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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1950
Page
4
Obituary fragment lists Williams and Hale Center service details with J. Davis 93 burial, and multiple names including Opal Mason 25, with Silverton Methodist services. Mentions family members Shirley Ann Digby Janet Sue Hestand and Royce Jones family, burial in Silverton Tex.
Mrs Mary Crow 64 of 3801 East 106th passed away. She was mother to Lorrine Thrasher Goldie Howard Edrie Sel sor Ruby Nichols and McGuire Maurice Brewster James Marvin Carl and sister to Clara Fleming Henry John Garry Nutter. Funeral services at 2 PM at aaa of God Church Cardale. Albert Henry Boggess 79 of Clayton New Mexico died. he was father to Pearl Robertson. service details incomplete.
Memorial services planned for 4 PM Tuesday for Edmond Stubee and family at 1404 Western. Fred and Mrs. Lyle are listed among mourners with the obituary noting the mother of Mrs. Lyle and the vader of Edmond Stubee. Interment to follow services.
Gov Allan Shivers leaves Austin for a 10 day trip to Chicago and New York with Mrs Shivers. He will be absent from Texas the longest since taking office last July after Gov Beauford Jester's death. Sen Wardrow Lane acts as chief executive during the absence. The trip blends vacation with personal business.
The US Public Health Service reports 3,729,000 births in 1949, lifting the four year postwar total toward 15 million. Statistics suggest many families formed during and after the war are adding a second and third child, contributing to the high birth rate.
Kansas City notes cattle and calves described as steady to lower in parts with stock steers and cows varying. Good fed steers and heifers priced, plus the 800 pound steer term. Hogs active with prices 25 to 50 cents lower and a 4,000 head volume noted. Chicago hogs also listed with lower prices and various weight ranges.
The report lists prices for hogs under 450 pounds at 14.00 to 15.75, 475-600 pounds at 12.50 to 13.75, cattle calves 500 at 22.75 to 28.50, steers 22.75 to 28.50, heifers 23.00 to 27.00, cows 18.00 to 21.50, beef cows 17.00 to 19.50, and weaner cattle 96.00. Sheep at 1,500 head with market not established. Also notes FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL FUND liquidating with offers from 2.0092 to 2.26.
The northern hemisphere marks the seasonal change as daylight saving time begins and spring arrives at 10 36 p m local time. Residents are reminded to adjust clocks and enjoy longer evenings with warmer weather ahead.
Sub freezing temperatures precede the first day of spring at 10 36 tonight with a low of 25 degrees. Today's mild 65 degree high contrasts with a 56 degree high forecast for Tuesday as winds up to 30 mph bring blowing dust. US Weather Bureau official P W Reynolds at Amarillo Air Terminal notes little rain in 24 hours though light showers are possible tonight. Yesterday’s high was 57 and lows 26.
Potter County car owners have 10 days left to buy 1950 license tags. County tax assessor Hubert Cole reported 8,500 passenger car tags sold since Feb 1, with an estimated 16,000 plus tags to be purchased before the March 31 deadline.
Fire broke out at a 1935 grade school, destroying stage areas and a large tally of athlete photos. Principal Johnson and Superintendent fear many student records are lost. Firefighters from Phillips and Borger battled the blaze as a fuse box on stage sparked the flames. Estimated rebuild cost now ranges from $300,000 to $500,000.
Wreck victims include Willie Williams 16 of 606 Forest with possible fractures both legs in fair condition, Tom McWilliams 16 of 606 Forest with possible foot injury in fair condition, Eddie Chattin 6 of 1600 West Twentieth with pelvis leg and hand fractures in fair condition. In St. Anthony's Hospital Mrs George Thornton leg and rib fractures in fair condition and infant Martha Jean Thornton ribs in good condition. Thornton dismissed from St.
In a Mason cafe a shooting occurred while about six patrons were present. Mrs Mason was shot after she and her husband stood near the rear as Lamar Smith, the cafe owner, witnessed the event and detained Mason, who reportedly had a missing person report tied to his family earlier.
Shivers aide McGill said state commissions reviewed the Canadian River dam report and it was ready for the governor’s signature. Rep Blake Timmons reported a favorable appraisal by Governor Shivers, with the document to be mailed to the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington. The governor has studied the facts and issued a favorable report, aligning Texas with the project’s promotion.
Hoskins, 24, convicted of murder with malice by a 47th District Court jury on December 21 for the October 6 holdup death of Charles Freeman at Kelley Oil Company Service Station located at 3823 North East Eighth.
Highway patrol officers say a westbound McCrary car collided with an eastbound Thornton vehicle. Most injured were in the McCrary car which overturned and was demolished. Mrs. Thornton and her baby daughter were not in the overturned vehicle. Anthony is after treatment for a face laceration.
Investigators stated no report or danger existed about a sewer issue and prison management had not found clay in the sewer. A veteran investigator noted improved inmate morale and only a small amount of narcotics entering the system, while officials were believed to be sincere.
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Investigators reported that several guards were dismissed as scrutiny intensified over the company’s handling of safety lapses. Ellis noted the firing of a large number of guards amid ongoing inquiries into management and security practices.
The Amarillo Globe reports on the March 20 1850 proceedings tied to a November jail escape attempt. Hoskins and two accomplices were hunted by guards, captured near a courthouse window, and later caught downtown about 85 hours after sliding a fire hose to freedom. Prosecutors Archer and Dunlap led the case with McCarthy opposing due to a witness subpoena issue as Young faced murder charges related to the October 6 slaying and Hoskins’ 35 year sentence.
Fire officials report fifty charges were unfounded and note actions over the past two years to purge the system of errors and improve procedures.
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