Plainview Rites For Dr. Wood
The body of Dr. Hendrick Wood aged 65 who died yesterday morning in St. Anthony's Hospital was taken by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home to Plainview for funeral services and burial probably tomorrow. Survivors include his wife Mabel Wood two brothers G C Wood Breckenridge and H R Wood Kress and a sister Mrs M A Youngblood Big Sandy. Arrangements for services at Plainview will be under Wood Funeral Home.
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Hendrick Wood
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Plainview
Wood
Buchanan
Methodist
Mabel Wood
G.C. Wood
Breckenridge
H. R. Wood
Kress
M. A. Youngblood
Big Sandy
Wood Funeral Home
Morgan forfeits negligent driving charge after collision
Colfax Washington. David Mor gan aged 18 did not contest a negligent driving charge and forfeited fifteen dollars after colliding with a police car.
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Colfax
Wash
U.P
David Morgan
12 000 Letters Still Out in Seal Campaign
The Easter Seal Sale of the Crippled Children's Council reports 12000 letters remain unanswered while Potter County aims for 106060 dollars. Funds support surgeries for Amarillo handicapped children and ongoing treatments, with many cases requiring years of care. The council, a year round civic effort, thanks contributors and urges prompt mailings to surpass the goal by April.
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Crippled Children’s Council, Inc
G. A. McCullough
Potter County
Amarillo
McCullough
Fort Worth
Crippled Children’s Council
Debate Tournament at Amarillo High This Saturday
Amarillo High School will host its first debate tournament in years with teams from Odessa Lubbock Quanah Borger Phillips Perryton Carrouzett and Amarillo. Registration at 10 AM and first round debates at 10 30 AM. Trophy presentation follows after the fourth round. Amarillo hosts but cannot compete in the final. visiting coaches act as judges and the forensics class serves as timekeepers.
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Amarillo High School
Odessa
Lubbock
Quanah
Borger
Phillips
Perryton
Carrouzett
Amarillo
Jessie Mercer
Death Notice for Mrs Placey 87 at Home
Mrs Minnie Placey 87 died at 8 am at her home 504 North Pierce. She belonged to the Baptist Church Rebecca Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Born September 5 1863 in Ohio she is survived by granddaughter Mrs Pauline Harber of Kerrick Texas. Funeral arrangements by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home will be announced.
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Minnie Placey
North Pierce
Placey
The
Baptist Church
Rebecca Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
Ohio
Pauline Harber
Kerrick
Tex
Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Home
Biblical Pageant at Amarillo High School Tonight
Amarillo High School Auditorium hosts a technicolor film version of the Pilgrimage Play depicting the life of Jesus Christ at 8 o clock. The 90 minute feature features 110 professional actors and is presented by the AHS Bible department under Dr Roy Boger with admission of 25 cents.
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Amarillo High School
Oberammergau
Bible Department
AHS
Roy Boger
Nationalist China seeks UN action over alleged mass killings
In Taipei on March 13 the legislative Yuan urged the United Nations to punish Red China for mass killings. The control Yuan also called the regime a killer state and charged that one million Chinese have been executed and up to 150 million face extermination plans.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Legislative Yuan
United Nations
Red China
Control Yuan
Defense Ministry
Man Has Burning Need for a Phone
Burnaby British Columbia reports Jack Webster faced a bizarre fire rescue when his house burned. He rushed a pay phone with no nickel, borrowed a nickel, lost it, and finally found the dime. He then called the fire department, saving his home from disaster.
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Burnaby
Jack Webster
Webster
No Trace of Missing B 29 Crisis Over Mediterranean
London officials said they held little hope of finding any survivors from the US B 29 Superfortress missing with 12 men aboard after disappearing over the Mediterranean off the southeast coast of Spain. More than 30 American and foreign planes searched for a third day, last heard from Friday night, but officials doubted survivors would be found.
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London
Air Force
Mediterranean
Spain
Wiggins To Speak For Rotary Meet Amarillo Event
Dr. D. M. Wiggins president of Texas Technological College will address the Amarillo Rotary Club during the 7 o clock Thursday meeting at the Herring Hotel The event includes the traditional Ladies Night program and dinner music conducted by Densel Dean president
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D. M. Wiggins
Texas Technological College
Amarillo
Rotary Club
O’colck
Herring Hotel
Densel Dean
Delaware’s Low Elevation on Average
Delaware remains a low lying state with an average elevation around 60 feet above sea level. This geographic note highlights its flat terrain and potential flood considerations for coastlines and rivers.
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Delaware
Army Outlines Korea Rotation Plan With 150 Officers to Rotate
The Army announced a limited April 1 move to rotate 150 company grade and non commissioned officers from the United States to Korea to relieve an equal number of officers. A broader plan to bring many veterans home and train new troops is being developed, with no date set for the first group’s return. About 650 Korea based soldiers are already in the United States for training roles, most having been wounded in action.
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Washington
Army
Korea
United States
Far East
Praise Hiring of Sanitary Engineer in Amarillo
The Potter County Medical Society unanimously approved a resolution commending the city commission for creating a permanent sanitary engineer position as Amarillo grows. The meeting noted many unsanitary plumbing issues could be addressed by the new office. Dr J D Donaldson spoke on Psychological Aspects of Infant Care with Dr Howard Puckett presiding.
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Potter County Medical Society
City Commission
Amarillo
J. D. Donaldson
Howard Puckett
Will Study Safety Devices in Boilers
Amarillo plumbing contractors will discuss dangerous inadequate safety devices in boilers tomorrow night at 7 at Dowell's Saratoga Cafe 419 North Fillmore. Charles O Towne of Clowe and Cowan Inc heating department will speak and reference the Hereford boiler explosion last Monday.
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Amarillo Plumbing
Dowell
Saratoga Cafe
North Fillmore
Charles O. Towne
Clowe & Cowan, Inc
Towne
Hereford
Rain Keeps President Indoors At Key West Navy Base
Florida weather delays President Truman’s swim at the Key West naval submarine base. He remains indoors to work on official papers, marking a rare change from leisure to duties during his visit. A separate dispatch notes a 15 percent price hike on wool carpets and rugs approved by the government. Also mentioned is a 130 year old sausage machine from America, showcased at Smithfield Show in London.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Washington
America
Earl's Court
London
Jamaica Banana Stem Harvest Decline Since 1949
Jamaica last year produced about a half million fewer stems of bananas than in 1949 when 6 550 000 stems were cut.
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Jamaica
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