Fire damages Midland Cooperative refinery in Cushing
Firemen fought for over two hours to control a blaze at the Midland Cooperative Wholesale Oil Refinery in Cushing Oklahoma. Supt Theron Randall blamed a broken suction line in the catalytic unit for the fire and said oil heated to 700 degrees fed the flames. Manager Rex Winger credited refinery staff for shutting off the oil flow and preventing a larger disaster.
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Cushing
Okla
Midland Cooperative
Theron Randall
Rex Winger
Winger
C. E. Hinkle
Amarillo to Open Bond Bids for Street Improvements
The Amarillo city commission will open bids tomorrow at 11 o'clock for 1 250 000 dollars of street improvement bonds approved Feb 28. Bond buyers exceed 60 firms and financial houses. City Manager N V Moss expects rates below 2 percent to fund over a dozen widening projects.
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Amarillo
City Commission
N. V. Moss
Smoke Control Made Profitable in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH The Allegheny County Smoke Control Bureau runs a long campaign to reduce smoke in the city. With a 1950 budget of 91 500 it expects to take in at least 500 000 this year. Revenue comes from permits issued to firms with fuel burning equipment.
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
Allegheny County Smoke Control Bureau
Smoke Control Bureau
Start Drilling On Water Well In Amarillo City Site
Drilling started today on the second of two new water wells for Amarillo near Bushland. Pumps were set yesterday for the first well’s development. Development requires 100 hours of drilling and backwashing, conducted by H. H. Haskell of Pampa, a contracting firm.
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Amarillo
Bushland
H. H. Haskell
Pampa
Mother and Three Children Die in Nova Scotia Fire
In Windsor Nova Scotia a mother Mrs Patrick Fields 26 and her four children Joseph 8 Patricia 5 Roy 3 perished when a frame house at Hants Port caught fire. The father fainted on a porch trying to summon help as the blaze took hold.
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Windsor
Nova Scotia
Hantsport
Patrick Fields
Joseph
Patricia
Roy
Durability Of Dan Johnson Shocked Doctors In Albany
Albany Georgia doctors marveled at the durability of Dan Johnson who waited seven hours before seeking hospital care after suffering .38 caliber bullet wounds in both arms and the stomach in an incident.
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Albany, Ga
U.P
Dan Johnson
Johnson
Fiesta costumes enliven Margaret Wills School program
Globe Staff notes third graders in gay costumes at Margaret Wills School 3500 West Eleventh for a festive event. Photo features Mary John Starr Virginia Ann Robinson and Shell George. Also announced quartets will perform at the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club meeting at 8 PM in the high school auditorium.
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Globe
Margaret Wills
West Eleventh
Mary John Starr
Crestway
Virginia Ann Robinson
Cheyenne Terrace
Shell George
Spebsqsa
Panhandle
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Prescription Shop
Steys
Taylor
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Madison River
Kentucky
Lone Star CO
Nash
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Nash Airs
Thembassades
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Detroit, Mich
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Woltt Motors
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