Pampa Pilot Aboard Wrecked Army Plane
Pampa Aug 9 The wreckage of an American Army C 47 transport plane found in the Italian Alps probably is from the November 28 1947 crash. Pilot Lt Wesley Flemming 29 of Pampa and 22 aboard the craft left Pisa Italy for Frankfurt Germany. The search spanned weeks through snowstorms and hazards. Flemming born near Pampa graduated from Pampa High School and served five years in the Air Forces including 15 months overseas. His wife two children Eugene and Carolyn Sue and parents Mr and Mrs B J Flemming await word from the War Department.
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Pampa
Italian Alps
Wesley
Flemming
Pisa
Italy
Frankfurt
Germany
Motorist Fined $250 for Driving While Intoxicated
Jack Lester Warner of 403 Georgia pleaded guilty in county court to driving while intoxicated and driving an automobile without the owner's consent. He was charged with operating a Barney Files owned car and was arrested by highway patrolmen. He received two fines totaling $250.
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Jack Lester Warner
Warner
Georgia
Barney Files
Fear of basing point pricing hurts Amarillo firms
The Southwest pricing shift from basing point to delivered pricing will affect Amarillo shippers and fabricators. The FTC ruling ends uniform delivered prices, raising costs for distant mills and advantaging nearby producers. Firms across Texas and the Southwest may delay expansion or shift to Gulf ports. US Steel and Bethlehem face possible new mills while Congress could revisit the old system.
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Amarillo
Federal Trade Commission
Arthur A. Smith
SMU
Dallas Times-Herald
US Steel Corp
Texas
Southwest
Pittsburgh
Dallas
U. S. Sigel Corporation
Birmingham
Gary Mills
Pennsylvania
Houston
Gulf Ports
Tallas and
Fort Worth
Lone Star Steel Co
Ilke
US Steel
Bethlehem
Pacific Coast
Congress
Two Die in Wreck Near Endee New Mexico
Two California residents died in a head on collision with a gasoline transport on US Highway 65 four miles west of the Texas New Mexico line near Endee NM. The dead were Mrs Balla J nn of Clearwater California and IT Handy of Compton California. James Handy two years old survived with fractures and serious injuries. The gasoline driver from Santa Rosa remained unnamed. Victims were taken to Doughty Funeral Home after an inquest as relatives were sought.
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California
Texas-New Mexico Line
Endee
Balla Jnn
Clearwater
Cal
Texas Temperatures Continue To Climb
The Associated Press reports Texas swelters despite scattered thunderstorms. Readings reached 106 in Wink, San Angelo, and Fort Stockton. Amarillo dropped to 66 with a storm. Night precipitation included .66 in Big Spring and smaller amounts at Amarillo and Marfa. Other highs: Crystal City 105, Laredo 105, Alice 104, San Antonio 103, Abilene 102.
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Associated Press
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San Angelo
Fort Stocktom
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Big Spring
Marfa
Crystal Civ
Laredo
Alice
San Antonio
van Horn
Abilene
Waco
Bryan
Salt Flat
Mineral Wells
Austin
Ds Aloe
Brady
Reward for Information on Tennessee Man
Reward announced in Tennessee and Amarillo police files for information on a missing man identified as Connie Haxness. Described as 50, 5 feet 10½ inches, 155 pounds with grey eyes and black grey hair, last seen boarding a Santa Fe train in Albuquerque July 22 headed for Belen New Mexico. Also notes a Borger birth announcement for Carolyn Sue Holcomb.
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Tenn
Amarillo
Connie
Harness
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Belen
Haxness
Jand
Bartlett Transferred to Traffic Squad
Luther B. Bartlett of 1009 North Fairfield has been moved from night patrol to the traffic squad effective Monday. Bartlett, in the police department since December 6, 1946, succeeds Harold Howard who was promoted to warrant officer. Bartlett is 26, World War II veteran, and a high school graduate.
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Luther B. Bartlett
North Fairfield
At Police
Bartlett
Harold Howard
Propst Assigned to Duty With First Air Force
Lt Col John R Propst of Ama yillg is assigned to the civilian component section of the First Air Force at Fort Slocum. Commissioned in 1941, he served as an advanced flying tractor at Kelly Field until 1942, then as group operations officer with the 85th Fighter Bomber Group 1948 to 1944, later with the 539th Fighter Group in Europe, flying 68 combat missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, the Commendation Medal, and the French Croix de Guerre.
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Progsy
Kelly Field Fola Tis
85Th
539Th
Europe
Food Handlers To Learn Tuberculosis Micro-Filming Details
Amarillo hosts a Monday night briefing for food handlers on upcoming tuberculosis tests using micro-filming methods. Dr. Horace L. Wolfe will address the group at 7 in the Blue Mirrored Room of the Amarillo Hotel, outlining August testing plans and state health department procedures.
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Amarillo
Chertlet. Hads
Horace L. Wolfe
Aelock
Potter, County Medical Society
Mormon irrigation pioneers cited by Britannica
The Britannica encyclopedia credits Mormons as the first to practise irrigation on a large scale in the United States, noting their early adoption of controlled water management during pioneer settlement.
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United States
Britannica
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