Britain May Open Sealanes To Shanghai Path
Reports say Britain could open sealanes to Shanghai while Admiralty cautions patrols won’t cross the 3 mile territorial limit. An American freighter Flying Arrow heads to Tsingtao after a near explosion and shelling off Shanghai, carrying a cargo valued at 10 million dollars for the Communists.
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Shanghai
Admiralty
Flying Arrow
Tsingtao
Shantung Peninsula
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
Hong Kong
Navy ships guard stricken Flying Arrow amid China clash
The destroyer Roussell escorts the Flying Arrow toward Tsingtao to provide protection as Chinese nationalist warships again threaten the vessel. US Seventh Fleet orders protect ships but stay out of Chinese waters while gunboats shadow the Arrow. In Hong Kong observers debate Mao's Moscow stay and Soviet aid, as other regional tensions rise. Burglary cases surge in Amarillo with two solved recent break ins and an arrest at the Gamblin Cafe.
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Raussell
Stickell
Taipei
Formosa
Adm
Russell S. Berkey
Seventh Task Force
Yangtze
Elsie Moller
Hong Kong
Black Swan
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China
Mao Tze-tung
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Russia
Mao
Moscow
Amarillo
Jasper Jordan Denny
Victory Hotel
Gamblin
Tenth
Grand
Beasley
Burcham
River Drive
Pleasant Valley
Eighth and Taylor
Betty Drake
Angelus Drive
Sheriff's Office
Lou Brown
Atlas Hotel
Lee
Slayings at home leave five dead in multiple murders
Deputy Coroner Tidlaw reports machinist Samas killed his wife Katherine 26 and two children Felix Jr 4 and Phyllis Elaine 18 months, along with two roomers Shirley 18 and Norman's Christmas Day bride. Blood and fire damage indicate break in and home invasion. Bodies found at 6:57 am after neighbors alerted police. Ford truck for sale noted on page 13.
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Katherine
Felix, Jr
Phyllis Elaine
Richard Norman
Norman
Shirley
Samas
Davenport Woman Charged With Murder in Arson Fire
In Davenport Iowa a 23 year old Mrs Elnora Epperly of Rock Island Illinois is charged with murder in the perpetration of arson for starting a fire in her St Elizabeths hospital ward. The blaze killed four women as the building burned while patients slept. Authorities await her return to Iowa for questioning with reports she admitted starting the fire and set curtains alight.
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Davenport
Iowa
Scott County
Clark O. Filseth
Elnora Epperly
Rock Island
Ill
Bernard Moran
Rock Island County
Epperly
St. Elizabeth's
Mercy Hospital
Moran
Werner M. Hollander
Hollander
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The report shows considerable cloudiness this afternoon through Friday with warmer conditions today and mild nights. Highs around 65 this afternoon, 63 tomorrow, and 37 tonight. West Texas mostly cloudy with mild nights and Fridays. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered showers southeast and some snow flurries in northern mountains. Colder north portion Friday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Comedian Joe E Brown to Feature for Boys Ranch
Joe E Brown popular entertainer star of stage radio and screen will appear in person March 27 at Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo for Boys Ranch. Directors say the event offers the same warm humor and uproarious comedy with a new type of entertainment. Brown began as a circus acrobat at nine, vaudeville at fourteen, baseball at seventeen, and authored Your Kids and Mine about his war experiences.
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Amarillo
Boys Ranch
Joe E
Evans
Brown
Edian
Mundnicipal Auditorium
Boys Ranch Today
Joe FE. Brown
St. Paul
McCloy Tumbles While Skiing in Garmisch
US High Commissioner John J. McCloy spent the day skiing in Garmisch and took a few tumbles. He returned in the afternoon to buy new ski pants as his were soaking wet. Also note the ad for the new 1950 Ford trucks at Walter Irvin Inc. 205 Taylor St.
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Ford
Walter Irvin, Inc
Taylor St
Garmisch
Germany
John J. McCloy
Walter Irvin. Inc
Suspect Slain After 938000 Robbery Ends in Gunfire
Detectives James Burke and James Killoran confronted Haddad during a 938000 robbery. Haddad fled as lights came on. he was shot eight times by the two detectives, with a ninth bullet piercing a window. A second suspect was arrested along with a taxi driver, as four others remained in custody.
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James Burke
Haddad
Burke
James Killoran
Killoran
Spike Jones Revue Performed At Paramount Theater
Tickets for the Spike Jones Mu sical Depreciation Revue are on sale for two performances tomorrow at the Paramount Theater. The first show begins at 7 15 PM and the second at 9 30 PM. All seats are reserved and the price with tax is 3.60 dollars.
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Paramount Theater
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