Body hunt for missing Mrs Phares shifts to Lamb County
In Plainview Texas on January 29 sheriff deputies and Rangers joined farmers in Lamb County to search sandhill wastes for the body of Mrs Andrea Phares, missing Hale County farmwife. The case centers on Bill Phares held for murder while Jack Phares and Iva Bottoms provided conflicting statements.
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Eden To Confer With Ike On Middle East Pact Role
Washington January 29 Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George predicts tough Ike Eden talks over new Middle East treaty role. Eden arrives for talks to craft a counter move to Russia while Arab Israeli tensions and Baghdad Pact issues loom.
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George
United States
One Dead in Friona Fire Near Scott Weir Furniture
An itinerant farm worker is believed burned to death when a fire destroyed the Scott Weir furniture store in Friona. Firemen found a charred body among the debris. Deputy Sheriff J. W. Roberts identified the likely victim as Bob Price, who slept in the secondhand furniture building.
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Palmer County
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Weather Outlook For Southwest Cities
The report notes sunny days in Amarillo for 28 of 29 days with cloudy conditions in Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City. Snow observed in Amarillo with light winds and overall cloudy skies across the region.
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Sage of Baltimore Mencken Dies at 75 in Sleep
H L Mencken famed critic and author known for caustic dissent died peacefully in his sleep at his Baltimore home 1524 Hollins St. A blood clot was suspected by a doctor as his longtime valet Rancho Brown and brother August confirmed the death around 8 am.
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60 KILLED IN REBEL WAR RIFT BATTLE NEAR TAINESTE
In Rabat and near the Spanish border a major Rift Mountain clash left more than 60 French dead including 18 Legionnaires and over 40 rebels killed. Nearby Algeria saw 50 rebels slain or captured with three French soldiers and a policeman killed.
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Shivers Drives Southern Push for Two-Thirds Rule Change
Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas fronts Southern Democrats to revive the two-thirds rule for presidential nominations. He signals support for potential candidates including a non Stevenson ally, while Ohio Gov. Lausche shows little interest in such a maneuver. Southern leaders eye a rallying point at the Chicago convention and weigh Ohio’s 58 votes influence.
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Allan Shivers
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Stevenson
Chicago
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Ohio
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Latryghe
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D-Ark
Holland
George Bender
Where It's Easy To Find a Buyer
E Rogers of Covington Oklahoma writes that ads in the Amarillo News and Globe Times have generated many inquiries and 15 sales in four years. He enclosed $17.88 for 1 1 56 ad and notes sales ranged from $12 000 to $154 000.
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S. E, Rogers
Tragic church oyster roast fire claims ten lives near Baltimore
Fire and panic erupted at a St. Rose of Lima event south of Baltimore killing at least ten people and injuring about 227 amid a crowd of roughly 1 000. The blaze started in the kitchen around 5 15 p m and food service tickets numbered 1 200. Fire officials feared more bodies as searches continued among ruined chairs and rubble in the Quonset roofed brick hall.
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Eyewitness recounts escape from church oyster roast fire
Al Barthelme described a panic at St Rose of Lima Church where 1 200 people gathered for an oyster roast. He said a small flame near the ventilation duct exploded and trapped attendees as they fled through windows and pulled others to safety.
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al Barthelme
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Telethon Raises Over FortyThree Thousand in Weekend Drive
The March of Dimes telethon on KFDA-TV raised 43496.98 in pledges by Sunday afternoon. Drive chairman Henry Hickman of Potter County called the third annual event a definite success as donations continued to arrive from across the region.
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Snowstorm Sweeps Across Great Plains and West
Snow, the heaviest of the year in parts of Colorado and Kansas, blankets the Rocky Mountain west with up to 15 inches in some Kansas areas. Parched eastern Colorado reports up to nine inches, while Montana and the Dakotas see only light flurries. Cold records set in several states accompany the storm, with dangerous icy roads noted from Idaho to Oklahoma and two fatalities reported in Oklahoma near Fairview.
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New England
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Mercury Plunges In Panhandle Area
Cold front sweeps the Panhandle dropping temperatures with limited snow. Amarillo forecast below 15 degrees while Garden City Kansas reports five inches of snow. Grover and Canadian show light to moderate snowfall as conditions ease by nightfall.
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South Plains
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Grandma Vaughan Celebrates 104th Birthday in Silverton
Grandmother Vaughan, Briscoe County’s oldest resident, marks her 104th birthday with a gathering of over 100 descendants and friends from Central Texas to Idaho. The party, held at her daughter’s home seven miles south of Silverton, occurs a day early for convenience.
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Grandma Vaughan
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Idaho
Briscoe County
W. A. Stephens
Grandmother Vaughan’s 104th Birthday Celebrated
The long celebrated matriarch Granny Vaughan marks her 104th birthday with pre celebration prep. Irene Smith a longtime Silverton beautician curles her hair as family plans a big meal. She helps in the kitchen churns butter and keeps busy drying dishes. Grandchildren and great grandchildren gather, sharing stories from the past century.
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Silverton Beautician
Grandma Vaughan
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