Desperate outlaw Cook tracks across states and Mexico
Deputy Homer Waldrip was kidnapped near Blythe California and released. Cook claimed responsibility for the Mosser family killings in Oklahoma and is wanted for slaying Robert Dewey in Seattle. His trail leads into Mexico after Dewey’s car was found near Mexicali. A second sighting near Sundown Texas, and Cook’s father urged surrender from Joplin, Missouri. A $1500 reward was raised in Atwood for information on the Mosser family. Oklahoma Senate asks citizens to spend a day searching for them.
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Homer Waldrip
Cook
Blythe
Cal
Waldrip
Mosser
Oklahoma
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Ing Cook
Joplin
William E. Cook
Atwood
Oklahoma Senate
Mossers
Immediate draft urged for 450000 18 year olds
The Defense Department called for immediate drafting of 450,000 18 year olds to expand the armed forces. Secretary Marshall and assistant secretary Anna Rosenberg urged a universal military service program making all physically fit 18 year olds liable for 27 months, presented to a Senate subcommittee.
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Washington
Defense Department
Defense Marshall
Anna M. Rosenberg
Senate Armed Services
Rosenberg
Marshall
Army
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
First redistricting and salary bills move in Texas Senate
The 52nd Legislature opened with Sen. Rogers Kelley introducing a senate redistricting bill covering Hidalgo Cameron and Willacy counties. A $750000 salary measure passed the House, while Rep. Rampy urged early funding for state departments and universities. Debates also touched on universal military service with Marshall endorsing training for all 18 year olds and Johnson detailing upcoming draft law questions.
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Austin
Senate
Rogers Kelley
Hidalgo County
Kelley
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
House
W. H. Rampy
Winters
Appropriations Committee
Pig Hip Cafe Safe Loot Rings Alarm in Amarillo
Safe robbers drilled through the Pig Hip Cafes wall and pried open a 300 pound office safe taking about $1,250 in cash along with four checks. Manager Kenneth Rolan found tools, ransacked desk, and stamps of flowers for a funeral fund. Loot bag marked Amarillo National Bank. The cafe near Fifth and Pierce closed at midnight.
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Globe
Kenneth Rolan
Fifth and
Pierce
Killingsworth
Rolan
Amarillo National Bank
Medicos Register Monday for selective service draft
Amarillo doctors dentists and veterinarians 50th birthday rule applies January 15 males only registrants in Oldham County must register next Monday at the Selective Service Board rooms 141 and 142 old post office building Seventh and Taylor report to Austin January 16 Some doctors who registered October 15 must re register if cancellation notice received but active duty or reserve status exempts them
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Amarillo
Oldham County
Selective Service Board
Seventh and Taylor
Roy Cullum
Selective Service
Austin
Mr. Cullum
Giant Air Raid Siren Test Stuns San Francisco
San Francisco civil defense director Rear Adm. A G Cook tested a 140 horsepower World War II siren at Ocean Beach. The loud shriek shocked seagulls and beachgoers within miles, shaking ground 25 feet away. City plans five sirens now and to order 12 more after the public test.
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San Francisco
A. G. Cook
Civil Defense
Ocean Beach
Admiral Cook
Spindletop Fifty Years On Halts Agriculture Era
The January 10 1901 discovery at Spindletop near Beaumont signaled Texas shift from farming to industry. Capt Fucus found oil sparking a Beaumont boom, driving land rushes, skyrocketing sales per acre, and rapid adoption of oil power in railroads, mills, hotels, and ships. Historians call it the dawn of the fuel oil era transforming Texas and the Southwest.
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Texas
Roy Calvin
Spindletop
Anthony Fucus
Beaumont
Southwest
Queen of the Neches
Carl Coke Rister
University of Oklahoma
American Brewery Company
Houston
Galveston
Gonzales Brick and Tile Company
Brenham
Houston Electric Street Railway Company
Santa Fe Railroad
Port Arthur
Red Cross Goal Set At $49 251 In Potter County
Bill Butler of Davis Davidson Butler chairs the Potter County Red Cross drive as a $49 251 goal is announced for the Amarillo chapter. Chairman Jerry Briscoe notes the war outlook demands more funds to support service for military personnel and returning soldiers, with 60.9 percent staying in Potter County.
