Four Years Given in Check Case for Ducey
Carolyn H. Ducey 26 of Pampa convicted in federal court on four counts of cashing checks to defraud the government. She pleaded guilty to four $50 allotment checks and received four-year sentences for each count, with evidence she cashed additional checks for other soldiers.
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Carolyn H. Ducey
Pampa
Norfolk
Amarillo
Potter County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ducey
Joseph Morra
Miami
Fla
Lorraine Edison
Donald Ducey
Carol Peet
Murder Trial Set for Budy Thompson and Elbert Day
Budy Thompson and Elbert Day are to stand trial for murder in Amarillo at 10 am on September 17 for the shooting of City Detective Lem Savage on March 12. The 47th District Court orders the warden at Leavenworth and the US marshal to bring them in. They were indicted jointly for Savage’s killing after earlier separate indictments and had later been sentenced in May for the kidnapping of Betty Jim Shelton.
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Budy Thompson
Elbert Day
Amarillo
Lem Savage
47Th District Court
United States
Leaven- Worth
Kaw
Texas
Day
Thompson
Dey
Betty Jim Shelton
Mrs. Eva H. Thompson Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Eva H. Thompson 65 who died after a long illness will be held 2 PM Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr R Thomson officiating. She was librarian at Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School for 14 years and is survived by husband H L Thompson of 1604 Fillmore. Burial follows at Liano Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
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Eva H. Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Paratrooper Captain Boyd Returns Home After War Service
Capt John H Boyd a Paratrooper arrives in Amarillo for a weekend visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Don C Boyd. A five year Army veteran he served in Africa Sicily Italy Normandy and Holland earning a Purple Heart with clusters and the Distinguished Unit Citation. He is with the 505th Regiment 82nd Airborne Division and saw action at the Ardennes and the Elbe crossing.
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France
John H. Boyd
Amarillo
Don C. Boyd
Crockett
Boyd
National Guard
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Normandy
Holland
505Th
82Nd Airborne Division
Ardennes
82Nd
America
Elbe River
Minister’s Sermons Stolen in Claude Texas Auto Break-In
A Claude Texas pastor reports theft from his car outside 10th Avenue Methodist Church. Items taken include two suits of clothes, boots, a typewriter, Gladstone bag full of clothing, shaving gear, underwear, and a metal case with about 100 sermon outlines valued at 250 dollars. A reward of 25 dollars is offered for return of the sermon outlines.
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10Th Avenue Methodist Church
Western Cowpunchers Association
Corporal Fincher Reflects on V J Day Revels Aboard Ingham
Cpl. Hugh Fincher of the Army Signal Corps aboard the U S S Ingham describes V J Day celebrations in the Philippines. He notes an anticipated invasion of Japan with treachery feared and recalls ships lit at the harbor and parades, music, and Red Cross revelry marking the moment.
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Japan
Cpl
Hugh Fincher
Army Signal Corps
U. S. S. Ingham
Philippines
United States
Corporal Fincher
E. B. Fincher
Washington
Dr. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
New Orleans
California
Red Cross Center
San Antonio
Don’t Shove Okinawa Place To Buy Tickets
A letter to Mrs. Evelyn Ratcliff from Lt. Jerry R. Ratcliff in Okinawa notes Texas A&M meminta tickets for the Texas A&M vs Texas University football game set for November 29. The Army officer reports an inquiry from the college athletics department asking how many tickets he wants.
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Okinawa
Evelyn Ratcliff
Jackson
Jerry R. Ratcliff
Ratcliff
Athletic Department of
Texas A. & M. College
Texas A. & M.-Texas
Hurricane Will Skip Panhandle Forecast
Weatherman H. C. Winburn said the Gulf Coast storm will move northwest and not bring rains to the Panhandle. The storm is blowing inland to the northeast and only light clouds and little temperature change are forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas.
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Panhandle
Gulf Coast
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Quisling Homes Studied by Court at Treason Trial
The court and jury in Vidkun Quisling's treason trial toured his Gimle Castle at Oslofjord and the Eagle Nest at Asker visiting the properties to inspect allegations that he bought and furnished the residences with stolen public funds and citizen money.
