Amarillo merchant Ed Green dies after Elks ceremony
E. D. Ed Green a longtime Amarillo clothing merchant died at 70 after collapsing at an Elks Flag Day program at the Veterans Hospital. He opened stores on Polk and Taylor streets and served as Amarillo Elks chaplain for 15 years. Survived by brother Lon and a sister-in-law Mrs Walker Green of Childress. Funeral plans were pending.
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Ed" Green
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
State Elks Association
Amarillo Lodge
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Centerville
Hickman County
Tenn
Panhandle
Childress
J. Walker Green
Fort Worth
Denver
Herring Hotel
George O. Pratt
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
W. A. Powell
DeMolays Hold State Session in Amarillo
About two to three hundred DeMolays gathered in Amarillo for the state conclave at Khiva Temple. Registration started yesterday afternoon. sessions begin today with Bill Gilstrap opening and Malvern Marks as chief speaker. Two Amarillo DeMolays will receive high honors. S. E. Simpson to get the Cross of Honor and Brien Webster the Chevalier degree.
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Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Aase
Anenea
First Christian Church
Bill Gilstrap
Malvern Marks
Grand Council
Northern District
Texas
De'Molay
Khiva
Frederick R. Livingston
Washington
Livingston
William N. Margolis
Weather Outlook for Amarillo West Texas New Mexico
Partly cloudy conditions expected Monday and Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas with a few thundershowers in Panhandle and South Plains Monday. Scattered showers and thundershowers possible in mountain areas of New Mexico Monday afternoon. Temperatures largely steady with highs around 80 to 95, variable winds and occasional gusts. Sunrise 5 32 AM Sunset 6 03 PM. Kiln Dried Granary Lumber Olver & Wigsins Lumber Company 1200 W. 6th.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Fliers Breakfast Draws 325 From Panhandle
About 325 people attended Amarillo Tradewind Airport aviation breakfast hosted by Skyline Cafe with 125 out of town planes. Prizes included radios for top flyers, piloting caps, a compass, and an airtray. Scores of Panhandle and New Mexico cities were represented.
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Russ Jarrett
Tradewind Airport
Skyline Cafe
Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo
Bob Siler
Otis Wyatt
John Kenehan
Tyler
L. W. Owens
Parker
Lyle Blanton
Hereford
J. Roy Smith
Harrison
Gene Davidson
Plainview
William E. Hill
Tohoka
Twin Illness Causes Sympathetic Coma in 18 Month Twins
In Boston a rare case involved 18 month old twins David and Daniel Renda. David fell into a coma due to blood dyscrasia while Daniel, in good health, entered a sympathetic coma. Daniel awoke hours later and went home. David remained hospitalized. The twins are sons of Mario and Mrs. Renda.
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Boston
Mass
Beth Israel Hospital
David Renda
Davis Street
Revere
Daniel
Milton Levine
David
Mario Renda
Flood Struggles To Save City Waterworks As Des Moines River Recedes
In Ottumwa Iowa flood workers fought a 10 day battle to protect the city waterworks and avert a power failure as the Des Moines River receded after cresting at 20.04 feet. About 10 000 residents were evacuated for a second time in a week with 25 percent of the city inundated and at least four deaths linked to last week s flood. Flood director Herschel Loveless reported only 15 to 20 evacuation calls overnight and two stranded residents at a hydro electric plant.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Iowa
Herschel Loveless
Wallace Sees War If Reds Go South
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace warned in Washington that the United States and Britain would fight if Soviet forces expanded into Turkey near the Arabian oil fields. He urged alert to any Russian incursion and said the navy would defend oil access, outlining domestic views on party liberalism and 1948 prospects.
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Henry A. Wallace
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Middle East
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France
Tur
Greece
Hungary
Democratic Party
New York
Carroll Reece
Republican
House On American Activities Committee
Southern Conference
Huma Welfare
Germany
Clark Foreman
Atlanta
Seamen Strike Looms Over U S Maritime Unions
Strikes threaten shipping as 80,000 NMU 12,000 Marine Cooks and Stewards and 3,000 ACA radio operators press for wage hikes and contract changes. Conciliators report no progress as midnight deadline nears with preparations for 10,000 in New York and similar in other ports. Nationwide walkout could curb 200,000 maritime workers and heavily disrupt American merchant shipping.
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National Maritime Union
Marine Cooks and Stewards
American Communications Association
NMU
ACA
Tinue
New York
Paul Palazzi
International
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Panhandle Wheatland Area
Thundershowers and hail moved across the Panhandle with heavy rain near Goodnight and Clarendon, causing extensive crop damage including about 600 acres of wheat at Hedgecoke farm. Reports mention wind, lightning, and localized rainfall totals while other towns saw lighter showers. The Weather Bureau noted a low of 59 and a high of 89 forecast.
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Panhandle
Goodnight
Clarendon
Hedgecoke
Ing
Pampa
Amarillo
English Field
Altimeter Questioned In Capital Airlines Crash
Recovery of the instrument panel from the Capital Airlines DC-4, which killed 50, prompted investigators to seek causes. An official cited a 2000 foot reading as a possible safe crossing height, but its accuracy was uncertain. The CAB launched a broad inquiry as Truman named a five member panel to review air safety and recommend steps.
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Capital Airlines
Blue Ridge Mountains
Airline Pilots Association
The
Pilots’ Union
Civil Aeronautics Board
William K. Andrews
William Frazer
Loudon
President Truman
Washington
Truman
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Boards
Milton W. Arnold
Air Transport Association
Jerome C. Hunsaker
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Theodore P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics
H. B. Cox
Lomita
Cal
American Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
Eleven Die As B-29 Crashes Into Lonely Hawks Mountain
A lost Army B-29 from Tucson on a training flight crashed into Lonely Hawks Mountain near Springfield Vermont. Eleven officers and crew died after the plane circled Springfield and flashed beacon lights before impact. Identification is complicated by scattered remains and extra bodies found.
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Lonely Hawks Mountain
Joseph Lionti
Tucson
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Bedford
Mass
Vermont
Donald Miller
Grenier Field
Miller
Tehran Ends Wartime Martial Law After Six Years
Premier Ahmed Qavam announced that the wartime martial law and curfew imposed in Tehran six years ago will be discontinued on Tuesday. The move signals a return to normal governance in the capital amid ongoing wartime conditions.
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Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
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