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1932: Movie Star's Former Wife Recovering at Hotel Hilton
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03/29/1932 Mrs. Grace Smith Tibbett, former wile of Lawrence Tibbett, actor and opera singer, was recovering at Hotel Hilton today from injuries received late yesterday when she lost control of her automobile 20-miles west, of Deming, N. M. Her companion,... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Tales from the Morgue
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1916: MAIN BUILDING OF STATE SCHOOL OF MINES BURNS; SOLDIER-FIREMAN INJURED
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10/30/1916 Private Roy E. Teel, Eight Cavalry, Fractures Hip in Fall From Roof; Structue, Furniture and Chemical Equipment Valued at $30,000 Totally Destroyed. __ Fire of unknown origin shortly after 6 o’clock yesterday morning completely destroyed the administration, or main... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Tales from the Morgue
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1969: Mandy Honored in New Location
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10/29/1969 "The only mule car in existence that was used between two cities, and two nations ..." was dedicated in a new location today by a gathering of city and civic officials from both sides of the border. Fred Bailey,... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Tales from the Morgue
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1932: Sour Apples Cause County Jail Revolt
03/29/1932 County Jail Prisoners Throw Stewed Fruit on Floor Sheriff Tom Armstrong today said he would investigate complaints of federal prisoners that the county jail concessionaire is overcharging prisoners. Federal prisoners in tank two were allowed freedom of the tank... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Tales from the Morgue
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1936: Bar Closing At Midnight Is Proposed
07/10/1936 Two Aldermen Suggest Saloons Observe State Law TRADE LOSS FEARED City Attorney Studies Request Of Robey for 1 A. M. Curfew Rule Aldermen W. E. Casteel and O. J. Allen said today they believed the state law governing the... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Tales from the Morgue
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1966: Declare Rail Service Is Deliberately Graded Down
09/16/1966 Charges that Texas and Pacific passenger coaches are filthy and rat-infested, and that service in and out of El Paso is deliberately down-graded and deplorable, were heard today at a Texas Railroad Commission hearing. The El Paso hearing, presided... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Tales from the Morgue
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1948: City Council Rejects Protest Against Parking Lot Sign
April 1, 1948 Hal V. Patton today threatened court action after the City Council rejected his protest that a parking lot sign erected in a city street by Alderman Martin F. Bauman constitutes "discrimination" against other parking lots. Mr. Patton... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1940: 1940 AUTO PLATES RECEIVED BY ROSCH
01/03/1940 County Tax Assessor-Collector Rosch today received the first shipment of license plates for 1940. The new passenger car plates have purple numerals, on a cream-white background. The commercial plates are orange and black. Passenger car plates for El. Paso... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1951: Bus Driver Studies Beauty, Observes Women's Hair
Women riding the Park Line bus late in the afternoon may think the driver, Al Grasham. is making eyes at them. The 41-year-old bus operator is only looking at their hair. Before Grasham goes on duty each day at 4:18... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1935: Warden of Federal Prison Delights in His Farming
10/08/1935 Tom B: White Likes to Talk About Crops and Animals, Like Valley Grower Instead of Head of Jail Warden Tom B. White likes to talk about his crops and his animals at the Federal Detention Farm, 20 miles up... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1934: Four Are Killed In Auto, Train Accidents Here
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12/09/1934 Two Oklahoma Women Die When Their Car Leaves Road Near Fabens; Another Is Injured Engine Strikes Elderly Man Retired Rancher Succumbs From Hurts Received Thursday Night When He Walked Into Side Of Vehicle. El Paso's traffic death toll yesterday... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1963: Over 300,000 Will Greet JFK On Visit To El Paso
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06/05/1963 More than 300,000 El Pasoans and visitors from several hundred miles distant, will greet the President of the United States when he arrives in the City Wednesday. President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas Gov. John Connally and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1932: Volunteer Firemen Bar Gold-digging Girls
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06/08/1932 GENTLY, but firmly. Secy. H. Y. Ellis of the El Paso Volunteer Firemen's Assn. announced today that gold-digging girls will not be permitted to frolic with the volunteer firemen at their annual party tomorrow at 6:15 p.m. in Juarez.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1966: Report Urges Downtown 'Revitalization' Program
October 18, 1966 By MARSHALL HAIL El Paso as a whole can expect a substantial increase in retail sales volume during the next 20 years, but downtown El Paso presorts a different picture. Between now and 1970 the rate of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1944: El Paso Sergeant Kills Nazi, Swims River, Escapes
01/25/1944 HAL BOYLE Associated Press Correspondent ON THE 5TH ARMY FRONT IN ITALY, Jan. 23.—(Delayed)—A little El Paso sergeant who killed a German with his own machine-pistol, told today how he ran two and a half miles barefooted to safety... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1966: Bedlam Reigns In El Paso
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03/20/1966 By Jeff Berry Up town, downtown, all around town, bedlam reigned as cheering Miner fans celebrated Saturday night’s victory over Kentucky. Thousands cheered the victory in a frenzy matched only by VE and VJ days, 21 years ago. From... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1948: Ascarate Council Will Take Time To Organize City
01/16/1948 Ascarate is giving "mature" thought to organizing its city departments, but plans to take its own time, Mayor Tracy said today. "We have been a city only two days," the mayor said, "We have not had time to organize.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1966: Judge Suttle Fines Singer Johnny Cash $1,000
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March 8, 1966 “I realize my mistake,” recording star Johnny Cash told U.S. District Judge D.W. Suttle Tuesday before receiving a$1,000 fine and a 30-day suspended sentence for possession of illegal drugs a misdemeanor charge that he pleaded guilty to... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1934: TALLEST MAN TO OPPOSE BIGGEST COMMISSIONER
January 27, 1934 DAVID H. MORRISS, the tallest man in El Paso (when Jake Erlich is with the circus), today announced his candidacy against the heaviest present county commissioner, John L. Andreas. Mr. Morriss is six feet and nine inches... Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1998: Nation's great generals influenced Fort Bliss
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06/14/1998 Jim Conley El Paso Times Some of this century's most famous or important U.S. Army generals left their mark on Fort Bliss and the surrounding area - and two actually fought in this region. Many people know that Gen.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 5, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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1950: Squirrel Goes Places On His Owner's Hat
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Feb. 2, 1950 An El Pasoan has a real squirrel on his hat. The little critter is a flying squirrel and is owned by Clayton M. Garrett of 711 North Stan ton street, assistant manager of the Yandell Theater. "I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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UTEP's Conference USA schedule announced
The first UTEP football schedule of the Sean Kugler era will only feature one home game after Oct. 12 and just two crossover games to go with six West Division games. The Conference USA schedule was released Wednesday, a week after new divisional alignments were announced for 2013-14 that included... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2013 at The Mine Shaft | UTEP athletics with Bret Bloomquist
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Around Town Aug. 24, 1895
Mayor Campbell was on the sick list yesterday, but his friends hope to see him well and out today. The shooting heard last night was done by Constable John Sellman killing a mad dog for a neighbor. El Paso was... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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8 years of planning produced Bassett Center, EP's 1st mall
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By Trish Long Photo: March 2, 1962 - Mayor Ralph Seitsinger, second from left, officiates at ribbon-cutting ceremonies during the opening of the $7 million Bassett Center. On hand to give their approval are Charles N. Bassett Corp. officials, from... Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Tales from the Morgue
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Former KTSM anchor Ben Swann taking heat for viral Sandy Hook video
Former El Paso television news anchor Ben Swann is taking national heat for a report that has gone viral questioning whether the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut was really the work of a lone gunman. Swann,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Media Buzz | News/views about local media
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