Daughter Born to Tom Kritser in St. Anthony’s Hospital
A 7 pound 5 ounce daughter named Martha Moylan was born at 5 PM yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kritser at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Mr. Kritser, manager of Radio Station KDDD in Dumas, is the son of Mrs. D. 5. Kritser of 2001 Van Buren. The mother Barbara Boxwell is reported doing nicely.
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Tom Kritser
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Martha Moylan
Kritser
D. 5. Kritser
van Buren
KDDD
Dumas
Barbara Boxwell
Howard Boxwell
Vacu-matic Carburetor Promises Gas Savings
Wisconsin inventor introduces the Vacu-matic Carburetor to curb over-rich fuel mixtures. The automatic unit operates on super charge principles, installable in minutes and fitting cars, trucks, and tractors. Vacu-matic Carburetor Co. offers full particulars by mail or penny post card.
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Wisconsin
Mrs. Ada Prichard Dies at Canyon at 89
Ada Prichard 89 longtime Canyon resident died at home. Active in community affairs since 1908, she will be buried in Dreamland Cemetery after 2:30 PM Tuesday service at First Methodist Church. Survived by husband J T Prichard and six sons R E E C E W G H Prichard of Canyon, G L Prichard of Fisher County, S S Prichard of Friona. wallbearers are grandsons.
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Canyon
Ada Prichard
Prichard
First Methodist Church
Hubert Thomson
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs-Warren Funeral Home
J. T. Prichard
E. W
G. H. Prichard
G. L. Prichard
Fisher County
S. S. Prichard
Friona
Polio Death Reported in Fort Worth Infant Victim
Fort Worth records its first polio death of the year, nine month old Sharon Elaine Pack died. A seven year old girl at City County Hospital was diagnosed with bulbar polio and an eight year old boy remained under observation as a suspected case.
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Fort Worth
Sharon Elaine Pack
City County
Death Claims Mrs. H. B. Reed
Mrs. H. B. Reed, 56, died suddenly at her Wellington home. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fundamental Baptist Church, Rev. George A. Shoff officiating. Burial at Quail cemetery. Pallbearers: Zeb Neeley, Raymond Neeley, Guy Owens, Glenn McGill, Sam McGill, Tom Winkler. Survived by husband H. B. Reed and ten children, two stepchildren, a brother, two sisters, and 28 grandchildren.
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H. B. Reed
Fundamental Baptist Church
George A. Shoff
Quail Cemetery
Zeb Neeley
Raymond Neeley
Guy Owens
Glenn McGill
Sam McGill
Tom Winkler
Jessie Mae Sherrock
Lizzie Newman
Harvey King
Dumas
Ada Copeland
Roswell
Henry Reed
Enders
Neb
Raymond Reed
Phoenix
Ariz
Aleene Wingeart
Quail
George
Eugene Reed
Ottie Wood
Louisiana
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Henry Cantrell
Double Springs
Alan
Winnie Turpin
Phobia Tetter
Marlow
Okla
Safe cracking solved by convict at penitentiary
Professional aid story from Huntsville reports that SHSU officials could not open an office safe. The safe was moved to the nearby state penitentiary where a convicted safe cracker opened it with ease.
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Huntsville
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Wheat Piles Up At Burkburnett
In Burkburnett Texas thousands of bushels of wheat valued at about two hundred thousand dollars lie on roped off streets as three grain elevators fill. Trucks line up for a mile to unload and wheat is bought at about 1.98 to 2 dollars a bushel. Elevators unable to accept more, wheat dumped along street sides.
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Burkburnett
Texas
Oklahoma
Red River
John Brookman
Weekly Star
Brookman
Plains Hospital Funds Okayed
The State Hospital Advisory Council recommended $164,466 in federal aid for Holy Cross Hospital Austin to meet civil rights era needs and urged a total near $2 million in federal aid including a $750,000 grant for Terrell State Hospital priority. Hall Logan urged combining with a $1.5 million state appropriation as final Board of Health action nears.
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Austin
State Hospital Advisory Council
Holy Cross
Travis County
Terrell State Hospital
Hall Logan
Board of Control
Holy Cross and Terrell
Council
State Board of Health
Swisher County Hospital
Tulsa
Board of Health
Canadian Ships May Provide Emergency Service in Alaska
Grenville Mellen a maritime commission member told a Senate subcommittee that presidential power to authorize Canadian ships to serve Alaska during emergencies should be included in any bill extending the temporary steamship service. Delegate Bartlett of Alaska supported the warning that another maritime strike threatens Alaska shipping on June 15.
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Alaska
Washington
Grenville Mellen
Maritime Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce
Melon
Bartlett
Alaska's Fort Yukon Sets Extreme Temperature Range
Fort Yukon reports an extraordinary temperature span from 78 degrees below zero to 100 degrees above, making it the coldest and hottest place in Alaska. local observers note the area's dramatic swings show the territory's sharp climate contrasts.
