Traffic crash near Kress leaves four dead, several in hospital
Three Lubbock residents remain in critical condition at Swisher County Hospital after a head on crash north of Kress on Highway 87. Marie Talmadge Perry 34 and her sons Jimmy 13 Donald 10 are in Swisher County Hospital with severe injuries. Joyce Milligan 6 and her grandmother Ellen Milligan 63 of Shallowater were killed. J W Teague 30 Abilene driver is in Plainview with cuts and bruises. Funeral arrangements pending for Joyce Milligan.
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Talsa
Lubbock
Kress
Swisher County Hospital
Marie Talmadge Perry
Jimmy
Donald
Plainview Hospital
Evelyn Perry
Rix Funeral Home
Gale
Bobby
Darlene
Mrs. Milligan
Roy G. Wood
Plainview
Sherman
Death and Funeral Notices Summary
Notices report multiple local deaths including Jerton White age 49. Survived by wife Edna and several children, service pending at Blackburn Shaw. Warren infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W M Warren, graveside service at Park at 11 AM Monday. Bennie Barnes, 82, of 1229 Bonham, died Friday. service 2 PM Monday. Duane Nichols Jr infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Nichols died Friday. Elmer Lewis Johnson, 67, of 814 Mississippi, died Saturday. burial at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial. Barbara Ann Palvadore, 3, died Sunday. service pending with Blackburn-Shaw.
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Jerton Woodford White
Edna
J. T. White
Bobby Joe
Lloyd Curtis
W. J
Virginia Sue
A. L
Lester
Lennie D. Akers
D. A. Peters
Blackburn Shaw
Warren
W. M. Warren
Keneth
W. M. Daniel
Ann Pierce
O. E. Boydston
Cecege Park
Barnes
Bennie Barnes
Bonham
E. M Broome
E. A. Grose
F. R. Barnes
L. G. Wilson
Memorial Chapel
Duane Nichols, Jr
Duane Nichols
N. Pierce
Jeffery Lynn
Carolyn Sue
B. H. Nichols
Grace Grooms
Liano
Johnson Elmer Lewis Johnson
Mississippi
Ruth Ellen
Joe Johnson
R. L. Petty
Ralph Arnold
Lee Johnson
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Palvadore
Barbara Ann Palvadore
N. W
L. Palvadore
Juanita
Blackburn-Shaw
Need for Housing Units in Amarillo Sees 1000 Homes Feasible
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee reported immediate demand for about 1000 housing units. 500 are needed for Air Force and civilian personnel at Amarillo Air Force Base. John Armstrong chairs the committee as builders and bankers explore selling mortgage paper to start construction.
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Amarillo
Actress denies romance with comedian Rose after suicide attempt
Miss Mathews tells reporters she was upset and not in love with Rose and plans no reconciliation with Milton. She rushed to his bedside after learning of his self harm attempt and accompanied him to Montreal for a possible TV job. Police say both wrists were slashed and bandages covered the left wrist. Special manager Saul Richman declined further comments.
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Montreal
Rose
Anada
Olice
Saul Richman
Toyland Gift Show Delights Amarillo Shoppers With New Inventions
Amarillo Gift Show features a wide range of new toys and play sets. Dolls with lifelike skin, twin outfits, miniature ferris wheels, and baby care gear captivate children. Ranch sets, service stations, toy soldiers, and organ music machines appeal to different ages. A mix of educational and fun items promises a dreamlike Christmas for kids and a costly one for parents.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Sonny
Denver
Los Angeles
Slaves Freed by Underground Railroad Conductors
Britannica estimates that about 100000 enslaved people escaped to the North via the Underground Railroad. The term conductors refers to those who guided and aided their passage to freedom.
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North
Underground
Actress Miss Mathews in hospital after razor act amid Rose linked reports
Rose urged action as police rushed to a bathroom scene where Miss Mathews cut her wrists to avoid scandal and possible custody loss. Mathews regained consciousness and refused publicity while joking about the affair and razor blades.
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Rose
Richman
Miss Mathews
Eleanor
Eleanor Holm
Westichester County
Billy Rose
Rules Against Red Bail Fund Disqualification Drama
A federal judge disqualified the Civil Rights Congress bail fund and its secretary Frederick Vanderbilt Field from posting bail for Communist leaders charged with violating the Smith Act. The 14 indicted defendants, previously released on fund bail, were ordered to post new notices by noon tomorrow or risk bench warrants.
