Pardons Board to Hear McGee Clemency Plea Friday
In Austin on July 3 the State Board of Pardons will hear Richard McGee’s clemency plea. McGee, sentenced to death for the July 7, 1948, shooting of R. L. Allston, is appealing after an insanity defense. Board Chairman Lyle Harris noted ongoing petitions and McGee’s 80 day stay of execution, with the Aug. 2 date looming. The case stemmed from a quarrel over McGee’s planned marriage to Betty Jane Allston.
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Austin
Richard McGee
the State Board of Pardons Frig
Lyle ©. Harris
E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
McGee
Harris
R. L. Allston
Lubbock
Betty Jane Allston
North Texas State College
Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals
Pardons Board
Family Hurt In Sideswiping On Fritch Highway
An Amarillo family of five was injured in a two car side swipe on the Fritch highway twelve miles north of Amarillo. J G Love wife and children Jimmy 7 Linda Louise 3 Kay 1 were taken to St Anthony's Hospital. Linda Louise was in fair condition with possible severe internal injuries. The other driver Johnie Melton French 23 Liberal Kan pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a motor vehicle in county court this morning. Judge Gene Jordan withheld judgment pending further hospital reports.
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Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Fritch
Boxwell Brothers
J. G. Love
Virginia
Jimmy
Linda Louise
Kay
Johnie Melton French
Liberal
Kan
French
Gene Jordan
Would Save Lake McClellan Would Save Lake McClellan
Panhandle towns meeting in Pampa unanimously backed rebuilding or replacing the Lake McClellan spillway south of Pampa. A Panhandle wide committee was authorized to lead a campaign with an estimated 450000 dollars for a new spillway, while repair costs remain undetermined. Speakers included B Weatherred Rex Baxter Dick Pepin A Meredith and Reno Stinson.
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Lake McClellan
Pampa
Panhandle
B. Weatherred
Dick Pepin
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Rites at Llano For Mrs. Echols
Last rites for Mrs. Mary Parks Echols 36 of Fort Worth will be at Llano Cemetery tomorrow morning. Dr. FE B Fincher will officiate. Pallbearers include Wiley Gilmer Paul Frye Woodfin Camp W T Baker Verne Gordon Roy Pool. Burial by Blackburn Shaw. She died yesterday after a brief illness. Survivors include husband Edgar E Echols a daughter Ginger and son Eugene both of Fort Worth, grandmother Mrs M M Roberts of Amarillo, aunt Mrs G G Black and cousin Mrs Wilson McKirahan of Amarillo.
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Mary Parks Echols
Fort Worth
Llano
FE. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Wiley Gilmer
Paul Frye
Woodfin Camp
W. T. Baker
Verne Gordon
Roy Pool
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Echols
Amarillo
van Buren
Springfield
Edgar E. Echols
Ginger Echols
Eugene Echols
M. M. Roberts
G. G. Black
Wilson McKirahan
Mrs Barbara Levy Dies in Denver
Mrs Barbara Levy, who has visited in Amarillo many times, died about 8 o'clock last night at her Denver home. She was sister of Mrs E M Benesch of Kentucky and aunt to J Melvin Benesch and Richard E Benesch. Survived by daughter Mrs Laura Kusick of Denver and son Harry Levy of Pueblo. Levy suffered a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Barbara Levy
Amarillo
Denver
Levy
E. M. Benesch
Kentucky
J. Melvin Benesch
Cheyenne
Richard E. Benesch
Bellaire
Laura Kusick
Harry Levy
Pueblo
Col
Dogs cause one in every ten road accidents in Norfolk
Police in Norfolk, England report that dogs are responsible for about ten percent of the country’s road accidents. The warning comes as authorities urge drivers to heed safety measures and prevent canine-related incidents on roads and at junctions.
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Norfolk
England
Delay in Talks A Break for Foe
Yates McDaniel reports that Communist negotiators may delay cease-fire talks in Korea to bolster their military position. Officials cite UN armistice terms, redeployment of Chinese troops, and the North Korean balance as reasons. Ridgway offers talks between July 10 and 15, with preliminary talks hoped by July 5.
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Washington
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red
North China
Manchuria
Dotson Dies at 52 in St Anthony's Hospital
Fred E Dotson aged 52 died this morning at 3 45 in St Anthony's Hospital Amarillo where he had lived nine years His birthplace was Texas June 11 1899 He belonged to West Amarillo Christian Church Survived by wife Nora Peralee Dotson daughter Josie Miller three brothers George Homer Dave and a sister Nancy Freeman The funeral arrangements will be announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home
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Fred E. Dotson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mr. Dotson
Amarillo
North
Louisiana
Dotson
West Amarillo
Homer Dotson
Ringland
Okla
Dave Dotson
Gardenia
Cal
Nancy Freeman
Dallas
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Ceramics Display Slated Tonight at Local Club
Two ceramics experts from California present free demonstrations on ceramic lace draping and china painting tonight at 7 30 at the Federation of Women's Clubs 2001 Wolflin Circle. Mrs Lorrain Hensley owner of Lorrain's School of Ceramics and Mrs Lucille Henderson designer for Winfield China Co are recognized authorities. They stay with Amarillo hosts Mrs Edna Burdine and Mrs E J Stoops during their visit.
