Tornado Ravages Warren Arkansas Kills 44
A deadly tornado struck Warren Arkansas injuring hundreds and destroying much of the lumber town. The disaster left at least 44 dead with 250 to 400 injured in a community of 7,500 as responders searched debris and Red Cross aid was allocated.
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Tos
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kansas
Warren
Ark
Little Rock
Jimmy Hurley
American Red Cross
el Dorado
Vilas
Kan
Gordon Wiltse
Frazer Funeral Home
Frazer Chapel
Hurley
National
United Press
James M. Flinchum
Big
Bradley Lumber Company
Flinchum
Bethel Lutheran Church
Blight Threatens Cocoa Supply From Gold Coast
London reports say fifty million cocoa trees on the African Gold Coast are infected with a virus disease called swollen shoots, endangering the world supply and the colony’s economy. An international commission says the only cure is cutting infected trees, a policy that sparked native uprisings last year.
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London
African Gold Coast
Colonial Office
Gold Coast
Meyers Motor Co
Chrysler Plymouth
FBI Files Series Opens in The Globe With Revealing Claims
An embittered New York racketeer derides an FBI agent as doom approaches. Andrew Tully launches a compelling series from secret FBI files. The Globe begins the series yesterday and spots page 16 for the next installment.
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New York
FBI
Andrew Tully
GLOBE
El Paso To Get Direct Air Link
Pioneer Air Lines announced CAB approval to serve El Paso directly from Amarillo, bypassing Las Cruces, with Roswell to El Paso service ending. The new schedule will shorten Roswell to El Paso flying time by about 50 minutes and enable direct flights to El Paso before Las Cruces.
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Houston
Pioneer Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
el Paso
Las Cruces
Amarillo
Pioneer
Roswell
Lowell
CAB
Negro held for questioning in 1946 Texarkana killings
Ranger Capt. M. T. Gonzaullas announced a Black suspect held in a Waco double slaying will be questioned about the 1946 Texarkana murders. The man is said to be from Texarkana.
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Dallas
M. T. Gonzaullas
Waco
Texarkana
Gonzaullas
Paroled Ohio Man Fractures Leg While Escaping Officer
William Gaum, a parolee from an Ohio state prison, was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital for a fractured leg after fleeing Patrolman Joe Jarnigan at the Greyhound station. Gaum collided with a curb bench on Eighth and Taylor while attempting to escape, and Jarnigan transported him to the hospital as officials review his account.
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William Gaum
Northwest
Texas
Joe Jarnigan
Gaum
Eighth
Taylor
Jarnigan
Greyhound
Ninth
Ohio State
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Clear and cold this afternoon and tonight with a high near 28 and a low near 5. Fair Wednesday with above freezing in the afternoon. Partly cloudy and cold west Texas with lows from 6 to 16 in the Panhandle and 18 to 28 elsewhere. Warmer Wednesday with lows zero to 10 below in northern mountains and 0 to 5 above in the northeast. High 21 and low 5, precip 0.01.
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Panhandle
H. C. Winburn
English Field
Winburn
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Amarillo
West Texas
South Plains
Stadium Work Loan Contract For Tri State Stadium
The plan to build a new football stadium at Tri-State Fair Park moves forward with engineering tests, site selection, and architectural fitment. Dick Bivins states the project should be let next month and ready for the first Sandie game next fall, with land transfer by county officials under sale regulations.
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Tri-State Fair Park
Dick Bivins
Bivins
Fair Park
Amarillo High to Build 15000 Seat Stadium With 25000 Ultimate Capacity
Amarillo plans a 15000 seat stadium in an earth embankment design by Grayson Gill of Dallas. The elongated bowl will add 10000 more seats later, with existing site at Butler Field offering 12000 capacity.
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Amarillo High School
Butler Field
Sandie
Grayson Gill
Dallas
Amarillo
Dhy
Dick Bivins
Bivins
Gill
Amarillo Banks Maintain Over 100 Million in Deposits
Amarillo's three banks report total deposits of 100,421,420.65 as of December 31 1948, down slightly from June 30 1948 by 47,883.73 while loans rise to 29,768,330.58. Bankers attribute the deposit stability to rising individuals deposits despite merchants shifting funds to inventories.
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Amarillo
Comptroller
Potter County Red Cross Names C T Davis Gift Drive Chief
The Potter County Chapter of the American Red Cross announced this morning that C T Davis will head the advance gift section of the annual roll call. Davis, former Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce president, works in general insurance. Roy Cloninger, public relations chairman, made the announcement. J L Carter is chapter president.
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C. T. Davis
Potter County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Davis
Amarillo
Gene Autry Western Show At Municipal Auditorium Tonight
Gene Autry’s Western Musical Variety Show to benefit Boys Ranch opens at 8 PM at Municipal Auditorium. Autry and champion horse appear in a two hour program priced at 45 stars and 1.20 dollars tax included. Tickets available at Maxor Drug Fisk Building until 5 PM, then remaining sold at the auditorium box office.
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Gene Autry
Boys Ranch
Municipal Auditorium
Famous Horse
Autry
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Audatorium
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Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
House
CIO
Russells
Bulletin
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Wallace Hazlewood
Tri- State Fair Park
William Claiborne
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