Stephenson Funeral Set
Funeral services for William T. Steve Stephenson who died Monday at his home 203 Kentucky will be held tomorrow at 2 PM in the Blackburn Shaw Chapel with Dr. E B Fincher officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. He was born in Dublin Texas September 29 1876 and helped establish Amarillo's first taxi service. Survivors include six sisters Mrs Martha Hughes of Throckmorton Mrs Mary Allman and Mrs Mira Townsend of Brownwood Mrs De Alva Jackson of Long Beach California Mrs Ruby Johnson of Wills Point and Mrs Inez Jackson of Buena Vista and three sons Claude Bennie and Ray Stephenson of Whitesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T
Steve” Stephenson
Kentucky
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Mr. Stephenson
Dublin
Tex
Amarillo
Whitesboro
Brownwood
San Jacinto
Martha Hughes
Throckmorton
Mary Allman
Mira Townsend
de Alva Jackson
Long Beach
Cal
Ruby Johnson
Wills Point
Inez Jackson
Buena Vista
Claude
Bennie
Ray Stephenson
Knights Templar To Hold School For Eighth District
Knights Templar announces a school of instruction for Eighth District commanderies hosted by Amarillo Commandery No. 48 in the Khiva Temple at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Amarillo holder Bert McCullough reports Altus Sansom of Lubbock will lead with Howard F E Hunt assisting. The session is open to all Knights Templar across district units including Memphis Plainview Lubbock Canadian Dalhart Childress Borger Pampa Shamrock and Perryton U D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lubbock
Knights Templar
Memphis
Plainview
Canadian
Dalhart
Childress
Borger
Pampa
Shamrock
Perryton
U. D
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief From Kidney Discomforts
Ad editorial tone urges relief for backache and fatigue from reduced kidney function. It cites stress, overexertion, cold exposure, bladder irritation, and frequent urination as causes. Claims Doan’s Pills, a mild diuretic, have helped millions for over 50 years to flush waste from kidney tubes and filters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Cold Wave Due In Tomorrow Promises Warmer, Windy Tonight
Ed Di Loreto of the US Weather Bureau at Amarillo reports southwest winds ahead of a cold front crossing the Panhandle tomorrow. Tomorrow’s high near 41 degrees, tonight’s low around 31. Yesterday’s high 54, low 29. Five day outlook shows 5 to 9 degrees above normal on average with colder tomorrow and Thursday, then warming Friday and Saturday. Little or no precipitation expected.
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Ed di Loreto
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Panhandle
Speeder Finds Pals in a Pinch
Kansas City dispatch reports Lee Quisenberry 39 telephoned from the police station seeking bond help. James Baker 22 arrived in a haste to aid, was arrested for speeding. Howard Hatfield 31 also appeared with a traffic summons. Carl Paddock posted the bond.
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Kansas City
Lee Quisenberry
James Baker
Quisenberry
Howard JL. Hatfield
Carl Paddock
Deputies To Testify Before Federal Jury
Deputies Tex Cotter and Henry Maggard have traveled to Dallas to appear before a federal grand jury. The panel will consider charges against two men arrested locally for transporting a woman in interstate commerce for prostitution. Raymond C. Stuart, 32, accused of taking his wife from Oklahoma City to Amarillo for prostitution. Joseph Henry Bewley, 40, of New York, accused of taking his wife from Arizona. Stuart was charged in late December and Bewley about a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Cotter
Henry Maggard
Dallas
Raymond C. Stuart
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Joseph Henry Bewley
New York
Arizona
Stuart
Bewley
Legislature Asked For New Food Law
The State Health Department will ask the Legislature to recodify the food drug and cosmetic laws this session. A bill gathering all existing state laws on manufacture sale and labeling of food drugs and cosmetics was prepared for House introduction by Rep. Bill Miller of Houston. It was drawn at the request of the State Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Health Department
Bill Miller
Houston
Dismissal Detail of District Attorney Career
Lloyd King retired the first of the year as district attorney of 47th Judicial District. He was not a candidate for re election. He was appointed as district attorney Feb. 5, 1947, and was elected to the office in 1948. He began practice of law here in 1933 and served two years as city attorney.
