Atomic bombs as varied weapons in military use
The government report on atomic weapons details multiple delivery modes and effects. It describes air bursts, underwater bursts, underground detonations, and surface blasts with wide damage radii, plus potential for radioactive byproducts. It notes tactical uses, cost considerations, and the push for precise delivery systems.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Maginot Line
Iwo Jima
Metz
Anzio
Europe
Ussr
Mijes
J. Lawton Collins
Army
United Press
Court Records List Transfers and Divorces in Amarillo
Property transfers include EB E to Floyd Lemons lot 9 block 1 West Lawn No 1 and Glenwood parcels. Court actions show divorces: Gerald Hoggatt v Frank Hoggatt, Cora Mayer Gunter v Hugh Gunter, Billie Ball v Joe Ball, Mary Lou Graham v Barney Graham, Ruth Brown v Ernest Brown, Mattie Maxwell v John Maxwell, Billy Hughes v Dorothy Hughes, plus several other deed mentions and a triangular tract in Old Town.
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Glenwood
James C. Sanders
Richard M. Stewart
Bivins
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
John Frederick Balderston
Crestview
F. Jones
Irene Kemp
Fairview
Norman M. Harris
Homer M. Thompson
Hughes
Amarillo
Fancher Upshaw, Jr
Old Town
Court OF Domestic Se
Gerald Hoggatt
Frank M. Hoggatt
Cora Belle Scott
W. Mae Scott
Julia Mae Bond
William D. Bond
Mary Louise Hambright
Jacob Gant Hambright
Cora Mayer Gunter
Hugh L. Gunter
Billie Ball
Joe Hott Ball
Mary Lou Graham
Barney IL
Graham
Ruth Irene Brown
Ernest OC. Brown
Mattie Maxwell
John W. Maxwell
Billy Murray Hughes
Dorothy Hughes
Navy seeks faster output of F7U Corsair fighter
In Dallas on August 24 the Navy urged Chance Vought Aircraft to accelerate production of an improved F7U twin jet Cutlass fighter. Fred Detweiler, the company's general manager, said the Navy also ordered large quantities of spare parts for the F47 Corsair fighter.
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Dallas
Navy
Chance Vought Aircraft
Fred Detweiler
European firms offer floors from old gold and silversmith shops
Some European companies now trade in replacing old floors with new ones sourced from gold and silver smith shops. The venture aims to recover precious metals from the materials, branding the service as a way to turn old floors into valuable metal content for sale.
Reservist Lt James W Armstrong Called To Active Duty
Air Force reservist Lt James W Armstrong reported to active duty and will be stationed at Kelly Field in San Antonio. A World War II veteran with three years’ service, he previously worked as a civil engineer for Magnolia Petroleum, earned a civil engineering degree at Tri-State College Angola Indiana, and is the son of Mr and Mrs T H Armstrong of 221 East Central Avenue. His wife and young son Bobby will join him when housing is arranged.
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Air Force
James W. Armstrong
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Armstrong
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
T. H. Armstrong
East Central Avenue
Bobby
Wounded Texans Flown to Brooke Army Hospital
Four more Texans wounded in Korea are under treatment at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio. The injured include Pfc. Antonio Loya of Beeville Pfc. Eddie Ellis of Waco Capt. Clifton F. Vincent of Houston and Cpl. Billy Shaw of Big Spring as part of 11 flown from the front.
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San Antonio
Korea
Brooke Army Hospital
Antonio Loya
Beeville
Eddie Ellis
Waco
Clifton F. Vincent
Houston
Billy Shaw
Big Spring
Oil man fined $900 in Connally Oil Act violation
Sherman dispatch reports N P Powell of Tyler was fined 900 dollars in federal court for violating the Connally Oil Act by failing to keep records on oil purchased and stored on three Gregg County leases. He pleaded nolo contendere and faced the penalty yesterday.
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Sherman
N. P. Powell
Tyler
Powell
Gregg County
Local names listed in historical notice
A collection of personal names and towns appears in a fragmented historical notice. The readable items include Hess White Deer Walter James Chambless Sunray Dennis D Anderson Childress Carl Ott 1706 Pierce James Crawford Jr Skellytown Don Vaughn 4237 West Tenth Jess Eades Jr Dumas Raymond Barrett Pampa Otvay Oden Ploy dade Meredith Jackson Dimmitt Robert Knight 4414 North East Eighth Luther Jenkins Sunray Robert Klein Borger and Lauris Bliss Wesley.
Wilson Declines Duval County Votes
In Corpus Christi on August 24, State Supreme Court candidate Bill Duval County votes were sparse. Wilson of Dallas, receiving only 38 votes in the first primary, said he is willing to give them back.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
State Supreme Court
Bill Duval
Wilson
Dallas
Duval
Texas Firm to Build Parts for Boeing B-47 Bomber
Dallas based Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company TEMCO announced it will assemble sections of the Boeing B-47 jet bomber. The firm expects several hundred additional workers to be employed as part of the production expansion. India has reduced its annual defense budget to 352,831,080 dollars.
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Dallas
Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company
TEMCO
India
Protest Ban on Showing Movie No Way Out
The ban on the Twentieth Century Fox film No Way Out in Chicago drew protests from the NAACP and six other groups. Police censor chief Captain Harry Fulmer cited potential racial unrest as the reason for delaying permits, prompting complaints to Mayor Martin H. Kennelly.
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Chicago
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Twentieth Century-Fox
Harry Fulmer
Fulmer
John Prendergast
Martin H. Kennelly
Housefires Develop Immunity to DDT Prompts New Insecticides
A note reports that housefires are developing immunity to DDT and must be controlled by newer insecticides. The brief cites evolving pest resistance guiding pest control choices.
Athletes Foot Germ Treatment Claim
An ad touts a product called T-41 to kill embedded athlete’s foot germs within an hour. It promises high concentration and deep penetration with an undiluted alcohol base and offers a 40 cent money back guarantee if not satisfied. Available at Maxor Drug Co Gholston Drug Store and White Deer Drug Co.
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Maxor Drug Co
Gholston Drug Store
White Deer Drug Co
Hadacol Claims Relief for Neuritis in St Louis Man
Elmer Prater of St. Louis says Hadacol eased years of neuritis leg pains and restored appetite after two weeks. The ad promotes Hadacol as a vitamin and mineral supplement in liquid form, with a money back guarantee and price of 1.25 for trial, 3.50 for large sizes, sold at drugstores.
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Hadacol
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Pampa
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Santa Rosa
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Muleshoe
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Whiteface
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Tohoka
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Jess Parrish Winn
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Melrose
Lloyd C. Lary
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Robert Neil Williams
Joe Bob Horsley
R. E. Bryant
Margent Covett Hurst
Donald Gene Crowley
Richard Alton Wright
Charles Richard Brown
Gerald Loyd Knutson
James A. Johnson
Floydada
Tom Selmer Landrum, Jr
Shamrock
James Derrel DeMoss
Vernon LeRoy White
Friona
Jerome Erdman
Hereford
John C. Fielfer
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Arvin Herley Smith
Jack Rudolph Maloney
Laura Dale McDonald
Channing
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North Broadway
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Tee Sale
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Amarillo, Texas
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