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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1951
Page
28
Inga Brister, 73, is listed as missing from her home since Saturday night and was last seen at 411 B East Fifteenth where she stayed with Mrs. Laura Sutter. Her daughter Mrs. A G Smith lives at 817 North Moore. Brister wears a black coat and hat, stands about 5 feet 2 and 110 pounds with gray hair, brown eyes, and a slight limp.
Police investigators report several car prowlings and minor thefts across the city. Victims include EF M Brock who lost a ladies brown fur coat valued at 250 dollars from a Sixth and Adams parked car, Harold Harbour with a chrome window shade and hood awning from a Capitol Theater lot, and Alfred Jackson who had two fender skirts stolen from a West First parked auto. Kenneth Hinson reported a fender skirt theft on North Taylor, and Charles Lemons rented theft of two hub caps from his home on Parker Street.
Harold P. Nutter of Camden New Jersey president of Lions International will be honored in Amarillo December 6 with a party barbecue at Tri State Fair Park. The event features an old time western square dance and ballroom dance in the Automobile Building with plans by Herb Lewis and Dr L A Blumer. Nutter will be official guest of District 21 T Lions International amid about 90 clubs in the district.
Funeral services for Dorothy Ann McCarney 20 of Texhoma will be at 2 tomorrow at the Church of God. She died after being found unconscious at 202 Johnson and brought to Northwest Texas Hospital by ambulance. An autopsy cited a blood clot. She was born August 7 1931 in Guin Alabama and leaves a daughter Doris Jean. The body will be sent to Texhoma by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Joseph Rawls two day old son of Maj and Mrs Don Rawls of 1415 North Manhattan died this morning at 8 45 o clock in the base hospital at Amarillo Air Force Base The twin The resa Rawls also died shortly after birth and was buried yesterday Survivors include parents a brother Russell and a sister Donna Graveside rites were held at Memorial Park Cemetery at 3 30 this afternoon Fr William J McPeake chaplain at the air force base officiated Burial was under Boxwell Brothers Funeral direction.
B R Sullivan aged 31 died at 4 15 AM at his home 1307 Buchanan Amarillo He was a federal inspector of construction at Amarillo Air Force Base Born June 8 1921 in Armstrong Springs Ark Survived by daughter Sarah and son Winston two brothers A D and B D Sullivan and his parents all of Amarillo Arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
J C Janak of 703 Prospect reported a purse missing last night, valued at $18, with no sign of forcible entry at his home. Officers also investigated a break in at 505 Alabama where Lila Edwards and Dorothy Koenig said clothing was stolen after a south window screen was torn and the window raised.
Fred Steve Makeig, 1 month old son of Lovell S. Makeig and wife, died this morning at St. Anthony's Hospital in Dumas. The family includes brother Richard Lee Makeig and grandmothers Mrs. F. S. Makeig and Mrs. T. M. Royal. Rev. Charles Richey will lead funeral at Dumas Cemetery Thursday morning with Boxwell Brothers in charge.
About 500 professional entertainers will begin USO camp shows after November 1 funded by the United Red Feather Campaign. 82 professional variety companies will serve distant armed forces camps with new shows every three weeks, touring Far East, Pacific, Korean areas and other overseas commands including France, England, US zones in Germany, Austria, Trieste, Tripoli, Morocco, Azores, Labrador, Iceland, Greenland, and Caribbean zones.
A Fourth Army instructional team from Fort Hood will discuss Use and Misuse of Armor at the Reserve Officers Association meeting Friday night at 8. The team, two captains and two enlisted men, will present the program at 112 North East Second. The meeting is open to all reserve personnel.
Walden D. Thompson aged 34 an Kanspanhandle relative of several residents was electrocuted Sunday while trying to help fellow worker Vernon Barton at Frontier Salt Co fifteen miles southeast of Brownfield Thompson nephew of Harrison Thompson Hartley and Mrs Fred Bailey 3811 Polk Thompson died as he rushed to aid Barton who was injured in the incident.
Thompson is believed to have died instantly after contact with a short circuited conveyor belt at the salt plant. Barton was revived by artificial respiration after others at the plant assisted. Funeral services for Thompson are noted.
Monday services were held at the O'Donnell Baptist Church with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Thompson and Mrs. Bailey attending. The report notes Celsius as the centigrade scale and its freezing point at water and boiling at 100 degrees.
Vincent Mottola running for Boston city council lists barber violin teacher real estate dealer and lawyer as his occupations. The article notes handball originated in Ireland many years ago.
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