Gates Amnesia Case Ends With Wife Reunited
The amnesia case of Dean Curtis Gates ends as his wife from Walsenburg Colorado arrives in Amarillo. Mrs Gates, calm and brave, kisses him and attempts to jog memories while Gates shows humor and acceptance of help from others. The couple discusses home relatives and places with limited recollection as they plan to travel to Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Keirsey
Dean Curtis Gates
D. C. Gates
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Mr. Gates
Northwest Texas
Walsenburg
Beasts of Belsen Executed in Hamelin Hangings
The British announce the execution of 11 Belsen camp figures led by Josef Kramer and Irma Grese at Hamelin. Eight men died on paired gallows while three women died singly, witnessed by former inmates with special passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Montgomery
Josef Kramer
Beast of
Belsen
Irma Grese
Hamelin
Pierrepont
Lueneburg
Wesser
Royal Engineers
Marshal Montgomery
Oswiecim
Elizabeth Volkenrath
Juana Borman
Franz Hoezler
Kramer
Fritz Klein
Peter Weingartner
Karl Francich
Ansgar Pichen
Franz Staffle
Wilhelm Dorr
Senate ends hearings on labor dispute bill until after holidays
The Senate Labor Committee halted hearings on the fact finding labor disputes measure and will not reconvene until after the holidays. Chairman Murray said action on the Ellender bill cannot be completed before Christmas. About 100 witnesses have requested to testify as hearings resume after Congress reconvenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Murray
Senate Group
Senate
Washington
U.P
Pearl Harbor
Alben W. Barkley
William D. Mitchell
House
Senate Investigating Committee
Smoke Causes Massive 44-Vehicle Pileup on I-99
In San Bernardino California record highway crash linked to freezing weather and orchard smudge pots. Forty four cars and trucks collided on United States Highway 99. Nine people were injured none seriously. Fire from a flare burned one car and damaged two others. A truck load of cattle was released adding to the chaos. It took officers over an hour to untangle the traffic jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
California
United States Highway 99
Cold Wave Grips Midwest As Amarillo Sees Snow
Arctic air sweeps into the United States with subfreezing temperatures from Canada. Amarillo forecasts 5 to 0 degrees by tomorrow night as snow flurries and 30 mph winds continue. The weather front is due to arrive in the area between 3 and 5 pm tomorrow, with lingering cold through Sunday and possible slight warming next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Midwest
Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Weather Bureau
English Field
Amarilk
Winburn
Twelve biggest news stories of 1945 announced
United Press selects twelve top stories by surprise significance and headline display. Items include Roosevelt death Mus solini execution Hamburg death Hitler surrender Potsdam declaration atomic bomb use Japan surrender terms Japan Nagasaki trial and UAW strike GM. Also mentions keyboard dictation products and a local supplier listing.
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New York
U.P
United Press Today
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Mussolini
Hamburg
Hitler
Germany
Reims
United Nations
San Francisco
Labor Party
Empire State Building
Potsdam
Truman
Japan
Nuerenberg
UAW
General Motors
Inquiry into Glenwood Hotel blaze sparks casualty estimates
Police in Glenwood Springs report a hotel fire that gutted the four story brick Glenwood Hotel after midnight may have 10 to 15 bodies buried in the ruins. Firefighters battled flames to dawn as rescuers searched for victims and witnesses described others on upper floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Charles Wells
Glenwood Hotel
Wells
Charles McCarthy
J. E. Samuelson
Holiday extended time off for downtown retailers
Downtown retail employees will receive a post holiday break from Dec 29 to Jan 2. Stores close late that weekend with extended hours to serve shoppers with a 9 pm closing on Thu Fri and Sat. Christmas Eve on Dec 24 will see stores close at 6 pm for staff.
Patton Out Of Danger But Not Ready To Lead Again
General Patton’s condition improved in Heidelberg Germany as Col R Glen Spurling announced he was out of danger of death but might never command his troops again. The report notes the American commander faced severe injuries and uncertain recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Barkley
Senate
Committee
Barkley
Heidelberg
Germany
R. Glen Spurling
George S Patton, Jr
Desperado Mat Kimes Dies After Southwest Crime Career
The Arkansas born outlaw Mat Kimes dies in Little Rock after an operation. He had served 18 years of a life term for murder and faced a bank robbery tied to a clemency petition. Earlier he was furloughed to seek petition support and linked to a Morton Bank theft. Police identified him by fingerprints and he had used the alias Leo A Woods.
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Little Rock
Oklahoma
Matthew Kimes
Texas
Kimes
Ark
Badman
Mat Kimes
Southwest
North Little Rock
Perry Chuculate
Sallisaw
Okla
McAlester Penitentiary
Banks
Arizona
First State Bank of
Morton, Tex
Okmulgee
McNally
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Oklahoma Pardon and Parele Board
Matt Kimes
That's the Ticket Three Dangers at Intersections
A traffic officer identified three danger points at intersections: straight ahead from approaching traffic, from the left, and from the right. He urged drivers to exercise three times more caution when approaching intersections than on open roads.
Tool Dresser by Trade Bank Robber by Preference
The 1920s desperado Matt Kimes, a tool dresser by trade, led a violent bank robbery spree across Oklahoma and Texas. He killed Town Marshal W. J. McAnally in Beggs in 1927 and earlier shot Deputy Perry Chuculate in Sallisaw in 1926. After years in prison, he was released on a short leave and soon implicated in further bank robberies before dying in an auto crash in Little Rock.
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Southwest
United Press
Matt Kimes
Kimes
Homa
Kimes and Company
W. J. McAnally
McAnally
Perry Chuculate
Sallisaw
Okla
Beges
Grand Canyon
Arizona
McAlester
Pardon and Parole Board
Liberty
First State Bank
Morton
Tex
Texas - New Mexico
Ollie Oliver Melton
Shawnee
J. Fred Pair
Bledsoe
Fort Worth
Olaf Alvin
Chick) Rogers
Oklahoma
Melton
Pair
Little Rock
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The Amarillo area will stay mostly cloudy and very cold this afternoon and tonight. Saturday brings more clouds with northerly winds up to 30 mph, light snow flurries, and much colder temperatures. low Saturday night may dip to 5 below zero. West Texas remains cloudy and colder, Panhandle and El Paso milder winds, with lows between 20 and 26 in the Panhandle and South Plain, 28 to 30 elsewhere. New Mexico shows cloudy southeast, with light snow in southeast and along eastern border and mountains. colder at borders, continued cold tonight and Saturday. high 33, low 17, noon 31. Real estate and insurance listings accompany the weather.
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South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Panahadle
South Plain
New Mexico
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J. Howard Miller
Cpl. Thompson Webb
Pierce
Amarillo Air Field
Tommie
Wife
Gates
Mrs. Gates
Daisy
Irma
CIO
Philip Murray
House Labor Committee
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Linden
N. J
Fisher Body
Janesville
Wis
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Electric Division
General Motors Corp
U. S
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
National Railway Mediation Board
Dalhart
Pam Pa
Mr. Winburn
Abilene
Harpersville
Big Spring
Midland
Wink
Lubbock
Rio Grande Valley
Dallas
Pampa
Brownsville
Gulf States
Russell Stationery Co
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Fear
Mitchell
General Patton
Leo A. Woods
Miami
Jack F. Freeman
van Buren
Jessie C. Moore
Tyler
Alford Ray Gann
Fannin
Cc. C. Chapman
East Tenth
Eugene Webb
North Hayes
Dalton Brothers
Coffeyville
Kan
Beggs
Astern Okla
Bureau
F. A. Rees Co. Real Estate and Loans
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Insurance
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