Claude Batchelor Homecoming Sparks Mixed Feelings in Panhandle
In Wheeler and nearby Kermit community segments, residents debate Claude Batchelor's return from what critics call a Communist-era compromise. Some mourn the 30,000 Korean War dead and oppose heroizing Batchelor, favoring a quiet homecoming rather than town celebration. Batchelor's change followed his Japanese wife’s plea, not his Texas kin, stirring local tension over loyalty and patriotism.
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Claude Batchelor
Wheeler
The
Panhandle
Kermit
Texas
Amarillo notes crime, travel buzz and literary quips
The column surveys a bank shoplifting rumor, compares Amarillo postal receipts to other Texas towns, and cites Martha Mason as a suspect. It highlights Pete LaMaster’s travel lectures after 18 months in the Americas, and mentions a proposed Mary Tudor school name. It ends with quotes from Gene Autry and Groucho Marx and a Uncle Sam letter from Wayne Robison.
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Amarillo
Texas
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Waco
Wichita Falls
Martha Mason
Daily News
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
District of Columbia
US Seeks Ban on PV Debate Before Jan 23
UNITED NATIONS Jan 4 AP The United States moved to block any attempt to raise the Korean issue in the U N Assembly before Jan 23 the date Korea set for the release of thousands of war prisoners A diplomatic source said Washington informed the U N Command in Korea that only the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission can interpret armistice terms on prisoners The US position suggests Indian or possibly Russian moves to convene an Assembly debate over prisoner releases could be challenged The commission alone may interpret the release provisions and no Assembly appeal is expected The Thimayya matter remains unsettled and a page 4 note indicates further updates.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N. Assembly
Korea
U. N
India
Russia
Assembly
U.N
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Thimayya
John
First National Raid a Mystery
The First National Bank suffered a $75,000 theft yesterday with no clear leads. An armored car delivery to the Federal Reserve Bank at Dallas found a missing money bag and investigators pursued a rear cage exit theory while insurers covered the loss. Police described a suspect, a man 30 to 32, seen in brown pants and a grey topcoat with a blue duffel bag, but no statewide pickup was issued. Sanderson, the vault teller who prepared the shipment, reported the missing bag as tellers prepared sacks for pickup amid a crowded lobby and routine currency shipments.
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First National Bank
Paul Timmons
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Amatillo
Federal Reserve
Phil Sanderson
Monroe
Sanderson
Mary Ann Owens
Betty Gooden
Dale Smiley
Eisenhower affirms steady prosperity and restraint
President Eisenhower pledges that every legitimate means will be used to sustain prosperity and rejects pie-in-the-sky promises or bribes. He condemns gloom merchants and emphasizes a stable, war-free economy, outlining past accomplishments and the groundwork for continued prosperity while preparing to address Congress.
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Washington
Jan
Eisenhower
Korea
Amarillo club and civic events listed in the noon and evening schedule
Noon activities include Lions at Herring Hotel Real Estate Board with Jones Bros. and North Amarillo Kiwanis at Ninth and North Pierce. Evening programs feature Testmasters Club at Herring Hotel at 6 30 PM Gold Dusters at Youth Center 7 PM 20 30 Club at Jones Brothers 7 30 PM Knights of Pythias at Castle Hall 209 North West Sixth 9 PM Lucky Twenty Club Carver Library 10 PM Civil Air Patrol at AAF RB building E201 8 PM American Legion 617 West Seventh.
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Wwe
Amarillo Lions
Herring
Real Estate Board
Jones Bros
North Amarillo Kiwanis
Ninth
North Pierce
Testmasters Club
Herring Hotel
Gold Dusters
Jones Brothers
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
North West Sixth
Lucky Twenty
Carver Library
Civil Air Patrol
AAF
American Legion
West Seventh
Gas Prices Rise In Panhandle 13 Percent In 1953
The Texas Railroad Commission reported a 13 percent rise in Panhandle natural gas prices for 1953. The average price was 7.9376 cents per 1000 cubic feet at 16.4 psi, up from 6.9372 cents in 1952 and 7.49 cents in May 1953, based on Amarillo hearings held last November.
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Daily News
Austin
Panhandle
Texas Railroad Commission
Amarillo
Weather and gas price notes amid Amarillo forecast
The Us Weather Bureau report notes gas price averages at 14.65 pounds and 7.0906 cents per thousand with year ago comparisons. A Panhandle field hearing sets next for Amarillo on May 5 to fix wellhead prices for light and fuel gas. Amarlillo area forecast calls for mild temps and high clouds with low 26 Monday night and high around 70 Tuesday. West Texas expected fair and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Panhandle
Amarila
Amarillo
West Texas
Bank theft scene shows missing sack from 75 thousand
Photo layout depicts First National Bank theft yesterday involving a 75000 dollar shipment. Tellers Mrs Betty Gooden and Mrs Mary Ann Owens are shown at the cage where money was taken. Arrow highlights two sacks and a sack tied over a door lock indicates the break in. Daily News Start Photo by Lester Williams.
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First National Bank
Betty Gooden
Mary Ann Owens
Federal Reserve Bank
Daily News
Lester Williams
City News Roundup Highlights Oddities and Local Issues
A 24 hour city roundup reports odd incidents and local matters from Amarillo to Denver. A woman helped a stranger who robbed her of ten dollars after driving him across states. Poll taxes lag while dog taxes surge under new animal control rules. A parakeet named Joe is missing after car repairs in Amarillo and Camarillo residents seek its return. Construction on Amarillo Air Terminal expansion began January 1 with an anticipated 300 day timeline. A murder suspect, G. B. Ware, was freed from Potter County jail after posting seven thousand five hundred dollars bond.
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Congress
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Caribbean
British Guiana
Mr. LaMaster
Bill Howren
Mary Tudor
Davis Tudor
Gene Autry
Gene
Groucho Marx
Friar’s Club
Wayne Robison
KFLD
Floydada
Uncle Sam
Uncle
Alcatraz
Don Blanding
Honolulu
George Turner
First National
Ike
By Douglas B. Cornell
America
Ice
High Plains
Roswell
New
Range Rider
Alex Dreier
Gas Price Climbing Commission Says
Weather Forecast
US Weather Bureau
City News
Abilene
Hubert Cole
Joe
Camarillo
Jeff Bennett
Jeff
Cal
Sleepy Cope
Land
Lucas Robertson
Amarillo Air Terminal
G. B. Ware
Cecil W. Ingram
Potter County
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