Mitchum Arrested At Marijuana Party With 3 Pals
Film hero Robert Mitchum and three Hollywood friends were taken into custody on narcotics charges after police raided a marijuana party at the home of actress Leeds. Mitchum claimed his career was ruined and discussed Selznick and RKO as he faced possible sentences from 90 days to 10 years.
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Robert Mitchum
Mitchum
Mari- Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin Ford
Ford
Miss Leeds
Miss Evans
Bob
David O. Selznick
RKO Studios
Selznick
RKO Studio
Robin
Lila
Rule Out Fatal Fall In Lad Beating Case
The article states 20 month old Joseph Michael Getz did not die from a fall. The doctor who performed the post-mortem says the head injury was not caused by striking a smooth surface. District Attorney Lloyd King quotes the autopsy findings.
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Joseph Michael Getz
Lloyd King
No. 2 Man of GOP To Be Here Sept. 20
Gov Earl Warren Republican vice presidential nominee will visit Amarillo on Sept 20 during a two week tour with eight major stops and several brief appearances. He will ride from Albuquerque to the Rock Island in Amarillo and stop at Sayre Oklahoma City and Tulsa the same day. Campaign manager Herbert Brownell Jr notes the tour is only the initial campaign phase.
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Earl Warren
Californi
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Amarillo
Texas
Warren
Salt Lake City
Pueblo
Colo
Albuquerqu
Tulsa
St. Louis
Louis Mille
Columbus
Detroit
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Sayre
Oklahoma City
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey - Warren
California
Houston
Harris County
Crosby
Joseph Leon Bush
Baby death case in Amarillo linked to abuse
Amarillo authorities pursue a murder case after Joseph Michael Brinkley 23 months died at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. His mother Mrs O L Brinkley and stepfather C J Brinkley face murder charges after autopsy found brain hemorrhage and multiple bruises. Neighbors reported earlier tying of children to trees as punishment. Authorities cite earlier abuse reports and a probation officer tip leading to continued inquiry.
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O. L. Brinkley
Joseph Michael
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
King
Mire Brinkley
C. J. Brinkley
Brinkley
Potter County
BI Adams
Branch T. Archer, Jr
Frank Probst
Texas Ranger
Mra Brinkley
Garry Getz
0. W. Moore
Pigeons Deliver Stories From Cross-Channel Swim
The Daily Herald declared the homing pigeon era over after sending three birds with reporters covering Tom Blower’s cross channel swim. One pigeon reached Paris, another Marseille, and the third the Riviera, delivering their stories.
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Lunvun
Daily Herald
Herald
Tom Blower
Blower
Paris
Marseille
Riviera
Coke's Lead Holds Up In Texas Senate Runoff
In a noon tally after Saturday's Democratic runoff, Coke R. Stevenson edged Lyndon B. Johnson for Texas’s junior US Senate nomination. Stevenson leads 494,296 to 493,948 with about 40 votes unreported in Borden County and revisions reducing total counted votes by 17. The count remains unofficial as Johnson and Stevenson contest the result.
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Dallas
Coke R. Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Stevenson
Johnson
Hardin
Borden County
W. Lee O'Daniel
Washington
Orlock
Lee Stevenson
Meyers Motor Co
Death of Zhdanov Shakes Soviet Policy Balance
Moscow reports say Col Gen Andrei A Zhdanov died at 52 after a heart ailment. He was a top Soviet leader and a chief advocate of world revolution whose death may alter Kremlin tactics toward the West while leaving long range goals intact. Cronkite reports from Moscow last week.
