FBI Seeks Fugitive Pair Whiteaker and Wife
The FBI Dallas division seeks Edgar Fred Whiteaker, 36, and Madge Whiteaker, 27, labeled most wanted. They face Dallas County charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution related to a jailbreak and robbery and assault with a deadly weapon respectively. They are linked to robberies in Evansville Indiana Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. Whiteaker is 5 feet 7 inches tall 137 pounds with brown hair gray eyes and a cleft chin. Madge is 5 feet 4 inches tall 128 pounds auburn hair brown eyes and fair complexion.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edgar Fred Whiteaker
Madge Whiteaker
Dallas
FBI
H. O. Hawkins
Whiteakers
Whiteaker
Evansville
Ind
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Lawmakers Split On Jailing Traffic Violators
Sen Grady Hazlewood doubts the legislature will back jail terms for traffic crimes while Potter County Grand Jury urges stiffer penalties in district and county courts for drunken driving and related offenses. Amarillo Safety Council weighs possible action after the grand jury report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Hazlewood
Potter County Grand Jury
Corporation Court
Hazlewood
House of Representatives
Corporation
Freak Adkisson
Amarillo
Army and Air Force enlistments total 21 recruits
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Station reported 21 enlistees over Wednesday and Thursday. Army signees include Lee Sinclair, Cecil R. Floyd, Bob Simmons, Ray C. Cook, James A. Mangus, Dial W. Farr, J. B. Compton, Stanley M. Rowe, Windell W. Orand, James W. Orand, Jeff o Brewer, and Floyd L. McConnell plus others. Air Force recruits are Roger A. Barbour, Richard K. Barbour, Nelson D. Kitchens, Paul W. Hill, Wyman A. Holt, Roland W. Engbroten, Jack B. Loran, and Buster M. Steen.
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Army and
Air Force
Army
Lee Sinclair
Houston
Cecil R. Floyd
North East Twentythird
Bob Simmons
Independence
Ray C. Cook
O’donnell
James A. Mangus
Wolforth
Jerry T. Thomas
Floydada
Dial W. Farr
Rogers
Ark
J. 3B. Compton
Pampa
Stanley
Wheeler
Roland W. Engbroten
Borger
Jack B. Loran
Levelland
Buster M. Steen
Pierce
Films at Bushland Farm Bureau Meet In Bushland
Films of the South American cattle industry will be shown tonight at Bushland school during a Potter County Farm Bureau federation meeting. Narration by Newton Harrell of Claude, president of the Panhandle Livestock Association, who recently toured South America with Texas cattlemen. President Jess Hill said the event starts at 8 PM and the public is invited. A 4 H Club tractor maintenance demonstration will also be held.
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Bushland School
Potter County Farm Bureau Federation
Newton Harrell
Claude
Panhandle Livestock Association
South America
Texas Cattlemen
Jess Hill
Zoning Hearing Slated Tonight In City Auditorium
The city planning and zoning commission holds a 7:30 p m hearing at City Auditorium on requests to rezone property. Charles Gillspie seeks 1417 32 North West Twelfth from residential to commercial for a tourist court. A 2500 block of Fillmore is also proposed for reclassifying from residential to D apartment to unify the block zoning.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Auditorium
Charles Gillspie
North West
Fillmore
Chess Players Move They Won't New York Fire
Fifty people were playing chess at a midtown chess and checker emporium when an alarmist cried of a roof fire. Firemen rushed in but players stayed at their boards as a small fire was quickly extinguished in ten minutes.
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New York
First Waco Cotton Brings $1.34 Pound
McLennan County opened the 1950 cotton season with its first bale selling at 1.34 per pound, the county record. Claud Stewart of Bosqueville earned 686.98 for 512 pounds plus a 500 bonus from the Waco Chamber of Commerce. seed sold for 65. Stewart has provided the county's first bale in five of the last six years.
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Waco
McLennan
Claud Stewart
Bosqueville
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Stewart
McLennan County
Funeral set for Oscar Detten in St Francis Church
Last rites for 45 year old Oscar A Detten farmer of St Francis will be held at 9 tomorrow morning at St Francis Catholic Church. Six nephews will pallbear. four other nephews serve as altar boys. Burial at St Francis Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Rosary at 8 tonight at Boxwell Chapel. Detten died in a two car crash at St Francis Ave and Ben Masterson Highway near Panhandle.
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Oscar A. Detten
St. Francis Farmer
St. Francis Catholic Church
Cyril Neusch
Charles Detten
Bobby Detten
Donald Detten
John Grabber
Eugene Grabber
Steve
Ralph
Joseph
Raymond Detten
St. Francis Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Mr. Detten
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Panhandle
Peggy Hoeling
River Road
Detten
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Francis Avenue
Ben Masterson
St. Francis
Alton
Oscar Detten
Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Odella Detten
Jerry Detten
Billy Detten
Fred Dillard
Amarillo
Marilyn Detten
Arthur
Robert
John Detten
Leo Detten
Catherine Neusch
Frank Grabber
Canyon
Rites Pending for Ledehoff Infant
Funeral arrangements are pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home for Rex Rodney Ledehoff infant son of Mr and Mrs Donald Ledehoff southeast of Amarillo. The infant died yesterday afternoon in St Anthony's Hospital. Survivors include two brothers Wayne and Donnie Ledehoff and grandfather John Ledehoff of Amarillo.
