George Fox Jr rites in Bay City
Final rites for George C. Fox Jr 32 were held at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City with burial at Sweeny. He died from injuries suffered in a Saturday night automobile crash near Bay City while employed at Phillips Petroleum Alamo Refinery in Sweeny. Survivors include wife Sue, daughter Cindy, brothers Richard and William, sisters Gladys and Phyllis, and parents George C Fox Sr and Mrs Fox.
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George C. Fox, Jr
George C. Fox
East Fourteenth
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home
Bay City
Sweeny
Mr. Fox
Phillips Petroleum Company
Alamo
Alice Brooks Needlework Catalog Ad
An old style appeal invites readers to order the Morning Glory Pinafore pattern and other Alice Brooks designs from Amarillo Globe News Household Dept. Send fifteen cents for the 109 design collection including crochet knitting embroidery quilts and toys plus a free pattern. Names and addresses for ordering are provided in the ad.
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Amarillo Globe News
Household Dept
P.O
Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Alice Brooks
Boy Scout Week Proclaimed in Amarillo
Mayor Gene Klein proclaims Feb 6 to 12 as Boy Scout Week in Amarillo marking the 40th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The proclamation praises volunteer leaders, urges public recognition, and calls for city participation in the upcoming National Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa.
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Amarillo
Gene Klein
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Movement
Congress of the United States
Boys of America
Arm of Liberty
Historic
Valley Forge
I. E. H. Klein
Texas
Mike Stratos Rites Arranged
Funeral services for Mike Stratos aged 64 will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Greek Orthodox Church with Rev. George M. L. Thalagsites and Rev. Galen Onstad officiating. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery under N. S. Griggs & Sons. Pallbearers include Boyd Martin and six others. honorary pallbearers listed. Stratos died yesterday afternoon in Northwest Texas Hospital after a 10 day hospitalization. He and nephew George Stamatis operated the Minute Inn Cafe. a Greek native who came to the U.S. in 1907, arriving from Ponca City in 1928. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
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Mike Stratos
Jefferson
Taylor
George M. L. Thalagsites
Galen, Onstad
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Llano
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Boyd Martin
Edward Bliss
Bob Bird
Gus Manolis
George Georgantonis
Jimmy Morris
Pete Georgantonis
Theo Pitchios
John Gustan
John Cleon
Gus A. Viantson
Nestor Gikas
Stratos
Northwest Texas Hospital
Stros
George
Mike Stamatis
Minute Inn
West Sixth
Greece
Ponca City
City Waters Demand Breaks February Record In Amarillo
Amarillo yesterday set a winter water usage record by consuming 11.3 million gallons in 24 hours ending at 8 am, surpassing the previous February record of 9.5 million. The surge followed a 24-hour peak of 10.6 million gallons earlier, as residents quenched a citywide thirst.
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Amarillo
Recover Clothing Arrest Two Boys
City detectives recovered a quantity of wearing apparel stolen the night of January 25 from two automobiles near Municipal Auditorium. Two Latin American boys were arrested while attempting to sell an overcoat. four overcoats four hats and four pairs of gloves were taken from Dr. O. R. Goodall of Memphis and an overcoat and gloves from R. J. Holt of Wheeler. The boys were to be turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Municipal Auditorium
O. R. Goodall
Memphis
R. J. Holt
Wheeler
Ball, Jr. improving after Carlsbad hospital stay
Arthur Ball Jr son of Mr and Mrs A W Ball residing at 2204 Hughes was reported improving today after an emergency yesterday in St Francis Hospital Carlsbad New Mexico Ball suffered an appendicitis attack while he and his wife were on a weekend trip to the Carlsbad Caverns A recent graduate of Texas Technological College Ball had just begun work as a geophysicist with Sandline Oil Company at Morton Texas
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Arthur Ball
A. W. Ball
Hughes
St. Francis Hospital
Carlsbad
Ball
Carlsbad Caverns
Texas Technological College
Sandlind Oil Company
Morton
Texas
Fire damages closet at North Manhat residence
A small fire damaged a clothes closet in a residence at 826 North Manhat. The alarm was received at Central Fire Station at 10:35 and engines returned at 11:25. No injuries or further damage reported.
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North Manhate
Central Fire Station
Third Hour Stock Quotations From Amarillo Merrill Lynch Office
Readable stock market page lists 12:30 New York quotations with numerous firms and figures such as Air Reduction 23% Lone Star Gas 784% Alaska Juneau 3, Mack Trucks 12% Allied Stores 35% Gient Martin 104. Allis Chalmers 327, Amer Airlines 104, and many others. The list includes railroads, utilities, and industrials with fractional changes and prices, reflecting a dense cross section of mid-century market data.
