Oklahoma posse rescues girl from kidnapper ex-convict held
In McAlester Oklahoma a search party led by Chester Palmer and others rescued 16 year old Jackie Parris after she used a campfire to draw rescuers to the Sandois Mountains. Ex convict Robert Phillips 22 was captured and faces kidnapping and rape charges after his aborted assault on Jackie.
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Oklahoma Posse
Mcalester
Okla
Sandois Mountains
Oklahoma
Chester Palmer
Imig
Jacnie Parris
Robert Phillips
Jackie
Palmer
Phillips
Pittsburg County
Philips
Here
State Crime Bureau
McAlester General Hospital
Klein Is Winner By Wide Margin
Klein wins decisively with a broad margin, securing the victory over opponents in a decisive outcome. No further context available in the fragment.
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Klein
Amarillo mayor and commissioners win re election
Amarillo voters re elected Mayor Gene Klein with 831 votes to 126 for Mau rice Wogan Jr. Commissioner Loren W. Young and S T Bud Curtis were unopposed. Klein and Young continue two year terms while Curtis serves four years on the city commission.
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Amarillo
Gene Klein
Maurice Wogan, Jr
Loren W. Young
S. T
Bud” Curtis
Klein
Young
Curtis
Weather signs point to showers this week end
Walter Watts of the US Weather Bureau said a West Coast storm center is expected to bring moderate precipitation to the area before the week end, offering hope for showers tomorrow night or Friday.
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Walter Watts
US Weather Bureau
Watts
Amarillo Man and Mother-in-Law Charged in Torch Death
Roscoe Tennison and Mrs. Lila Lewellyn are charged in Van Zandt County with the burning death of Theodore Roberts, found in his truck in the Lewellyn home yard. Roberts twice ordered from the home Saturday night. the truck cab was burned, with evidence under analysis. Both defendants are held without bail. grand jury considered the case.
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Amarillo
van Zandt County
Roscoe Tennison
North Aldredge
Lila Lewellyn
Canton
Theodore Roberts
Lewellyn
Elliott
Tennison
Mrs. Lewellyn
North Aldridge
Sayd Name Records Trace In Amarillo 1946 Case
In January 1946 Sayd name arrived in Amarillo from Wellington. Born September 2, 1921, in Collingsworth County, he is linked to records showing Tennison's wife as Lila Beth Llewellyn. A fragment references a woman noted as murder along with Nan Sulw Rawler Esslae Lat Esler Ow wanre.
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Amarillo
Wellington
Collingsworth
Tennison
Lila Beth Llewellyn
Nan
Amarillo Home Show Opens With Prize Contests At Club Runnymede
In Amarillo the five day Home Show opens at 6 pm at Club Runnymede Seventh and Georgia. Exhibits highlight new home building and furnishing advances as Uncle Willie and Sid Bryan perform nightly. Prizes include a jackpot for the Most Typical Housewife winner and multiple booth gifts from sponsoring firms. The event is sponsored by the Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association and The Globe News.
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Amarillo
Memphis Elevator Damaged by Fire in Memphis
Fire damaged the Omar Hill Elevator on Memphis east edge with losses pegged at 8000 dollars. The blaze started from sparks from rotary saws and spread after ignition in a cotton seed delinting machine, destroying the building as firemen fought the flames yesterday.
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Memphis
U.P
Omar Hill
Air Chief Finletter Heads to Germany Visit
Air Force Secretary Finletter departed Washington by air for a trip to the US air headquarters at Wiesbaden Germany, signaling a high level visit to allied air command and control facilities.
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Germany
Washington
Air Force
Finletter
Weisbaden
Germmany
Approval of Four Divisions for Europe Seems Assured
The Senate edges toward final approval of a resolution endorsing four US divisions to Eisenhower's North Atlantic force with two already in Europe on occupation duty. It rejects converting the measure into law while keeping a cap of four divisions in peacetime without further consent. Truman maintains authority to deploy, while critics warn of perceived half measures. See TROOPS-Page 22.
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Europe
Senate
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Senator Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Senator Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McClellan
Arkansas
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Wanted To Rent Ad Promises Quick Home Finding
A Globe News Want Ad touts a fast route to housing with a three bedroom furnished or partly furnished home wanted by a reliable couple with a three year old son. References and care of property offered. Cost of the ad was $2.40. Dial 6262 for results.
