Kidnaping Case In Alamogordo Sparks Prowl For Soldier
A cryptic life or death note led Amarillo officers to search for AWOL soldier Frank Maklary believed to have abducted his estranged wife Joann Kinder in Alamogordo New Mexico. The couple, married March 2, 194? and last seen driving a 1938 tan Dodge coupe, are described with ages 16 and 20 respectively. A nationwide broadcast and road blocks followed as relatives disclosed the pregnancy and pending divorce.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Frank Maklary
New Mexico
Jeann Kinder
Alamogordo
Tunny
North East Eighth
W. O. Kinder
Alamo
Texas
Highway 66
O.K
Joann
Lucille Rasco
Maklary
Rasco
Ed Cearley
Oklahoma
Bridgeport
Marines Land Next to Front in Korea Airlift
US Marines arrived at a Korean port to join fresh American troops advancing toward the front. The Fifth Regimental Combat Team from Hawaii disembarked and moved toward an undisclosed sector as Communist forces pushed toward Pusan Taegu.
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Tokyo
Hawaii
Douglas MacArthur
Pusan
Taegu
United Press
Jack James
Korea
MacArthur
United Nations
Chinju
Kochang
Yongdok
Andong
Yechon
Sangju
Kwamni
Kumchon
Chirye
Republic
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Hamchang
Kumchong
Eighth Army
Korfa
July Rain Totals Edge Records Across Texas Panhandle
General rains across the Panhandle pushed July totals to 7.32 inches in Amarillo, 1.10 inches above normal year to date, with Follett and Gage reporting the heaviest local and regional rainfall. Weekly totals included 2.28 inches in Amarillo and widespread showers through the period, with a forecast of generally heavy thunderstorms Wednesday through Sunday.
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Panhandle
Amarillo Air Terminal
Amarillo
Follett
Texas Panhandle
Gage
Okla
Tri-State
Hereford
Berger
Dumas
Spearman
Dimmitt
Shamrock
Stratford
Tulsa
Plainview
Vega
Pampa
Childress
Claude
Crosbyton
Dalhart
Lubbock
Memphis
Miami
Muleshoe
Boise City
Guyman
Buffalo
Woodward
Clayton
Des Moines
Tucumcari
Clovis
Wes Ee Inne O O Iggins Lbr at 1300 West 6th
A brief classified style notice for Wes Ee Inne O O Iggins Lbr located at 1300 West 6th. The readable text lists the business and address with no additional details.
MacArthur Refuses Chiang Troop Offer
General MacArthur returned to Japan from Formosa after talks with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa defense. He said he turned down Chiang’s offer of 33,000 troops for the Korean war and warned the United States would shield Formosa from invasion. His Bataan plane stopped briefly at Okinawa on the way home.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Far East
Chiang
United States
Bataan
Okinawa
Amarillo Weather: Warmer, Scattered Thunderstorms Forecast
The US Weather Bureau reports Amarillo and vicinity will be partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight with fair and warmer conditions by Wednesday. Today high around 81, low 59. tomorrow 88, low 63. In the 24 hours to 6:30 am, 0.21 inch of precipitation. West Texas: patchy clouds with showers and thundershowers in Panhandle, South Plains, east Pecos Valley. no major temperature change. New Mexico: partly cloudy today tonight and Wednesday with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms and a northeastward warming trend Wednesday.
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Amarillo
El.udy
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Plan City Trimming of Trees at Intersections
City park department workers will trim trees across town intersections. Park Supt. Mark Miles says adjacent property owners won’t be notified in advance. Crews will haul away brush and allow owners five days to attend to trimming themselves if they object. He cites safety due to recent accidents blamed on obstructing trees.
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City Park Department
City Park
Mark Miles
Miles
Amarillo
Amarillo Industrial Plan Declares 6 Percent Dividend
Stockholders of the Amarillo Industrial Plan Inc met in the chamber of commerce offices and voted to declare a 6 percent cash dividend. Directors including Jesse A Rogers Jay Taylor Paul Allingham Hugo Loewenstern Gene Klein E W Hardin and Charles Ware were reelected. The plan organized about three years ago to attract new industries and provide housing for expanding local industries. One building was purchased and another was built for a new manufacturing company both ventures have paid regular cash dividends.
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Amarillo Industrial Plan, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Jesse A. Rogers
Jay Taylor
Paul Allingham
Hugo Loewenstern
Gene Klein
E. W. Hardin
Charles Ware
Amarillo
July Builds Set New Amarillo Record Total
A morning recap shows July permits in Amarillo totaled 2,508,756 dollars, with a year to date 1950 total surpassing 1949 by over three million for the first seven months. The largest permit granted was 35,000 dollars for a concrete block truck terminal for L. J. Vogel, who said it will house Riss & Company. Merrill to Fight Again? Gov Adams releases Maj Gen Frank Merrill to aid federal government. Merrill declines comment.
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Amarillo
Stanton M. Field
L. J. Vogel
Vogel
Riss & Company, Inc
Grant
Merrill
Concord
Sherman Adams
Frank D. Merrill
Merrill’s
New Hampshire
Call Omits 36th Division in National Guard call up
Fort Worth reports no Texas National Guard division among four activated divisions. Adj Gen Berry says plans do not call for Texas 36th Infantry or 49th Armored to be called soon. Connecticut 43rd National Guard to be activated. California 40th to report Sept 1. Camp Polk to reopen as 45th Oklahoma National Guard moves in around Sept 1.
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Fort Worth
Texas
National Guard
Adj
K. L. Berry
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Washington
Berry
36Th Infantry
49Th Armored
Hartford
Conn
U.P
Connecticut National Guard
Chester Bowles
Army
Larcade and
Allen
Louisiana
Polk
Larcade
45Th National Guard
Oklahoma
Factories Hit Peak Employment Rate
Washington reports the nations factories added 50 new hires per 1000 workers in June the highest rate since 1948 matching a May rate of 44 per 1000. Layoffs fell from 11 per 1000 in May to 9 in June as Bureau of Labor Statistics released the figures.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statises
Malik at UN to reveal Russia’s future plans
Jacob Malik prepares to chair the United Nations Security Council for one month and may outline Moscow’s near term aims. The Russian diplomat, 44, known for quiet deal making, is seen as a stabilizing figure amid postwar tension and fears of possible conflict with the United States over Korea and Europe.
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United Press
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Duke of Windsor
Jacob Alexandrovitch Malik
Moscow
Malik
Molotov
Vishinsky
Gromyko
Maxim Litvinov
College of Diplomacy
University of Moscow
New York
Bay
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Ben Manning
Albert Smith
Mr. Morgan
Amarillo Association
Potter County
Morgan
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