Appeals Court Orders New Trial for Hodges
The State Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Hodges 35 year murder conviction in Amarillo. The court found insufficient evidence and ordered a new trial remanding to the 47th District Court. Hodges had previously won release from a state mental hospital and his second successful appeal was noted. The case involved Hodges aunt Mrs Jimmie Louise Gibson found strangled January 21 1958 at her home in Amarillo.
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Globe-Times
Austin Bureau
Austin
George Wallace
Mickey) Hoddd
Amarillo
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Hodges
W. A. Morrison
47Th District Court
Jimmie Louise Gibson
Gibson
Morrison
Hepatitis Outbreak Prompting Nazareth Emergency Action
The State Health Department has sent 300 units of gamma globulin to Nazareth to inoculate all school children and teachers. Twelve cases have been reported in six weeks in the 200-person town, deemed an outbreak possibly near epidemic levels. Dr. Peavy notes a mild carrier could spread the disease, while Dr. Harold Bischoff administers the vaccine supplied free by the state.
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State Health Department
Austin
Nazareth
Peavy
Peary
Nasareth
Harold Bischoff
Castro County
Comic Dictionary Average Man
Abridged dictionary entry defines the Average Man as one who rarely runs his family yet always has enough to run the government. The quip implies a satirical view of civic finances and public leadership.
Knitting Club Brawl Breaks Out In Manchester
A Manchester knitting group of six women erupted into a fight Tuesday night over who owned the finest house. Police were called to subdue the dispute stemming from the argument.
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Manchester
N.H
UPI
Market Studied By Grain Sorghum Experts
Grain sorghum marketing and utilization discussed at the Grain Sorghum Research and Utilization Conference held at the Herrington Hotel. Agricultural economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City urged use of sorghum to support feeding rations amid shifting populations and stresses on traditional corn belts.
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Pr. 3d
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
New Candidate Files for Mayor in April Election
J. E. McAvoy Jr., 42, of 4006 Polk, an airmail messenger, filed for mayor this afternoon in uniform at the city secretary’s office. He reports contracts with four airlines to transmail to and from the air terminal and will oppose A. F. Madison in the April 7 election. Filing for four commissioners and the mayor closes at 5 p.m. Friday.
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J. E. McAvoy Jr
Polk
McAvoy
Uniform
A. F
Judge
House Passes Bill On Hospital District In Amarillo
Revision of the Amarillo Hospital District Act passed the Texas House allowing Potter County to transfer property to the district and enabling land purchases or leases for facilities. The Potter County judge becomes administrator for financial eligibility, with indigent care costs coordinated by the sending county.
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Austin
Amarillo Hospital
Potter County
J. Edgar Wilson
Ted Springer
Senate
Amarillo
Gradyg
Gatewood
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Panhandles
Cloudy with strong northerly winds 25 to 35 mph today and tonight. Some snow flurries this afternoon and evening, clearing Thursday with diminishing winds and colder tonight. Amarillo highs 42 today, 50 Thursday. lows 24 tonight, 37 yesterday. New Mexico eastern portion cloudy with snow northeast and northern mountains, southeast late today. mostly fair elsewhere. Five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures, colder Thursday, slow warming to Sunday or Monday. Sunset 6 45 p.m. Sunrise 7 12 a.m.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Congressman Uses Porch Rent as District Office in Indiana
Indiana freshman Rep. Randall Harmon says paying $100 monthly rent for the front porch of his Muncie home as his district office is proper. His wife Mary, paid $344 monthly, runs the office with two other staffers. Harmon defends the arrangement as a convenient, legitimate use of taxpayer space.
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Washington
Indiana
Muncie
Randall
Harmon
Mary
Midland Remembers With Benefit Football Game
Midland district attorney Joseph H. Mims recalls his son Bill who was paralyzed in 1953 after a football injury. A spring intra squad benefit at Midland High drew thousands to aid Bills medical expenses while inspiring courage in the father and community.
