We Didn't Mean It That Way We Talk About the Canadian River Dam
The piece discusses the Canadian River dam amid national emergency debates. It notes that authorization may be issued without immediate funding and that money would be appropriated if the dam serves defense needs. It mentions Senators Connally and Johnson and the role of the President in finalizing authorization.
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Yeserday
Libbock
Clarence Whiteside
Jack Cunningham
Southwestern Public Service Company
Texas
Letters and Ads Spur Christmas Cheer Across Towns
An Amarillo housewife lampoons postal routes with a gift suggestion for overworked carriers. The Dalhart Texan features a Santa Claus theme in its Letters To Santa and runs a classified ad plug under each column. A lumber ad from Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. closes the snippet.
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Joe Stalin
Mao Tse-tung
Amarillo
Dalhart
Tragedy at Walker's Convalescent Home Fire Kills Ten
A blaze at Walker's Convalescent Home near Amarillo killed seventy or more elderly residents and injured several others. Fire spread through two dormitories after 4 PM, with water shortages hampering efforts. Firefighters demolished a ramp to halt spread as crews evacuated remaining patients and recovered bodies. Phil lip Jeffery escaped with one leg crippled. Mrs N P Taylor suffered serious burns.
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Paul Timmons
Walker
Amarillo
Phillip Jeffery
Jeffery
N. P. Taylor
W. P. Vinson
Amarillo Air Field
Old Hillcrest Country Club
City Fire Department
Clubhous
Amarl looms fire claims ten in convalescent home
Fire at the convalescent home killed ten residents including Mrs. Margaret Baer 765 Amarillo and Mrs. Tom Dennis 75 Memphis. Officials said ambulances moved patients to St Anthony's Hospital while Mrs. J W Wright escaped with burns. She described hearing a patient call for a match as smoke and heat filled the hall. The cause remained undetermined with explosions suspected as windows blew out.
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Margaret Baer
Amarillo
Tom Dennis
Memphis
W. P. Vinson
Susie Parsons
Canyon
J. C. Collett
Roaring Springs
George M. Elkins
Snyder
St. Anthony’s Hospital
J. W. Wright
Wright
Baer
Dennis
Vinson
Parsons
Taylor
Daily News Almanac Forecast and Tips Roundup
Extended forecast to Dec 27 for Texas west of Gulf Plains shows temperatures 5-8 degrees above normal with little precipitation. Moon rise 4 54 PM set 8 24 AM Sunday full moon. Kitchen tips include vinegar cleaner for copper and corking scissors. Halifax notes AA invites for a Christmas Eve cocktail party with seven nonalcoholic drinks.
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Texas
Gulf Plains
Nathalie
Halifax
Nova Scotia
U.P
Alcoholics Anonymous
Man Killed and 3 Hurt In Highway Wreck West of Pullman
A two car crash on Highway 66 near Pullman left one man dead and three others seriously injured. Denis Schmiedeke, 21, of Ann Arbor Michigan, faces negligent homicide charges after his Cadillac rear ended a Ford driven by Herman Griffin, sending it off the road and rolling. The deceased is Harry Marshall Dunaway, 65, of Avondale. Survivors include two daughters and a brother. The Michigan students were en route to California. the Amarillo group returned from Oklahoma business. Authorities describe high speed passing as the crash cause. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Highway 66
Pullman Seiteh
Marabaseala
Harry Marshall Dunaway
Avondale
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Atty
O. M. Calhoun
Glyn Griffin
Louisiana
Joe Brummer
Friona
Cadillac
Denis Charles Schmiedeke
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ford
Brummett
Griffin
Deora Nelson
Loraine Budds
Herman Curtis, Jr
Michigan
University of Michigan
California
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Ed Brannan
Schmiedeke
Porter County
Mr. Dunaway
Larnad
Kaw
Austin
John Harrold
New York City
G. C. Clark
Corpus Christi
Della Hampton
Oklahoma City
Evelyn Shand
San Antonio
Ada Koniakowsky
Harlingen
George Dunaway
Los Angeles
Boxwell Brothers’ Funeral Home
Animal Antics Fo No F Ziger 2 Pact Idea
Fragmentary line shows dialogue about two armed individuals proposing a pact. It hints at a tense confrontation or alliance in a narrative scene. No clear setting or names beyond quoted speech.
Red Forces Close On Seoul In New Korea Drive
Reports from Tokyo say Chinese Communist troops mass along the 38th parallel and attack positions south of it as North Korean forces push toward Seoul. General MacArthur notes a planned offensive with a major air and ground campaign amid a three pronged thrust across the front.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Republic
MacArthur
Soia
United Nations
Sinuiju
Hungnam
Ers
North
South Korea
Peiping Radio
Chou En-lai
38Th
Christmas events light up Amarillo schedule
Noon shopping day ends as Christmas season events unfold in Amarillo. The Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a 9:00 AM Kids' Christmas Party at Municipal Auditorium. Continental Club holds a Christmas party at Herring Hotel Old Tascoza at 7:30 PM. Exchange Club and American Business Club run parties at Amarillo Hotel and Maverick Club at 7:30 PM, with a Monday dance for the Mexican Center Club fund at YWCA 501 Lincoln.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Auditorium
Continental Club
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Exchange Club
American Business Club
Maverick Boys Club
Cpeeraes Marty
Maverick Ub
Grant
Mexican Center Club
YWCA
Lincoln
Gen Walton H Walker Dies In Korean Crash
Lt Gen Walton H Walker commander of the US Eighth Army in Korea was killed when his jeep collided with a truck north of Seoul. The 61 year old veteran died after being rushed to a field ambulance. His death comes 20 days after his birthday and follows the missing Maj Gen William F Dean in the Korean conflict.
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Seoul
U.P
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Korea
Walker
George S. Patton, Jr
Mannheim
Germany
William F. Dean
Taejon
Cowboys Draft Tough Foreign Policy And Sign It
A group of 22 Texas cowboys and ranchers at the Amarillo stockyards drafted a bold policy praising America first and calling for withdrawal from Asia. They urge reinforcing the Monroe Doctrine, drawing a line around the Western Hemisphere, and readying air and naval power. The signed telegram was sent to Sen. Tom Connally and all Texas members of Congress.
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Cowboys
Texas Solons
Texas
Congress
America
Asia
Eddie Johnson
Evetts Haley
Jay Taylor
Western Union
Sen
Tom Connally
Senate
Washington
South America
Hemisphere
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Red Tucker
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D. J. Maynard
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Jewell Frederick
W. B. Jones
Fred Marshall
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