Amarillo Flood Strands Cars and Floods West Texas
Severe storms flood Amarillo area causing five foot water depths in Edgewood trailer park. Willow Creek overflows with 2 3 inches rain. U.S. 60 66 traffic jam persists as water closes underpasses. Roofs torn, windows shattered, several injuries minimal. rescue crews clear jams and monitor flooded I 40 Washington underpass.
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Thompson Park
Department of Public Safety
Amarillo
E. Amarillo Blvd
W. W. Tucker
Tucker
P.m
Fillmore Street
10Th Street
Washington
Interstate 40
Amarillo Area Sees Severe Storms and Flooding Data
Weather reports from Amarillo and vicinities detail widespread afternoon storms with heavy rainfall up to 2.5 inches, hail up to golf-ball size, and extensive flooding. Residents report flooded streets, water inside homes, and damaged property including hangars and fences while authorities coordinate responses.
Hoxwell Brothers Establishment and Globe-News Credits
The Hoxwell Brothers establishment is noted with a 1909 date in this Amarillo Texas newspaper from Globe-News Publishing Company. Publisher Wesley Izard and editors Paul Timmaons Boyett Louise Evans are listed with multiple staff roles and office details.
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Dogny News
Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc
Sundey
Ninth
Herrison
P.O
Amarillo
Texas
Wesley
Izzard
Paul Timmaons
In Boyett
Louise Evans
Cl OW
Trenton T. Davis
Harry Bartlett
Ameorillo
Globe-New Publishing Company, Inc
Amarillo developer linked to New York hotel fraud case
New York prosecutors indicted Joseph Dean Edwards, 48, on 23 counts alleging theft from escrow accounts tied to hotels and builders in Texas and abroad. Victims include Societe Hoteliers de la Baie de Mari and Island Hotel Co, with about 495000 misappropriated and 240000 unrecovered. Edwards allegedly borrowed from other funds to cover prior losses.
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New York
Stody
Joseph Dean Edwards
Texas
Bahamas
Caribbean
Glenn
Societe Hoteliers de la
Tonray Realty Co
Stadium View
Shea Stadium
Flushing
Claudius C. Philippe
Frank S. Hogan
Edwards
Albuquerque
Daily News
Amarillo
Amantol
7Th and Pierce
Duniven Lake
Flood Rescue Mother and Children Survive Runoff
Mrs Ridgell described wading through rising floodwaters to rescue her children as water surged around them. Kip Blackburn later called Daily News to recount the rescue, recalling how Mrs Ridgell and her husband endured cuts and bruises from the ordeal.
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Dick Cazzell
Olsen
Kip Blackburn
Cazzell
The
Daily News
Oklahoma City
Burglary ring tied to Amarillo base suspects released on bonds
Airman 2.C. Delbert Robert Black Jr. of Amarillo Air Force Base freed on 3000 bond after joining four men in a spree last year. Peterson, 20, a former airman, confessed to 150 burglaries and thefts totaling over 1200 dollars on base property and other sites. Budding arrests tied Bowerman and Roden to cigarette thefts and other crimes, with multiple arraignments and bonds set in Potter County court.
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2.C. Delbert Robert Black Jr
Amarillo Air Force Base
Potter County
Amarillo
Robert Lynn Peterson
Peterson
Larry Cleveland Bowerman
Columbine and Coy
James Roden
Bonham
Bowerman
Black
Justice of the Peace
Bonita Potter
Judge Potter
Coy Roden
Roden
Potter
First Baptist Church
Market Drops Mildly On Tax Increase Uncertainty
New York markets fell slightly in moderate trading as early prices were mixed and some rally potential faded after Secretary Henry Fowler said tax increases remain an open question. The session reflected a cautious mood following the previous day’s selloff and tax policy doubts.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Dressing Room Call Sparks Comedy With Kids
In a chaotic moment a speaker began dialing after a dressing room incident. The children asked if a doctor was needed, prompting a quick joke about calling a beauty shop. The exchange shows lighthearted confusion in a domestic scene.
Burns makes dramatic highway arrest on Texas 207
Patrolmen stop a fleeing suspect at a roadblock on Texas 207. Burns blocks the back door, a satchel with thousands of dollars is found, and the man is searched and arrested near Floydada. The suspect gives the name Jack Johnson from Amarillo.
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Bird
Snider
Texas 207
Suspect arraigned after Matador robbery and chase
Horton was taken to arraignment before Justice of the Peace George Cullen in Motley County after a bank robbery in Matador. A hostage, Mrs. Harrison, was left unharmed in a car that ran out of gas 18 miles northwest of Matador. Horton was captured near the Burns farm, near Lubbock, after a daylong search aided by bloodhounds and a helicopter.
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George Cullen
Motley County
Horton
Charles Gwinn
Gwinn
Bill Harrison
Lubbock
Harrison
Marion
Burns
Floyd County
Lockney
Amarillo
Foster Amburn
Memorial services and obituaries for local residents
The community mourns several residents with funeral services scheduled at local chapels. Tributes list Mrs Clee Floyd 79 in Fredericksburg at Vivien's Nursing Home, Pat Murphy 86 of 1473 Van Buren, Walter Cleveland Parsons 80 of 808 East 20d, and a service for an individual from 3409 Teckia at Trinity Lutheran. Services are set for Saturday and Monday mornings at the respective memorial chapels.
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Fredericksburg
Teaos
Monder
Blackburn-Snow Memorial Chase
Clee Floyd
Vivien's Nursing Home
Bockburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Pat Murphy
van Buren
Servces
Aim Mandey
ieckburn-Snow Memorial Chapel
Parsons Walter Cleveland Parsons
Hoskel
Teckia
Trinity Lutheran
Bombers Attack Saigon Suburb and Airbase Radar
Viet Cong exploded a claymore mine and hand grenade at a Cholon bus stop disrupting traffic but a power outage reduced casualties. American pilots reported missing SAMs and destroying radar on an empty launch site north west of Vinh while 27 Viet Cong were killed near Saigon by F100 jets along a canal southwest of the city.
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Cholon
Saigon
Vinh
South Viet Nam
Donald Peterson
Clinton, Md
Uncertain Journey Through Rugged Country
The account notes rugged country hindering travel and questions whether Horton walked or could have found transport along a farm road, leaving the exact route unresolved.
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Horton
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