21 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1949
Page
1
Donna Fay Easley, 4, remains critical while father Leon Easley, seriously burned, fought flames to rescue seven children. Mrs Easley escaped uninjured as she aided in evacuation from the flaming house after starting a coal range fire with gasoline.
Dynamiters tried to blow up the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters in Detroit last night. A 39-stick dynamite bundle wrapped in Christmas paper was found at an outside stairway near the GM research lab, with two fuses burned close to the explosives. The building was empty except for two night workers, but the nearby GM complex faced possible danger. Police linked the act to past shootings of Walter and Victor Reuther and vowed a full investigation, noting the case may involve a conspiracy against the Reuthers and the union.
Stan ton M Field, city engineer, says the 1926 building record will be topped this year. December permits averaged 45 000 daily with 38 500 and 55 500 permits bringing the 1949 total to within 73 660 of the 1926 figure of 16 476 529. A 38 500 permit was issued to the Texas Highway Department for a two story basement addition at 1600 West Fifth. West Lawn Homes received a block of nine permits for homes on Alabama and North Buchanan streets totaling multiple 6 000s. December building revenue topped 1 000 000, reaching 1 023 442 85.
Cloudy skies and light snow flurries persist across Amarillo and West Texas with much colder air. Clearing tonight brings low temps near 12 after today’s 26. Thursday should be fair and cold, with highs around 36 and a 59 degree high for the 24 hour period.
In Amarillo, the 47th District Court jury weighing the Oct 5 6 slaying at a service station did not reach a verdict by 1 15 pm. The state seeks the death penalty for Dwight Hoskins, charged in the Freeman murder after a hijacking that yielded 31 11. Deliberations had paused for testimony rereads and evidence review as both sides pressed for a ruling.
Ice blankets plains roads as most routes remain slick and hazardous. Public Safety warns motorists to stay off highways. Dumas roads worst with treacherous hills. Airlines report delays and little disruption. snow and freezing drizzle move through the region with scattered accumulations and continued cold.
Borger notices report the death of 21 year old Virgil David Simpkins Jr in a late night crash near the Canadian River bridge. The Navy veteran and Borger resident left a wife Clara Jo Simpkins and his family in Pawhuska Oklahoma. The body will be sent to Pawhuska by Minton Funeral Home.
Fire following a kerosene stove explosion killed two infants in a north Lubbock home. Jennifer Delois Carmen, 16 months old, was found burned beyond recognition in the ruins. her brother Billy, 4 months old, died later in a hospital.
The Amarillo Industrial Plan votes to build a 30000 square foot fireproof, 24 hour guarded facility for the Atomic Energy Commission headquarters if Amarillo is chosen. Delegations from Los Alamos and Amarillo discuss housing and office needs. AEC decision expected mid January.
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