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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1950
Page
9
In Newark New Jersey a shy unmarried father proposed to the mother of his child during a paternity suit in family court. The magistrate prompted him to ask and the man finally asked. The mother agreed and the case was dismissed.
Mike Peter Vasquez age 29 of Houston was killed in a head-on crash near Texas City. Seven other people were injured in the early yesterday accident.
John McCarty will be principal speaker at Forest Hill PTA Tuesday night at 7 30 in the school auditorium. His topic is Teamwork for Better Schools. Mrs Helen Summer will present pupils in a tumbling program with many named performers and various acts.
A local events note highlights Eddie Duchin and Rogers Twins performing at Western Hits and Just Good Music during the Ladies Fair. The program lists Merry-Gi Waareert among attractions and promises a lively community showcase.
Ingrid Bergman's 11 day old baby boy is listed in Italian birth records as Renato Roberto Giusto Giuseppe Rossellini, son of Roberto Rossellini. A friend says Bergman will register as second parent when she can, implying marriage to Rossellini. Registration was filed just before the deadline by an attorney for Rossellini.
Baghdad February 13 Iraqi government reports the arrest of Police Director General Ali Khalid two hours after he attempted to overthrow Premier Seyyid Tawfik Al Suwaidi. A communique says he is held for trial as his revolt followed cabinet removal. Sources say pre-dawn seizure attempt foiled and order restored in two hours.
Ruffin Delbert Burrows and Denny Stanley are listed with a girls pyramid act involving Shirley Dodds Thelma McAdams Linda Lambert Laticia Gillespie Patsy Bethel Jo Ella McBride Mary Lois Thompson Carleen McDonald Helen Bieganowski and Coma Ruth Moreau in the performance lineup.
Joe Nall of State Reserve Life Insurance Company led the agency sales force in January and received the Man-of-the-Month designation. The Amarillo representative has represented State Reserve Life in the area.
The subject has held territory duties for seven years and earned the Man of the Month honor on multiple occasions, reflecting consistent performance and recognition within the organization.
A sequence of recorded real estate transfers lists multiple buyers and sellers, including A. E. Wolflin to Henry Beverley Lot 2 Block 62 Wolflin Park No 4, Beverley to Douglas Mau Rice Holcomb, Norman P. Johnson to Helen A. Johnson Lot 3 Block 5 Lakeview, and others across Amarillo and surrounding neighborhoods. Transactions include various blocks, tracts, and acreage such as 32.37 acres in AB&M and small parcels in Sunset Park and Gowin Addition, reflecting routine property turnover with names like Claudon, Childers, Bursey, and Thackeray appearing among the grantors and grantees.
Property transfers include Willmering and Lucille Martin Starrett to multiple grantees, J A Lancaster and others to T J Claudson, Hodges to Imogene Hodges, and City of Amarillo to the Texas National Guard Armory Board. Also recorded are marriage licenses for Marvin Chester Jenkins with Wanda Irene Harbert and Leland Gene Kitchen with Betty.
District Court records show William Marshall Johnson versus Dorothy M Johnson and Jack D Drake versus Betty Drake filing for divorce. Names listed include Rufus Welton Omitare Miss Us alton Eula Perry Lasater Victor Clifford Nelson Mrs Ruth Broyles Hoover Dewey Robert Bills Mrs Sible Trene Bills Paul McDaniel Jr Miss Loraine Davis Col.
Mrs. Henry C. Roberson, 47, of Jason Texas was killed and four others injured in an automobile collision near Aspermont Texas yesterday. Authorities reported the wreck occurred on a rural road and the deceased was identified by relatives.
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