Seven Federal Indictments Include Amarillo Pair
The grand jury returned seven indictments Friday morning. Amarillo defendants include Jack Gibson 23 charged with three counts of theft from interstate shipment and entering a Santa Fe boxcar. Also named is B Bandy 20 formerly at the Amarillo post office indicted for theft from the mails. Other defendants include Theodis Gratten 21 charged with counterfeiting a government certificate and posting faces on bills, Catalina Burrola an Amarillo Mexican woman charged with unemployment compensation fraud, William Foutch Beckley Wash driving a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce, Billy James Pampa driving a stolen vehicle, and Eugene Martin Sudan impersonating a government check payee.
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Federal District
Amarillo
Jack G. Gibson
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Land
Theodis Gratten
North Adams
Gratten
Catalina Burrola
William Eugene Foutch
Beckley
Billy W. James
Pampa
Eugene Martin
Sudan
Gopher Digs Into Septic Tank Near Pleasant Valley Spring
In Pleasant Valley Texas a dust road lead to a bubbling spring where residents suspected a sewer break. County engineer Frank Harrison found a gopher dug into the septic tank, causing effluent to seep to the surface after residents bathe.
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Panhandle
Texas
Bluebonnet and
Galardia
Pleasant Valley
Frank Harrison
Roy L. Mount Dies After Long Illness
Roy L. Mount aged 91 died at 9 o clock Thursday night in a San hospital after a lengthy illness. Born August 18, 1811, he was a native Texan who had lived in Amarillo for years and was a Baptist Church member. Survivors include his father J. W. Mount of Amarillo, brother Robert C. Mount of Amarillo, and five sisters Amy Dodson and GL Duckworth of Amarillo, R. R. Daughit of Albuquerque, John Killian of Pampa, and S. L. Roland of Fresno California. His body was to be returned to Amarillo Friday by N. B. Griggs & Bons. funeral plans pending.
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May
H.C. Dodson
GL. Duckworth
Amarilo
R.R. Daughit
Albuquerque
John’ Killian
Pampa
8. L. Roland
Fl Centro
Cal
Sharp Funeral to Be Saturday
Services for Homer Lloyd Sharp aged 43 will be held at 10 o clock Saturday morning at the Assembly of God Church 601 Cleveland with Rev A A Daly officiating assisted by Rev E R Foster Burial will be in Liano Cemetery under direction of Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home Sharp overseer of a farm southwest of Amarillo died of a heart attack at his home Thursday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lloyd ‘Sharp
Assembly of God Church
Cleveland
A. A. Daly
E. R. Foster
Liano Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Mr. Sharp
Amarillo
Youth Is Fined On Car Charge
Phillip Ray Benton aged 17 pleaded guilty in county court to driving an automobile without the owner's consent. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs by Judge F. O. Northcutt. Far Chism, also 17, from a farm near Amarillo, faces automobile theft charges in the same case with bond set at 1,000 by Justice of the Peace CW Carder. The car, owned by R. M. Matney, was found abandoned near Tredewind Airport. Seven people took radio operator license exams Friday morning in the federal building, conducted by D. F. Holaday of the FCC.
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Phillip Ray Benton
East Fifteenth
F. O. Northcutt Far Chism
Amarillo
CW. Carder
Justice of the Peace
R. M. Matney
Parker
Inter
Tredewind Airport
Registration Hurdle For 18 Year Olds In Amarillo
Clerks at the Amarillo draft board in Municipal Auditorium reported low turnout on the opening day of 18 year old registration. Most delayed due to classes or college. Registrants voiced resignation, hoping not to be drafted soon while some saw it as necessary. The deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday with projected 5000 forms to be processed by Potter County board. Switch engine collides with a car on a side track near Fast Tenth Avenue. no injuries.
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Arart Registratio
Municipal Auditorium
Fone
Kenneth Lee Beck
North ‘McMasters
Robert E. Rea
Bushland
Robert
Gerald Ray Poindexter
North East Sixth
Navy
Fred Combs
Milam
Amarillo
Britain Bolsters Defenses in Grave International Crisis
London reports steps to strengthen domestic defenses as demobilization slows and recruitment rises. The War Office plans to swell auxiliary territorial services to 45 000, recruit women 18 to 40, and deploy 25 aircraft with 10 000 men aged 20 to 50 as special constables in London. Maj J W B Rogers cites urgent need amid German threat. A cabinet and defense chiefs meeting with Foreign Secretary Bevin underscored the gravity of the situation. John E Lee, 44, VP of Bexar County National Bank, died last night after a possible heart attack at Alamo Stadium shortly before a football game.
