Niagara Falls daredevil dies in rubber barrel plunge
Reported at 165 foot Canadian falls, William Red Hill died after his rubber barrel failed during a Niagara Falls attempt watched by 200000 spectators. His brother Lloyd plans a steel barrel stunt next Sunday, amid safety fears and ongoing search for Hill's body.
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Niagra Falls
William “Red” Hill
Lloyd
Red
Niagra River
Hill
Hope
Maid of the Mist
Corky
William Hill
Mrs Weatherly Rites at Chapel
Services for Ella Weatherly 72 widow of Frank D Weatherly were held at Griggs Pioneer Chapel at 10 30 AM with Rev Earl W Hatchett officiating Pallbearers were David Fansler D F Fansler Harvey Lockwood E E McDonald W F McBroom and Bill Muney Burial was in Liano Cemetery She died Friday in Wichita Falls Hospital and had lived in Amarillo since 1907 She was a member of the First Baptist Church Survivors include three sons Orville Cecil Weatherly of Amarillo and Wilmer Weatherly of Spanard Alaska three daughters Mrs T B Vaughn Dallas Mrs Joe Jenkins Lorenzo and Mrs F L Lockwood Amarillo
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Ella Weatherly
Frank D. Weatherly
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Earl W. Hatchett
Pierce Street Baptist Church
David Fansler
D. F. Fansler
Harvey Lockwood
E. E. McDonald
W. F. McBroom
Bill Muney
Liano
Weatherly
Drowning Victim James Smith Rites Held at 4
Funeral services for nine year old James E. Smith, drowning victim, were planned at 4 PM in the Ivy Chapel of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with Vernon Broadnax officiating. Burial followed in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, grandparents, a brother and a sister.
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James E. Smith
Ivy
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Vernon Broadnax
Coleman Newman
O. C. Ivy
Nolan Heddie
E. M. Peterson
Llano
James Smith
East Twenty-second
J. T. Smith
North West Fourteenth
Elsie Heddin
Forest
Larry Frank
Marquita
Navy Seeks Volunteers for Enlistment and Cadet Program
The Amarillo Navy Recruiting Office announces that men who have completed their pre induction physical may still enlist in a service of their choice until midnight August 31. Applications are open for the Naval Aviation Cadet program for ages 18 to 25, physically fit, unmarried, with two years of college. Recruiting station located in the Post Office Building.
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US Navy
Amarillo
Navy
Navy Recruiting Station
Search Recovery Ops Continue on Korean Battlefields
Special military teams sweep Korean battle grounds to recover and identify American soldiers bodies. Senator O Mahoney disclosed the effort during defense costs hearings. A $350000 fund for search and recovery operations has been requested by the Army Quartermaster Corps. FBI fingerprint files experts and Korean laborers support the project.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
Appropriations
Army
Quartermaster Corps
FBI
Baseball Names and Phrases In Coined Headlines
A garbled OCR style collection mentions baseball terms and several proper nouns including Yukon, Robby Benson, and Cedric Foster. The fragment seems to imitate a sports or markets news card with scattered names, lacking clear action, date, or team context.
Pacific Ocean Reaches Farther East Than New York State
A geographic note states the Pacific Ocean extends farther east than New York State. The claim highlights the Pacific's immense basin and its reach relative to the eastern United States.
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Pacific Ocean
New York State
Panhandle Rites For Mrs Elston
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha T Elston aged 74 will be held at 4 pm Tuesday in First Christian Church with Rev Bar rett Moore officiating. Burial in Panhandle Cemetery under Poston Funeral Home. She died Saturday night in St Anthony's Hospital Amarillo after years of ill health. She came to Panhandle in 1902. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Gramer and Mrs Louise Michaels of Pittsburgh Pa, and sister Mrs Edna Fitzgerald of San Francisco.
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Panhandle
Bertha T. Elston
First Christian Church
Barrett Moore
Panhandle Cemetery
Poston Funeral Home
Elston
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Letha Gramer
Christian Church
The
Eastern Star
Rebekahs
Gramer
Louise Michaels
Pittsburgh
Edna Fitzgerald
San Francisco
Air Force overseas vacancies at multiple bases
The Air Force lists vacancies for qualified personnel at bases in Morocco North Africa Alaska Azores Germany Guam Japan Okinawa and the Philippines. Moroc coin base seeks superintendent of aircraft shops at 7600 per year and electronic engineer industrial engineer production specialist supply officer and training officer at 5400. Other bases seek qualified typists and stenographers at 2650 to 2875 per year. Obtain application forms from the Board of Civil Service Examiners San Antonio Texas or civil service secretary Room 22 post office building.
