Bitter cold grips Panhandle as light snow hits region
A cold wave from Amarillo Weather Bureau pushes temperatures down to near zero, with wind gusts 30 to 35 mph and light snow spreading from the Rockies to northern New England. Amarillo records 9 degrees after a high of 62, snow accumulations remain trace in spots, with heavy snowfall described in Plainview.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Rocky Mountains
New England
Colo
Rado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Amarillo
Lubbock
Plainview
PLAN AIRLIFT CHINESE CLAIM PRISONER FIGURES DISTORTED
Dec 20 dispatch reports orders for mass airlift of 3198 American POWs to Japan if armistice ends are reached. Gen Van Fleet orders Eighth Army to plan for reception and transport by air. Truce talks stall and exchanges of prisoners remain blocked. Peiping radio claims U S lists are propaganda exaggeration.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Japan
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
United Nations Command
Peiping
United States
Peiping accuses US of fake MIA figures in Korea
Peiping says Americans inflate missing in action numbers by leaving corpses on the battlefield and listing them as missing. The report claims the tactic was a propaganda failure. Under Van Fleet, UN prisoners will be identified on reception, undergo medical checks, receive new clothing, and no questioning will occur.
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Peiping
van Fleet
Ers
Japan
Don O. Darrow
Chang Chung Sar
United Nations
Pukhan River
No Man’s Land
Yonchon
Korea
Okinawa Island
Plains GIs Named From Reds POW List In Texas Area
The Defense Department reported the name processing near noon Thursday is complete except for overseas kin and other special cases. Local families are urged to view the POW list skeptically, as officials warned there is no way to verify all entries. Named from the area include Lt. Stanley Zimmerman Amarillo Capt. Joseph H. Hearn Borger Cpl. Wesley D. Little Borger Set. Emmet V. Parker Hartley Sgt. James W. Hart Pampa Maj. Newton W. Lantron Borger Cpl. Gary Lee Ousley Amarillo Sgt. Gerald Neighbors Hereford Cpl. A. J. Becker Amarillo. Leroy McKinney son of Lee Plains.
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Defense Department
Department
Reds
Stanley Zimmerman
Stanley G. Zimmerman
Amarillo
Joseph H. Hearn
C. R. Hearn
Wesley D. Little
D. E. Langston
Borger
Emmet V. Parker
Harvey Albright
Hartley
James W. Hart
Hart
Pampa
Newton W. Lantron
J. W. Garrard
Gary Lee Ousley
D. H. Barnes
Gerald Neighbors
Shirley Neighbors
Hereford
A. J. Becker
J. A. Becker
Waco
Leroy McKinney
Lee Plains
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Opinions on proposed traffic rules and parking issues
A local columnist analyzes new traffic proposals including angle parking, speed limits, two hour meter limits, and overnight parking bans. The piece argues for reasonable rules, criticizes excessive changes, and notes the January bond issue for street improvements to ease congestion.
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Denver Red the Willing Guest of City
A 61 year old tramp known as Denver Red, longtime denizen along the Denver tracks, spent a night in jail and faces charges of vagrancy and health. He has lived as a scavenger for years, moving along the rails near Fort Worth, with his real name long forgotten by locals.
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Denver Red
Denver
Fort Worth Denver
Rathless
District Clerk Bans News Access To Damaged Suit Files
Amarillo district clerk Ben Smith barred Globe Times reporters from viewing court documents on a lawsuit filed in his office citing the plaintiff’s request for secrecy. He cursed reporters over coverage of a separate damage suit involving Reta Lamons against Amarillo Bus Co for injuries on Nov 2. Smith, in office since 1930, insisted the taping of petitions and filings be restricted, prompting tension with the press as new suits appeared in the docket.
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Globe Times
Smith
Reta Lamons
Amarillo
Amarillo Bus Company
South Tyler
District
George Hallmark
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Lamons Bus Company
R. A. Defoe
Amarifio
Hallmark
Miller & Miller
Defoe
H. W. Hallmark
Williams
Velma Lawrence
Ralph Y. Lemons
A. A. Wilson
W. H. Manning
Probe Quests Slow H Bomb Plant Work Near Aiken SC
A Senate House Defense Production Committee report says the Savannah River project builders and the AEC faced unwarranted investigations by Congress during September and October, totaling 4100 man hours. Du Pont notes overlapping inquiries, while officials defend probes as beneficial to governance.
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Washington
Senate House Defense Production Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
E. L du Pont de Nemours & Co
Aiken
Savannah River
Joint Committee
Gordon Dean
South Carolina
Dean
du Pont
FBI
Daniel L. O'Connor
Committee
ABC
Texas refinery expansion planned in Amarillo
Officials of the Texas Company plan a $20 million addition to the Amarillo refinery, to start after year end. City records show a special zoning classification and ordinance will be reviewed in January. The project includes foundations, towers, pumps, piping, buildings, steel work and fireproofing with skilled refinery construction crews. Current output includes 952 million gallons of gasoline annually along with kerosene diesel and petroleum coke.
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The
Texas Company
Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Ty Commission
Five story parking garage planned near First National Bank
A five floor parking garage adjacent to the First National Bank building is the latest downtown improvement. Architects plan an addition to the bank with a sketch shown. Early construction hinges on material availability, says Virgil Patterson, bank president. Construction authority will be applied for in January after detailed plans are finished. The structure will provide parking for bank customers and building tenants.
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First National Bank
Bank
Virgil Patterson
Trio Fined for Roughing Up Officers at Amarillo Home
An Amarillo trio pleaded guilty to opposing an officer in arrest after resisting deputies attempting to arrest a drunken fourth person at Paul Sewell and Lola Sewell’s home on Hayden Street. Judge Gene Jordan fined each $100 plus costs as Sheriff Gaither noted the roomer James Thomas and others were present. The Sewells and Thomas contested the warrant and the disturbance charge, with Mrs. Sewell crying in court after the fines were announced.
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Amarillo
Gene Jordan
Paul Gaither
Curtis Travis
R. M. Allred
Paul Sewell
Lola
Hayden
James R. Thomas
Sewell
Weather Summary Amarillo Area Cold Wave Highlights
The US Weather Bureau reports a cold wave with strong northerly winds and occasional snow across Amarillo and vicinity. Highs Thursday near 10 degrees dropping to 0 to minus 5 Friday morning, rebounding to around 16 Friday. Diminishing winds and clearing by Friday, with severe cold persisting and 62 and 9 degree readings noted for the prior 24 hours.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Remodeling Permit Sought for Blackburn Bros Store
Floyd Ricnaras, a general contractor, has applied to the city engineer for a 250000 dollar permit to remodel the Blackburn Bros store at 812 Polk. The project includes widening the storefront from 60 to 90 feet and installing an escalator.
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Floyd Ricnaras
Blackburn Bros
Polk
Fir and shiplap sale at Olver and Wiggins Lumber
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co offers fir 2x4 2x6 and 1x8 shiplap at 6.95 each. Located at 1 West 6th, [city not specified].
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Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
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