Ohio Man 21 Admits Murdering Four and Blazing Twenty More
A 21 year old Ohio man Robert Dale Segee of Circleville confessed to killing four and setting twenty additional fires, linked to the Ringling Bros Circus fire deaths in Hartford six years earlier. The AP report places the confession amid broader war reporting and political commentary from June 30.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ringling Bros
Hartford
Cline
Segee
Callan
Portland
New Hampshire
East St. Louis
Pickaway County
Circleville
Ringling Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Units Moving to Korea and Air War Statements
The report says units were moving toward Korea and notes uncertainty over use of B-36 bombers. Informants in Tokyo placed Reds within eight miles of Suwon and possibly closer, with no word on whether American field headquarters left Suwon. American planes including B-29s were ordered by General MacArthur to seek out North Korean bases north or south of the 38th parallel. Pyongyang reportedly had its first bombing, unconfirmed as to B-29 involvement. An Allied armada under MacArthur was ready, with ships from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands offering support. B-29 strikes around Seoul were described as highly successful, with 183 flights and five enemy planes downed, plus damage to Kimpo airfield and transport. Tokyo warned American foot soldiers might be needed to lead ground forces back, while Washington hoped the Soviets would stay out of the war. Russia rejected UN findings, insisting it does not approve foreign interference in Korea. At Taejon South Korea, officials claimed air raids on Pyongyang, though details remained unconfirmed. The Pyongyang radio and Tass claimed 27 B-29s dropped 300 bombs on Pyongyang, a claim not confirmed by US headquarters.
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Korea
Tokyo
Suwon
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Netherlands
Indonesia
Sydney
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
North Korea
Russia
South Korea
Asiatic
United Nations
Taejon
Seoul
Clarence Ryee
Ryee
Tass
Red Capital
Man Killed as Car Hits Train at Grand Avenue Crossing
A morning collision on Grand Avenue between a southbound 1949 Ford and a westbound Fort Worth and Denver freight train left one person dead and three injured. Jasper Franklin Thomas, 22, of Wellington, died. Raymond V. McGill, 21, of Wellington, was critically hurt. Mrs. Evelyn Chumley, 17, and her eight‑month‑old daughter Beverley were seriously injured. The train was moving slowly when struck. two men, engineer D. W. Hisey and conductor T. H. Henderson, were aboard. The report also notes a related fatal crash yesterday nearby and lists additional injuries.
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Gibobe
Grand Avenue Crossing
Fort Worth
Denver
Sgt
L. C. Howard
R. M. Sams
Franklin Thomas
Wellington
Billie Massengale
Amarillo
D. W. Hisey
West
T. H. Henderson
North Polk
Henderson
McGill
Thomas
Northwest Texas Hospital
Blackburn- Shaw Ambulance
Chumley
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Sooner Badman Sent to Prison
Homer Cook of Muskogee Oklahoma was found guilty on 18 of 20 charges after illegal entry into Germany and three stockade escapes. He received four and a half years, with acquittals on attempted armed robbery and assault on Army agents. Anna Sporer attended, weeping, and brought roses. Prosecutor James L. Greenhill cited court martial convictions for gasoline fraud. defense argued for credit for pretrial time served.
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Munich
Germany
U.P
Homer Cook
Muskogee
Oklo
Cood
Ambrose Fuller
Chicago
Anna Sporer
Cook
James L. Greenhill
New York
Morton K. Lange
Oil operator Timms killed in Gainesville crash
Timms 76, a veteran oil operator and former Amarillo resident for 18 years, died in a Gainesville hospital after a car collision near Gainesville Wednesday afternoon. He had lived in Oklahoma City recently and previously promoted several wells in Hutchinson County. He was born July 20, 1873, in Lena Illinois and was a member of Khiva Temple and the Episcopal Church.
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Timms
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Gainesville
Hutchinson County
Otis Williams
White Woolsey
Owl Oil
MR. Timms
Amarillo Census Office closes five month nose counting job
The Amarillo Bureau of the Census office is closing the five month operation that counted residents for the 1940 census. From late January to now, 341 people were employed with payroll and supplies totaling under $100 locally. The project began January 30 under George H. McClesky and Walter S. Shaller, with Eloise Works as office manager. By May most enumerators had finished, tabulation was near completion by June, and only a small crew remains to wrap up. Enumerators were paid hourly and by piece work, plus mileage for remote areas.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo
Bureau of the Census
Washington
George H. McClesky
Walter S. Shaller
Eloise Works
Shaller
Dallas
Joyce Brayboy
Passenger falls 8000 feet after door opens in flight
A charter airline employee, James Trotter of Miami Springs, fell from 8000 feet when a door blew open on an Aragonaut Air Lines C-46 during a flight from New York to San Juan, northeast of Norfolk. The CAB opened an investigation as the craft continued to its Miami base.
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Miami
Fila
U.P
Norfolk
Civil Aeronautics Board
James Trotter
Miami Springs
Fla
Argonaut Air Lines
New York
San Juan
Trotter
Drop Plea for Rehearing on Court Ruling
The State Supreme Court decision upholding the family court statute stands. W F Nix County Auditor Boone Mooreland and John W Crudgington agreed to withdraw the motion for rehearing this morning. Crudgington added Nix is not being paid for his services in the case.
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State Supreme Court
Family Court
W. F. Nix
Boone Mooreland
John W. Crudgington
Texas Supreme Court
Trial Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Nix
Crudgington
Senate approves large foreign arms aid in 66 to 0 vote
The Senate approved 1.2225 billion dollars in new foreign arms aid with a 66 to 0 tally. The package emphasizes support for Atlantic Pact partners in Western Europe and includes about 10 million for southern Korea, with potential to rise to 200 million at presidential discretion. A tense atmosphere followed President Truman's Korea troop decision.
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Truman
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Mr. Truman
Europe
Korea
Old Range Rider To Be Prize Host
Old Range Rider hosts a neighborhood get acquainted event next Tuesday night with eight families. Mason King will entertain four newcomer families chosen to win $200 in cash awards by The News-Globe during Get-Acquainted Week, plus four top visitors earning $50 each. Calls must be made by midnight tomorrow to check on newcomers and potential award recipients.
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Old Range Ridger
Mason King
News-Globe
City Building Permits Rally Totals $1.67 Million in June
City engineer's office reports end of month lull as building permits for June reach $1,670,000, building year-to-date total $10,241,315. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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General MacArthur
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Defense Department
Han River
Eaton
New Jersey
Wiley
Wisconsin
Defense
Johnson
Mirror Enterprises Syn
Ba Bret
Lewis D. Massengale
North McMasters
Ruby Delgado
R. H. Robinson
Jack Rutherford
Massengale
Griggs & Sons Funeral
Delgado
Rutherford
Robinson
Kelso Funeral Home
Maine
Ringling Bros. and
Conn
Dennett
Chestnut Streets
Portsmouth
Shi Chandler
Sargent and Lord Co
Salvation Army
Union Street
Diamond Match Lumber Co
Portland Pier
National Youth Administration
Central Wharf
Coldne
Quality Fixture Co
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Cape Cottage
Japan
Hartford Circus
Guy B. Cline
Badman
Edwards Lou Timms A
Olver Wiggins Lumber Co
Howard Norris
Old Range Rider
Neely -Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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