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The
Air Force
Morocco
North Africa
Alaska
Azores
Germany
Guam
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
San Antonio Tex
Civil Service Secretary
Train wreck kills seven near Ford Beach
An express train crashed into the rear of a crowded beach-bound train near Ford England causing seven deaths and about fifty injuries. The collision occurred yesterday as victims waited for seaside travel, with emergency crews rushing to the scene. Authorities investigated the cause as rescuers transported the wounded and secured the site.
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Ford
England
Sharp Movies Shine at Clifton Theatres With Star Lineup
The Interstate Theaters present four top films locally. Clifton Webb stars in Mr Belvedere Rings the Bell at Paramount, Barry Sullivan leads No Questions Asked at Capitol, Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor headline Best of the Badmen at State, while Katie Did It features Ann Blyth and Mark Stevens at Esquire. Ed Price, UT football coach, addresses Amarillo Longhorn Club banquet at 7:15 tonight in Herring hotel XIT Room.
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SHARP
Clifton Webb
Mr. Belvedere
Paramount
Barry Sullivan
Capitol
Robert Ryan
Claire Trevor
State
Katie
Ann Blyth
Mark Stevens
Esquire
Ed Price
University of Texas
Amarillo Longhorn Club
Herring Hotel
Two Vacancies Open at Vega School After Resignations
Vega school faculty shows two vacancies after resignations. A. D. Smith, the school superintendent, announced the openings. Buel C. Roupe has left as elementary principal to join Abilene High School as social studies teacher. Ray Reynolds resigned as sixth grade teacher to enter military service. The vacancies remain unfilled as of this morning and the district seeks applicants immediately.
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Vega
A. D. Smith
Buel C. Roupe
Abilene High School
Ray Reynolds
Smith
Local Names and Mentions Highlight Summer Amarillo Scene
A collage of names including Bill Shock Dr W M Curl Mr and Mrs Bill Bogard Walter Sikes John Cahill Charles Bates Jack Robinson Joe Davidson Bill Butler Ed Zint Bobby Westfall Jack Tom Riley George Caldwell Montie Townsend Doug Roush Lt Eugene Novikoff Lindley Gilbert G H Seacat Bus Dugger Don Riley and More appear in a clipped note. A college student from Texas A&M is noted as spending the summer in Amarillo working for Navajo Freight Lines.
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Bill Shock
W. M. Curl
Bill Bogard
Walter Sikes
John Cahill
Charles Bates
Jack Robinson
Joe Davidson
Bill Butler
Ed Zint
Bobby Westfall
Jack Tom Riley
George Caldwell
Montie Townsend
Doug Roush
Eugene Novikoff
Lindley Gilbert
G. H. Seacat
Bus
Danny Kaye Tops Saturday Night At Esquire Theater
Danny Kaye delivers clever on screen humor at the Esquire Theater with On the Riviera among his featured numbers. Moviegoers enjoy fast wit and sparkling performances in a lively Saturday night program.
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Esquire
Danny Kaye
the Riviera
Real Estate Group criticizes UN housing policy
The National Association of Real Estate Boards accuses the United Nations of promoting socialized housing internationally. Association President Alexander Summer of Newark writes to Ambassador Warren Austin that Americans’ ideas are largely missing from UN housing discussions, noting government employees and university professors favoring socialized housing.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
United Nations
UN” Association
Alexander Summer
Newark
Warren Austin
Summer
United States
Four Girls Go to New Mexico Camp
Four girls headed to a Western life camp near Montezuma New Mexico yesterday at daylight. Patsy Fox Pat Stooksberry Elaine King and Marcia Gail Hoare were the campers with their mothers Mrs Grady Fox and Mrs Lois Kellogg accompanying them. Carol Lois Kellogg has been at camp the past month.
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Western Life
Montezuma
Patsy Fox
Grady Fox
Hayden
Pat Stooksberry
Lloyd Stooksberry
Monroe
Elaine King
C. L. King
Ong
Marcia Gail Hoare
Harry E. Hoare
Lois Kellogg
1618 Lipscomb
Carol Lois
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Sunlight
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Playboys
William J. Hegedus, M.D
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Amarillo Ice Co
Charlie Crudgington
Gordon Suits
Wes Izzard
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Texas A&m
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Sid Gabbard
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Gene Tierney
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J. C. Paul
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Jimmy Baker
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American United Life Insurance Company
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Tim Holt
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Angel and the Badman
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Jerrie Williams
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Lleer
Rand-McNally & Company
Globe-News
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eYorcrail Brothers
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Perry Ton— “Pearman
Korea
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Canton Cafe
Fifth and
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Lana Turner
Ray Mill
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June Vincent
Scotland Yard
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Virginia Mayo
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Arthur Larf
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George Raft
Colleen Gray
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Stateux
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Slaire
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Robert Preston
Walter Brennan
Howm Archer
Lawrence Tierne
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Rae
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Stance
Murpe
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Slene
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