Firemen Battle Flaming Oil in Rescue Attempt
Three trainmen were believed killed in a fiery Grand Trunk wreck west of Battle Creek as two freight trains collided near a viaduct. Fire departments wrestled seven hours with oil and gasoline fires while a 10,000-strong crowd watched. Names of missing workers included Howard Stewart, Henry J. Smith, and John G. Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk
Here
Chicago
Howard Stewart
Henry J. Smith
Climax
John G. Bennett
Detroit
Grand Trunk Railway
Willis Barton
Chinese Communist Victory Fuels North China Turmoil
An AP Foreign Affairs Analyst notes a renewed anti foreigner mood in China as Communists gain in the civil war. The regime considers abandoning Mukden while seeking a 300 million dollar U.S. aid program to sustain its defense and confront anti Communist pressure. The report cites the seizure of American Marines in Shantung and rising violence blamed on the Communists.
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China
Mukden
North
Washington
Shantung
Reds Victories Drive Anti Foreign Sentiment in China
Observers note Communist gains in Central China threaten the government in the Yangtze Valley with likely retreat paths toward Szechwan or Canton. A Canton mob burned a British consulate a week ago, drawing swift apologies from Nanking’s foreign office as anti foreign agitation spreads to Shanghai and universities.
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China
Yangtze Valley
Nanking
Szechwan
Canton
Wangtung
T. V. Soong
T. V. Song
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Gandhi Ends 121 Hour Fast Promotes Hindu Muslim Peace Pact
Mohandas K Gandhi ends a 121 hour fast in New Delhi after pledges from Indian and Pakistani leaders to restore harmony among Hindus Muslims and Sikhs. He plans to visit Pakistan once amity is secured and a 130 member peace committee will meet nightly to pursue a seven point program safeguarding minorities and refugees. Doctors say he remains weak but stronger than expected as celebrations and amnesty for certain Pakistan military personnel accompany the news.
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G. Milton Kelly
New Delhi
India
Mohandas K.gandhi
Gandhi
Pakistan
Ava Gandhi
Ava
Palatian Birla Mansion
Rajendra Prasad
All-India Congress
Red Arrest of Yank Officers To Backfire Against WASHINGTON
U S officials demand explanation from Hungary for Russian seizure of two assistant military attaches at Budapest they were taken to Austria and questioned in Vienna before release. Questions focus on legality under the Hungarian peace treaty and Hungarys sovereignty amid Moscow influence.
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Red
Washington
United States
Hungary
Budapest
State Department
Russia
Peter J.kopcsak
Bernard Thielen
Papa
Austria
Vienna
Moscow
Soviet Arrests Clash With International Boundaries
In Hungary 3 the question arises what right the Soviets had to arrest American diplomats in one country and move them across borders. American authorities note Soviet use of rough methods to protest movements of Americans in areas of Soviet interest, previously confined to occupied states like Germany and Austria. The incident tests the limits of national independence in Soviet-occupied but legally independent countries.
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Germany
Austria
Winter Weather Smashes Nation With record cold across states
The US Weather Bureau reported subzero lows from Wisconsin to Ohio Valley with Land O Lakes Wisconsin hitting 44 below and Gordon Wisconsin at 54 below on Sunday. Extreme cold spread south and east into the Great Lakes, Plains and Southeast while Florida and coastal California stayed milder.
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Palmy
US Weather Bureau
Chicago
Land O' Lakes
Wis
Gordon
Wausau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvana
Tennessee
Kylertown
Nashville
Tenn
Snow Forecast On Plains Today
Weather forecast from Amarillo notes a drop to a 18 degree low with a high near 33 as cold air from Canada moves south. Forecasters expect the same record cold pattern to persist with little relief in sight. Youth Week in Texas is set for January 25 to 31 to honor the Christian Endeavor movement’s 77th anniversary. Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. advertises FHA loans for repair and remodeling at 1200 W 6th.
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Amarillo
Canada
Austin
U.P
Texas
Christian Endeavor Movement
Amarillo Mourns Pioneer Mrs Clara Randall at 80
Mrs. Clara R Randall 80 died about 4 oclock in St Anthony Hospital Amarillo. Widow of Dr C F Randall an early Amarillo physician the couple moved from Kansas City to the High Plains in 1893. Services set for 3 pm Tuesday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Llano Cemetery interment. Margaret Truman invited to Laredo Washington's Birthday festival.
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Amarillo
Clara R. Randall
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Randall
Kansas City
Kan
High Plains
Randalls
Washburn
Panhandle
Buchanan Street
Lincoln Street
Taylor
McCartt
First Presbyterian Church
Needle Club
Physicians’ Auxiliary
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colonial Dames
Mary Goodell
Vera Randall
Shotsville
Alma Robbins
Canandaigua
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial ‘Chapel
Llano Cemetery
Maggie
Laredo
U.P
Washington
Margaret Truman
Missing 14 year old pianist Jacqueline Horner case searches
Los Angeles reports say police struggle to locate Jacqueline Horner who vanished after a family quarrel. Investigators doubt kidnapping, with leads centering on possible Modesto visits and unclaimed luggage in San Francisco. Relatives place potential ties to Buffalo area.
