Saunders Ida O. Saunders 84 dies at home
Ida O Saunders 84 of 1703 Monroe died Monday. She was mother to Freeny James B Cari W Mrs George Williamson and others. sister of Maud Powst and Boonem. Service pending with Riggs Gilmore. James A Gilmore 67 of 2027 Parker died Tuesday. father of Mrs J M Jones Frances Puckalew. service pending with N S Griggs and Sons. Harrison W C 54 of 2723 Wichita died Monday. husband of Maude. father of Raymond Thomas Lee and W C Jr. service pending with N S Griggs and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Jr
L. A. Thomas
Hatfield
Laverne Harrison
Robert Harrison
N. & Griggs and Sons
Woman Hurt in Three Car Crash Near Third and Maryland
Mrs Martha Brownlee of 82 Carolina described as good by Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital staff after a three car collision at Third and Maryland. Her car, traveling south on Maryland, struck Tolbert Barton s 1946 Chevrolet, pushing it into Louis Virden s 1940 Chevrolet. Brownlee suffered possible left shoulder fracture and internal injuries. Virden had minor mouth injuries and was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Brownlee
Carolina
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Louis P. Virden
Forest
Negro Charged In Theft Case
L. W. Davis a 36 year old Negro was in city jail at noon charged with misdemeanor theft. He gave 1206 North Madison as his address and is accused of stealing the rear end of a 1940 Leon Gibson at 1008 North Polk on Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Davis
North Madison
Davis
Leon Gibson
North Polk
Two Speakers at Merchants Group Meet
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce retail merchants committee discussed fall distributive education programs and downtown traffic control this morning led by Leslie Stephens. Howard Cobb urged concentrated two week courses in salesmanship and credit for downtown workers while Leonard Nussbaum argued that removing buses from Polk Street worsens congestion and one way street plans are not a solution. Ben Solnick and Buster Sharp were named to head Christmas activities for the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Committee
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Stephens
Howard Cobb
Amarillo College
Leonard Nussbaum
Amarillo Bus Company
Polk Street
Nussbaum
Mr. Nussbaum
Harold Miller
Miller
Ben Solnick
Buster Sharp
Rose Garden Losses Reported at Memorial Park
Final tally from Memorial Park shows 800 of 2700 rose bushes died last winter. Park superintendent Mark T. Miles says about 200 were killed outright by near record cold and replaced last spring. About 600 more were beyond recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Mark T. Miles
Plane Crash At Seattle Leaves Dozens Dead And Many Missing
A B-50 crashed into a Seattle apartment building after brushing the Sick Brewery complex. Six crew members and five residents died. Twelve residents were injured and hospitalized. Witnesses described a wing scraping the brewery building, then a fiery plunge through a gravel road and into cars. Boeing flight analysts and five airmen from Seattle were identified among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Bell
KRSC
Bell
Air Force
Boeing
Fice
Seattle
Boeing Airplane Company
Kenneth C. Barrick
Earl H. Edwards
Delon Pershing Turner
Charles A. Dews
Austin
Tex
Lloyd G. Vanderwieler
Frank A. Dodaro
Kingston
Mrs. Ida Saunders Funeral Set at Griggs Chapel
Mrs. Ida Saunders age 94 dies after a stroke and is scheduled for funeral rites tomorrow at 2 PM in Griggs Pioneer Chapel with Hoyt H. Houchen presiding. Pallbearers listed. burial at Liane Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, three sons, three sisters, a brother, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida ©. Saunders
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Hoyt H. Houchen
Central Church of Christ
A. B. Jones
Ezra Morton
W. W. Wilkinson
Griffith Witt
E. R. Carver
C B. Farmer
Liane Cemetery
Riley Marks 82nd Birthday
Charles Samuel Riley began as a student telegrapher for Santa Fe at Nortonville Kansas and retired in May 1935 as division freight agent in Dallas before moving to Amarillo. Now celebrating his 82nd birthday, he was born near Atchison Kansas and long served in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas locations including Houston Fort Worth and Dallas. He and his wife reside at 2104 Harrison as friends hail his birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Samuel Riley
Santa Fe
Nortonville
Kan
Dallas
Amarillo
Riley
Atchison, Kan
Panhandle
Englewood
J. M. Freeman
Avery Turner
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Houston
Fort Worth
High Plains
Mrs. Riley
Harrison
Conflict in Trial Dates for Gasway and Couch
Amarillo 47th District Court tried to fix date conflict for Gasway's October 8 rape and minor enticement trial and Couch's October 8 retrial on murder in the 1948 Tennyson shotgun slaying. Judge Bishop seeks clarity as venire of 400 awaits drawing. Couch earlier sentenced to 50 years reversed on appeal and remanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Samuel J. Gasway
S&s. C
E. T. Miller
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Couch
Henry S. Bishop
Tennyson
Court of Criminal Appeals At
Austin
Bishop
Returning Brown On Check Charge
Melvin A. Brown is brought from Crosbyton to face worthless check charges. Deputy Woody Riner returns the prisoner. Brown allegedly passed a $37.50 worthless check on May 11 at an Amarillo grocery store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin A. Brown
