First Army Hospital Reactivated at Amarillo AFB
Maj. G. J. Strub arrived to re activate the Amarillo Air Force Base hospital as chief of outpatient services. He comes from Lackland AFB San Antonio, notes a bed strength of about 500 for a base with 30,000 men and says the commanding officer will arrive Feb 26. He will inspect, repair, and prepare the hospital for service and may treat dependents as facilities permit.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Maj
G. J. Strub
Germany
Army of Occu- Aeneration
Lackland
San Antonio
Strub
Amarillo
Rich recluse is generous in her death
Aged recluse Hetty Sylvia Howland Green Wilks, daughter of Hetty Green, left a will befitting a vast fortune. She bequeathed 1,338,000 to 29 distant kin and friends, with ten recipients getting 100,000 each, while 63 charities share the remainder. Among beneficiaries was Keystone farmer Leonard Almy, who learned of his 100,000 inheritance after traveling to a telephone. Dr. Robert L. Walker also received 100,000, while others await verification and plans.
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New York
Hetty Sylvia Howland Green Wilks
Hetty Green
Wall Street
Wills
Surroga Court
Leonard Almy
Almy
Wilks
John F. Leicester
San Francisco
Hysterical witness ties Los Angeles slaying to mobile couple
Detective Lt. Bernard reports Miss Adams, oddly coherent at times, claims Marjorie Williams, 24, of Galveston was killed by her boyfriend on a two man road trip. The assailant allegedly drew a .45 pistol and killed Williams before fleeing with the body in a car trunk. Adams escaped through a field near Vermont and 1 Street after a frantic flight. The police issued a lookout for the vehicle and the two armed men. Adams gave conflicting Fillmore Street addresses. See NURSE-Page 6.
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Miss Adams
Marjorie Williams
Galveston
Miss Williams
Los Angeles
Waco
Fred E. Bernard
San Pedro
Los Angeles Police
Bernard
Fillmore Street
Fillmore
UN Forces Hit Back as Korea Front Fights Rages On
Allied troops pressed counterattacks across the central Korean front near Yoju and Chipyong as the UN forces sought to blunt a five day Communist offensive. US Eighth Army counted heavy Red casualties amid renewed fighting and limited air support due to weather.
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Tokyo
Korea
Eighth Army
United Nations
Yoju
Wonju
Pusan
Chipyong
Yaju
Han River
Seoul
Icy Nightmare Leaves Palestine Isolated and Stunned
In Palestine Texas an historic ice storm crippled the East Texas town. Power lines lay tangled under up to two inches of ice as trees toppled houses and barns. Isolated residents faced long outages, with millions in property damage and widespread structural harm across rural and urban areas. Local linemen labored to repair lines as debris cluttered streets.
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Lester Hamilton
Palestine
Tex
East
Texas
West To Double Size Of Army Within Year
Secretary Acheson told Senate committees that Western Europe is likely to double its defense forces within a year as part of a plan to deploy 100,000 more American troops to Europe. He cited no fixed commitments to Spain, Turkey, or Greece and warned against waiting for Europe to build its own strength. The general aim is to deter Soviet aggression before atomic advantages wane, while avoiding a neutrality mood that could invite disaster. See ACHESON-Page 6.
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Washington
Acheson
Western Europe
Spain
Turkey
Greece
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Brussels
Taft
Ohio
Russia
West
Europe
Western
Senate
Retired Investment Firm Officer Dies in Dallas
J B Bourland former Panhandle Insurance Agency Southwestern Investment Company and Security Federal officer and director died of a heart attack in Dallas at age unknown, leaving son Charles Bourland of Midland and daughter Mrs George D Boesch Jr of Denver. Funeral services Sunday at 3 PM at Clarendon Baptist Church with pallbearers named. burial in Clarendon Cemetery.
