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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
2
In West Yellowstone a narrator observes senility creeping into others in their forties as memory fades and loyalty remains. The tale centers on Ed the cook, age 52, who boasts of still being capable, and a river incident involving Tam, Walter Caldwell, and a risky rescue attempt that ends with Ed's overconfident leap and a tense walk back.
A column blends domestic tensions and humor as a Montana resident recalls late night awakenings over a kitchen stove, family quarrels, and the urge for an outlet. The piece weaves reflections on polite behavior at home, beauty parlors as confidants, and the tension of bottled-up emotions amid travel and fishing notes. It also touches on a court custody case involving Mrs. Conley and the Brockton court, with details of residency disputes and legal arguments surrounding Lynette Conley.
Brookton seeks to avoid prosecution for assaults on his wife and mother-in-law Mrs Berman La Croix. Indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of kidnapping a daughter Lynette Conley 34. Alleged acts occurred June 26 1947. Bond set at 10000 by federal district judge.
Bodies of twenty victims, including two American children aged 16 and 9, were recovered from the sea off Macao after a Cathay Pacific Airways plane crashed Friday. Among the dead were Margueritta Nelson and Daniel Nelson Jr. and the father, Dr. Daniel Wolsas, 46, formerly of Minneapolis, linked to missionary and relief groups in China.
Nation workers noted a meeting of Bilite Soil Conservation Board and extension service agents to discuss a new cooperative program. Judge Marian Jones of the US Court of Claims in Washington highlighted soil conservation progress, citing the Mississippi Valley program and linking soil health to national strength.
Funeral services for T. E. Maley, a retired Amarillo farmer, will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Dr. B. Fincher will officiate. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Alma, five sons Paul Morris Dennis Lonnie Willard, two daughters J. G. Wright and Joe Proctor, five brothers and four sisters, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Sianey C. Talley Jr. four years old will be Tuesday at 3 PM in Blackburne Shaw Funeral Home chapel with M Cuthbertson of the Central Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Emery Day and Frank Broadway. Amarillo Masonic Lodge to attend. Talley was a Church of Christ member and former city bus driver. Survivors: wife Jean, parents, two daughters, son, six brothers, seven sisters.
Berlin's crisis deepens as Moscow announces more Red Army training flights toward the city, stirring fears of war and speculation among American officials about whether the Kremlin seeks conflict or a strategic bluff. Authorities warn weakness now could invite further Soviet pressure at other points.
Nourse chairing the Council of Economic Advisers and cabinet members are described as the President’s allies in backing the price bill. Ross states the measure is extremely important and a primary reason for reconvening Congress, with further discussion noted as ongoing.
Funeral services were set for three of four men who died from burns after a Phillips Petroleum warehouse fire. Rites for Foster 27, of Amarillo and for Dick Sikes 22 of Amarillo Plains were scheduled in local churches with military and honorary pallbearers. Leroy Phillips 29 of Munday would be buried at Munday Cemetery after a 4 pm service. Surviving relatives include spouses parents and grandparents. A memorial service for Sikes was held earlier by Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Deputies Lem Pounds and Jim LeNeveu discovered four men asleep in Memorial Park Cemetery Sunday around 3:30 pm. A half case of beer lay nearby as officers woke the four drunks and escorted them to Sheriff Bill Adams' county jail.
Ray Ellyson deputy sheriff has resigned after eight months with Sheriff Bill Adams. He served on night patrol and plans to return to carpentry, previously acting as deputy constable before joining the force.
City commission will open two bid sets at Tuesday night meeting led by City Manager N V Moss. Bids include five sand traps for new wells south west of the city and a surface rights offer on 101 acres, about 1134 miles southwest of Amarillo, with water rights to be retained. Lefty Fowler seeks East Amarillo bus service extension through Humphreys Highland.
A person aged 405 Austin who died at St Anthony's Hospital early Saturday and was read Sunday afternoon at Munday.
Foundations for an annex to the English Field terminal were started Monday, city manager N. Moss said. A building from English Field will be moved onto the new foundations to serve as offices for the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Lee Roy Smith aged 54 of Elgin Oklahoma was killed in a Sunday afternoon auto crash at Apache. A carpenter, he leaves parents Mr. and Mrs L Smith of Elgin and four sisters and two brothers including Ernest of Napa California and Tom of Bakersfield. Funeral arrangements are pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Potter County will levy the same tax rate next year as this year, with the 80 cents per $100 valuation unchanged. The Commissioners Court met Monday to approve the Hog of Plot in the Amari lo Murphy Addition and to postpone street and alley dedication. John Peterson filed an opinion for approval of the plot at the request of Borger attorney H M Hood. Mel Armstrong was approved as deputy under Sheriff Bill Adams and began July 14 as a special road deputy to curb trash dumping on county roads. All court members attended.
Weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Crues 1100 Taylor included Mr and Mrs Ray Crues and children Alvin and Tommie Mrs V L Crues of Haveford Tex and Mr and Mrs Vernon Crues and children of Plainview All have returned home except Mrs J G Cruex mother of Bob Crues who will stay a few days
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