Just Who Is An Indian
An Iowa cemetery refused burial to a soldier killed in Korea because he was not Caucasian. he was an American Indian. The piece explores who qualifies as Indian, noting lack of universal definitions across tribes and federal agencies. It discusses blood quantum debates and the Bureau of Indian Affairs role in trust land and benefits.
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James Marlow Washington
Iowa
Korea
North America
Siberia
Siberian Straits
Alaska
Congress
Census Bureau
Interior Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Indian blood and BIA rules divide two brothers in Detroit
A Detroit auto plant worker with no Indian status is contrasted with his brother who has 50 per cent Indian blood and an interest in land held in trust by the government. The piece notes BIA’s varying definitions leaving roughly 300,000 Indians on reservations and 100,000 elsewhere, with many more having some Indian ancestry.
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Roesdle
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
BIA
Detroit
Detroit Auto
Pleads Guilty to Driving Under Narcotics Influence
Foy M. Wood, 36, of 50442 Harrison, was arrested at Second and Johnson for driving while under the influence of narcotics. He pleaded guilty in county court this morning but judgment was withheld pending further investigation.
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Foy M. Wood
Harrison
Second and
Johnson
Wood
Five Charged by Liquor Agents in County Court
Liquor control agents filed charges of illegal sale of whiskey on Sunday. Five men faced counts in county court this morning: Co. Brown, Joe Gentry, Alfred Bates, Otis A. Miles and Sam H. Lynch. Saunders pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and costs. Gentry and the others pleaded not guilty. Bonds: Miles $1,000 on the Sunday violation and $1,000 on transporting liquor without a permit. Gentry $1,000 on two counts.
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Bates
Miles
Brown
Joe Gentry
Alfred Bates
Otis A. Miles
Sam H. Lynch
Saunders
Gentry
Rites Are Pending For Mrs. Martin
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ethel Adenia Martin, 60, are pending after her death yesterday at her son Virgil Martins home at 101 Ford Avenue following a long illness. She had lived in the area about two and a half months, moving from San Antonio. Survived by two sons Virgil of Amarillo and Doyle of San Antonio, three daughters Theopa Barkier of San Antonio Emogene Berry of Amarillo and Matthell Burkier of Newport News Va, her mother Sara Emma Findley of Archer City, two brothers Berry and Ed Findley of Archer City, two sisters Florence Kelly and Allene Brassil of Sacramento Cal, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services are pending with N S Griggs & Sons.
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Ethel Adenia Martin
Martin
First Assembly of God Church
Virgil Martin
Amarillo
Doyle Martin
San Antonio
Theopa Barkier
Emogene Berry
Matthell Burkier
Newport News
Sara Emma Findley
Archer City
Berry
Ed Findley
Florence Kelly
Allene Brassil
Sacramento
Cal
Puneral
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Vernon man charged with aggravated assault
Charles H. Coffey, 47, of Vernon, was jailed in Potter County at noon facing aggravated assault charges connected to an alleged Sunday night attack on 18 year old Wilma Webster who lives in a local hotel. Coffey pleaded not guilty in county court and posted a $500 bond.
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Charles H. Coffey
Vernon
Potter County
Coffey
Wilma Webster
Fillmore Street
Army strength before World War II eight divisions only
Before World War II the U S Army comprised eight regular divisions plus the Philippine Division, totaling less than half the size of its later forces.
Auto Prices to Rise Before October 1
Detroit based Automotive News reports new car prices will rise by about 9 to 10 percent after all makers file increases with the Office of Price Stabilization. Some firms may delay full raises to balance field inventories while OPS reviews costs, with final clearance possible in one to three weeks.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Negro Charged With Aggravated Assault in Pierce Fillmore Alley
Matthew Gordon, 33, charged in Potter County Court with aggravated assault against Virginia Williams. Williams, staying at a hotel, said Gordon drew a knife after an argument over a car deal in the 200 block of Pierce Fillmore alley. Gordon remained jailed at noon without arraignment.
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Matthew Gordon
Potter County
Gordon
Virginia Williams
Pierce-Fillmore Alley
Denton Record-Chronicle Names New Managing Editor
Allen Bogan named managing editor of the Denton Record-Chronicle succeeding Raymond Holbrook who resigned. Bogan brings experience from The Record-Chronicle The Dallas Dispatch-Journal and Dallas Times Herald. Holbrook previously worked at Plainview Herald Amarillo Globe-News and Tyler Morning Telegraph before joining Denton in 1949. Under Holbrook the paper won the 1951 AP Managing Editors community service award and he was elected secretary at the February meeting. Holbrook has not announced future plans.
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Denton
Allen Bogan
Denton Record- Chronicle
Raymond Holbrook
Bogan
Record-Chronicle
Dallas Dispatch-Journal
Dallas Times Herald
Holbrook
Plainview Herald
Amarillo Globe-News
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Record Chronicle
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Bond Set for Tyler on DWI Charge in Justice Court
Bond of 1500 dollars set for Robert Gordie Tyler of Amarillo after he waived examining trial in Mrs Ivy Wilkinson s Justice of the Fence court on a felony DWI charge. Tyler was arrested last Saturday and had a 1948 Randall County misdemeanor DWI conviction.
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Robert Gordie Tyler
Amarillo
Ivy Wilkinson
Justice of the Fence
Tyler
Randall County
Parade Committee Meets Tomorrow for Sept 24 Opening
Tri-State Fair parade committee will meet tomorrow at noon at Silver Grill Cafeteria 400 Polk to plan the long and colorful opening parade. Chairman Frank Helvey notes Amarillo Air Force Base involvement is expected with details to be announced. Committee members include Mason King Ben Andis Sid Harper John Anderson Don Schomburg Captain Porter L Oakes Tommy Thompson Fred Schofield Delbert Dalby and Bob Brummal.
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Silver Grill
Polk
Frank Helvey
Amarillo Air Force Base
Helvey
Mason King
Ben Andis
Sid Harper
John Anderson
Don Schomburg
Porter L. Oakes
Tommy Thompson
Fred Schofield
Delbert Dalby
Bob Brummal
First Teen Hayride Planned in Amarillo Parks
A Friday night hayride for teenagers in Amarillo parks kicks off a series. The Sanborn Park event uses a park department truck and ends at Thompson Park with a wiener roast. Reservations are with the park supervisor.
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Amarillo Parks
Sanborn Park
Park Department
Thompson Park
Traffic Ordinance Set for Approval in Amarillo
The Amarillo city commission was to grant final approval to a traffic ordinance banning left turns into or from alleys driveways or buildings in business districts after its first reading last week. Delaware remains the first state to ratify the Constitution preserving the whipping post as a punishment for criminals.
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Amarillo
Delaware
Hiccups Halt After Years For Phoenix Man
Jack O Leary a 26 year old former Los Angeles grocery clerk who hiccuped once a second for over three years found relief when the spasms stopped abruptly in Phoenix on Sunday He and his mother and sister had traveled to seek strength for a planned phrenic nerve severing operation that could leave him paralyzed The attack began after peritonitis in June 1948
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jack O'Leary
Los Angeles
Darlyn
O’leary
O'Leary
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