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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1951

Page

4

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Weather storms lash Britain and U S mob violence drops

Britain endures record winds and floods with at least 12 dead as ships battle the 100 mile per hour gusts and 30 foot sea breaches. In Alabama, Tuskegee reports mob violence fell in 1951 with only one confirmed lynching and several thwarted attempts.

London Britain Turnhouse Edinburgh Isles Kent Dymechurch Atlantic Ocean Ireland Kurt Carson Enterprise New York Carlsen Inverness Moors Hull Dysart St. Ives Cornwall Eguire

Crew Claims Early Jan 1 Observance

The American freighter Paul Revere crew filed a claim for the first 1952 New Year celebration. The ship reached the new year at 7 AM December 31, 1951, New York time as it neared the international date line southwest of Midway Island. Captain Philip Mohun reported the vessel bound for Baltimore with ore from Masinioc, PI, owned and operated by Prudential Steamship Corp.

San Francisco Paul Revere New York Associated Press Philip Mohun Midway Island Mohun Baltimore Masinioc Prudential Steamship Corp. of

Chimney Climber Proclaims Irish Pride in 365-Foot Feat

Clarence Gillen of Harrison climbed a 365 foot chimney in East Newark to prove he is Irish. Police tried to stop him as he spent about an hour atop the structure. After coming down he was jailed for questioning by Sgt. Joseph Duffy who asked if he would jump.

Newark Clarence Gillen Harrison Joseph Duffy Gillen

Another Guard Unit To Be Called Up

Assistant Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr Jr said a second National Guard division will go on active duty in May or June in addition to the Illinois and Ohio divisions slated for January and February. He noted no calls to duty for enlisted reservists are planned in 1952 and that the recall of reserve officers will be limited to about 19 000.

Dallas Elvis J. Stahr, Jr National Guard Illinois Ohio Stahr Reserve Officers Association Army

Land of small towns mixed population in Newfoundland

In Newfoundland there are 100 communities over 500 residents and 1,200 settlements under 300, with many fishing villages housing fewer than 50 people. The piece also notes Egyptian surgeon priests once used golden needles to seal wounds.

ST. John’s Newfoundland

Ignorance Blamed In Egyptian Crash

Investigators blame Egyptian airliner crew for the Dec. 22 crash in Tehran that killed 21, including Dr. Henry G. Bennett and six other Americans. Four international experts reported the crew’s unfamiliarity with beacon landing procedures led to the disaster.

Tehran Iran U.P Henry G. Bennett US Point Four

Small Firms To Get US Aid on Loans

Washington December 30 United Press Telford Taylor head of the Small Defense Plants Administration creates an office of loans to speed defense loans to small firms He names Richard C Dyas of Paris Illinois former RFC attorney acting director The office will assist small firms in obtaining loans and related help from the RFC and other lenders

Washington U.P Telford Taylor Small Defense Plants Administration Richard C. Dyas Paris Ill RFC Taylor Dyas

Tombstone Found Hidden in Car Trunk In Pittsburgh

Charles C. Hornsby of Detroit discovered a 150 pound tombstone in the trunk of his car while visiting Pittsburgh. He reported the stone was placed there during a break in between Thursday and Sunday and did not expect to need it soon. Police investigated the odd find.

Pittsburgh U.P Charles C. Hornsby Detroit Hornsby

New Zealand Sheep Total Around Thirty-Three Million

New Zealand now has about 33,857,000 sheep in the country. The current count is 118,000 fewer than the all-time record set in 1945.

Auckland New Zealand

Economists foresee good 1952 with mixed stock outlook

Nine of ten top economists expect a solid year ahead with rising production and prices and unemployment around two million. They foresee continued industrial lull, modest inflation, and defense-led growth, while the stock market may slide slightly with an inverted V pattern for 1952 and 1953.

Philadelphia Stalin

Participating Economists Named for Industry Study

A roster of economists and business leaders from SKF Industries Swift & Co Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Textile Workers Union and Standard Oil Company New Jersey is listed as participants in an economic research program in Philadelphia. The group includes Adolph G Abramson Henry B Arthur C Canby Balderston Solomon Barks W Lewis Bassie Edward G Bennion Donald F Bishop Karl Bopp and others. Their affiliations span banking industry research labor and manufacturing.

