Local Obituary Notices From Amarillo Area
Willis Lee McWhorter 67 of West Cotton Wood Drive died Monday husband of Connie Pather and four others. R D and Paul survive with 21 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Also listed are N. 8 Griges and Sg Sidney Hunt with service pending. Ellis Levin Johnson 26 of North Garfield died Tuesday son of Ellis and Mrs Johnson brother of multiple siblings. Service pending with Griggs and Sons.
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McWhorter
Willis Lee McWhorter
West Cotton Wood Drive
Connie A. Pather
Evie Simpson
Laverne Norfleet
Lenora Prestridge
Essie Kreutzberg
R. D
Paul
Griges
Sidney C. Hunt
N. Mirror
Apan
Beatrice
Herman Hunt
Ernest
Fred
Ward
Sienn
Charles
Ray
Kenneth Region
Amarillo
Johnson Ellis Levin Johnson
North Garfield
Ellis Johnson
Vernon
Gordon
Ellis, Jr
Howard
Faye
Caroline
Shelby
Priscilla
Vickie
Griggs and Sons
Remains in Jail on $10,000 Bond
Stanley R. Smith, charged on two counts of assault with intent to murder, remained in Potter County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond. Bond set at $5,000 on each count after a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Henry 8 Bishop. Victims Sid Taylor and E Bruce Hatter were shot in the 5000 block of North East Eighth. Taylor is 37, Hatter 27. Smith, 36, lives at 810 A Garfield.
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Stanley R. Smith
Potter County
Henry
Bishop
47Th District
C. W. Carder
Smith
St. Anthony's Hospital
Sid Taylor
North East Twenty-third
E. Bruce Hatter
Brown Drive
North East Eighth
Garfield
Youth Charged In Baby s Death in Dallas
Richard H Tucker age 17 faces murder without malice charge in the death of a year old infant. The child Leslie Fletcher died after consuming beer and soda at a party left by his mother with a teenage babysitter and friends present. Mexican life expectancy is reported at 33 3 years.
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Dallas
Richard Harold Tucker
Leslie Fletcher
Oatis case prompt in Senate calls for no deal
Senator O Conor, a Maryland Democrat, urged in the Senate that no bargain be made with Czechoslovakia to free Associated Press correspondent William Oatis. He cited remarks by Ambassador Prochazka hinting at negotiation and stressed that liberty must come without trading concessions or money.
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Washington
O'Connor
Maryland
Senate
Czechoslovakia
William Oatis
Associated Press
O’conor
Vladimir Procharka
O'Conor
Oatis
Prochazka
Truck Explodes On River Drive Amid Overnight Blast
A motor freight truck exploded in the 1300 block of River Drive. Witnesses reported no one was inside the vehicle at the time and the driver fled then returned to switch off the ignition. A local resident said the explosion startled her greatly and debris spread across the area. No immediate details on the cause were available.
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Noom
River Drive
R. H. Ray
Williams faces death penalty in Tulsa trial change
Witnesses from Plainview describe heated confrontation over owed money before a shooting at a filling station. Lebow dies, Williams displayed a menacing look and demanded repayment. Defense cites self defense as jury weighs death penalty. trial moved from Plainview to Tulsa.
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Plainview
Cordin Huddleston
Lebow
Williams
Hoyt Curry
W. D. Miller
H. Pelphrey
Nath Burkett
Henry Snyderman
J. D. Patterson
Harold Palmore
Stanley Morrison
Troy Vandiver
Fort Worth
Stolen bicycle thief jailed after Cradock ride
Henry Saul rode a bicycle he had stolen in Cradock two years earlier and was recognized. He was jailed for three months after the incident.
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Henry Saul
Cradock
South Africa
500 Attend Meeting Of Old Settlers
About 500 Panhandle old settlers gathered in the city auditorium for the Old Settlers Association annual meeting at 10:30 AM. Edd Rodgers of Claude was elected president. Olive Dixon and Johnny Archer won vice presidencies, A. P. Skeet Gibson became secretary treasurer. W J Flesher presided while Mayor Gene Klein and Dr J A Hill welcomed the group. Most attendees were Amarillo residents, with about 100 from other Panhandle towns. The Panhandle Old Settlers Association has met each Tri State Fair week since 1914, with four years excluded.
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Panhandle
Old Settlers Association
Edd Rodgers
Claude
Olive Dixon
Johnny Archer
A. P. “Skeet” Gibson
W.J. Flesher
Gene Klein
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Oldsters
Dr. Hill
Amarillo
Thomas F. Turner
No Price Ceilings For the Canadians
Ottawa reports that Canadian finance minister Douglas Abbott rejects price ceilings and argues that a temporary drop in living standards is the price Canadians must pay for freedom and security following remarks last night.