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London
Britain
War Office
Auxiliary Territorial Services
J. W. B. Rogers
London Constabulary
Ernest Bevin
TEXAS
San Antonio
John E. Lee
Bexar County National Bank
Alamo Stadium
Thug Escapes After Mistaken Husband Wife Spat Folly
A thief fled up the street yesterday after a natural misstep by bystanders. Police arrived as the robber broke free and escaped. Passers by explained they mistook the incident as a domestic quarrel involving Mrs. Franke, thinking it was only a husband wife spat.
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Mrs. Franke
Markets and Livestock Reports From New York and Midwest
Closing New York stock figures appear from major brokers including Merri Lynch and several unnamed firms. Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show cattle and calves steady to mixed, hogs lower to steady, spring lambs weak, with notable price ranges and stock totals for the day.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Smwago Livestock
Chicago
Ahd
Mediuim Graaners
Potter County budget to be $20,000 lower in 1949
Potter County's 1949 budget will total about 1,293,280, down from 1,313,690 in 1948. The six funds rise overall by about 120,000, chiefly due to dropping the county park fund, while the Northwest Texas Hospital budget climbs to 651,060 from 585,000 and the road and bridge fund reaches 171,650. The general fund is the largest at 221,500, with increases announced for officers' salaries and county court programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willotal
Tri-State Pair Park
Northwest Texas
Commissioners Court
Little Theater Welcomes Anything as Birthday Gift
Amarillo Little Theater celebrates 21st birthday with a needs list from Oma Link Rowley. The Junior League invites gifts of props and equipment, from land and building to kitchen items and stage gear, with storage space now available. The Sept 23 party at Municipal Auditorium features a cake and exhibits of 21 years of ALT work.
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Amarillo
Little ‘Theater
Community Arts Committee
Junior League
Early Amarillo life and political notes cross paths in 1890s memoirs
The excerpt recalls Baird family origins near Cloudcroft and Higgins New Mexico, trail drives through the Panhandle, and marriage in 1898 to Miss Pairlee Porter. It notes Baird later living in Canyon, church and lodge memberships, and survivors. It also mentions Democratic party sentiment and Truman political travel, including staff and speeches in Dexter Iowa.
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Old City Lake
Amarillo
Baird
Cloudcroft
Southwest
Panhandle
Penasco
Fort Sumner
House
Endee
Clayton
Cimarron River
Beaver City
James FF. T
N. J
J. C
Higgins
Pairlee Porter
R. J. Porter
Grand, Okio
Sandhill
Floyd County
Canyon
Canyon First Christian Church
Masonic and
Odd Fellow
W. J. “Bil” Baird
John L. McCarty
Evelyn Jeanne McCarty
James and
Wilbur Don McCarty
Motor Scooter Rider Is Hurt
Johnnie Joe Counts a 16 year old from 2304 North West First suffered a leg injury in a collision between a motor scooter and a sedan driven by Mrs Opal Lewis of Endee New Mexico. The crash occurred about 7 45 p m Thursday at Sixth and Virginia as Counts rode west on Sixth and Lewis traveled north on Virginia according to police.
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Johnnie Joe Counts
North West First
Opal Lewis
Endee
Virginia
Manufacturers To Meet in Houston at Rice Hotel
E Clements chairman of the Panhandle Chapter of the Texas Manufacturers Association announced Friday the 25th annual conference will be held in Houston at the Rice Hotel October 21 22. He is president of Superior Manufacturing Co and said the program hopes to surpass all previous conferences in the group's 26 year history. Keynote will be delivered by Chester May vice president of Star Gas Company Dallas and chairman of TMA's Senior Council. Other speakers and topics will follow from HA Burrow of Bonham of TMA.
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Run. E. Clements
Panhandle
Texas Manfacturers Association
Hous
Rice Hotel
Clements
Superior’ Manufacturing Co
Chester May
Star Gas’ Company
Dallas
TMA
Burrow of
Bonham
Indian army moves into Hyderabad ends standoff
Three columns crossed into Hyderabad from west north and southeast as Indian troops moved to secure the state. The advance met light resistance mainly as guerrilla steps at the flanks while Hyderabad urged surrender and civilians were called to join the fight, with the capital reporting calm.