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New York
Amer Chan&c
Brpid
Amer Locomot
Mont Ward
Amer Pow & L
Motor Prod
Amer Rad&Ss
Murray Cp
Amer Rolu Mill
Nash Keir
Amer Smel&r
Acme
Amer
Amer Tel-Tel
Amer Tobacb
Amer Woolen
Nat Dairy Pr
Armour & Cop
Assoc Dry
Arch Top&sp
Nati Supply
Avco Mfg
Newport Ind
Baldwin Loco
NY Cent RR
Baltimore
North Aulit
Barnsdall Oi
Bendix Aviata
Best Foods
Ohio Oi
Bethlehem Stl
Siero
Blaw-Knox
Packard
Boeing Airpin
Bohn
Panhd P & R
Borden Co
Borg Warner
Genes
Bridgeport Br
Brives Mfg
Penn
Stan Brigus & Strt
Peter
Bucyrus Erie
Pepsi Cola
Budd Co
Burroughs
Chaota
Butle
Boa Phillips Pet
Canada Dry
Plymouth Oil
Canadian Pac
Bure
Carrier Corp
Case Co
Pullman
Bedic Up
Cilotex Corp
Repub Avia
Chesap & O
Repub Stl
Chicago Corp
Rexall Drug
Iom St Paul
Rey Tob B
Chao Ri&Pac
Richaid Oil
Chrysler
Femosis Fapr
CIT Financial
Safeway Store
Glinton Indus
Bt Joseph Ld
Colo Fuel Iron
Schenley Inc
Columbia G&e
Sears Roebuck
Columbia Garb
Server Inc
Commer Cred
Shamrk
Gommer Solo
Sharon Steel
Consol Vultee
Simmons Co
Ty Continent
Sinclair Ge Continent
Boke i
Grane Co SoAmer Gold
Porto Rico Sg
Curt
SouthPac RR
Curt Wr
Southern Co
Sone Ac
Southern Rg
del & Hudson
Speke! Inc
Dist Corp Jgiz
Sauare D Co
Stand Brands
Bo “Ary
Pome Nes
Stand Oil Cai
Ug Sire
Eagle Picher
Ieee
Stewart Warn
Stone a&Webst
Eaton Mfg
Studebaker
Sun Oil Co
Firth Carpet Ie Sunray Oil
New
Foster Whit Swift & Co
Freeport
Fruehauf Texas Co
Elec
TexPac C&o
TexPac Landt
Gillette
Tidewater Assass Gi
Uetina Omes
Hershey
Ous Oil Co
Steel
Udson
Warren
Pete
Interlk Iron Westindies
Hary Tie Western Auto
Nick 283
Western Una
Westingh Airb
Wernth Elec
Johns
West Va
Jones Laugh
Weite Motors
C South
Willys
Wilson & Co
Laclede Gas
Wood(Gar
Lehigh Port
Woolworth
Libby
S&t
Lockhd Aire
Youngstn
Loews Inc
Zonite Prodd
Curb Ark Natigasa
LoneStar Gas
Plywood
Natl Bell Hess
Barry Biscuit
Niag HudPwr
Pancoastal
Electric B&s
Sterling Inc
Humble Oil
Superior T&d Ah
Kaiser Frazer
United Tite
la Land&Expl
Wright River
Rceheiladee Tex Est
Gubpe VG cc Ccatecees
Uhiman Grain Co
Dorr Vckas
Enees
Elas
Miners Demand Boss Pay Cut For Food Relief
Roman Rybarski, 55, a Lindley mine miner and father of seven, urges John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers aides to forgo a pay day to fund food for needy colleagues. He cites long payless days since June and criticizes the Taft-Hartley Act, predicting workers won’t return without a new contract.
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Canonsburg
John L. Lewis
Roman Rybarski
Lindley
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
John L
Rybarski
Truman
Hijacking trial details haunt Amarillo courtroom
The district attorney led testimony identifying the Rader twins as Piggly Wiggly hijackers citing thinner faces and a scar, with witnesses Ray Smith and George Linville backing the identifications. Defense objected to some testimony but the court overruled. jurors were seated and trial to resume after noon.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Defense Council
King
W. A. Culwell
Boston
Ray Smith
George Linville
Smith
Murphy Hurd
George W. Roden
Jack Burgess
Potter County
Rader
James Farris
Dwight Hoskins
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Prices Report Feb 7
Kansas City market activity shows: cattle 4500 head, calves 300, steers and heifers steady to unchanged, cows steady, stockers and feeders little changed. feeding prices range from 21.50 to 30.00, hogs 2500 head steady to 25 cents lower, sows 12.50 to 14.50, sheep 7000 head active and steady with lambs and skins to shippers at 23.50 to 24.00. Chicago market: hogs 12000 head, 180-260 pounds 16.25 to 17.75, 270-325 pounds 15.50 to 16.25, sows 50 to 14.25, cattle 6500 head with steers and heifers steady to higher, vealers steady, cows 25 to 50 cents higher, top steers 30.00 to 34.00, heifers 26.00 to 33.00, vealers 26.00 to 32.00, sheep 3000 head with limited activity and steady to weak marks.