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Ottawa
Canada
Douglas Abbott
Waterborne diseases cost Venezuela billions in lost time
The government estimates sickness from waterborne diseases costs Venezuela 39 million dollars annually through lost work time medical services and related expenses across the country.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Back Ache Advice From Surgeon In 1940s Tip
Dr Earl D McBride Oklahoma City orthopedic surgeon tells housewives to copy a beer drinker at a bar to ease back pain. He explains a bar rail relaxes the spine and urges placing one foot on a stool while ironing to achieve a restful posture.
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ST. Louis
Earl D. McBride
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Surgical Congress
Bishop Flooded By 6 Inch Rain
Severe storms drenched Bishop Texas with over six inches of rain in four hours causing flash flooding that sent residents to a school building for shelter. Across the region Kingsville Corpus Christi Petrolilla Robstown reported heavy totals, with water two feet deep in some homes as the high water receded and about 80 people evacuated near Transquitas Creek.
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Associated Press
Bishop
South Texas
Kingsville
Corpus Christi
Robstown
Transquitas Creek
Traffic Ticket Mixup Confuses Motorist in New Orleans
In New Orleans Patrolman Lawless issued Murray Kops a $2.60 ticket for a caution light violation. An error directed the case to the traffic bureau for a red light charge at $5. Kops paid $2.50, Lawless apologized, and returned to Kops’ home with the old amount.
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New Orleans
Lawless
Kops
Albert E. Lawless
Murray Kops
Trial Seeks Pipe as Key in Mrs Hulen Case
Dr. Jackson described head contusions and finger bruises found on the victim after a late April 25 examination. He could not fix time of death due to washed wounds, and testified bruises could indicate gripping an object like a pipe. Court recessed until 1:30 pm with ~40 witnesses expected.
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Jackson
Singleton
Pipkin
Fair place honors in final go round poultry and horse divisions
E V Quattlebaum of Clarendon and Nels Sorenson of Amarillo tied with 40 points in sweepstakes for poultry. Judge W C Tallant noted an extra bird could have tipped the scales. Dalene owned by Jenkins Bros Fort Worth won grand champion in the quarter horse mares, while Reserve went to Miss T., a 1948 mare. John Stevens of Matador Ranch manages the Matador operation.
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E. V. Quattlebaum
Rhode Island
Clarendon
Nels Sorenson
Amarillo
W. C. “Bill” Tallant
Oklahoma City
Quattlebaum
Sorenson
Miss T
John Stevens
Matador Ranch
Matador
Local county fair shows advance in quarterhorse and swine judging
Jiggs Caskey oversees placing for the quarterhorse show while Jenkins Bros sweep top awards in morning judging. Open class swine champions crowned with Poland China, Duroc, and Hampshire wins. Aubrey Crossland notes superior hog quality. Winners include Mares foaled 1951 Al Wilson Silverton and Mares foaled 1950 Vernon Bradley.
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Jiggs Caskey
Jenkins Bros
al Wilson
Silverton
Vernon Bradley
O. G. Hill
Hereford
Poland
China
Duroc
Hampshire
Aubrey Crossland
West Texas State College
Wyatt Harmon
Happy
John Adams
Stacey Scott
Goodett
Durocsow
Lowell Hill
Canyon
Jerry Preston
McLean
Eldon Plunk
Amarillo
Italy Defies Treaty Limits Seeks Self Defense Change
Italy calls for immediate scrap of treaty restraints on armed forces and other curbs as part of broader moves to align former adversaries against the Communist threat. The stance follows Japan’s San Francisco peace pact and a postwar Germany peace framework agreed by the Big Three days earlier.
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Italy
San Francisco
Germany
Negro Migration From Mississippi Reflects Racial Demographics
Jackson Mississippi reports that mass Negro migration since 1940 shifted Mississippi’s population balance. Census Bureau figures for 1950 show 1,188,489 whites and 990,485 non whites, down from a roughly even split in 1940.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Britain warns Iran over expulsion of oil workers at Abadan
Britain protests in Tehran after Iran expelled oil men from Abadan refining city on Shatt el Arab. Foreign office states Iran bears responsibility for consequences and hints at possible force if needed, signaling strain in Anglo Iranian relations and risk to international stability.
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Tance
Shatt-e-el- Arab
Iran
Iraq
Tehran
Foreign Office
Abadan
Shepherd
Britain
Iran Britain oil clash tests Cold War loyalties
The fragment notes Iran’s oil nationalization and Britain’s response amid a 1921 mutual defense treaty with Russia, The Hague ICJ rulings, and UK oil operations suspension. Britain seeks White House reaction for London cabinet talks, with Abadan force considerations and broader NATO allies referenced.
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Iran
Russia
Abadan
Bri
International Court of Justice
the Hague
Britain
White House
Washington
London
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