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
Wolflin Circle
Lorrain Hensley
Lucille Henderson
Redondo Beach
Cal
Hensley
Lorrain
School of Ceramics
Henderson
Winfield China Co
Santa Monica
Amarillo
Edna Burdine
North Taylor
E. J. Stoops
North Williams
Farm horse trims moustache at Caslebar forge
Bob the farm horse owned by Dick Staunton of Caslebar Eire visits Willie Roche’s forge regularly not for shoes but to have the growing moustache on his upper lip trimmed.
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Bob
Dick Staunton
Caslebar
Eire
Willie Roche
13 075 Visitors To Park In June
A total of 13 075 persons visited Palo Duro Canyon during June. John McCarty, concessionaire at the park, said attendance rose despite heavy rains. Of 1m 2,672 Texas cars, about 500 are from distant points. McCarty expects around 3 000 visitors over July 4.
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Palo Duro Canyon
John McCarty
Texas
McCarty
Palo Duro
American Legion Election Tonight Nominating Held
The American Legion will nominate new officers at 8 o'clock tonight in Legion Hall per publicity chairman Bea Smith. The nominating committee report is due from Wayne Middleton chairman, with members Dave Meddley and Sol Levine. The Legion Auxiliary also meets tonight to elect officers.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Bea Smith
Wayne Middleton
Dave Meddley
Sol Levine
The
Legion Auxiliary
Buchanan Taking ROTC Training
Henry F. Buchanan a University of Michigan student at 3711 Fountain Terrace is undergoing a six week ROTC training period at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. He trains as an infantry officer as part of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program in cooperation with colleges and universities nationwide.
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Henry FE. Buchanan
Fountain Terrace
Camp McCoy
Wis
Buchanan
University of Michigan
Reserve Officers Training Corps
United States
Miss Burma renounces world to become hermit near Pegu
Nyunt Nyunt Tin once Miss Burma in 1948 has shocked admirers by renouncing fame to live as a religious hermit. She now resides in an austere hut at the ruins of Dhamma ceti, two miles south of the Pegu rail junction.
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Rangoon
Nyunt Nyunt Tin
Tender Bud
Burma
Dhammaceti
Pegu
Dominican Republic Consumes 15 Million Gallons Gasoline
Ciudad Trujillo reports that the Dominican Republic uses about 15 million gallons of gasoline annually.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Salt Has Over Fourteen Thousand Uses
Salt has more than 14,000 known uses beyond food, highlighting its wide range of applications in science, industry, and daily life across various fields and practices.
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Salt Lake City
Uruguay Is The Smallest Republic In South America
Uruguay is the smallest republic in South America with an area of 72,153 square miles.
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Uruguay
Republic
South America
Amarillo Planning Commission Rejects Rezoning Bid
The Amarillo Planning and Zoning Commission rejected one public hearing rezoning application and tabled another for study. Four new rezonings were approved for advertising and several others were rejected. Actions covered various blocks, including Milam, Ninth Street, and South Lawn additions, with plats approved for Avondell and Hall Edwards subdivisions.
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Amarillo
Ruth Downing
East Ninth
C. L. Munday
South Lawn
West Tenth
Avondell
Avondale
Bell
Plains
Wolflin
Hall
Edwards
Find Error In City Maps For Amarillo East Third Avenue widening
A long standing mapping error in Amarillo misrepresented East Third Avenue as having an 80 foot right of way from Polk Street to Grand Street. Plans assumed 80 feet but only 60 feet existed east to Grand Street. The Fort Worth & Denver Railroad will grant the additional needed width, revealing the center of the old paving lies within the wrongly assumed boundary.
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Amarillo
East Third Avenue
City of
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
City Commission
Polk Street
Grand Street
Osage Street
J A Guinn 29 Dies After Heart Attack
John Anthony Guinn aged 29 died at 6 45 AM at his home 3412 Washington Amarillo after a heart attack He worked with Robert Hucker and Associates architects for Amarillo National Bank addition He was Texas A&M College class of 1948 architect and engineer Baptist Church AIA WWII Air Force veteran He married Dorothy McCormack Feb 7 1947 Other survivors include his parents Bill Guinn De Leon sister Terrell Sharp Dallas sister in law Mrs Walter Nussbaum Amarillo Funeral plans by N S & Griggs & Sons
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John Anthony Guinn
Washington, Rear
Amarillo
Robert Hucker and Associates
Amarillo National Bank
Guinn
Texas A&m College
Baptist Church
American Institute of Architects
Dallas
Walter Nussbaum
N. S&s. Griggs & Sons
Mrs. Jim Anderson Taken by Death
Francis Martin Anderson a former Amarillo resident died yesterday morning in a Wichita Falls hospital after a two day illness. Born in West Virginia and raised in the Panhandle she was a graduate of Amarillo High School. Her husband Jim Anderson works at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. She was a Baptist and survived by two sons Joe Anderson Starkville Mississippi and Jim Donley Anderson New York City her mother Mrs May Martin Oregon Springs Mississippi and a brother Donley Martin Ocean Springs. Funeral services will be in Wichita Falls.
