Man Slays Wife and Himself in Trailer Tragedy
Justice of the Peace Charles Carder ruled murder and suicide in a double tragedy. Mrs Trimble lay on the bed with a gunshot wound to the chest and arm while Mr Trimble died from a wound behind the ear. A .22 pistol was found near his leg as their two daughters, Ginger 9 and Beverly 5, discovered the scene. The couple had lived at Carter Trailer Camp and recently moved from Snyder. Funeral arrangements are pending at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
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Globe
Etha Ruston
J. L. Lanover
Ginger Trimble
Beverly Ann Trimble
Mimsel
Justice of the Peace
Charles Carder
Trimble
Trimbles
Ginger
Beverly
J. E. Carter
Carter Trailer Camp
Herschel Scott
Philadelphia
Jayton
Mary Moore
Rail Fuss Puts Heat on Truman
Washington reports that President Truman faced a surprise nationwide railroad strike call by unions for Monday after assurances from both unions and management that no walkout would occur. A mediation board official warned small roads could still be hit by terminal picketing, and a head off injunction seemed unlikely without seizures.
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Washington
Truman
White House
National Mediation Board
RAILS
GI Allowance Voted in House
The House approved a bill granting enlisted families monthly living allowances of 70 to 125 dollars with portions deducted from the service member’s pay. The Senate already passed a similar measure. A conference committee will reconcile differences before final passage. The Armed Services Committee noted Army Navy and Air Force strength at about 2.5 million and proposed drafting 4600 to 5000 doctors trained in World War II who never served.
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Washington
House
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Urge Confirmation of General Smith
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously recommended prompt confirmation of Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Smith, former ambassador to Moscow and then commander of the First Army in New York, faces swift Senate approval with Hillenkoetter stepping down. No questions were raised about CIA intelligence prior to the North Korean invasion, despite conflicting committee reports.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Tydings
Maryland
Smith
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter
Moscow
First Army
New York
CIA
South Korea
Liner Sails as Troop Transport in Korea War
The General W. H. Gordon, first passenger ship seized as a troopship, sails from Fort Mason with full capacity troops bound for Japan. After transport duty, the American President Lines liner returns to commercial passenger service as MSTS prohibits departure and troop numbers disclosure.
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San Francisco
Japan
Military Sea Transport Service
General W. H. Gordon
General Gordon
Fort Mason
MSTS
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The Amarillo area expects fair warm conditions with partly cloudy skies Friday. Scattered thundershowers may occur Friday night with cooler air, highs near 93 today and 90 tomorrow. Panhandle and South Plains may see a few showers tonight or Friday, with a slight cool down in the Panhandle. New Mexico also reports partly cloudy days with widely scattered thundershowers and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Be ES oe ee iver and Wiggins Lumber Co notice
Fragmentary OCR text references 1200 West street and Wiggins Lumber Company. No clear event, date, or person names to establish a full news item.
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Iver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Old West Gunplay Near Stinnett Draws Deputy in Pursuit
In Stinnett near the Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Co offices, Deputy Buck Griffin and fire chief J B Rhea confronted burglary suspect Joe A. Warren of Amarillo at 4:15 am. Warren, armed with a double barrel shotgun, was knocked off balance and then surrendered after Griffin drew his pistol. A second suspect, Bill Pate, 25, of Amarillo, already arrested later, was held for Hutchinson County. The incident injured a deputy with a broken foot.
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James Todd Globe
Stinnett
Old West
Amarillo
Joe A. Warren
Hutchinson County
Buck Griffin
Griffin
J. BR. Rhea
Warren
Stevens
Rhea
Foxworth- Galbraith Lumber Co
Pate
Stn
Lumber Company
Potter County
Henry Maggard
Jack Carther
Bill Pate
Tyler
Red thrust jolts Yanks at allied defenses
Powerful Communist forces on the southern front launched feeler blows signaling a full scale push toward Pusan. North Korean divisions mass along Tongyong peninsula aiming at Koje island, a critical supply hub for allied forces near the port city.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Korea
Tongyong
Koje
United Nations
Taegu
Pohang
United Press
Gene Symonds
25Th Division
Symonds
Miryong
Masan
Pongam-Ni
Chinja
Robert Miller
Tongyers
Oje
Miller
Tongyong City
Boy Clings to Life After Father Bores Holes in Chest
Danbury Connecticut August twenty four. Four and a half year old Joey Korczynski lies critically ill at Danbury Hospital after his father Joseph Korczynski Sr. admitted drilling two chest holes with a drill press. A preliminary hearing ordered him held without bail as police report additional chest wounds and a possible back entry. The boy’s sister Joan alerted authorities and the incident occurred at a Fox Hill Inn garage in Ridgefield.
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Joseph Korcznski
Ridgefield
Conn
Joey
Danbury
Danbury, Conn
Joey Korczynski
Danbury Hospital
Joseph Korczynski, Sr
Bridgeport
Allen Haines
Fox Hill Inn
Joan
Final Blows in Campaign Mark Runoff
Candidates in Saturday's run off sharpen statements and speeches as they near the finish. Pierce Brooks plans radio broadcasts, while Meade F Griffin also lanches a cast. Ramsey condemns Brooks charge and highlights his own experience, as senators deny the money allegations and defend campaign ethics.
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Associated Press
Pierce Brooks
Dallas
Meade F. Griffin
Court of Criminal Appeals
John C. White
Galveston-Dickinson
Conroe
Huntsville
Buffalo
Fairfield
Corsicana
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Brooks
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Austin
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
Ramsey
Rogers Kelly
Edinburg
Texas
GIs convinced Korean War won’t end in weeks
A dispatch from Korea notes GIs expect fighting into winter with heat fatigue common and sleep or air conditioning seen as remedies. Secretary Johnson cautions the war may stretch into late winter or spring, depending on factors like China’s intervention and aerial support from Russia. Historians would later divide the conflict into three phases, current midpoint of the second phase.
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Louis Johnson
China
Stalin
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