Frederick L. Deming Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis J. Frederic Dewhurst Twentieth Century Fund Leonard A. Drake Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Edwin B. George Dun & Bradstreet, Inc Peter Henle American Federation of Labor Joseph K. Heyman Trust Company of Georgia Atlanta Walter E. Headley Armstrong Cork Co Lucien O. Hooper W. E. Hutton & Co New York Stock Exchange Werner Lehnberg Goodbody & Co Wesley Lindow Irving Trust Co New York Robert R. Nathan Associates Washington, DC Louis J. Paradise Office of Business Economics Department of Commerce J.marvin Peterson Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Frank K. Rader Southern Methodist University Dallas T. Bruce Robb Wm. Jewell College Liberty Stanley H. Ruttenberg Congress of Industral Organizations Emerson P. Schmidt U. S. Chamber of Commerce C. A. Sienkiewicz Central Penn National Bank Philadelphia Arthur A. Smith First National Bank William H. Stead National Security Resources Board Herbert Stein Committee For Economic Development Oscar C. Stine Lazare Teper International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union Woodlief Thomas Federal Reserve Board Clarence Tow Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Rufus S. Tucker General Motors Corp Arthur R. Upgren Minneapolis Star Simon N. Whitney Twentieth Century Punch Aryness Joy Wickens Bureau of Labor Statistics Hans A. Widenmann Carl M. Loeb Rhoades & Co Donald B. Woodward Mutual Life Insurance Co Philadelphia Bulletin Adolph G. Abramson SKF Industries Henry B. Arthur Swift & Co C. Canby Balderston Wharton School University Pennsylvania Solomon Barks Textile Workers Union W. Lewis Bassie Bureau of Economic &Business Research University of Illinois Edward G. Bennion Standard Oil Co New Jersey Donald F. Bishop Karl Bopp Federal Reserve Bank of Philadel

Turkey sets 1951 cotton crop estimate at 17 000 tons

Ankara reports the government estimates Turkey's 1951 cotton crop at 17 000 tons, a sharp drop from 1947's 51 500 tons and 1950's 123 000 tons, highlighting a decade of fluctuating yields.

Ankara Turkey

Herring Catch Sets Record in Oslo Norway 1951

Oslo reports a historic herring catch totaling 1.88 million tons, the largest on record. Officials attribute the spike to abundant seas and favorable fishing conditions, with fleets from Norway contributing most of the catch.

Oslo Norway

Shamrock Faces Busy Fire Day With Three Blazes

Shamrock had three fires in a 24 hour span on Sunday creating the town's busiest day of the year. The worst blaze hit the Shamrock Ice Company with help from Wheeler, Wellington and McLean before it was stopped in a three hour effort. A fire at the Sam Scott farm southwest of Shamrock destroyed much of the belongings, while feed ricks at the Dola Gragg dairy farm two miles northeast burned, the second such fire there within 24 hours.

Shamrock Shamrock Ice Company Wheeler Wellington McLean Sam Scott Here Dola Gragg

Rites Set for Accident Victim C C Noliner

Spearman, Dec. 31 final rites are set for C. C. Nolliner a 48 year old construction worker fatally injured when his auto overturned eight miles north of Stinnett Saturday night He died at North Plains hospital Borger He is survived by his wife a son in the Navy and a brother The service will be at the Spearman Church of Christ with burial in Hansford Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Perryton.

Tuskegee Ala Tuskegee Institute Florida Melvin Womack Womack Winter Garden Fla Orlando Morning Sentinel F. D. Patterson Samuel Shepherd Walter Lee Irvin Willis V. McCall McCall Raiford Tavares US Supreme Court Groveland Colonial Beach Charles White Brundidge Forrest Jones Lafayette Miller Greenville Miller Spearman C. C. Noliner Spearman Church of Christ Hansford Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Perryton Nolliner Stinnett Manhattan Construction Company Phillips Plains North Plains Hospital Borger Fern Nollner Donald Nollner US Navy Roy Nolliner

Spellman Inspired By Battle Troops

Seoul Korea December 31 Cardinal Spellman praised UN troops for sacrifice and patriotism after touring battle stations. He said leaders were doing everything possible for the soldiers and thanked Americans for their service. He noted Catholic, Protestant and Jewish chaplains share the hardships of the men.

