Child star Lora Lee Michel ventes film life worries
Nine year old Lora Lee Michel told reporters she wants to eat what she likes and play freely. A custody hearing over alleged mistreatment tied to her diet and weight began with her guardians denying abuse. Actress Wanda Hendrix and Audie Murphy testified as witnesses. The girl has appeared in Mighty Joe Young and Good Sam.
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Los Angeles
Pert
Lora Lee Michel
Mng
Lora Lee
Lorraine Michel
Michel
Otto
Schulenberg
Tex
Audie Murphy
Murphy
Mrs Mary Reid Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Reid 76 mother of Mrs. Walter Willmering will be at 11 tomorrow in Boxwell Brothers Chapel Rev Ray Rozell of First Baptist Church will officiate Burial is planned at Llano Cemetery Mrs Reid died yesterday morning at St Anthony's Hospital She had lived in Amarillo five years making her home with her daughter at 1015 Fannin She was born November 25 1873 in Salinas California and had lived in Los Angeles before moving here Survivors include her daughter a son a brother a grandson and two great grandchildren
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Mary Reid
Walter Willmering
Boxwell Brothers
Salinas
Cal
Los Angeles
Mrs Mitchell's Dandruff Cure Promises Relief
Mrs Gladys Mitchell of 4317 Landrum Ave Dallas says Baker's Hair Tonic cured her dandruff and itchy scalp after using half the bottle. She credits it with clear scalp and urges readers to try Baker's products, offered with a money back guarantee at local drug stores and shops.
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Dallas
Texas
Gladys Mitchell
Landrum Ave
Baker’s
Baker's
Ady
Phone Crews Threaten to Jam Service
Washington reports a CIO CWA walkout threat by 300000 Bell system operators and caretakers aimed at pressuring negotiations for wage gains and a 35 hour week. The union urges mass public phone use to overload switchboards, with federal mediation stepping in to seek a settlement while Beirne and Margolis confer with company officials.
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Washington
Federal Mediation Service
William N. Margolis
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell System
Beirne
CIO
Delay Meeting Of Band Parents In 1950 Ambience
The Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School Band Parents Association postpones Monday January 30 gathering to February 27 due to the world premiere of The Sundowners. The annual banquet in Amarillo High School cafeteria honored band leaders and crowned Edward Trelan and Barbara Upshaw as king and queen with Julia Pirtle as master of ceremonies.
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Elizabeth Nixson
Ross Larsen
Charles Emmons
Emmons
Oo. L. Pirtle
Edward Trelan
Barbara Upshaw
Nancy Boyles
Prince Bruce Weaver
Billy Harlan
Jana McGraw
Wynn Lou Taylor
Marianne Gross
Robert Dupriest
Orel Pirtle
W. M. Amason rites set in Canyon church
Funeral services for W. M. Amason 78 longtime Canyon resident were held at First Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Finley officiating. Burial followed in Dreamland Cemetery under Griggs-Warren Funeral Home direction. Surviving: widow Margaret Amason, sons Noah Andrew Amason Canyon Robert Lee Amason Amarillo Grover Jackson Amason Corpus Christi. daughters Norah Fancher Canyon Myrtle Briscoe Kerrville.
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Canyon
W. M. Amason
First Methodist Church
Joe Finley
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs-Warren Funeral Home
Amason
Neblett Hospital
Plains
Briscoe County
Randall County
Texas Highway Department
Alabama
Elmer
Okla
Texas
Margaret Amason
Noah Andrew Amason
Robert Lee Amason
Amarillo
Grover Jackson Amason
Corpus Christi
Norah Fancher
Myrtle Briscoe
Kerrville
Tools Stolen From Construction Site on Tyler
Tools valued at over 250 dollars were taken from a construction job at 508 Tyler. Albert Randall Construction Company reported an electric saw and an electric hammer missing after the tool box was broken open last night.
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Tyler
Albert Randall Construction Company
Cure for Horses With Charley Horses
Chicago reports that drafts suffer cramps called charley horses but vitamins B and C injections relieve the pain. Veterinary Medicine notes 15 standard bred horses with cramps after inactivity showed subsidence of muscle knots and no recurrence after two weeks of treatment during training.