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Kansas City
Chicago
His Only Friend Is Fine-Feathered Type
Detroit reports a Pittsburgh retiree George M Blair 63 left an estate of over 40000 to his parrot Bob the bird. Blair says the parrot is 52 years old and has been in the family for 50 years, claiming the bird is his only friend as mail and proposals flood in.
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Detroit
Bob the
George M. Blair
Pittsburgh
Blair
Bob
Biair
Jury Trials Highlight Twin Identified Suspect
Witnesses describe a store holdup with Roberts W. Boston identifying the defendant as the man who ushered him to a back room. Holiman claims he can distinguish the twins by facial features and weight, while the district attorney and defense raise questions about witness separation and testimony credibility.
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King
Moore
W. A. Culwell
Holiman
Robert W. Boston
Keyes Heads Home for Washington Conferences
Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, American high commissioner to Austria since May 1947, departed Vienna by plane for a series of conferences in Washington. Officials stressed the trip is purely routine.
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Keyes
Vienna
Geoffrey Keyes
Austria
Washington
Surgeries Map Hopeful Eye Operation In Atlanta
Mrs. Mary Ella Sams, 33, almost totally blind since infancy, underwent a color televised corneal graft at Grady Hospital using a stillborn baby's cornea. The operation, watched by 1,000 doctors at a southeastern assembly, offered a glimmer of vision and a chance to see her family within weeks.
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Atlanta
Mary Ella Sams
Southeastern
Handy with fists Chicago street car conductor fends off thieves
Richard Tabor a 30 year old street car conductor warded off would be robbers on his car when they demanded money from the coin changer. He punched at the pair and they fled the scene.
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Chicago
WUP
Richard Tabor
Tabor
Tenants win name change for housing project in Hog Hill
In Yoxford England on February seven tenants pressured the rural district council to rename a new housing project from Hog Hill to Strickland Manor Hill. The move aimed to ensure mail deliveries and address accuracy for residents and officials.
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Yoxford
England
Rural District Council
Strickland Manor Hill
Hog Hill
Governor warns on rural road repeal and hospital funds
The governor urged the legislature to finance necessary state hospital improvements while cautioning that Shannon's repeal of the rural road appropriation could threaten the Department of Public Safety through reduced funding. He noted a forecasted 26 million dollar deficit would push hospital money to the bottom of the priority list, hindering improvements.
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Shannon
Department of Public Safety
Manford
Cohen mob bombing tied to internal Mafia power struggle
Cohen survived a sixth narrow escape in four years as two men, Rothman and Herbert, were killed by gunfire linked to his alleged mob ties. Police seek two men in a nearby car. a Mafia connection is cited by Inspector Donohoe amid ongoing internal conflict and robberies tied to Cohen’s former businesses.
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Cohen
Harry Rothman
Edward Herbert
Mafia
Jack Donohoe
Four rounded up in Coxey case raid amid murder plot claims
Police seized four men in a roundup tied to hostile actions against Cohen. Joe Sica aged 38 and his brother Alfred 25, Salvatore Piscopo 84, and James R. Iannone 41 faced assault with intent to murder charges. Iannone was released after questioning. Locas indicted January 19 by a federal grand jury for heading a California narcotics ring. they remain on bond.
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Joe Sica
Alfred
Salvatore Piscopo
James R. Iannone
Sicas
Piscopo
Ian None
Locas
California
Dallas Gambler Noble Defies Threats Amid Plots to Oust Him
Gunman plans to leave Dallas but Noble vows to stay and die there. Enemies have sought to kill him for four years, with a January 1946 spine wound and two near-assassinations near his country home north of Dallas. His wife was killed by a bomb tied to her car last Nov 29, and a later New Year’s Eve shooting left him wounded in the arms. He has lived in seclusion with his daughter at his bright Dallas home since then.
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Dallas
Noble
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Mike Stratos Rites
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Merrill Lynch
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