Gas Firm President New Chief of Chest
Herb Budke, president and general manager of Amarillo Gas Company, was named president of the Amarillo Community Chest at a YWCA luncheon. He succeeds Bob Crudgington who was praised. Mayor Gene Klein presented a bronze plaque. New officers include Charles Wolflin, Dan Higgins, Stanley Marsh Jr, and Mrs. Thomas R. Wingate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Budke
Amarillo Gas Company
Noon
Amarillo
Charles Wolflin
Amarillo National Bank
Dan Higgins
Thomson-King Insurance Company
Stanley Marsh, Jr
Panama Corporation
Thomas R. Wingate
Ted Lockey
Erwin Oschner
Charles T. Ware
Roy Whittenburg
Klein
Red Feather
Chest
J. Harold Dunn
Texas Legislature Opens 52nd Session at Noon
The 52nd Texas General Session opened in Austin with Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd gaveling the House into life at 12 noon and Senate President Pro Tem Waydrow Lane calling the chamber to order. Unopposed Rep. Reuben Senterfitt was named to lead the House, while Pat Bullock was chosen as Senate president pro tem to succeed Lane. The session aims for swift action amid domestic and world problems, with Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey to be inaugurated soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
House
Waydrow Lane
Senate
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Lane
Bullock
Ben Ramsey
Shepperd
UN forces strike back near Wonju in Korea push
United Nations troops counterattacked Red forces around Wonju as Eighth Army rear guards battled pursuers south of Seoul. Heavy fighting persisted overnight with UN units delaying a full-scale Communist assault toward Chungju while large enemy formations moved toward the Pusan area and Osan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United Nations
Wonju
Korea
Eighth Army
Seoul
Pusan
Osan
Chungju
Third Field Army
38Th Parallel
Fugitive Bill Cook Sought Across Five States
West Texas and New Mexico officers hunted Missouri ex convict Badman Bill Cook amid widespread radio alerts. A man matching his description was seen at Vaughn New Mexico and driving east on Highway 60 toward Clovis, about 120 miles away. Reports from Roswell and Vaughn described a California plated black 1946 Chevrolet or 1947 Plymouth seen with a nervous, armed driver. Nearby sightings and bus station tips added to the chase as police traced potential leads across five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Mexico
Bill Cook
Missouri
Desperado
Ten
Cook
Vaughn
Clovis
Texas Highway Patrol
Nevar
Friona
Florida
Cor
California
Greyhound
Milton Burrow
Roswell
Ranch House
Burrow
Clines Corners
Onis Reynolds
Vyvyane Davis
Reynolds
Desperado Cook
Gunman Suspect Linked to Kansas City Shootout
Reports place Darrell Cook in a nationwide pursuit tied to a deadly spree. A service station operator in Pittsburg, Kansas, said he sold gas to a man resembling Cook in a green 1947 Chevrolet with Oklahoma plates. FBI watched Cook’s sister in Houston after a hitchhiker claimed riding from El Paso with a stocky man bearing a pistol. Oregon authorities pursued a Texas‑bound hitchhiker matching the suspect.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Cook
Joplin
Oklahoma
FBI
Houston
Texas
el Paso
Darrell E. Hall
Oregon
E. A. Morvaec
Milwaukie
Ore
Enlist Quail Hunters in Search for Mossers
Tulsa dispatch reports state lawmakers urge a one day quail season to aid the probe into the Mossers murders. FBI posters circulate as patrols search east Oklahoma, Okemah, and Henryetta areas for Carl Moss er and family, amid sightings across several states and a California lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Missouri
Oklahoma
J. ©. McCarthy
Carl Mos¢er
Okemah
Mossers
Henryetten-Okmulgee
Cook
FBI
Oklahoma City
Enders
Mossens
Oklahoma-Arkansas
Daddy's New Baby Is Distant Relative
Robert Gardner paced at St John s Hospital waiting for news, then learned his wife Joan had a 7 aria 4 pound baby girl at Hollywood Receiving Hospital. Mrs Gardner traveled with her parents and detoured to the nearer hospital to deliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
Robert Gardner
St. John’s Hospital
Joan
Hollywood Receiving Hospital
Crass Roots Forum Slated Friday Night
A Grass Roots Forum meeting on dire national problems will be held Friday at 7 30 in Municipal Auditorium Amarillo. A letter to KGNC signed by 16 Amarillo area representatives asks patriotic citizens to attend and help draft a sentiment for Washington authorities. Ray Daniel arranged venue to save long distance calls as other signers from Hereford Dimmitt Canyon Amarillo Pampa and Canadian join in urging public participation.
