on November 5, 1920.
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Hiram Sweeney
Silverton
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Northwest Texas
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
H. Clyde Smith
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Bill Luman
Borger
Allen Jefferies
Clarendon
Crawford
N.M. Albright
Tom Sursey
Powell Combs
Amarillo
Sweeney
Tennessee
Palo Duro Lodge
Silverton Lodge
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Nem
Wes Izzard
Daily News Index
Sylvia Porter
8Th
Earl W. Smith
Tom
Harry Weaver
West Texas
Tom Moore Jr
Dreds
Gov. Shivers
Weldon B. Mariette
William S. Fly
Sandlin
the Advocate
Phyllis
Ball Park
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