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Pampa
Dallas
J. B. Bourland
Panhandle Insurance Agency
Southwestern Investment Company
The
Security Federal Savings and Loan Association
Bourland
Charles Bourland
Midland
George D. Boesch, Jr
Denver
Earl O’keefe
Tom Wade
Joe Mitchell
Farris Oden
P. B. Carlson
Clarendon Cemetery
Hospital Bond Vote Tomorrow in Potter County
Potter County taxpayers vote tomorrow on 250000 in bonds to fund an addition to the nurses home at Northwest Texas Hospital and reallocate 6 cents of the county tax to the interest and sinking fund. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm. voters must meet poll tax or exemption and own taxable property. The nurses home addition supports a 100 bed expansion already under construction. funds reallocation preserves total tax rate while enabling bond payments. Poll locations include Municipal Auditorium at Fifth and Buchanan. check poll tax receipt for precinct details.
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Potter County
Northwest Texas Hospital
General Fund
Roneves
Pay Ceiling Sparks Stabilization Crisis On Wage Board
The Wage Stabilization Board faced a crisis after a 6 to 3 vote approving a rule limiting wage boosts to 10 percent from January 15, 1950 to July 1. Labor members quit, claiming the plan unfair and unworkable, raising fears of strikes. Alternatives floated include a laborless panel or a single wage stabilization office under one director.
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Johnston
George M. Harrison
Labor-Industry-Public Board
W. Willard Wirtz
WSB
Michael ¥. DiSatlie
Weather outlook shows fair skies across West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports no precipitation ahead with mild temperatures and fair conditions for outdoor activities. West Texas will be generally fair and warmer today tonight and Saturday.
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West Texas
10 Per Cent Boost in Light Rates Asked
The Southwestern Public Service Company filed a formal option for a 10 percent rise in residential and business electric rates in Amarillo. The filing, signed by T. W. Gilstrap, cites higher costs for machinery, labor, taxes, and other power production expenses. Auditor estimates project a 5.335 percent earning rate, rising to 5.6 percent with the requested increase.
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Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
Gene Klein
City Commission
T. W. Gilstrap
Statement by Mrs. Patton Due Statement by Mrs. Patton Due
Mrs Patton the mother of Robert Wesley Patton and John Wesley Patton and sister of Katherine King reported illness after a Palo Duro State Park picnic tragedy. Unofficial reports suggest carbon monoxide poisoning while viscera samples undergo toxicolgy testing in Austin. Robert Henry Patton gave officers a lengthy statement claiming food poisoning caused the deaths.
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Robert Henry Patton
Palo Duro State Park
Asst
Dist
Dean Dunlap
Patton
Robert Wesley Patton
John Wesley Patton
Katherine King
Department of Public Safety Laboratories
Austin
North Alabama
Want Ad Headline Misses Most Items Sold
A cluttered Want Ad lists furniture and heaters with prices, notes only two bedroom suites remained unsold after the first day, and mentions peak sale times at Sa0's West 10th while the rest was sold. The fragment ends with stray text and a cafe style market tag.
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Want Ad
Son RF
West 10Th
Mystery Red Jet Out-Zips Our Fastest Fighter
Washington reports that American fliers glimpsed a mysterious high speed Soviet jet in Korea, possibly an entirely new design or an improved MiG-15 or SA-17. The Red aircraft allegedly outran the USAF F-86 Saber, prompting debate on its exact origin and powerplant.
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Washington
Red Air Force
Korea
United States Air Force
Sre
Mikoyan and Gurevich
MIB
Lavochkin
Russia
USAF
Dynamite mishap sparks city fire response in Bampton
Fore man Jim Denscombe in Bampton attempts to signal an impending blast at the quarry but calls the public exchange by mistake. A fire department rushes to the scene, only to find no explosion as the mistaken field telephone alarms trigger a swift but unnecessary mobilization.
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Bampton
Eng
Jim Denscome
Denscombe
Bamptor Public Exchange
Fir 2 Inch Lumber and Ship Lap Price
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co advertises fir 2 inch lumber and ship lap at 7.95 per hundred, a compact line item from a historical lumber trade page. The ad emphasizes pricing and supplier name.
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Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
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Buchanan
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