Crosbyton
Woody Riner
Brown
Amarillo
Pair Held in Cattle Theft Questioning
Two men, George White and Howard Baugus, remain jailed in Potter County on 5000 dollar bonds each after being charged in cattle theft linked to two burglaries at a Canyon slaughter house. A third suspect is being sought as Randall County authorities plan further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
George White
Harrison Street
Howard Baugus
Cactus Drive
Canyon
White
Baugus
Kenneth LaFon
Paul Gaither
LaFon
Amarillo
Dale Schooler
Leland Abbott
Gaither
Fred Scott Slaughter House
Randall County
W. C. Harrison Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for William Clyde Harrison age 54 will be held tomorrow at 4 PM in the Griggs Pioneer Chapel. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Maude and eight children, plus his mother, four brothers, and four sisters. He was a carpenter and a member of the Carpenters Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clyde Harrison
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Memorial Park Cemetery
Harrison
Wichita
Carpenters Union
Maude Harrison
Raymond L. Harrison
Thomas L. Harrison
Amarillo
W. C. Harrison
James Gilmore Dies at Underwood Clinic
James A. Gilmore, 67, died this morning at 12:15 in Underwood Clinic. He lived at 2027 Parker. Funeral set for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Griggs Pioneer Chapel with Ernest J. Loessner officiating. Burial in Restland Cemetery, Dallas. Survived by two daughters, two brothers, and four sisters in Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Gilmore
Underwood Clinic
Gilmore
Parker
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Ernest J. Loessner
First Baptist Church
Restland Cemetery
Dallas
J. M. Jones
Amarillo
Frances Buckalew
Houston
John Gilmore
Tom Gilmore
Three Rivers
Tex
M. B. Walker
James Pace
Brownsville
Nannie Wheatly
Bay City
A. D. Dark
Edmond
Okla
Charge Man With Carrying Pistol In Potter County
Henry Lonnie Hoagland 52 of Turkey was charged in Potter County Court with carrying a pistol a misdemeanor. He was arrested in the 1300 block of East Sixth after residents reported a man peering into houses as he drove slowly. A .45 caliber pistol was found on the seat of his car. Hoagland said he was seeking the address of someone he hoped to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lonnie Hoagland
Turkey
Potter County
Hoagland
East Sixth
Zischang Visitor Heads Toward California for Vacation
W A Zischang longtime Children’s Home superintendent and Dallas News proofreader toured Amarillo yesterday on his way to Jackson California for vacation. He built Kiwanis underprivileged boys work in Dallas and developed the Big Brother movement with YMCA. He has a son John W Zischang with United Press in New York and daughters Mrs Roy McGhan Mrs Mary Effie Barber and Betty Lou Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Zischane
Amarillo
Jackson
Cal
Zischang
Dallas News
Oakland
Methodist Children's Home
Houston
The
Post
Chronicle
Times-Herald
Dallas
Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Zischangs
Roy McGhan
Mary Effie Barber
Betty Lou
John W. Zischang
United Press
New York
New Attorney For McCracken
Santa Ana California August 14 Henry Ford McCracken gains more lawyers as jury selection begins for his retrial on a murder charge in the slaying of 10 year old Patricia Jean Hull James C Monroe joins George Chula who defended McCracken in the first trial The prior jury could not agree Monroe renews a motion to commit McCracken as a sexual psychopath for 90 days, denied Patricia Jean was lured from a movie and slain in a motel cabin May 19 McCracken was acquitted of kidnapping but found guilty of child stealing in the first trial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Cal
Henry Ford McCracken
Patricia Jean Hull
James C. Monroe
George Chula
McCracken
Monroe
Patricia Jean
NPA Official to Visit Amario on Wednesday
A. C. Jackson, district manager for the National Production Authority, will be in Amario Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to clarify the M-4A regulation. The rule restricts metal use in new residential construction. Jackson said the NPA representative can discuss all current regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Jackson
National Production Authority Office
Amarilo Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
NPA
Borger Man Dies In Road Crash
Albert A. Ainsworth, 20, of Borger and a Phillips Petroleum driver, was killed in an early morning collision on Hempstead Highway near Hockley when his truck tried to pass a car driven by Whillis C. McPhaul, 27, of Bonham. Two women in the car were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPhaul
Ainsworth
Polio Vaccination Study Begins in Frost Texas
Dr Hipps leads a Frost polio vaccine trial with local volunteers and Chicago experts to monitor reactions over several days. Early results show only minor tears among children. 50 Dallas volunteers test anti rabies exposure links, while six families report anti rabies shots but no polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Navarro County
Chicago
Sydney Levinson
Howard J. Shaughnessy
Illinois
Julius Hess
National Polio Foundation
Hipps
Dallas
Here
Dallas Area
Whales Possess Mammal Brain Size Record
Article notes that whales have the largest brains among mammals, highlighting their distinctive neuroanatomy and potential cognitive implications. It discusses comparative brain sizes across species and briefly mentions the evolutionary context.
