Bellhop Ralph Crandall Found Hanged at Atlas Hotel
Authorities report Ralph Joseph Crandall 40 was found dead in a room at the Atlas Hotel Amarillo by a housekeeper on Sunday morning The coroner declared death by self action Crandall lived with his mother at 707 North Van Buren and leaves a wife a son and two daughters plus two sisters in Amarillo and San Francisco
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Ralph Joseph Crandall
Amarillo
Atlas
Carder
Crandall
Margaret Crandall
North van Buren
Atlas Hotel
Ina Crandall
Love
Margaret
Marian
San Francisco
George Hook
Roger Rosander
Ex Amarillo Man Dies in Oregon Civic Leader Robert E. Hill
Robert E. Hill former Amarillo resident and civic leader died Saturday morning in Grants Pass Oregon after injuries from an August 8 automobile crash. Funeral services are set for Tuesday in Oklahoma City where his family said he moved from Amarillo via Grants Pass. Hill led local commerce groups and served as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce organizer and Amarillo Business Club president in 1935. Survivors include his wife.
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Robert E. Hill
Amarillo
Grants Pass
Ore
Oklahoma City
Hill
W. L. Buck Company
Amarillo Labor Day Parade Details Planned
Plainview and Dumas will send representatives in Amarillo's Labor Day parade. M. E. Winberg announced plans at Carpenter's Hall for a parade forming on Polk Street at 11 AM September 6 with a 10 AM reporting time. A barbecue at Thompson Park follows, then speeches and guest introductions.
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Plainview
Dumas
Amarillo
M. E. Winberg
Carpenter's Hall
West Seventh
Polk Street
Twelfth Street
Eighteenth Street
Third Street
Thompson Park
Ladies of Carpenters Union Auxiliary
Red Carnation Lodge No
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
J. E. Nicholson
Nat
Ott Sisk
Rainbow
R. Z. Kelley
Avalon
Fred Carr
Winberg
What Am I Saying Pull What Am I Saying Pull
A short humorous column by Frank Morcan notes that push and pull dynamics shape success. The piece compares effort to wind lifting a kite, suggesting persistent pull helps reach goals, even when doors resist. Copyright 1948 Post Corp. Inc.
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Frank Morcan
Post Corp., Inc
Paducah Man Critically Hurt in Head On Crash
Kenneth Lovelady of Paducah was critically injured in a two car head on collision on Highway 83 near Paducah. Jerry Phipps of Wellington was hospitalized with minor facial and head cuts. Sheriff Bill Kirk said Lovelady was towing another car when the crash occurred near a shallow hill four miles north of Paducah and the investigation continues.
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Paducah
Kenneth Lovelady
Here
Jerry Clark Phipps
Wellington
Phipps
Paducah-Childress
Lovelady
Bill Kirk
Cattle County
Kirk
Oldest Earth Rocks Located in the New World
Scientists trace the Laurentian upland around Hudson Bay as the ancient shield of North America. Estimated to be at least a billion years old this geologic core underpins the continent’s early crust and formation.
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New World
Laurentian
Hudson Bay
North American
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
The forecast calls for a Monday with partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures show little change with a mild warm trend expected into Tuesday across the Panhandle and west of the Pecos Valley in Texas and into New Mexico with highs in the 85 to 100 range and variable morning readings.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Heiress Overell to Wed Policeman in Los Angeles
Beaulah Louise Overell a 19 year old heiress announced plans to marry Robert Cannon a 28 year old Los Angeles police officer They met last April at a party for his 28th birthday Cannon a former air force gunner instructor has divorced La verne Del Santo and the couple plan to wed soon after His prior fiancé George Bud Gollum was acquitted with Overell of slaying her wealthy parents in the Newport Harbor yacht explosion on March 15 1947
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Los Angeles
Beaulah Louise Overell
Robert Cannon
Miss Overell
Bob
Cannon
Air Force
Laverne del Santo
Louise
George
Bud) Gollum
Newport Harbor
American official seized by Soviet police in Berlin incident
Thomas Headen deputy chief of the AMG information control division was dragged into a jeep by three Soviet soldiers at Potsdamer Platz in the British sector. His wife witnessed the incident as American and British guards deployed in the area. The report notes Moscow accused US provocation and places the event within broader postwar Berlin tensions.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Postdamer Platz
Thomas Headen
AMG
Headen
Potsdamer Platz
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
US State Department
Foreign Office
Trans- Jordan
Egypt
Abdullah
Jerusalem
No Man’s Land
Greece
Vitsi
Grammos
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
John A. Mackay
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton
New York
Thomas P. Headen
American Military Information Control Division
New York Sun
Army
Kansas City
University of Missouri
Kansas City Star
Sun
Allied Civil Affairs Command
American Military Government School
University of Virginia
Lone Star School Ex-Students Reunite in Panhandle
The Miss Cappies Kids ex student association held its annual reunion at Ellwood Park near Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon. Attendees included president H. M. Timmons and vice president Lena Dye, both Amarillo residents, with plans to install a showcase for relics from Lone Star School and other local schools.
