Victim Financed Own Murder in Insurance Plot
Emporia police probe a scheme in which Herbert J. Kindred reportedly hired a man to kill him so his wife could claim a large life policy. William W. Gaver, 29, is jailed on first degree murder charges after confessing but denying the killing.
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Emporia
Kan
Herbert J. Kindred
Ody
Florence
William W. Gaver
Gaver
Kindred
Wichita
Gayer
Joplin
Lomakin Planned Exit Before Recall Demanded
Soviet Consul General Jacob Lomakin booked a noon Saturday departure aboard the SS Stockholm for an eight day voyage to Gothenburg Sweden with his wife and two children according to a Swedish American Line spokesman. The spokesman denied a $1400 suite and said the voyage was arranged before Lomakin's recall became an issue connected to the Russian school teachers incident.
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New York
U.P
Jacob Lomakin
Sweden
Lomakin
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Amarillo Rated Richer Market in national buying power study
Amarillo ranks as a richer market with higher spendable income than most cities per a national buying power survey by Sales Management. 1947 retail sales reached 82.5 million dollars, Texans accounted for 1.52 percent of state business with 0.95 percent of population, and Amarillo families averaged 4254 dollars per household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Court for Juveniles Pushed
County commissioners named a committee to explore creating a Potter County Juvenile Court. Members include Eugene Jordan Judge elect Judge Peterson Dave Britain and Mrs J B Oxford. The panel must study legal steps and likely operating costs and may need a Texas legislature act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Eugene Jordan
Judge Peterson
Dave Britain
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
J. B. Oxford
Speakers Institute
Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas
Halley
Movie Stars Vacation in Amarillo At English Field
Three top film figures Zachary Scott John Hodiak and Anne Baxter visit Amarillo for rest arriving from Austin on Pioneer Airline. They stay with relatives and plan seclusion at Mayor Haggys ranch while Scotts daughter Waverly visits Masterson home. Scott latest film Ruthless slated for Paramount theater next month. Hodiak known for Lifeboat The Harvey Girls and Desert Fury.
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Amarillo
Zachary Scott
John Hodiak
Anne Baxter
Anne
Scott
Elaine Anderson
English Field
Pioneer Airline
Austin
R. B. Masters & Son
1620 Polk
Lawrence Hagg
Scotts
Waverly
Masterson
Hagy Ranch
Mr. Scott
Louis Hayward
Diana Lynn
Sydney Greenstreet
Lucille Bremer
Martha Vickers
Paramount Theater
Cass Timberlane
City Budget Seeks Police Fire Growth and Jail Expansion
The 1948 49 city budget calls for roughly 10 percent pay raises for all workers and eight new traffic policemen and nine new firemen. It proposes a jail kitchen, expanded jail capacity to about 80, and remodeling of city hall for police headquarters. Tax office equipment and new money from property taxes fund the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAL Brumley
Hagg
N. V. Moss
Carlie Price
Hagy
Amarillo Field
City Hall
Municipal Auditorium
Burglars Loot Pullman Fuel Safe Near Amarillo
Four men hauled a fielded safe from Pullman Fuel Company 7 miles east of Amarillo and fled with 220 dollars in cash and 920 dollars in checks. A. R. Schamm, manager, followed the thieves and alerted officers after hearing noises at midnight. The safe was later found in a field near Pullman Switch.
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Pullman Fuel Company
Amarillo
A. R. Schamm
Schamm
Fuel Company
Pullman Switch
Koenig Place
Watermelon Eating Jag Fills City Trash Trucks
Sunday proved the biggest watermelon day of the season as Mark Miles city park superintendent reports six truck loads of watermelon rinds removed from city parks Sunday night and Monday morning.
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Mark Miles
Patrol Captain Warns on Scooter Licensing and Age Rules
Capt Polk Ivy of the highway patrol warns youths that operating a motor scooter or power driven bicycle requires a state driver's license. The minimum age is 14 and anyone under 16 needs the county judge's permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Ivy
Yanks Free Two German Captives In Berlin Release
The United States freed Thomas Headen a US military government official from Kansas City and New York Lt Sherman Turner and Roland Meyers a civilian worker. They were seized by the Russians in Berlin and released at the border with the American zone. Headen described mild treatment in Roosevelt barracks and said the Russians questioned him mainly about a photo he took. Headen is deputy director of the information control division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Headen
Kansas City
New York
Thomas F. Dewey
Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Sherman Turner, Jr
Council Bluff
Bavaria
Roland M. Meyers
Brooklyn
Turner
Meyers
Frankfurt
August Hoppe
Kreuzberg
Franz Erdmann
Headen
Roosevelt Barracks
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Clear nights and mornings with scattered clouds later today and Tuesday. West Texas sees mainly clear to partly cloudy skies with a few isolated thunderstorms in the Panhandle and El Paso areas. New Mexico reports scattered afternoon and evening storms in mountains with fair conditions elsewhere. highs range 85 to 95 in the northwest and 90 to 100 in other areas. 24 hour high 98 and low 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
City to Start DDT Fogger in War on Flies
City Manager N V Moss announced a DDT fogger program will cover the whole town to combat an unusually bad fly problem this summer. Residents are urged to spray garbage cans and keep lids tight while the city continues mosquito control by treating stagnant pools and lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. V. Moss
Mr. Moss
Amarillo
Ghost Fires At Willey Farm Linked To Arson Claims
Macomb Illinois August 23 an expert suggested the mysterious farm fires may be the work of a pyromaniac who enjoyed the attention fire chiefs and state authorities believe an arsonist is responsible for the blaze sequence at the Willey farm. The investigation slows amid crowds and unpaid leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ahern
Illinois Institute of Technology
Fred Wilson
John Craig
Craig
Wilson
Willeys
Ahern
Weeklong Dry Spell Persists in Amarillo Area
Amarillo and nearby communities entered a second week with no rain as US Weather Bureau observer Palmer Reynolds at English Field said no precipitation is in sight. Mild temperatures with scattered afternoon clouds are forecast, with highs around the mid 90s and lows near 65.
