Four Die When Bus Hits Truck
Four people died when a Greyhound bus skidded in rain and struck a parked gasoline truck near Big Spring. Twenty one more were injured as the bus split open on impact. Names include Oliver Harvill and Ruby Harvill of Farmersville California and Mary E. McDaniel of Douglasville Texas. Bus driver P L Powell survived with shock.
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Big Spring
Greyhound
Here
Oliver Harvill
Farmersville
Cal
Ruby
Pfe
Rafael Mendoza
Fort Hood
el Paso
Mary FE
McDaniel
Douglasville
Tex
Rosemary Durham
Texarkana
P. L. Powell
Pecos
S. E. Furlow
Odessa
Furlow
F. C. Williams
Miss Amarillo Title Is Their Goal
A bus accident on US Highway 80 left several injured in a crash involving a bus and a gasoline transport. Among the seriously hurt were Sidney Duncan of Oakland California with a crushed left leg, Frank Kilzer of Chicago with a left leg amputation, Mrs Orra Denton near Globe Arizona with ranching ties, Willie Lee Watkins whose brother lives in Atoka Oklahoma, Mrs Ada McClendon of Richmond California, and Mrs Henry E Thomas reported unconscious from a head injury. Minor injuries were Bunyan Price of Rising Star Texas and E S Vaughn of Goree Texas.
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Kilzer
Chicago
Orra Denton
Globe
Ariz
Willie Lee Watkins
Atoka
Okla
Ada McClendon
Richmond
Cal
Henry E. Thomas
Bunyan Price
Rising Star
Tex
E. S. Vaughn
Goree
Legion Bars Dog From Membership
In Winchester Indiana the American Legion denied membership to an honorably discharged World War II veteran because the group defines members as persons. A Belgian shepherd named Spud owned by Mrs Louise Phistner was rejected. Spud was born July 6 1943 in Hawaii where his mother served in the Army K9 Corps and was enlisted at birth.
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Winchester
Ind
The
American Legion
Spud
Louise Phistner
Hawaii
Phistner
Public Schools Ban Religious Teaching Under New Civil Code
Under the new civil code in the Philippines, teachers are generally prohibited from teaching religion in public schools. Such instruction may only occur if there is a petition from parents seeking the religious instruction for their children.
Burglar Snoozes After Filling Baldwin Icebox
Richmond police report a burglar broke into B. E Baldwin’s home, drank all the beer, and took a nap in Baldwin’s bed before fleeing. The incident highlights the intruder’s apparent preference for comfort during the break-in.
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Richmond, Va
B. E Baldwin
Baldwin
Minister Brings Forgery Case Bond Set for Webb
James W. Webb of Clovis New Mexico had bond set at 2000 by Justice of the Peace Ivy Wilkinson after waiving preliminary examination on a forgery charge. Webb allegedly passed a forged 85 dollar check to an Amarillo minister claiming a donation to the church and keeping 5 dollars. Bond also set at 1000 for John A. Affholter charged with July 10 theft of carpenter tools from Marvin M. Morrow at 4600 North East Eighth.
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James W. Webb
Clovis
Justice of the Peace
Ivy Wilkinson
Webb
Amarillo
Cows Trigger International Row At Vienna Border
Four cows crossed from Czechoslovakia into Austria sparking an international incident. Negotiations concluded they were not political refugees, making repatriation permissible. A separate case in Peterborough involves a man urged to explain why he did not remove his free dentures before swimming.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Peterborough
England
Youth with broken neck grips his head in Houston
P Wallace Swearingen, 19, a window frame builder, says he broke his neck diving into a log at Spring Creek and straightened it himself in the water. He carried the head back into alignment and walked away. Doctors say he is lucky to be alive and note the unusual self-redistribution of the neck.
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Houston
Wallace Swearingen
Swearingen
Spring Creek
Memorial
Pet Ox Preferred In Florida Farm Tale
Jacksonville resident J A Browning 70 praises his pet ox Joe as a practical plowing partner. He notes the animal eats little and stays healthy, preferring the animal over horses or mules for field work.
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Jacksonville
Fla. U
J. A. Browning
Joe
Browning
Britain Offers Aid to Flood Area
Prime Minister Attlee announced Britain stands ready to send aid to victims of floods and fires in Kansas and Missouri. He said the Labor government is in inquiries in Washington to determine the help needed.
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London
Attlee
Britain
Kansas
Missouri
House of Commons
Labor
Washington
Peat Claims Tighten Fuel Supply Near Dubigon
Dubigon residents stake bog claims in nearby mountains to secure peat for next winter fuel, amid shortages and growing concern over warming needs and fuel costs.
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Reds
Dubigon
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