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Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Gimle
Oslofjord
Asker
President Truman Proposes Expanded Unemployment Benefits
The House Ways and Means Committee reviews Truman's plan for unemployment relief offering up to 25 dollars weekly for six months. It would cover about 3 million federal workers and 160 thousand maritime workers under the unemployment compensation program with public hearings to follow.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Parker Family Plans Move to Portland Oregon
Mr and Mrs George W Parker of 2701 Polk announce they will move with their children Suzanne seven and Bill two to Portland Oregon tomorrow to establish a new home Parker will work for the Internal Revenue Department previously employed at Amarillo Army Air Field in Amarillo Texas
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George W. Parker
Polk
Suzanne
Bill
Portland
Ore
Parker
Internal Revenue Department
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Reds Cage More Japs
The Red army reported 408000 Japanese prisoners captured in Manchuria as of yesterday with more arriving. All fighting appears to have ceased. Soviet forces seized three Kurile Islands Onekotan Shikotan and Matsuwa in rapid leap frog operations north of Japan.
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London
U.P
Red Army
Far Eastern
Manchuria
Kurile
Onekotan
Shashikotan
Matsuwa
Kamchatka
Hokkaido
Rogers Released From Naval Duty
Clifford Andrew Rogers a machinist's mate second class has been honorably discharged at the Naval Repair Base in New Orleans He enlisted in April 1943 served 17 months with a Construction Battalion in the marianas Most time on Tinian Island as a tire coordinator He and his wife Anne will reside at 826 Lipscomb Street
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Clifford Andrew Rogers
Naval
New Orleans
Rogers
Navy
Marianas
Tinian Island
Adkisson- Baker Company
Anne
Lipscomb Street
Gene Huston Returns to Civilian Life after Navy Service
Gene Huston Sutton is released from the Navy at the U S Naval Repair Base in New Orleans Louisiana after February 1943 enlistment with amphibious command. He served 12 months at sea including the Marshalls and Leyte campaigns in World War Two. He previously worked at Pantex Ordance Plant and is son of J W Sutton and Mrs J W Sutton. His wife Gwen resides at 314 Fairmont.
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Gene Huston Sutton
U. S. Naval
New Orleans
Sutton
Navy
Amphibious Command
LST
Marshalls
Leyte
Pantex Ordnance Plant
J. W. Sutton
North
van Buren
Gwen
Fairmont
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief
Advertises Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a pure herbal remedy easing bladder irritation from acidic urine. Claims fast kidney action and nightly urination relief with a blend of 16 herbs and no harsh ingredients. Offers free samples by mail and states druggists carry the product.
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Department A. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report Sluggish Trade
Cattle salable 28 000 at Kansas City with 4 000 calves. trade slow and largest sale of season. Chicago hogs 7 500 active and steady with good and choice barrows at 14 ¾. Cattle and calves mixed with loads at 17 75 to 17 90. yearlings around 17 50 17 85. Sheep 6 000 with lambs lower and heifers cited. courthouse records list several warranty deeds for multiple properties in Kansas City area.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
Market Report Midwest Feeder and Slaughter Cattle Prices
Grain fed steers and mixed yearlings steady to higher with loads selling to major packers around $16.45 to $17.25 for medium weights. Cows and slaughter calves weaker by about 25 to 50 cents, stockers and feeders showing demand but lower bids, hogs steady to higher with 140 lb plus at $14.50, sows $13.70, sheep slow with lambs above $13.25. Approximately 49 percent stockers and feeders in crop mix, early trade barely steady.
District Court Divorce and Marriage Notices
Fern Jones sues Allen C. Jones Jr for divorce. J J Hodges sues Dorothy L Hodges. Fannie McNeely sues Bugge McNeely. Marriage licenses issued to Bobby Paine and Melba Faye Hawkins Joseph R Daniel and Thelma C Miller Earl E Boyd and Betty Fay Ordorff.
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Oliver Bivins
Jamita J. Edwards
Joe Speigel
G. D. Mills
Hts
Fern Jones
Allen C. Jones, Jr
J. J. Hodges
Dorothy L. Hodges
Fannie McNeely
Bugge McNeely
Bobby Paine
Melba Faye Hawkins
Joseph R. Daniel
Composer Franz Werfel is Found Dead at Home
Beverly Hills reports Franz Werfel renowned author of about 35 books died at his home from a heart ailment. He was 54. His wife Alma Mahler widow of Gustav Mahler found him slumped in his residence after his illness.
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Composer
Beverly Hills
Cal
Franz Werfel
Bernadette
Alma
Gustav Mahler
Werfel
Writer Werfel Flees Through Europe to United States
The narrator and his wife escape from Vienna as German forces invade Austria. The underground helps Werfel and his wife flee to Paris and then reach the United States.
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Austria
Paris
Werfel
United States
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