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Canyon
H. M. Timmons
Lena Dickey Dye
Lena Hickox Bishop
Claude
Timmons
Henry Carter Funeral Set for Guymon Baptist Church
Funeral services for Henry Carter who died Saturday in Guymon are scheduled for 10 30 AM Monday at the Guymon Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Bollinger officiating.
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Henry Carter
Guymon
Guymon Baptist Church
Paul Bollinger
Eight Cities Hosted Congress by 1800
By 1800 the United States Congress had met in eight cities including Philadelphia Baltimore Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton and New York.
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Congress of the United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lancaster
York
Princeton
Annapolis
Trenton
New York
Committee Decides To Leave Wives Out
Washington reports that the House Un-American Activities Committee questioned Mrs. Alger Hiss but decided against using wives in its prewar Red underground inquiry. Nixon said no plans exist to call the Hiss or Chambers wives. subpoenas may target other witnesses ahead of public hearings. Senator Hatch criticized investigations as fishing for minnows, while Senator Jenner defended the inquiry and loyalty concerns.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Underground
Communist Party
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Red Underground
Mrs. Hiss
J. Peters
United States
Nixon
Hatch
New Mexico
Congressional Investigation of
House
Senate
FBI
Justice Department
Jenner
Indiana
17 Indicted in Grain Thefts
McKinney, Aug 22 AP Sherman Democrat reports 17 Grayson County truck drivers and owners indicted in Collin County on swindling grain by secret scale manipulation. Twelve arrested in Sherman and Collin County. bonds $500 to $1,500. Hearings not yet set. further indictments expected Sept 13.
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McKinney
Collin County
Lewis Brown
Grayson County
Brown
Sherman
Leon Yeager
Fred Prestage
Worden
Lamer
Tarrant
Hare
West Texas
Sherman Democrat
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Kiwanis Noon Meeting at Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Noon Kiwanis Club will meet at the Amarillo Hotel with members and guests expected. Curtis Mantels and China Cabinets are noted, and Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co located at 1200 W. att.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noon—Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Hotel
Curtis
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Demos Regain Senate Seen After Truman Nomination Debate
Two Southern Senators Sparksman and Johnston, opposed to Truman, say Democrats can regain Senate control in the November election. Sparksman expects to campaign for any Democratic nominee. Republicans claim gains in both chambers, including a potential Tennessee Senate pickup.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Sparkman
Alabama
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
House
GOP
Tennessee
Wallace Denounces Ballot Omission Ruling
Henry A. Wallace denounces Missouri secretary of state's decision to exclude him from the general election ballot as a shocking attack on voters' rights. He calls the ruling a bald faced effort to steal the Missouri election, while the secretary cites noncompliance with state election laws.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Missouri
Edgar C. Nelson
Progressive Party
Sisters Injured In Auto Accident East of Amarillo
Two sisters from Houston were seriously injured when their car parked on Highway 287 twenty miles east of Amarillo was hit by a truck driven by Henry Barrier of Temple. Elizabeth Groves 42 and C Marie Groves 51 were taken to St Anthony's Hospital as police investigated the horn malfunction and the impact that threw them from the car.
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Amarillo
Highway 287
Elizabeth Agnes Groves
C. Marie Groves
Houston
St. Anthony's Hospital
Henry Austin Berrier
Temple
N. S. Griggs & Sons Ambulance
Tulia Carpenter Killed in Wreck Out of Canyon
Claude Turner a 24 year old Tulia carpenter was killed when his car overturned five miles south of Canyon on the Tulia highway early Sunday. His wife 18 was listed in critical condition and rushed to Neblett Hospital in Canyon. Funeral plans for Turner are pending at Wallace Funeral Home in Tulia.
