Secret Smoking Has More Charm
ATLANTA U P Smoking at North Fulton High School was legalized and it cut smoking drastically. Warren Jackson principal believed bans would worsen the issue. He allowed smoking only in the concrete athletic stadium to reduce fires and litter. Jackson told teachers the same rule to maintain fairness. He reports fewer students smoking and less ash in the building, saying glamour faded when smoking moved outside.
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Atlanta
U.P
North Fulton High School
Warren Jackson
Jackson
Sherrill Confesses To More Burglaries In Oklahoma
Sherrill, 30, in Potter County jail on burglary charges after admitting participation in crimes in Clovis, Kress, and Sayre Oklahoma. He previously claimed involvement in eight local burglaries including S&H Drug Store and Fay's Cafe. Others arrested include Art Graham, James Lokley, and Mel a Dawson from Amarillo. bail set at 2000 each.
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Carl Sherrill
Potter County
Clovis
Kress
Sayre
Okla
Groom
Sherrill
Art Graham
James Lokley
Groom Jail
Mela Dawson
Amarillo
8&H
North East
Justice of the Peace
Charles Carder
Mexican program at hospital entertains veterans
A group from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church performed at Veterans Hospital last night under American Red Cross sponsorship. Organized by Mexican Consul E V Pesqueira and Father Antonio Rodriguez, the program featured Spanish and English singing, piano numbers, and Mexican dances directed by Red Cross volunteer Sara Morris.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Veterans Hospital
American Red Cross
E. V. Pesqueira
Antonio Rodriguez
Red Cross
Sara Morris
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights
Cattle numbers 2500 with calves and steers showing steady to higher bids. slaughter cattle down slightly from 25.00. heifers up to 22.00. hogs and sows mixed with prices around 16.00 to 17.50 per hundredweight. sheep 3000 head, lambs steady with top at 25.50. grain and fund figures noted as 1.9918 with an offer of 2.18.
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Kansas City
Wells Plea to Appeals Court over theft case
Horace Wells of 3809 Harrison has appealed a district court verdict for receiving and concealing stolen property. A jury sentenced him to two years in the 47th District Court after a 1948 burglary at the LeSage Company liquor warehouse in this area. The appeal was filed today with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin on brief and oral argument.
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Horace Wells
Harrison
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Wells
47Th District Court
LeSage Company
Clyde Matthews Trial Postponed
Clyde W. Matthews of Abilene had his trial on robbery charges postponed in 47th District Court to March 20. The case stems from a July 13, 1949 holdup at Lloyd's Service Station in Abilene, where about $80 was taken. defense witness illness caused the delay, requested by Matthews’ attorney Clem Calhoun.
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Clyde W. Matthews
Abilene
Matthews
Burl Loveday
North Buchanan
Lloyd’s Service Station
North Fillmore
Loveday
Clem Calhoun
Urges Check on Farm Buildings
An Iowa State College farm safety specialist urges farmers to inspect winter work areas for safety. He cautions repair of ladders and stairways, removal of raised door sills, keeping baling wire loops out of feed and walk ways, and storing pitchforks and sharp tools in racks.
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Ames
Iowa
U.P
Iowa State College
Burglary Detects 1907 Theft At St Luke’s Church
Oklahoma City reports a burglary from 1907 was discovered when the cornerstone at St Luke's Methodist Church was opened. A missing $20 gold piece and other mementos were found stolen, with a new box of 20 silver dollars placed before the cornerstone was sealed at the new church site. Reverend William H. Wallace Jr. notes the original box was broken into before sealing over two years ago.
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Oklahoma City
Luke’s Methodist
William H. Wallace, Jr
St. Luke’s
Wallace
Senate Presses Potato Trade Barriers Amid Price Support Clash
The Senate sharply weighs imports and home price supports for potatoes as Wherry introduces a barrier amendment to the cotton peanut potato bill. Hoffman urges more foreign purchases to aid European recovery while Lucas rider seeks to end price supports for certain 1950 potatoes absent a marketing quota law.
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Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Stnate Foreign Relations Committee
Wherry
Senate
Agriculture Department
Lucas
Illinois
Senator Williams
Delaware
Williams
Congress
Western Union Rates Change Across Telegraphic Service
Western Union updated its telegram and cablegram rates tying charges to airline miles to remove geographic differentials. Delivery Manager R C Cox noted increases and decreases in various cases, such as a 10 word telegram to El Paso dropping from 90 to 75 cents while a Lubbock rate rose from 40 to 63 cents, marking the first rate shift in fifty years.
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Western Union
R. C. Cox
Western Union Delivery Manager
el Paso
Lubbock
Cox
Chiang's Return To Power Near Taipei
The clamor for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to resume the presidency of Nationalist China grew today as Li Tsung-jen, acting president, has been abroad for a year and Chiang’s return was said to be decided in principle. Officials expect his resume to occur early next month with a statement pending.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Li Tsung- Jen
United States
New York
Much of East Gets Moisture From Weather System
Snow rain and sleet hammered the eastern half of the nation with slow highway travel. The precipitation belt stretched from the central Gulf states to the lower Great Lakes and North Atlantic states. Mostly fair elsewhere. Temperatures moderated in the Northeast after a cold spell. Snow from New Jersey to New England with 3 to 5 inch dumps forecast. nearly an inch in New York City. similar totals in Pennsylvania and Newark expected.
