Murder Trial Opens for James Walker in 1943 Rainbow Hotel Case
James Walker, 60, faces a murder charge in the death of W. Murphy near the Rainbow Hotel on Sept 10 1943. Judge Henry S Bishop presides as eight jurors are seated. bailiffs must recruit 20 salesmen for four more jurors. George McCarthy represents Walker who plans a self defense plea.
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James Walker
47Th District Court
Henry S. Bishop
Bishop
Walker
W. ©. Murphy
Rainbow Hotel
George McCarthy
McCarthy
Purse Lost in Field Found a Year Later
A man named S. A. Tanner of Bushland recovered his purse while plowing the same field as a year earlier. It contained $23 in bills in poor condition but identifiable as official money. The bills were sent by the First National Bank to the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas for exchange.
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S. A. Tanner
Bushland
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Compulsory School Attendance Extended to 16 Years of Age
Governor Stevenson signed the law raising compulsory attendance age to 16 and extending attendance through the ninth grade, replacing the previous exemption rule. The statute mandates education until age sixteen unless exempted.
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Stevenson
German refugees report bread riots amid Allied troops wait
Refugees in Switzerland relay reports from Germany of bread riots as communities hope Allied occupation troops will feed them. In Berlin suburb Wed ding, a witness says over 40 bakeries were robbed in one week.
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Swheizerland
Germany
Berlin
Wedding
Tack Housework To Do Dear Tack
Personal ad seeks a weekly housework helper near 1404 Taylor with a call to 6440 from Mrs Ansley. Printed in a vintage classified style with short plea for service.
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Tack
Taylor
Ansley
Wanted: free puppy collie or mix from reader
A reader requests a female or non male puppy options, preferably collie or German shepherd mix, to be given away. Location 2212 Buchanan. contact Roy Smith for a sewing or craft work at 1306 Johnson and other notices follow.
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Tack
Buchanan
Roy Smith
Colored woman seeks weekly housework on Friday or Saturday
A reader requests a colored woman for general housework one day per week. Preference is for Friday or Saturday with a READER Call 2 5142.
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Tack
Lost billfold at the rodeo seeks return
A woman reports a lost billfold from Sunday at a rodeo containing cherished photos of her husband overseas and passes to the Army Air Field. A reward is offered. The finder can call the Photo Reproduction Section at extension 511 in Ama.
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Army Air Field
Ama
Veteran Higgins Musters Out Of Seabees In Amarillo
Hi Higgins a World War I and II veteran and former Uhlmann Grain manager, has been mustered out of the Seabees and returned to Amarillo after 18 months in naval construction. He served in the Pacific including Admiralty Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, and Honolulu, with duties from cargo checks to operating a 75 ton crane. His two sons serve in the Army Air Forces and Navy.
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Hi Higgins
Uhlmann Grain Company
Seabees
Amarillo
Pacific
Mr. Higgins
Admiralty Islands
New Caledonia
New Guinea
Honolulu
Central
South Pacific
Camp Perry
Port Hueneme
Cal
SCAS
222Nd Field Signal Battalion
U.S. Naval Construction Battalion
Higgins
Dan Higgins
Army Air Forces
Egypt
Mike Higgins
Navy
San Diego
Veteran seeks painting and light repair work in city notice
Returned veteran Darlene Carroll requests work at Army Tech Village and Rillo Field. She is willing to do painting, landscaping, and light electrical repairs. Contact via postcard to 721 North Fillmore.
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Rillo Field
Army Tech Village
Darlene Carroll
North Fillmore
A. R. Mundoryf
Dear Tack Offers Childcare From Morning Till Evening
An advertiser seeks a caregiver to babysit children at home from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Ref available, references furnished. Contact by phone at 5588 for details.
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Tack
Billfold found with Alain F Phillips ID
A billfold containing the identification of Alain Franklin Phillips has been found. The owner may contact at 2 9063 or write Route 3 Box 559 Amarillo to recover it.
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Alain Franklin Phillips
Amarillo
Lost coin purse near Globe News office call 2 2934
A brown coin purse containing four dollar bills a nickel and four pennies was lost in or near The Globe News office or the post office. Finders are asked to call 2 2934.
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Globe News
Lost bulldog Skipper seeks return with reward
A note from Robert Miller requests help locating Skipper, a two and a half year old Boston screwtail bulldog weighing about 25 pounds. Skipper has a white left face side, dark ears, wears an old harness, and one mashed toenail. Reward offered. Call 9679 or bring him to 310 Louisiana.
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Tack
Boston
Skipper
Louisiana
Robert Miller
Refined Man Aged 60 to 65 Seeks Correspondence
Pearl Hendrex of General Delivery Amarillo seeks to meet a refined man aged 60 to 65 for companionship and correspondence. Readers may respond through the listed address.
