Expressway would save cattlemen $100000 a year
A Canyon to Amarillo expressway would cut hauling time for cattle from the south, reducing shrinkage and saving about $100,000 yearly. M T Johnson Jr and J R Taylor cite congested roads and long trips as costly, with estimates showing 50,000 cattle-hours saved and beef pounds rising by about 750,000, worth roughly $125,500 at 15 cents per pound.
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Canyon
Amarillo
M. T. Johnson, Jr
Charlie Gamble
John O. Russell
al Smith
Foster Pickett
Dick Garner
Plainview
Cudahy Packing Company
Johnson
South
Buyer Seller Classified Ad Brings Quick Sale Near Amarillo
On December 12 M N Twaddell of Cliffside listed five acres five miles northwest of Amarillo with shallow water lights school bus mail route on pavement. Price 3.98 dollars with 40 down and four monthly payments. The ad appeared in Too Late To Classify after missing the regular Sunday run. Twaddell sold the property the first day and continued receiving calls the next afternoon.
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M. N. Twaddell
Cliffside
Amarillo
Twaddell
Eighth Jackson escapee nabbed in Detroit hunt ends spree
The eighth of 13 inmates who tunnelled from a Michigan prison was captured in Detroit after a massive manhunt. Five fugitives remain at large, some facing life terms, as police chase a stolen car and freed hostages amid a citywide search. Harold Rosa, 24, was found in a hotel basement coal bin.
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Detroit
Michigan
Jackson
Harold Rosa
Lindell Miller
Associated Press
Rosa
Saginaw
Mich
Night of terror as five inmates raid Jackson home
One of two women hostage victims tells editor of a night-long escape flight by five southern Michigan prison inmates. They burst in around 9 PM on Saturday, ransacked the house, tied residents, and stole clothing and a modest cash sum after threatening to take a teen girl guest. They asked for directions to Indiana and promised no one would be harmed before leaving.
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Michigan
Escapee's cold feet drive Texas plan in recapture tale
Detroit report identifies William Wayne, 38, of Dallas, among eight recaptured prisoners from a southern Michigan prison. He blamed the escape on the weather and said he hoped to rob nearby to raise funds to return to Texas and be sent to a warmer place.
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Detroit
William Wayne
Dallas
Tex
Michigan
Texas
UN Explainer Plea Faces Deadline in Korea Repatriation
At Panmunjom the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission ruled a 12 page UN appeal must be delivered to 22 Americans 77 South Koreans and a British Marine as explanations near the December 23 deadline. The Allied program remains snarled while 111 interviewed chose 11 to return to Communists. Lt. Gen. Thimayya said prisoners must agree to receive the 12 page letter before explanations proceed.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
United Nations
K. S. Thimayya
India
MRC
U.N. Command
Expressway plan eyed as cattle weight saves urged
City readers hear of a proposed expressway with potential $100,000 cattle weight savings from faster transport. A winter front is forecast as Amarillo prepares for seasonal cold. Yeggs steal $300 from Skyline Lounge. Over 100 families seek Christmas adoption. Christmas Seal sales lag per Mrs Scott. Jaycee Lighting Contest entries due by 5 PM with judging Tues and Wed nights.
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Yeggs
Skyline
Amarillo
Free Movies Begin Today at the Paramount Theater
Interstate Theatres and Globe News invite Panhandle youngsters to morning screenings of Hiawatha at the Paramount. Show runs 9:15 to 11:30 AM daily with a color feature and Bugs Bunny cartoons including Goldilocks and the Bears Senator Leghorn Tweetie Daffy Duck Porky Pig and Sniffles.
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Paramount Theater
Interstate Theatres
The
Globe News
Panhandle Area
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook This Week
Forecast from the US Weather Bureau for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair and windy conditions Monday morning, then partly cloudy and colder by Monday afternoon and night. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and cold with scattered snow flurries in northern mountains and northeast New Mexico. Highs reach 40s to 50s in the north and 60s to 70s in the south.
