Phillips High School destroyed by fire sparks emergency plan
March 20 report from Phillips describes a two story brick school gutted by a fire started in a fuse box on the auditorium stage around 4 30 pm. The board named William C Townes Amarillo architect for a new building and thanked fire departments and aid crews. Students and teachers faced displacement as classes moved to space in local churches while administrators planned relocation and recovery efforts.
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Amarillo
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Fire 50 in Penal Clean Up
More than 50 prison employees, mostly guards, have been fired in 18 months for aiding drug and whiskey smuggling to inmates and for carelessness in searches. The number came from O B Ellis, general manager, after a 29 page complaint by discharged guard R L Huntsville. Investigators completed a secret inquiry into the misconduct allegations.
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Department of Public Safety
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Ellis
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Homer Garrison
Huntsville
R. L
Rucker
Report cites prison laxity and warned of sewer flaw before Huntsville escape
Investigators faulted prison management after seven inmates tunneled out of Huntsville on December 26. Officials were warned days earlier that red clay in a sewer could enable escapes, and investigators fault general mismanagement by prison staff and employees. The report highlights tacit knowledge among some workers and systemic failures linked to the breakout.
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Huntsville
Wheat May Crop Up In Gas Tanks
Texas wheat producers hear a future where 10 percent ethanol from wheat could fuel cars. Dalhart farmer Carl Kuper says Nebraska plans to mandate the blend, potentially moving surplus wheat to refining. County groups fund the association by a quarter cent per bushel, with 12 counties already organized and more nearby.
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Kenneth Kendricks
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Ochiltree
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Sherman
Moore
Deaf Smith
Check racket nets $1000 in Amarillo losses
Amarillo police sought state police lab help to catch two young check artists who passed about $1600 in Robertson Trucking Co checks. They printed 500 payroll checks, used odd amounts, and cashed them in downtown stores with small cash returns. Authorities traced the pattern to a rooming house on Belleview, noting similar past cases where accomplices were caught in other cities.
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Robertson Trucking Co
Robert~son Trucking Co
Amarillo National Bank
Shreveport
J. R. Robertson
J. L. King
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King
Murder in New Orleans shadows a tense police tie
Michael Shayne awakes to a 2:15 alarm and a summons from Captain Denton to identify a dead body in the French Quarter. Tension between Shayne and Denton resurfaces as Inspector Quinlan arrives to confirm the assignment.
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Michael Shayne
Denton
Frank
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Dolph Denton
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Miami
One-Tenth Building Money Allotted to AHS
Amarillo plans a near three and a half million dollar building program with three million in bonds to fund new schools. Of this, 400,000 is for remodeling the high school plant at Twelfth and Polk, leaving debate over the 300,000 for additions and potential shifts in funding.
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Amarillo
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Polk
Weather summary for Amarillo and New Mexico
The Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with warmer afternoon, cooler Tuesday, and occasional dust. High today about 65, tonight low around 25, and a 56 high tomorrow with a 57 low for the 24 hour period ending 6 30 this morning. In New Mexico expect fair western and southern parts, partly cloudy northeast today and Tuesday, with cooler northwest and east central areas.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
State Policing Body Considered for Surface Water
At the Texas Water Code Committee hearing at the Herring Hotel Sen. Rogers Kelley said the group is studying surface water laws but finds ground water closely linked. The meeting drew a crowded Old Tascosa Room with more than 2090 attendees, spotlighting talks of a regulatory body to police water use in Texas.
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Rogers Kelley
Herring Hotel
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Shivers OKs Canadian River dam plan for irrigation
Gov Harold Shivers of Texas endorses the Canadian River dam project after review. Mrs Altavene, secretary for the House agricultural committee and a congressional candidate, told the Water Code Committee an endorsement letter will be sent to Washington within 24 hours. Andrew Rollins of the State Board of Water Engineers cited Texas water flow figures and urged conservation as part of arid region needs.
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High Plains
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Dallas
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Motive Sought in Slaying of Opal Mason
Officers probe motive in the Saturday night slaying of Opal Mason 25 at the Little Inn Cafe in Buchanan. Her husband Milton Mason 22 is jailed for murder with malice and denied bond after arraignment. He refuses to discuss his relation to his wife and provided a different address. Opal Mason died at Northwest Texas Hospital from a back wound after being shot Saturday night. Police hold a single-shot .22 rifle.
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Little Inn
Buchanan
Milton M. Mason
North Lincoln
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Carder
Branch Archer
Mason
Northwest Texas
Car Crash Leaves Youth in Critical Condition
An automobile collision near Canyon on Highway 217 left Willie McCrary in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. The 18 year old driver sustained fractures in both legs and head injuries. Also hospitalized were six others including Bobby McCrary, 16, his brother, and George C. Thornton of 1215 Florida was involved in the incident. The crash occurred shortly before 5 pm yesterday.
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Travis
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George C. Thornton
Florida
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Canyon
Texas
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See Wreck
Hoskins Faces Trial Over 23 Jailbreak Case
Dwight Hoskins already sentenced to 35 years faces a new trial in 47th District Court for allegedly aiding the escape of the Rader twins and James Farris during the November 23 jail break. He could receive up to seven more years if convicted on three counts alleging unlawful aid by assaulting jailer J. P. Burgess. Trial progress was slow with testimony set to begin after a noon recess.
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47Th District Court
Rader Twins
James Farris
Hoskins
Edward Lee Rader
J. P. Burgess
Potter County
D. M. Tinkle
W. C. Whitecotton
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F. T. Brown
J. A. Patterson
C. A
Orbey Jones Wins News Tip Contest
Orbey Jones, concessionaire at Conchas Dam in New Mexico, wins the News Tip contest with a report about a beef heart stolen by a skunk near Amarillo. He receives $5 for the winning tip.
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Orbey Jones
Conchas Dam
New Mexico
Amarillo
R. L. Rippey
Paul
Jaycees Name New President at Noon
Dan Higgins elected as new president of the Marino Junior Chamber of Commerce by the board of directors. He will be installed at the annual dinner dance on April 1 at Herring Hotel by Eric Geiger, president of Salzburg Austria Junior Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Howard Ferguson.
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