Former Louisiana Governor Leche Found Not Guilty
Ruston Louisiana June 27 Former Gov Richard Webster Leche freed by a five man jury after two and a half hours deliberation on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and operating a confidence game. Leche still faces a 10 year federal term for using the mails to defraud and additional indictments in New Orleans with Freeland Burford and Seymour Weiss.
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Ruston
Richard Webster Leche
Leche
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ben C. Dawkins
Alexandria
State Highway Commission
New Orleans
Freeman W. Burford
Texas Independent Oil
Seymour Weiss
Body of Clarendon Accident Victim Sent Home
Elmer Palmer 34 assistant manager of the Ford agency in Clarendon died from injuries after a cross roads collision 20 miles southeast of Amarillo. His body was sent home by N. S. Griggs and Sons. He is survived by wife Hattie and son James Wesley. Services at Clarendon Baptist Church with Masonic rites Friday at 10.
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Elmer Palmer
Clarendon
N. 8
Grizes and Sons
Palmer
Marvin Smith
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Smith
AAA Group Plans Five County Visits
The touring AAA range conference prepares for visits in five counties to inspect ranch land projects in this area. A motorcade of 63 cars arrived after visits in the Marfa section. The party will travel through Val Verde Sutton Kimble Schleicher and Tom Green counties, stop in San Angelo tonight, and end with final sessions tomorrow.
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del Rio
Tex
Marfa
Val Verde
Sutton
Kimble
Schleicher
Tom Green
San Angelo
Grover B. Hill
United States Department of Agriculture
Midland
Ector
Crane, Ward
Jeff Davis
Reeves
Presidio
Brewster
Val Verde Counties
Free-for-all Sailing Finals Set at Buffalo Lake
Handicap ratings to be established after Sunday's final free-for-all races at Buffalo Lake. Plains Boat Club vice commodore Charles Green notes Panhandle skippers will race Sunday afternoon for season points. Last race June 23 was canceled due to high winds and lake conditions.
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Buffalo Lake
Charles Green
The
Plains Boat Club
Panhandle
William H. Rife Retires After 41 Years With Santa Fe
William H. Rife retires as signal engineer with the Santa Fe Western Lines at age 71 after 41 years of service. He began as a laborer in 1899 and worked in Illinois Missouri and the Western division, becoming signal engineer at La Junta Colorado in 1920 and taking the post in 1928. He plans to move to Colorado Springs with his wife and two daughters. A. Parkinson will replace him effective Monday, with H. A. Appleby moving to Parkinsons post and W. Smeltzer promoted to the Topeka signal office.
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William H. Rife
Santa Fe Western Lines
J. A. Gillies
Rife
Signal Department
Illinois
Missouri
Western Division
la Junta
Colo
Verne McCune
P. E. Robinson
Colorado Springs
North el Paso Street
A. Parkinson
Topeka
Kan
H. A. Appleby
Western Signal
Parkinson
W. ©. Smeltzer
McFatridge Funeral Services Today
Funeral services for George McFatridge a Groom blacksmith were to be held at 4 o clock this afternoon from the First Baptist Church in White Deer with Rev E M Weathers and Rev Crow officiating. He died yesterday in a Pampa hospital after a long illness at age 62. He is survived by his wife Evie a son George Jr a daughter Mrs Theodore Bradshaw and two brothers T L McFatridge and H H McFatridge Burial will be in White Deer Cemetery under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors guidance.
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George McFatridge
Groom
First Baptist Church
White Deer
E. M. Weathers
Groom Baptist
Crow
McFatridge
Pampa
Evie McFatridge
Gregory
Texas
Theodore Bradshaw
T. L. McFatridge
H. H. McFatridge
Antlers
Okia
White Deer Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors
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Weche
AAA Group
Ccurate
Lastex
Han
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Hanes
Bert Levy
Polk
Ralph Flinn
Pittsburgh
Ruth Pratt
New York
Mabel Reinecke
Chicago
Reinecke
Col
Frank Knox
Navy
Mary L. Muir
Wyoming
Philadelphia
Iead
Coolaire
Firestone
Philharmonic
Manns
Firestone Convoy
Richard Crocks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
N.B.C
Auto Supply & Service Stores
Tyler
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