Lunacy Test Sought After Bank Robbery Attempt
Vernon March 22 A P I A lunacy complaint was filed in Wilparger County court against a 44 year old man who tried to hold up the Herring National Bank yesterday Sheriff Ed Luttrell Jr said the man has prior jailings A doctor said he is definitely unsound of mind If found sane charges will be filed Bank cashier Forrest Orr noted the man entered with a .22 rifle and demanded 750 dollars.
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Luttrell
Herring Bank
Forrest Orr
Orr
Man with Rifle Asks Victim to Pay First in Theft Attempt
A man asked the victim to sign a check and demanded money first. Orr checked his books and found the suspect had no bank account. Police were called. The rifle was fully loaded with a chambered shell. the suspect has a minor police record.
Doak Walker honeymoon plane mishap leaves them unhurt
Doak Walker and his bride Nor ma Peterson escaped injury when their private plane lost a wheel on landing at Stapleton Field in Denver en route to Great Falls. Owner W H Davison and others on board assessed the damage as several thousand dollars. The group planned a Canadian honeymoon after fueling stops in Dallas.
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Denver
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
W. H. Davison
H. N
Rusty” Russell
Russell
Dallas
Davison
Texas Oil Company
Great Falls
Mont
Rites in Boise City For F M McDaniel
Funeral services were held at 2 30 oclock in Boise City Oklahoma for F M McDaniel 75 year old retired Boise City farmer who died Monday night Mrs W P Henry 605 North Pierce his daughter was visiting in her parents home at time of death He lived in Felt community near Boise City since 1910 retired a few years ago and celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in January Survivors include the widow eight children and many grandchildren
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Boise City
Okla
F. M. McDaniel
W. P. Henry
North Pierce
McDaniel
Henry
Felt
Phillips Band To Play for AHS
The Phillips High School Blackhawk Band with 175 members will present an Amarillo High School assembly at 10 30 tomorrow after their school burned Sunday afternoon. The main building loss is pegged at 400000 while band equipment in a separate building was spared. Under Ray Robbins the group will perform marches semi classical and novelty numbers.
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Phillips High School
Blackhawk
Amarillo High School
Ray Robbins
Settlement Reached In Damages Suit For 4500 Dollars
Damages totaling 4500 dollars awarded to plaintiffs in an agreed settlement of the district court suit by W. P. Vaught of Dalhart for his son William Vaught 18 against W. H. Manning of Amarillo a house mover. The claim was 20000 dollars for injuries when the car carrying William collided with a chain block on Highway 87 near Hartley on July 8 1949.
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District Court
W. P. Vaught
Dalhart
William Vaught
W. H. Manning
Amarillo House Mover
Highway 87
Hartley
Forgery Trial Of Abrahamson Set For 1949 Check Case
Freddie A. Abrahamson of 1010 North Polk faces a forgery trial in 47th District Court over a $60 check dated September 26 1949 allegedly bearing the forged signature of Jake Moos of 1001 North Jackson. Defense attorney Reynold Gardner of Amarillo represents Abrahamson.
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Freddie A. Abrahamson
North Polk
47Th District Court
Abrahamson
Jake Moos
North Jackson
Reynold Gardner
Amarillo
State Water Survey Planned for Palo Duro Park
William Broadhurst of the U S Geological Survey announced a forthcoming water survey at Palo Duro State Park. He is joined by Jim Guleke of the State Board of Water Engineers after a preliminary tour to assess water availability for a potential swimming pool facility.
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Palo Duro State Park
William Broadhurst
US Geological Survey
Broadhurst
Jim Guleke
State Board of Water Engineers
German settlement proposal for unification and neutralization
Lippmann argues for inviting Germans to propose a settlement on unification, armed forces and police, guarantees against aggression, evacuation, and neutralization with four powers, followed by a plebiscite. He believes a self-made German agreement would gain moral authority and outshine imposed settlements.
