Deaths and funeral notices from local listings
Obituaries announce J W Horn Santa Fe dispatcher died Monday surviving spouse Marion and children Mary Jo Ledwig. services at Boxwell Ivy Chapel and Llano burial. Infant Terry Lee Wiegand son of Mr and Mrs William Wiegand died. graveside at Llano Cemetery. Norma Lee Jennings of Pampa died age 26. services at Pampa Baptist Church, burial Pampa cemetery. Robert Leroy Tuter 16 died. service at Memorial Chapel. Louis Fred Spiser 67 died. services at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Happy Cemetery.
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Horn
J. W
Joe) Horn
Santa Fe
Marion
Mary Jo Ledwig
Danny Ledwig
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Liano
Wiegand
Terry Lee Wiegand
William Wiegand
Parker
Billy Lynn
Llano
Jennings Norma Lee Jennings
Pampa
Tex
Lee Dean
Konda Joy
Vickie Lea
Sadie Badgley
Louis Haddock
Wanda Holland
Louis Badgley
Donna Haddock
Faye Mack Holland
Pampa Baptist Church
Robert Leroy Tuter
North Lincoln
James Tuter
James D
George Berblinger
J. D. Tuter
Bpiser
Louis Fred Spiser
Amelia
Frederick Arthur
Willard
Dudley Smith
Louella
Lula
Mabel Spiser
Gus
Will
Gus Kiek
Mose Brian
Lena Quade
Trinity Lutheran Church
Happy Cemetery
State Meeting Of Water Board Sets Jan 8 Start
The first meeting of Amarillo’s Water Resources Planning Commission is scheduled for January 8 in the city commission room at Municipal Auditorium, preceding the city commission meeting. Mayor Gene Klein appointed the committee to study future water supply plans with members including Saunders, Cunningham, Edwards, Dickin son Jr, Ware, Miller, Douglas, Fullingham, Ratcliff, Grenewald, Bralley, Kohler, Smith. Earl Alimand of the chamber of commerce will serve as secretary.
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Water Resources Planning Commission
Gene Klein
City Commission
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Water Commission
Guy Saunders
Jack Cunningham
Gene Edwards
J. G. Dickinson, Jr
Tol Ware
Carl Miller
Townsend Douglas
John Fullinghim
Jerry
Nehru declines China visit over present preoccupations
India's Prime Minister Nehru has declined an invitation to visit China. The Indian ambassador in Peking reported to New Delhi that Nehru cited present preoccupations as the reason.
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India
Nehru
China
Peking
New Delhi
Experienced woman for dry cleaning counter at Air Base
Experienced woman needed for dry cleaning counter work at Hunt Cleaners, Polk. Must be under 35 with nee pol, married man to work hog ranch, furnished first house on Cherry Ave River, small apartment, references. 8200 Prospect listings, tires sale and china offer, modern 3 room garage acceptance, waitresses wanted Continental Restaurant 700 Tyler, nice 3 room apartment Polk 3-2172 after 6 PM.
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Hunt Cleaners
Polk
Cherry Ave
River Small Apt
Continental
Tyler
Dean Betrayed by Two ROKs for $10
Police in Pusan say two South Koreans, Han Doo Kyoo and Choe Chong Bong, admitted accepting 30,000 won ($5) each from Reds to aid in capturing Maj. Gen. William F. Dean near Chinan, 35 miles south of Taejon in August 1950. They claim they turned the money over and sought only to help Dean, who was reported missing after Taejon fell.
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Pusan
Korea
William F. Dean
Yoon Myung Woon
Yoon
Cholla
Red Army
Chinan
Taejon
Han Doo Kyoo
Choe Chong Bong
Dean
Red
Dean Wen
United Nations Command
Wilfred Burchett
Paris
Ce Soir
Pyongyang
Burchett
Berkeley
Cal
Truce talks in deadlock over armistice terms and POWs
Allied and Communist negotiators remain deadlocked over guarantees against new North Korean air bases and UN inspection of the armistice. A Communist report on missing and escaped POWs provoked distrust, with Gen. Nuckols calling the list “chocking” and full of discrepancies as talks loom toward the 30 day deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Korea
William P. Nuckols
Red
Nuckel
Nuckols
Lee Sang Cho
Lee
Geneva
Cotton Export Rates Rise in Pakistan Season
Karachi reports Pakistan exported about 20 percent more cotton in 1950 51 than 1949 50. About 1 038 000 bales shipped, versus 891 000 previous year. destinations included 281 000 to Japan, 119 000 to Hong Kong, and 166 000 to China.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Japan
Hong Kong
China
New Fresco Painting Binder Developed by Austrian Painter
In Austria at Sots LINTZ Prof Anselm J Grand unveils a new fresco painting technique claiming colors will not fade under bright light and resist heat or humidity due to an indelible binding material.
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Lintz
Austria
Anselm J. Grand
Growth of Women in Office Jobs Surpasses All Occupations
New York reports that four million women now work as stenographers typists and other office staff, the largest single occupation for women in the United States. Over eight decades the count rose from a few thousand to exceed four million, reshaping employment patterns nationwide.