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Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
New Jersey
New England
New York City
Newark
Pennsylvania
Death Claims Joseph D. Oliver at 96 in Amarillo
Joseph Dunlap Oliver aged 96 died at his home 811 Louisiana Amarillo at 12 10 PM He was a retired stock farmer who lived in Amarillo since 1936 Born February 17 1854 in Marshall County Tennessee Survivors include three daughters Mrs H W Chriesman Fort Stockton Mrs M D Hassell and Mrs R L Estridge of Amarillo and five sons D T Oliver Burford Oliver J W Oliver and 8 R Oliver all of Dumas and M E Oliver of Borger Also 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral arrangements are pending Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home
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Joseph Dunlap Oliver
Louisiana
Oliver
Amarillo
Marshall County
Tenn
H. W. Chriesman
Fort Stockton
M. D. Hassell
R. L. Estridge
D. T. Oliver
Burford Oliver
J. W. Oliver
8. R. Oliver
Dumas
M. E. Oliver
Borger
Nine Injured Two Missing In Hotel Fire
Fire swept the Towers Hotel in Glens Falls New York early today injuring nine and leaving two missing. The four story brick building with about one hundred rooms experienced a rapid blaze from an undetermined origin.
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Glens Falls
Towers
Harold Lloyd Opens Shrine Ball in Houston
Harold Lloyd, famed silent film comedian, arrived in Houston to officially open the 32nd annual Children's Ball, sponsored by the Arabia Temple. He is imperial potentate of the North American shrine group.
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Houston
Harold Lloyd
Cri
Arabia Temple
Four Missing in Mexico Found Safe, Texans Reaching Home
Four Seminole residents reported missing after a Feb 14 fishing trip to Lake Boquilla Chihuahua Mexico were confirmed safe by the American consulate in Chihuahua City. Mr and Mrs J B Adamson and Mr and Mrs J W Crockett were en route home, according to Sheriff Bob McReynolds.
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Seminole
Tex
U.P
Mexico
Bob McReynolds
Chihuahua City
J. 8. Adamson
J. W. Crockett
Lake Boquilla
Chihuahua
Dr. A. J. Streit Undergoes Surgery
Dr. A. J. Streit of 2413 Hayden was said to be doing nicely at St. Anthony's Hospital after undergoing major surgery yesterday morning.
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A. J. Streit
Hayden
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Warmer Weather Forecast for Tomorrow Across Panhandle
The forecast calls for colder conditions today with rising temperatures tomorrow. Sunny and dry conditions are expected in the Panhandle for the next few days as P W Reynolds of the US Weather Bureau at Amarillo Air Terminal notes last night’s low of 18 degrees and yesterday’s high of 60. The today high is expected to be 48 with a low of 18, while tomorrow’s high is projected at 59.
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Panhandle
P. W. Reynolds
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Tax Bill Nears Governor's Desk in Texas Special Session
In Austin, Feb 22 AP a double barrell tax plan to fund state hospitals and schools advances as differences between the House and Senate are resolved. The cigarette tax boost passes the Senate 24 to 5 and the omnibus tax hike gains Senate approval, with the House likely to accept. Governor Allan Shivers praises the measures, denying they cram finance into the Legislature. The plan includes a 10 percent increase on oil gas and sulphur production and a broad sales levy on autos and radios, aimed to raise about 20 million for hospitals and 60 million from cigarettes over seven and a half years. Shivers invites better plans but finds none.
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Austin
House
Senate
Housing Debate Ignites Stormy Board Hearing
At yesterday’s stormy session the board heard from Jay Taylor Lew Fields and Rip Underwood on public housing. Taylor criticized rents of 50 dollars a month for a single house and urged govt action when private enterprise cannot meet demand. Fields supported government input while noting private enterprise limits. A further meeting is set for March 20 with Dr Roy C Snodgrass saying no earlier date has been fixed.
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Jay Taylor
Lew Fields
Rip Underwood
Taylor
Fields
Roy C. Snodgrass
Admits Slaying Priest in Robbery at Gregory
SINTON Texas February 22 UP Jack Nixon 19 a former reform school inmate killed Catholic priest Rev Leonard Petrykus for 7 and his car Sheriff Frank Hunt said Nixon admitted beating the priest to death at the Immaculate Conception Church rear Gregory Nixon captured after crashing into a bridge abutment near Aransas Pass robbery motive cited Nixon confessed not yet signed murder charges filed against him.
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Sinton
Tex
Jack Nixon
Reformatory
Frank Hunt
Hunt
Nixon
Leonard Petrykus
Immaculate Conception
Gregory
State School For Boys
Gatesville
Aransas Pass
Father Petrykus
Man Faces 35-Year Term In Fort Worth Robbery Trial
Fus Chapman, 27, ex convict, was sentenced to 35 years after a disputed robbery trial in Fort Worth. The January 10 holdup of a cleaning firm involved a clean shaven look, but witnesses said the bandit wore a bushy mustache. Police photos showed a shaved upper lip, challenging the defense claim of misidentification.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Rufus T. Chapman
Chapman
Tourists miss beer and sun in Stratford upon Avon
Americans visiting Shakespeare's hometown in 1949 note they miss beer after theater as saloons close early coffee at the inn and California sunshine in a questionnaire about overseas visitors to Stratford upon Avon England
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Stratford-Upon-Avon
England
California
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