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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1951
Page
6
Earl Juett 73 died Sunday in the Amarillo area living six miles east. Survived by son Garrett and Bill, brother Joe Mary Mrs Gee and Scott. Service at 2 PM Wednesday at Memorial Chapel with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Floyd G Wood of Dumas Texas 49 died survived by wife Florence daughter Mrs Allen Kendricks son Floyd Carroll mother Mrs Cora Wood three sisters two brothers granddaughters and service postponed. Estelle M Betts 38 of 313 E 23rd survived by husband Dwight parents Rayford Harris two sisters Mollie D Harris service 2 PM Wednesday Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel burial Memphis Texas. Henry John Kuehler 73 of Groom Brother of Will Mat John Tony Fred Pete Mrs Lizzie Britton Mrs Carl Britton Josephine Britton Annie Peysen service 9 AM Wednesday St Marys Catholic Church Groom burial Groom Cemetery directions Boxwell Brothers.
Leona Wheeler 64 of 1100 North Lincoln died Monday. Mother of Harry J. Wheeler, W. E. Buckner and Mrs. Charles Clark, sister of Mrs. E. J. Greener, with five grandchildren. Service 4 PM Wednesday at First Christian Church in Dyer. Lon Dyer 62 of Littlefield died Monday, uncle of Mrs. Jessie Sander son, service pending with Griggs. Curtis L. Davis 33 of 2410 NW 2nd died Tuesday, son of J. R., brother of Jehne. Service pending with Griggs.
Two year old Tom Moss and his dog Buster wandered from 4227 West Eleventh to 400 Arch before neighbors spotted them on Rock Island tracks. Mrs Moss alerted police after a brief wait. The child did not realize he was lost and was returned home.
The wage board mulls a policy allowing flexibility for collective bargaining. Senator Taft asks if the steel industry would know in advance how far it could go, but Ching says policy should be clear enough to remove foresight limits. Taft and Ching discuss escalator clauses and board power to supersede current contracts.
Baxter expresses aim to learn program specifics to report back to Amarillo business community upon returning to the city. The statement highlights local business interest and Baxter’s outreach objective to gather actionable information.
Belton Jan 24 Howard Jr said he would seek a new trial after a 27th District Court jury convicted him of murder without malice in the death of Carter Boyd a 38 year old Houston yardman. The jury recommended five years in prison and noted Simms fired the fatal shot. The case arose from a traffic incident on a Houston street and followed an indignation meeting by Boyd’s employers.
The government barred nickel in automobile trim and nearly 400 civilian products to conserve supplies for defense. NPA outlined March 1 and April 1 effective dates for bans on nickel bearing stainless steel and nickel plate while allowing two months for in‑progress work.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Jack Holt, veteran adventure film actor, who died Thursday. Attending were Ronald Colman, Nigel Bruce, Tim McCoy, Hal Roach and Aileen Pringle, plus his son Tim, a cowboy actor, and daughter Jennifer, a television actress, at the Veterans Administration cemetery chapel in Los Angeles.
Officers believe the 17 year old Pierce boy, about 5 feet 8, 148 pounds with brown hair and eyes, wearing a white hat and carrying a black suitcase, may already be in the Panhandle. Welch notes he may be held on murder charges when he turns 17 if apprehended. Under Texas law a youth can be tried for a felony at 17.
Hong Kong announces arriving Vampire jet fighter reinforcements for air defenses this week. Government did not disclose numbers. colony currently has only two Ravens.
A brief note reports a woman facing new charges connected to a disaster aftermath. The piece mentions untouched buildings, victims in the area, and officials in Canberra discussing the toll.
An official described a march toward Higatura where about 400 native bodies lay on the road and many more likely lie in the jungle. He said distinguishing European from native bodies near the Amboga River was difficult due to clothing being blown off.
An herbal tonic claims to boost vitality by stimulating digestive juices to aid weak blood. The advertisement urges readers to ask stores for 8.8.8. Tonic to provide real help from food.
Amarillo Western Union night manager C I Hood will view Robert L Barrow in a Dallas police lineup after Barrow was arrested for an $18 holdup at the Amarillo office. Barrow, 23, faces charges from the Dec 27 robbery. a habeas corpus hearing is set for Friday at 11 30.
Joseph Robert Hanvey Jr of Memphis pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a motor vehicle after his northbound car collided with a panel truck at the Highway 66 and Pullman Switch road intersection. He received a 200 dollar fine plus court costs. Injured remain Harold Larsen, 54, and his wife, 49, hospitalized at St Anthony's.
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin reversed and remanded the 1950 murder conviction of Anthony Calloway Amarillo Negro sentenced to 15 years for the ice pick killing of Willie Foster Negro. Calloway was represented by George McCarthy Amarillo attorney.
Lyle Wheeler, chairman of the Amarillo Exchange Club, announced proceeds from program sales at Golden Glove boats will go to the March of Dimes. Walter Shaller said Friday will be coffee day in Amarillo with cafes selling coffee for 10 cents a cup, the profit aiding the campaign.
District attorney says the defendant tried to stop them and declares he intended no shooting while defense witnesses recount stories of threats and unrefused advances at the night club. State witnesses dispute that Lige King caused a disturbance as defense seeks deputy status evidence.
Veterans tale follows a GI missing near China, logs road traffic for his unit and recalls early 1940s baseball days with Santa Fe teams and minor league stints in Gainesville and Muskogee. He spoke of a brand new baseball to pitch with a buddy, using sport to cope with loneliness in a distant land.
Papuan orderlies and volunteers aided burn victims and refugees arriving on improvised stretchers as planes delivered supplies. Rescue teams found multiple missing Europeans presumed dead, including 20 men, six women, and eight children. Assistant Government Secretary Claude Champion cried recounting District Commissioner C. F. Cowley burned in his jeep amid pumice ash.
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