Death and Funeral Notices From Blackburn Area
Blackburn obituary notices list Llarisha L Hollar age 76 of 2440 NW 14th Street with service at Memorial Chapel and burial details for family members including Emily, Oma Copeland, Lundegreen, and D AH Lunde. Rebecca McNabb infant of Mr and Mrs McNabb is noted with family, and James Meazel Jr 37 of 901 MS reportedly died Saturday with relatives listed. Body transported to Dalhart Texas for burial.
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Llarisha L. Hollar
Emily A
Oma Copeland
Lundegreen
D. AH. Lundeeen
Bother
Cora Harmon
Liano. McNabb
Rebecca McNabb
Goughree
A.mcnabb
Joan
Ana Alfred,randparents
J M McNabb
Ken
Dalhart
Texas
J.mes. Meazel
É&H
Dixie Meazell
Deane
Arthur
Dewey
Marie Meazel
Skhhona
Ovecien
Griggs and Sons To Handle Graveside Service Details
Graveside service for infant Michael Schoolcraft, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Schoolcraft, will be held at Llano at 10:00 AM Monday. Also noted are Myrtle Mae McCate of 1500 Linwood, wife of J. McCate, mother of Raymond and Mrs. Walter Barrett, sister of C A Eckstine and others, with services pending through N. S. Griggs and Sons.
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Michael Schoolcraft
J. F. Schoolcraft
Buchanan
BF. Schoolcraft
Clinton Lessey
Llanoes
Ie McCab
Myrtle Mae McCate
Raymond
Walter Barrett
C. A
Des Eckstine
W. W. Chrestman
GD. Morris
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Frontline Push Near Hungnam As Chinese Assaults Grow
Chinese forces mass near Hungnam with 12 to 14 divisions totaling up to 140,000 troops. US Third Division line holds north approaches as two companies attack. UN forces report 800 Chinese killed in 24 hours and air, land, sea bombardment continues. Seoul's wards urged evacuation though government denies orders. Sabre jets lead air assault, destroying tanks, vehicles, bridges, and a MIG-15 near the Yalu frontier.
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Hungnam
United Nations
Ngnam
Korea
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Han River
UN Fighth Army
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Yalu River
Manchurian
Wildcat Train Walkout Raises Negotiation Fears
Strike leaders warned that management may refuse to bargain as wildcat walkouts affect Toledo lines including Baltimore & Ohio Wheeling & Lake Erie Detroit & Toledo Shore Line. The action echoed prior stoppages prompting President Truman to intervene. Workers began returning to duty Saturday and talks resumed at the White House yesterday.
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Frank Coyle
National
Toledo
Baltimore & Ohio
Wheeling & Imke Erie
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
Truman
White House
Fliers Take Over For Korean Santa
In Tokyo on December 18 the US Air Force began airlifting gifts for 24th Division infantrymen based in Japan. The parcels include candies cookies nuts canned delicacies and other foods bound for Korea to lift holiday spirits.
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Tokyo
Korea
Japan
Voluntary Wage-Price Freeze Aimed at Inflation Fight
Washington moves toward a voluntary wage and price freeze as the government prepares for broader controls in the fight against inflation. ESA chief Valentine envisions ceilings pegged to December 1 levels, with March as the deadline before potential compulsory measures. President Truman’s emergency policy expands mobilization through the Office of Defense Mobilization led by Charles E. Wilson.
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Washington
ESA
Charles FE. Wilson
Wilson
General Electric Co
Truman
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Valentine
General Motors
Ford
OPA
Terminal expansion or remodeling eyed for Amarillo airport
Riley Strickland, aviation committee chair of the chamber of commerce, notes a report considers expanding the terminal south to fit any equipment or services and remodeling at about $80,000. Yet trends toward larger planes, fewer flights, possible turboprop use, CAA safety concerns, and uncertain national emergency needs may dampen remodeling plans. The aviation committee will present the report at the next board meeting.
