Amarillo Weddings More Popular Than Divorces in October
In October Amarillo saw 15 marriage licenses issued and six divorces granted. Judge W. E. Gee noted 57 civil cases disposed of, many involving jury and special issue trials. Names listed include Ruby Dell Walker and Lula Fox among divorce decrees. Evelyn Notions Will versus Winston W. Will ended with a decree for the defendant.
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W. E. Gee
108Th District Civil Court
Vngil
Rubydell Walker
Lennox C. Walker
Gladys Freeman
Jessie D. Freeman
Doris Rivers
James Rivers
Jeanette Hogue
Murrell Hogue
Lula Fox
T. F. Fox
Evelyn Notions Will
Winston W. Will
Pauline Bell
B. M. Roberts
Peggy Lou Hill
William H. Dickerson
Maxine Stephens
Melvin Busby
Colleen Tower
Fire Truck Crash Fatal to Two Firemen in Fort Worth
Fort Worth on October 31 reports a fire truck crash that killed two firefighters and left six others injured. Details indicate the accident occurred during evening operations, prompting investigations by local authorities and firefighting officials.
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Fort Worth
Firemen killed in ladder wagon and pumper crash
Comrades lay unconscious as two fire units from Central Station collide at a street intersection while rushing to a garage. Firemen J. Frank Powell and G. W. Red Wilson die. six others injured including J. S. Adams with a broken foot. Fire Chief Standifer Ferguson calls the accident apparently unavoidable.
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Standifer Ferguson
J. Frank Powell
G. W
Red) Wilson
Central Station
R. H. Smiley
H. A. Owen
Powell
Wilson
J. 8. Adams
Three Suspects in Jail Lack Bonds After Weekend Arrests
Three men remained in Potter County jail Monday after failing to post bonds of two thousand dollars each. R. W. Carroll, 25, of Amarillo, charged with robbery with firearms, is among those detained. Chester Shelton and another suspect were listed.
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J. W. Minter
Potter County
R. W. Carroll
Amarillo
Chester Shelton
Amarillo theft cases and cafe robbery reported
The report lists Tolver Toles and Shelton of Amarillo charged with automobile theft linked to W. E. Anderson's car on October 23. A separate claim names Carroll as the Jones Cafe bandit who took $30 at gunpoint after midnight October 22, escaping after forcing payment. Burial details note Rev. Roy Snodgrass and Rev. Ira Key officiating.
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Tolver Toles
Amarillo
Shelton
Toles
W. E. Anderson
Carroll
A. M. Jones
Jones Cafe
North Fillmore Street
Jones
Former Amarilloan to Be Buried Here Today
Funeral services for H. C. Pittman 84 retired lumberman and former Amarillo resident who died Saturday in Fort Worth were to be held at 4 p m Monday at Blackburn Chapel conducted by a minister with burial to follow in the city cemetery.
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H. C. Pittman
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Blackburn Chapel
Absentee Votes Totals for Future General Election
Absentee voting continues with 181 votes counted so far and 8 ballots outstanding. The ballot period runs through November 4 ahead of the November 8 general election.
County Clerk Reports Ballot Submissions Rising
County Clerk W. E. Blackburn reported that 181 ballots were cast in office or received by mail by Monday morning with 75 more in transit and more to be sent. Thirty one ballots arrived by mail Monday morning.
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W. E. Blackburn
Blackburn
Potter County Commission Sets Tuesday 2 PM Right‑of‑Way Meeting
Potter County commissioners will meet at 2 PM Tuesday to discuss highway right‑of‑way matters and the purchase of road machinery.
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Potter County
County Tax Collector Absent Due to Boil on Head
Bill Collins III, county tax collector, was absent from his office Monday unable to attend work. He was confined to his home by a boil on his head that closed his eyes.
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Bill Collins III
Bill Collins
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White & Kirk
Polk ST
Levine
Children’s Rubbers
Hugh Whitcomb
Polk Street
Roy Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Ira F. Key
Polk Street Methodist Church
Liano Cemetery
J. N. Riggs
J. M. Oakes
J. W. Cheney
Joe W. Kemble
Stewart Miller
Charles Trollinger
Mr. Pittman
Jack Pittman
M. E. Pittman
McCamey
Oxfords
Pump
Fox Drug Stores
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Mission
Paramount
Fox Drug
The
J.C. Penney Co
Ni ‘Li
Amarillo Lumber
Fifth Avenue
Washington St
Fis
Globe-News
Troy Laundry
Mayo & Roberts Dental Clinic
Massie Bldg
Hollywood
J. J. Newberry
Jackman
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ward
Bach
Taylor St
Globe
Clothiers
Wilson Bros
Finley
Universal Brands
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