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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1950

Page

6

Memorial Park Cemetery Resident Detwiler Dies at Home

Dalhart resident of nine years Mr Detwiler died at 8 20 Monday at his home He is survived by his wife Mildred two sons Jerry and Jack and daughter Globe News Want Ads Get Results.

Wilde-Craig wedding read in Hereford church ceremony

In a double ring ceremony at St Anthony's Catholic Church Hereford on June 15 Dorothy Dee Wilde and William F. Craig wed. The bride wore Chantilly lace with a lace veil and train and carried an orchid and stephanotis. After the ceremony guests gathered at Hotel Jim Hill for a reception. The couple plans to reside in Hereford after a Colorado wedding trip.

Hereford St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Dorothy Dee Wilde Frank S. Wilde William F. Craig William H. Crain Robert Kerschen Adeline Koelzer Marie Rossini Corby Paetzold Leona Gabel Stanley J. Phillips Mark Matthews James E. Wilde Jim Hill Marilyn Matthews James Wilde Louis Beekman Colorado Craig St. Mary's Academy Amarillo St. Joseph's Accademy Abilene Hereford Motor Company Graig Deaf

Polio Incidence Still Climbing in Texas

Texas reports 96 new polio cases last week raising total for the year to 717, an all time high for this early season. Counties tallies include 13 in Dallas and 7 in Hidalgo with eleven counties reporting new cases for the first time.

Austin Texas State Health Department George W. Cox Caldwell Cherokee Pails Harrison Hopkins Hunt Jack Matagorda Navarro Starr Bell Bexar Bowie Brazos Cameron Cooke Dallas Ector Plus Fi Paso Fort Bend Grayson Hardeman Harris Haskell Hidalgo Howard Jim Wells Jones Kleberg Lamar McLennan Martin Nueces Orange Reagan San Patricio Smith Tarrant Tom Keen Val Verde Victoria Cox

Texas police report cites rising tase incidents in 1949

A Texas source notes 2,355 tases occurred in 1949 and quotes a parent saying the year may shatter last year’s record as authorities face escalating use of electric takedowns.

Son Pollo Texas

Dalhart Firemen Get 2 Way Radio

Dalhart volunteers receive two way radio equipment funded by Ranchers farmers and county commissioners of Dallam and Hartley counties. One set mounts on the prairie fire truck and another stays in the Dalhart fire department office. The radios let the on scene crew call for extra equipment and personnel and coordinate response across both counties.

Dalhart Dallam Hartley

Dozier Honeycutt Family Reunion Reported

A two day reunion gathered the children and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Honeycutt and Dozier. Attendees included Dala Honeycutt and family of Shatnro J B E Tatum and children of Wister Oklahoma Tom Clemson family of Dallas L Stark and children of Plainview J and J W Jones of Lubbock Nora Pearl Honeycutt and Glenn Honeycutt Amarillo Virgle Honeycutt Farmington NM Mrs Honeycutt's mother and niece Mrs J P Rippo ro and Carolyn Rippetoe of Farmington NM Mr and Mrs J Weber and Mr and Mrs J M Homer of Wellington.

Wellington Andrew Honeycutt Dozier Dala Honeycutt Shatnro J. BE. Tatum Wister Okla Tom Clevener Lubb

Mrs Vernon Berry Wins Prize At Ceramic Art Club Meet

Mrs Vernon Berry won the meeting prize at the Ceramic Art Club session hosted by Mrs Howard Ellett at 313 Alabama Tuesday afternoon. A covered-dish luncheon and Secret Pal gifts followed. New officers will be installed July 11 at 2 PM at Mrs Elmo Duke’s home, 3506 Jackson. members are to bring ceramic work. Attending: A L Giles, Pat O Grady, Wallace Winfield, Verna Prescott, Vernon Berry, O O Smith, Elmo Duke, Marx Gunnels, O K Chamberlain, Gene Etter, Frances Rudisell, Durwood Finey.

Vernon Berry Ceramic Art Club Howard Ellett Alabama Elliott Elmo Duke Jackson Mesdames A. L. Giles Pat O'Grady Wallace Winfield Verna Prescott O. O. Smith Marx Gunnels O. K. Chamberlain Gene Etter Frances Rudisell Durwood Finey

Panhandle Road Projects List Aims for $3.7 Million in Bids

The State Highway Department reported low bids totaling 3,724,998 dollars for 33 maintenance and construction projects in the Panhandle. Bids on 29 more projects were to be opened the next day. Notable bidders include J. R. Fanning of Lubbock at 103,364 dollars for Hall County projects and Ernest Loyd of Fort Worth at 94,438 dollars for Briscoe County work.

Austin State Highway Department Hall Alaska J. R. Fanning Lubbock Briscoe San Jacinto Street Francis School Ernest Loyd Fort Worth Hutchinson Noutheast Carson County Bell, Braden, Barker and Gilvin, Inc Amarillo MOORE

Mix Your Own a Junior Miss Sewing Pattern

Ad touts Marian Martin Pattern 9123 for Junior Miss sizes 11 to 17 with mixable pieces including midriff blouse shorts and skirt. Instructions promise a perfect fit with illustrated Sew Chart and pattern book offers summer wardrobe options and a head-bra pattern.

Marian Martin Amarillo Globe News West 18Th St New York N.Y

Pitman Elevator Gets First Wheat

Hereford report on June 21 notes Pitman Elevator receiving early loads of Deaf Smith County wheat for 1950 harvest. Lel and Lee’s farm midway between Hereford and Dimmitt shipped the first load last Wednesday with more to follow. Lee’s wheat tests at 60 pounds and Seigler’s at 58. Yields expected low due to green bug damage as farmers harvest mainly for seed.

Hereford Pitman Deaf Smith County Le~land Lee Dimmitt Mack Pitman Lee T. B. Seigler

Hail Toll Hits South Plains Farms Near Plainview

A wide swath of Lamb County farmland suffered heavy hail and rain damage overnight. Crops including cotton and wheat were flattened or stripped, with two farms named EF Duffee and J W Hines hit hard. A church steeple was blown down and outbuildings were uprooted in Halfway, as rain totals reached up to 1.5 inches in places and hail covered a mile by one mile area north of Plainview.

Plainview Earth Springlake Lamb County Roy Granbury Olton Finney Switch Prairieview Ollie Liner EF. H. Duffee J. W. Hines Halfway Baptist Church Foster James H. O. Thompson Here Petersburg Finis Holcomb Frank C. DeBaca Floydada Friona Jack Lemons

Court of Criminal Appeals Upheld Several Appeals

Proceedings in Austin affirmed: James Majors of Hockley and Lloyd D. Chadd of Armstrong. App withdrawals denied. Judgment reformed and affirmed for Melvin Gains of Potter. Rehearing submitted on motion for appellant Joe Morrison of Hockley.

Austin Court of Criminal Appeals James Majors Hockley Lloyd D. Chadd Armstrong Melvin Gains Potter Joe Morrison

Vance L Detwiler Rites on Thursday

Funeral services will be held Thursday for Vance L Detwiler aged 46. Christian Minister Glen A Adams will officiate with burial planned in the local cemetery, following services in Dalhart.

Vance L. Detwiler

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