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Amarillo
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Bergdoll's Son Pleads Guilty to Draft Dodging
Alfred Bergdoll, 23, son of the famed WWI draft dodger Grover Bergdoll, pleads guilty before Judge Sylvester J. Ryan to failing to report for a physical on August 21 and for induction on November 9 in a two county draft dodging case. He faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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New York
Alfred Bergdoll
Bergdoll
Sylvester J. Ryan
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Um Penal
Prion
Its Chou En Lai Move on Korean Talks
The UN cease fire committee disclosed it asked Chou En Lai to arrange a time and place for Korean peace talks. It said it was willing to meet any Peiping representative at a mutually convenient venue. Lester B Pearson reported the group had sent a cable to Chou and the political committee adjourned to await a reply, 50 to 5.
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Chou En-lai
Chou
Peiping
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
General Assembly
Subway Mishap Injures 12 on Crowded 125th Street Run
In New York a 10 car subway train started with doors open at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue injuring 12, none seriously. The board of transportation blamed a motorman signal misunderstanding as passengers were pushed and toppled on the platform during the rush hour. The emergency cord was pulled and the train halted after about 20 feet.
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New York
The
Board of Transportation
125Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Auto price rollback sparks industry protest across GM and rivals
General Motors and Chrysler faced government price rollback orders affecting 1951 models with Nash Ford responding, while GM called the order discriminatory. Labor unions led by CIO UAW chief Walter Reuther warned any disruption to wage scales would undermine defense industry stability. An ESA wage board meeting in Washington will weigh the dispute with union and management reps. The era’s tensions reflect fears over cost of living and steel price boosts driving auto price changes.
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General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Nash
Ford
ESA
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Auto Producers
Reuther
UAW
General Motors
ESA Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Washington
Cold Weather Hits Deep South and Northeast
Unseasonably cold weather spread over the Eastern half of the nation with early lows dropping to 42 in Jacksonville and 26 in Atlanta and Birmingham. The Weather Bureau warned of continued cold as Midwest cold air moves in, with light snow in the Great Lakes and upper Missouri Valley and subzero readings at Rochester Minnesota.
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Chicago
Jacksonville
Pla
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Mercury
Charleston
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Missouri River Valley
Great Lakes Area
Middlewest
Rochester
Minn
Thunderbird guard bus overturns near Houston
Forty five soldiers of Oklahoma's 45th National Guard Division were returning from Houston when the Thunderbird unit bus left a gravel road, rolled into a 25 foot ditch, and caught fire. Thirty two soldiers and the driver were injured, with the fire marshal noting most escaped cremation by luck. a small blaze was put out before reaching the fuel tank.
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Orange
Tex
Oklahoma
Thunderbird
45Th
National Guard
Houston
Joe Stewart
Stewart
Burma Surgeon's Trial Near Close
RANGOON Burma Dec 18 The defense will close its case after presenting tomorrow its two remaining witnesses for Dr Gordon S Seagrave charged with high treason The last witnesses are Htin Nan a parliament member and Hkun Hpung chieftain of the Kachin Hawwa Seagrave is accused of aiding rebels and faces a possible ten year term or banishment if convicted.
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon S. Seagrave
Htin Nan
Hkun Hpung
Kachin
Hawwa
Seagrave
University directory lists common surnames and student count
The University of Illinois directory shows 138 Smiths 131 Johnsons 98 Browns and 58 Joneses. It also lists 17 162 students ranging from Aagaard to Zylstra.
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University of Illinois
Smiths
Johnsons
Browns
Joneses
Aagaard
Zylstra
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Barbara
Lane
Claude
Edwin
Leonard
Randson
Henry Neusch
John Aichimayr
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Ruthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Boys Ranch
John M. Rowlett
Ernest Langford
Jay Taylor
Herring Hotel
College Station
Panhandle A&m Club
Architectural Association
Dallas
Lubbock
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Authority
McCartt
Carton
Puffin
Florida
Taylor
10Th
Georgia
Slacker Bergdoll
Subway
Ceesane A
University of Ilinois
Sanstone
Panhandle
Aundry
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