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Los Angeles
Jacqueline Horner
Modesto
Cal
R. A. Houghton
Police
Clara Horner
Paul Hill
Houghton
San Francisco
Buffalo
Jackie
George Wright Homer
Cheektowaga
Jacqueline
Stassen To Speak Here at 8 Tonight
Harold Stassen 40, former Minnesota governor, arrives in Amarillo to rally 383 Republican delegates for the 1948 nomination. He will speak at Texas Tech in Lubbock earlier, then at Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo at 8 tonight after a 7:45 college band concert and a 5:30 press conference.
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Amarillo
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Texas
English Field
West Texas State College
Canyon
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo College
Federated Club
Tulsa
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Boy Strangled in Prison Cell at Missouri Training School
Rolland Barton a 15 year old inmate of the Missouri Training School for Boys was strangled in a segregation cell after an escape attempt. Two companions were being questioned as authorities investigated the Sunday night incident marking a second recent strangulation at the troubled facility.
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Boonville
Rolland Barton
Missouri Training School For Boys
John C. Tindall
Tindall
Barton
Donald Threlkeld
Jerry Owens
Cole County
Howard B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Spinster Miss Amanda Pilgert Found Amid Treasures
In Phillipsburg New Jersey an 85 year old spinster Miss Amanda Pilgert was found dead at her home after a three day period. Police reported cash totaling over four thousand dollars plus two bank books showing fourteen thousand in all. Coroner ruled natural causes and police posted a 24 hour guard over the packed house. Evidence included bedsheets silk stockings and envelopes from a silk mill payroll.
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Phillipsburg
Halley Thomas
Amanda Pilgert
Warren County
Amarillo Weather Outlook and Panhandle Snow Flurries
The Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with snow flurries and little temperature change. West Texas will see mostly cloudy skies with snow flurries in the Panhandle and South Plains, with possible rain along Pecos Valley eastward. Temperatures show Monday warmth except in Panhandle and South Plains, with Tuesday becoming partly cloudy and warmer.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
What Am I Saying Hearts by Frank Morgan
A playful quip on love and hearts compares a girl's heart to the moon showing a constant inner presence for a man. The item is a humor column line attributed to Frank Morgan from a 1948 New York Post Corp. copyright.
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Frank Morgan
New York Post Corp
First American Killed in Palestine Conflict
The Jewish Agency reports Mosheh A. Pearlstein of Brooklyn, 22, the first American citizen killed in the 50 day Palestine clashes. He died in an Arab ambush near Jaba after a raid on Surif as fighting escalates between Bethlehem and Hebron with casualties on both sides.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Mosheh A. Pearlstein
Brooklyn
Judean Hills
Pearlstein
Samuel J. Pearlstein
Yeshiva University
New York City
Hebrew University
Jaba
Bethlehem- Hebron
Surif
British
Royal Sussex Regiment
Kfar Etzion
Bethlehem
Hebron
Holy Land
United Nations
Four Uninjured In Cessna Landing Accident
Pilot Stanley Blackburn and three passengers escaped injury when his twin engine Cessna sportplane nosed over during landing at Tradewind Airport. Returning from New Orleans with Mrs. Blackburn and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Blackburn, they reported tire failure in mid air and a ground loop before the craft toppled. Observers noted damage to the air frame propellers and tail assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Blackburn
Harrison
Blackburn
Tradewind Airport
New Orleans
Percy Blackburn
Crockett
Amarillo Cowman Bids High for Steer at Auction
Denver January 18 A champion shorthorn steer auctioned at the National Western Stock Show by comedian Jack Benny raised 2500 for the March of Dimes. The lightweight class winner was donated by Miss Frances Winkler of Castle Rock Colorado. The high bidder was W S Cline Amarillo cattleman.
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Denver
Jack Benny
Frances Winkler
Castle Rock
Colo
Cline
Amarillo
Atlantic Now Five Hour Hop
In Shannon Ireland on January 18 the Pan American Clipper Challenge carrying 80 dozen eggs and freight for Britain set a new Atlantic crossing record. Pilot Capt Russell Tegturan of Amityville NY clocked five hours three minutes aided by a 95 mph tailwind and speeds around 395 to 400 mph with three passengers aboard who were unaware of the record during the flight.
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Shannon
Eire
Britain
Gander
Nild
Russell Tegturan
Amityville
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Jester
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Russell
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Ala
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San Antonio
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Carolinas
Memphis
Hollandale
Miss
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Sylacauga
Truman
Kelloge
Herbere Brothers
Taylo
John McConnell
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Canadian
F.H.A
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Suzanne Stephenson
Penny
Suzanne
University of Iowa
Patson
Clara Randall
Daily News
Holy Land War
March of Dimes
Atlantic
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