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Alaska
Yukon
Rites Wednesday For William Sharp
Funeral services for William Solomon Sharp aged 88 of Amarillo will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev Phil H Gates officiating burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery He died at his home Sunday afternoon a 13 year Amarillo resident Survivors include three daughters Mrs J H Powell Amarillo Mrs Frank Lee Jacksonville Fla Mrs J F Smith Sanford Fla and three grandsons Ansel Jimmie Powell Amarillo and Donald Hubbard Sanford
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William Solomon Sharp
Fillmore
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Phil H. Gates
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sharp
Amarillo
J. H. Powell
Frank Lee
Jacksonville
Fla
Texas convict stabbed at Darrington Prison Farm
A 25 year old inmate, Dick Anderson, was seriously wounded when stabbed by another prisoner at Darrington Prison Farm. He is under treatment at Central Prison Farm Hospital in Sugar Land. Prison Manager O B Ellis reported today. The article ends with a note about Yap island stone currency and debt payment requiring strength to transport large stones.
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Texas
Angleton
Darrington
O. B. Ellis
Dick Anderson
Central Prison Farm Hospital
Sugar Land
Silverton Receives First 1948 Wheat Load
Silverton reports the first 1948 wheat delivery to Farmer's Grain Co by J. L. Webb from 12 miles east. The Early Wichita test wheat graded 60 with 12 percent moisture, selling at 2.50 dollars per bushel. Webb noted about six bushels per acre and also harvested Silverton’s first 1947 load.
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Silverton
Farmer’s Grain Company
J. L. Webb
Here
Wichita
Webb
First 1948 Wheat Arrives In Texhoma Area
First load of 1948 wheat delivered to Texhoma today harvested by Earl Riley from Sherman County twelve miles south. The wheat tested 60.2 with 14 percent moisture in a 120 acre summer fallow field. General harvesting not expected to begin for at least a week.
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Texhoma
Earl Riley
Sherman County
Riley
Farmer Delivers First Load of New Crop Wheat
Claude CLAUDE reports Leonard Wintcomplect from six miles south delivered the initial new crop wheat to Weeks and Bagwell Elevator. The grain tests 59 pounds with 15 percent moisture. No yield estimate yet. elevator spokesman says expected to be light. Wintcomplect plans to place his wheat in a government loan and will receive a premium for the first load.
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Claude
Leonard Wintcomplect
Here
Bagwell
Wintcomplect
First Wheat Load Into Tulia Elevator Sets Early Benchmark
The first 1948 Swisher County wheat load arrived at the Tulia Wheat Growers elevator. consignor Henry Stout of five miles NW of town delivered 139 bushels of Wichita variety, irrigated, testing 64 pounds per bushel with 12.7 percent moisture. He plans about 45 acres next, averaging 25 to 30 bushels per acre. premium of 25 dollars paid for the initial lot.
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Tulia
Swisher County
Tulia Wheat Growers, Inc
Henry Stout
Tout
Wichita
Stout
George Hipp
Hipp
Tulsa
Pioneer Woman Remembered Leader and Mother of Ten
The article profile honors a long time Methodist Church leader Dr Stocking who died in 1918. It notes her role in women’s clubs and local history writing. Five surviving children are named along with six others. Funeral services are set for 10 AM Tuesday at the Clarendon Methodist Church with Rev S W Hayne officiating. Pallbearers listed and burial in Citizen's Cemetery. Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home of Clarendon in charge.
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Methodist Church
Stocking
Jerome D. Stocking
Clarendon
Ruth Stocking
Washington, DC
George Stocking
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Collis A. Stocking
Department of Labor
William McConnell
Perryton
Hobart E. Stocking
Oklahoma A&m
Stillwater
S. W. Hayne
Ernest Kent
W. W. Taylor
Allen Jefferies
Marcus Antrobus
W. J.adams
Carl Bennett
Citizen’s Cemetery
Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home
Education aid bill slide clear in House vote outlook
Washington officials say the chance of voting on the federal aid for education bill by petition is gone unless Congress meets past June 19 or returns after the party conventions. Senate approved and now with the House Education and Labor Committee, leaders doubt any session extension or return later this year.
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Washington
House
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Parrs Fly to Cincinnati for Ill Nephew
Mr and Mrs Ray Parr of 606 Sunset left by plane for Cincinnati Ohio last night due to the critical illness of Ray Parrs nephew Pat Bryan age four The boy is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bryan Jr Mrs Bryan is formerly Kathryn Parr of this city Bees under the floor of a north England cottage have forced the tenants to leave.
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Ray Parr
Cincinnati
Ohio
England
State to aid Floydada hospital construction with 60000
Floydada reports the State Hospital Advisory Council recommended a sixty thousand dollar aid allocation to support the construction of the People’s Hospital. The co op hospital, led by president John A. Lloyd, will have seventeen rooms and serve the local area with new medical facilities.
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Floydada
People’s Hospital
State Hospital Advisory Council
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