Saucer or Superbomber Seen Over Central Texas
Austin observers including state legislators Milton Wilkinson and O A Cassity reported a white silvery object in the sky last Thursday near 50 miles away that circled and appeared under control. Maj Arthur E Justice Jr will report findings to Washington after a preliminary probe. The Tyler Morning Telegraph and others received many calls from witnesses who compared it to a B 36 with jet pods and flames.
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Austin
Air Force
Washington
Texas
Milton Wilkinson
Patroon
O. A. Cassity
Long Branch
Wilkinson
Maj
Arthur E. Justice, Jr
Justice
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Chilean aids science develops pure cellulose from eucalyptus
A young Chilean chemical engineer Enrique Gembler working at a New York university has helped develop a process to make highly pure cellulose from eucalyptus wood. Previously only conifers were used. A plant could be built in central Chile near Santa Cruz where eucalyptus is abundant.
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Senor Enrique Gembler
New York University
Santiago
Chile
Santa Cruz
Amarillo Considers Welded Street Marker Mounts
The city investigates welding brackets to whiteway light standards as a cheaper mounting method for new street signs. Currently markers are bolted to bands around poles. Chicago practice uses welded bolts for rapid attachment. Delivery of Scotchlite markers starts next month.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Chicago
Amarillos
Suspect Held in Ambush Slaying Near Denison
Denison Texas February 22 murder charges to be filed against a 26 year old Pottsboro man in the fatal shooting of R H McLean 43 a retired auto dealer who owned a Lake Texoma resort. Sheriff Merkle Dicken said the suspect admitted the shooting and was held in jail after barricading in a barn following an ambush on a road seven miles west of Denison.
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Denison
Pottsboro
Tex
R. H. McLean
Dallas
McLean
Lake Texoma
Here
Merkle Dicken
Lake Texyma
E. H. Perrin
Sherman
MccLean
Perrin
Dicken
Order Re-Trial In Libel Case In Amarillo
The Texas Supreme Court ordered a new trial in the libel suit of J. O. Fitzjarrald former Hall County attorney against Panhandle Publishing Co publishers of The Amarillo Times. A district court jury awarded Fitzjarrald $14 333 in damages. The court reversed and remanded for trial date to be set by the district judge. Fitzjarrald now with John Merchant law firm in Amarillo contends he was libeled in The Amarillo Times April 29 1948.
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State Supreme Court
Austin
J. O. Fitzjarrald
Hall County
Panhandle Publishing Co., Inc
Amarillo Times
Fitzjarrald
Supreme Court
Amarillo
John Merchant Law Firm
Suit Against Railroad Opens Trial in Rosenbaum Case
Charles William Rosenbaum, once a Santa Fe brakeman in the city, sues Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad for 250000 in damages after a wreck at Canadian on August 23 left him with a broken neck and fractures in the cervical and dorsal vertebrae. He alleges permanent disability and a multi day trial is expected.
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Charles William Rosenbaum
Panhandle and Santa Fe
Rosenbaum
Oklahoma City
Santa Fe
Canadian
Amarillo Permits Exceed One Million in February
February construction commitments in Amarillo totaled 1,025,965 with year to date 2,483,551, just 3,000 short of the first two months of 1949. The volume more than doubled last year’s pace, with 490 permits issued this year versus 207 a year ago. the 1,635,240 First National Bank permit from February of last year explains much of the jump.
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Amarillo
First National Bank
Seven Amarillo Bankers Attend Fort Worth Convention
Amarillo bankers join the Seventh District Texas Bankers Association meeting in Fort Worth. Representing Amarillo National Bank are Charles Ware president F M Butler vice president and B T Baker vice president. Representing American National Bank are Townsend Douglas vice president and E L Cowart assistant vice president. Dale Smiley vice president and Charles A Fisk vice president attend for First National Bank.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Seventh District of Texas Bankers Association
Amarillo National Bank
Charles Ware
F. M. Butler
B. T. Baker
American National Bank
Townsend Douglas
E. L. Cowart
Dale Smiley
Charles A. Fisk
First National Bank
Insects Threaten Record Crop Loss in 1950
Washington reports the mild winter may let three pests the boll weevil European corn borer and grasshoppers devastate crops this year. damages could reach nearly one billion dollars with hotspots in Montana North Dakota Wyoming Texas and California. corn borers also wintered heavily, foreshadowing losses, while green bugs threaten Southwest wheat regions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
Texas
Canada
California
Southwest
Oklahoma
Managua to Expand Power Facilities for New Industries
Managua Nicaragua plans to expand its power facilities to attract new industries. The project aims to boost electrical capacity and grid reliability, signaling an economic development push from local authorities.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Accident Victim's Condition Improves After Crash
Mrs Calvin Tennison aged 24 of 507 Osage was described as just fair at St Anthony's Hospital after a Monday night collision with a truck at Seventeenth and Vernon on Claude Highway. She suffered a fractured right leg and numerous cuts and bruises while her husband received multiple injuries and a severe scalp wound but was reported in good condition.
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Calvin F. Tennison
Osage
St. Anthony's Hospital
Tennison
Sevententh
Vernon
Claude Highway
Trout cover globe with live brown trout stocked worldwide
About 20 000 inchling trout recently arrived at Rabaul New Guinea from Australia in cool water cans to stock island streams. The live brown trout trace their lineage to English stock taken to Australia 380 years ago and later sent from Britain to New Zealand America South Africa Kashmir Ceylon and Tasmania where they thrived.
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Globe
Rabaul
New Guinea
Australia
Britain
New Zealand
America
South Africa
Kashmir
Ceylon
Tasmania
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Polk Street Methodist Church
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