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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1949
Page
20
Obsessive railfan L B Jaster recalls and records steam whistle sounds while noting the diesel's rise signals end of an era. He plans to preserve the nostalgia with recordings and photos as trains shift to modern propulsion. The piece closes with a note on whey as a future base for fermented drinks.
The St Francis 4 H Girls Club convened at the school directed by Madelyn Detten. Members answered roll with What I received for Christmas and reviewed the year book and plans. Pins for 1948 were awarded and Miss Pauline Lokey demonstrated trays and acid etching.
Commercial pilot Edward C. McGuire of Dallas, 31, died when a twin-engine plane crashed into the Midway School six miles east of Big Spring. The building burned but no students or residents were harmed. McGuire had recently flown Ralph Rush of Trinity Drilling to Midland and returned toward Dallas.
Mrs. Lee Bivins and Mrs. Otis M. Williams will represent the Amarillo Junior League as delegates at the regional Junior Leagues meeting in Fort Worth. Region Eight includes Texas New Mexico and Old Mexico. Project discussions and exchange of ideas will be the theme of the one day meeting.
O A Cassidy Jr wins special election to fill term in the state House of Representatives. He leads by 34 votes over C B Duke Sr with Rev J N Phillips and Earl Mangham also in the race. The contest was held Saturday in Carthage.
A. R. Gus Hill a 50 year old renowned professional dog handler died at his Van Nuys home last night likely from a heart attack.
Earl Ellis, 29, a Negro, was charged with murder in justice court this morning by District Attorney Lloyd King. Ellis of 908 North West Fourth arrested Saturday night for the fatal shooting of William H. Murray, 29, of 502 North Hughes. Bond not set.
Alet near Carcassonne France dedicated a monument to Lt. Paul Swank of Houston an OSS officer killed in World War II. Swank a UT alumnus parachuted with four men behind German lines four days before the invasion of Southern France and was posthumously awarded the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm with Ambassador Jefferson Caffery attending.
Three Amarillo students at Abilene Christian College in Abilene study for the ministry. The ministerial students are Jay Carver Leroy Carver and Charles Morton, sons of local residents.
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