Death and Funeral Notices
Pfc. Everett Stechell body to arrive Amarillo Tuesday July 31. Son of Mrs. Ewel McCammon, brother of Dale, nephew of Mrs. Mary ve. Service 10 AM Thursday grave side Memorial Park Cemetery. Rosey Marks died Saturday wife of Tom sister of Tom Evans. Service Sacred Heart Cathedral 9 AM Tuesday Burial Liano. Cecil Otho Gardner Sr 74 of 210 N Western died Monday husband father of James L Cecil O R Chance Mrs W W McWhirter Mrs Robert Mason Mrs Mack McCoy sister of Duke Mrs Carrie Brockman Mrs Lucy Curtis 23 grandchildren service pending with Blackburn Shaw.
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Mitchell
Everett Stechell
Korea
Amarillo
Ewel McCammon
Dale
James L
Cecil O
R. Chance
W. W. Mcwhirter
Robert Mason
Mack McCoy
Duke
Carrie Brockman
Lucy Curtis
Blackburn Shaw
Kaufhold Alvin A. Dutch Kaufhold Dies at 58 in Oklahoma
Alvin A Kaufhold 58 of 3504 Monroe died Monday. Husband of Myrtle, father of Ross Marion Berkley. Brother of Henry Raymond Mrs Joe Thornton Mrs Walter Kuykendall Mrs BE R West and Mrs Edna Jones. Service 10 AM Wednesday Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel burial Llano. Pearl Burk Wells 73 of 1600 Taylor died Saturday. Wife of L A, mother of Joe L, sister of Olin Burk. Five grandchildren two great grandchildren service 10 AM Tuesday Griggs Pioneer Chapel. Flowers not sent but contributions to Boys Ranch Children’s Home or Preventorium requested.
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Kaufhold
Alvin A
Dutch) Kaufhold
Monroe
Myrtle
Ross
Marion
Berkley
Henry
Raymond
Joe Thornton
Walter Kuykendall
BE. R. West
Edna Jones
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Llano
Colonel Hightower’s World War II Valor Highlighted
The profile details Colonel Hightower’s early life in Amarillo and Texico regions, ROTC leadership at Amarillo High School, and graduation from New Mexico A&M in 1940. He commanded a battalion in World War II, suffered heavy wounds in the Battle of the Bulge, and later served in Tokyo and at West Point. Decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross and multiple honors, he and his wife Lois reside in Las Cruces, with daughters Ann and Jane in Tokyo.
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Hightower
Pleasant Hill
Texico
Amarillo
Amarillo High School
New Mexico A&m
Second Infantry
West Point
General U Headquarters
Tokyo
Lois
Ann
Jane
Las Cruces
Millionaire Craig Cullinan cut daughter from will amid misconduct
The Sec ond National Bank as executor files a probate answer claiming Barbara Cullinan’s alleged shocking misconduct and worthless checks led her exclusion from her late father Craig F. Cullinan’s will. The petition cites jailings in New Orleans and San Antonio, notes a trust income, and states Barbara has other marriages while his sons Craig Jr and Joseph II would share her portion.
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Houston
U.P
Barbara Cullindh
Craig F. Cullinan
Second National Bank
Miss Cullinan
Craig, Jr
Joseph II
Baton Rouge
Barbara Cullinan
New Orleans
Cullinan
American Republic Company
Markets 12 O'Clock Quotations From Merrill Lynch Desk
New York stock quotes show wide swings across industries with Air Reduction and Allied Stores among notable movers. Major miners, auto, and steel groups list varied minor gains and losses as traders digest earnings cues and economic signals.
