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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
8
County Attorney Roy Snodgrass highlights a pattern of small bad checks under $50. He notes 27 checks from a single young man, totaling over $200, with repeated court appearances and partial repayments. Snodgrass argues jail is needed to curb repeat offenses and explains the legal penalties for first to third offenses.
Quay County reassessed property values rising 3 percent totaling 14.881 million dollars from 11.376 million in 1947. Dee Donnell and Associates reported Tu Cumcari accounted for about 60 percent of the increase. Other New Mexico counties Curry Roosevelt Sandoval and San Miguel also revised values. total gain for the five counties is 22.993 million.
Wellington hosts the second and final junior rodeo event at the Rodeo Grounds this Saturday night. Contestants under 16 may enter barrel race breakaway calf roping steer riding and other events with no entry fee or admission charge. Prizes awarded to winners in each event. Sponsored by the Wellington Rodeo Club.
Austin June 23 The Court of Criminal Appeals overruled the State's motion for rehearing in the case involving Carl Gordon Floyd with Justice Graves dissenting.
Motions submitted include O N Fulcher v Carter from Hutchinson County and James S Ramsey v Federal Land Bank of Houston from DalIam County. Motions granted include E H Crosby v Hughes from Hunt County. China offers Chile thousands of tons of tea for fertilizer.
Wellington Masonic Lodge No. 763 will install new officers at 8 p.m. Friday at the Masonic Temple. Cliff Campbell becomes worshipful master, succeeding Dick Sweat. Other officers include Lloyd Harper senior warden Claude Nelson junior warden Dick Sweat tiler Frank Anderson secretary A. O. Sweat Sr. chaplain. Harper previously served as junior warden.
An old advertisement from Amarillo promotes Teol as a strong germ killer for athletes foot. It emphasizes deep penetration with 90 percent alcohol and claims reach to more germs. The ad includes storefronts Maxor Drug Co Herbert Drug The Prescription Drug Store and a phone number 2 3221.
Nearly half of Potter County political candidates paid filing fees by Wednesday per Ned Finch county Democratic chairman. Sheriff candidates paid include L R Cherryhomes Paul Gaither and Dick Vaughn. other paid contenders include J D Duke W W Riner for constable M E Benesch Ivy Winkinson for justice of the peace John W Morris for justice of the peace place 2 RayS Daniel J S Sanders and W Carter for commissioner Precinct 1 L D Heyser for county commissioner Precinct 1 Frank Hoyt tax assessor collector Eugene Jordan county judge and Ben Smith district clerk. Saturday is the last day for fee payment. Kenya threatens to take over all hotels if service does not improve.
Hale Center Wheat Growers assign a 100000 bushel concrete grain elevator project to A F Roberts Construction Co of Sabetha Kansas. Ray Head, manager, expects completion by September to serve most of the mile harvest with four round bins at each corner and a central drive way above the first floor with eleven rectangular bins above.
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