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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1950
Page
6
Mrs Jessie C O Neal of 022 North Mirror is to have a service at 10 AM Wednesday at Box on Brothers Chapel. Burial will follow at Memo Park Cemetery.
Obituary items report deaths of Annie Lee Smith 58 in Buchanan and Mrs E LaFever and Mrs R Diggs with bodies taken to Walters Ohio and burial Wednesday. Also Mike Stratos 64 of 707 Jefferson died Monday with service at Greek Orthodox Church. James Baldwin 27 of Clovis New Mexico died with services later. Cindy Kay Wireman 18 months, daughter of D M and wife, died in Dallas with relatives noted. Burial plans and burial locations listed for several others including Griggs Chapel.
The city awarded a contract to drill two water wells near Bushland to H. H. Heiskeil of Pampa for 11739 dollars. A contract to supply pumps went to Winthreath Pump Company for 6607 dollars. The commission also authorized advertisements for three four door police department vehicles.
New president of the Amarillo Club is J Harold Dunn head of the Shamrock Oil Gas Corp He succeeds James L McCormick first president and one of the organizers The election was held today noon by directors chosen last night at the third annual stockholders meeting Ross D Rogers former mayor was elected vice president the post held this year by Mr Dunn George Hammock and Wes Izzard were re elected treasurer and secretary respectively.
A city and county grounds area meeting drew residents asking for an incinerator and steps to curb unhealthy dump conditions. Amarillo Safety Council proposed traffic safety upgrades including parking removals on several avenues and new cross signals at key intersections. The commission accepted a park site offered by Lowell Munday for a new addition south of the Canyon Highway amid a busy agenda.
In Tallahassee Florida city owned lots go for as low as 2.50 each but brokers are excluded. The parcels sell to city governments only for municipal use.
A woman testified that she and her husband traveled with Thornton to Amarillo and stayed at a two bedroom tourist court. She said she left to fetch clothing, returned to hear a racket, then found her husband beating Thornton on the floor.
Diana Johnson fainted in the courtroom minutes after arraignment on Dyer Act charges. The murder case against her for Tex Thornton remains unresolved as she fell silent and collapsed on the way out. Bond on the stolen car charge was set at $20,000.
A Texas girl told officers her husband beat and choked Thornton, robbed him of about 150 to 200 dollars, and fled in Thornton's car to Dodge City before splitting up. She described a pistol taken from Thornton and a badge she mistook for an officer’s. She rode to Tampa and Washington seeking safety while authorities pursued her husband, AWOL from the Army.
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The case centers on a June 22 killing in a two bedroom tourist cabin where Thornton was beaten and choked. A hitchhiking trio from New Mexico, last seen at a San Jer bar, vanished in Thornton's car later found abandoned in Dodge City. A female suspect, using the name E O Johnson of Detroit, matched witnesses, and a Park Police confession pointed to Ewald Johnson as the killer. Washington, Texas, and California agencies spread alerts while investigators chase solid leads and potential sightings.
Dallas February report quotes former US Senator W Lee O Dan ial still toying with a gubernatorial bid this summer. From Aledo where he is semi retired on his farm, Pace notes no announcement yet. He says he could reenter politics quickly if the moment comes.
Miami Beach February 8 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says coal miners probably will disobey an injunction issued under the Taft Hartley Law to end the mining dispute. Green, once aide to John Lewis in the United Mine Workers Union, told reporters he doubts the court action will restart mining if no settlement is reached.
Moscow radio in English accused the United States of following the path of the vanquished Nazis after President Truman announced the hydrogen bomb project. It also suggested peaceful competition between systems and invited the United States to expand trade with Russia while noting US opposition to the H Bomb.
In Odessa on February 8 a dynamite cap exploded in a ninth grade history classroom injuring two junior high students. Gary Cochran, 16, lost a thumb, and Tommy Tucker, 14, was struck in the ear by flying metal.
Two residential building permits were issued this morning, totaling 316 496 dollars in Amarillo. R L Zellman of 1510 Lamar received permit for a seven room brick veneer house costing 28 000 dollars with Dewey Hicks as contractor. Homer Rice of 2800 Julian obtained a six room brick veneer permit costing 14 000 dollars. In other news, Russia will repatriate 2 203 Japanese prisoners from Siberia, the second batch this winter.
The article notes attendees including Fritz Thompson county commissioner Borger Art Ches sher mayor Ihefield Irvin L. Jones water resources board member Lubbock E K Hufstedler Lubbock city commissioner and water distribution chair, plus Bureau of Reclamation officials led by Howard Robbins. Engineers say a Canadian River dam near Sanford could impound enough water to serve Amarillo Pampa Borger Lubbock and seven other Panhandle towns.
The woman and her husband face murder charges filed by Dist Atty Lloyd King after the Thorn ton car was stolen across state lines, with FBI involvement under the Dyer Act. Washington police lack a solid description, but Texas and FBI agents pursue the couple, noting the wife’s Washington prostitution record and their Utah marriage. Authorities expect arrest soon and plan fingerprinting if the man is located.
Police expect to prove the case without the woman’s testimony. With two federal charges and the murder charge against the woman, authorities delay Washington action hoping the man is caught soon. They infer a loose partnership and expect the woman to talk, driven by fear of revenge after abuse.
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