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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1950

Page

2

Rites Today for Neal Pierce 33

Funeral services for Neal Pierce 33 a resident of Quail will be held at 3 p m Tuesday in Quail Methodist Church Pierce died from injuries after his car overturned near Artesia New Mexico Friday He lived in Quail born September 15 1916 married to Lane Grigsby and leaves two children Edward Dale and Wynoal his parents and a sister survived Burial is in Quail Cemetery with Kelso Funeral Home directing

Wellington Neal Pierce Artesia Quail Methodist Church Pierce Collingsworth County Austin Quail Lane Grigsby Vernon Willard Mobeetie Methodist Church Guy Killian Lakeview Baptist Church Edward Dale Wynoal E. G. Pierce Wilbur DePatw Amarillo Quail Cemetery Kelso Funeral Home

Mrs. G. W. Fulfer Services Today

Funeral services for Mrs. G W Fulfer widow of a Motley County cattleman will be held Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Matador She died at Oakdale California where she had resided the past year She was 90 years old Surviving are two sons Foster Fulfer of Panhandle and Elbert Fulfer of Oakdale Cal and a daughter Mrs F B Moring of Plainview.

Plainview G. W. Fulfer Motley County First Baptist Church Matador Fulfer Oakdale Cal Foster Fulfer Panhandle Elbert Fulfer F. B. Moring

Nora Buice Dies in Austin While Attending Reunion

Shamrock resident Mrs. Nora May Buice 52 died in Austin after a heart attack while at a family reunion. She had lived in Shamrock 25 years and was a member of First Baptist Church TEL class. Survived by husband W H Buice a son Walter and daughter Mary Eunice Buice all of Shamrock a daughter Mrs W D Baker Dumas a son Wesley Buice Snyder a son Fred in US Navy Port Muga Cal a brother D C Thompson Lancaster. Clay Funeral Home Shamrock to handle arrangements.

Shamrock Nora May Buice Austin

Funeral set for J F Duckett in First Baptist Church

Funeral services for J F Duckett shop foreman at Borden Company will be held Wednesday at 4 PM in First Baptist Church with Pastor Carl Bates officiating. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery directed by N B Griggs & Sons. Duckett, 36, of 2811 West Seventh, died at 810 AM yesterday in Veterans Hospital after long service at the dairy firm. Surviving: wife Irry Donella two sons Jay Don Joe Bob two daughters Gwen Renee Suzanne his parents J H Duckett Memphis a brother J B Duckett Plainview five sisters Crystal Standiford Hot Springs Jewel Short Memphis Rubye Tidwell Klamath Falls Opal Darnell Amarillo.

J. FE. Duckett Borden Company First Baptist Church Carl Bates Memorial Park Cemetery N. 8. Griggs & Sons Duckett West Seventh Veterans Hospital Amarillo Dairy Foods Irry Donella Duckett Jay Don Joe Bob Gwen Renee Suzanne J. H. Duckett Memphis J. B. Duckett Plainview Crystal Standiford Hot Springs Ark Jewel Short Rubye Tidwell Klamath Falls Ore Pearl Wallace Spring Hill Opal Darnell

Record cattle run as Amarillo sale hits new high

Big cattle from drouth areas flood Amarillo as the Southwestern Livestock Auction Company opens a busy week. Receipts reach 4,942 head with $597,767.05 in sales. a new company record surpassing the previous 4,194 head set two weeks earlier. Bulls, cows, calves, and stockers move steady to fairly active. prices vary by class and weight.

Drouth Amarillo Tri-State Empire Drouth Country Texas Panhandle South Plains New Mexico Oklahoma Panhandle Colorado Kansas Taylor Johnson

Texas Press Group Will Meet Friday

About 400 newspaper officials gather for the Texas Press Association convention in Fort Worth to discuss easier reading and broader public appeal. James W. West of The Kingsport Times News will preside over a session on making newspapers easier to read and his view on how future papers may look and appeal to readers.