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Andrei
Zhdanov
Moscow
Russia
Zhadakov
United Press
Cronkite
United Prose
Walter Cronkite
United Pres
Kansas City
Gdl
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Soviet Heirarchy
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Poliburo
Kdanov
Kremlin
Soviet Commission On Foreign Affairs
Amarillo girl wins national essay prize worth 1000 dollars
Miss Sara Wescot of Amarillo wins first prize of 1000 in a national essay contest on Human Rights The Key to World Peace sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars She was a recent Amarillo High School graduate and plans to enter Amarillo College The national win followed a state prize in June with contestants from 47 states Kay Wintermore of Miles City Mont Prinda Sanders Rapid City SD and Jim H Sedan Minneapolis placed second to fourth respectively. A truck stoppage in New York disrupted movement of general cargo and shut chain grocers while newspapers and rail freight faced delays nationwide.
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Ladies Aux Veterans of Foreign
Sara Wescoat
Amarillo
VFW
Wescott
Amarillo High School
G. C. Wescoat
Western
Amarillo College
Prinda Sanders
Rapid City
Jim H. Sedan
Minneapolis
Srom Associated Press
United Press
New York
Drivers Strike Halts Food Freight Across Three Chains
J E Strong announces a strike by 9,700 drivers from Local 807 of the Teamsters after voting 32 31 to 1 425 to reject a 15 cent hourly raise. Mediation begins as action may spread to 11 locals and 28 000 workers in the metropolitan area and New Jersey.
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J. E. Strong
APL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Strong
Teamsters
Division of Labor Relations
Jersey Union
New Jersey
Labor Day festivities planned in Amarillo
Labor Day events in Amarillo include parades barbecues and speeches organized by union men. A large downtown parade is slated for 11 am with five assembly points and a major address at 2 pm in the park. Three bands will lead the march and a Thompson Park barbecue aims to feed about 8000 guests starting 1 pm.
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Amarillo
Twelfth Avenue
W. Teenth
TB X Ray Screening Continues In City Lobby
A steady flow of residents sought free tuberculosis tests as film operators kept pace with the steady numbers. The X ray service runs in the air conditioned lobby of Southwestern Public Service, screening up to 50 persons daily with state health department staff conducting the tests.
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Southwestern
Howe
State Health Department
Five Die In Wreck Near Clarendon As Truck Collision Kills Five
Jack R. Simmons two dies after a head on collision near Clarendon on Highway 287. Cooter Young 31 William Carlile 21 Madeline Osteen 23 and Doris McKee 19 perished instantly. Survivors include Nolie Simmons Lelia Lake Alvin Mace and Jimmie Mace. Funeral rites set at 3 p.m. in the Clarendon Church of Christ with burial in Citizens Cemetery.
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Jack R. Simmons
Hedley
Here
Highway 287
Mr. Simmons
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pullman Switch Road
Cooter_T
Young
Mirror
William Stanley Carlile, Jr
Clarendon
Madeline Osteen
Claude
Doris McKee
Lamar Darrell Aten
Lelia Lake
Forrest W. Lodson
Hollis
Okla
Lodson
Osteopathic Hospital
Aten
St. Anthony's Hosti
Clarendon Church of Christ
M.C. Cuthbertson
Church of Christ
Amarillo
W. T. Hines
Citizen's Cemetery
Nolie R. Simmons
Alvin Mace
Farwell
Jimmie Mace
Farwell ‘Womack
Chamber Favors Continuation of Community Chest
The Polk Street area survey shows 87 percent of chamber of commerce members favor continuing the Community Chest function. Rex B Baxter, executive vice president, said 460 of 1200 mailed cards were returned with 13 percent opposing continuation. Findings will go to Dr Neal D Cannon acting chair of the Community Chest board.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rex B. Baxter
Baxter
Unity Chest Board of Directors
Chest Organization
Neal D. Cannon
Polk Street Methodist Church
Community Chest Board of Directors
August Building Activity Reaches Million-Dollar Mark
Amarillo issued permits totaling 1,196,206 in August, the second straight month and fourth in 1948 to top a million dollars in new construction. The year’s total stands at 7,664,917, compared with 8,701,903 for all of 1947. 131 new homes began in August as builders push ahead amid steady growth.
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Amarillo
Vances
Sre
Bens
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