Rogers to Take Art in Forum
Rep Walter Rogers of Pampa joins eight Texas congressmen at the first annual Texas Congressional Forum in Fort Worth on Friday afternoon. Sponsored by West Texas and East Texas chambers with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the forum invites Texans to ask direct questions on national issues. Moderator is Webb Maddox of Fort Worth. Ed Gossett of Southwestern Bell is to open with a brief address.
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Pampas
Texas
Texas Congressional Forum
Fort Worth
West Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cooperaion
Fort Worth Channel
Borger Area Prepares Vote on Spring Creek Independent District
Hutchinson County commissioners set January 12 for a proposed election on petition to form Spring Creek Independent School District. The district would separate from Borger schools. official plans are not finalized.
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Borger
Hutchinson County
Spring Creek
Bonds Explained To Optimist Club
George Sims of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane spoke to the Amarillo Optimists Club at noon in the Amarillo Hotel. His talk covered stock and bond operations and included a company film illustrating how a broker can meet an investor's needs. Guests included Mrs. Pearl Davis, Mrs. Lena Wood, and Mrs. Margaret Snook.
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George Sims
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Amarillo
Train Wreck Near Humble Injures Eight in Crash
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed north of Humble, plunging 250 feet into a gully. Eight people were hospitalized in Houston, fifteen with minor injuries were sheltered at Humble city hall, seventeen rails torn out. E. A. Mason of Humble, section master, reported the incident.
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Houston
Shreveport
Southern Pacific
Humble
E. A. Mason
Railroad Foreman Cites Rail Crack Cause of Wreck
The railroad foreman said the collision was caused by a fissure in the west rail a crack that can occur at any time and is unpredictable. He warned the occurrence is possible anytime and stressed the need for vigilance and inspection.
Farm boys stay put in Vermont population surge
A census survey shows Vermont's population grew more in the last decade than in the first forty years of the century combined. The report notes a marked shift toward rural areas as residents remain in farm and country districts, countering urban migration trends.
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Montpelier
U.P
Vermont
Daring practical joker ties rope at St Michael's Church
A practical joker tied a rope around St Michael's Church in Birmingham on several successive nights, causing concern among locals and church authorities. No injuries reported, investigation ongoing.
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St. Michael’s Church
Birmingham
England
Amarilloan Guilty of Theft at Saratoga Cafe
A Lake Trimble Amarillo cafe dishwasher was found guilty of felony theft of $80 from Dowell's Saratoga Cafe at 322 Park. Jury in Judge Henry S. Bishop's court set the sentence as three years. In a separate county case J D Hyman, a hotel porter, was fined 200 dollars and six months for selling liquor without a permit.
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Amarillo Cafe
Dowell
Saratoga Cafe
322 Park
Henry S. Bishop
J. D. Hyman
Chile halts copper shipments to Russia
In Santiago on December 14, 1950, Chilean Minister of Economy and Commerce Jose Infante announced the government has blocked shipments of Chilean copper to Russia. Buyers of Chilean copper must comply with the new restriction, signaling a halt to copper exports to the Soviet Union.
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Sanitago
Chile
Russia
Economy and Commerce
Jose Infante
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