Dallas to Houston toll road planned
Five Texans propose a Dallas to Houston toll road using a 212 to 220 mile all weather concrete four lane highway. The Texas Turnpike Company seeks 50 year charter with 1 000 shares of 1 each and 11 interchanges. Prescott compares model to the Pennsylvania turnpike with tolls around one cent per mile for cars.
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Austin
Dallas
Houston
Secretary of State
W. L. Pickens
W. D. Bostick
Ross K. Prescott
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
R. L. Wheelock
Corsicana
Prescott
Texas Turnpike Company
Ellis
Navarro
Freestone
Leon
Madison
Grimes
Walker
Montgomery
Harris
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bulgarian police arrest 64 Yugoslav spies in Sofia
Bulgarian authorities report 64 alleged Yugoslav spies arrested in Sofia. The government press department says 70 Yugoslav security policemen were sent into Bulgaria to spy for Marshal Tito's anti Soviet regime, with six more expected to be captured soon.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Keith Motor Co appoints W D Payton as general manager
A C Keith of Keith Motor Co announces W D Payton, former head of the retail wholesale parts division, as general manager. Payton began in 1926 and has 24 years in auto work as factory representative and dealer with Martin Parry, GM, Chevrolet, and Chrysler Dodge. He joined Keith in 1948 after a stint with Dickinson Motor Co in Lubbock.
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A. C. Keith
Keith Motor Co
W. D. Payton
The
Motor Company
Payton
Martin Parry Corporation
General Motors
Chevrolet Motor Division
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Amarillo
Keith Motor Company
Dickinson Motor Company
Lubbock
Keith
Catholics and Rumors: A Call for Honest Understanding
A pamphlet argues against common myths about Catholics, listing false beliefs and urging fair-minded Americans to learn the faith. It notes Catholics include leaders in various fields and stresses loyalty to church and country, offering a free home study course to explain Catholic beliefs and practices.
Motive executive’s path to general manager outlined
Mr. Keith described a motive executive who joined the organization in 1948 with the understanding that he would become general manager after a year leading the wholesale parts department. The remarks frame a planned career progression within the company.
Girl Killed in Clovis Wreck
Clovis reports the year’s first traffic fatality as 13 year old Jacque Jones dies after a collision at Tenth and Ross. Passenger Barbara Bradford 13 and driver Tucky Walker 14 suffer minor injuries. Mrs. Geri Gerkin 29, driver of the other car, is unhurt. Funeral plans are pending Steed Funeral Home.
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Clovis
Nmb
Jacque Jones
Tenth
Ross
Jones
Tucky Walker
Walker
Geri Gerkin
Barbara Bradford
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Gerkin
Jacque
Paul Jones
Steed Funeral Home
Woman at Mercy Hospital fire to be arraigned on murder
A 23 year old Rock Island woman, Elnora Epperly, admitted starting a fire at St Elizabeths Mental Ward killing 41 people, including nurse Anna Neal. She faces murder charges in a Davenport court, saying she tried to escape by burning the building. The case notes schizophrenia and a plan tied to her husband.
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Davenport
Iowa
Elnora Epperly
Rock Island
Ill
Scott County
Clark O. Filseth
St. Elizabeth's
Mercy Hospital
Werener M. Hollander
Epperly
Anna Neal
Filseth
John
Little Dirndl Embroider Pansies Pattern 873
Laura Wheeler improved pattern offers easy needlework with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents for pattern to The Amarillo Globe News Needlecraft Dept New York 11 NY. Include PATTERN NUMBER name address and zone. Also fifteen cents for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book featuring 104 illustrations and beginner designs.
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Laura Wheeler
Amarillo Globe News
Old
Chelsea Station
New York 11
Future Farmers To Name Queen At Plainview Contest
Mary Lou Ivy, Amarillo High School sophomore, daughter of Mr and Mrs Polk Ivy of 417 Arch Terrace, is among 59 contestants named as Area Future Farmers of America Sweetheart candidates. The pair chosen tomorrow will advance to the state FFA sweetheart finals in March.
Fatal blast blamed on sewer gas in Vincennes housing project
A flood related blast at the Bowman Terrace housing units in Vincennes Indiana killed two mothers and three children. Fire Marshal Alex Hoagland led the investigation as soldiers aided responders. Victims include Wanda Cooper 23 and her children Charles 5 Barbara 3 and Rose Overfelt 18 months. William Overfelt reported a gas smell for weeks.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wabashi
Indiana
Alex Hoagland
Bowman Terrace
Wanda Cooper
Charles
Barbara
Rose Overfelt
Vickie June
Man Killed as Hunting Dog Jumps on Shotgun
In Sour Lake Texas Ace Houston Lusk a 43 year old father of seven was killed when his hunting dog jumped on a loaded shotgun left on the floor of his automobile. The accidental discharge struck him in the chest. The incident occurred yesterday.
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Sour Lake
Tex
Ace Houston Lusk
Lusk
Patman proposes coinage of bits and half bits
Representative Patman of Texas introduces a bill to authorize coins called bits worth 12 and a half cents and half-bits worth 6 and a half cents. The bit would contain slightly more silver than a dime, while the half-bit would likely be nickel and copper, though the proposal leaves composition unspecified.
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Patman
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