12 O'Clock Quotations and Kansas City Livestock News
New York stock market quotations from Merrill Lynch list numerous tickers and prices. Kansas City notes cattle and hogs trading mixed with steers around 32 to 37 dollars, hogs near 22 to 23 dollars, and lambs 27 to 31 dollars. Chicago livestock figures show similar ranges with varied good and prime grades and commercial rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack& Robbins A
Amer Can
Amer Car
Natl Dept
Armco Steel
Natl Distillers
NatiSteel
Atch Tosaa
Natl Bupote
Geic
Natomas Co
Pan East Pipe
Borden Co
Paw
Eer
Paramount Co
Y A. Bridge Brass
K. A
Canada Dry
Philip Morris
Canadian Pac
Phillips Petro
Case Co
PittScrew&Boit
Caterpillar Tr
Plymouth Oi
Celanese ‘Corp
Four & Co
Celotex Corp
Proc & Gam
Central & SW
Pullman Inc
Revere C & B
Columbia Gas
Rexall We
Columbia Car
Reyno Tob
Comer Credit
Cen A On Oone Co Selvents
Setewaretoren
Orn Selvents St Joseph Ld
Comer Edison
Stiff Rail
Consol Edison
St Regis Papr
Consol Vultee
Scheniey Indy
Con Baking
Sears Roebuck
Con Motors Co
Server Inc
Continent Oil
Shamrock Oi
Sharon Steel
Shell Oil Co
Crane Co
Sinclair Oil
Crucible Steel
Secony
Southern By
Distillers Corp
Sperry, Corpor Doehler-Jarvis
See! Inc Sae
iSquare
Doug Aircraft
Dow Chemic
DuPont de Ne
Erjin Iern Gas
Stewart Warn
Staderanes Oo Erie Railroad
Sun Oil Co
Eversharp Inc
Sunray Oil Co
Firth Carpet
Sunshine Bis
FosterWheeler
Sylvan
Great Sugar
United Aircrat
Greyhound Co
United Airline
Grumman Air
United Carbon
Gulf Oil Corp
United Corpor Halliburton
United Gas Co 2
Heyden Chem
Merchats
Homestake Mi
UN Paramount
Houston Oil
US Rubber Co
Howe Sound
Hudson Motor
US Steel Corp
II Central
Interlake Iron
Yy. S
Internati
Wesson Do
Johns Manvil
Jones & Laugh
Elec
Joy Manufact
West Penn el
Kennecott Cop
Wheeling
Laclede Gas
White Motors
Lehigh
Youngsua Star
Lockheed
Airc
Zenith Radio
Amer Maracab
Lone Star Gas
Am SuperPower
Os & Bop
Arkan NatGas
Na Bellas Hess
Atlas Plywood
Nat
Burma Corpor
Niles-B-Pond
Claude Neon
Northrop Avia
Pacific Petri
Tenn Gas
Torn Cgr
TE Ossik Ceca Ce Wola
Southern Union Gas
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Amusement Park Nears Readiness at Thompson Park
Thompson Park enters its children's amusement area nearing opening this weekend as electrical work and power lines near completion. Park superintendent Mark Miles says rides and other facilities will be ready once power is supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Park
Mark Miles
Sealed beam spotlight claims half mile range
A sealed beam spotlight designed for automotive and marine use boasts a glareless ray and four times the power of a standard sealed beam headlamp, offering a half mile reach.
