Officers Hunt Hit and Run Driver Near Plainview
Plainview officers seek a hit and run driver after a man died on Highway 194 eight miles west of Plainview. B F Harris 66 was walking across the highway when struck his body was tossed onto the hood and fell off. Harris car had stalled earlier and he and a companion pushed it to the shoulder. Harris survived by five children and two brothers. The killer car described as an old model black Ford or Chevrolet possibly 1937 with front damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
B. F. Harris
Harris
Highway 194
Here
H. C. Barron
J. L. Ellison
Opal Coleman
Marie Petty
Herschel Harris
Kennewick
Wash
M. A
Sam Barris
John Harris
Snyder
Will Harris
Nevada
Oecar Spears
Amarillo
State Highway Patrol
Reward Paid for Billfold Found in Amarillo Store
An Amherst woman lost a billfold with $106.06 in Woolworth's at Seventh and Polk. Mrs. L. E. McClish of Army Tech Village found it and alerted Mrs. Helen Crawford by phone Saturday night. Crawford traveled to Amarillo, identified the billfold, and paid a $40 reward to McClish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Helen Crawford
Woolworth’s
Polk
L. E. McClish
Army Tech Village
Crawford
Berlin Vote Sparks Western-Red Split in Roundup
Western zones in Berlin voted in municipal elections amid a strong anti Communist mood. 1,380,000 Germans backed non Communist parties. Social Democrats led Western sectors with 63.8 percent, Christian Democrats 19.7 and Liberal Democrats 16.5. In the Russian sector no elections were held and a Communist rump city assembly was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Russia
Berlin
Social Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Paris
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Britain
County votes to buy up bonds to save funds
County commissioners saved 1200 by paying 10000 in county bonds due 1954. The sale, at face value plus 1200 in interest, lowers future interest costs from 2400 if held to maturity. The action reduces county debt burden and secures early retirement of the 4 percent bonds.
Reservists Plan Dance Saturday
Reservists plan a Saturday night dance at 9 o clock in the Herring Hotel as the Amarillo Reserve Officers Association hosts its Christmas gathering. Col C A Wendell notes aims to attract National Guard Navy Marines Air Forces Coast Guard and Army members. Admission is 3 per couple with tickets via Reserve Officers Association Box 705 Amarillo. T A Rowntree directs the program and oversees arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
T. A. Rowntree
Twitty Charged With Drunk Driving After Collision Near Thompson Park
Charges of driving while intoxicated were filed in county court against Louis Daniel Twitty of 115 East Fifteenth. He was involved in a Saturday night crash near Thompson Park, rear ending a car driven by Mrs. Hoyt Gibson. He had not yet been arraigned this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Daniel Twitty
East Fifteenth
Thompson Park
Hoyt Gibson
Albino Eagle Report Sparks Mystery at Mount Jackson
Lancaster reports Dr. Herbert H. Beck, observer for the Mount Jackson Sanctuary, sighted a white bald eagle with a dark V marking near the sanctuary. He notes no such creature is listed in books and watched the bird through a powerful glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
America
Herbert H. Beck
Mount Jackson Sanctuary
Beck
Mount Jackson
Susquehanna River
Rapid Relief For Headache Or Neuralgia
Doctoring ad copy promises quick relief from severe headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It promotes BC Headache Powders and BC Headache Tablets with the same fast formula and states two tablets equal one powder and sizes priced at 10c and 25c.
Federal official charged with forging Treasury endorsement
A federal official was arraigned before the federal deputy district commissioner this morning on charges of forging an endorsement to about $400 in United States Treasury checks. Bond was set at $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tody
United States Treasury
Couple plans life insurance to secure shared future
Before marriage the Moxes arranged two retirement income life insurance policies totaling 13725 at age 65 and budget 31.86 monthly for present protection. They work with their agent planning more, saying they enjoy teamwork and sticking to a set budget to begin well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunt
Reds
Flushing
Lake Success
Israel
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuchen
Bill Mauldin
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO. Inc
Adami Ph
Reservists
Twitty
White Swan
Juice Pimce White Swan
Can
Scott
Tommy’s Food Stores
W. Mt
William Melvin Nickerson
North
Jefferson
Cus
Kohler
Chicago
Edward Dowling
S. J
News-Globe
Lebanon, Mo
U.P
Raymond Parsons
Parsons
Elliott Office Supply Co
Taylor
Tom M. Seay
Attorney AT Law
24Th & Polk
W. 16Th
Dana
Evelyn Mox
Dayton
Ohio
Evelyn
Florida
Mr. Mox
Institute OF Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!