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Midland
Tex
Bill
Joseph H. Mims
Midland High School
West Texas
Joe
Girl Has Solution For Debt
Kathy Hewitt an 11 year old in Miami wrote to President Eisenhower proposing to donate her savings to relieve the national debt. The White House expressed gratitude and the president urged her to be a good citizen and save for future needs. Kathy returned the money to the bank but maintained that the country is more important than luxury.
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Miami, Fla
Kathy Hewitt
Eisenhower
White House
Kathy
Tweney
Wilton B. Persons
Persons
Eisenhower Says SAC Alert Adequate in Cold War Stance
President Eisenhower declares a general mobilization would be futile and disastrous for the free world. He notes Russia shows less rigidity in its Berlin note, favoring a cautious approach while maintaining a 15 minute SAC alert. He warns NATO mobilization would create garrison states and drain civilian resources.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
Russia
Germany
U.S
Berlin
Kremlin
Serie Air Command
Fisenhower
NATO
Vis
United States
Lady Wrestler Denies Charge In Fort Worth
AP reports 29 year old Jean Hogan a 117 pound wrestler from Fort Worth was jailed on a complaint by 63 year old veteran claiming he was robbed of 45 dollars and hit with a blackjack. Hogan admits hitting him in the mouth not the head with a blackjack and says she was drinking with Hubert McCombs who later claimed his wrist watch was taken by Hogan though she says she kept it for him. McCombs described Hogan as rugged and said she bounced him around. A 30 year old friend sought by police surrendered after Hogan’s arrest and McCombs says the friend kicked him following Hogan knocking him to the floor.
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En~ Times
Lonely Hearts Club
William Charles Taylor
Terrace
8Th
Justice Court
Paul Gaither
Tommy Petropoulos
Wiley Alexander
Gaither
Taylor
Petropoulos
Wayne Bagley
Court of Justice of the Peace
Cliff Roberts
Alexander
Amarillo
Gaith
Fort Worth
Jean Hogan
Jean
Hubert McCombs
Ardmore
Okla
McCombs
Space Probe Pioneer IV Near Moon During Mars Mission Day
Space probe Pioneer IV passed near the moon as tracking stations in California tracked it at 7 33 a m EST and 9 a m showing distances around 198 323 miles and speeds near 4 742 miles an hour The mission aims toward a sun orbit with a predicted closest lunar approach later in the day near 37 000 miles from Earth with a plus or minus 2 000 miles margin.
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Washington
America
Goldstone Dry Lake
California
Mojave Desert
Proof Is More Than Just a Facsimile
A 29 year old Black man seeking reclassification to draft status brought an infant to the draft board clerk Mrs. Virginia Halliday in Houston. He offered the original birth certificate instead of a certified copy and asked for certification. The clerk accepted the original, and the man was reclassified.
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Houston
UPI
Virginia Halliday
Draft Board
Board For Certification
P.S
Globe Times Highlights and Page Headlines
A snapshot of today’s Globe Times listing feature stories across sections. It notes currency inflation as a public issue, home features, reader questions, social events, sports state tournament coverage, and notable columns and logs.
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Globe-Times
Living Area
Crowes
Humphrey
Gilstrap
Rogers
Helen
McReynolds
Chicago
Hal Boyle
Blonde
Wayward Bus Family Found After Tampa Trip
Mrs. Curtis said threats followed her husband Victor Curtis and their nine children after a troubled Kan Kalog Motor Coach Co episode. Authorities traced a disappearance alert from Kankakee. Curtis faced financial issues and ICC vehicle faults. A bank seized the Florida bus as the family planned departure.
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Tampa
Fla
Kankalog Pl Motor Coach Co
Victor Curtis
Illinois
Curtis
Kankakee
Illinois Commerce Commission
Florida
City National Bank of
Ilinois
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Mickey) Hodges
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Moscow
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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Moon
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Wayward Bus
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