Police Can Take It From Here
In San Antonio a woman, after calling police for her drunken husband, forced him onto the sidewalk and demanded arrest. Officer Cervantes declined arrest at first since the man was in his own home and not causing a disturbance. The woman then removed him to the sidewalk and Cervantes ultimately arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
R. A. Cervantes
Cervantes
Bus route extension for McMasters service in Amarillo
The city commission would consider extending the McMasters bus route to serve a wider western area. The Amarillo Bus Company seeks a four block extension along West Third Avenue to Western Street then West Sixth Avenue, extending beyond Forest Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMasters
Amarillo
City Commission
Largest Citrus Crop Produced In 1950
Miami reports the world citrus crop for 1950 reached 379.2 million boxes, the highest on record and 12 percent above 1949’s 339.9 million. Orange and tangerine production rose 26.8 million boxes from 1949, with total world orange and tangerine output at 297.6 million boxes, 39 percent above the prewar average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Bare-Legged Angler Triggers River Rescue Stumble
In Weathersfield Bow Vermont a Claremont man on a Sunday fishing trip sunburns then cools with a drink in the Connecticut River. Bystanders mistaken for a drowning case summon help, the naked fisherman flees into woods as a search ensues. He is found by a posse and explains his blushing predicament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weathersfield Bow
Claremont
N. H
Connecticut
Machine Reuses Asphalt Topping
NORFOLK Virginia reports a new mechanical device that rips up old asphalt and refashions a new pavement in one step. The machine pulverizes and blends old material with new, speeds reconstruction, lowers costs, and minimizes motorist disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Fort Worth Postmaster Quits to Enter Private Business
Fort Worth, Aug 14 Postmaster J Edwin McKee announced his resignation effective Aug 31 to leave the service and go into private business. President Truman had nominated McKee in April 1948 on the recommendation of former Sen W Lee O Danial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
J. Edwin McKee
Truman
McKee
W. Lee O’daniel
Niagara Falls
Red Cross
Home Service Department
Park and Recreation Commission Members Named
Merger of most recreational activity into parks includes the large summer playground program. The recreation department hires many workers in summer and few in winter when facilities close. The volunteer Park and Recreation Commission, named by the city commission, plans and oversees the parks and recreation departments. Members listed include Mrs. George Hammock Mrs. David Rasco Mrs. Bill Bynum C. T. Davis Jr. O. D. Thompson Charles Eads and Charles Seiwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Department
Park and Recreation Commission
City Commission
Park and Recreation Departments
George Hammock
David Rasco
Bill Bynum
C. T. Davis, Jr
O. D. Thompson
Charles Eads
Charles Seiwell
UN command stakes armistice aims with hard line
General Ridgway and General Van Fleet affirmed willingness to adjust to topography but refused retreat to the 38th parallel. They warned they will fight to a finish if the Communists demand total victory. Chinese Peiping radio dismissed talks as unacceptable. Nam Il and other Chinese negotiators rejected compromises as UN forces bombed the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Peiping
Tushan Wicket
Washington
van Fleet
38Th Parallel
Nam I
Balloons Send Message From West To Czechoslovakia
In Munich on August 14 1959 two thousand balloons carried messages of Western friendship for Czechs behind the Red regime. The American Crusade for Freedom sent them from southern Germany near the Czech border carrying two million leaflets. The message promised the free world’s daily support and contact and some balloons were designed to explode at 30000 feet scattering 2500 pamphlets each over Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Czechoslovakia
American Crusade For Freedom Organization
Port of Pakistan Known to Ancients
Chittagong, a historic port in Pakistan, served Arab traders from Baghdad and Basra in the 12th century. The Portuguese later eyed it as the Grand Port of the East, with attempts to seize it during the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1665 it joined Bengal, later becoming Islamabad in 1760 under the East India Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittagong
Pakistan
Baghdad
Basra
Bengal
Islamabad
East India Company
Brazilian Fibre Finds Many Uses
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazilian paina fiber, a versatile floss from bombax trees, as a light buoyant and insect resistant substitute for kapok. The floss, harvested from the inner shell, provides good insulation against heat cold and dampness, with about 25 times its weight support in water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Incense Boosts Home Use Says Hindu Co President
Television has stimulated incense sales says L. V. Radkins president of Hindu Incense Manufacturing Co. He notes people stay home more and entertain guests, creating demand for a fragrant atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
L. V. Radkins
The
Hindu Incense Manufacturing Co
Radkins
Prison riot disrupts Utah facility as hostage claim looms
Riot confined to Cellblock C near death row convicts amid reports inmates seized three hostages including two guards. Last week’s warden resignation followed a prior May uprising under A O Severson. Police and highway patrol responded with tear gas and guns as officials anticipated possible spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Callicott
Callicott
A. O. Severson
L. C. Crowther
Salt Lake City
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Blackburn - Shaw Funeral Directors
Amaniller
Allison Richard Oscar Allison
E.C
Henry
James Richard
Blackburn-Shaw
Geriggs
Osgood Monument CO
Buchanan
Buthker’s
Jefferson
Llano
H.C. Pederson
Western National Life Insurance CO
Merchants Group
Mrs. Saunders
Globe-News
James Gilmore
Southern
Admiral
Polk J. Leo Southern
Gunn Brothers
Borger
Indus
Uhlmann Grain Co
Etna
Renee Tae
McMasters Bus
Tom Collins
Ee Collins
Holland House
Rum Collins
Manhattan
Badeer-Herring Sales & Drug Co., Inc
Grant St
Folland House Sales Co
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