Blood donors sought after center blood supply ruined
An urgent appeal to replenish the Potter County Memorial Blood Center stock was issued as the entire supply of about 60 pints froze when refrigeration failed. Donors were urged to come to 1409 West Eighth, with hours extended day and night until the supply is restored within two to three days.
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Potter County Memorial Blood Center
West Eighth
Shirley Dodson
Dodson
Miss Dodson
Sayre
Okla
T. P. Churchill
Florence del Prete
Southwestern Public Service Company
Knights of Columbus Blood Donors Club
Light Showers Forecast for Panhandle Tomorrow
Meteorologist H. C. Winburn cautions that there is no strong moisture indication and any shower remains a possibility. Expect increasing clouds and mild conditions tonight with a cooler change tomorrow night. Forecast highs near 65 and lows around 33, with yesterday’s highs 55 and lows 26.
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Panhandle
H. C. Winburn
Winburn
No Holiday for Washington School in Fairfax County
Fairfax Va Feb 21 Washington’s birthday is a school holiday everywhere in northern Virginia except Fairfax County where George Washington lived. Local students must attend school to makeup a day lost to bad weather.
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Fairfax
George Washington
Virginia
Fairfax County
Washington
Reds hold on Han in Korea border clash
Chinese Reds repelled American spearhead across the Han River near Seoul in a sharp reply to MacArthur for a UN offensive. UN patrols faced heavy mortar fire and crossing obstacles while central front forces probed north with limited opposition. B-29s bombed Tanchon and Hamhung as weather hindered air operations across Korea.
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Tokyo
Han
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Seoul
Reds
Chechon
Jerry Allen
Brattleboro
Allen
White House confirms Vaughan aide's Australian secretary
The White House confirms Frances Veronica Jolly, a 41 year old Australian, is Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan’s secretary. She joined December 1 and is a $4,600 a year civilian Army employee. Her permanent US residency was legalized by a 1952 act over Justice Department concerns, and she will complete second naturalization papers in October 1953.
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Washington
White House
Harry H. Vaughan
Army
Truman
Joseph Short
Frances Veronica Jolly
Short
Knickerbocker
Igor Cassini
Congress
Mrs. Jolly
Justice Department
Asst
Peter C. Brown
Department
Goodbye My Fancy To Return Tonight At Amarillo Theater
The second production of Goodbye My Fancy at Amarillo Little Theater plays tonight at 8 15 in Municipal Auditorium. Tickets available until 5 PM at White and Kirk and after 7 30 at the box office. Season ticket holders have reserved seats. General admission costs 180 for adults and 60 cents for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Little Theater
Municipal Auditorium
White and Kirk
LeMay Sees Bombers As Deterrent In Europe Policy
Lt Gen Curtis LeMay, head of the Strategic Air Command, says long range bombers likely deter Russia from starting a general war in 2-3 years, while favoring a U S troops in a European defense force. He opposes Senate limits on military action without prior approval, warning such restraints would curb deployment flexibility.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Europe
Russia
LeMay
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska _ Republican
Congress
Strategic Air Command
Senator Wherry
Senate Foreign Relations
Armed Services Committees
Water flows ease in Rio Grande Valley after rains
Rains in the upper Rio Grande watershed reduced water woes in the valley. The International Boundary and Water Commission reported 1860 second feet flowing at Rio Grande City yesterday, about 400 above the recent average.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Watershed
Rio Grande Valley
International Boundary and Water Commission
Rio Grande City
Testifies Texmass sought influence for RFC loan
E Merle Young testified before a Senate subcommittee that Texmass Petroleum Co. sought his influence to obtain a 10 million dollar RFC loan and that he was astounded by the proposal. Bohannon said the offer was rejected, noting Johnson and Connally discouraged outside help.
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Texmass
RFC
Washington
E. Merle Young
Texmass Petroleum Co
Ross Bohanon
Inge
Gue
Young
Messenger
William M. Boyle, Jr
Senate
Struction Finance Corp
Bohannon
Boyle
Tom Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
White House
Subcommittee
Sunset Strip Brawl Tangles Nick Hilton and party
Hollywood dispatch reports Nick Hilton, Elizabeth Taylor’s ex husband, involved in a pre dawn altercation on the Sunset Strip. A bomber pilot lieutenant, a Hollywood dentist, and Dorothy Rice were at the scene. No complaints or arrests were filed. Dr. Peter Thomas remained with Hilton after the scuffle.
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Hollywood
Nick Hilton
Elizabeth Taylor
Sunset Strip
Air Force
Hilton
Conrad N. Hilton
Ernest Monteverde
Ed Haggard
James Paulson
el Paso
Korea
Mocambo
Dorothy Rice
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Paulson
Peter Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Miss Rice
Hiltons
Miss Taylor
British Canberra lands in Atlantic after 2000 mile flight
A twin-jet British Canberra bomber landed at Atlantic Gander, Newfoundland, at 12 23 PM completing a 2000 mile flight from Northern Ireland in a record 4 hours 40 minutes. The event highlights rapid long range aerial capability and sets a new pace for transatlantic tactical flights.
