Jury hears autopsy details in Brinkley murder case
Court sessions reveal extensive autopsy findings on Joseph Michael Getz with bruises and head injuries. Witnesses describe marks from a flexible instrument and a fatal hemorrhage, while grand jury testimony unfolds and the defendant William Brinkley faces multiple charges for alleged beating with various weapons.
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Orla L. Brinkley
Cal Brumley
Globe News
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J. L. Williams
Polk
Nix
Simpson
Colonel Simpson
Bishop
Bill Adams
Joseph Michael Getz
Adams
Howard Miller
Heston
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J. R. Pendergraft
East Twelfth
Brinkleys
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
E. H. Mann
Dr. Mann
Texas Banker Recalls $81,000 Check Fraud Case
Crane, a banker, recounts how Jones cashed seven checks totaling $81,000 around Thanksgiving. Initially assured by a bank official that the checks were good, Crane pressed Austin authorities after a $69,000 portion proved worthless. Jones vanished, later exposing misused funds, while Crane notes no depositor losses and stockholders covering the cost.
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Jones
McAllen
Mexico
Thanskgiving
Austin
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Blank
Mr. Blank
J. T. McMillan
Mr. Jones
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin
Markets Stock Movements From Merrill Lynch Report
Markets show broad shifts as Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Beane lists winners and losers. Major names like Allied Stores and Boeing push gains while Amer Car & Fdy and United Airlines trend down. Investors gauge sector by firm names, with energy, steel, and consumer goods showing mixed results across multiple firms and indexes.
Levine's Employes to Hold Christmas Dinner Tonight
Levine's Department Store will host its annual Christmas dinner at 8 o'clock tonight with 200 employees and guests attending. Benny Groner is in charge of entertainment arrangements and Louis Gold, the manager, announced the event. A Wisconsin inventor unveiled a steering wheel with the steering column near the front rather than at the center.
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Levine's Department Store
Benny Groner
Ne'’S
Louis Gold
Wisconsin
Push Probe Says Little Involved In Disturbance
Fort Worth report states G H Little of Amarillo, member of the Texas Liquor Control Board, said the Rocket Club where he was involved in a Tuesday disturbance is under strict investigation led by John Hilliard. An affidavit from M D Satterwhite cites Little warning patrons in the kitchen after hours, presenting himself as a state board member and urging curfew compliance.
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Simpson
Fort Worth
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Jack” Little
Amarillo
Texas Liquor Control Board
Rocket Club
Little
John Hilliard
Liquor Control Board
Hilliard
Jack Love
Tarrant County
M. D. Satterwhite
Satterwhite
Mr. Little
Mr. Love
State Liquor Control Board
Cold front shifts wind and chills Panhandle
A cold front moves into the Panhandle with a sharp wind shift and a brief shower this evening. Temperatures plummet to about 25 tonight as northwest winds 30 to 40 mph occur. Rain is expected between 5 and 7 pm, with clearing and continued cold tomorrow in Amarillo and nearby areas.
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H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Winburn
Colorado
Chicago
Kansas
Divide
Amarillo
Prince Charles Christened With River Jordan Water
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, month old son of Princess Elizabeth, was christened at Buckingham Palace using water from the River Jordan. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth attended along with other royals and Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher who used a silver font once made for Queen Victoria.
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Prince Charles
Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Jordan
Buckingham Palace
Charles Philip Arthur George
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Victoria
Britain
Bill Kenyon Home And Sitting Up
Bill Kenyon of 1709 Harrison is home and sitting up after hospitalization for a stroke on November 23. Family reports he is feeling and looking good. Attending physician advises patience and a long period of rest and recovery.
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Bill Kenyon
Harrison
Opening Block on Forty-first Avenue Starts by City
The city began the opening of Forty-first Avenue between Harrison and Van Buren, acquiring a lot for the street. Plans include laying caliche on the one block, which forms part of a city bus route.
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Forty-first Avenue
Harrison and
van Buren
Underpass Limits Traffic as Vehicles Grow Taller
A 23 year old underpass cannot accommodate taller vehicles as average motor freights reach 11 feet and some vans hit 12 feet. Bus companies and the Children’s Home bus cannot pass, and double deckers are blocked. Located on Highway 370, the underpass serves traffic from Dallas Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Childress, carrying freight into Amarillo from rich farm lands.