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Tack
Pearl Hendrex General Delivery
Amarillo
Wristwatch Found on York Street Near Noon
A man’s wristwatch was found on York Street during the noon hour. The owner may identify the item at McDavid Bros. Mrs. C. I. Cline notes the finder should contact the shop to claim identification.
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York Street
McDavid Bros
C. I. Cline
Local caregiver offers daytime child supervision option
A caregiver proposes to supervise children aged two to six after school hours and into evenings. The arrangement aims to keep children at home during the afternoons and nights with contact via morning calls to 2 6435.
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Tack
Final Push for Roosevelt Memorial Fund in Amarillo
Amarillo launches final push with a concert by the 530th Army Air Forces Band in Ellwood Park tomorrow night after a 7 o'clock parade. Two donation booths will operate at the park and outside each of Amarillo’s three banks. The Knights of Columbus and Elks Club donate funds while the Potter County chapter votes $1000 for polio building equipment. Mayor Jenkins to speak on KGNC Friday 8 to 8:30 AM as schools join in fundraising efforts.
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530Th Army Air Forces Band
Ellwod Park
Polk
Roosevelt
Ellwood Park
Amarillo
Damon Nutt
Ivan Boxwell
Texas House Backs Tax on Commercial Airlines
May 2 Austin Texas representatives voted to print on minority report a bill to subject commercial airlines to the state intangible assets tax Rep Ennis of Pampa argued airlines pay no Texas taxes and should not compete with trucks buses and railroads which are taxed He urged taxing airlines to level the field.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Revenue and Taxation
Ennis
Pampa
Sheriff Officers Capture Juvenile in Clovis Burglary
Clovis New Mexico authorities sought a juvenile wanted in a school burglary and jewelry theft. Potter County Texas deputies detained him fifty miles east of Amarillo after a motorist picked him up near the city limits. Clovis officers planned to retrieve the boy by afternoon.
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Sheriff's
Clovis
N. M
Potter County
Amarillo
Tom Seay Returns to Office After Health Break
County Attorney Tom Seay came back to the office this morning following nearly two weeks in Colorado Springs for health reasons.
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Tom Seay
Colorado Springs
Marion County Leads Indiana by Population
Marion County holds the state’s largest population with 460,926 residents, the highest count among Indiana regions.
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Marion County
Indiana
Bill to curb jury pool selection passes House
A state bar backed bill to end picking jurors from poll halls or courthouse steps was approved by the House and sent to the Senate. It would require jurors to be summoned only from the jury wheel, tightening selection methods.
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Austin
House
Senate
Derailments Disrupt Santa Fe Traffic in Two States
Freight car derailments at Sands New Mexico and Quinlan Oklahoma halted Santa Fe Western Lines traffic in northern and southern districts. G C Jefferis reports service will be restored by 5 pm. No injuries reported.
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Santa Fe Western Lines
Sands
N. M
Quinlan
Okla
G. C. Jefferis
Jefferis
Vichy Leaders Ordered Out of Spain by Franco
A German plane carrying Pierre Laval Marcel Dent and Vichy Education Minister Abel Bonnard landed in Barcelona and Franco ordered them to depart Spain immediately.
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Spain
Madrid
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
Vichy
Abel Bonnard
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Russians tighten grip as Berlin falls and Rundstedt captured
Allied offensives drive toward the German capital with Soviet troops seizing the Reichs chancellery area and hoisting a flag at Berlin. Field Marshal Rundstedt is captured near Bad Toelz as Kes selring is appointed successor. Allied records show 1.5 million German prisoners taken in April, signaling collapse of German resistance.
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Alpine
Italy
Flaming
Berlin
Tiergarten
Paris
Reichschancellery
Hitler
Moscow
Karl von Rundstedt
U. S. Seventh Army
36Th
Texas
Bad Toelz
Munich
Albert Kesselring
Rhine
Allied
Western Front
English Bride Finds Warmth in American Army Family
Bridget Nunan Haywood, a London girl who met James W. Haywood in a cafe run by her aunt, shares a romance crossing oceans. He, a Georgia farmer, married her after a brief courtship. their son Timothy Wesley was born in England as London endured the blitz. She relocates to Adrian, Georgia, after Tim’s return to the United States.
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Haywood
Ireland
Bridget Nunan
Bridget
James W. Haywood
Adrian
Miss Nunan
London
James Haywood
Jimmie
England
Amarillo Field
Timothy Wesley
Little Tim
Sergeant Haywood
America
Mrs. Haywood
Patricia
Germany
Tim
English views on class difference and American opportunity
Bridget Nunan recalls 1939 wartime shift as Mrs. Haywood contrasts England’s rigid class system with American mobility. She notes that in the United States a person can become a doctor or attain Congress despite family wealth, while England preserves aristocratic privilege and royalty.
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America
Tim
Congress
England
Bridget Nunan
Chamberlain
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Woods Hotel
Johnson
Clifton Watson
West Second
Selah
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Lee Bivins School
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L'Fe
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Aamarillo
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Pierce
Owe Callon
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