Snowbound Highways Halt Travel Across Panhandle
A report from Amarillo highway offices notes wind-driven snow trapping travelers on Highway 60 near Miami and Highway 83 between Canadian and Perryton. A block on Highway 66 between McLean and Groom prompts four plows from Amarillo district to work toward reopening the routes as near zero temperatures persist.
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Canadian
Perryton
Amarillo
American Automobile Association
Berger
Stinnett
Texas Highway Department
McLean
Groom
Dismissals Hit City Fire Department Pension Board Members
Three fire department men, Davis Hill Peace Hancock Morris, were dismissed or suspended following a Dec. 21 meeting at Central Fire Station. The action targets temporary workers tied to the retirement and pension fund, with appeals to be heard by the City Personnel Board chaired by Charlie Lambie.
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Firemen's Pension and Retirement Board
Jim Henley
Firemen’s Union
Davis
Central Fire Station
Joe Jenkins
Mr. Davis
Hill
Fire Department
City Personnel Board
Charlie Lambie
Roy Boger
E. J. Bruderlin
TWA Financing Delayed as Hughes Keeps Plane Grounded
TWA directors in New York postpone discussion of a new financing program while Howard Hughes remains grounded in Amarillo with his party. Hughes, owning 46 percent of TWA, tries to fly a B-23 but engines iced up. he stays at Capitol Hotel and works from a hotel room. Meanwhile New York TWA President Jack Frye condemns rumors of resignations as refinancing continues. Roads across the region remain hazardous due to heavy wind and ice with warnings to travelers and chains advised for four-wheel drives.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Amarillo
Hughes
Hughes Tool Company
English Field
Capitol Hotel
Jack Prye
Frye
Weather Delays and Transport Disruptions Reported
Last night no injuries or fatalities occurred as motorists stranded in severe cold on Highway 66 between McLean and Groom. Ten people were taken from Jericho by Rock Island train No. 111, all remaining in Groom to reunite with their autos today. Air travel on all lines was set to resume normal by afternoon with five planes resuming from the storm era. Braniff and Pioneer reported slight takeoff delays, Wichita Falls flights canceled due to poor landings. A Plains line train between Childress and Pampa was stuck in drifts near Lefors hours, later moving on after crews cleared the blockage. Forest Gibbs noted continued weather impact.
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Panhandle
Texline
Fort Worth & Denver
Dalhart
Cerree
McLean and
Groom
Highway Department
Rock Island
Jericho
TWA
Pioneer
Bra
Niff
Wichita Falls
Braniff
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Massachusetts Rep Joseph Martin Elected Speaker
In the House Rep Joseph Martin of Massachusetts was elected speaker and urged removal of Communists from government. He called for national unity to end class controversy and restore a sound economy as hundreds of visitors filled Capitol corridors before the gavel.
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Idaho
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Capitol
Senate
Bilbo
West Texas State College student Teague signs pledge not to reenroll
Tiny Teague a student strike spokesman at West Texas State College in Can yon signed a pledge with president Dr J A Hill agreeing not to reenroll for the spring semester. The pact aims to guarantee cooperative action and ends with the semester due February 7.
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West Texas State College
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Teague
J. A. Hill
Hill
Phillips
Board of Regents
Two Hotels Strike by Fire Injuring Four In Downtown L A
A downtown Los Angeles hotel fire left one man dead and four injured. An empty gasoline can on the stairs prompted questioning of an occupant. Firefighters rescued about 25 residents from windows as flames spread through the building.
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Los Angeles
A. W. Worthington
J. W
F. E. Winkler
Martin Wins House Speakership as Bilbo Senate Debate Begins
Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts is elected speaker of the House 244 to 182, pledging bipartisan cooperation on postwar issues. In the Senate Theodore Bilbo faces delays and questions over his qualifications as debate centers on seating him for a new term amid party clashes.
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Oklahoma
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Holland
Florida
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South Carolina
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McClellan
Arkansas
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Georgia
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Texas
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Virginia
Hoey
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Tennessee
Hatch
New Mexico
Hitchhiking Penguin Adopts U S S Sennet on Byrd Expedition
Cosmo the penguin boarded the submarine near Scott Island and spent two days on deck at the icepack en route to Little America. He posed for pictures, bowed to Lt. James Hammond, and hunted his own meals from the deck, rejecting canned food.
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U. S. S. MT. Olympus
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Jack E. Perkins
Pungo
Fish and Wildlife
Palmerland
Scott Island
Little America
Richard B. Schropp
Washington
Kan
James R. Hammond
Seattle
Wash
Suspects Searched Across Texas in Death Car Case
Investigators focus on Hale Center Lubbock Brownfield Pampa and Amarillo as possible suspects in a killing and robbery. A Ford coach found in Amarillo and a car with extensive clues raise questions about who owns the suitcases belonging to a man a woman and a child. Sheriff Murry hopes the body site yields identity clues for the killer.
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Murry
Murder Shrouded in Snow Beats Brownfield Man Culver
The brutal killing of 50 year old William Henry Culver is tied to robbery after his body was found in a snow covered ditch between Brownfield and Sea Graves. Culver owned a green 1940 Ford coach found in Amarillo. about $600 was stolen. clues point to attackers possibly still in Amarillo. Funeral services were held in Brownfield with burial in Levelland.
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William Henry Culver
Brownfield
Seagraves
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Murry
Lubbock Army Air Field
Polk
Rio
C. D. Gore
Brownwood
Culver
Levelland
Odessa
Texas Auto Deaths Loom To Set Record
Texas traffic fatalities for 1946 are expected to reach 2,000, per the Department of Public Safety. The final tally would surpass the 1937 peak of 2,043 deaths on state highways, with 1,979 killed in 1941 and 1,517 in 1945.
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Austin
Jan
U.P
Department of Public Safety
Houston Sheriff Seeks Loot of Explosives Reported
The Houston sheriff’s office reported theft of two 25 pound cans of smokeless powder and two boxes of dynamite sticks from the Southern Sales Co storehouse. Charles Rawson identified the missing items and weight, noting the quantity could blow up a large area of Houston.
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U.P
Sheriff's Office
Charles Rawson
The
Southern Sales Co
Tokyo Shaken by Two Light Earthquakes
Two minor earthquakes rattled Tokyo on January 3, adding to aftershocks from recent southwestern Japan quake and tsunami. Meteorologists reported the shocks were too weak to cause damage.
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Tokyo
Japan
Weather summary for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Clear and cold this afternoon with near zero tonight. Friday treks upward with a high near 25 and a low around zero. Saturday warms to about 36. West Texas remains cold with subzero to single digits across the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico reports snow in the northern mountains today, fair tonight and Saturday, warmer late Saturday in the northeast. Precipitation totaled .05 inches from melted snow.
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Pecos Valley
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6Th
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
John Maynard Lbr. Co
The
Philadelphia Story
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Jaycee
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