Plan appeal for student convicted in slaying
Lancaster date line reporting that Edward L. Gibbs, a 25 year old college senior and GI student at Franklin and Marshall, was convicted of first degree murder for the January 10 bludgeoning of Marian Baker, a 21 year old secretary. His defense plans to appeal within four days, which will stay the death sentence. Gibbs testified a unconscious impulse forced the killing after a heated exchange in a car on a lovers lane. the jury's verdict followed testimony of motive and improper advances by Gibbs. Gibbs’s wife Helen, 23, did not attend the trial.
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Lancaster
Edward L. Gibbs
Franklin and Marshall College
Marian Baker
Lancaster County
Elmer Zerphey
Gibbs
Atty
W. Hensel Brown
Joseph B. Wissler
Here
John M. Ranck
Helen
Pitman
AHS Graduates Rank High at Colleges
Amarillo High School reports its graduates maintain strong college records across Yale Texas A M and Amarillo College. Yale honors two of three Sandie 1949 alums in above average scholastic standing while five of seven at A M rank in the upper quartile. At Amarillo College Sandie alumni show stronger percentage records than peers. 36 of 156 ex-Saudies studied non academic courses.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
AHS
Yale University
Texas A&m College
Amarillo College
Sandie
Norman
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Southern Association
New Haven
James Garner
C. B. Garner
Arch Terrace
Hubert Ralson
J. W. Ralson
Monroe
Gene Gately
G. H. Gately
Harrison
Texas A&m
A&m
Truitt N. Fields
L. P. Fields
Kentucky
Robert W. Jones, Jr
R. W. Jones
Alton K. Ritter
J. C. Ritter
Hughes
James L. Eager
L. H. Eager
Crockett
Dean B. Pavillard
D. B. Pavillard
Jack E. Hall
G. L. Hall
William H. Scott
W. R. Scott
A. M. Meyer
P-TA To Hear Mrs Poke speaker profile
Mrs Poke Bonnett wife of a Wichita Falls hardware dealer will address the Elizabeth Nixson PTA on Tuesday. She writes six sketches weekly for The Daily News for about four years and has lived in Canyon Plainview Austin and Wichita Falls. The feature started at Canyon and grew in popularity with readers.
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Poke Bonnett
Elizabeth Nixson
The
Daily News
Aubrey Wimberley
Wichita Falls
Poke Bonett
Canyon
Wimberley
Dawn
Wimberleys
Plainview
Wayland College
Austin
University of Texas
Poke
Oklahoma
Rabbi Bluhm Speaks Tonight on Our New Prayer Book
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will speak tonight on the subject Our New Prayer Book. The Friday evening Sabbath service at Temple B'nai Israel at Twenty fourth and Taylor is held at 8 o'clock.
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Bluhms
Arthur Bluhm
Temple B’nai Israel
Twenty-fourth
Taylor
Wisconsin star Rehfeldt nets career scoring record
Don Rehfeldt of Wisconsin set a four year basketball scoring total of 675 points, establishing a career record for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rehfeldt
Wisconsin
McCarty Named To Directorate At United Bankers Life
John L McCarty of Amarillo was re elected a director of United Bankers Mutual Life Insurance Company at the annual policy holders meeting in Dallas. The group voted to convert to a capital stock old line legal reserve company, effective between April 30 and June 30. The new company will be named United Bankers Life Insurance Company and will have Home offices in Dallas.
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John L McCarty
Amarillo
United Bankers Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dallas
Old Line Legal Reserve Company
Mutual Company
United Bankers Life Insurance Company
John Lee Smith
Lubbock
George ©. Berry
Don J. Willmon
John §&. Rudd, Jr
C. B. Peterson, Jr
Texas Bank and Trust Company of Dallas
Mr. Willmon
George Lee
J. I. Armstrong
Allen T. Stewart
W. H. Barnes
Terrell
William B. Finney
McKinney
M. P. Jones
McCarty
H. B. McNutt
Tyler
Richard R. Ramsey
Andrews
J. H. Reddoch
Austin
Dave Sullivan
Carthage
Byrd F. Thorp
Throckmorton
B. W. Wooley
Corsicana
Loan of Chandeliers For the White House
Officials renovating the White House were startled by reports that Bath England would send three 179 year old cut glass chandeliers to the mansion for five years. Bath city fathers agreed after the National Trust approved the arrangement though officials had not heard of the request.
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Washington
White House
Bath
England
National Trust
Britain
Glass dish with cover offered in penny ads
An Amarillo and Pampa area ad promotes a glass refrigerator dish with cover for 55 coupons from a tall size can. The item is highlighted as pretty enough for serving and is linked to BAGOT HARDWARE on Polk in Amarillo and PAMPA FURNITURE CO. in Pampa.
Anniversary of St Patrick Death Recalled
The notice marks the 1457th anniversary of Saint Patrick's death on March 17, 493 AD in Downpatrick Ireland. It notes his birth year and place are unknown and names his Roman heritage father Calphurnius. It cites his 60 years of mission and age of 105 or 106 at death.
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Seal
Downpatrick
Ireland
Patricius
Calphurnius
Three Children Drown When Boats Overturn in Floods
BELZONI Miss March 17 Three children drowned when two skiffs overturned in flooded backwaters. Hazel Abel 13 and Abel Fuller 10 perished in one boat carrying six. Howard Gimer 11 and J C Gilmer 12 in another skiff drowned after pulling the others to safety. Don Rehfeldt of Wisconsin in 1950 won his second straight Big Ten scoring title.
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Belzoni
Miss
Here
Hazel Abel
Abel Fuller
Howard Gimer
J. C. Gilmer
Howard Gilmer
Don Rehfeldt
Wisconsin
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Pampa Furniture Co., Pampa
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