Olive Paxton Panton Dies in Bushland Memorial Service Planned
Olive Paxton Panton of Bushland died Sunday. Wife of BB.C. mother of Mrs. J Norman Lodge, Mrs. Loyd Kight, Mrs. Carey Thompson, Mrs. Kenneth Dixon, W. C. Sister of Mrs. Morris Kenney, Mrs. W. R. Owen, D. Ridge. Service 5 PM Tuesday at Polk Street Methodist Church. Interment Liano Cemetery.
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Panton Olive Paxton
Bushland
Bb.c
J. Norman Lodge
Loyd Kight
Carey Chompson
Kenneth Dixon
W. C
Morris Kenney
W. R. Owen
D. Ridge
Polk Street Methodist Church
Liano Cemetery
Manuela Diaz dies. service set at Guadalupe Church
Manuela Diaz 48 of 1712 Arthur died Sunday. Wife of Bek and sister of Mrs Benito Diaz. Mise Victorias Cer vantes. Funeral service 9 AM Tuesday at Guadalupe Catholic Church.
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Arthur
Bek
Benito Diaz
Doctors Organize For Duty in War
Potter County Medical Society members met to form a procurement board to supply doctors for armed services. Several society members in the Medical Corps Reserve have been called to active duty. The board will operate when demand exceeds reserve supply, selecting doctors to answer calls.
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Potter County Medical Society
Armed Services
Canada to train Allied air crew in RCAF
Defense Minister Brooke Claxton announced in Ottawa that the Royal Canadian Air Force will train British PAF pilots and navigators in Canada. Canada is already training 100 air crew candidates from France the Netherlands Belgium Italy and Norway all Atlantic Pact allies.
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Canada
Ottawa
Defense
Brooke Claxton
Royal Canadian Air Force
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Norway
West Fifteenth street curb limits set by city ordinance
Amarillo planning board moved to curb future obstructions to widening West Fifteenth to ease traffic. Second reading delayed for owners to study impact. Mayor Klein noted minimal effect on properties, mainly on lots 50 feet wide along West Fifteenth from Polk to Travis. Existing buildings stay, future construction limited to 30 feet wide on 50 foot lots. West Fifteenth remains a through artery from Tyler to Georgia.
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Amarillo
West Fifteenth
Polk
Travis Streets
West Fifteenth Avenue
Tyler Street
Georgia Street
Wells Flood Up As City Lake Recharges Aquifer
Water levels in city wells at the City Lake site rose sharply after heavy rainfall filled the lake. The lake now sits 19 feet deep at the dam, and individual wells gained up to 101 feet. the lake water recharges underground sand in the reservoir supplying seven wells.
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City Lake
H. R. Smith
Public Works
Ministers Plan Autumn Program At Canyon Meeting
About 30 Methodist ministers from Amarillo district gathered at First Methodist Church in Canyon to discuss fall work and implement the church program. The meeting was called by Dr Earl G Hamlett district superintendent. Participants hailed from Bovina to the west Muleshoe to the south and White Deer to the east.
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Amarillo
First Methodist
Canyon
Earl G. Hamlett
Bovina
Muleshoe
White Deer
Trial reveals shots on bus as Adams fires
Miss Way testified she did not see a gun but saw Mrs. Adams standing near injured riders. Henley, shot in the leg, described Adams pulling a bag gun and firing. Gibson helped disarm Adams while Fleming described arriving police action. The gun came from M L Lynn's shop but its loss remains unexplained. Prescott testified about Adams’s bar crawl seeking a niece. planet Jupiter has 11 moons and Saturn nine.
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Miss Way
Adams
East Tenth
Youths Sentenced In Arizona Slaying
In Phoenix on August 29, Ebert Gene Riddell 20 of Waco was given life imprisonment for second degree murder in the March slaying of Gustave A Beauseau 36 of Los Angeles and Boise Idaho near Mesa. Charlies Oplie 16 also of Waco received 25 to 40 years. Riddell admitted firing the fatal shot saying he did not mean to kill Beauseau.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ebert Gene Riddell
Waco
Charlies Oplie
Gustave A. Beauseau
Los Angeles
Boise
Idaho
Mesa
Riddell
Beauseau
McDonald Concedes Election in Texas Runoff
J. E. McDonald, a 10 term state agriculture commissioner, conceded to John C. White in the Democratic runoff after White led by 11,074 votes with 351,149 to 340,? McDonald’s final tally was reported from 253 of Texas 254 counties with 175 complete. White, a Wichita Falls agriculture teacher, inherits a department poised for new leadership as uncounted votes total about 12,000 and Borden County remains unreported.
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Associated Press
J. E. McDonald
John C. White
White
McDonald
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Department
Borden
Princess Anne Named Baby at Clarence House
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip named their two week old daughter Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise of Edinburgh at Clarence House. The infant, born Aug 15, is HRH Princess Anne with elder brother Prince Charles and is in line to the British throne.
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London
Elizabeth
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Philip
England
Clarence House
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Edinburgh
Philip
George
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Anne
Prince Charlies
Britain
Meet the Enemy In Korea A Captured Soldier Speaks
In Tungyong Korea on August 26, 22 year old JA Hak Un Lee, a North Korean fighter, is captured near a South Korean command post. He proclaims hatred for Americans and boasts of killings while recounting indoctrination by the Korean People's Association. He criticizes the UN and US roles, remarks on training gaps, and says Russians aided Korea.
