Army Pension Is Explained By James Marlow
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers retired with 75 percent of his $6,800 base pay, $550 monthly, after 28 years in the Army due to disability. The Army board set retirement terms and explains how disability and active-duty time affect pension calculations for general officers.
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James Marlow Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Army
Meyers
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Veterans Administration
Army Board
Europe Debates 587 Million Aid Package
The article notes ongoing debate over a 587 million dollar aid package with lawmakers considering conditions and possible continued U.S. assistance to France Italy or Austria. Senator McKellar questions consequences if those nations turn Communist while Lovett confirms aid can be halted if conditions change.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Lovett
McKellar
Ennessee Democrat
Senate
France
Italy
Austria
Weather in Panhandle South Plains Sees Moisture Surges
Weather report notes Amarillo received 81 inches of moisture over a two day spell with December already above normal. Observations from Pampa Gage Guymon Elk City Clarendon Lubbock Tucumcari Clayton Adrian show varied totals and snow. Clearing skies with cold today and slightly warmer tomorrow. new low pressure to west may bring more rain by Saturday.
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Panhandle- South Plains
Amarillo
Walter Watts
Clayton
Adrian
Guymon
Panhandle
Watts
Four Leap to Safety From Burning Plane
Four airmen escaped a burning B 25 bomber after parachuting from 3000 feet about 20 miles from Richmond Virginia. The aircraft crashed in dense woods minutes later. Capt Byron B Boon Capt Milton L Weiderhold 1st Lt William J Cook and Staff Sgt Earl Laller were listed as crew members with minor injuries.
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Richmond
Byron B. Boon
Linden
Tex
Milton L. Weiderhold
Brenham
William J. Cook
Clearwater
Fia
Earl Laller
Shreveport
Fifth victim in Goodnight plane crash remains unidentified
The fifth victim in the Goodnight plane crash is still unidentified. The coroner of Armstrong County requested re examination of all bodies while Womack Funeral Home officials conduct anatomical tests to confirm the passenger list. Four victims have been positively identified including Marshall O. Searle and his wife Dorothy.
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Marty Womack
Womack
Clarendon
Armstrong County
Marshall O. Searle
Searle Aero Industries, Inc
Orange, Cal
Dorothy L. Searle
Ronald Searle
Edward W. Rahn
Edward W. Rahan
President Truman Relaxes on Florida Vacation
President Truman enjoys a light breakfast of bacon and fried mush at Key West and reports feeling fine. He rests two hours after arrival from Washington following a long night and prepares for a speech at the Everglades National Park dedication.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Commandant's House
Washington
Everglades National Park
Nomination of Herbert Bursley as Honduras Ambassador
President Truman nominated veteran diplomat Herbert S. Bursley to be ambassador to Honduras. The White House also named Ava M. Warren as minister to Finland and New Zealand to be minister to New Zealand.
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Herbert Bursley
Honduras
Washington
Herbert S. Bursley
Truman
Ava M. Warren
New Zealand
Finand
Acquitted Man Reacquires Charge in Forgery Case
W. R. Powell of Amarillo, previously acquitted in 47th District Court for forging a check on L. L. Heard, is jailed in Potter County today on another forgery charge. Powell, 104 Angelus Drive, allegedly forged a $90 check passed to McDonald Auto Supply, held in $1,500 bond set by Justice Ivy Wilkerson.
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W. R. Powell
Amarillo
47Th District
L. L. Heard
Potter County
Powell
McDonald Auto Supply Company
Angelus Drive
Ivy Wilkinson
Borger VFW Stirs After Scribe Heckling Incident
Borger News-Herald reporter Troy Martin said he was manhandled and booed while addressing a called Borger Post VFW meeting about an early morning entrance affray at the VFW Hall. The post voted to close the hall to nonmembers, kept Martin’s membership, and defeated a court martial motion. World War II members supported him.
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Borger
Troy Martin
Borger News-Herald
Borger Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Martin
VFW
Tom Davis
Davis
Hugh Anderson
Burger News-Herald
Jimmie Green
Post
Green
Iranian cabinet resigns in dispute with premier Ghavam
The Iranian cabinet quits Tehran amid a dispute with Premier Ghavam es Sultaneh over domestic policies. In Tokyo, caterers balance food trays on bicycles, stacked five feet high.
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Tehran
Iran
Ghavam Es Sultaneh
Tokyo
Bananas First Enter Global Trade Before the 19th Century
The article notes that bananas remained limited to tropical regions and their reputation preceded wider knowledge outside the tropics until the 1800s.
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Tropics
Market quotes and livestock prices from Chicago and Kansas City
Grain futures quoted on the Chicago Board of Trade show wheat and corn mostly lower after Dec, May, and July contracts. Oats also slide with Sept and Dec futures. In Kansas City, cattle trade is firm with steers up to 29 dollars, heifers steady, and bulls, vealers and calves steady. hogs top around 26.10 with steady to firm demand. sheep trading slow with lambs around 23.50 and 22.00 for different grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ree St SE
Hogs and Cattle Market Report From Chicago Trade
Chicago market notes include hogs at top 26.15 with 190 300 pound butchers around 25.85 to 26.10, sows scarce but steady, cattle and calves mixed with yearlings and heavy steers showing activity but some weakness, cows steady to weak, bulls strong and good. lambs 110 pound shorn range around 24.00 to 24.25 with other grades 17.00 to 19.00. Financials show Liquidating fund at 1.8342 and offering 2.91.