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New York
Civil Rights Congress
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Sylvester, J. Ryan
Communist Party
Ryan
12 O'Clock Quotations in New York Markets
New York stock market quotations from Merrill Lynch show wide listings across many firms including Air Reduction Mack Trucks Alaska Juneau Glen L Martin and more. The long ledger includes Air Reduction Allied Stores American Airlines Motorola and Union Pacific among others with varied percentages and prices listed.
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New York
Amer Can
Motorola Inc
Sid Amer Car&Fd
Mueller Brass
Amer Cyana
Murray Corp
Amer Locomo
Nash Kelvintz
Amer Nat Gas
National Acme
Amer P & L
Natl Auto Fibr
Amer Home Pr
Natl Biscuit
Amer Rad Sts
Natl Can Corp
Amer Smelt
Amer
Nat Dairy Pro
Amer Tel
Natomas Cobra Armco Steel
NY Central
Armour & Co
North Am Avia
Ashland Oil
North NatGas
Assoc
North Pac RR
Arch Top&sf
Ohio Edison
Avco
Bendix Aviata
Panamairiwys
Best Foods
Pan East
Bethlehem
Penn RR Cola Braniff Air
Pepsi-Cola Co
Bridge Brass
Phelps-Dodge
Briggs Mann
Philco Corp
Bucyrus Erie
Philip Morris
Budd Co
Phillips Petro
Burroughs Ad
PittScrew&Bolt
Butler Bros
Poor & Co
Canada Dry
Proc & Gam
Canadian Pac
Pullman Inc
Socony Vac
Crane Co
Crucible Steel
Southern Co
Southern Pac
Curtis Publish
South Ry Co
Curtiss Wright
Cparks
Decca Records
Sperry Cor
Deere & Co
Spiegel Inc
Distillers Corp
Square D Co
Doehler-Jarvis
Stand Gas
Doug Aircraft
Stand Oil Cal
Dow Chemical
Stand Oil NJ
DuPont de
Studebaker
General Motor
Tex Gulf Pro
Gen Pub Util
Tex G Sal
General Tire
Tex Pac Coal
Gillette Safety
Tex Pac Ldi
Gimble Bros
Tidentr Oil
Glidden Co
Tim Det
Goodall Sans
F Goodrich
Transm Cor
Goodyear T&r
Tran Wind Air
Gr North Pld
Cen Fox
Gr West Sugar
Union Carb
Greyhound Cp
Union Oil Car
Grumman Air
Union Pac
Gulf Oil Corp
Airer
Halliburton
Alrin
Heyden Chem
United Carb
Homestake Mi
Houston Oil
Unit Gas Co
Hudson Motor
Merch
Ill Central
Parami
US Rub Co
Interlake Iron
Walworth Co
Nick
Warner Bros
Warren Pet
T&t
Wesson Oil
Johns Manvil
WeInd Sugar
Jones & Laugh
West Auto
Joy Manufact
West UN Co
Kennecott
Westh Airb
Laclede Gas
Westh Elev
Lerner
West Penn el
Libby McNeill
White Met
Lion Oil Co
Wheely Steel
Willoya
Lockheed Aire
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Co
Lone Star Cem
Youngst St D
Lorillard Co
Younes
Louis & Nashv
Zenith Radio
CURB
Maracah
Kaiser Fraser
Kingston Pr
Ark Nat Gas
Lone Star Gas
Atlas
Burma Cor
Na Bellas Hess
Claude Neen
Nat Fuel Gas
Corron Rey Co
Niles-B-Pond
Colden Pet
Northro Avia
Crown Drug
Pacific Pet
Cub
Sonotone Cor
Fairchild Eng
Technicolor
Hazeltine Cor
Tung Sol Lp
Hum Oi
Hee Southern Union Gas
Broiler sales surge in United States in 1950
Providence RI reports that more than 600 million broiling chickens were marketed in 1950, yielding about 2 billion pounds of meat or 12 pounds per person. The figure excludes poultry meat from farm flocks and contrasts with under 700 million birds in egg-flock production.
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Providence
Ecuador Exports 414109 Banana Stems in Recent Month
Ecuador recorded a fruit export of 414109 banana stems in the latest month, reflecting steady demand in international markets. No additional details on destinations or values were provided in the report.