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Potter County
American Red Cross
Bill Butler
Davis, Davidson & Butler
Butler
Jerry Briscoe
Red Cross
Amarillo
Korea
Amarillo Air Force Base
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports continued fair weather across Amarillo and vicinity with a slight chill today and tonight and warmer by Thursday. Forecast highs today around 48 and 58 tomorrow, with a 61 degree 24 hour high and a 23 degree low for the morning. Agriculture outlook remains generally favorable for dry weather. West Texas expects fair, cooler today and tonight, then fair and warmer Thursday. New Mexico remains fair today through Thursday with cooler readings in the northeast and east central portions this afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
East Central
Court Upholds City In Hancock Demotion
The Supreme Court of Texas granted a writ of error in the City of Amarillo versus Clark Hancock demotion case arising from the Thomas Dinner House fire. The ruling centers on jurisdiction and Firemen's Civil Service Act preclusion, confirming the Civil Service Commission’s action as final.
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Amarillo
Supreme Court of Texas
City of
Clark Hancock
Supreme Court
108Th District Court
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
District Court
Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act
City Civil Service Commission
Thomas Dinner House
North Fillmore
George Cooper
Hancock
W. E. Gee
Court of Civil Appeals
Ben P. Manning
Allies Halting Red Offensive At Wonju
Allied forces under United Nations command blunted a major Chinese and North Korean counterattack near Wonju as United States Second Division, French and Dutch units held key positions. The UN lines absorbed Red assaults amid blizzard conditions, with heavy fighting driving distant gains to retreat lines.
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United Press
Joe Quinn
Wonju
United Nations
Quinn
Seoul
Eighth Army
Joseph Quinn
Korea
House Ad Sells Fast at Globe-News
A Globe-News Want Ad for a 2 bedroom attached house with Venetian blinds carpeted and fenced at 918 Lamar sold quickly after the page ran. The ad cost 1.08 and highlights that buyers viewed the property the first day. Dial 6262 for quick results.
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AMNS
Lamar
Globe- News
Globe-News
Dial 6262
Britain favors admitting Communist China to UN
London reports say Bevin proposed a six point working paper at the Commonwealth prime ministers conference. The plan calls for recognizing and admitting Communist China to the UN to push a Korea ceasefire, a security zone, a UN commission, gradual troop withdrawals, and a plebiscite on Korea's unification, though officials say it is only a discussion basis.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference
China
United Nations
Korea
Bevin
Far East
Commonwealth
Business Leader Thomas M. Cullum Dies at 79
Thomas M. Cullum, 79, Dallas businessman and civic leader, founder and retired president of Cullum & Boren Sporting Goods, died yesterday. Funeral services were scheduled today in Dallas for the prominent local figure and longtime industry head.
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Dallas
Thomas M. Cullum
Cullum & Boren Sporting Goods Company
Creator of Babbitt Dies in Rome Clinic
Sinclair Lewis famed novelist and Nobel laureate died in Rome at Villa Electra Clinic. He would have turned 66 next February 7 and had suffered bronchial pneumonia and heart inflammation while under treatment since December 31.
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Rome
Sinclair Lewis
Villa Electra
George Babbitt
Lewis
Arrowsmith
Elmer Gantry
Dodsworth
Babbitt
Joseph Pulitzer
God-Seeker
Italy
Dorothy Thompson
United States
Florence
Alexander Manson
Demand Tax Hike to Balance Budget Posed
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder said President Truman will ask Congress to raise taxes enough to balance the budget this week. He declined to give figures but indicated a possible 20 billion dollar hike. The plan includes a pay as you go policy and a budget for fiscal 1952 starting July 1, with tax boosts to be proposed before February 1.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Capitol Hill
House Tax Committee
War College
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Qlver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Medicos Register
US Weather Bureau
Douglas MacArthur
Britain
Associates
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