Seoul Korea Francis Cardinal Spellman United Nations New York Eighth Army

San Angelo Paper Unveils New Home

The San Angelo Standard-Times opened its new $220,000 plant yesterday to nearly 3,000 visitors in San Angelo. Publisher Houston Harte called the open house gratifying as a six page Sunday section detailed the plant, staff, and facilities. The building resists heat and dust with a windowless design and a 30 foot plate glass entrance.

San Angelo San Angelo Standard-Times Houston Harte

Miss Cheesecake of 1951 Elected

The Stars and Stripes reported Franca Faldini as Miss Cheesecake of 1951. The Italian born 20 year old Rome native now in Hollywood is noted for leg measurements claimed to match Venus de Milo.

Darmstadt Germany Stars and Stripes Franca Faldini Marilyn Monroe

Argentina’s Forest Area Reaches 186000 Acres

Argentina counts about 186000 acres of forest land, roughly a quarter of the country’s total land area. The figure highlights the nation’s substantial wooded regions and suggests continuing conservation and land-use considerations across provinces.

Argentina

Sailor Enlists in Navy Boot Camp at San Diego

Grand Charles Cates Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C C Cates of 917 Pierce, writes from Navy boot camp in San Diego about training differences from civilian life. He recalls being used in many roles, mentions drill and wash cycles, and jokes about growing hair and shoes as Christmas nears.

Charles C. Cates, Jr C. C. Cates Pierce Navy San Diego Cal

Nine planets total thirty moons found

Boston reports thirty known satellites across the nine planets. Jupiter leads with eleven moons, Saturn follows with nine, Uranus has five, Mars and Neptune two each, while Mercury Venus and Pluto have none known.

Boston Earth Jupiter Saturn Uranus Mars Neptune Mercury Venus Pluto

Funeral Services Pending For Lefors Man

Funeral services for Lyman William Upha Upham were pending in Pampa on Monday at Duenkel Carmichael Funeral Home. He died Sunday afternoon in a Pampa hospital at age 63. A Lefors resident for 13 years, he came from Raton New Mexico in 1938 and worked as an oil field worker for Southern Production Company. Survived by wife Charlotte Upham, a son Maurie Lefors, three daughters Pauline Koon Panama City Florida Mary Sue Houchin Eureka Kansas and Juanita Vincent Lefors, his parents Mr and Mrs C L Upham Rock Springs and a sister Mable Dickey Tulia.

Upham Pampa Lefors Panhandlé Raton Southern Production Company Charlotte Upham Maurie Lefors Pauline Koon Panama City Fla Mary Sue Houchin Eureka Kan Juanita Vincent C. L. Upha

Dandridge Rites Slated Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. S. B. Dandridge, 61, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Alvin Swindell officiating. Burial will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro. She died Sunday in a Norman Oklahoma hospital after a heart ailment. she resided in Norman and is survived by husband Spotsy Dandridge, a daughter Rosamonde Mille Norman, and four sisters in Dallas, Hillsboro, Arkansas, and Dallas.

Pampa S. B. Dandridge Myles Morgan The Baptist Church Hillboro Alvin Swindell Ridge Par Hillsboro Marshall and Marsha Funeral Home Dandridge Norma Okla Norman Morgan Spotsy Anold Rosamonde Mille Norman J. Snider

Plows Vanish in Heavy Colorado Snow drifts

In Crested Butte Colorado houses and several snowplows vanished as fresh snow piled up to 75 inches halting road clearing between Crested Butte and Gunnison. Crews abandoned machines and walked back to town while residents reported steady food and utilities.

Crested Butte Colo Dec U.P Gunnison

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