Burns Daniel R. Burns obituary in Mineral Wells
Daniel R Burns 82 died in Mineral Wells Monday husband of Mary Ann father of Mrs H J Oglesby and brother of Mrs Ethel Bullard. Service 230 PM Wednesday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel burial Palo Duro Cemetery Wildorado. Bonita Lynne Randels infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Randels 828 Virginia died Sunday body shipped to Eldorado Kansas for service and burial.
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Burns Daniel R. Burns
Mineral Wells
Mary Ann
H. J. Oglesby
Ethel Bullard
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Palo Duro Cemetery
Wildorado
Randels Bonita Lynne Randels
Robert Randels
Virginia
Eldorado
Kan
Duckett and Heyser Obituaries Highlight Local Funerals
John E. Duckett aged 36 of 2811 West Seventh dies Monday leaving wife Donella and children Jay Don Joe Bob Gwen Renee Suzanne. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duckett and brother of several. Service at 4 PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church. L. D. Heyser aged 74 of 1613 Monroe dies Tuesday. husband of Pearl and father of J. C. and Mrs. Gladys Heyser Webb. Service at 2 PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church.
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Pearl
J. C
Gladys Heyser Webb
First Baptist Church
Petit Jury Chosen for 47th District Court in Potter County
The jury wheel in Potter County courthouse spun this morning as names were drawn for a petit jury to report at 9 o clock the morning of June 26 in 47th District Court. Bailiff John Graves spun the wheel, Ben Smith recorded the names and Judge Henry S. Bishop acted as supervisor. Criminal cases will be subject to call during the week.
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Ben Smith
Potter County
47Th District Court
John Graves
Smith
Henry S. Bishop
Jury Still Out in Drunk Driving Case
A Potter County Court jury handling the case of Paul D. Payne charged with driving while intoxicated had not reached a verdict at noon. It was the first jury trial since the panel reported yesterday morning with two other cases resulting in guilty pleas. the jury panel was excused until tomorrow morning.
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Potter County
Paul D. Payne
North East Eighth
Body of Murdered Man Re-Identified in Houston
Police have changed the identification of a man found murdered in Houston. Homicide Captain George Seber said yesterday the body has been identified as Albert Edwards Williamson.
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Houston
George Seber
Albert Edwards Williamson
Lions Hear State Official Speaker for Amarillo Club Meeting
South Amarillo Lions Club meets at noon at Old Tascosa Herring Hotel with Sen. G. C. Morris of Greenville as guest. Morris, a candidate for lieutenant governor, has 16 years in Texas government including acting governor and senate leadership roles. He is well known in Amarillo and will meet with Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Sticksell.
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South
Hugh Sticksell
Nine Killed as B-25 Crashes Near Elkins West Virginia
Olmsted Field Air Force Base announced nine airmen died in a B-25 crash near Elkins West Virginia. The missing plane was identified as the one missing between Middletown and Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. All nine bodies were recovered and all aboard were military personnel.
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Middletown
Olmsted Field Air Force Base
Elkins
Wva
Here
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Plane Skims Beach but It’s All Legal
Long Beach officials say a Howard Hughes plane that skimmed the beach during harbor practice landings did not violate laws. Police airport and CAA dismiss residents' complaint noting no minimum altitude for landing, while Hughes, a plane and movie maker, was aboard.
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Long Beach
Cal
Howard Hughes
CAA
Hughes
Planes Bring First 1949 Strawberries To Britain From France
Planes from the South of France recently delivered Britain the season's first strawberries for 1949.
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France
Britain
Identification confirms man found in Bonham is Albert Edwards Williamson Sr
The 52 year old man from Bonham was identified by his son Albert Edwards Williamson Jr of Dallas. Earlier residents of his rooming house had identified him as Albert Justice of Mobile Alabama.
Jury Returns Six Indictments In Potter County
The Potter County Grand Jury met this morning and returned six indictments four of which involve custody. Robert M. Chambers 22 was indicted for theft over 50 tied to an auto theft from W T Jones on May 20. Duane Murphy a Grand Rapids Michigan transient was indicted for attempting to pass a forged instrument. O J Smth 31 was indicted for forgery in passing a check to G W McKenzie on May 27. Henry Williams Denver Negro was indicted for driving a car without consent. Williams has just completed a six month federal sentence and is wanted in Lubbock on a felony warrant. federal authorities also want to question him again.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Robert M. Chambers
W. T. Jones
South Plains
Amarillo
Duane Murphy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Furr
Ood
O. J. Smth
G. W. McKenzie
Henry Williams
Denver
Louis Conner
Williams
Lubbock
Daners Still Strike Bound
New York World Telegram and Sun suspends editions for a second day due to a strike by about 500 editorial and business staff of the New York Newspaper Guild CIO. Executive editor Lee Wood announced no publication and no meetings scheduled, with printers, pressmen, and photo-engravers already not crossing lines.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
The
Sun
New York Newspaper Guild
CIO
Lee Wood
World- Telegram
Convict Killed in Escape Try at Darrington Prison
ANGLETON June 14 UP Paul Geiger a 19 year old convict was shot to death yesterday when he tried to escape the Darrington Prison Farm Guard L B Parish shouted for him to halt as he ran from a wood cutting gang Geiger was serving a three year Hidalgo County burglary sentence with a prior escape attempt at Michigan State Reform School.
