Dalton Rites Pending After Littlefield Shooting
Littlefield resident J L Dalton Sr 58 was found shot to death at his home and funeral services awaited word from relatives. A 16 gauge shotgun was recovered near the body and Dalton had been in ill health since a prior gun accident. Survivors include his wife three sons and three daughters with addresses in Bremerton WA Duncan OK Wichita Falls and Lubbock.
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Littlefield
J. L. Dalton
Dalton
Hammons Funeral Home
Littlefield Cotton Ginner
Dewey Dennis
Hart
Marine Corps
Bremerton
Wash
Roy
Duncan
Okla
Loy
LaVerne Lankford
Wichita Falls
Amy Chastain
Lubbock
Etta Mae Duffy
Check Fire Extinguishers Urges National Day Ahead
A group led by Junior Chamber of Commerce and Insurance Exchange promotes National Check Your Fire Extinguisher Day during Fire Prevention Week. Jaycee Bill Elliott notes simple checks for tank and pump types, warns six month maintenance, and stresses corrosion cleanup to reduce home fire losses.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Insurance Exchange
Jaycee
Bill Elliott
Elliott
Three Hi Y Clubs Elect Officers at Amarillo High
Three Hi Y clubs at Amarillo High School last night elected new officers. Zeta Club led by adviser E L Hammitt chose Dale Wynn as president, Bill Wyrick as vice president, and Jimmie Saunders as secretary treasurer. Alpha Club under adviser N Henry named Bobby Brady president, Duane Stardard vice president, Booty Curtis secretary, and Donald Katz treasurer. Senior Club with adviser Joe Parkey elected John Jenkins president, Ted Nicklaus vice president, and Allen Adkins secretary treasurer. Delegates to the Hi Y youth and government program at Lubbock were planned for election next week.
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Amarillo High School
Zeta Club
E. L. Hammitt
Dale Wynn
Bill Wyrick
Jimmie Saunders
N. Henry
Bobby Brady
Duane Stardard
Booty Curtis
Donald Katz
Joe Parkey
John Jenkins
Ted Nicklaus
Allen Adkins
Lubbock
Ex-convict John Emery given three years for impersonating Army officer
John L. Emery of Albuquerque was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to impersonating an Army officer. He told the court he could not hold a job due to his criminal record. Emery was arrested after renting a car at an Amarillo auto rental agency and was apprehended in Grand Island, Nebraska.
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Joe B Dooley
John L. Emery
Albuquerque
Emery
Amarillo
Grand Island
Neb
Post youth dies in oil truck overturn accident
Carroll Cunningham aged 21 of Post was burned to death yesterday when the crude oil truck he was driving overturned 15 miles east of here.
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Post
Carroll Cunningham
Here
No New Leads In Stickups
Amarillo police reported no new clues in two weekend armed robberies. A gunman stole 3161.24 from Oldham Grocery and Market clerk Dude Rash near 115 North McMasters after he returned from the bank. Lonnie Nunley, a service station attendant at Lloyd's Service Station, was robbed of 175 at 1 45 am. A 1951 Mercury used as a getaway vehicle was found abandoned near Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Amarillo
Lloyd's Service Station
North Fillmore
Oldham
Dude Rash
Rash
McMasters
Lonnie Nunley
Northwest Texas Hospital
Charles Dawson Taken by Death
Charles Franklin Dawson aged 90 of Lefors died at 1 45 this morning at 509 North Johnson where he had stayed three weeks He was born August 43 1861 in Jackson Missouri His wife Mollie died in 1929 Funeral services will be at 2 o clock tomorrow in Griggs Pioneer Chapel with Rev Wilford Jones officiating Pallbearers are six grandsons Burial is in Liano Cemetery Survivors include three daughters and three sons 17 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren
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Charles Franklin Dawson
Lefors
North Johnson
Mr. Dawson
Jackson
Mollie Dawson
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Wilford Jones
Guyman Methodist
George Causey
Virgil Henville
Johnny Crawford
Melvin Benesch
H. L. McMahon
C. D. Woodall
Liano
J. N. Smith
Frank Lee
Mobeetie
D. D. Woodall
Stratford
J. E. Dawson
Paris
Tex
C. A. Dawson
McAllister
Okla
A. E. Dawson
Port Arthur
Theft Reported: Cash and Watch Stolen from Home
H. A. Jeffery of 1705 North Washington reported last night that $14 in cash and a wrist watch valued at $65 were stolen from his home. He said a guest was present, and he awoke to find the cash the watch and the guest missing.