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Tungyong
Korea
JA. Hak UN Lee
Bong Hak Hyun
Richmond
Korean Peoples Association
Senghwan
Lee
United Nations
Training of US Troops in Korea Sparks Calling for Reform
Reports from Tokyo quote unnamed high officers urging drastic changes in Army recruiting and training. They argue for selecting men willing to die for country, focusing on rugged terrain combat prep, and prioritizing combat training over support roles. They criticize vehicles and emphasize fighting readiness.
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Tokyo
Korea
Japan
Baltic shipping slows as rivals cut rates
Sweden reports rising idle ships amid cheaper Baltic coal trades by Russian and Polish vessels. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
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Globe-News
Sweden
HADACOL Promises Root Cause Relief for Sickness
A testimonial filled notice claims HADACOL relieves the real cause of stomach distress and neuritis due to deficiencies. It cites Mr Anthamatten from Tulsa, Mrs Mabel Kitchen from Cincinnati, and Mr Henry Angel from Springfield detailing weight gain, pain reduction, and renewed mobility after several bottles.
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Anthamatten
South 32Nd West Ave
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mabel Kitchen
Amsterdam
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mr. Henry Angel
RD No. 1
Springfield
Hadacol
Milk Prices Rise a Cent in Amarillo Market
Milk prices edged up a penny per quart in Amarillo today with pasteurized milk at 22 cents and homogenized at 23 cents. Milkmen reported delays as prices climb statewide amid a marketwide pass through higher costs.
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Amarillo
It's a Boy for Cyd Charisse in Santa Monica News
It's a baby boy for singer Tony Martin and actress Cyd Charisse born in Santa Monica. Tony, Jr. weighed in at birth as the couple welcomed their child.
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Cyd Charisse
Santa Monica
Cal
Tony Martin
Tony, Jr
Markets Close Monday as Labor Day Holiday Observed
Secur ity and commodity markets throughout the United States will be closed next Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
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New York
United States
Burglars Take Dimes From Jack Weems Grocery
Burglars entered through a front door glass last night at Jack Weems Grocery Store and stole 24 dimes. A separate item notes a Philippine firm planning a cement plant near Tloilo with a project valued at $1,000,000.
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Jack Weems
Tloilo
Fallout Over MacArthur Statement Divides Nation
Public and press reaction split as Truman orders gag on MacArthur debate. Some blame the White House for restricting views while others say the general meddled in policy. Republicans press for armed services probes on Formosa defenses while Democrats hedge and seek clarity on the Pacific program.
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White House
Truman
Washington
Morse
Oregon
Armed Services Committees
Formosa
Seventh Fleet
Pacific
Connaly
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Alabama
United Nations
Firefight Stymied by Rain as Buckets Suppress Blaze
Firefighters manned a bucket brigade but could not check the flames. Rain hampered efforts along the half mile approach from the pavement. Hosea Foster, Canyon insurance man, served as Canyon fire marshal directing the response.
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Hosea Foster
Canyon Insurance
Canyon Fire
Hurricanes Take Erratic Courses
A broad but weak tropical hurricane spanned the southern Mexican coast bringing heavy rains and gulf squalls to New Orleans as it stalled over the Gulf of Mexico. A second Atlantic hurricane moved northwest at 17 mph with 115 mph winds, contrasting in size and power.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Havana
Atlantic Ocean
Parrot Fish Kiss Observed by Austrian Scientist
Dr Hans Haas, Austrian explorer and marine photographer, reports parrot fish kissing while filming life beneath the Red Sea near Port Sudan. Haas leads an expedition and notes two fish hold mouths and remain together in a kissing pose.
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Port Sudan
Hans Haas
Haas
Red Sea
Vienna
Amarillo Phone Lines Expand To Serve 1,900 Waiting Families
Amarillo’s telephone system aims to provide service for 1900 families awaiting lines and offer private and two party service to 4200 residential applicants. By 1949 there were 33000 phones in Amarillo, with about 16000 added since 1945. The company spent over 1.65 million 1946–49, about two thirds of prewar invested funds, with average phone value at 136.50 at end 1949. New lines through 1952 cost about 278 each. Wages now account for over half of service costs, with payroll totaling 1,076,000 and 446 employees in Amarillo. Long distance rates not affected by requested increases.
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Amarillo
Thomas
Warmountain fighting fronts sense rising UN pressure
Warmountain fighting reports UN line held by US and South Korean infantrymen under strain on the northeast flank as a major Communist offensive appears to be assembling.
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United Nations
MacArthur says east coast confusion. South Koreans press advance near Kigye
General MacArthur's spokesman described the eastern front as confused while South Korean troops push hard for the second day near Kigye. Reports place Kigye recaptured or near capture as they straighten lines, wipe a Communist pocket, and push toward Taegu despite renewed Red counterattacks. American forces pound Pohang with naval and artillery fire as 6,000 Reds in security regiments reinforce fronts.
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Kigye
Don Huth
Eighth Army
Korea
MacArthur
Pohang
Uihung
Taegu
Kumhwa
Rainfall reports and five day forecast for Amarillo area
Rain totals from August to early today span many towns with Amarillo at 2.76 inches for the week. Lubbock 1.69, Dalhart 0.36, Shamrock 0.26, Stratford 0.79, Guyman 3.59, Gage 1.96. Weather chief H. Winburn says thundershowers likely late today and tonight with near normal temperatures and scattered showers through the period.
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Plainview
Berger
Gruver
Panhandle
Claude
Dumas
Follett
Canadian
Hereford
Shamrock
Stratford
Tulsa
Vega
Dalhart
Tucumapri
Clayton
Guyman
Okla
Boise City
Woodward
Gage
H. €. Winburn
Air Terminal
Borger
Childress
Crosbyton
Memphis
Miami
Muleshoe
Spearman
Oklo
Clovis
Tucumcari
Des Moines
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