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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
2
A 23-year-old woman was detained after allegedly firing six shots from a .32-caliber pistol at her mother and stepfather in Dallas. Both victims were hospitalized at Parkland. the mother in critical condition with abdominal wounds while the stepfather’s condition was not stated.
Borger June 14 Hal Moon Hutchinson County juvenile officer resigns after three months. He asks acceptance when a successor is named. Moon was commercial manager and program director at Station KHUZ Borger before resigning to become a newscaster at Station GNC Amarillo.
Amarillo Children's Home pupils presented a musical program at a Kiwanis meeting in Amarillo Hotel. Jane Taylor sang with Delores Wellborn on piano, both residents of the home. A flag for Girl Scout Camp Kiwanis was presented by Chas. M. Rogers, with Congressman Eugene Worley involved on the flag’s history.
Final rites for L. Latham Lucy a 44 year old steam ship company executive will be held in Houston today. Lucy died Sunday in a Houston hospital.
Federal Judge Joseph B. Dooley ordered Borger landlord John H. White to refund 26 tenants $1,586.51 in a rent overcharge suit by the Housing Expeditor. The judgment also awards $544.77 to the United States and bars White from charging excess rents on Borger dwellings.
Alton Leonard Glenn born March 30 1922 Wheeler County died from wounds received on Guam while serving with the Third Marine Division. His funeral will be at 3 pm Tuesday at McLean First Baptist Church with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. The body lies at the family home with Womack Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are his parents four brothers and four sisters.
Wheat harvest is set to begin across the North Panhandle and South Plains as the Amarillo TEC reports no shortages. Counties show varying completion dates from June 15 to July 15 with most areas ready soon and idle equipment to be absorbed as harvest progresses. Clovis reports 1 percent complete with 15 July target. Tucumcari area expects about 35 000 acres with 2 000 ready June 21.
Law Enforcement notes call for full public cooperation to fight offenses and prevent violence. Chief Dysart warns prosecution hinges on court reports while officials stress education and early warning for children. Over 200 officers finish day with a barbecue as sessions feature national and local police leaders. The convention includes talks by Capt. Preston and Al Raithel with more speakers planned and an officer election to close. The piece ends by noting the earliest known English usage of hair of the dog in 1616.
Kenneth Leibman aged 2 and his twin Stephen were playing in a sixth floor New York apartment when Kenneth fell through a screen panel and landed on a grassy area six stories below. He jumped up and ran away before witnesses restrained him until an ambulance arrived. Doctors reported no injuries at Fordham Hospital.
Vincent D. Kersey exits the race for the State Legislature 122nd District. Grainger McIlhaney of Wheeler and Carl Morris of Clarendon remain candidates. Kersey notes he was offered a position he could not refuse. R. L. Templeton of Wellington not seeking re election.
Stratford resident Robert Martin Trainham age 22 is in critical condition at Clayton New Mexico hospital after a collision near Texline on state highway. J W Whitby of Dalhart escaped with minor injuries. State patrol reports the crash occurred last night and cites both vehicles involved.
In Dallas R B Creager Brownsville Republican committeeman says no clear nominee yet and expresses optimism for Senator Taft whose delegates from Texas are pledged. He heads to Philadelphia for the Republican national convention opening Monday.
Dallas office of the Federal Housing Expeditor opened to veterans with housing complaints. Perry N. Moore regional director urged ex service men who paid above the government ceiling or whose homes failed to meet specifications to report issues. Investigations to begin in coming weeks.
A 35 year old waitress reported being frightened by a nude man driving a car who pulled alongside her and tried to lure her into the vehicle near her home about 2 30 Sunday morning in Fort Worth. Police sought the middle aged man nicknamed Mr Godiva after the incident.
Wallace Wiberg a 27 year old Dallas pilot escaped serious harm when his glider tangled in telegraph wires during a landing at Grand Prairie airport. He had earlier on Saturday set a new glider duration record at Grand Prairie of six hours forty minutes.
A Moscow lead editorial in Soviet Art calls on writers to liquidate backwardness in cinema dramatics and to provide better motion picture scenarios. It notes many top directors have been idle for lack of good material as the Soviet film industry rapidly expands production.
June 14. The Bothwell Kane Post American Legion in Fort Worth reported a missing recruiting booth. The wooden structure stood seven feet tall and four feet square. Post member E. F. Manchester, chairman of the membership committee, found it gone while he went downtown to recruit.
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