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Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Association
Veterinary Medicine
Cop Saves Suspect From Mob
In Manchester Connecticut a lone gunman police officer rescued Bernard J Goodin 25 a bakery worker and father of two from an angry mob of about 50 after he abducted a missing 9 year old girl The suspect is jailed on bail pending arraignment for rape of a minor Goodin claimed he picked up the child and molested her before his car broke down and he left the scene Patrolman Edmund F Dwyer fought the mob and kept Goodin secured in the patrol car while radioed for reinforcements to avert a possible murder attempt
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Manchester
Conn
William Barron
Bernard J. Goodin
Goodin
Barron
Edmund F. Dwyer
Dwyer
Heart Month Proclaimed by Texas Governor
Governor Allan Shivers designated February as Texas Heart Month calling heart disease the state's leading medical and public health problem as it affects more people and causes more deaths than any other disease.
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Austin
U.P
Allan Shivers
Texas
March of Dimes Women’s Committee Reports Contributions
Members meet at Mrs. Thos H Campbell Jr’s home at 1600 Hughes at 5 30 PM for a contributions report session. Close to 250 donated to the anti polio drive through the women’s committee thus far. More exact accounting to follow after today’s meeting. Donations come largely from anonymous donors. The aim is a treasury donation from every woman’s organization in Potter County. Donations should be mailed to Mrs Campbell’s home for proper credit before turning funds to drive officials. Credited groups include Amarillo Music Teachers’ Association 5.00 Temple Bnai Israel Sisterhood 10.00 Circle 13 Polk Street Methodist Church 2.52 Business and Professional Women’s Club 25.00 Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid 5.00 Women’s Council First Christian Church 30.10 Washington Avenue Christian Church Women’s Council 30.10.
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March of Dimes Women's Committee
Thos. H. Campbell, Jr
Hughes
Campbell
Women's Committee
Treasury
Potter County
Amarillo
Peon Ee
Temple B Nai Israel Sistereee
Ech
Polk Street Methodist Church
Altria
Sneer at Virginia Lengthens Prison Term in Court
Warren Wilson 27 of Richmond challenged Virginia while Judge R Dixon Powers handed a 60 day sentence for disturbing the peace. Powers added 10 days for contempt of court.
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Richmond
U.P
Warren Wilson
Virginia
Wilson
R. Dixon Powers
Powers
Editorial Award to Roberta Wheeler
Miss Roberta Wheeler, Amarillo High School senior, was named a medal winner in the December editorial contest by Quill and Scroll. Edward Nell of Northwestern University sent notice. Wheeler authors Trade Winds, the exchange column in The Sandstorm.
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Roberta Wheeler
Amarillo
Quill and Scrol
International Honorary Society For High School Journalists
Edward Nell
Northwestern University
Association
Wheeler
R. B. Wheeler
Hayden
AHS
Building activity climbs in January records
This January construction pledges total $910,697 and shows a near tripling from January 1949. Permits issued last January reached $326,825, approaching the all time first-month record of $1,042,091 set in January 1926.
New Building for Johnson Price on West Tenth
West Tenth Avenue will see another new building this spring as John son Price Co plans a 50 by 90 foot brick store next to Dr. L. V. Cradit’s office at 708 West Tenth. Marvin Dick said construction starts in early February with a modern picture frame storefront.
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West Tenth Avenue
Marvin Dick
Johnson-Price Co
Fillmore
L. V. Cradit
West Tenth
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By Dick Wingert
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Furbach
417 Polk
Hamilton and Longines Watch Agency
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Fuge Cement & Supply Company
America
Eureka Springs
Ark
Globe-News
Srvice
Holsom
France
Gunn
Pickup & Delivery
Polk
Johnson-Price
Dean
Doan
Ordway - Saunders CO
Punta Gruesa
Safety Deposit
Amarillo National
Polk ST
4Th Ave
Fourth Avenue
FDIC
U. S. Depository
Margaret Wilson
Shellie
Polk Street
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