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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1951
Page
10
A district attorney warns that marijuana dens in Amarillo are targeting students. Offenders lure teens with free cigarettes then press for purchases, leading to addiction and possible crimes. Police report at least two dens, with agents often being young addicts.
Aleck R. Anderson 70 of 1500 Florida died Friday. service 4 PM Monday at St Andrews Episcopal Church burial in Mausoleum. Kate Bouldin Aldin 76 of Yuma Ariz died Thursday. service pending. Clyde Suches infant son of J and Mrs L N Suches of Dalhart. service pending. Vernie Lucille Fesler 99 of Canadian Texas died at 1:30 AM. service pending Boxwell Bros. Glenn Wayne Hedrick 20 months of Amarillo died at 4:30 AM. graveside 3 PM Monday Memorial Park Cemetery Boxwell Bros. Billy Ervin Williams 8 weeks of Amarillo died. service 11 AM Monday graveside Memorial Park with Boxwell Bros.
The Texas Senate strengthens the closed shop ban by making violations of the right to work law a 2 to 10 year prison offense. Parkhouse of Dallas authored the measure which passed 21 to 9 and moves to the House. The chamber also debated a bill to purge the State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools, raising filibuster risk.
Amarillo Globe reports a state crime investigation. charges naming a pair for forged checks surface amid a district attorney and grand jury discussion. Officials favor probing dope traffic if specific information emerges. grand jury foreman Fienniken notes marijuana as a growing local challenge and calls for leads.
Three men faced arraignment in county court on drunk driving charges linked to minor accidents. Mark A. Perry pleaded not guilty, bond set at 1000 dollars. Robert E. Cornelius and Jack Woodrow Sanford pleaded guilty and were fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 10 days in jail. Sheriff Gaither seeks forged check suspects amid a wider Amarillo theft ring. Two men, Carl Kennen and Francis P. Ireland, were arrested in Hutchinson County after admitting passing checks in Amarillo and Plainview. Checks totaling 814 dollars were reported, with merchandise and money recovered. Grand jury comments urge action on dope-peddling and juvenile issues in Potter and surrounding counties. Principal Norman notes a prior school warning broadcast.
Norman noted the danger to girls from older boys not in school who linger at lunch and after hours hoping to lure them into cars. He said he has had several reckless driving arrests and would pursue more if grounds existed. Students have been warned about these so called odd characters around campus.
Air reconnaissance tracked 2300 or more Communist vehicles moving supplies and reinforcements last night, the heaviest traffic of the war. Allied air forces attacked the columns by day and night, with at least 150 vehicles destroyed or damaged in about 12 hours. General MacArthur warned of the surge in traffic, noting most cargoes reached the Chorwon Kumhwa Hwachon area behind the front as Chinese tactics loom. An Eighth Army report noted only light resistance along the line.
Harvey Southworth 1022 Travis died Thursday husband of Hattie M father of Billy and grandfather of Deborah Gayle. Service 4 PM Monday at First Christian Church. Bettie Haile Holtzclaw 44 of 1700 Ong died Saturday wife of Clyde H sister of Mrs. J. M. Herrington Mrs. O. B. Gray Mrs. Paul Rusk Mrs. Clyde Martin We. Jene Haile. Pago 2 PM Monday at First Baptist. Grace Marrs Fotheringham 87 2122 Monroe dies Sunday mother of Tom Bob Mrs. B. M. Puckett and Mrs. Jack Younger six grandchildren. Service pending with N. S. & Griggs and Sons.
The Llano mausoleum offers Sunday afternoon hours from 2 to 5 PM inviting visitors to view the site during the weekend window.
Osgood Monument Co operates at 2701 Buchanan offering dependable monument services since 1906. Contact 3-6614 for inquiries or orders.
A forgery complaint was filed in the District Attorney's office this morning against Lacy Rudd a 26 year old transient. Rudd was charged with passing a forged instrument to the El Rancho Motel in the amount of 20 dollars. He was arrested on the charge Saturday night.
A 29 year old Latin American man was jailed at noon today charged with criminally attacking a 17 year old white girl. Andrew Cuellar, of the River Road community, is in custody on rape charges. The alleged attack occurred Saturday night three miles east of Amarillo on a country road. Cuellar was arrested yesterday afternoon at his West Sixth place of business by city juvenile officer Clifford Roberts.
President Truman nominated Richard D. Searles, an Arizona rancher, to serve as undersecretary of the Interior. The April 2 announcement identifies Searles as the nominee to the high post in Washington.
In Lipscomb on April 2, only two jurors had been qualified by noon to hear the murder case of J L Hough charged in the rifle slaying of business partner Harry Virgil Lowder. Jury selection began at 9 in 31st district court before Judge Lewis Goodrich. A 100 man panel was summoned. Defense hints at self defense.
A Greek company pursues entry into the United States market with small silk cosmetic sponges. The move targets consumer retailers and potential distribution channels amid growing demand for personal care products.
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