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Angleton
Paul Geiger
Darrington
L. B. Parish
Geiger
Parish
Hidalgo County
Michigan State Reform School
Liquor Seizure Shocks Idabel on Main Street
On Idabel Oklahoma's main street Sheriff C H Roan and deputies opened 100 seized liquor cases in a bold enforcement of dry laws. Ministers smiled while some drinkers groaned as bottles were broken along the curb.
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Idabel
Okla
U.P
C. H. Roan
Oklahoma
Roan
Market Quotes Show Wide Merrill Lynch Listing
The Amarillo Merrill Lynch offices provide a broad set of stock quotes including Air Reduction, Libby McN&L, Lockheed, Allegheny, Lone Star, Allied Chem, Lorillard, Allied Stores, Allis Chalmers, American Airlines, Amoco, Amer Can, North American markets, Bethlehem Steel, Pan Am, Boeing, Chrysler, DuPont, General Electric, General Motors, Exxon, and many others with varied percent changes and trading notes. The listing spans many industries from steel to oils, rail, and consumer goods, reflecting a dense cross-section of the era’s market activity.
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New York
Amarillo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Air Reduction
Libby McN&l Tt
Alaska
Juneau
Lockheed Aire
Allegheny
Loews_ Inc
Lone Star
Allied Chem
Lorillard
Allied Stores
Allis Chalmers
Amer Airlines
Amer
Amer P & L
Amer Home
Monten, Ware
Amer Rad
Nattee
Armco St
N& Ypsum
Armour& Co
Natl Steel
Assoc Dry
Natl Supply
iAtch Top&sf
Avco Manufact
North Au
Baldwin Loco
North NatGas
Baltimore & O
Ibernedall Oil
North Fac
Bendix Aviata
Ohio Rasen Shay
Best Foods S
Bethlehem
Packard Meame Blaw-Knox A
Pan Am Airw
BEW Bliss Co
Boeing Airpin
Ppanhand P&r
Bohn Alum Saas
Paramount Pergy
Penney
Braniff Airway
Penn Pow&Lt
Bridgeport Br
Pure Oil
Caterpillar Tr
Radio Corp Ty Celanese
Radio K Orph
Celotex Corp
Reo Motors
Cent & So
Republic Avia
Certainteed Pr
Repub Sil
Chesap & O
Revere C & B
Chicago Corp
R Rexall Drug
Chgo Ri&pac
Reylds Tob
Chrysler
Richard Oil
CIT Financial
Safwy
Clinton Indus
St Jos Ld
Cluett_ Pea
Stro S Fr
Cole Fuellron
St Regis
Colum G&e
Schenley Ind
Colum
Sears Roeb
Curtiss Wright
Sharks
Decca Rec
Spelty de Deer & Co
Spiegel Inc
Distillers Corp
Square D Co
Doehler Jarvis
Dome Mines
Douglas Airer
Cal
Dupont
Edison
Eagle Picher
Stewart
Easten Red
Stone Webst
Eastern Airlin
Studebaker
Eaton
Quiven Hiss
Eit FosterWheeler
Vae Cocos
Freeport
Fruehauf
Tex Gulf Pro
Gair Co
Lex Gulf Tyay General Electr
Rex Pac
General Foods
Tex Pac Ld T
Tidentr
Gen Pub Util
Tim, Det
General Tirer
Timken R Br
Gillette Safety
Transm Cp
Gimble Bros
Transc WA
Glidden Co
Cen Fox
Goodyear T&r
Union Oil Cal
Graham Paige
Union Pac
Airer
Great Wing
Airin
Greyhound Co
Unit Corp
Grumman Air
Unit
Gas Co
Gulf
Nat Bell Hess
Catalin Cp
Nat Fuel
Cessna Aircr
Ning Hud
Niles
Colden Pet
Northrop Airc
Crown Drug
Pantepec
Cub
Solar Aircr
East Gas
Sterling Inc
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City market data shows cattle sales with 2,000 cattle and 200 calves. Fed steers and heifers mostly steady, vealers unchanged, stockers and feeders weak with prices for medium to high good fed steers at 27.50 to 31.00 and high good to low choice at 31.25 to 50.00. Hogs 2,500 light demand with lighter weights 19.50 to 19.90 and heavier 17.75 to 19.50. sows 14.00 to 17.00. Sheep 3,000 slow with clipped lambs steady and various Texas lamb prices around 23.00 to 23.25 per skin.
