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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Page
7
Mr and Mrs H E Wilson purchased the home of Mrs Kirby J Brown at 1612 Travis Street The couple from Wichita Falls have lived there 35 years and own extensive land holdings in the area.
Holdings in Floyd County were redistributed as property owners decided to move closer to their holdings. Mr. Wilson has spent his life in the oil and cattle business in West Texas. Mrs. Brown relocated to California to live with her sister.
Tom Pickett, Palestine district attorney, defeated Rep. Nat Patton in the Democratic run-off for Texas 7th District. With 12 counties tallied, Pickett led 20,054 to 15,514, and Patton acknowledged democracy's will. Mansfield led in the 9th District race for renomination against L J Sulak, while Russell defeated Garrett in the 17th District contest. Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Simpson defeated Richard Critz for associate justice, and Grover Sellers held the attorney general post against Jesse E. Martin amid mudslinging.
Bill Ecker steering the Morningside South Fillmore route stopped on Seventh Polk Street as passengers rode along. A black Shetland pony appeared in the street blocking traffic. The driver led the pony back to the yard after the animal’s owner Jimmy Boggs failed to appear.
Fragmentary note describes Mr. Eker tying a pony and returning to his bus with a casual detail about keeping hair bows neat by washing them when the ribbon is mussy.
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