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Guy Saunders
Children’s Home
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Childress
Amarillo
Hancock Hearing Set Tomorrow for Fire Captain Case
The civil service board will decide on the Clark Hancock fire captain case tomorrow after testimony. A demotion recommendation followed the Thomas Dinner House fire, with Gene Klein serving as board chairman.
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Clark Hancock
Civil Service Board
Thomas Dinner House
Gene Klein
Lost dog Cricket missing from Fourteenth and Taylor
Dear Tack: Lost a female pointer orange and white eight months old. She answers to Cricket and disappeared from Fourteenth and Taylor. Reward. Phone 29637. Bob Stevens.
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Tack
Cricket
Taylor
Bob Stevens
Simple Home Sewing Project Idea for Busy Parent
A reader asks for easy sewing tasks that can be done at home while caring for three young children. The column suggests quick, low-effort projects and tips to balance tasks with childcare responsibilities, encouraging small, manageable stitches and practical fabric choices.
Witt Motors Opens Large Nash Dealership in Amarillo
Witt Motors formally opens its new Nash dealership at 722 West Sixth Ave Amarillo occupying a 75 by 180 foot corner building with a 26 by 70 foot show room for the 1949 Nash. The firm employs 24 people and plans a Friday open house with prizes totaling 1439.95 including a Kelvinator refrigerator and stove and a Philco radio record combo.
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al Reynolds
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Oklahoma City
Hijacking tale tied to 1939 Nash and two suspects
A 19 year old Oklahoma sailor named James Turner identifies hitchhiking companions James Thomas Turner and Hester as his hijackers aboard a 1939 Nash. He says they forced him to walk after stealing $2 and kept him with them after taking his watch and jacket. Police report finding tires, clothing, and a salesman's sample items in the car, with tires returned to a bandleader and other items handed to a Kansas City man. The total value cited reaches about $400 and additional items include a rifle, blankets, purses, and a briefcase.
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Walters
Okla
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Park
Turner
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North Washington
O'Neal
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North East Eighth
al Rosche
Kansas City
Herring Hotel
Nash
Hub Guests Hold Christmas Party for Clothiers Members
Employees of Hub Guests at Party celebrates the season with 82 attendees at the Herring Hotel. Howard Smith, store manager, notes the 20th consecutive holiday gathering for the club. Bougainvillea, popular in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, colors homes and streets in winter.
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Herring Hotel
Howard Smith
Rio Grande Valley
Amarillo Bus Company Dispute Over Pay and Benefits
Officials published a statement saying the driver dispute was settled with a 10 cent hourly raise, one week vacation, insurance, and overtime pay. The union and press later advised the dispute remained unsettled due to rejection of a step-up paid vacation scale. The company, operating in the red for eleven months, favored all union requests if revenues allowed, cautioning against profitless demands.
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Amarillo Bus Company
Sun's Cabinet Collapse Deepens Crisis in China
The executive Yuan met without Sun and retiring premier Wong Wen-Hao. A plan to let others salvage the government through negotiation with the Communists was floated, signaling an attempt to salvage what's left rather than rebuild.
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Sun
Executive Yuan
Wong Wen-Hao
Chiang
Tobacco Trade Begins From America to Europe in 1531
A historical note records the commercial shipment of tobacco from America to Europe starting in 1531, marking an early phase of transatlantic exchange. The event highlights early global commerce and the spread of tobacco to European markets.
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America
Europe
Crumpacker Patriarch Dies in Kansas at 87
S P Crumpacker aged 87 of McPherson Kansas died of a heart attack in Kansas residence mid morning today relatives report A retired farmer and businessman he lived in McPherson County 40 years Survivors include W D Crumpacker a son from White Deer and a daughter Mrs R L Curtis of Pampa Funeral services set for Saturday in Kansas town
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Kan
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Kansas
McPherson County
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Pampa
Amarillo
Kansas Town
Civic Chorus Rehearsal Tonight at Musical Arts Conservatory
Amarillo Civic Chorus holds a regular meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Musical Arts Conservatory to rehearse songs for presentation before local civic clubs.
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Civic Chorus
Amarillo Civic Chorus
Musical Arts Conservatory
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