Dumas Fire Totals $100,000 in Loss
Fire at the wooden ore bin building in Dumas caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze started around 430 pm and was under control after a couple of hours in six degree weather. Two Santa Fe boxcars were destroyed and a third damaged while ore shipments from Nevada New Mexico and Mexico were housed inside. No injuries were reported though several people were overcome by smoke and frostbite was feared.
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W. EF. R. Smith
Smith
Nevada
New Mexico
Mexico
Dumsas
Roy Miers
Dumas
Disinfected whiskey tale shocks Knoxville youth
From a hospital bed Frank Lee age 20 told police that what he bought as whiskey in Knoxville turned out to be disinfectant. The claim highlights dangers in the dry city and maps to bootlegging risks during the era. Lee reported his experience while recovering from the episode.
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Knoxville
U.P
Frank Lee
Early Plains rancher Jno L Wilson dies at Hereford
Jno L Wilson a Deaf Smith County pioneer rancher and longtime Hereford resident died last night at his Hereford home at age 88 He lived at the Four Mile House north of Hereford and later ran a Garcia Lake area ranch He was active in the First Baptist Church served on the Hereford school board and spent years as a deacon Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church with burial in West Park Cemetery The family requests no flowers and invites contributions to the March of Dimes Surviving: three sons Earl W Wilson Homer T Wilson and John L Wilson Jr and seven daughters plus 22 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren
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Hereford
Jno. L. Wilson
Panhandle
Mr. Wilson
Deaf Smith County
Garcia Lake
John L. Wilson, Jr
Vega
van Zandt County
Denton County
The
Plains
Amarillo
Randall County
Wilson
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
R. H. Cagle
W. A. Appling
Vega Methodist Church
Jesse Boling
Vega Baptist Church
West Park Cemetery
March of Dimes
Earl W. Wilson
Childress
Homer T. Wilson
Bakersfield
Cal
John L. Wilson
Jr. Vega
Ruby Gilbreath
Clyde Estes
Nelle Morgan
Grace Casteel
Atlanta
Olive Morris
Frances Steel
Fort Sumner
Imogene Rice
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs. Ernes tine Martin
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernes tine Martin, former Amarillo resident who died in a traffic accident near Mason, will be held tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev. Kenneth Hemphill will officiate. She is survived by her husband Bob Martin, two daughters Sandra and Carolyn, her mother Mrs. Carl Bentsen, father Alvin Corbin, sister Mrs. D. H. Condor, grandmother Mrs. W. A. Roof Sr., all of Amarillo. Interment will be in Llano Mausoleum.
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Ernestine Martin
Amarillo
Mason
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Kenneth Hemphill
Methodist Church of
Mission
Martin
Carolyn
Alvin Corbin
D. H. Condor
W. A. Roof
Llano Mausoleum
Scrap Iron Institute Reports 1949 Demand Dip
The Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel reports scrap demand fell in 1949 for the first time since 1946, indicating a shift in supply needs and market activity for the year.
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Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Metal jaw replaces diseased bone in cancer patient
Surgeons at the American Oncologic Hospital described a three hour operation replacing the left jaw with a six ounce lightweight metal substitute. The patient a 38 year old New Jersey welder faced cancer with initial X ray treatment before surgery. No names were disclosed and recovery noted with antibiotics reducing infection risk.
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Philadelphia
American Oncologic Hospital
New Jersey
Water Sellers Dive for Fresh Water in Bahrien Gulf
In Bahrien on the Persian Gulf water sellers dive to the gulf bottom to fill goatskins from fresh water springs. They retrieve supplies from underwater sources, transporting water to supply coastal communities and travelers. The practice highlights local ingenuity in sourcing potable water amid coastal scarcity.
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Bahrien
Persian Gulf
Gulf
County Court Session Delayed By Juror Shortage
County Judge Gene Jordan said this morning’s session failed to proceed due to too few jurors. The jury is reconvening at 9:30 tomorrow for a driving while intoxicated case, with another drunk driving case slated for 9:30 Friday. A damage suit, James Lewis Gallaher Jr. versus Star Equipment Co. and Harry E. Garrett Sr., is set for Thursday morning. Roy Beckwith’s case appears among the listed items.
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Gene Jordan
Jordan
James Lewis Gallaher, Jr
Star Equipment Co
Harry E. Garrett, Sr
Roy Beckwith
Girl Head Recruit Signs Up First in Savannah
Marie C Wall becomes the first person to enlist in Savannah as the Army starts accepting 1950 enlistments. She joins the WAC and questions what chance any man has today.
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Army
Marie C Wall
WAC
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William F. Draper
USNR
US Navy
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Caw
Kentucky
America
National Distillers Products Corp
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Girl Heads
Savannah, Ga
What
Gur
Norris Ewing
PEO RE Ste Tos Travelers of
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Barfield
Ireland
Globe-News
Newman
Ria
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