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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
10
Mrs Jesse Opo Wheeler co founder of the Brownsville Herald died at 82. She helped christen the Rio Grande Valley the Magic Valley after she and her husband settled in Brownsville in 1892. She led the paper after her husband died in 1916.
Dr. W R Newton of Cameron received a fourth 30 day commutation of his two year sentence for assault with intent to murder Dr Roy Hunt of Littlefield. He donated blood to M D Anderson Hospital in Houston on May 3 and has earlier received 60 day and 30 day commutations while serving time.
A VFW dance night is scheduled at the Golding-Meadows post hall beginning at 9:30. Details on admission or performers are not listed in the fragment.
Plans were finalized to spray Hidalgo County with DDT from Navy planes on Monday and Tuesday as part of a Rio Grande Valley polio drive led by the Public Health Service. Corpus Christi based planes will cover cities towns dumps and potential infection sites carrying 9 000 gallons of disinfectant.
The University of Texas board of regents opens a two day session to start review of the 1948 49 budget in Austin. Increases are recommended for the main university the school of dentistry the M B search and the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy. The medical branch awaits July session review.
AUSTIN says dies withdrawal from the US Senate race is official today. Former congressman Martin Dies notified the State Democratic Executive Committee of his intentions. He cited others spending beyond the legal $10,000 limit and said he cannot run legally, so he does not want his name on the ballot.
Gov Beauford Jester urged parents to closely supervise their children s access to radio programs and books saying obedience honesty respect for authority worship of God thrift and home love are vital. His remarks closed the Child and Youth Week conference in Dallas.
The Fire Department plans to turn on hydrants on the East Side this summer to help children beat the heat. Across the nation adults will enjoy ROMA Wine Coolers as a refreshing summer beverage option.
In Willows Creek near Hisown, Mario Giannone confessed to police that he drowned 19 year old Anna May Catanese after she accused him of fathering her unborn child. He led officers to the body, carried it 30 feet, and fled. Giannone pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. The case details came during a routine round up of acquaintances. One killed, 13 injured in separate Van Nuys crash involving a truck and a school bus.
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