Vast Hunt For 77 Lost On Four Planes
Widespread search by 180 aircraft from Pittsburgh to Canada seeks a missing C-46 with 40 aboard and reports of a downed C-47 near Oroville California. Other missing aircraft include a fighter near Phoenix and an Air Force cargo plane limping to San Francisco after engine failure.
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Vast Hunt
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Canada
Pokane
Wash
Fairfield
Cal
Oro
Air Force
Williams Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
US Military Academy
West Point
Hamilton Air Force Base
California
Academy
Hamilton
el Paso
Military Air Transport Service
San Francisco
Honolulu
Buffalo
Allegheny National Forest
Brook
Williams
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Amarillo Weather Expected To Bring Mixed Conditions
Amarillo faces a mix of wind dust a light shower and possible snow flurries as a cold front lowers temperatures into the 60s and 20s. Chief H C Winburn warns stockmen to ready for adverse livestock conditions with strong 35 to 45 mph winds turning northerly and ending Tuesday night.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Hundreds Marooned By Snow Blues Spread Across Plains
The Associated Press reports a historic blizzard draining the Northern Plains and Midwest as below zero temps and heavy snow leave hundreds stranded in Montana the Dakotas Wyoming and Northern Nebraska. Flooding hits Southern California with eight inch rains as Big Bear and nearby areas face isolation and outages.
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Associated Press
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Nebraska
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California
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Amarillo Pioneer Mary Elizabeth Bivins dies at 89
Mary Elizabeth Bivins, widow of cattle operator Lee Bivins, died at 89 in Amarillo after a year of declining health. A longtime philanthropist, she funded churches, a chapel, elderly housing, and theological education, giving without fanfare. Her generosity supported numerous organizations and individuals. Her husband died in 1929 while mayor.
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Amarillo
Mary Elizabeth Bivins
Polk
United States
Lee
Home Overseer Hired by County Juvenile Detention
County commissioners appointed Fred H. Melson as overseer of the juvenile detention home. Melson, a longtime Amarillo worker, will earn 2700 dollars annually, taking over from Henry Maggard who resigned to rejoin Paul Gaither’s office. Oates leaves Randall County to join Potter County night patrol. Virginia Draper becomes sheriff’s secretary replacing Bonnie Allen, while Roe Looney is hired as County Attorney secretary, replacing Norma Steel.
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County Juenile
Sheriff's Office
Fred H. Melson
Gere Monaay
Melson
North
Irvor
Amarillo
Henry Magard
Maggard
Eliff Paul Gaither
Charlie Oates
Randall County
Potterounty
Allies Hammer Anew At Red Ruled Hill
Allied forces in Korea press a second New Year counterattack on Communist held positions in the Korangpo sector near Seoul. UN tanks and artillery shell the hill as brief hand to hand fighting continues. Armistice talks stall over airfield construction with talks set to resume Tuesday. Prisoner exchange efforts also yield no progress.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
No Man's Land
Korangpo
Seoul
Panmunjom
North
Howard Turner
Turner
Chang Chun San
Armistice Supervision Committee
Stranded Kentucky Family Finds Santa Spirit Amid Trials
The Greenwells family from Bardstown Kentucky faced a dire Christmas stranded in Amarillo Texas after the father James Greenwell aged 32 suffers multiple illnesses including chronic asthma and heart trouble. Police Sgt Jack Deaver and Panhandle residents stepped in with Christmas aid to help the family and their three children Marlene Diane and Vincent. The family had traveled toward Phoenix for the father’s health needs and faced a bleak holiday with the mother Christine recently discharged from hospital after giving birth December 7.
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Globe-Times
Kentucky
Amarillo
Panhandle
Santa Claus
James V. Greenwells
Bardstown
Marlene
Greenwells
Missing house numbers found on Harrison Street front steps
Curbstone house numbers pulled from their moorings along Harrison Street were found deposited in front of a residence at 1613 Harrison Sunday morning. The numbers range from 2005 Harrison through the 2600 block. Owners may call 1613 Harrison. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes-Insurance.
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Harrison Street
Harrison
FBI Probes Childress Bank Theft
FBI agents questioned all employees of the First State Bank of Childress after a burglary that netted about $5,000 in silver Saturday night. Investigators say no forced entry marks were found and a welding torch cut a hole through a safe door. The crime may hinge on how the burglars entered and left the scene.
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Clarence Harp
Fir lumber sizes and price at Olver and Wiggins
Fir 2x4 2x6 1x8 fene sold at six dollars ninety five cents per cord. Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co. located at 1200 West 6th street.
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Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
News Tip Winners Named In City Contest
Donnie Davis aged five was nearly suffocated by a gas leak from an open stove. Mrs. L F Blake won five dollars for the top tip. R M Brittell and T H Thurston won two and one dollars for tips about a car on a verge and a General Mills fire. Other callers listed include Mrs Lee Haley and several residents.
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Donnie Davis
L. F. Blake
Hillcrest
R. M. Brittell
East Thirteenth
Brittell
T. H. Thurston
Thurston
General Mills
Lee Haley
North Cleveland
Don Gaston
Bonham
Susan Slater
Polk
Danny
Keith Proffer
North Hayes
H. L. Mauldin
John Oakes
Weather Notice For Amarillo And Vicinity
Strong northerly winds and much colder Monday night follow a windy mild Monday afternoon. Occasional snow flurries and a sharp fall in temperatures Tuesday with winds diminishing and skies clearing by Tuesday night. Monday highs around 68 and Monday night lows 20 to 25. Tuesday highs in the 20s. The 24 hour period ending Monday morning 6 30 reported a high of 70 and a low of 61.
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Amarillo
Custody Hearing Delayed in Boy Beating Case
Vernon December 31 Dist Judge Jesse Owens postponed the parental rights suit involving Mr and Mrs Robert Dale Simpson held in undisclosed jail. Hearing will be held later pending the boy Tommie's condition. no date set. Tommie regained partial consciousness and could eat cereal after his Christmas Eve beating. Local reaction plans a Christmas party upon recovery.
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Owen
Tommie
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