Hoskins Calm as Jury Giv es 35 Years in Slaying Case
Dwight Hoskins, 24, former football star, was convicted in 47th District Court of murder with malice in the Oct 6 slaying of Charles Lee Freeman and sentenced to 35 years in the penitentiary. He remained pale but composed, declined to comment, and said he had not yet discussed the verdict with his lawyers. The jury, after more than 24 hours of deliberation, rejected the death penalty. Hoskins comforted his mother and sister as he was led away.
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Fred Tripp
Dwight Hoskins
Charles Lee Freeman
47Th District Court
Hoskins
Potter County
A. E. Thompson
Henry S. Bishop
Lee Hoskins
Kathleen Adams
Amarillo
Donald Gene Young
Freeman
Local roster lists city figures in political survey
The list names Johnson, Clifford Hampton, E. E. Davis, J. H. Bates, R. B. Cochran, J. W. Sherwood, E. A. Baker, L. T. Mauldin, and O. K. Chamberlain as part of a broader political survey in the newspaper page. The fragment provides only surnames and initials, with no context on roles or dates.
Park Road Approved in Palo Duro Park Plan
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce President Herb Budke reports the Texas Highway Commission and State Park Board have agreed on a park road program for Palo Duro Park. State Park Board Executive Secretary Gordon Shearer says terms from the highway commission are accepted. Survey for the right of way should start after year’s end and construction may begin in 1950. The road will be a park road, easing right of way deed from park bond holders.
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Herb Budke
Amarillo
Firebug strikes Spearman with five blazes in short span
Five blazes erupted between 1 and 1:30 AM in Spearman. Gasoline odors were reported at three fires. The first blaze at Consumers Sales Co was spotted by Darel Merritt, who smelled gasoline and saw burned hoses. Blaze at Jimmy Davis Service Station followed. Sheriff J B Cook arrived as it burned out. Lumber yard fire appeared next, tackled with snow. See FIREBUG-Page 12.
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Globe
Spearman
J. B. Cook
Sheriff Cook
Consumers Sales Company
Darel Merritt
Merritt
Consumers
Albert Tucker
Jack McKay
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
Phone Strike Imminent In St Louis Area
A CIO communications Workers leader says a strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co may begin at any time. Frank P Lonergan, VP of Southwestern Division 29, said the time will not be revealed. Negotiations ended Monday with the union seeking 15 cents hourly raise and job classification revisions. company cites no justification. Governor Forrest Smith may mediate. a conference is set for tomorrow morning in Jefferson City.
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CIO Communications Workers
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frank P. Lonergan
Southwestern Division 29
Forrest Smith
Jefferson City
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Smith
Arsenal Fire Fumes Sicken 50 Firemen
Fifty firemen were sickened while battling smoke and fumes at a compartmented three story building at the Frankford arsenal in Philadelphia. The exact nature of experiments is undisclosed despite official statements. The Frankford arsenal, a large government facility in northeast Philadelphia, conducts munition manufacture and testing.
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Philadelphia
Frankford Arsenal
Arsenal Enable
Ice storm isolates Midwest towns as power lines snap
Severe freezing rain left vast areas cut off in the Mississippi Valley with five deaths in 24 hours. Ice disrupts lines and rail signals, and amateur radio operators coordinate official messages. Southwestern Bell workers authorize a strike by four to one, threatening over 400 Amarillo office employees if tested.
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Lonergan
Southwestern Bell
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Midwest
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Jury Pay Costs Revealed in Dwight Hoskins Trial
Potter County records show the 47th District Court ordered ten jurors paid 40 dollars each and two jurors 36 dollars each. Jurors receive 4 dollars per day of service, with meals listed as extra, totaling 472 dollars for the trial.
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Dwight Hoskins
Potter County
Office of Dist
Ben Smith
47Th District Court
Berlin couple rescued after suicide attempt in icy lake
Police in Berlin recovered a nude, shivering couple from Grunewald Forest lake on December 22. The man said they planned to kill themselves together but the water proved too cold.
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Berlin
Grunewald Forest
Death of Dr. Douglas A. Shirley veteran West Texas dean
Dr. Douglas A. Shirley aged 67 longtime West Texas State College educator died suddenly at 12 15 PM after a heart ailment. He retired last January as senior faculty member, having led the physics department and later served as registrar and associate dean. He joined the college in 1913 and was a beloved figure to thousands of Panhandle students.
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Douglas A. Shirley
West Texas State College
Panhandle
Dean Shirley
West Texas State
Shirley
R. P. Jarrett
Doug
the Panhandle
Melissa
Tex
Texas Christian University
University of Michigan
Army Reserve Drills Cut Pay for Thousands Units
Washington December 22 The Army will stop drill pay for 78,464 reservists in 2,866 units starting January 1 for at least six months. Officers total 57,705 and enlisted 20,759. Drilling can continue unpaid, with funding suspended until Congress authorizes drill pay again.
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Washington
Army
Congress
435 Marked for Death on Roads
Chicago December 22 The National Safety Council estimates the three day Christmas holiday toll of traffic deaths may reach 435 the largest ever for any holiday The figure covers immediate deaths from Friday 6 PM to Monday midnight Ned H Dearborn council president notes the estimate is mathematical but hopes it proves wrong and that people avoid such tragedy
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Greeting goes wrong for governor at Boysville party
Gov G Mennen Williams arrived late to a Christmas party at Boysville in Macon Michigan with Atty Gen Stephen Roth. A line of 13 youths held placards forming Hello Governor but one card misaligned produced O Hell Governor. The incident caused lighthearted embarrassment at the event.
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Macon
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Boysville
Stephen Roth
No White Christmas For Us
Weather forecast from Amarillo Air Terminal predicts no snow on the ground Sunday with sunshine and warmer conditions. Cold and light precipitation yesterday left 0.01 inches. Dalhart reports 4.23 inches of snow yesterday.
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Walter Watts
Amarillo Air Terminal
Watts
Saint Nick
Panhandle
Tri-state
Dalhart
Jawing Their Key to Success in Long Marriage
Corunna Michigan report detailing Mr and Mrs William Morris sharing their 64 years of marriage secret. Mrs Morris quips that when she talks he stays quiet, and when he talks she stays quiet, a pact that keeps their relationship calm and avoiding anger despite many years together.
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Corunna, Mich
William Morris
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