Man and Wife Die in Highway Crash near Canton
William Clarence Graber and his wife Betty Mae Graber of Canton Ohio were killed when struck by a 1939 Dodge driven by Floyd Standridge of Madill Oklahoma on US Highway 66 near English Field. Standridge survived uninjured. the crash occurred around 2 45 a m. The Grabers were bound for Ohio.
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William Clarence Graber
Betty Mae Graber
Canton
Floyd Standridge
Madill
Oklo
Here
English Field
Standridge
21 Die in Florida DC-3 Crash Near Melbourne
A twin engine Burke Air Lines DC-3 crashed six miles west of Melbourne Florida killing 21 people most of them Puerto Ricans returning home for visits. Thirteen were injured with two children unharmed. Survivors described chaos as rescuers battled flooded terrain to reach the wreck and evacuate victims.
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Melbourne
Fla
Here
Jose Rodriguez
Ellen Acavedo
Brevard Hospital
Henry Hein
Houston
Roderick Paul McKinna
McKinna
Frank Gonzalez
Frank
Brownley Funeral Home
Burke Air Lines
Andrew J Burke
Miami
Newark
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Augusta
Wallace Irwin
Greeks Repel Albanian-Front Assault on Konitsa
Greek government says over a thousand invaders crossed from Albania to strike Konitsa near the frontier. The dawn attack aims to relieve Mount Grammos combat as government troops and guerrillas fight for two weeks with Greek forces claiming heavy guerrilla losses. Reinforcements were being flown to Konitsa as the town reportedly held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Albania
Konitsa
Foreign Ministry
Mount
Grammos
Panayotis Kanellopoulos
Wreck In Amarillo Causes Injuries And Housing Crisis
A three vehicle eastbound collision in the 2400 block near North East Amarillo injures a man from Amarillo and a New Mexico couple, Sammie Elmer Potter and his wife and infant. After hospital checks, officers failed to find lodging for the Potters and arranged pallets from cushions and coats for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tierey Ford Jures
Mes
Lire
New Mexico
Sammie Elmer Potter
Irl Lee
Potters
Potrales
Grand Forks
Ford
Potter
J. D. Posser
Posser
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mr. Ford
Mrs. Potter
Man Dies From Self-Commited Action in West Virginia
PT PLEASANT. W Va July 13 Coroner R W Eschenaur said Victor Bradshaw 33 died of a heart attack while attempting death by own action. Police had suspected foul play after a knife wound found beside the body. coroner noted the wound not deep enough to reach the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PT. Pleasant
W. Va
R. W. Eschenaur
Victor Bradshaw
Eshhenaur
Bradshaw
FBI says atom bomb secrets stayed with two ex soldiers
FBI and Congress officials say the two ex Army sergeants arrested for removing documents did not take atom bomb secrets beyond them. Van Der Luft and Wallis face charges in Pittsburgh and Chicago respectively, with about 200 secret pages found in their possession or studios. The case raises questions about possible public disclosure in court.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Los Alamos
Justic Department
Alexander van der Luft
Pittsburgh
Earnest D Wallis
Chicago
Mt. Lebanon
Wallis
Recovery Door Open to Soviet Recovery Door Open to Soviet
European economic conference moved to implement the Marshall plan for European recovery inviting Russia and satellites to join. Sweden Norway and Denmark opposed political implications while Claude Bouchinet-Serreuiles was elected secretary general and Ernest Bevin named president. The second plenary set up Sterling and executive committees and four subcommittees to survey assets and needs for US assistance with a 16 member steering panel and seats for other European states willing to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Claude Bouchinet-Serreuiles
France
Ernest Bevin
Europe
United States
Hospital Patient Killed By Anesthetic Explosion
In New Orleans on July 13 a 30 year old woman died from an anesthetic explosion at Baptist Hospital while four others were wounded. The blast Cause remained undetermined. The anesthetic was used for tooth extraction on Miss Lois Ellsworth. The four injured were said not to be in serious condition.
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New Orleans
Baptist Hospital
Lois Ellsworth
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas noted
Partly cloudy conditions expected Monday and Tuesday across Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico with scattered and widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperature trends show little change with highs around 90 to 100 and lows in the 40s to 60s.
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Werather Bustel
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Rorth
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Shirt Signals Save Lost Plane In Fog
Theresa James a former Army pilot directed her three brothers to wave shirts and towels across a 400 yard field to guide a single engine plane to a rough landing in a oat field near Penn Township. Pilot Roy Confer and passenger William Laker escaped uninjured after the crash.
