Funeral held for Wales Madden banker and civic leader
Funeral services for Wales Madden, 54, Amarillo attorney and banker, were conducted at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rt. Rev. Msgr. John A. Stein officiating. Pallbearers included Dale Smiley and Gilbert Patterson. Madden died after a stroke at St Anthony's Hospital. He had lived in Amarillo since 1896 and is survived by his wife Kathryn, son Wales Jr., his mother, and two sisters. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales Madden
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
John A. Steinstage
Dale Smiley
Virgil Patterson
Harold Dunn
Maurice Adkins
Arch Lidia
P. F. Sapp
A. F. Arnold
A. J. Folley
Amarillo Bar Association
Mr. Madden
St. Anthony's Hospital
Madden
Adkins, Madden, Folley and Adkins
Amarillo
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Kathryn Nash Madden
Wales, Jr
S. H. Madden
Minnis Hall
H. M. Kennedy
Pawhuska
Okla
Llano Cemetery
Debate on Atomic Bomb Use in Western Europe Defense
The discussion considers potential Allied use of A bombs for Western Europe defense and compares atomic and conventional artillery effects. Military analysts note policy, moral, and international risk factors, including fears of Soviet retaliation and broader wartime implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Europe
Bradley
James M. Gavin
Defense Department
Armed Forces Journal
Gavin
Hiroshima
Korea
Russia
Jim Howe York and his world wandering life
Jim Howe married Mia Lehman in Europe and later settled at a Walnut Creek ranch hosting literary figures. He toured Asia with the League of Nations in 1930s China, spoke on military, diplomatic and wartime events, and recalls Pearl Harbor. Howe, longtime San Francisco Press Club officer, worries Americans reveal too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Europe
Jim Howe
Mia Lehman
Peiping
Harbin
Shanghai
Tokyo
League of Nations Commission
Manchuria
Howe
Hull
Pearl Harbor
Irvin Cobb
Noel Coward
Kansas City
Jim
Atchison
Weber
San Francisco Press Club
Washington
Buick Stolen From Parking Place
A blue 1949 Buick was stolen about 9 oclock this morning from its parking spot in front of Hub Clothiers at 604 Polk. The car owner is Charles Smith of Green Acres apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub Clothiers
Polk
Charles Smith
Green Acres Apartments
Whistling Pigeons and Pigeon Whistles Captivate Amarillo
Jim Howes, famed on the West Coast for whistling pigeons, travels to Amarillo. He collects Chinese bamboo pigeon whistles with 15-tone capability and plans flock circling for soft, eerie music. Howe also pursues rare corkscrews and steel horns for carving handles, and looks forward to meeting AP correspondent Frank King as The Globe News debuts. The pair, longtime reconteurs, could share coast-to-coast tales if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Jim Howes
Peking
China
Howe
Atchison
Orient
Jim Howe
Amarillo
Frank King
King
Southwest
Associated Press
Dallas
Globe News
London
Jim
Borger Woman Hurt in Crash Near Fritch Road Intersection
Borger, Jan. 26 An accident at the Highway 117 By-pass and Fritch Highway left Mrs. Hildred Hinds of Borger seriously injured and unconscious. Driver Allen R. Robertson, also of Borger, was jailed for investigation. Addie Norwood Plyle, of Borger, was uninjured. Robertson’s car likely east or turning from the Fritch Road as the Plyle car northbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Highway 117
Fritch
North Plains
Hildred Hinds
Tom Ramby
Senate panel backs $337 million Air Force expansion in Texas bases
The Senate Armed Services Committee, with Lyndon B. Johnson among its members, is poised to approve a transfer of $337 million for Air Force base expansion from 68 to 95 wings. Funds include $30.3 million at Lackland and $14.4 million at Sheppard, plus other Texas bases, to boost training facilities and barracks amid overseas buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Texas Air Force
Bryan Air Force Base
Connally Air Force Base
Waco
San Marcos Air Force Base
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Force Authority
Air Force
United States
Captive G1 describes Reds in quilted uniforms and American gear
Captor G1 notes Chinese troops or Russian advisers as prisoners. Reds wore green Manchurian uniforms, warmer than American cold wear. Most gear was American, including M 1 rifles, carbines, new burp guns, and long rifles. They had no artillery, few mortars and bazooka rockets, and limited shells. They drew rice from villagers and carried minimal ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Burglary at Sikes Home Leads to Reward Offer
Suspect burglary occurred while the Sikes family were away last weekend and was discovered Monday afternoon on their return. Initial loot was valued at about $1,160, later estimated at $600. A $100 reward was posted for information leading to arrest and conviction. Detton had not been arraigned at noon today. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikes
Detton
Death and Funeral Notices Combined In One Item
