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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1950
Page
2
A Lenten sermon on Jesus teachings appears amid a crime tale as detective Butler pursues a doctor named Bradley Meredith. Swanson’s murder prompts Butler to chase clues from a hidden pad entry, leading to a deserted Hanson Road clinic and a staged lighted trap.
The item muses about seasonal weather on the high plains of Texas and predicts better business. It praises Dr. J A Hill of Canyon as a potential state representative, calling him conscientious honest and capable and urging more leaders like him in the Legislature.
A belated Christmas card from 0. T. Nicholson uses cigarette puns and ash metaphors while billing Bill Franklin's African pictures as a must see. The piece notes opinion that Time and Life oppose Texas oil men and mentions Fortune praising depreciation charges retention.
While strolling past a Milwaukee hotel a mother and I saw a well groomed French poodle leashed to a proper chauffeur. The guard politely challenged a woman's impulse to pat the dog, asking if she'd want someone to tousle hair after a salon visit.
In a high school English class a bright girl weighed options aloud. She joked first you must decide whether to attend a coeducational school or an educational one, highlighting the tricky phrasing students face in school guidance discussions.
New York financial notes say Glenn McCarthy was denied by the government for an 80 million dollar loan though his income tops a million monthly. Wall Street interests may refinance him, but at higher rates. Bill Kane recalls a 1930 repayment offer from a former borrower, which Kane declined.
Jerome Swanson confesses to a murder to claim a $1000 reward from The Daily Reflector to pay for his sick child's medical needs. He sends the money via messenger to his wife in Arizona and confronts Mrs Ranger with a plea to reconsider her identification, insisting he is innocent while a detective questions him. The scene unfolds with Swanson pleading his case as Mrs Ranger weighs her identification under guard.
Henderson Tennessee April 5 a freshman Bible student from Austin Texas who said he always wanted to be a minister quietly celebrated his 83rd birthday at Freed Hardeman Junior College. J C Crittenden a former contractor decided to take the two year course after his wife died aiming to preach to a small congregation at the end of his education.
Far B. Jett, 49, was convicted of murder in Fort Worth for the Jan 21 cafe shooting that killed Thomas J. Fuller, 29, of Irving. Jett testified he could not recall after firing a pistol at his wife. Fuller, a bystander, died from a second shot while the cafe waitress Mrs. Jett was slightly wounded.
Ancient Greek drinkers preferred wine diluted with water and flavored with resin and salt, reflecting their customary beverage practices and taste preferences.
A shadowy assailant roams Glendale striking women with his fist and fleeing. Marian Tibbetts, 47, was attacked Monday night as she entered her home. Police say the suspect lurks in shadows and uses no other violence.
A gunman in a $2,000 holdup at a Los Angeles nightclub yesterday paused to declare he was a father and took several quarters from the manager’s desk saying they were for the baby’s bank. He fled with the loot as officers closed in.
Police in Charlotte chase a bold robbery at the American Trust Co. as a man walked in and out with a money bag containing $1,000. He was not seen leaving, prompting a quick investigation into the daring theft.
George Dunning who with Morris Stoloff earned an Academy Award nomination for Jolson Sings Again is set to compose background scores for two more Columbia pictures The Petty Girl and Convicted. Male fur seals guard their harems from April to July without food or rest, a study notes.
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