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Atlantic
Mid
U.P
Northern Ireland
All in the Family in Finland Court Claim
An angry laborer charged with assault denied guilt in a Finland court on February 21 and said, “After all, I didn’t hit anyone but my wife.”
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Keli
Finland
Tragedy Strikes Home Of Drunk Mother In Mock Battle
Atlanta report says nine year old Randy Mote killed 15 year old Carry Bell Potts during a mock gun battle while his mother Alma Frances Mote lay passed out drunk on the living room sofa. Police arrested Alma and Randy's grandfather Frank Garrison for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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Atlanta
U.P
Randy Mote
Carry Bell Potts
Randy
Alma Frances Mote
Frank Garrison
Rites Planned for Victim of Service Station Blast
Funeral services for Glenn Dell Flowers, 21, killed in a Talkington Service Station explosion and fire, are set for 3 p.m. at Murphy-Spicer Funeral Chapel in Clarendon. Joe Edwards, 16, of Quanah, is listed in fair condition with severe burns, while owner Vernge Talkington sustained facial and arm burns but was not hospitalized.
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Glenn Dell Flowers
Murphy-Spicer
Clarendon
Flowers
Claude
Talkington
North East Eighth
Joe Edwards
Quanah
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Edwards
Vernge Talkington
North Buchanan
16 Year Old Gets Life for Murder in Indiana
In Greenfield Indiana a 16 year old youth Earl M Kelly was convicted of first degree murder in the fatal beating and robbery of Albert M Thayer a 47 year old Indianapolis lawyer. The circuit court jury of 12 recommended life imprisonment with sentencing to be pronounced later.
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Greenfield
Ind
Indianapolis
Earl M. Kelly
Albert M. Thayer
Circuit Court
Kelly
Thayer
Springfield
Carol Dooley
Indiana State Prison
James Chalfin
Cook arrested for drunkenness after bath cloths found
Houston patrolman D. R. Tidwell nabbed a 33 year old cook for intoxication. Officers found 15 washcloths in the man's pockets and he explained he needed a bath.
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Houston
D. R. Tidwell
Tidwell
Human Torch Survives Red Torture In Korea
An escaped American soldier Philippen, called Fulacous from Long Island, said Chinese troops drenched him with gasoline, set him ablaze, and jeered as he begged for death. He survived after more than a dozen escape attempts, recounting the ambush of Feb. 13 during the Wonju action. He described firing at attackers before the jeep was hit and burned. He crawled free, flames on him, seeking snow to douse the fire.
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Stan Swinton
Wonju
Korea
Guest Who Took Furniture Traced to Los Angeles Arrest
Roy L. King, once allied with E. Lee Cutsinger, reportedly stayed at the Cutsinger home last month then helped move and sell their furniture. He allegedly drove away in the Cutsinger Buick, was later arrested in Los Angeles on a car theft charge, with potential additional counts pending.
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Roy L. King
E. Lee Cutsinger
Cutsinger
West Third
King
Cutsingers
Farris
Tom Farris
Lewis Jewelers
Los Angeles
Woody Riner
Bandit Pair Sought After Oklahoma Burglaries
Amarillo police traced a 1949 Mercury abandoned in the 300 block of Fillmore. The two men, about 20 and 21, sought for eight burglaries and three car thefts in Enid Arnett and Fairview, were described as 5 6 to 5 8 tall and 145 to 150 pounds with brown hair. One wore a sailor uniform. officers expect two witnesses to identify them.
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Oklahoma
Amarillo
Fairview
Oklo
Fillmore
Ellis County
Perry
Arnett
Okla
Enid
Sheriff Town
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle region
Increasing cloudiness and warmer today and tonight give way to a colder change late Thursday with a light shower likely. Highs around 64 today and 65 tomorrow, with 24 hour low near 26. Panhandle outlook notes colder trend, possible showers but no moisture.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
New Mexico
Ursday
Rich Uncle Leaves $1,145,000 to Briton
London report says 26 year old Lord Ravensworth, a BBC radio engineer, inherits about 1,145,000 and Ravensworth Castle Gateshead after his bachelor uncle Baron Ravensworth died in a car crash last August. The heir, surprised, seldom met his uncle and now holds the peerage.
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London
Ravensworth Castle
Gateshead
Lord Ravensworth
Baron Ravensworth
British Broadcasting Corporation
New-Used Car Price Ceilings Set By Relay Office
Washington Feb 21 UP Price Controller DiSalle imposed a nationwide ceiling on all new and used cars effective March 2. Dealers and individuals cannot exceed the price shown by the official guides or list prices plus legitimate extras for new cars. Used cars still under manufacture will use the delivered price at new, with the 1950 Chevrolet example set at 1450.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
di Salle
Chevrolet
Patrolwomen May Serve at Schools in Amarillo
City Manager N V Moss said Amarillo may hire women to patrol school crossings to relieve traffic patrols. Chief Sid Harper approved the plan, aiming to recruit local residents and use part time workers if men are unavailable.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Moss
Sid Harper
Sax
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