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New York
United States
Colds Cause 2 Billion Annual Loss To U S Industries
In Chicago a prominent ear nose and throat specialist states that respiratory infections keep workers home from industrial jobs, with colds alone causing about 2 billion dollars in annual economic losses nationwide.
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Chicago
Airlines Set Safety Mark
United States domestic airlines carried 17,420,859 revenue passengers in a record safety year with a passenger fatality rate of 1.1 per 100 million passenger miles flown.
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New York
United States
Forty Trees Sent From NZ to Hiroshima University
Auckland University College Council sent 240 kauri rimu and totara trees to Hiroshima University to be planted in soil affected by the atomic bomb. The shipment marks a symbolic act of reconstruction and peace between New Zealand and Japan.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Hiroshima University
Auckland
New Zealand
University College Council
American official hails Tanjong Priok as best Indonesian port
Singapore dispatch reports Tanjong Priok in Jakarta now largely free of looting for shippers. American President Lines official T J Cokely says the port is the best operated in Indonesia today, after returning from Indonesia with their representatives.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Jakarta
Tanjong Prick
T. J. Cokely
American President Lines
Purdue enrolls 43 Texas students among 9 273
Among Purdue University’s 9 273 students in Lafayette Indiana two hail from Amarillo. They are Louise Evans a graduate student and George W McClure a senior in aeronautical engineering residing at 4217 West Eleventh.
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Purdue
Texas
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Amarillo
Louise Evans
Herring Hotel
George W. McClure
West Eleventh
Governor Holland Burned In Explosion At Home
Houston dispatch reports Governor Holland a 75 year old Black man critically burned when an oil stove exploded and ignited the rough frame home where he lived. The incident occurred Wednesday as authorities investigate the cause.
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Houston
Holland
Markets 12 Oclock Quotations from Merrill Lynch office
New York stock market quotations show Air Reduction Alaska Juneau Mack Trucks and many others with varied percentages. The list includes American Can Motorola Sony National Steel and more, reflecting broad market activity across multiple industries and large corporate names.
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New York
Amer Airlines
American Can
Montgo Ward
Amer Car&Fd
Wotorola Inc
Amer Locomot
Inquelier Brass
Amer Nat Gas
Nash Kelvini
Pow&Lt
National Acme
Amer Rad Sts
Inati Can Corp
Amer Smelting
Amer Steel
Am Telé&Telg
Amer Tobacco
Amer Woolen
S'Nati Distillers
Anaconda Cop
Nati Steel Cor
Armco Steel
Vatomas Co
Armour & Co Tf
New York Cent
Ashland Oil
North Amev
Assoc Dry Gols
Orth Nat Gas
Arch Topas
North Pee RR
Avco Manufact
Ohio
Baldwin Loco
Nie Ou Ge
Paramount Co
Borden Co
Parke Davis Co
Borg-Warner
Peabody Coal
Braniff Air Pig
Mee Co
Bridge Brass
PennPow & Lt
Briggs Manus
Pennsy RR Co
Bucyrus Erie
Pepsi-Cola Co
Budd Co
Phelps-Dodge
Burroughs Act
Philco Corp
Butter Bros
Phillip Morris
Canada Dry
Phillips Petri
Pacovinese Oil + ag
Varrier Corpigi Porromp
Case Co
Pullman Incora
Caterpillar Tr
Pure Oil
Celanese Corp
Radio Corp
Ory Tte
R.K. Pictures
Psy
Ir.k
Certainfeed
Remingt Rand
Eshio
Republic Avia
Chicago Corp
Republic Steel
Chgco Ri&pac
Revere C&b
Chrysler Corp
Rexall Drug
Climax Molybd
Reynolds
Cities Service
Ipichfield Oil
Clinton Foods
Sgu Sf Rail
ColoFuel&tIron
Sinclair Oil
Continent Oil
co.ony-Vac
Copperweld
Rico
Southern Com
Cross Steel
Southern Pac
Southern RyCo
Cparks
Curtis Publish
Ao Oo
Curtiss Wright
Incor
Decca Records
Squaredcomp
Deere & Co
Distillers Corp
Stand Brands
Doehler-Jarvis
Dome Mines
Doug Aircraft
Dow Chemic
DuPont
Eagle-Picher
Eastman Rod
Eastern Airlin
Eaton Manus
el Auto-Lite
Erie Railroad
el Paso Nat Gas
Pirth Carpet
Flintkote Co
Syming Gould
Foster
TimDet Axie
Timken Roller
General Tire
iTransam Corp
Gillette Safety
iTraWorld Air
Gimble Bros
20thCent Fox
Glidden Co
Union Carbide
United Airlier West Sugar
Carbr Greyhound Co
United Corp
Grumman Air
United GasCo
Gas O8 Corp
Merchats
Halliburton
S Lun Paramount
Heyden Chem
pipe&Foly
Homestake Mi
RubberCo
Houston Oil
UE Sm
US Steel Corp
Inspir Copper
UN Wallpaper
Lwalworth Co
Interlake Iron
Warnes
Salt Internat
Warner K
Nick
Warren A Internat
Internat
T&t
Susar
Johns Manvil
Wra Peer Jones & Laugh
West
Joy Manufact
Westing Air
Kennecott
Westing Elec Co
Lehigh
WestPenn
Lion Oil Co Ax Willys
Ieee
Earth Cow's Inc
Lone Star
Youngs Sheet Long Bell Lbr
Youistn
St.Dr
Lorillar
Pacific Petrol
Onotone Corp
East
Tokian Royal Electric Bond
Tung Sol Lam
Ioc
Ccessias
Kesconis
Southern Union
Oxi Cman
Czechs in Deal for Iran's Oil
Tehran reports Czechoslovakia moves to buy Iran’s state oil as Iran faces financial strain. Iran recalled 26 diplomats abroad to save expenses while Britain warns Iran’s oil sales to outsiders may be illegal. Czech Charge D'Affaires discussed a purchase with Iran’s deputy finance minister as officials announce bids required within 10 days.
