Forgotten Man at Convention Receives Backseats and Attention
The piece covers a stray pressroom cat halting a newspaper press for 30 minutes and recalls a convention scene in Philadelphia with delegates like Paul Wiegand and Elizabeth Cudmore. It notes the forgotten man as an alternate delegate paying his own way and receiving a backseat voteless seat amid lively speeches by Wherry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State
Philadelphia
Paul A. Wiegand
Mount Vernon Road
Wichita
Kan
Wiegand
Vandenberg
Elizabeth J. Cudmore
East 39Th St
New York
Dewey
John Benedek
South
Komensky
Chicago
Illinois
Dwight H. Green
Taft
Wherry
Nebraska
Keel Charged With Assault In Texas Incident
Edward Keel of 2224 Lincoln was charged with assault with intent to murder after a rock tossing altercation. Bond set at 1500. Victim Tony D Moore, 47, of 2603 Buchanan, suffered head injuries. police found damaged apartment and broken windows at Moore’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Keel
Lincoln
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Carder
Keel
Tony D. Moore
Buchanan
Northwest Texas Hospital
Moore
Lions Club Hears Speech by Edquist at Amarillo Meeting
Manuel Edquist, Toastmaster, spoke at the Amarillo Lions Club noon meeting in Herring Hotel. He joked about newspapers and press work. Music by Jack Jackson with pianist father Folsom Jackson. Guests included B. M. Mason Hershel Roberts W J Varek Louis Metcalf C S Elliott Charles Smith Jim Bullock Fr Jackson and others from Houston Chicago Lubbock Fort Worth Borger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Edquist
Amarillo
Lions Club
Herring Hotel
Edquist
Jack Jackson
Folsom Jackson
B. M. Mason
Hershel Roberts
Houston
W. J. Varek
Chicago
Louis G. Metcalf
Lubbock
C. S. Elliott
Fort Worth
Woman Killed in Edmond Oklahoma Highway Crash
A fatal Edmond highway crash killed Marie J. Grochowsky 60 of Slaton Texas. Seven others were injured including G Grochowsky 60 Barbara Grochowsky 12 Mrs David Hawk and David Hawk Jr in the Grochowsky car Andy Green 27 of Guthrie driver of the other car and Horace Ashworth his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond
Okla
G. Grochowsky
Barbara Grochowsky
David Hawk
Slaton
Tex
Grochowsky
Andy Green
Guthrie
Horace Ashworth
Green
Mullins Not On Parole Despite Reports
Clyde A. Mullins defended himself in district court on Monday and is not currently on parole. He had a prior California parole that expired in January. He faced burglary charges, declined counsel, and the jury acquitted after a brief deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullins
Clyde A. Mullins
Globe and the Daily News
Calfornia
Visitors From LA Arrested for Burglary in Liquor Store
Two visitors from Los Angeles, Jerry T. McKenzie and Walter D. Kingston, were charged with burglary after police found them in the Blue Top Liquor Store rest room early Tuesday. Each faced $1,500 bond. officers recovered $29, whiskey, cigarettes, and rings on the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jerry T. McKenzie
Detroit
Mich
Walter D. Kingston
Evansville
Ind
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Carder
McKenzie
Kingston
Blue Top
North East Eighth
Bryan York
York
Weiss Found Guilty On Only One Charge
Bernhard Weiss was found guilty by an American War Crimes court on Dec 22 of helping procure prisoners of war for manufacturing railway freight cars. The court held the cars as military equipment under the Hague convention and convicted Weiss under count one of the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
Bernhard Weiss
Weiss
Berry Nominated as Texas Selective Service Director
Adjutant General K L Berry has been submitted to President Truman for appointment as state director of selective service in Texas. The nomination is a move by state officials announced in Austin on June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Texas Selective Service
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Kwik-Cup
NaBisco
Niagara Falls
England
National Biscuit Company
Dept. B
N. Y
United States
Possessions
Aywon
Lovelies
Polk
Strat + Amanthe, Texas
Arthur Edson
Oklahoma
News-Globe
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kryptok
LEE Optical
C. T. Shropshire
Ellis Carp
Sweetbriar Shoes
Swedbriar, Shoe Department
Polk Street
Amarillo, Texas
Betty Brown
Shopper White & Kirk
Texas
Archer
City
Dream Taupe
Denier
Whies Kirk
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