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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
15
Fragments list deceased individuals including Blakain Shaw and others. Mentions relatives such as Alf Shaw and Mrs. W G Bats and Gertrude Jones. Partial address 1900 W Toth appears. Mentions Sled Sunday and Joe as spouse names. unclear details due to damaged OCR.
Jacinto Church of Christ honors 85 year old Joan Wesley Crawford of Dumas who sought family tribute after burial reports. The notice names son Lavelle Grawford and brother Claude Crawford of Mex.
City manager N V Moss says plans to move police headquarters to the City Hall ground floor and expand the jail are delayed until the city tax office relocation proceeds. Corporation court trials now occur in the old city commission room while other court business remains at the basement desk sergeant’s desk. Consolidation of city and school tax offices, slated for Feb 1, is postponed until current tax collection proceeds.
County attorney John Peterson told commissioners they can proceed with building projects using county employees or contract with third parties for work. If the amount exceeds 2000 dollars a bid is required, though the opinion notes discretion remains. Police promotions and appointments are expected this week to fill vacancies after resignations.
John C. Anderson was promoted from traffic sergeant to traffic captain in Amarillo. He joined the department in 1941 and has led traffic since Captain Price’s resignation. Anderson recently passed a civil service exam and lives at 2508 Taylor.
Casey Jonnson was elected dean of the Humphreys School student congress at a meet with fourth to sixth graders. Other officers include Anna Lou Bowles as vice president Dorothy Williams as secretary Dell Frank Cowell as reporter and Mary Short as moderator.
The Amarillo March of Dimes campaign reports only 6215 collected by midnight and notes a 12000 minimum for 1949 operations. Campaign chair Pat Herman says funds are insufficient and urges continued collections including coin cards and downtown meter totals to be tallied tonight.
A fellow prisoner of John Wesley Crawford was found dead in the Moore County jail as investigators await brain autopsy results. A roof-top burglary attempt at Tri-State Advertising was thwarted by quick police response after bookkeeper Jake Small heard noises and notified authorities. The spree links to narcotics thefts, with burglaries crossing walls between businesses.
Mrs Iweta Scales faces a corporation court trial over a five unit apartment at 1202 West Nineteenth in a duplex and single occupancy zone. Prosecutors say the B zoning prohibits apartments and C would allow up to four units while five or more trigger D class. The building was moved from another site and recently remodeled.
Mrs Gertrude Jones 35 of 1009 West Tenth dies at home and is interred at Llano Cemetery. Funeral at Sacred Heart Cathedral tomorrow at 10 with Father John Stein Tage officiating. Rosary tonight at Blackburn Shaw Chapel. Justice of the Peace Ivy Wilkinson rules death from natural causes. Native of Amarillo and Catholic.
The 1949 YMCA announces beginners square dance instruction starting 8 PM Wednesday at Episcopal Hall 815 Fillmore under Noble Fowles. Paul Fowler YMCA secretary says registration is $10 per couple with basic steps taught. Contact Mr Fowler at YMCA, phone 3 1716. Ad.
William Parker a 53 year old Boise City ranch worker died Saturday in Boise City. A native of Kentucky he moved to Oklahoma as a child and was a frequent Amarillo visitor. Rites tentatively set for tomorrow at Mountain View Oklahoma. he is survived by sisters Mrs. Paul McLain and Mrs. Lora Bray of 1229 West Twelfth.
Residents are told how poll tax payments are divided with one dollar to the public school fund, fifty cents to the Confederate old age pension fund, and twenty five cents to the Potter County general fund. Exemption certificates and renewals are discussed and questions directed to Mr. Hoyt at the voting place.
The discussion centered on relocating juveniles outside city limits to a lighter, airier facility. Judge Jordan questioned the proposal size while commissioners Morris Halley noted the need for permanent custodians and a matron.
In Stratford a weeklong jury selection for Lloyd E. Howard charged with assault on an elderly Texhoma woman neared completion. By noon 11 jurors were chosen and defense challenges were exhausted after four extra allowances. The judge limited further challenges, setting the stage for the state to pick a 32nd juror as proceedings continue tomorrow morning.
The building code revision board will meet tonight at 7 30 in the city engineering department at the Municipal Auditorium. Ed Musick chairs the board which has requested copies of their building codes from Denver Albuquerque and Oklahoma City.
Baylor University alumni in this region prepare for a founders Day celebration with more than 100 letters mailed. Rev Rozell to preside at the meeting at 2815 Hughes with about 150 ex-students and spouses invited to attend tomorrow night.
A 1200 pound vault door has been installed in the engineering department. Work crews surrounded the door to carry it into the building. The next step is to raise the door and install hinge pins.
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