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Globe News
Guarguar
Dial
Sleeping Pills As Explosive Danger Warns Bureau Chief
J F Lakey head of the Food and Drugs Bureau warns that barbiturate sleeping pills are dangerous and habit forming. He cites rising production, many derivatives, and a Texas tale of a father giving pills to children. The Amarillo Globe article urges state regulation by the Texas Pharmaceutical Association.
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Food-Drug Bureau
Amarillo Globe
Bureau of Food and Drugs
J. F. Lakey
Amarillo
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Mr. Lakey
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
United States Food and Drug Administration
Bayer
American Medical Association
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
Rules for Deferring Collegians Outlined
Seniors planning graduate work may be deferred for a year if they rank in the top half of their class or score 75 on the test. The test will be given to students in college on May 26 June 16 and June 30. A 75 score equals 130 on the AGCT. AGCT is a recruiter aptitude battery used after induction, not before enlistment. Colleges may rank entire male classes or by field of study.
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Selective Service
Defendant Tells of Shooting in Higgins Murder Trial
J L Hough 69 testifies in 1st District Court about the Feb 4 killing of Harry Virgil Lowder in Higgins. He admits firing the rifle after Lowder entered his hotel room and said he ought to kill him, claiming fear for his life. He recounts partnership disputes at Higgins Steam Laundry and efforts to seek legal help without success.
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47Th District Court
Henry S. Bishop
Court of Criminal Appeals
Couch
Jesse F. Tennyson
Fifth Street Motor Sales Company
West Sixth
Dick Vaughn
Vaughn
Jerry Malin
Globe Regional
Lipscomb
J. L. Hough
1St District Court
Harry Virgil Lowder
Higgins
Hough
Lowder
Hugh
Tom Braly
Pampa
Higgins Steam Laundry
Braly
Arnett
Canadian
Perryton
Secon
See Hough
Tougher Controls Sought
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson urged President Truman to implement tighter controls to curb rising food prices and rents. He announced reduced steel for consumer durable goods to fund defense, sought parity freezes and subsidies for marginal metal producers, aiming to act under the Defense Production Act before its June 30 expiry.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Congressional
Congress
President Denies Daniels Article On Truman Tenure Plan
The White House calls Jonathan Daniels article in Collier's misleading. Daniels cites Truman favoring four year House terms and a 12 year total service cap per chamber. The president’s secretary insists Daniels has no authority to speak for him.
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Washington
White House
Jonathan Daniels
Truman
Daniels
Raleigh, NC
Mr. Truman
Warrant Issued for Cohen for Contempt of Texas House
County Attorney James Ware issued a warrant for the arrest of Los Angeles gambler Mickey Cohen on contempt of the Texas House of Representatives. In Paris, the Soviet Union proposed a new foreign ministers agenda at first glance close to Western aims.
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Cohen Austin
James Ware
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Texas House of Representatives
Paris
Soviet Union
Viety
Yanks Cut Deep In Korea As Tanks Lead Drive
American tanks advance 51 miles into North Korea as foot soldiers widen the UN bridgehead from 10 to 15 miles on the 38th parallel. Generals report 500000 Reds massed for a possible spring offensive while tank units face heavy Soviet 150 mm guns and shelling near Kumhwa and Yongpyongchon.
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Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Red Frontier
Kumhwa-Hwachon-Yonchon
Douglas MacArthur
Kumhwa
Topyong
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas Area
Mostly cloudy mild conditions prevail across Amarillo and West Texas with light sprinkles this afternoon and showers tonight into Thursday. Highs range from 77 to 79 degrees, with nocturnal lows around 43 to 44. Panhandle South Plains Pecos Valley expect partial clearing and scattered showers in New Mexico remains partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
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Price
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New York
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Bond
Troy Jones
Southwest Appliance Company
Anderson Mattress Company
Supreme Water Softener Co
Sam D. George Company
GE Electric
Hogan-Hamilton Supply Co
First National Bank
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Seal-Amerson Lumber Co
C. Couch
Mtr News
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House
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—InSurance
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