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Tehran
Iran
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Italy
India
Belgium
Jan Sabacky
Hossein Pirnia
Javad Busheri
New York Sports Kill 104 Persons in 32 Years
New York City sports activities caused 104 fatal injuries over 32 years ending in 1950. Baseball led with 43 deaths, equaling football and boxing combined. Football caused 22 deaths, boxing 21, basketball seven, handball three, and soccer, wrestling, cricket, golf, polo, and relay races one each.
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New York
New York City
Burglary at Church Office Sees Heavy Safe Lifted
A Sunday night break in at Church Safe on 1416 West 35th saw burglars wrench open the office and lift a heavy safe weighing 400 to 500 pounds. They dragged it through hallways to the east alley, then to a vehicle. Office and study rooms were searched. offerings for the Waco orphanage were noted as collected by mail.
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West 35Th
Slater
Goggs
Dr. Slater
States Require U S History Courses Across 37 States
Thirty seven states require public elementary and secondary schools to teach United States history. Fourteen states require such courses in private schools. All the states except Kentucky and the Constitution of the United States.
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Washington
Kentucky
United States
Safe robbery hits Polk Street Methodist Church records
On Sunday December 16 a safe at Polk Street Methodist Church was robbed of money stamps and blank checks from Amarillo National Bank. The safe held church rolls and 28 years of records including baptisms marriages and deaths photos and church history papers. Detectives found tire tread photos at the back door and believed robbers wore gloves. deputies searched the countryside but found no trace by noon.
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Amarillo National Bank
Polk Street Methodist Church
E. D. McCullough
Lipscomb
Potter County Sheriff's Office
Amarillo
Gas incident hospitalizes child after brief visit
Donnie Davis accompanied by a man named Gas visited a neighbor to view Christmas presents. After returning home he grew pale, slept, then became sick, limp and convulsed. Rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital, doctors fought to save him as blood tests revealed the cause.
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Davis
Donnie
Mrs. Davis
Northwest Texas Hospital
Gas leak caused boy’s carbon monoxide death at Davis home
An Amarillo Gas Company investigator traced the tragedy to a malfunctioning automatic thermostat on Mrs. Davis stove that failed to shut off gas. Although the house was ventilated and Mrs. Davis did not smell gas, the carbon monoxide apparently affected only Donnie on the floor. Mrs. Davis lamented that it should not happen again.
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Amarillo Gas Company
Davis
Mr. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Payoffs and penalties in Hungarian airmen case
The article details a Soviet downing of US airmen over Hungary and a Hungarian judgment fining each airman thirty thousand dollars or three months in prison. Private drives raise the total one hundred twenty thousand dollars to secure release, while the State Department cautions against foreign fundraising and hints the government may supply funds if needed. Rep. Tom Steed pushes ransom and possible diplomatic rupture, with officials signaling sympathy but offering no comment.
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Yugoslavia
United States
State Department
US Air Force
Tom Steed
Oklahoma
Hungary
Steed
Chicago Live Poultry Butter Market Report
Chicago produce report notes live poultry market firm with five trucks and no price changes since Monday. Butter totals 315151 pounds with market described as strong. 93 score 79 cents per pound and 92 score 79 cents per pound.
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Chicago
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Boxwell Brothers
Kirkland
Bertha Kirkland
Bellaire
W. A
Spradling
Mattie Spradling
Hughes
Ww. Ballew
H. F
T W. Wood
Wm. Spradling
Ivy Chapel
Memphis
Glousey
Frank Glousy
Muleshoe
Griggs
Barnu
Lela Mae Barnum
Monroe
James W
Williams A. Teter
J. A. Silver
C. E. Oliver
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Osgood Monument CO
Buchanan
Ruthker
Jefferson
State Meeting of Water Board
Long Island
Mary Meyer
By Galbraith
T. M. Reg
NEA Service, Inl
Sterling Drug
Stewart Warn Stone& Webst
Studebaker Co
Sun Oil
Sunray Oil Co
Sunshine Bis Swift
iQuivan Kied
Kansas City
Mohammed Mossadegh
New York Sports
Deason
Clearange
Teen
Ike
Ferch
Thrist
Begal
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