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Cowboys’ Committee
Municipal Auditorium
KGNC
Amarillo
Ray Daniel
Potter County
Plains of Texas
Washington
Daniel
Henry Sears
Hereford
Bob Ramey
Dimmitt
Bob Anderson
Farwell
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Ray S. Daniel
Poll Tax Payments Lag Behind in Potter County
Potter County tax collector Hubert Cole warned that poll tax payments and tax sales are far behind recent years. He reminded voters the January 31 deadline is near and urged payment by mail with age occupation and residence details, or by returning old receipts or exemptions.
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Hubert Cole
Potter County
Tony
Cole
Conley Receives Another Year In Plymouth County Case
Amarillo photographer and carpenter Louis Bob Conley was sentenced in Brockton probate court to a year in the Plymouth County House of Correction on contempt of court charges over custody of his daughter Lynette. Lynette, now with her grandmother in Amarillo, had custody awarded to her mother two years ago. Conley had fled to avoid federal charges and was arrested after release on bond.
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Louis Bob Conley
Amarillo
Brockton
Mass
Plymouth
Correctioon
Conley
Lynette
Lucille LaCroix Conley
Mary Conley
Monroe
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Lucille Conley
House of Correction
Weather Report For Amarillo And West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions this afternoon with strong southwest winds. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with mild temperatures. Today's high around 62, low 30. tomorrow's high about 64. 24 hour period ended 6:30 am recorded 54 high and 30 low. West Texas areas expect partly cloudy skies today tonight and Wednesday with slight warming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Pair of AWOL soldiers confess home burglary in St Louis
Two young men, William Duchie and Gerald Misakian, admitted to burglarizing the home of C A Cash in Amarillo during a 10 day theft spree across the nation while in a stolen car. They told St Louis police they also burglarized a Las Vegas service station and seized Cash family valuables valued over $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Amarillo Oil Company
William Francis Duchie
Williamsville
Gerald Misakian
New York City
C. A. Cash
Seaside
Cal
Las Vegas
Cash
Denver
Elaine
Shamrock Oil & Gas Co
Blood Typing Project Off to Fast Start
Amarillo and Potter County residents began a blood typing drive at the Potter County Memorial Blood Center. In the first hour 112 people aged 4 to 72 were processed by nurses technicians and volunteers. The drive continues through all residents with hours Mon Wed Fri 7–10 pm and Thu 9 am–5 pm.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Potter County Memorial Blood Center
West Eighth
Mel Kruse
Golding Meadows
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Plan for joint truancy crime division in Amarillo area
Judge FP N McGregor proposes a city of Amarillo and Potter County plan to form a joint crime prevention unit with two officers assigned to work with juveniles. William McKay of the Texas Youth Council will present the proposal to the city commission and school board, aiming to add two acne officers and address about 500 truants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
E. M. Blackburn, Jr
Judge McGregor
Mr. McKay
McGregor
Jack Grant
McKay
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains
Find a Bunch of Heels Did It Too
In Tokyo on January 9 a Navy lieutenant in the censor's office mispelled Seoul as Sole while lettering Korean cities on a large map. He received correction and was advised to leave it as pronounced. The exchange shows wartime caution over transliteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Seoul
Quick Rental Ad Promises Fast Sale In Any Season
A 1.30 Want Ad rented a five room house with garage and floor furnace in three days in the Wilson School district. The ad notes no season for Want Ads and urges quick results year round. Phone 9585 or dial 6262 for Want Ad Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe News
Wilson
Dial
German generals hold exploratory talks with Allied officials in Bonn
In Bonn on January 9, two German generals Hans Speidel and Adolf Heussner met Allied officers at the Petersberg Hotel to discuss forming a 150000 strong German force for the Atlantic Pact army. The session, described as friendly and useful, was the first of several exploratory talks on technical questions.
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Bonn
Germany
Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rhine
Petersberg
Neville
Chamberlain
Joseph Goebbels
Hans Speidel
Rommel
Adolf Heussner
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Herb Buoke
Advertising Club of
United Press
SFFK
Plains
oErrer
William E. Cook
George Miskovsky
Wno Drazen
Chula Vista
San Francisco
San Diego
Associated Press
Cherryvale
Southeastern
Albert Clark
Clark
Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr, Co
Globe
American Red Cross
American Legion Hanson Post 54
Post
G. Ray Smith
Red Cross
George Pierce
Civil Air Patrol
Rhea Smith
Harvey Oliver
Legion
Legion Hall
Crass Roots Forum
US Weather Bureau
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