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Lloyd King
47Th Judicial District
Drivers Quit Not a Strike At Red Bull Freight Lines
Four Red Bull Motor Freight Lines drivers resigned in what officials call a personal decision, not a wildcat strike. Company executives say a labor contract with a union remains intact, with no grievances or strike activity, and note resignations are common in a tight labor market. Amarillo manager confirms there was no strike as four of 24 drivers quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bull Motor Freight Lines
G. E. Paschall
Red Bull
Fort Worth
Sam R. Sayers
Charles Lamb
Amarillo
Red Ball
Draft Bill Moves Toward Committee Action
Drafts of the manpower bill circulate for final agency approval including Defense and Budget offices. President Truman opens 21 month Army volunteer option for men 18 to 25 while draft terms consider extending service to 27 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Army, Navy
Air Force and Marines
Labor and Agriculture Departments
Federal Security Agency
Budget Bureau
White House
Johnson
Rosenberg
Congress
Joseph Short
Truman
Irving Hart
Selective Service Headquarters
Army
Selective Service Boards
Hart
Senate Preparedness Committee
Blackburns Funeral Notices List Multiple Local Deaths
Katherine Hicks 41 of 1917 E 10th died Saturday Wife of E B mother of Robert Gary John Helen sister of Burwell Layden Johnny George Leona Sidger Mrs Larah Ywhitaker Pers Jack Bullock Service Tuesday Blackburn Shaw Chapel Burtalemorial Park Wiley E C 49 of 1408 A 8 Johnson died Saturday Survived by wife Bessie daughter Rita Hudson and 2 sons Floyd and Donald father W M Wiley sisters Mrs Art Miles Mrs Ada Frazier Mrs Ethel Baird brothers Eugene Marion Plez and Alvin Service 2 30 PM Tuesday Buchanan Street Baptist Church Burial Liano Thompson R L Thompson 76 2200 Lipscomb Father of Mrs Tom Durham Mrs Lloyd E Brown Mrs Fred Baley Mrs G L Stanley and John McGowan Brother of Mrs Addie Slaton Service 4 PM Tuesday First Presbyterian Church burial Liano Inman Charles Stafford Inman 79 Hereford died Monday Husband of Dora Father of Charles Fred Thomas W Burke W Mrs Luke Fields Brother of Robert Service 11 AM Tuesday Hereford Methodist Church burial Lubbock William T Stephenson 75 died Monday Husband of Bessie Lee father of Bennie Ray brother of Mrs Mary Allman Service pending with Blackburn Shaw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Katherine Hicks
E. B
Robert
Gary
John
Helen
Burwell
Layden
Johnny George
Leona Sidger
Larah Ywhitaker
Pers
Jack Bullock
Blackburn - Shaw Chapel
Burtalemorial Park
Wiley E C. Wiley
Johnson
Bessie
Rita Hudson
Floyd
Donald
W. M. Wiley
Art Miles
Ada Frazier
Ethel Baird
Eugene
Marion
Plez
Alvin
Buchanan Street Baptist Church
Liano
Thompson R. L. Thompson
Lipscomb
Tom Durham
Lloyd E. Brown
Fred Baley
G. L Stanley
John McGowan
Addie Slaton
First Presbyterian Church
Inman
Charles Stafford Inman
Hereford
Dora
Charles
Fred
Thomas W
Burke W
Luke Fields
Hereford Methodist Church
Lubbock
Stephenson William T. Stephenson
Bessie Lee
Bennie
Ray
Mary Allman
Blackburn-Shaw
Wink family mourns three in St. Francis deaths
Boru ad, BROTHERS Boru ad, BROTHERS WINK John A Wink 62 of St. Francis died Saturday. Father of Anna Kafka Mrs E T White Theresa Wink and siblings Mike J H William Mrs Theresa Sherm Katherine Schrecker. Rosary Monday 730 PM Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel Funeral service 930 AM Tuesday St Francis Catholic Church Burial St Francis Cemetery. Mary A Wink 59 of St. Francis died Saturday Mother of Anna Kal ka Mrs E T White Theresa Wink Sister of Mrs Mike Wink Leo Henry Bill Neusch Rosary Monday 730 PM Funeral 930 AM Tuesday St Francis Church Burial St Francis Cemetery. Eugene J Wink 16 of St. Francis died Saturday Brother of Anna Kal ka Mrs E T White Theresa Wink. Rosary Monday 730 PM Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel Funeral 930 AM Tuesday St Francis Catholic Church Burial St Francis Cemetery. Moore Mrs Mary Moore 65 San Pablo Cal Service pending with Boxwell Bros.
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Wink John A. Wink
St. Francis
Anna Kafka
E. T. White
Theresa Wink
Mike
J H
William
Theresa Sherm
Katherine Schrecker
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
St Francis Catholic Church
Wink Mary A. Wink
Anna Kalka
Mike Wink
Leo
Henry
Bill Neusch
St. Francis Catholic Church
St. Francis Cemetery
Wink Eugene J. Wink
Stephens Named Chairman of CC Group at Chamber Meeting
Leslie Stephens chosen as new chairman of the retail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Stanley Blackburn. Stephens, manager of Sears Roebuck, and David Brown as vice chairman. 1951 plans include uniform store hours and improved downtown decorations. Also noted are pay increases in city departments and airport staff funded by current budget surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Stephens
Stanley Blackburn
Stephens
Sears-Roebuck
David Brown
Polk and
Taylor Streets
Harvey Corn
Frank Means
Jack Liston
Herb Calman
E. W. Collins
John F. Lee
W. E. Sharp
S. Wayne O'Keefe
H. O. Starks
Industrial Committee
Charley Crowe
North Amarillo Kiwanis to buy church building for club house
The North Amarillo Kiwanis announced purchase of the Assembly of God Church building at Ninth and North Pierce for use as a club house and community center. Members raised four thousand dollars to match a one thousand dollar donation from Arthur Truitt who presented his check at today’s Dowell’s Saratoga No. 2 meeting.
