Trapped Yank Goes Korean and Survives Front Escape
Pfc. Charles Ferguson of Narrows Virginia escaped from Taejon with two companions after his convoy was shelled. He traveled north into North Korean rear wearing a Korean straw hat and white clothes, guided by a friendly Korean youth, then met Sgt. Emmel and reached American lines after a perilous night trek.
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Robert C. Miller
Taejon Front
Korea
A.pi
Taejon Bay
Pfc
Charles Ferguson
Narrows
Ferguson
Taejon
Fantryman
Joe
John M. Emmel
Philadelphia
Emmel
Emmet
Yongdong
Three Dead and Fifteen Hurt in Lefors Road Wreck
A Sunday afternoon head on collision on Lefors road near Pampa killed three teens and injured fifteen others from Pampa and Hoover. Driver John Thomas Dawes, 17, led seven other Pampa youths in one car. Val Laverne Harris, 20, of Hoover, led the other with eight passengers. Hospitals report several in critical condition. duas about ACTH treatment cited as possibly saving one life.
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Smith Studio
Pampa
Lefors
Janice Isbell
Mildred Margaret Jones
Mary Jo Harris
Hoover
Tex
Isbell
John Thomas Dawes
Dawes
Miss Isbell
Miss Jones
Patsy Wall
Charles McCray
Juanita Cox
Elsie Housdon
Eldean Begert
Val Laverne Harris
Dejuan Harris
Cecil
Off Duty Officer Nabs Burglars At Drive-In
An off duty traffic officer interrupted two youths burglarizing the Head Quarters Drive-In at 400 North Fillmore early Sunday. James E. Holt and Harvey H. Howard, both 21, of 513 East Third, faced district court on burglary charges. Bail set at 1500 each. The suspects allegedly kicked in a rear door. theft included a cigarette vending machine, a pried jukebox, and pennies from car hops. Patrolman G W Roden, who later gained notice for arresting county jail escapees, made the arrest after a motorist reported activity at a Ben Chilton station nearby.
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James E. Holt
Harvey H. Howard
East Third
G. W. Roden
Ben Chilton
North Fillmore
Boden
T. O. Riley
Justice of Peace
C. W. Carder
Roden
Rader Twins
James Farris
Potter County
Lee Rader
Farris
Greyhound
Paramount
Assault Near Taejon Tests U S Resolve
Tokyo July 25 U P Gen Douglas MacArthur said American troops repelled repeated attempts to crack the center of the line southeast of Taejon. They fought to save Yongdong a key rail center 23 miles southeast of Taejon as thousands of Communist troops in armored formations attacked from northeast and southwest. Red artillery shelling intensified as Maj Gen Hobart R Gay warned the situation is very serious.
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Tokyo
Taejon
Douglas MacArthur
Yongdong
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry Division
War in Korea Pushes American Infantry Into Filthy Front
The United States and South Korea face heavy fighting as Communist forces probe the center and flanks of the line near Yongju Mokpo and Taejon. MacArthur reports the center holding but warns encirclement attempts persist. US units, including the First Cavalry, battle to avoid a trap while heavy terrain hardship and disease burdens soldiers.
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Yongju
Aeon Ng 2
Pyongyang
Mokpo
Korea
Kim I) Sung
Taejon
Far Eastern Air Force
Japan
Kum River
Yongdong
US First Cavalry Division
24Th
United Press
Robert Bennyhoff
Yongdong Ly
Bennyhoff
First Cavalry
Gas show in Wildcat well near Claude Armstrong Co
L A Helms reports 2 to 3 million feet of gas in L A Helms No 1 Cobb wild cat south of Claude Armstrong County from sidewall core analysis to 5120 feet depth. Cores sent to Wichita Falls lab for analysis. three Schlumberger tests showed kicks with bottom core best. Core samples frozen or sealed to preserve properties during lab analysis. Dry ice used in freezing.
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L. A. Helms No
Cobb Wildcat
Claude
Armstrong County
Wichita Falls
Helms
Amarillo
Emergency Tax Bill Is Studied Sl Ssweeveer vasw SEGUE was in the conversation stage
President Truman discussed with congressional leaders the advisability of an immediate emergency tax increase on individuals and businesses. House Speaker Rayburn said the measure aimed to cover immediate financing needs from higher military spending and would be debated by Treasury and committee chairs soon. Hearings opened on the administration’s home economic program as part of taxes discussion.
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Rayburn
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate
House
Washington
Truman
Texas
White House
Tion
Mrs Hudgins Wins News Tip Prize for Ellwood Park Shooting
Mrs L L Hudgins of 608 Jefferson wins $5 for a news tip on the Ellwood Park shooting that helped the Globe produce an afternoon edition. Second prize goes to Mrs Janine Lee Eighth for a report about a man knocked unconscious. Others who called in tips include Mrs Lewis Judd, Mrs Della Riddle, U S Hare, Mrs Lee Wilson, Luther Poster, H V Pointer, Johnny Moon, Leon Watson, Gordon Berry, Bill Gilbert, Jim Malone, and several listed in Coventry area addresses.
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Ellwood Park
Globe
L. L. Hudgins
Jefferson
Janine Lee
Alice Denton
West
Lewis Judd
North Tyler
Della Riddle
U. S. Hare
Parker
Lee Wilson
North Cleveland
Luther Poster
North East Ninth
H. V. Pointer
Johnny Moon
East
Leon Watson
Arthur
Gordon Berry
North East Twenty-third
Bill Gilbert
Jim Malone
Clarendon
R. L. Rippey
Front
Hilton McAdams
McMasters
Mary Gail Coons
Lincoln
34 Reservists Die As Plane Falls At Myrtle Beach
A U S air force transport crashed near Myrtle Beach was consumed by flames, killing 34 servicemen including 30 from the Tennessee Air National Guard en route to Nashville. Four crewmen aboard. Rescue efforts hindered by intense fire. Bodies recovered by Army medical corpsmen as wreckage burned.
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Myrtle Beach
Air Force
Tennessee Air National Guard
Nashville
Air Reserve
Municipal
Army Medical
Carolina
Weather forecast for Texas and Mexico regions
The Weather Bureau report predicts late afternoon and evening thundershowers on both days with mild temperatures. Forecasts show a 24 hour period ending at 6 30 a m with a low around 64 degrees. Partly cloudy today and tonight in Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms into Tuesday while Mexico sees similar activity.
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Texas
Mexico
Reds Bombard Chinese Island
In Formosa on July 24 a defense ministry spokesman reported Chinese Communist artillery bombarded Quemoy Island amid a suspected invasion attempt. Nationalist forces on Quemoy were deemed adequate to repel the attack with support from local air and naval units as artillery shelled Guanau on the island's northeast coast.
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Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Quemoy Island
Quemoy
Amoy
Guanau
Boy Prefers Subway Rides Nine Year Old Involved
Philadelphia July 24 A patrolman stopped nine year old Clifton Brown after eight hours of riding the Broad Street subway. When asked why he rode back and forth the boy replied I just like to ride the subway. The officer gave him one more ride home.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Clifton Brown
Clifton
New Feature Probes Into Human Mind
A fragmented editorial fragment hints at a daily feature exploring how causes influence human behavior. It suggests a broader aim to answer living problems in an aggravated world. The readable pieces indicate a Go editorial tone with recurring references to discovery.
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Eae Bert
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