Indicted for Slayings ends in deadly confrontation
Amarillo man Dewey Hicks faces a double slaying indictment for the Damron killings in Canyon. Police Chief Wiley Alexander chased Hicks after a report of a gun in his car. Hicks, 45, reportedly shot himself after telling the chief to take a rifle, ending the encounter. Hicks was also slated for trial on a driving while intoxicated charge in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
UPD
Hicks
Dewey Hicks
Alexander
Wiley ‘Alexan
Joseph Richard Damron
Joseph William Damron
Canyon
Randall County
Sherff Slim Johnson
Damron
Second U.S. hail death tied to Spur Texas 1924 tragedy
Spur Texas reports a second authenticated U S death from hail, that of eight year old Oneta Kerley near Spur in 1924. She died in a hailstorm while returning from school. several siblings and neighbors survived with injuries and were shielded during the storm.
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United States
South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
J. C. Clark
Levelland
Texas Spur
Oneta Kerley
Joe Kerley
Red Hill
Spur
Glenn Latham
Wallace Conaway
Dickens
Kerley
John Paul Jones
DWI and Check Law Violations In County Court
Penalties were assessed Tuesday in four check law violation cases and a DWI case. Pleading guilty were Alan Stapleton Jr., Amos Terry, Paul Bartholomew, and L. L. Akard with fines and jail terms. Geronimo Reyna Lopez pleaded guilty to DWI and was fined and jailed. Bonds were set for Pearlene Long and Thelma Hawkins on shoplifting and aggravated assault charges. Atty Brackett noted the assault stemmed from a shooting injuring Vera Orams. John Noel Reeves faced driving under the influence of narcotics. A jury later set 25 dollars and 30 days for Jerry Shobert in an aggravated assault case. Negrete was held on $750 bond.
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Alan Stapleton Jr
33Rd St
Amos Terry
W3rd St
Paul Bartholomew
Odessa
L. L. Akard
13Th St
Geronimo Reyna Lopez
Rt. 1
Slaton
Pearlene Long
Ave
Thelma Hawkins
Asst
Quinn Brackett
Vera Lee Orams
Hickory
Block Ave
Jerry Shobert
2Nd St
Emanuel Montemayor
Lubbock
Australian journalist tours West Texas press scene
Australian journalist Robert Suggett, visiting Lubbock on a traveling scholarship, praised The Avalanche Journal and West Texas as impressive and democratic. He will tour 27 American cities, visiting Lubbock, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston, with plans to describe the American scene back home. He noted Texas cotton and US openness.
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Australia
Bob Suggett
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Marvin Tomme
Ralls
Suggett
United States
English Speaking Union Organization
Texas
Avalanche Journal
Robert L. Suggest
Warrnambool
Victoria
America
Lubbock
Tomme
Balls Banner
West Texas
Rim
England
Melbourne
London
West Coast
California
New York
Deep South
Florida
Midwest
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Melbourne ‘Herald
Texas cash balance hits 8.4 million as revenue upturn aids fund
State Comptroller Robert S. Calvert reported the general revenue fund had an 8.436 million cash balance on May 31, the best showing in a year. May receipts reached 85.6 million with disbursements just under 18.2 million, while a 59 million deficit persisted as of May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Control Of Life Insurance Firm Here Changes Hands
Western Fire and Indemnity Group has bought controlling interest in Investors Security Life Insurance Co of Lubbock. A name change to Mid Western Investors Life Insurance Co is proposed with a stockholders meeting on June 20 at the home office in Lubbock. New directors include John C. Alford and Harvey J. Brewington among others from Lubbock, Lubbock, and Amarillo with Murrell R. Tripp named president and chairman.
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The
Life Company
John C. Alford
Petersburg
Harvey J. Brewington
R. K. Harty
R. C. Hewett
Lubbock
E. B. Fullingim
Lorenzo
H. M. Gable
Muleshoe
Tripp
W. M. Decker
James F. Smith Sr
James F. Smith Jr
Amarillo
Board of Directors
Fast Way To Dry Up Fever Blisters
An old advertisement promotes CAMPHO PHENIQUE as a quick remedy for fever blisters and cold sores. It claims local anesthesia to relieve pain and antiseptic drying action to prevent infection and promote rapid healing. The copy urges immediate application and keeping a bottle ready in the medicine chest.
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Self
Dinner Club
Eldorado Motor Hootel and Restaurant
Amarifio Hwy
Buford Graham
Myr
U.S
Nikita
Cairo
Moscow
UPI
United Arab Republic
Abdel Nakim Amer
Nivita S. Khrushchev
John Noel Reeves
62Nd
College Ave
BANK
Orember Federal Depgs)! Insurance Corporation
Zale
Schick
Broadway
Caprock Shopping Center
Plainview, Texas
Clemente Garja
Brewington
Dean H. Enabait
C. M. Mace
Adv
de Witt
Monterey
Firestone
Firestone Nylon
Plymouths
Ramblers
Studebakers
Hudsons
Firestone Double
Firestone Expert Car Service
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