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Assembly of God Church
Ninth and
North Pierce
North
City Salary Increases Across Departments Announced
City raises monthly pay across several departments. Fire department captains rise to 265 and 275 dollars, street department workers gain 10 dollars to 180–245, waste disposal adds 10 dollars with laborers at 205 and drivers at 210, park department salaries lift by 10 dollars with ranges from 205 to 230, and traffic painting salaries are noted.
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Water Department
Sewer Department
Amarillo Air Terminal
Moss
Park
Air Giants Begin Long Range Navigation Training Mission
Strategic Air Command units conduct a long range navigation and cruise control training program using B 36 bombers with a 10000 mile range and 435 mph speed. The aircraft carry 26 twenty millimeter cannons and a 84000 pound bomb load, the heaviest for any plane. Fort Worth maintenance crews arrived in England to service the aircraft after refueling and checks, and the planes are to depart England for Fort Worth within 96 hours, then split into 25 to 40 hour homeward missions.
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Strategic Air Command
Fort Worth
England
Capture of Cook Outlaw Fueled by Mexican Help
Burke recalls Cook holding a cocked gun during seven days of captivity as the group hid with fear. FBI Agent E. C. Richardson praised cooperation from Mexican authorities after a tip from Xavier Gonzales led to Santa Rosalia.
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Burke
Cook
FBI
E. C. Richardson
Bloody chase ends as Mexico raid nets suspect party
The pursuit began in Oklahoma after a blood trail linked to the Mossers and Cook leading to Texas and Mexico. Burke and Damion, missing for over a week, were seen with three men in a maroon sedan near Santa Rosalia. Cook, once a Blythe dishwasher, is tied to seven killings. discussions about where to try him include Oklahoma City and Los Angeles authorities. The Lindberg Law imposes the death penalty if the kidnaped person is not released unharmed, with a jury to determine the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Grant
Tijuana
Santa Rosalia
Burke
Damion
Morales
Mosser
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Cook
Homer Waldrip
Blythe
Waldrip
Dewey
Mossers
Joplin
Oklahoma City
US Dist
Robert Shelton
Ernest Toland
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Jane Bivins Home Planned by Carder
Mary E Bivins Foundation founder Mrs Mary E Bivins of 1000 Polk guides home design. Architect Carder cites elderly care lessons from state and national houses including in Virginia. He notes separate wings for men and women and distance between close friends for comfort and privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Bivins
Polk
Carder
Mr. Carder
Elizabeth Jane Bivins Home planned in Amarillo
The project features a cross shaped one story winged complex with a two story center unit and ramps at entrances. It will include a kitchenette sun porch sewing room and large living room for residents to gather for programs. The Mary E. Bivins Foundation funds maintain and constructed the home named after the late Lee Bivins mother.
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Elizabeth Jane Bivins
Lee Bivins
Mary E. Bivins
West Amarillo
Bivins
Amarillo
Panhandle
No Blame Placed In Fatal Crash On Happy Glen Road
Randall County grand jury found no one responsible for a fatal accident on December 28 on Happy Glen Road. Driver Bascom Lee Timmons of Amarillo survived. passenger Bette Drake Bolton, 31, of 1712 Van Buren, died. Two others escaped injury. no charges filed. Also indicted were two second offense drunken drivers not in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall County
Happy Glen
Bascom Lee Timmons
Amarillo
Bette Drake Bolton
van Buren
Timmons
Mississippi
Charles Thompson
Herring Hotel
Irene A. Barker
Bonham
Highway Patrol
Pipkin
Bolton
Southwestern Public Service Company
Hermon Pipkin
Exams Slated for Civil Service Jobs
The US Civil Service Commission announces exams for staff nurse and psychiatric head nurse in Washington DC and Panama with salaries of 3100 and 3825. Shorthand reporters in Washington DC earn 3450 to 4600. Military training instructor at Fort Monmouth NJ earns 3100 to 4600. Applicants need experience with mobile airborne ground and fixed communications gear. Applications from H M Timmons Room 21 Post Office Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Civil Service Commission
Washington
Panama
Signal
Fort Monmouth
H. M. Timmons
Civil Service
Man-Hour Farm Output Rises in Des Moines Report
Statistics from Des Moines show farm output per man-hour is now about double what it was four decades ago, highlighting steep efficiency gains in agricultural labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
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Pals
Lewis
Asef Rogers
Famed International Silver Company
Lewis Jewelers
H. H
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Blackburns
Jae
Boru Ad
Griggs
Morrison John William Morrison
N. Taylor
Henry Neumann
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Secred Heart Cathedral
Cates
Roy E. Cates
el Paso
Roy E. Jr
Maude McKee
Bertha Nayland
Eunice Magee
Jessie Bird
Ruby Cannon
Glenn Cates
Crow Mary Emma Crow
N. Grant
A. J
Pearl Chambers
Dessie Baughman
North Amarillo
Ruthker
Jefferson
Stephens IS
CC Group
North Kiwanians Bay Club
Air Giants
Barfield
St.Joseph Aspirin
Texas Magic
Fillmore
Ballard
Puffin
36Th
Browning Blue Print Co
Taylor
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