What's in a Name Laughs And Blushes Says Clovis
Clovis readers recount the awkward moment at the Curry County clerk's office when couples are asked for their full names for marriage licenses. The piece lampoons odd parent names like Guiniveres and Lilywhites, and notes the lasting social embarrassment for children with unusual names.
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Clovis
Kathryn Henry
Daily News
Curry County Clerk's Office
Jou
Ray Crowder
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Lord Fauntleroy
Lancelot
Percival
William Jennings Bryan
Elijah
Moses
Disraeli
Guiniveres
Petunias
Adelines
Lilywhites
Ima
Jones
Gerard
Phillips
Bean
Crooke
Pickle
First Automobile in Hutchinson County Detailed
The Dixie Flyer, dating to 1912, was the first car owned in Hutchinson County. W S Christian traded land for the machine in Amarillo, with a home-made county tag reading Hutchinson County No 1. Roads then were rough and sand bogs required help to move the car.
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Hutchinson County
Frank Caudill
Mr. Christian
Hutchinson County No. 1
Dixie Flyer
Dixie Flyer, According To Mr. Christian
Laura V. Hamner
Warehouse Worker Killed in Tank Fall
A Dallas Terminal Warehouse Co. worker Rufus Curry from Wichita Falls died today after falling into a large cylindrical tank during dismantling work. The incident occurred at the Dallas site as operations continued.
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Dallas
Dallas Terminal Warehouse Co
Rufus Curry
Crow
Wichita Falls
UN Raiders Hit Korean Hills
United Nations raiders assaulted dug-in North Koreans on the Eastern Korea Front drawing mortar and artillery fire. Allied troops traded bullets for seven minutes before withdrawing at dawn as Reds fired 650 rounds. U N pilots damaged rail lines and destroyed a road bridge and 31 buildings.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Reds
U. N
Premature Birth Rates Decline With Better Care
New York report notes five of every 100 babies born prematurely. Over the last decade the death rate for premature infants fell about 25 percent due to improved baby care knowledge and practices.
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New York
Political Zoo Cartoon Recognizes Political Figures
A description of a cartoon from the book Political Zoo by Clare Barnes Jr. depicting familiar political figures as animals. The note presents the humorous series as part of a new publication.
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Clare Barnes, Jr
King Features Syndicate
North Korea prison camp fighting and uprisings reported
A first prisoner interview describes kangaroo courts torture and executions at Camp 8 5 with 17 rescued after U S soldiers burst in. Food rations were restored to three compounds amid claims of hoarding as Brig Gen Boatner ordered action to regain control. Infantry with tanks then divided Compound 607, forcing 3 340 Red civilian prisoners into a new enclosure.
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Isand
U. S
Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
North Korea
Prosecution Set In Jewel Theft in Texas and Michigan
Sweeney reports a Michigan youth Leo Michelfelder, 17, arrested in Fort Worth after attempting to sell $30,000 in jewelry from a Texas couple who befriended him in a hospital. The Pollocks plan to prosecute, saying it is the only kind thing to do. The article notes the suspect’s prior Texas visit and describes the exchange as a tragic misadventure.
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Koje
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Circus Maximus
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Rome
B.C
Associated Press
Panhandle
High Plains
Pollock
Dublin
Ireland
MPARY
Soldem, Colorado
Pau Raquard
Slim Fishig
Diant Diamo
Dorothy Day
Zale’s
Paul Raynard
O. D
Ae America
Oxgat
Pianono
Fisk Bldg
Amarillo
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