Bride of a Week Dies After cafe Fight
In Houston a 15 year old Arkansas girl, married just after Christmas, turned away as her husband Charles Purcell 27, fought with cafe cook Jimmy Fenley 22. Fenley was held on murder charges with a $1000 bond as Purcell died in hospital. The bride described the fatal stabbing and her shock as the altercation escalated.
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Houston
Arkansas
Charles Purcell
Jimmy Fenley
Pasadena
Tex
Fenley
Purcell
Fenney
Judge Ishop Seeks Re election to 47th District Court
Judge Henry Ishop announces candidacy for another term on the 47th District Court bench serving Armstrong Randall and Potter counties. The court handles criminal and civil matters in the three counties. Judge Bishop, a Panhandle veteran, has lived in Armstrong and Potter counties and resides with Mrs. Bishop at 1522 Taylor.
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Henry Ishop
47Th District Court
Armstrong, Randall
Potter Counties
Bishop
Panhandle
Armstrong
Taylor
Gremlin Born Christmas Says Father in Holiday Jots
A Waco Times Herald column notes a family reunion fruit cake surplus and a Ware department store clerk overwhelmed by holiday sales. In Dellas a father reports a nine pound Gremlin birth named Joseph Fort Grimland Jr. with grandparents listed. Jailer notes say holiday period hits women hardest.
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Waco
Listening Post
Dellas
Joseph Fort Grimland, Jr
Howell
Palmer
Dallas
Tom C. Grimland
Saco
Encenie
Stork Delivers Four New Year Babies in Amarillo
A stork completed four New Year’s Day trips in Amarillo with two boys and a girl born at local hospitals. Thomas Michael Phillips arrived at 2:27 a.m. at Northwest Texas Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace F. Phillips. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beauchamp at St. Anthony’s Hospital on Route 3 at 5:18 a.m. A daughter followed at 11:59 a.m. with more details to come.
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Amarillo
Thomas Michael Phillips
Wallace F. Phillips
Maryland
Northwest Texas Hospital
J. L. Beauchamp
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rags to Fame In One Easy Play
In the 1927 East West game in San Francisco Rags Mathews of Texas Christian confronted Yale star Bruce Caldwell. Mathews begged for a chance and finally sprinted into the East backfield where he stole the ball from Caldwell and scored a West touchdown.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Bruce Caldwell
Yale
Rags Mathews
Texas Christian
Caldwell
Mathews
Rags
Births Reported at Northwest Texas Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waldrop at Northwest Texas Hospital on July 12 at 12 55 PM. Another son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter at Northwest Hospital on the same day granting the family address 204 North Kentucky.
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Vernon Waldrop
Fairmont
Northwest Texas Hospital
James Hunter
North Kentucky
Marshall Shaw to chair Toastmasters Club meeting
Marshall Shaw will serve as chairman for the Toastmasters Club as it holds its first meeting of the new year at 7:30 tonight. The gathering takes place at the Capitol Hotel with speakers scheduled for the evening.
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Marshall Shaw
Toastmasters Club
Capitol Hotel
First Club Meeting Invites Members and Guests
Dr. M. E. Jacobson, secretary, called a first meeting and asked all members to attend with a visitor. Bill Darrah, John Crudeington, and George Ord were listed as attendees in the club record. The text notes glassmaking dates back to ancient Egypt and its English manufacture began in the 16th century.
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Bill Darrah
M. E. Jacobson
John Crudeington
George Ordway
Jacobson
Club
England
Two Million for Home Repairs
Potter County homeowners plan to spend about 1,956,000 on remodeling and repairs over the next five years. The 1846 period is seen as a peak for modernization with kitchen and bathroom upgrades, painting, room additions, new roofing and heating systems cited as priorities. Local and national totals for major repairs are$226,215,000 in Texas and over $5.5 billion nationwide, funded by banks and lenders offering low interest.
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Potter County
Thle Council of America
R. F E. Jordan
Jordan
Texas
The Best Job in the World The Regular Army Offers
Thousands enlist and more join daily with many opportunities described. The message highlights peacetime Regular Army service as a premier career choice.
Enlistment Terms for Army Reenlistments and Benefits
A detailed list outlines enlistment options from 1 to 8 years, age 17 to 34 with reenlistment allowances for older servicemen, pay and bonuses, furloughs, retirement pay at 30 years, GI Bill rights, family allowances, skills training, branch and theater choices, National Service Life Insurance, and reserve officer considerations.
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U. S
A.U.S
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Superior Service System
Hunsley’s
House OF Color
Glen L. Casey
Arctist
Optometrist
Ol’ Vernon Sez
Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
van Buren Pn
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
Gremlin
By Jack Rutledge
Ware
Martin Davis
San Angelo
Stork
CAS Globe News
Sennifer Donesoseph
Cotten
Hal Wallis
C. Prc
Eddie Dean
Wyoming
9Th Street
Ansley Cleaners
Mary
Spence
Plainview Texas
Pool Drug CO
Santa Fe
W. C. Allison
Fillmore
Tered Vangmesterneers Serv
Ery
Prescription Shop
Polk
Glen Simmons
Littlefield, Texas
Armed Forces
Denver
Colorado Springs
Continental Trailways
Trailways Bus Depot
Fillmore St. Ph
Corporal
Yeers’ Service
U.S. A
U. S. Army
Post Office
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