Jury urged to seek electric chair for Sandra Peterson
Dist Atty Ralston P. Haun asked a jury of farmers and ranchers to condemn 18 year old Sandra Peterson to execution by electric chair for the murder of Lewis Patterson as her trial neared its end. The case unfolds with intense local interest and emphasis on the death penalty.
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Brady
Dist. Atty
Ralston P. Haun
Sandra Peterson
Lewis Patterson
Sandra
Haun
Haun Makes Dramatic Appeal to Jury in Conclusion
In a tense courtroom conclusion Haun delivered a dramatic appeal to the jury. The proceedings featured a tense exchange and left the verdict hanging as evidence and argument built toward the final decision.
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Haun
Amarillo Chamber Elects Earl O Keefe President
Earl O Keefe was elected president of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce at a noon meeting of 25 directors at the Herring Hotel. He succeeds Herb Budke and will be installed at the annual Crystal Ballroom banquet. Also named were Bill Gilstrap as first vice president A F Madison as second vice president Bill Durham as treasurer Rex B Baxter was re elected executive vice president and manager.
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Herring Hotel
O’keefe
Herb Budke
Chamber
Herring
Bill Gilstrap
A. F Madison
Bill Durham
Rex B. Baxter
Soldier Dies in Wreck Near Dumas
A car carrying Sgt. Arie C. Schouten and Cpl. William N. Wooten left the highway three miles north of Bivin Booster Station and overturned. Schouten died instantly while Wooten, from Clarksville Tennessee, was shaken but only lightly injured. Both were en route to Kelly Field for reassignment after serving at Lowry Field.
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Frank Tatum
Dalhart
Schouten
Wooten
Tatum
Canadian River Gas Co
Boxwell Bros
Memorial Hospital
Dumas
Holland
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Lowry Field
Denver
Court Ruling on Will Gives Charity 120000
The Second Court of Civil Appeals at Fort Worth affirmed a Panhandle district court decision, allocating about 120000 to three charities. The will left 66,000 to heirs and the rest to Salvation Army, Children's Home, and Scottish Rite Crippled Children's Hospital, amid disputes from eight beneficiaries.
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Amarillo
Court of Civil Appeals
Fort Worth
Salvation Army
Children’s Home
Scottish Rite Crippled Children’s Hospital
Dallas
Second Court of Civil Appeals
District Court
Panhandle
O. P. Russ
Children’s Hospital
Mrs. Russ
W. N. Stokes
Woman on trial for Brady murder case centers on shooting
Sandra faces a murder verdict amid testimony and shifting alibis in the Patterson killing near Brady East on August 25. Loretta Fae Monzingo, once a key witness, recanted, saying Sandra did not fire the pistol as the defense questions beyond reasonable doubt who pulled the trigger.
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Patterson
Brady
Brady East
Sandra
Loretta Fae Monzingo
San Angelo
Ross Hoffman
Ben
A. O. Newman
Loretta Fae
Brady Hotel
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports fair skies for Amarillo and vicinity through Saturday with rising temperatures. Highs around 63 today and 69 tomorrow, with a 45 degree 24 hour low so far. West Texas shows partly cloudy and colder in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area and warmer in the Panhandle and South Plains with possible rain east of the Pecos River. New Mexico is fair today through Saturday with warmer conditions in the northeast portion.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
New Mexico
Fair and Warmer Forecast For Amarillo Area
The forecast calls for rising temperatures with fair skies over Amarillo and nearby. Today's high around 63 with a low near 28, while tomorrow may reach 69. Temperatures are expected to stay 4 to 7 degrees above normal for five days, with a colder spell late Sunday or Monday and warmer again Tuesday and Wednesday. No precipitation is indicated.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Worley Favors Help for Korea
Washington January 20 The Texas House margin on continued aid to South Korea matched the national split of 193 to 191 with Texans voting 11 to 9 for the bill Texans for the measure were Beckworth Burleson Combs Lyle Mahon Thompson Patman Thornber and Worley Texans against were Benton Fisher Gossett Kilday Lucas Pickett Poage Regan Teague Thomas and Wilson The vote reflected party and regional divisions in the aid package.
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Washington
Texas House
House
Beckworth
Burleson
Combs
Lyle
Mahon
Thompson
Patman
Thornberg
Worley
Bentsen
Fisher
Gossett
Kilday
Lucas
Pickett
Poage
Regan
Teague
Thomas
Wilson
Car and $3,000 In Goods Stolen
A blue 1948 Studebaker five passenger coupe with New Mexico plate 2528 and a fur coat valued at 2000 are among items stolen from Mrs Edna Westfall at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo. A 30yearold Negro hotel porter with keys to the car is being sought. The car and personal property were taken after she left belongings in a porter’s care around 5 this morning. The porter, who worked until midnight, remains at large.
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Herring Hotel
Edna Westfall
Albuquerque
Amarillo
A Lot of Bull or a Big Blow on Amarillo Tornado Story
The tale of a Brahma bull blown six blocks into a bedroom during Amarillo’s May tornado was recounted on the Chicago Breakfast Club by Mrs. Hayden Goodnight. The host allowed only parts of the tale over an hour while listeners debated its truth.
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Amarillo
Breakfast Club
Chicago
Hayden Goodnight
Crockett
Don McNeill
Goodnight
Hayden Goodnight, Jr
Don Worsham
Worsham
Advertising in Newspapers Dominates Public Interest Says Gallup
A Gallup poll finds newspaper readers, especially those 21 to 30, view newspaper advertising as increasing interest more than radio ads or magazines. Education and gender shape opinions with women more positive. radio ads receive mixed reactions. The Institute used a time-place sampling method to survey adults nationwide.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
Institute
Bootlegger Asks A $100 Question
Perry Oklahoma January 20 Davis Mutz, a newcomer to dry Oklahoma, asked Sheriff Harman about chances to operate a whiskey business. The sheriff summoned Deputy Devilbliss and a small quantity of liquor was seized. Mutz pleaded guilty in county court.
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Perry
Okla
U.P
Davis Mutz
Mer] Harman
Mutz
Harman
C. O. Devilbliss
Amarillo's first traffic fatality of 1950 reported
Mr Crash Fat al Mr Roberts died from injuries after a collision in the 2400 block of North East Eighth about 11 o clock last night at St. Anthony's Hospital. Three others were injured Earlene Burns 18 Carl L Mason 22 and R F Drinkard 26. Burns Mason and Drinkard remained at St. Anthony's with good conditions reported this morning.
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Globe
Daniel Irving Roberts
Perryton
North East Eighth
Studebaker
Roberts
Amarillo
R. F. Drinkard
North Taylor
Mr. Roberts
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Earlene Burns
Carl L. Mason
Wheeler
West Texas State College
North Taylor, Miss Burns
Mason
Drinkard
St. Anthony's
Veterans Hospital
Miss Burns
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A. F. Madison
Earl O'Keefe
Samuel Cameron
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Stockholm
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Puta
Radio Eines
Sien Ee
Me Mr
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