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Amarillo
Palmer Reynolds
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Reynolds
Truck Kills Motorcyclist in San Antonio Collision
San Antonio August 23 PF Aubrey Lee Parsons 45 of San Antonio was fatally injured when his motorcycle was struck by a truck in an inland city street incident.
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San Antonio
Aubrey Lee Parsons
PUSSELL Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance Ad
Classified note urges visits to PUSSELL Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance at 611 Taylor for school supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pussell Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Taylor
Polio Strikes Amarillo Area Youth at Plainview Sanitarium
LeRoy Swan, 19, son of Mrs. Reta Swan, diagnosed with polio at Plainview Sanitarium after being rushed from Amarillo. Swan, employed at Central Grocery, shows non fatal but serious symptoms with stiffness and rigidity, first summer case in the area. Thirty one patients are in Plainview’s polio ward as Red Cross nurses join staff.
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Amarillo
Plainview Sanitarium
Plainview
LeRoy Swan
Reta B. Swan
East Twelfth
Swan
Potter County
Sheriff's Office
Young Swan
Central Grocery
West Texas State College
Canyon
Plainview Hospital
Max Robbins
Pampa
G. D. Robbins
Linda Scott
Helmleigh
Lubbock
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Babe Ruthies Will Sets Aside Estate for Kids
Babe Ruth's will filed for probate provides for his widow and daughters and earmarks 19 percent of the remainder for "the kids" of America to aid their interests. The estate, announced in New York, outlines support for Ruth's family and charitable provisions for youngsters.
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New York
Babe Ruth
America
King
Two Die In Tucumcari Plane Crash West Of Adrian
A yellow Piper Vagabond NC4156H not night equipped departed Tucumcari at 8 PM bound for Plainview and was reported overdue. An ambulance from Adrian’s Texaco Service Station found the wreck on the J B Bridwell ranch about 15 miles west of Adrian. two persons were killed. Pilot McDonald lacked night flight license and had flown to Tucumcari before attempting the return.
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Tucumcari
Plainview
Jack Fisher
Texaco
Adrian
Amarillo
Fisher
J. B. Bridwell Ranch
McDonald
Mr. Hutchers
Air Force Gains Authority Over Strategic Air Warfare
The Air Force wins decisive control over strategic air warfare at Newport under the Key West accord. Defense Secretary James Forrestal announced the joint chiefs of staff granted the Air Force authority to determine required weapons and operations while preserving cross service cooperation and available forces from other services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Newport
Defense
James Forrestal
Joint Chiefs
Key West
Fla
Ex Cop Faces Bigamy Charge in Amarillo Court
A former Amarillo policeman faces bigamy charges in 47th District Court. Investigators traced marriages to wife No 2 and wife No 3 while the officer allegedly remained married to wife No 1. District attorney reviews divorce records to prepare formal filing. Wife No 2 is an Oklahoma resident filing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Amarillo
Wife No
Oklahoma
Advertisement sale of 1906 Stanley Steamer in perfect running condition
New York advertises a 1906 Stanley Steamer offered for sale today in perfect running condition for 2800 dollars. Other lines promote fore rent, iron ironers, and free delivery with a contact phone number 43-2326.
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Wne É Ae
New York
Two-Time Tip Winners Highlight Amarillo News Tips
Mrs. Horace Wooten wins a second $5 prize for tips guiding a twin brother discovery amid a 22 year Amarillo reunion. Second prize goes to Mrs. W W Carson for a tip about a youth who bought a goldfish for a nickel and quickly netted over two dozen fish. Third prize awarded to Sandra Ghene for a tip about a woman using bubble gum to trap mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Wooten
Arthur
Amarillo
W. W. Carson
Moore
Sandra Ghene
Tyler
J. L. Etdridge
Hayden
Jason J. Miller
Fairmont
Malcolm D. Fisher
Lake
J. H. Byers
Pierce
Z. E. McCall
North Lincoln
Jimmy Allee
South
Cleveland
H. W. Blackstock
West Eleventh
Tom Eldredge
North
Florida
W. A. Goetz
Lincoln
Joan Warlick
Iris Prutsman
Taylor
Plane Explodes Over Long Island Area Sparks Coast Guard Mission
The Coast Guard reported dispatching two planes from Floyd Bennett Field after reports of an aerial explosion four miles south of Quogue Long Island. Four power talks in Moscow continued with Western envoys and uncertain US Britain and French participants.
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AIR
Moscow
Kremlin
Britain
France
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Long Island
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Gotham
John Halley
Ray Daniel
Jack Swann
E. O. Northcutt
Mr. Hodiak
Hollywood
Adana
Williams-Boyce Agency
Yeggs
Yanks Freed
Burgard
Wiley Farm
Bambino
War College
Navy
Defense Department
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