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Kansas City
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Report June 14
Hogs 8,000, 25 cents lower on barrows and gilts. sows steady to 25 cents lower. Prime hogs for 180-230 pounds at 19.50 to 19.75, 240-260 pounds 18.85 to 19.40, 270-310 pounds 17.75 to 18.75. Cattle 7,000 head. calves 500. Steers 1,150 pounds up to 32.50 for 4,175 pound steers. fed steers and yearlings 29.25 to 32.00. cows and vealers steady. Sheep 1,000. lambs sparse, older lambs and yearlings 50 cents or more lower. Yearling No. 1 skin 23.50. fall shorn yearling lambs 25.00. ewes weak 7.00 to 10.00.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Ambitious Amarillo Metro Area Status in Doubt
Amarillo faces uncertainty over qualifying as a metropolitan area as the 100000 population criterion may be dropped. Potter Randall and Carson counties may join. census officials consider an urbanized area and a possible federal review. Rex Baxter reports from Washington that a Census Bureau official may visit Amarillo for area determination.
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Amarillo
Bureau of the Budget
Walter Shaller
Bureau of the Census
Potter, Randall and
Carson
Phillips H. Hauser
Census Bureau
Hauser
Mr. Baxter
Hobo King Jeff Davis Calls Wanderlust Wasteful
Pittsburgh report quotes Jeff Davis known as king of the hoboes. At 67 he says he is in best shape, touring 3,000,000 miles and six world trips. He leads Hoboes of America and seeks a Congress bill to give restless youths a two week government funded vacation. He notes hitchhiking dangers and observes hoboes have become more sophisticated.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Jeff Davis
Davis
The
Knights of the Road
Hoboes of America, Inc
Congress
Jeff
Frances Langford and Jon Hall Sign Long Film Contracts
Hollywood reports Frances Langford and her husband Jon Hall have signed five year deals with Columbia for Sam Katzman to produce. Langford will star in ten wartime themed films as a typical American girl while Hall will appear in three pictures a year with South Sea settings.
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Hollywood
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
Miss Langford
Gi’s
Hall
Dorothy Lamour
South Sea
Sam Katzman
Columbia Studios
Snow Graces Areas With Light Fall Headlines Briefly
Light snowfall brought brief headlines across regions as flakes drifted down, dusting roofs and streets. Weather reports note minor accumulation in some towns with calm conditions expected to continue.
Beach Party Broken Up in Muskegon
State police and sheriff's officers dispersed about 150 high school students at a Lake Michigan beach party after reports of nude bathing and drinking. No arrests made. two girls hurt in an auto mishap. Authorities planned further investigation of the incident.
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Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
Russell Owen
Owen
Baylor Proxy To Wed Widow in Memphis Ceremony
Mrs. Tom Tarwater of Memphis says she will marry Dr. W. R. White president of Baylor University on June 20 in Memphis. The ceremony will be at the Park View hotel with Rev. R. G. Lee and Dr. Albert Venting assisting. Dr. White’s Waco home was reported to be out of town for two weeks.
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Fort Worth
Tom Tarwater
Memphis
Bad Man Escapes in Bavarian Manhunt Continues
Reported on a dramatic postwar chase in Bavaria where Charles Cook known as The Eel escaped American custody after wrenching bars from his cell. Recaptured 56 hours later. earlier he fled from a German police clash, authorities say. Cook previously served in Germany and was dishonorably discharged.
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Cook
Bavaria
Germany
Brooklyn
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Shaw Funeral Directors
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Ruthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Petit Jury
Sen. G. C. Morris
Lions
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Pine Valley
New Jersey
Kentucky
Hill and Hill Kentucky
Lone Star CO
Idabel Streets
Kansas City Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
O’hanrahan
Ballyshannon
Eire
Globe-News
Frances
Jon
Baylor
Phillips Furniture Co
Phillips ‘Company
W. 7Th
Kress
N. Fillmore
Ozarka
America
Eureka Springs
Ark
Pure Spring
Rer
Wee
Aiden
Billowfluff Construction
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