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Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Rex Rodney Ledehoff
Donald Ledehoff
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Wayne
Donnie Ledehoff
John Ledehoff
City Water Clerk Resigns Position
Ormal W. Petree, city water department clerk, has resigned his position. Petree, who lives at 1300 Pierce, has been with the water department since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormal W. Petree
City Water Department
Mr. Petree
Pierce
Water Department
Hadacol Advertisement Promises Quick Relief for Deficiencies
A 1950 advertisement touts Hadacol as a cure for nervousness, poor appetite, and run down conditions caused by deficiencies in Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and iron. Mrs Flavia C Faurman of Baton Rouge endorses it, claiming weight gain better sleep and steadier nerves after using the product for over a year. It promotes trial sizes and warns against substitutes, noting LeBlanc Corporation as the sponsor.
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Flavia C. Faurman
70Th Ave
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mildred Gore
Hadacol
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Britain Plans Large Defense Budget Increase
Britain said it would boost defense spending to about 9.52 billion dollars over three years if the United States aids its economy. The plan could add roughly 616 million dollars yearly to current outlays, lifting military spending by about 43 percent since before the Korean War and raising the share of national income for defense to around 10 percent. Most funds would target new arms and equipment for Atlantic Pact forces.
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London
Britain
America
State Department
Water From Bottle Strangles Infant
A two month old boy, John Ed Davis, died after water from a baby bottle caused asphyxiation. His mother, Mrs. Lee Davis, reported a gurgling sound and the baby gasping before arrival at a hospital. A verdict of accidental death was recorded by Justice W. E. Richburg.
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Dallas
U.P
John Ed Davis
Lee Davis
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Richburg
Pennsylvania Rough on Reds
In McKeesport Pennsylvania police arrested Steve Nelson of Pittsburgh organizer of the Communist Party Western Pennsylvania for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after protests against an ordinance requiring Communist registration. Dave Grant of Pittsburgh was escorted to the city limits but not arrested as the council prepared to pass the final reading. Grant, a World War II veteran, identified as a Communist and civil liberties advocate, confirmed his membership when questioned by Mayor Charles A. Kinkaid.
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Mckeesport
Pennsylvania
Steve Nelson
Pittsburgh
Communist Party
Dave Grant
Grant
Charles A. Kinkaid
Mangum Oilman Hal Mangum Dies After Illness
Fu veral services will be held in Uvalde for Hal L. Mangum 67 a Texas and Mexico oilman and rancher who died after a month long illness. Born in Runnels County he spent most of his life in Uvalde and later lived at the La Bahia ranch near Muzquiz Coahuila Mexico with extensive holdings in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Hal L. Mangum
Texas and Mexico
Uvalde
Runnels County
Mangum
la Bahia
Muzquiz
Coahuila
Mexico
Texas
Massey Finds Father After 31 Years’ Search
Richard Massey of Amarillo reunites with Gavin Massey after a 31 year separation. The family, including sister Quarrel Dee Massey of Plainview and brothers Bill in Barstow and Michard in Amarillo, travel to Tyler for a face to face meeting and birth certificate pursuit. Gavin Massey, 61, had been in California, learning of his children’s search upon returning to Tyler. The reunion mirrors a similar case of Mrs. Richard Massey and her father J. T. Middleton in Arkansas years earlier.
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Richard Massey
Amarillo
Gavin Massey
Quarrel Dee Massey
Plainview
Tyler
Massey
Bill Massey
Barstow
Cal
Tex
Michard
Bill
Barscow
Guarret Dee
California
J. T. Middleton
Mena
Ark
Wise County
Arkansas
Overheated heating blamed for many home fires
A brief notice warns that overtaxed heating equipment causes numerous house fires. It urges homeowners to service furnaces and chimneys and to install safety devices to reduce risk this winter season.
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Edgar F. Whiteaker
Red Wiggler
Massie
Glenmore
Calvert's
Belmont
St. Bourbon
St. Ky
Bond
OLD Stag
Walker's Deluxe
Sunny Brook
Seagram's
7 Crown
Guckenheimer
Walker's Imperial
Hill & Hill
Gilbey's Gin
Walker's Gin
Nelson Drug
Farm Bureau
Globe News
Ledehoff
Globe-News
Saratoga
Polk
Father
G. I
Draughon
Ieee
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Grogan and
Shile
Jack Hays
Certified Public Accountant
Grogan, Shile
Hays
Auditors and Accountants
Bray Building
West Sixth Mt
Amarillo, Texas
Prameau Muah
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