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Germany
Herald Tribune
Final rites set for A. T. Ballard barber and veteran
Alfred T. Ballard 61 of Amarillo died in Veterans Hospital after a lifetime as a barber in Amarillo and prior work in Eden New Mexico El Paso and Lubbock. Funeral at 5 this afternoon at the family home with Chaplain Morris Lively and Rev. W L Williamson officiating. Body to Eden for 3 30 Friday rites at Baptist Church. Survivors include widow son Truette F Ballard of Dumas and six sisters. Ballard was WWI veteran active in Veterans of Foreign Wars and helped organize Eden's first American Legion post.
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Alfred T. Ballard
Taylor
Morris Lively
Veterans Hospital
W. L. Williamson
Eden
Baptist Church
Blackburn-Shaw
Ballard
Amarillo
Mr. Ballard
Irene Stephens
New Mexico
el Paso
Ballards
Lubbock
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Truette F. Ballard
Dumas
Billy Joe Ballard
Betty Drinkard
C. E. Pearson
Lillie Ballard
J. E. Nail
Frances Stephens
Compton
Cal
Co. M. Honeycutt
Temple
Public relations stunt ends with police pickup
Two Chicago youths in a red Pontiac visited Western Service Station in Amarillo and left after paying with a Travelers Cheque. The driver fled as owner M E Gene Taylor prepared change. Police issued a pickup order, but the men returned when Sgt Deaver advised them. The station settled with $5.95 change.
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Amarillo
Chicago
Sixth and
Western
M. E
Gene” Taylor
Henry van Alslin
Taylor
Taylor A $1 Travelers Cheque. While Mr. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Jack Deaver
Deaver
Amarillo Bushland well tests at over two million daily
Officials report the Bushland site well will exceed two million gallons per day after a 24 hour test. The well ran at 1500 gallons per minute for 21 hours, with a 34 foot initial drop in water level over 10 hours and no further drop in the next 11 hours. Pump rate then fell to 1000 gallons per minute. A second well is finished and pumps are set for development and back washing, with development to require 100 hours before testing.
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Amarillo
Absentee Voting Closes Tuesday for School Election
Absentee ballots for the April 1 school election may be cast through Tuesday March 28 at the office of George Waddill, 500 Johnson. Five candidates vie for two school board seats: Selvin Allen, Nathan E. Martin, Clarence Giles, H Herman Smith, and H O Willborn. A 3 million dollar school bond issue is on the ballot. voters must own taxable property and hold a poll tax receipt or exemption certificate to vote on the bond and board nominees.
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George Waddill
Johnson
Selvin Allen
Nathan E. Martin
Clarence Giles
H. Herman Smith
H. O. Willborn
Uso
School Board
Price Index Falls to Seven-Week Low in Wholesale Food
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index dropped to 5.79, a seven week low, down 2 cents from the prior week. The index measures the wholesale cost per pound of 31 commonly used foods, with higher prices this week for wheat, corn, cocoa, potatoes, raisins and lamb, and lower prices for flour, beef, hams, butter, cheese, cottonseed oil, steers and hogs.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Suit for five wag dismissed in compromise
A. H. Mullins of 1107 North Grant sued Amarillo Bus Company for 5000 dollars damages claiming bodily injuries after his arm was caught in a bus rear door while alighting at North East Eighth and Buchanan on September 19 1949. In 108th District Court the suit was dismissed in a compromise settlement.
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A. H. Mullins
Amarillo Bus Company
Mullins
North Grant
North East Eighth
Buchanan
City and school boards to discuss tax policy session
City commissioners and school board members meet this afternoon with the joint tax equalization board. The policy making session aims to shape future taxation on mercantile stocks and other personal property. It is the first meeting of the new equalization board.
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City
New Equalization Board
Matthews Is Found Sane In Station Robbery Case
In 47th District Court jury finds Clyde W. Matthews sane now and sane on July 13 1949 the date of a Lloyds Service Station robbery. Matthews 27 of Abilene, a former Runnels County surveyor, was charged with robbing Bert Lovelady, an attendant at 301 North Fillmore. He was arrested days after the crime. Defense affidavit claimed insanity. Clem Calhoun of Amarillo handled defense. Dist Atty Lloyd King led the state evidentiary case.