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H. A. Jeffery
North
Washington
Jeffery
Tools Stolen From Car Belonging to C. E. Fosdyke
A prowler took about 100 dollars worth of sheet metal tools from an automobile owned by C. E. Fosdyke at 1301 East Thirteenth. The theft occurred while the car was parked in the 600 block of North Fillmore. The article also notes a survey of 35 cities showing 74.1 percent of residents drive cars and 25.9 percent use public transit.
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C. E. Fosdyke
East Thirteenth
North Fillmore
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Military housing fund for Lubbock eyed
Washington reports a supplemental appropriation bill includes a 14.8 million dollar land acquisition allocation for Navy Army and Air Force centers nationwide aimed at financing a planned 3.5 million development near Perrin Field Sherman and Reese Field Lubbock Texas under the Wherry Housing Act. Representatives Mahon of Texas cited the effort to relieve crowded conditions at bases and noted no specific land purchase amounts for the two Texas sites.
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Washington
Texas Air Force
House
Perrin
Sherman
Reese
Lubbock
Mahon
Texas
Appropriations Committee
Naval
Army
Air Force
Federal Housing Authority
Sister-in-Law of Mrs Ira Myers Dies
Mrs. Ira Myers of 3703 Tyler learns of the death of her sister-in-law Mrs. Zilpha French in Boise City Oklahoma. Her husband Lawrence French died shortly before last Christmas. Surviving son Charles French of Oakland was at her bedside. Funeral services are planned tomorrow in Boise City.
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Ira Myers
Tyler
Zilpha French
Boise City
Oklo
Lawrence French
Charles French
Oakland
Cal
Stolen Car Recovered From Local Storage Facility
A car reported stolen last Friday from Tenth Street Motor Company on East Tenth was recovered. It was found at the Amarillo Garage and Storage Company stored on a claim check basis.
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Tenth Street Motor Company
East Tenth
Amarillo
Thugs Load Up On Cigarettes From Dixie Food Store
Burglars rammed a rear door at 4021 North East Eighth and stole 62 cartons of cigarettes from Dixie Food Store. Owner Wiley Davis valued the loot at over $100. A trash box was used to carry items. pennies and a torn screen door were noted. Break-in found at 1:25 AM by Beasley Alarm System watchman.
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Dixie Food
North East Eighth
Wiley Davis
Davis
Beasley Alarm System
Cyclist Injured in Seventh and Taylor Crash
Grover Cleveland Johnson a 19 year old cyclist sustained minor injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car at Seventh and Taylor about 7 55 this morning. Johnson was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital for observation. The car was driven by 16 year old Melvin Gene Wright of 3600 North Mirror.
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Grover Cleveland Johnson
Cleveland
Seventh
Taylor
Johnson
Northwest Texas
Boxwell Brothers
Melvin Gene Wright
North Mirror
Wright
Early publishers view illustrations in ads as waste of space
Early publishers believed illustrations in advertising were unnecessary space fillers. The line reflects archival views on page design and ad layout in historical newspapers.
Wellington Rites For Mrs Braboy
Rites honoring Mrs Lillie Mildred Braboy 70 were held at 2:30 PM at First Baptist Church Wellington with Rev Howard Jones. Burial in Wellington Cemetery by Kelso Funeral Home. Arrangements in Amarillo by N S Griggs & Sons. She died Sunday night. lived in Amarillo three years. survived by husband W S Braboy two sons two daughters two brothers five sisters six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She belonged to the Wellington Baptist Church. State executive committee chair James E Wheat of Woodville announced appointments to convention sub committee and state finance subcommittee.
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Lillie Mildred Braboy
First Baptist Church
Wellington
Howard Jones
Kelso
W. S. Braboy
James E. Wheat
Woodville
Wheat
Snyder
Hagy named to two Texas Democratic subcommittees
Lawrence R. Hagy, former Amarillo mayor, was named to the Texas Democratic Executive Committee from the 31st Senate District and to two key subcommittees. He is to serve as chairman of one panel, expanding the party leadership roles in the region.
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Lawrence R. Hagy
Amarillo
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Hagy
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Thesa
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Mr. Toung
Browning Blue Print Co
Moesquire
Robert Stillman Productions
Horsie
Faith Baldwin
John Ashworth
Dorothy Parker
Pobert Stillman
Seton Willer
Arthur Lurin
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