Hartfelder Family Home Destroyed in Pleasant Valley Fire
A lightning strike sparked a blaze in Pleasant Valley early Friday that destroyed the home of Dr. and Mrs. Lee Hartfelder at 133 Bonita. Loss estimated between 15,000 and 20,000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze for three hours. Dr. Hartfelder was away in Pomona and returned by air after learning of the fire. Mrs. Hartfelder was staying with her father at 1518 Polk. The seven-room furnished house was uninhabitable.
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Pleasant Valley
Lee C. Hartsfelder
Lee Hartfelder
Bonita
J. E. Gravestock
Sam Cupp
Hartfelder
Pomona
Amarillo
Jam Jar Club Hosts Dance at YWCA Tonight
Jam Jar Club plans an 8 o'clock Friday night dance at the YWCA 501 Lincoln with informal table games basketball and movie showings. Sue Haynie club president said teenage guests are invited.
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Jam Jar Club
YWCA
Lincoln
Sue Haynie
Advance Guard Units to Camp Hood From Amarillo
Seven officers and 34 enlisted men of Service Company Texas National Guard left Amarillo Friday morning for Camp Hood in a motor convoy as an advance party of the 142 Infantry Regiment. About 100 more Guardsmen from Amarillo will depart by rail Sunday at 6. The five local units of the 142nd Infantry will attend the two week summer camp starting Monday and returning to Amarillo Sunday, Aug. 29, Lt. Col. Selden Simpson announced.
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Texas National Guard
Amarillo
Camp Hood
142 Infantry Regiment
Herring Hotel
142Nd Infantry Regiment
Selden Simpson
Engineer Injured As Trains Collide Near Wichita Falls
Two Fort Worth and Denver freight trains collided head-on near Wichita Falls on the morning of August 13. Engineer Virgil Lewis suffered burns after being trapped in a cab during the crash. Ten crew members jumped to safety. the wreck halted telephone circuits between Wichita Falls and Fort Worth and Dallas about 4:30 a.m., five miles south of the city between Wichita Falls and Jolly.
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Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Denver
Here
Virgil Lewis
Jolly
Dallas
Roy Razberry Goes to Trial On Engine Theft Charge
Roy Razberry faced a felony theft trial in 47th District Court Friday morning. He is accused of stealing a small gasoline motor from Park Farm Equipment Co located at 2409 Fast Third on September 9, 1947. Razberry’s listed residence is 1113 East Third and his counsel is Calhoun and Calhoun.
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Roy Razberry
47Th District Court
Park Farm Equipment Co
Fast Third
East Third
Calhoun
Ellises of Beverly Hills Visiting in Amarillo
Mr and Mrs Jack Ellis and sons Donnie and John from Beverly Hills California are visiting Mrs Ellis parents Mr and Mrs C R Austin at 1600 Parker in Amarillo. They have spent several months in Honolulu before arriving.
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Jack Ellis
Amarillo
Donnie
John
Beverly Hills
Cal
C. R. Austin
Parker
Ellises
Honolulu
Reager Bites At Cleburne
Bascom Lester Reager 62 of Cleburne died of a heart attack at Shorts Arena while attending wrestling matches. He was rushed to St. Anthony's Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral services will be held at 4 PM Saturday in Cleburne with Rev. Dave Ramsey officiating. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife Beulah, sons Virgil and Jack and several other sons and a daughter in Cleburne and Fort Worth.
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Shorts Arena
Bascom Lester Reager
Cleburne
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
Dave Ramsey
University Park Methodist Church of Dallas
H. Franz
John Cathcart
Bob Carr
Joe Mason
Charles Schlieper
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Mr. Reager
Virgil Reager
Hughes
Amarillo
Beulah Reager
Jack
Mr. Re
Discharged Army Counselor Sgt Ive L Harle Named
Sgt Ive L Harle of 212 B West Fifteenth has been discharged after a year serving as a counselor in the classification and counseling section at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas during the past year.
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Ive. L. Harle
West Fifteenth
Brooke General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Foster Placed on Probation in Theft Case
Leroy Foster a former Amarillo post office employee pleaded guilty in Federal Court to theft from the mails. Judge Joe B Dooley placed him on probation for one year and suspended any sentence. Foster was arrested June 16 and released on a $500 bond.
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Leroy Foster
Amarillo
Joe B. Dooley
Foster
Dooley
Co-Ed Club Committee Meets to Plan Bowery Dance
The Decoration committee of the Co-Ed Club will meet at 7:30 Friday night in the YMCA to finalize plans for the Bowery Dance to be held 9:00 Saturday in the YMCA ballroom. Dress for the event should reflect the Gay 90s period. Wayne Oliver, club president, says music from that era will be performed and during intermission the club barbershop quartet will sing while the entertainment committee’s girls dance.
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YMCA
Wayne Oliver
Shirley Fowlkes
Committee chairman to lead Friday night activities
The organization announced the selection of the orchestration committee chairman who will oversee Friday night activities, coordinating events and ensuring smooth execution for attendees.
Woman Fractures Knee After Fainting on North Taylor
Mrs Lynn fainted Thursday afternoon in the 600 block of North Taylor and fell injuring her right kneecap while walking toward the hospital. Police report states she suffered a fracture and was assisted to receive medical care.
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Lynn
North Taylor
Globe-News Ad Assist Pulls in Readers
An ad blurb urges readers to use the Want Ad service by dialing 6262. It encourages increased pull for ads and highlights the Globe-News assistance in placing notices or listings.
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Let & Globe-News
Dial
First Polio Fatality Recorded in Dallas County
The first Dallas County polio death of 1948 was Gaile Robertson a 9 year old girl who died at Parkland Hospital after a five day illness. Her brother Joe David aged six was admitted as a polio case the day before. Dallas County polio tally rose to 31 cases today.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Gaile Robertson
Edgar C. Robertson
Parkland Hospital
Joe David
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