Parked Car Rammed Injuried in Amarillo Election Notice
Amarillo voters are urged to decide whether to adopt a State civil service system or retain the city system as eight precincts open 8 am to 7 pm. Poll tax receipts or signed affidavits suffice, with veteran servicemen voting without tax proof. The ballot asks about Chapter 325 HB 34 50th Legislature, 1947.
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Horace Mann Hool
Sanborn School
Wilson School
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San Jacinto
State of Texas
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City Civil Service
News Tip Checks Delayed For Globe Winners
The Globe reports two weekly News Tip contest winners have not received checks due to incorrect mailing addresses. George Monuerner listed the Herring Hotel for a July 18 prize of 3 dollars, while L. Bailey gave 2002 Taylor for a June 11 prize of 5 dollars. Winners must contact The Globe business office with proper addresses so prizes can be mailed.
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Globe
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Herring Hotel
L. ¥. Bailey
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Taylor
Winter misery grips Texas as Panhandle stays calm
Cold front brings scattered snow and rain across Texas with high winds and frigid lows. Laredo reports snow storms and thunder, while Alto and Kerrville register light to moderate snowfall. Big Spring, Wichita Falls, and Abilene enjoy clear skies despite others facing freezing temperatures and diminishing rain.
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Bandera
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Kerrville
Boerne
Austin
Bonham
Gainesville
Panhandle
South Plains
East Texas
Weather Bureau
Plainview Artist Illustrates New Feature in Globe
A Globe feature titled Nature Was First on page 14 credits Marion T. Sitton a Panhandle artist. Sitton, son of M. C. Sitton near Hale Center, now lives in New York City and is visiting family for the holidays. The one column drawing argues nature precedes human progress and should interest students of all ages.
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Nature
Panhandle
Marion T. Sitton
M. C. Sitton
Hale Center
Sitton
New York City
Lifer Recalls Slaying Of Fort Atkinson Girl In Wisconsin
Jefferson Wis December 15 A lifer Buford Sennett 22 says in a confession to District Attorney Francis Garity that he and an accomplice abducted eight year old Jean Weckler from her rural home and killed her with sleeping pills after an earlier killing of Carl Carlson a UW student The pair allegedly weighted Weckler’s body and dumped it in the Blue River near Richland Center while continuing to claim they did not name the other suspect.
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Francis Garity
Buford Sennett
Carl Carlson
University of Wisconsin
Georgia Jean Weckier
Fort Atkinson
Sennett
Robert Winslow
Carlson
Garity
Garity Sinc
Richland Center
Garity Sir
Weckler
Blue River
Wisconsin River
Grand Jury Weighs Fatal Grand Saline Shooting
Van Zandt County grand jury hearings continued at noon over the fatal shooting of 19 year old Amarillo youth James David Mullican in Grand Saline. Night Watchman Richard Murdock, 45, faced murder charges and a $3000 bond as jurors prepared potential reports on the case.
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Amarillo
Grand Saline
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Canton
Tex
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Associated Press
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William W. Mullican
North Taylor
Doctors Again A Fear for Life Of Nubbins
For the second time in three years physicians warn Forrest Hoff man known as Nubbins may not survive until Christmas. The six year old from Cheyenne Wyoming suffers the same kidney ailment leading to another hospital stay and possible transfusions. Parents Mr and Mrs Marshall Hoffman appealed for blood donors urging public help.
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Nubbins
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Cheyenne
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Half Million in Cash Gems Taken by Pirates Aboard Van Heutz
A gang of about 25 pirates seized cash and jewels worth half a million from 1600 passengers on the Dutch ship Van Heutz near Bias Bay. Captain Klaas A. Vlick and senior officers were taken hostage but later released to row back to their vessel as pirates escaped aboard commandeered junks. Passengers’ identities were not disclosed. attackers wore American styled clothing.
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Weather Outlook for Amarillo Region and Nearby
Colder this afternoon and tonight with slight warming Tuesday. West Texas remains fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Panhandle and South Plains become colder tonight. New Mexico fair this afternoon and north and east portions tonight. High 53 degrees and low 26 degrees. moon at 38 degrees.
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Guerrillas wiped out in Mont Vermion clash near Salonika
A Larisa dispatch says 60 guerrillas were killed by government troops in a snowstorm battle on Mount Vermion west of Salonika on Saturday.
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Big Four Conference Ends in Complete Unity Failure
The London meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers closed without agreement on economic unity for Germany or an Austrian independence treaty.
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Germany
News Tip Prize Winners Named in Globe Contest
Mary Helen Heath wins first prize of 5 dollars for the top news tip. Robert Brittell takes second with 3 dollars for a tip about army pup tents and a moving car incident. M D Carter earns third with 2 dollars for gas fumes at a church. Checks will be mailed to all winners.
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Polk
Robert Brittell
East Thirteenth
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M. D. Carter
West
Robert Cairns
Hayden
J. B. Wilkeman
Fillmore
Myrtle McClenny
North Taylor
Martin Sanford
Army Tech Village
L. H. Reneau
North Johnson
Senate approves foreign aid act for France Italy Austria and China
The Senate approved a 597 million dollar emergency aid measure for France Italy Austria and China to be released this winter. The act authorizes up to 59 million dollars for the whole program with 150 million from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and requires further appropriation bills for additional funding.
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United States
Snake Act Frees Jail Prisoner From Pampa Jail
James H. White, 38, escaped from Pampa city jail last night by crawling through a 10 by 12 inch air shaft to the Palm Room of the city hall. He had been arrested in Amarillo on a burglary warrant and was taken to Pampa on Saturday. An alert issued warned officers to use caution. White is described as 5 8, 129 pounds, brown hair, gray eyes, crooked nose.
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Pampa
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Amarillo
Pampa City
Amaerillo
Louie Allen
Allen
City Hall
Chief Allen
Edmonson Dry Cleaners
East Second
Edmondson
Reopen Duck Season Tuesday at Mid Day
Duck season will reopen at noon tomorrow and run through December 29. Shooting hours are from sunrise to one hour before sunset, except tomorrow when shooting is from noon to one hour before sunset. The bag limit is four ducks with eight in possession. geese limit is four with one Canada or white fronted goose, and four geese allowed in possession.
Russia’s Inflation Isn’t a Sign of Economic Collapse
DeWitt MacKenzie argues that Russia’s ruble devaluation and inflation are not proof of a Soviet economic crisis. He notes temporary exchange rate changes, limited savings-exchange allowances, and continued wage payments, cautioning against assuming systemic collapse or copying Western models.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
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China
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