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New York
Amarillo
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Air Reduction
Lone Star Cem
Alaska Juneau
Long Bell
Allegheny Crp
iLorillard Co
Allegheny
Amer Airlines
MidCent Petri
Amer Can
Minn Moline
Amer Car&Fd
M-K-T Ry
Amer Cyana
MKT Rapid
Amer Locomo
Montgm Ward
Amer Nat Gas
Amer P & L
Motorola Inc
Amer Home Pr
Nat Cylinder
Anaconda
Nat Daley Pro
Prnch
Natl Dept
Armco Steel
Natl Distillers
Armour & Co
Natl Gypsum 1814
Ashland Oi
Natl Steel Crp
Assoe Dry
Natl Supply
Arch Top&sf
Natomas Co
Avco Manufactone
Baldwin Loco
North Nat Gas
Senain Aveta
North Pac RR
Est Foods
Ohio Edison
Bethlehem Sti
Blaw Knox
W Bliss Co
Kagam
Boeing
Pan
Borden Co
Paramount Co
Borg-Warner
Parke Davis Co
Bridge Brass
Peabody Coal
Bucyrus Erie
Penney Co
Budd Co
Penn Pow & Lt
Burroughs Ad
Pennsy RR Co
Butler Bros
Pepsi-Cola Co
Canada Dry
Phelps-Dodge
Canadian Pac
Philco Corp
Carrier Corp
Philip Morris
Case Co
Phillips Petri
Caterpillar Tr
Pitt S & B
Celanese Corp
Plymouth Oil
Central & SW
Proc & Gam
Pullman Incor
Ches & Ohio
Pure Oil
Chicago Corp
Radio Corp
Cheo Ri&Pac
R K Pictures
Chrysler Corp
R K Theaters
Climax Molyb
Rem Rand
Republic Avia
Clinton Foods
Republic Steel
Colo Fuel Iron
Revere C & B
Columbia Gas
Rexall Drug
Columbia Car
Reynolds Tob
Comer Credit
Richfield Oil
Com Solvents
Safeway
Seaboard of
Continent
Sears Roebuck
Copperweld
Setber Rubber
Inc
Bon Crane
Crucible Steel
Shell Oil
Simmons Co
Curtis Publish
Sinclair Ol
Curtiss Wright
Socony
Socony-Vac 331 Decca Records 84|Sc Am Gold
Deere & Comp
Distillers Corp
Southern Co
Doehler-Jarvis
Southern Pac
Dome Mines
Southern Ry
Doug Aircraft
Sperry Corp
Dow Chemical
Spienel Incor
Square D Co
DuFont deNem
Eagle-Picher
Kodak
Eastern Airlin
Erie Railroad
Firth Carpet
Sashoker Ge
Flintkote Co
Sun Oil Com
Posterwegen
Seagees Oo Ai Reeper
Fruehaus Co
Swift & Co
Gair Company
Sylvan Elect
General Elect
TimDet Axle
Glidden
Timken Roller
Goodall Sans
Transam
Goodrich
TranWor Air
Goodyear T&a
20Th Cent Fox
Gr North
Grumman Air
United Airline
Gulf of Corp
Halliburton
United
Interlake Iron
Anternatl
Walworth
Internatl Nick
Warner Bros
Internatl Pap
Warren Petrol
T&t
Welrd Sugar
Johns Manvil
Wesson
Kennecott
Lehigh
Wheeling
Lerner
White Motors
Libby McNeill
Willys Orland
Lion Oi] Co
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Co
Lockheed Aire
Youngs Sheet
Loew's
Soneee Foo
Isl Mackie Bet
Sheee
Pancoastal Oil
East Gas
Sonotone Corp
Electric Bond
South Royalty
Fairchild Eng
Technicolor
Hazeltine Corp
Tekian
Royal
Humble Oil
Lam
Ramsey Campaigner Ramsey Eyeing Panhandle Ties and Kaesong Talks
Ramsey admits a long-standing problems exist in East Texas and asserts a shift is needed nationwide. He expresses concern over the Korean situation and hopes for a cease-fire, noting Ramseys personal, unflashy campaign style. He won a tough lieutenant governor race, aided by a large Panhandle vote, and visits ranch country near Amarillo with Mrs Ramsey.
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Texas
Ramsey
Kaesong
Pierce Brooks
Dallas
High Plains
Panhandle
San Augustine
Chansler Weymouth
Amarillo
B. M. Britain
Ramseys
Britains
Anniversary Tomorrow for Pioneer Air Line
Pioneer Air Line marks six years serving Amarillo with six original cities and 683 route miles. Since 1945 the system has grown to 22 Texas and New Mexico cities, carrying 503000 passengers with 135000000 passenger miles, and no passenger or crew injuries. Corporate events include an anniversary cake for riders and an employee celebration in Dallas. The airline recently applied to extend to 31 new cities across four states to strengthen the system.