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Ecuador
Man Drowns Near Dalhart After Boat Accident
Joe D. Dodson, 24, a North Plains rancher, drowned north of Dalhart during a fishing trip with his brother C B Dodson Jr. The brother saw him stand up, fall back, and sink. Cowboys recovered the body. artificial respiration failed. He is survived by his wife and parents Mr. and Mrs. C B Red Dodson Sr. Funeral plans pending with Pilackburn Shaw Funeral Home of Dalhart.
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Joe D. Dodson
North Plains
Dalhart
Dodson
C. B. Dodson, Jr
C. B. Dodson
C. B
Red” Dodson
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Texhoma
Okla
Pilackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Weather Forecast Sees Showers and Heat Across Region
A few showers occurred yesterday with more hot weather and widely scattered thundershowers forecast. Amarillo Airport measured .05 inches, South Amarillo a light shower, and other towns reported small totals. Highs today and tomorrow expected near 96 degrees with lows around 68. Yesterday's high was 94 and the low 66.
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Amarillo
Childress
Dimmitt
Lubbock
Vega
Purphy to Lead Pantex AEC Post This September
The incoming commanding officer Colonel Purphy and his wife plan to relocate with their two children Kent and Annette to serve at Pantex. He was seen in May at building bid openings at the Herring Hotel and briefly in Amarillo in 1936 en route to his West Coast military assignment. AEC personnel praise his appointment while noting the family will join him when duties begin in September.
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Kentucky
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
West Coast
Kent
Annette
Purphy
Pantex Aec
Walter Stagg
AEC
Freed actress Madge Meredith could return to film work
Los Angeles reports Madge Meredith, 30, is free to resume her movie career after a Tehachapi Women's Prison term. RKO's Jerry Walk said Gov. Earl Warren ordered her release in the interests of justice and Meredith should be considered for suitable roles.
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Los Angeles
Madge Meredith
Hollywood
Tehachapi Women’s
Movieland
Jerry Walk
RKO Studios
Miss Meredith
Earl Warren
Lightning Kills Angler Surf Fishing near Brazos River
Funeral services were held for Robert W. Todd 51 who died after being struck by lightning while surf fishing near the Brazos River mouth in Texas. Dow Chemical Company operating engineer, Todd was in knee-deep water when the bolt hit him. his companion Earl Blackstock witnessed the fatal strike.
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Rreeport
Tex
U.P
Robert W. Todd
Dow Chemical Company
Brazos River
Earl Blackstock
Todd
Meeting of Amarillo carriers on loss and damage claims
Amarillo carriers and shippers will meet at 7 30 tonight in the chamber of commerce office to discuss prevention of loss and damage claims. The meeting is sponsored by the traffic committee.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Committee
Austria Boosts Cement Output Far Over 1937 Levels
Austria reports cement production at 1 280 551 tons yearly, about triple the 1937 figure. The industry expansion reflects postwar industrial growth and demand for building materials. Government plans and corporate capacity are cited as factors driving the rise.
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Austria
Taumarunui store trial run teaches retail tricks
After high school students ran a large department store for a day in Taumarunui New Zealand to learn modern retailing methods the owner said he might make it an annual affair.
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Taumarunui
New Zealand
Flood relief effort shifts as volunteers restore critical operations
Flood warnings pressured the Kansas City area as the slick descended south. An appeal for sand bag volunteers failed until 50 women joined the effort at the utilities plant in Kansas City Kansas, later followed by a standby crew as men filled in. The Missouri River receded four feet from its peak as the city faced water shortages and disruptions.
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Missouri
Kangag
James T. Biker, Jr
National Guard
Kansas City
H. Roy Bartle
Kansas
Bartle
J. W. Quigley
Kansas City Milk Distributors Association
Manhattan
Lexington
Turkey Creek
L. P. Cookingham
Cookingham
Kan
Kansas River
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Pat) Rogers
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Lyoxwell Brothers
Osgood Monument CO
Buchanan
Ruthker
Jefferson
Llano
By Roberta Underwood
Chicago
Uhlmann Grain Co
Broiler Sales
Pantex
Globe News
Globe
Annabelle Rorie
Am Rorie
Turkey
W. N. Hodges
Tinnie
Hodges
Henry Tiffin
Tiffin
Will
Chrysler
Hydraguide
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