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Pittsburgh
Roy Confer
William Laker
Titusville
Theresa James
Army Transport Command
Penn Township
Miss James
Confer
Cambridge
Whistle Ban Bans Trains Inside Wabash City Limits
Wabash Indiana council passes ordinance prohibiting railway trains from sounding whistles within city limits after residents complain of prolonged whistling. The measure targets locomotive horn use to reduce noise and protect residents.
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Wabash, Ind
U.P
Two Amarillo Men Drown When Boat Capsizes on Buffalo Lake
Two Amarillo men drowned early yesterday when their boat capsized in about eight feet of water on Buffalo Lake three miles south of Umbarger. John Edward Elliott, 33, and Herbert Arnold, 47, were trapped after the craft flipped. A third man, J. B. Elliott, survived after clinging to the gunwale as rescuers arrived. Witnesses heard cries at 1:40 a.m. near Rocky Point. Firemen aided in drag operations as darkness hampered efforts. The bodies were recovered by lake patrol crews later in the morning. Arnold was a service manager at Walter Irvin, Inc., and Elliott worked as a county machine operator. both left families and communities grieving their loss.
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Red Cross
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Helen Dudas
Victor
Steve
T. J. Kaminski
L. T. Pennington
Brevard Hospital
Melbourne
Leon A. Merrow Merrow
J. K. Hicks
W. R. Creel
Brownley Funeral Home
V. C. Brownley
Florida
Amarillo
the Pierce
John Edward Elliott
East Eighth
J. B
Buffalo Lake
Umbar
Herbert Arnold
Elliott
Taylor
John Elliott
Rocky Point
Mr. Landis
M. D. Fisher
Mr. Weatherall
J. B. Elliott
Buffalo Lake Boat No 40
G. Rice
North Grant
Mr. Rice
Douglas
Lake
Jack Meholin
Arnold
Glenn McKenzie
Elliotts
Mr. Arnold
Walter Irvin, Inc
Clinton
Okla
The
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Elijah Arnold
Lebannon
Hobart
Oran
Los Angeles
Springfield
Ralph
Iceland
Bob Wilson
Tulsa
John Doolittle
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Fort Worth
Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Florence Raef Elliott
Ronald Eugene
E. R. Elliott
East Sixth
Army to Identify Mysterious Object Found in Amarillo Alley
An Army officer was expected to arrive in Amarillo to identify a strange object found in an alley between Hayden and Hughes near Twenty Fourth Street. The device, about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 inches deep, resembled a flying disc to locals and was later identified by officials as a micropositioner from Barber Coleman Company.
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Army
Amarillo
J. L. King
Barber Coleman Company
Rockford
Hayden
Hughes
W. L. Taylor
Harrison
Southwestern Public Service
Chicago
C. J. Braatz
Braatz
Mighty Hoax From Tiny Acorns Grows
A fable recounts Chicken Little shouting the sky is falling after a falling acorn. Forest creatures panic then investigate and learn the claim was baseless. Separately, reports of flying discs spread from Oregon to many states, including Amarillo.
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Chicken Little
Oregon
Union
Amarillo
Glider Lands Near Washburn in National Gliding Meet
Glider pilot Paul Tuntland of Orlando Florida landed safely about 3% miles east of Washburn during the National Soaring Meet in progress at Wichita Falls. Residents Glenn Day and wife saw the descent and helped move the sailplane to safety and contact the Wichita Falls control tower. Tuntland, a noted glider competitor and former world altitude record runner-up, had been trailing a trailer from Wichita Falls and rumors of a second glider in the area circulated.
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English Field
Wichita Falls
Paul Tuntland
Orlando
Fla
Washburn
Glenn Day
Day
Tundlanda
Clarendon
Tuntland
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Highway Patrol
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Glenn Wilkins
Claude
Graber
Blackburn-Shaw
Ohio
New York
Jesse Camerer
Melbourne Red Cross
A. Fernos Isera
Lipscomb
Amarilla Re
van der Luft
Princeton University
Senate
Manhattan District Project
Atomic Research
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet
Russell's
WHEAT
Perryton
W. H. Lance
Ochiltree County
A. P. Liske
United Press
Acme PI
Washington Staff Service
Westend
M. F. Fisher
M.d.fisher
Johnson
Roberts
O. F. Weatherall
West Twelfth
T. E. Landis
West
Daily News
Bob Marshall
J. R. Chudej
Milam
Public Service Company
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