Fort Worth Texas Press Associate Fort Worth Friay James W. West Kingsport

Democrats Clash Over McDonald Ballot Binding and 1952 Vote

The Democratic committee split 28 to 24 on McDonald’s binding pledge for state nominees while undecided on presidential voting in 1952. Mineral Wells chosen as September state convention site over San Antonio amid debate on legality and past court rulings. An additional resolution urged legislative action to prevent candidates from opposing their party, with supporters arguing Love v Wilcox contrasts but McDonald stance extends further.

McDonald San Antonio Penrose Metcalfe San Angelo Supreme Court Bascom Gist Tyler George Sergeant Dallas Love Wilcox Tom Love Hoover State Supreme Court Sergeant

Rites Held for Mrs Bell 85 In Hereford

Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Bell aged 85 were held at the First Baptist Church Hereford with Pastor R H Cagle officiating. Burial followed in Hedley. She died after a long illness at Deaf Smith County Hospital. Survived by two sons William Bell Amarillo and Jim Bell Everton Missouri two daughters Mrs O B Hamlin Palacios and Madeline Bell Hereford, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Hereford Ann Elizabeth Bell First Baptist Church R. H. Cagle Hedley Gilisland Funeral Home Bell Deaf Smith County Bosque County

Stamford Seeks Rights to Paint Creek Water

Stamford officials propose selling water to other communities if granted the right to withdraw 10 000 acre feet annually from Paint Creek. Opponents cite high pipeline costs and favor a multi city Bureau of Reclamation project to avoid local piping. The board will decide in coming weeks.

Austin Stamford Paint Creek State Board of Water Engineers Bureau of Reclamation Abilene Anson Hamlin Haskell Benjamin Aspermont Clear Fork Brazos River

Senate Advances Sabine River Authority Plan

June 12 state senate moved two bills to form a Sabine River authority with power to spend $5 million on hydro electric development in Louisiana.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Senate Sabine River

Percy Miller Posits Hadacol Relief for Neuritis Pains

An advertisement features Percy Miller of Chester Virginia recounting neuritis relief after taking Hadacol. He cites success with deficiencies of vitamins B and niacin and urges others to try the medicine. Trial size priced at 1.25 and large size at 3.50. Photo credited to The LeBlanc Corporation 1950.

Percy Miller RFD Chester Virginia maApace Ichmond The LeBlanc Corporation

Marian Martin Pattern Book for Summer 1950 Ad

Compliment oriented ad for Marian Martin sewing patterns. Details pattern 9173 sundress and jacket sizes 34 through 48 with yardage. Offers 25 cents to order pattern and 20 more cents for complete fashion pictures plus a free beach bra pattern in a Marian Martin Summer Book.

Marian Martin Amarillo Globe News 5 West 18Th St New York

Hereford Rites For Miss Miller

Funeral services for Miss Tennile Miller age 69 were held at Gilliland Funeral Home with H V Fields pastor of Avenue Baptist Church officiating. She died Saturday at Deaf Smith County Hospital after a long illness. Born in Cooke County she moved to Hereford with her parents in 1902 and witnessed Hereford grow from a town with windmills to a city. She was a Baptist Church member. Survivors include a brother Dr Charles A Miller Snyder and a sister

Hereford Tennile Miller Gilliland H. V. Fields Avenue Baptist Church Deaf Smith County Hospital Cooke County Miss Miller Windmills The Baptist Church Charles A. Miller Snyder

Burial services for Mrs Stella J Hall in Grand Junction

Mrs Stella J Hall of Grand Junction Colorado was laid to rest in West Park Cemetery under the direction of Guilland Funeral Home. The notice records a funeral at West Park Cemetery with burial in Grand Junction.

Ter Stella J. Hall Grand Junction Colo West Park Cemetery Guilland Funeral Home

4-H Club Roundup Opens at A and M College Station

At Texas A&M College Station on June 12 the annual three day 4-H Club roundup drew two thousand 4-H members and leaders. Today 156 judging teams competed in dairy cattle field crops livestock entomology grass identifications wool and poultry contests. Thirty nine teams vied for state honors in dairy tractor maintenance dairy foods and range management demonstrations.

College Station Texas A&m College Today

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