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Francis Martin Anderson
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Anderson
West Virginia
Panhandle
Amarillio High School
Jim Anderson
Sheppard Air Force Base
The
Baptist Church
Joe Anderson
Starksville
Miss
Jim Donley Anderson
New York City
May Martin
Orean Springs
Donley Martin
Ocean Springs
Diaz Fined for Liquor Violation Near Amarillo
Margarito Diaz of Amarillo is fined in County Court for transporting beer in a dry area after highway patrol arrested him two miles west of Amarillo on Highway 66. Investigating officers found eight cases of beer in Diaz's car.
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Margarito Diaz
Amarillo
Diaz
Signs steer tourists to Amarillo
A 10 by 41 foot signboard 6 miles east of the Vernon junction of US 267 and US 70 was installed by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce to lure visitors to the city. The board features wide-angle Scotchlite lettering on green, 28 inch yellow trim, a Palo Duro Canyon lighthouse image, and the slogan See Beautiful Palo Duro Canyon. A second sign for Texico and a third for Stratford are planned. M and M Manufacturing Co. of Amarillo is erecting and leasing the signs.
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Texas
Vernon
Amarillo
Palo Duro State Park
Palo Duro Canyon
John Ballard
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Texico
Stratford
M. & M. Manufacturing Company
Plea for Safe Fourth in Amarillo urged by Chamber group
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee urged a safe and sane Fourth of July with precautions in firework use driving and family picnics. It noted Saturday clean-up days and weed cutting after heavy rains, urging twice weekly city trash pickups. Lon Atkin chaired. six members attended.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Lon Atkin
Charles Woodburn
Primitive Baptists Seek Help for Building Fund
A local Primitive Baptist Church asks readers to donate toward a larger church space, with repairs to restrooms and water needs highlighted. They provide contact numbers for Rev. W H Fox and a Maverick Club organizer. The notice also includes classified items for trade or sale and a housing offer seeking a dependable couple to occupy a furnished apartment.
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Primitive Baptist Church
W. H. Fox
Maverick Club
Tom Marcum
Sees Humming Birds Often in Canyon
A Panhandle reader reports occasional hummingbird visits to trumpet vine blooms after a hail event. They fed the birds sugar water from colorful bottles on a wire. The sender notes not frequent visitors, but more birds than many realize, with over 125 varieties on their list.
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Panhandle
Lost and found notices and small ads in a 1950s area paper
A jumble of notices offers lost items including a missing $25 room rent payment, a white Stanley hair brush, and dog notices for pets named Lady Goldie and a red cocker. Also listed are youth and adult help wanted, babysitting ads, and a trade offer for household items at 1303 North Polk with other misc. items for sale or barter.
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Furr
North East Eighth
North West Seventeenth
Stanley
Ellwood Park
H. T. Fox
East Ninth
Carl M. Smith
Crockett
Goldie
Donnie Blanks
East Eleventh
Kentucky
Boston
Carl Wamsley
Spruce
van Buren
Fairmont
Sharron Hobbs
North
Manhattan
Pleasant Valley
North Polk
Real Estate Office Looted In Wolflin Area
The Wolflin Real Estate Company at 2501 Wolflin was burglarized last night. Charles Wolflin estimates losses of about $550 to $600. Stolen items include an adding machine typewriter fountain pen set and a table model radio. Burglars used a rock to smash a window to gain entry.
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Wolflin Real Estate Company
Wolflin
Charles Wolflin
Guill to Speak at Veterans Dinner Dance
Ben Guill will address a dinner dance hosted by the Golding Meadow Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He will discuss "Freedom" in the context of today’s government crisis versus past events. tickets are $2 per plate, including the dance with Weldon Bright and his orchestra providing the music.
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Guill
Golding Meadow
Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Weldon Bright
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Mrs. Echols
Mr. Tack
Janeel Arnold
W. W. Parkinson
S. E. Arnold
Yates McDaniel
Ereci
Globe-News
Miss “Tender Bud
Mister Bolt
the Oakley
Eben Waqt
Diablo
Assay Office
Miss Oakley
J. A. Guinn
Coke Stevenson, Jr
Liquor Control Board
Stevenson
Coke Stevenson
Copyright Mirror
Syms
Fellows
Primitive Baptists
Tack
North Buchanan
Levine's
Prescription Laboratory
Polk
Federal Savings & Loan Association
Ben Guill
VFW Hall
Bauer & Black
Bil McClendon
Deason
Dial
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