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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
1
Police investigated a possible abduction of Mrs. Raper with threats and a staged note. Mrs. Raper later admitted the disappearance was a figment of her imagination, while husband and officers pursued a wide manhunt and questioned Robert Miller and his housekeeper.
Light to moderate rain drenched the High Plains last night with totals varying by location. Amarillo area recorded .33 inch near the airport as thundershowers swept across eastern New Mexico and the Panhandle, with heavier bursts in spots and winds following the storm front. Local towns reported a range of amounts from trace to over an inch, and Perryton saw 1.06 inches while elsewhere smaller totals were common. The forecast calls for more thundershowers late today or tonight, then partly cloudy and mild conditions for Tuesday.
Walter Warrick of Chicago told 300 delegates at the Southwest Bakers Association convention that a brand name only becomes powerful when backed by quality and trust. He cited Kodak as a prime example of a name that conjures wholesome imagery and strong company standards, despite a modest origin. He urged firms to ensure every touchpoint from sales to cleanliness and courtesy reinforces the brand’s luster. The session continued with notes on how workers, trucks, and plants reflect on brand perception.
The US Weather Bureau reports scattered thundershowers in Amarillo and vicinity with mild temperatures. Highs around 81 today and 83 tomorrow, low 52 to 53, precipitation 0.33 inches. West Texas sees partly cloudy conditions with isolated storms and no major temp changes. New Mexico notes scattered showers in the afternoons and evenings, generally fair otherwise with little temp change. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
W E Chase of 2402 Travis wins $5 for reporting an explosion at Texhoma in this week’s News Tip Contest. A O Cossey of 412 A East Seventh collects $3 for a tip on a blind hitchhiker in Amarillo. Joe Benham of 1510 West Nineteenth earns $2 for a tip about stealing home plate at a local playing ground. The list includes B T Barker, Mrs Cecil Weatherly, Fletcher Sims and others.
Senator McFarland of Arizona says he will push for swift Senate Interior Committee approval of the 85 million dollar Canadian River water project in Texas. The panel postponed action awaiting Budget Bureau views on a West Texas dam and aqueduct, with amendments to hand operation to cities and to delay construction until a water compact among Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma is approved by Congress.
Funeral services for Melvin T. Hall, 23, who died from burns in an explosion at Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation's McKee plant, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Kosse Texas. Hall is survived by his wife Lucille, 2-year-old twins Eva Joyce and Evelyn Janice, his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Hall of Rosse, and six siblings Wilmer in Freemond, Curtis in Abilene, L D Hall in Dallas, Nita Pearl Pounds of Winters, and Imogene and Ella Juanita Hall of Kosse. He died after leaving the fenced area to light a cigarette. the plant suffered no damage. The body will be transported to Kosse by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
Billy Joe Simpson eight years old remained in critical condition after a .22 caliber rifle shot wounded him in the back while fishing on the Colorado River bank. Two Latin-American boys were detained. The bullet hit his right lung. surgeons planned removal when he regained strength.
In 47th District Court Judge Henry Bishop granted DA motions dismissing perjury charges against Betty Brinkley, Brinkley, Pauline Wellman, Marvin Wellman, Lena Ruffin, and Albert Ruffin related to Orla Brinkley murder proceedings. Other defendants faced mixed outcomes with Joedy Brinkley acquitted in 1948. Bertha Brinkley had prior conviction reversed and no retrial.
In 47th District Court on August 31, 1948, charges were filed against Orla Brinkley after a baby died on arrival at a local hospital. He is accused of causing the death by beating the child. Brinkley family testimony claims death resulted from head injuries after the child fell from a bed onto a concrete floor.
Three armed men robbed a warehouse in Manila last night stealing 576000 buttons valued at 4000 dollars. The loot was packed for delivery to the Philippines army, marking a likely unprecedented pillage of buttons in world history.
Four Comanche residents were killed and one injured early today when a car overturned 12 miles south of Comanche. The dead are Woodrow Starks 37 Eldora Starks 35 Grady Graham 32 and Jack Hicks 23. Wanda Hicks 21 wife of Jack was in serious condition in hospital.
Detroit May 22 Miles Nelson aged 26 intervened in a domestic quarrel between Mr and Mrs Ollie Anderson when Henderson bit off the end of Nelsons nose in a single bite Henderson was held for felonious assault investigation Nelson sought treatment at a veterans hospital hoping for a new nose
At the John Warlick farm 30 miles southeast of Amarillo two newborn piglets died leaving 19 babies orphaned. Mrs Warlick said baby bottle feeding will be a large task as she faces rearing the remaining pigs.
Hugo Candless and George Dial played a tense squash match with Candless winning 21-14. The scene moved through locker rooms and showers as Candless demanded ice and ginger ale after the bout, ending with an uneasy doorway exit and lingering bragging remarks.
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