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47Th District Court
Clyde W. Matthews
Sane
Matthews
Abilene
Bert Lovelady
Lloyd's
North Fillmore
Henrys
Bishop
Runnels County
Chamber Publicity Committee Meets at Amarillo Chamber
The chamber of commerce publicity committee met this morning at the chamber offices to plan an Amarillo market brochure and maps. Members present included John Forkner as chairman, Ralph Ater, Howard Robertson, Jack Liston, Bill Clark, Paul Allingham, and Ron Litteral.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
John Forkner
Ralph Ater
Howard Robertson
Jack Liston
Bill Clark
Paul Allingham
Ron Litteral
Local street numbering prompts address change debate
The Sixteenth Avenue Lipscomb block numbering confusion led to a temporary swap with 1531 Lipscomb becoming 16 31 and 1609 Lipscomb. Mrs Heare resisted removing the old 1531, fearing readers would fail to find the house from the telephone book. Postman reports the new 16 numbering now in use. GIVES ADDRESS Miss Potsie Garrett speaks on Coordinated Style and Beauty at Altrusa career clinic in Clovis NM with Miss Inez Whitlock. FROM NORTHWEST TEXAS MEDICAL: Robert Williams Jr.
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Sixteenth Avenue
Lipscomb
Heares
Sixteenth
Heare
Mrs. Heare
Potsie Garrett
Kline’s
Clovis
Altrusa Club
Miss Garrett
Inez Whitlock
Northwest Texas Medical
Robert Williams, Jr
Tops in Knitting Offer and Pattern Advertisement
Advertisement announces two knit fashions a bolero and jacket with Jiffy-knits pattern 7295. It promotes an improved pattern visual with charts and photos and directs readers to send twenty cents for the pattern to Amarillo Globe News. The notice also sells Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue for fifteen cents and promises illustrations of designs for kids clothes and toys.
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Amarillo Globe News 2
Household Arts Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Alice Brooks
Surgical and plant scenes mingle with local notes
A jumble of names and addresses appears alongside a light paragraph about Postpone Planting in a windy scene. The text also contains school notes on students Marjorie Wilson and Bill Richman and a brief item about Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Gholston traveling to Austin for a Texas Pharmaceutical Association meeting and Houston convention plans.
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Marjorie Wilson
University of Colorado
Boulder
Monette Wilson
West
Bill Richman
W. H. Richman
Jackson
Amarillo High School
Bill
Sigma Nu
Thurman Gholston
Polk
Austin
Gholston
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Gholstons
Midland
Gholston Drug
Amarillo
West Texas
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
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BOB Fuller Motor CO
Kaiser-Frazer
Fillmore
Plymouth
Packard
Mr. Roberts
Polk St. Ph
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Chevrolet
Hengecoke Motor CO
Carl Leonard Wieland
Borger
Bruckner Motor Co
N. Fillmore
GMC
Exel Condition
Forrester Truck CO
N. Jackson
Ford Panel
International Harvester Company
Auto Service
Fillmore Auto Electric
Kelly
Auto Parts & Acces
King Trailer & Equip CO
Bendix-Westinghouse
American — Wrecking
Chrysler
Borg & Beck & Sonz
Elmer Auto Supply
Westwood Trailer House
Bargain
W. M. Stakes
FHA
I. Miller
N. F. Goforth
Witt
Lim
Lincoln
Doak
Bob Cole
Dick Duke
Walker
Rites
AHS
Palo Duro Park
A. T. Ballard
Globe-News
Clem Calhoun
Lloyd King
Chamber
Seiwell Drug
Tops
Brooks
Sylvia Losoya
Garfield
Noblé McClure
Clarendon
Louise Evans
Fast
Eddie A. Chattin, Jr
West Twentieth
Robert C. McCrary
Travis
Ann Snow
William McCrary
Tommy McWilliams
Forest
Gulio Galarza
Cleveland
Theodore J. Tacke, Jr
Alabama
Bruce D. Andrews
A. L. Chilcote
Highway Patrol
Claude Highway
tcHo Taps
Echo
Kentucky
Filanly
Givin Bey
Echo Spring Distilling Company
Louisville
Aseebess
Raef Bros., Butane & Appliances
St. Francis
Joe
Esquire
David Harum
Louise Dresser
Kent Taylor
Evelyn Venable
Andy M
Reddy
Service
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