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New Mexico
Subcommittee Approves 402 Salary Boost for Teachers
A Texas subcommittee and the Texas State Teachers Association unanimously backed a $402 yearly across the board raise for teachers. The plan, needing full committee approval January 13, would move to the governor and legislature, with finance and local funding questions ahead. It envisions 80-20 state local funding for minimum foundation, plus a $100 per teacher credit to districts for building costs, a point causing concern for some lawmakers.
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Austin
Texas State Teachers Assn
Teachers Association
Shivers
Texas Education Agency
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Nocturnal City Events Across Kiwanis to Elks Lodge
Downtown listings show Kiwanis at Herring Hotel noon and San Jacinto Lions at Tom Boy Cafe. Story Hour at Carver Library at 3 30 PM, Mary Miles Day Nursery party, Sertoma at Phillips Park moor, Santa and workshop at Ellwood Park 7 00 PM. Great Books I Amarillo College 7 30 PM, Amarillo AFB Little Theater 7 30 PM, USAR units 7 45 PM, Armory events 7 45 PM, West Texas ex-student association dance 8 00 PM, Knights of Columbus Cathedral Hall 8 00 PM, SPEBSQSA 1007 West Seventh 8 00 PM, Elks Lodge Mt Fillmore 923.
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San Jacinto Lions Club
Tom Boy Cafe
West Sixth
Carver Library
Mary Miles Day Nursery
Sertoma Club
Phillips Parkmoor
Santa
Ellwood Park
Amarillo College Library
Amarillo Air Force Base
Little Theater Workshop
Air Base
USAR
644Th Transportation Truck Company
Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company
Texas National Guard. Guard Armory
Tee Anchor Boulevard
West Texas
Knights of Columbus
Cathedral Hall
Washington
Spebsqsa
West Seventh
Elks Lodge
Mt Fillmore
Reds Resume Explainer Talks With Prisoners
After a 35 day pause the Reds resumed explanations to Chinese prisoners balking at returning to Communism. Indian custodial officers reported the first of 250 prisoners attended the 8 a.m. session as Red officers arrived. Several inmates expressed hostility or a wish to go to Formosa while one prisoner declared a desire to annihilate Communism. The scene included harsh exchanges in one of 32 tents as a Communist officer told a prisoner he was deceived. The talks come amid a Wednesday deadline for 22 Americans in a pro Red compound and possible pressure for an extension.
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Panmunjom
Formosa
United Nations Command
Official Winter Arrives as Solstice Brings Shorter Day
A winter front is forecast to arrive in Amarillo today at 11 32 AM ending the brief June December mild spell. Yesterday's weather featured 63 degree warmth with partial sun while December cooled to 26 overnight. Today highs near 55 with 29 overnight. The solstice marks the sun's southernmost point and the shortest day of the year at 10 hours 4 minutes.
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Amarillo
Sempesanunes
Mystery Dee Reports Frontline Lights and Explosions
Seoul dispatch describes nightly explosions and flickering lights along the mountain boundary between Reds and UN forces. Chinese troops burrow deeper toward the frozen north while American and other UN troops watch from the south. Four lonely outposts remain manned as truce tensions persist.
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George McArthur
Seoul
Reds
UN Command
U.N
Marines Guard Windward Outpost Above Enemy Line
A small detachment of U S Marines occupies a lone 25 foot wooden sentry tower on a bare mountaintop with no camouflage. They rely on field telephone or radio to stay in touch with the Army behind them as Reds lie about two miles away. The post is one of several such outposts in the area.
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U.S
Front Line Marines Report Chinese Trench Work Under Cold
Marines stationed along the Korean front endure near zero temperatures and flickering lights as they observe Red positions, tunnels, and ammunition trains. Corporal Ronald Osinski and six others maintain an hour watch while frost and constant blasts signal deep earth work by the Reds. Local veterans describe fewer open fires, distant bugle and flute calls, and readiness to respond if Chinese forces advance.
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Cpl
Ronald Osinski
Toledo
Ohio
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