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Chicago
USDA
Brownwood Man Faces Arson Charge In Several Fires
A complaint charges Jesse Lee Renau with arson over a fire at his store his estranged wife’s dwelling and two tourist cabins. His wife Carrie Mae Renau had filed for divorce and injunction on November 12 with a temporary restraining order pending trial. He was taken from a Weatherford bus by officers and jailed.
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Brownwood
Jesse Lee Renau
Renau
Reneau
Carrie Mae Renau
A. O. Newman
Weatherford
Government Embargo on Soft Coal Exports Enacted
Washington December 4 The government via the interdepartmental coal operating committee imposed an embargo on exports of soft coal grades used for home heating to assure households sufficient fuel this winter. Immediate ban covers lump and double screened coal. October had barred similar hard coal varieties.
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Washington
Panhandle Men Get Tack Awards for First Lands in 1940s Wars
The Old Tack Awards Commission named Sgt. Verne Gordon of Amarillo, Cpl. Jimmie Dyer of Hereford, and Pfc. Neal Hynson of Amarillo as the first Panhandle servicemen to land on enemy soil in Germany, Japan, and Italy. Each receives $500 from Mr. Tack.
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Old Tack Awards Commission
Germany
Sgt
Verne Gordon
East Eighteenth
Army
Japan
Cpl
Jimmie F. Dyer
Hereford
Marines
Italy
Pfc
Neal K. Hynson
Hughes
Panhandle
Tacks
Tack
American Legion
James Hawkins
Hanson Post
Mr. Kinney
Sicily
Hynson
Valiant 36Th Division
142Nd Infantry
Salerno
Awards Commission
Dyer
Yokosuka Naval Base
Navy
Gordon
Sth
Moselle River
Siegfried Line
Wallendorf
W N Meggs Found Dead Near Highway
A body identified as Amarillo resident W N Meggs was found near the Canyon Amarillo highway about 10 miles south of Amarillo near the Holly wood Service Station this morning police said.
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W.N. Meggs
Amarillo
Canyon
Hollywood
Uncertified Immigrants Slip Into the Holy Land
A Hagana spokesman says 170 uncertified Jewish immigrants evaded British patrols and arrived in the Holy Land last night under cover of darkness. The group dispersed among Jewish settlements in the Tel Aviv area.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Hagana
Tel Aviv
Local option prohibition speakers set for Potter County radio
Prohibition supporters will discuss the local option issue on KGNC and KFDA. Dr A D Foreman Jr of First Baptist speaks at 9 45 PM on KFDA and Rev T Edgar Neal of San Jacinto Methodist speaks at 8 15 PM on KGNC. The Potter County Legal Control Committee had not named speakers for 8 45 AM KGNC and 10 30 AM KFDA.
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Potter County
KGNC
KFDA
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
T. Edgar Neal
San Jacinto
File Forgery Charge Against C. L. Morris
Forgery charges filed in 47th District Court against C. L. Morris 37 of 4002 North East Eighth. He allegedly forged the name of Amarillo painter D. B. White on a $20 check. Morris is held on $1,000 bond.
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C. L. Morris
47Th District Court
North East Eighth
Morris
D. B. White
Amarillo
Two Die and Ten Hurt in Carlsbad Road Crash
In rain and fog on US 62 about 25 miles east of Carlsbad J P Cox of Carlsbad and his stepson Larry Drake 6 were killed. Ten others injured include J G Cabe 42 and wife 36 of Brownfield Texas and six passengers in Guss Winn Odessa. Winn has a fractured skull. Elsie Winn 24 and son Butch 4 Doyle Rule Houston and son Doyle Jr 3 also listed among the injured.
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Carlsbad
J. P. Cox
Larry Drake
US 62
J. G. Cabe
Brownfield
Tex
Cox
Guss Winn
Odessa
Win
Winn
Elsie
Butch
Doyle Rule
Houston
Doyle, Jr
Jones Trial Moved To Crosbyton In Hale County Murder Case
Fred Jones former Floydada grocer charged with murder will be tried in Crosbyton Crosby County on a venue change from Hale County Trial date not yet set He was tried here on a venue change from Floyd County where a jury sentenced him to death but the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and ordered a new trial He has been held in Lubbock County jail since Sept 27 1946 and has not applied for bond.
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Plainview
Fred Jones
Floydada
Crosbyton
Crosby County
Hale County
C. D. Russell
64Th District Court
Jones
Floyd County
H. C. Love, Jr
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lubbock County
Globe Circlers Begin Leg To Oklahoma City Stop
The sun broke through the fog in Amarillo as George Truman and Clifford Evans departed to Oklahoma City for a public reception. The Piper Cruiser fliers will head to Kansas City tomorrow and plan stops in Chicago and New York before finishing in Washington DC. They may add more stops and will later write articles and a book and begin a one year lecture tour.
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Amarillo
George Truman
Clifford Evans
Piper Cruiser
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Washington, DC
Truman
Evans
Army Air Forces
Veterans Hospital
Washington
Hereford Breeders Hold Buffet Supper and Sale Plans
Anxiety Hereford Breeders and friends gather at the Herring Hotel for a buffet supper at 8 pm. The association schedules its third annual sale tomorrow afternoon in the sales arena at Tri-State Pair grounds.
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Herring Hotel
Tri- State Pair Grounds
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Wayne Degrassi
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