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Secunderabad
Hyderabad
India
Sholapur
Hysserabad
Amarillo Police Officers and Divorce Case Timeline
A policeman residing at the Murray Hotel since 1945 and another officer Brasher linked to an ongoing investigation are noted. Curtis Travis filed for divorce from Doce Travis in district court, citing four years of cruel and unkind treatment. The couple, married September 23, 1936, have two children and separated March 1, 1948. Mrs Travis works as a hospital delivery room subsidiary worker.
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Murray Hotel
Harrison
Amarillo
Evansville
Ind
Brasher
Ben Smith
Curtis Travis
Doce Travis
W. A. Culwell
Travis
Amarillo Cops Recover 1946 Buick Roadmaster Stolen Night Before
Amarillo police recovered a 1946 Buick Roadmaster stolen from B. M. Daniels at 815 Palo Duro after it was taken from the 3500 block West Sixth Street. The car was found abandoned in the 100 block of Lamar, undamaged. J E Lisdale reported a 1934 Ford coach stolen from 500 North Fillmore at about 9 p.m.
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Amarillo
B. M. Daniels
Palo Duro
West Sixth
Lamar
J. E. Lisdale
North Arthur
North Fillmore
Building at Air Field Is Leased to Merit Mills Inc
A warehouse at Amarillo Army Air Field owned by the city has been leased to Merit Mills Inc for monthly rent of 96.16 dollars. City Transportation Director Lefty Fowler oversees the leasing of air field buildings for storage of alfalo meal.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
Merit Mills, Inc
Lefty Fowler
Air Field
Truman returns to Washington amid party split support
President Truman's Oct 2 return to Washington featured Barkley and Cabinet members Marshall and Sawyer at the station to bid him farewell. The Houston Chronicle, tied to Jesse H. Jones, endorsed the GOP ticket of Dewey and Warren and urged Democrats in the South to abandon lingering sectional loyalties in favor of a two party system.
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Dewey
Warren
New York
California
The
Chronicle
Truman
Jones
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Alang
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh, NC
News and Observer
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Daniels
Margaret
Des Moines
Iowa
Dexter
Democratic
Mutual Broadcasting System
Washington
Barkley
Marshall
Commerce Sawyer
Houston Chronicle
Jesse H. Jones
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pursuit for Kathryn Horton In Amarillo Death Notification
Amarillo police advise homeland authorities in Dillon Montana to locate Kathryn Horton to relay death news of Robert Murchison who died in Dillon hospital. Murchison asked his sister be found and informed. Captain J L King notes she lives in Amarillo but cannot be identified. Police have not reached her by standard channels.
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Kathryn Horton
Amarillo
Dillon
Mont
J.L. King
Robert Murchison
Dillon Hospital
Murchison
Electrical short sparks slight Hub Clothiers blaze
Firemen answered a call to the Hub Clothiers at 604 Polk Friday at 11 10 a.m. Only slight damage resulted, as Fire Chief George Cooper labeled it an electrical short. Pending salary talks for Potter County road workers to be decided Monday by the commissioners court. A pension decision for the workers was delayed due to the county auditor’s absence.
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Hub Clothiers
Polk
George Cooper
Potter County
Commissioners Court
John Crudgington
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Ruth Anne Burger
David Burger
Perryton
Ira Saxton
Leeton
and Burger
J. D. Sexton
C. A. Earle
Warrensburg
I. S. Burger
Stump
Waka
Roy L. Mount
Civil Service
Federal Building
D. F. Holaday
Federal Communications Foramission
Tenth Avenue
Johnson and
Grant Streets
Thug
Groom
Joe Bernstein
New York City
Magy
Merri Lynch
Beane Amer
Hainac
Baldwin
Baltimore
Barnedall
Benaic
Bethienem
Popeay
United Wallop Walworth Co
Jowe Sound
Ridson
Western” Auto
Hedric
Bae Gainer Praser
Wentworth
Wright Hareral
County
Houston
Poik
Rillo's
Blackburn-Shaw
Tieth
Pierce
Aera
Pablum
Brooks
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