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Pioneer Air Line
Amarillo
Robert J. Smith
Houston
Lubbock
Abilene
San Angelo
Austin
Pioneer
General Smith
Vickery Park
Dallas
Lockheed Air
Texas
New Mexico
Civil Aeronautics B@rd
Washington
Oklahom
Arkansas
Louisiana
Shivers tight lipped on Mundt cross filing claim
Governor Shivers in Austin said he has not been approached about uniting northern Republicans and southern Democrats. He had no comment on Senator Mundt's statement that Shivers backed a Texas cross filing provision. Mundt claimed the cross filing device was designed to amalgamate and combine anti Truman votes for president.
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Austin
Shivers
Mundt
South Dakota
Texas
Texas Legisiaure
Convair employment tops 30000 at Fort Worth plant
Fort Worth Convair aircraft plant employment surpassed 30,000, nearing wartime peak, division manager August C. Esenwein announced today, signaling strong postwar production recovery and regional economic impact.
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Convair
Fort Worth
U.P
August C. Esenwein
Cooling Off Period Brightens Amarillo Weather
A cooler outlook for Amarillo, with clouds and scattered showers possible this afternoon and tonight. Highs near 91, lows around 68, while yesterday hit 98 and last night 70. Five day trend remains above seasonal normals with isolated thundershowers mainly Thursday to Saturday. Rain totals from yesterday varied across the Panhandle with Dalhart at 1.17 inches and Tucumcari, Vega, Stratford, Guyman, Spearman, and Clayton recording smaller amounts. Rev Herbert Hughes at Grover logged 1.10 inches by 9 pm, Sunray reported 1 inch by 7:30 pm. Water supply updates note new wells connected to pipelines, with two more in service soon. city capacity about 36 million gallons daily and record consumption 29.8 million gallons on a hot July day.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Tucumcari
Guymon
Okla
Kansas
Dalhart
Vega
Stratford
Guyman
Spearman
Clayton
Herbert Hughes
Grover
July Water Use in Amarillo Surges to Record Levels
Amarillo water consumption during July ran 25 percent above the prior record, with 624 million gallons pumped by 8 am. The previous July 1947 record stood at 502 million gallons. H R Smith, director of public works, estimated today’s pumpage will exceed that figure.
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Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Public Works
War Clashes Largely Quiet On Front After Five Day Battle
Allied forces held mountain positions on the eastern front while a five day engagement wound down. Nineteen flying boxcars delivered supplies in heavy mist dropping 70 tons of ammunition barbed wire and rockets to ground troops. The Fifth Air Force said it has flown over 175000 combat sorties in Korea averaging 43 per day.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
Civil Defense Plot Details Siren Network Expansion
Civil Defense officials discuss reducing sirens to four or five and estimate a 3 to 4 mile audible radius under ideal weather. A 40 horsepower siren would be heard about four miles, with remote operation by a single push button. Date of the survey remains undecided.
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Amarillo
McDonald
Smith
Seylon Plans Ore Dressing Plant for Ilmenite Sands
Seylon will establish an ore dressing plant to process beach mineral sands into ilmenite. The project aims to exploit local mineral sands resources and boost industrial output in the region.
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Seylon
Ilmenite
Mail Handler Faces Charge in Post Office Embezzlement Case
Dominic L. DeSierra a temporary Amarillo post office laborer 37 lived at 311 Austin charged in federal court with embezzling four first class letters while on duty four letters found in his possession at arrest. He had been employed since March as a mail handler with no permanent status. Bond set at 500 by Justice of the Peace and he was released on bond.
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Dominic L. DeSierra
Amarillo
Austin
DeSierra
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Rebels urge flag tribute and camp memory at church
The report describes Rev. Carl Bates and two brothers at First Baptist Church involved in a sermon advocating the Confederate flag. They urged bank officials to fly the flag on Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Confederate Memorial Day. The youths, campers years, recall water fights and a flag seen at a family cabin in Colorado.
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Carl Bates
First Baptist Church
First National Bank
Robert E. Lee
United States
Don
Colorado
Amarillo Brothers Preserve Confederate Pride Scrapbook
The text describes two Amarillo brothers who fly a Texas flag and display Confederate stickers, while compiling a scrapbook of Southern events. They collect newspaper clippings and photos, prize a Confederate $100 note valued at 722.02 today, and defend Southern loyalty amid taunts, citing Dixie as their theme and school classmates supporting their stance.
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Ben
Don
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