Fire hits Blackburn's store and ties up tickets at box office
An early evening fire damaged Blackburn's, with staff and customers evacuated via the ship ledge. The blaze disrupted theater ticket sales for Vera Elien in Happy Go Lovely, while staff, including Katye Hopkins, assisted and escaped unharmed. The owner’s insurance covered a replaced suit and questioned insignia losses to Scouts.
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Vera Elien
Mr. King
Blackburn's
Blackburn
Boy Scouts
Blackburn’s
Marty Gilstrap III
Fragmented note from Shelby Pittman report
An inspector at Chevrolet safety lanes reports not crafting new law but following a manual. The text contains garbled phrases about elections, volunteers, and unclear references to places and events, with quoted and broken statements and names interwoven.
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Shelby Pittman
Chevrolet
Amarillo Stations Struggle With New Inspection Law
Yesterday at eight Amarillo stations none had queues free of cars. Stations reported 30 to 50 percent of vehicles failed to meet the law and were delaying 15 to 30 minutes for inspection stickers.
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Amarillo
M. E. Smith
Chrysler
Department of Public Safety
Amarillo Safety Lane
Truitt Buick Company
Plains Chevrolet
Amearilie Motor Company
Dean
Dee
Mtal Home
Blackburn Bros Store Destroyed by Fire on Polke Street
Amarillo's downtown blaze destroyed Blackburn Bros building with flames leaping after the roof collapsed. Firefighters saved customers and staff as smoke filled the structure. total loss estimated around 12 million dollars. One firefighter suffered possible rib injuries during the ruins check, and several women were rescued from the second floor.
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Hoto
Woodfin Camp
Blackburn Bros
Polke Street
Blackburn
Paul Timmons
Amarillo
E. W. Whitten
North Side
Northwest Texas
Tvemens
Blackburn Bros. to Remain Open in Temporary Quarters
Blackburn Bros. will stay in business says Stanley Blackburn president. The store will reopen in temporary quarters as soon as possible though a location has not yet been found. He aims to keep all employees with no layoffs, and the future plans continue on page four.
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Blackburn Bros
Stanley Blackburn
Mr. Blackburn
Blackburn
Violent Battle Breaks Out in Western Korea
On the western Korean front an Allied raiding party clashed with Communist forces before dawn on Thursday near Yonchon. Reds lobbed grenades and heavy fire as troops advanced up a hill. artillery supported, then the unit withdrew under mortar fire. A second flare occurred near Mundung valley on Thursday while the front remained quiet overall. An Eighth Army report estimated 5,879 enemy casualties in the first week of January.
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William C. Barnard
Seoul
Yonchon
Mundung
Eighth Army
Warning Fire Alarm Sparks Staff Calm Action at Store
In a basement blaze scare at the Black store, staff reacted with practiced calm. Merchandizing manager John F. Ereliund reported near a thousand dollars in merchandise damage, while clerk Gene Bulan Meier described grabbing a cash bag and guiding customers to safety.
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Renae
Katye Hopkins
Children’s Department
Katye Carlson
Mrs. Hopkins
Clacton
Hel Sebbins
Blockburn Bros. Clothiers Pede ii Ee
Mile Evans
Western
Korea
Daily News Almanac
Eerth
Amu
Dighton
Mass
Conetitu
Wall
Metcalfs
Nereus
Northwest Texas Hospital
Troy Martin
Mabry Louise Broome
Allan Aillier
Charlet Stolt
Monk Owens
Black
John EF. Ereluend
Var Buren
Walter Blackoe Coho
Chauman
Walter
Beavertoere
Enowe
Ren Iota Emery
Saumen
Lee We
Gene Bulan Meier
Lnstead
Secral
Weiner
Boluee
Hunter
Erelund
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