Flames Take One Life At Orphans Home
Officials at Bates Orphans Home in Quinlan Hunt County report a Sunday fire destroyed the administration hall killing dietitian Mrs Hudie Bates 55 trapped near her living quarters. Estimates of loss range 100000 to 150000 with 400 residents including 300 children in dormitories. Dining hall superintendent Mrs B E McClendon escaped with a black eye. Music director Jay Tomlinson suffered a broken ankle after leaping from a window.
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Church of Christ Institution
B. E. McClendon
Houston
Oler
Mrs Thompson Dies at Northwest Texas Hospital
Mrs Pearl Walden Thompson of Jackson Mississippi died in Northwest Texas Hospital at 2 30 this morning after a heart attack yesterday She was visiting Amarillo for her sister Miss Nettie B Walden who is also a patient at the same hospital Miss Walden a former public school teacher has survived by three daughters Mrs Cranley Stubblefield Jackson Miss and Mrs Capt R E Garvey Jr Fort Sam Houston Texas and Mrs D T Lenoir Hutchinson Kan plus several nieces and nephews Mr Thompson died years ago and is buried in Prentiss Mississippi Funeral plans name Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home to send Mrs Thompson s body to Walden Funeral Home Columbia Mississippi for services and burial in Prentiss.
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Pearl Walden Thompson
Jackson
Miss
Northwest Texas Hospital
Thompson
Amarillo
Nettie B. Walden
West Tenth
Miss Walden
Senate Redistricting Bill Moves Toward Governor Action
Texas lawmakers sent the first redistricting bill in 30 years to the governor after Senate concurrence in a minor House amendment. The measure now awaits House concurrence before final action and a possible gubernatorial signature. A separate anti crime bill faced procedural delays as gambling and vice investigations sparked debate. In other notes, avocado seeds offer fast growing decorative houseplants best grown with roots in water.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
George Nokes
Corsicana
Rep
H. A. Hull
Fort Worth
Czech Ambassador Flees Communists
Bohuslav G. Kratochvil, Czechoslovakia’s ambassador to India, escaped aboard a liner bound for Britain to seek asylum as a political refugee. The embassy branded his flight a betrayal. the British Foreign Office confirmed asylum plans for him and his family, with a Liverpool arrival expected March 23 after a Port Said stop.
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Bombay
India
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Bohuslav G. Kratochvil
Prague
London
Kratochvil
Liverpool
Port Said
Egypt
Boat Ride Ends In Death for One
Seguin report says Walter T. Steves Sr a San Antonio furniture store credit manager drowned when his new in board motor boat capsized after hitting a stump on Lake McQueenie. Six teenagers aboard were dumped into the water but reached shore. firemen recovered the body Sunday afternoon.
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Seguin
Walter T. Steves
San Antonio
Lake McQueenie
Steves
Barber Raid Seizes 106 Bottles Behind Wall
Omaha officers from the morals squad raided a barber shop finding 106 bottles of liquor hidden behind a wall in a concealed cabinet. The barber is charged with selling liquor without a license.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
Judge Dismisses Traffic Case After Tears In Court
Mrs Ellie B Lockhart sobbed as she faced a minor traffic charge in Memphis Tennessee. Judge Carl Stokes reassured her there is no disgrace in such cases and dismissed the charge after the emotional moment.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Ellie B. Lockhart
Carl Stokes
Choir and Orchestra Leave Thursday for Oklahoma City
Amarillo High School sophomore choir and orchestra prepare to depart Thursday at 7:30 AM by bus for Oklahoma City. They will represent Texas at the Southwestern Music Educators Association convention and return late Saturday. Accompanying adults include Miss Tennie Thompson, conductor Charles L. Emmons, and Clyde Rowe along with several chaperones.
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Amarillo High School
Oklahoma City
of Texas
Southwestern Music Educators Association
Tennie Thompson
Charles L. Emmons
Clyde Rowe
W. V. Knnseley
George Ross
Henry Beverly
Wayne Mueler
Mart Hudson
G. D. Gathright
A. D. Steed
Cc. Cc. Kellogg
Noisy Hymns Bring Cops to Vancouver Home
Police were called on a Sunday to a Vancouver residence to answer a complaint about a noisy party. Officers found a woman playing hymns on a record player, addressing the disturbance with calm, routine steps.
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Vancouver
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