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Claude Turner
Tulia Carpenter
Canyon
Tulia
Griggs-Warren Ambulance
Tulsa
Caneyon
Turner
Eros Among Thousands of Minor Planets Between Mars and Jupiter
The text notes Eros as one of thousands of minor planets, asteroids orbiting the sun in eccentric paths between Mars and Jupiter. It states diameters range from 30 miles to 480 miles, highlighting size variation among these objects.
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Mars
Jupiter
Fort Sumner Opens and Districts Plan Budget Hearing
High Plains Today reports Fort Sumner school opens and a bond election in Spring Lake to fund a $20,000 heating plant for the grade school. An open house at Security State Bank in Hedley and a budget hearing at Canadian High School are also listed with event times and invitations to interested persons. Fort Sumner Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 30 PM requires reservations. Ray Rhoades Legion Post installs officers in Dalhart with members and guests present.
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Fort Sumner
Hedley
Security State Bank
Spring Lake
Chamber of Comerce
Dalhart
Ray Rhoades Legion Post
Legion Home
New Jersey Tavern Faces 15 Day License Suspension
New Jersey ABC Commissioner Erwin Hock suspended a tavern license for 15 days after two agents witnessed a female patron dubbed Frenchie perform a lewd bumps and grinds routine to a jukebox. Hock warned other licensees to prevent offensive conduct by patrons.
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Newark
New Jersey
Erwin Hock
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Hock
ABC
Man Shot Cleaning Gun In Accident
Jack Molt, 22, of 2200 Cleveland, was admitted to Northwest Texas Hospital with superficial wounds to the left shoulder after a .22 rifle discharged while he cleaned it. Police say Molt, an employee at Codie N. Moore filling station, was injured Sunday afternoon. attendants describe his condition as satisfactory.
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Jack Molt
Cleveland
Northwest Texas Hospital
Holt
Codie N. Moore
Eighth and
Fillmore
Stevenson Hones Flat Campaign in Harlingen Sermon and Shakes
In Harlingen on a quiet Sunday Senatorial hopeful Coke Stevenson attended a Methodist service and met voters in the Rio Grande Valley. He plans more stops before the August 28 primary while denying whistleblower claims about clemency actions and releasing prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Stevenson
Riley Wyatt
The
Brate
Homecoming Rally Planned For Lyndon Johnson In Houston
Lyndon B Johnson schedules a Houston homecoming campaign visit with a victory parade via airport caravan to the Rice Hotel and an 8 PM rally at a local radio auditorium. He will meet supporters, hold receptions, and a statewide broadcast is planned. The trip follows the Sugar Land funeral of E S Rather.
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Houston
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Munic
Rice Hotel
E. S. Rather
Mary Rather
Sugar Land
Rather
Postwar Draft Exemption Spurs Weekend Weddings
Reports from several cities show a rush of marriage licenses issued to young couples this weekend as exemptions for married men appear to speed wedding plans. The trend is not nationwide, with scattered data indicating variation by region.
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Associated Press
Married Men Escape Draft Urges Sparks Wedding Rush
President Truman deferred married men from the draft on Friday and Selective Service said new marriages before registration will be exempt. In Chicago about 560 couples sought licenses on Saturday, surpassing August totals, while St. Louis and Cleveland saw license bureaus run late amid a surge of draft age applicants. Major General Hershey offered cautious comments on whether marriages would affect the draft, calling it an odd way to avoid service. The Kansas City area showed little change, though some licenses came from grooms already enlisted.
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Truman
Selective Service
Chicago
St. Louis
Lewis B
Hershey
Kansas City
Cleveland
William L. Kenks
Bay
Marriage license surge spurs overtime in Midwest cities
In Detroit 300 couples queued for licenses, setting a one day record as clerks in Minneapolis issued 64 licenses, double the usual amount. Los Angeles saw no rise in young couples seeking marriage, suggesting the uptick may be regional rather than national.
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Los Angeles
Detroit
Minneapolis
License distribution shows male majority in 18 to 26 bracket
The data notes that thirty four of sixty four licenses went to men aged eighteen to twenty six. No license increase was indicated for Boston and southern figures were unavailable. In Washington the license bureau was closed all day Saturday, preventing checks there.
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Boston
South
Washington
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