Beverly Jo-Ann Wiles infant daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Wiles died Thursday at 919 N Houston. Service 10 AM Saturday Graveside Memorial Park Cemetery. Paul E Rarick 40 of Ringtown Pa died Friday husband of Vera father of James Ruth Donald brother of Emory Sterling Frank Sam Earle. Body shipped to Philadelphia. Diplomatic warnings from Washington say failure to name Communist China aggressor could spur isolationist US opinion and threaten UN cohesion amid Korea cease fire debates. Arab Asian states move toward neutrality with Soviet support under pressure from Washington and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiles
Beverly Jo-Ann
W. G. Wiles
Houston
Billy Wayne
Donald Richard
Betty Jo
Edna Widoski
Bertha Brewer
Memorial Park Cemetery
Rarick
Paul E. Rarick
Ringtown
Vera
E. EB. Rarick
James
Ruth
Donald
Emory
Sterling
Frank
Sam
Earle
T. J. Getz
Mabel
Marie
Olive
Bessie
Alma Rarick
Philadelphia
Ment
Washington
United States
China
the US
Dwight D Eisenhower
United Nations
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Koreatana Oe
London
Wood, Walter Joyner, Madden Obituaries From Dumas Area
Obituaries list for Floyd G Wood of Dumas Texas and Florence Mae Wood detail survivor lines. Walter Lewis Joyner of 1106 Rosemont, and Wales Madden of 3205 Ong receive services at Boxwell Ivy Chapel with graves at Memorial Park and Llano. Service times 2 PM Friday or Saturday reflect local funeral notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weople
Floyd G. Wood
Dumas
Tex
Alton Kendricks
Floyd Carroll
Cora Wood
Hoyt Saunders
Morris Wise
William Griggs
Carroll
John
Florence Mae Wood
Allen Kendricks
Floyd Carroll Wood
Ivy Chapel
Madden Wales Madden
Kathryn
Wales, Jr
Orie W. Madden
H. M. Kennedy
Minnis Halil
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Llano
Davis Curtis L Davis 33 Dies. Services Friday at Summit Baptist
Curtis L Davis 33 of 2410 NW 2nd died Tuesday. Son of J R and brother of Ward Mrs George Ford. Service at 3:30 PM Friday Summit Baptist Church. Marie Perez 53 of 1512 Arthur died Thursday. Wife of Carmen. Service pending with Griggs.
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Davis
Curtis L. Davis
J. R
Koe
Ward
George Ford
Summit Baptist Church
Perez Marie Perez
Arthur
Carmen
Griggs
Burglary Case Goes to Jury
A 47th District Court jury began deliberations in the case of Fred Cottrell, a 34 year old Norman man charged with burglary. He allegedly broke into the Quality Bar at 304 West Sixth, was found inside after an alarm. No money was taken, but $84 from the cash register was later found behind a partition. entrance reportedly gained via a rear window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Fred Cottrell
Norman
Okla
Cottrell
Quality
West Sixth
Miss Hopps Comments on Furniture Firm Rush
Miss Hopps said she had no legal right to act and noted the furniture company caused an emergency by rushing its actions. She indicated there would have been no emergency otherwise.
Air Force vigilant on prices and rents in Amarillo
Gilstrap quotes Mr. Baxter noting concern over high prices and rents. He relays an Air Force official from the Pentagon who sought names of people to contact for incidents violating Amarillo’s pledge to treat Air Force personnel as part of the community. The Air Force intends to watch price gouging and rents closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Baxter
Air Force
Pentagon
Amarillo
Wage Controls Aimed At Labor-Management Accord
A longtime leader grapples with a tough mediation problem at age 74. He urges wage controls acceptable to both labor and management as essential for effectiveness. Unions oppose rigid freezes, seeking flexible measures. Indications suggest many would cooperate under a government order, but wage board reps balk at participating.
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Johnston
Price controls ripple through farmers and industry
The Defense Production Act links price freezes for pork farm products auto prices and cow hides with a pending wage control outcome. An order on hides takes effect January 29 requiring producers to revert to late November price levels described by OPS officials as a curb on retail shoe costs. Chairman Ching, noted for industry leadership and labor mediation, oversees ongoing wage control deliberations.
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OPS
Ching
Controls Move Toward Immediate Price Stabilization
The article describes an on again off again plan to freeze prices from December 15 to January 15 with a possible January 2 date under study. Government economic chiefs including Johnston De fense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson and President Truman aim to curb rising costs with broad price and wage controls led by OPS head Michael V. Di Salle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. di Salle
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Tony Bowles
Acme Cleaners
Blackburn
Shaw Funeral Directors
Ruthker
Jefferson
International Harvester
Coldstream
International Harvester Dealer
Osgood
Monument. CO
Buchanan
Gilstrap
Communisto
Deason
Barfieed
Federal
Wp. & Lorn Association
Taylor Phome
Lewes
Bulova
Pansion Jewell
Elgin
Lewis Jewelers
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