Death notices for Paul Finis Ewing and William Jordan
Paul Finis Ewing of 4306 East 10th died Thursday. Father of several children. services pending. William Jordan, 75, of 1017 Arthur, died Thursday. Husband, father, brother of several relatives. Services 2 PM Saturday at Memorial Chapel.
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Paul Finis Ewing Paul
East 10Th
Elmer J
Leo
Bertie Harter
Clyde Smith
Jordan Sheppard William Jordan
Arthur
Sally
Thelma Moore
Estelle Powell
Ina Smith
Betty Anderson
Thornton Clay Henry Thornton I Well Hat Virginia Service
Clay Henry Thornton aged 53 of 1404 Madison Street dies. husband of Lefa and father of George Carlos Gary Douglas. Funeral service 4 PM Friday at Polk Street Methodist Church with interment at Memorial Park. Alfred Leland Hannaford 24 of River Road, husband of Mary and father Candice Ann Linda Lee. service pending.
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Thornton Clay
Henry Thornton
Madison
Lefa
George
Carlos
Gary
Douglas
Virginia
Polk Street Methodist Church
Memorial Park
Hannaford Alfred Leland Hannaford
River Road
Mary
Candice Ann
Linda Lee
A. R. Hannaford
Final rites held for Amarillo resident Finis Ewing Paul
Final rites for Finis Ewing Paul aged 80 from 4306 East Tenth will be at 4 pm Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Chapel. He died yesterday at home after living in Amarillo since 1930. A retired carpenter and Christian Church member, he is survived by three sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finis Ewing Paul
East Tenth
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
Paul
Amarillo
Christian Church
Storms Continue After Tornado Hits City
The twister damaged a cooling tower and cut the emergency station. Perryton Chamber of Commerce secretary Lee Little praised volunteers who aided rescue efforts. Within hours, police and highway patrol, with officers from Hansford and Beaver counties, secured the area and kept nonessential personnel away.
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Lee Little
Perryton
Comerce
Texas Highway Patrol
Hansford Ppo
Beaver County
Tornadoes Rip Great Plains Leaving Damage and Injuries
Vast dust storms sweep Texas Oklahoma and Kansas as wild winds spawn tornadoes. One death reported at Perryton and at least 50 injured across the region, with multiple towns from Dallas to Lubbock affected by reduced visibility and hail. No further fatalities confirmed.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Perryton
Texas Panhandle
Austin
Dallas
West Texas
New Mexico
Corsicana
San Antonio
Great Bend
Kan
Wichita Falls
East Texas
Arnett
Shattuck
Okla
Cordell
Elk City
Washita County
Lubbock
Tahoka
Reagan Dixon
Dust Storm Strikes West Texas Looming Tornado Threat
A late night dust storm and high winds swept West Texas and the Panhandle. Lubbock and El Paso reported near zero visibility, with gusts up to 65 mph. Air travel halted, trees toppled, power lines snapped, and daylight turned to darkness as dust covered counties from Clovis to Marfa.
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Lubbock
West Texas
Panhandle
Kansas
el Paso
Littlefield
Muleshoe
South Plains
Wink
Clovis
Sweetwater
Odessa
Albuquerque
Fort Worth
Dallas
Big Spring
Clarendon
Childress
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Guadalupe Pass
Laredo
Marfa
Flee to Cellars Fort Supply Oklahoma Twister Damages Homes
May 5 Fort Supply Oklahoma Special report says 350 residents sought storm cellars as a tornado struck at about 9 50 pm injuring none but causing heavy damage to three homes and two garages. The twister, tail end of a Perryton storm, caused 50 000 to 75 000 dollars in damage and narrowly missed a mental hospital. Lee Wilson home and garage Minnie Washburn Susie Hekin Floyd Gillenwater garage were damaged. Wilson, though resident of Woodward, has farming interests in the area.
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Fort Supply
Okla
Perryton
Lee Wilson
Minnie Washburn
Susie Hekin
Floyd Gillenwater
Wilson
Woodward
Tornado Damages Farms Between Shattuck and Arnett
A tornado near Shattuck Oklahoma damaged the C. W. Nicholson Rolla Walton and Mrs. Rose Baysinger farms between Shattuck and Arnett. No injuries were reported. The storm is thought to be the same twister that struck Perryton Texas and Fort Supply earlier, with several buildings on the farms badly damaged and machinery toppled.
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Shattuck
Okla
C. W. Nicholson
Rolla Walton
Rose Baysinger
Arnett
Perryton
Tex
Fort Supply
Hail and rain brush McLean as dust travels in
About one tenth of an inch of moisture fell at McLean last night, in hail and rain, not stopping blowing dust except near town. Dust moved in from drier areas, causing no property damage beyond some trees and a few signs.
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Mclean
Damage in Clovis from high winds and power outage
Severe gusts yesterday afternoon and night caused property damage in Clovis New Mexico. A roof was ripped from an apartment, a chicken house displaced from its foundation, trees damaged and signs blown down. Light wires broke, leaving the area without electricity for a period. The incident centered on the 23,000 volt line.
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Clovis
Chicago Livestock and Markets May Report Highlights
Chicago livestock prices show hogs up to 25 cents higher with top at 19.00 and 180 to 270 pound pigs strong. Cattle and calves mixed with feeders weak and cows steady to down. Sheep steady with lambs around 27 dollars. market notes list assorted securities and a liquidating fund at 2.33.
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Chicago
Markets with Bell LOA 26 percent and broad stock quotations
Closing New York stock market quotations supplied by Merrill Lynch show wide swings. Listings include Natl Dairy Pr 43% and General Motors 85 percent, with many industrials like Allied Stores 35% and Boeing Airplane 30s. Kansas City livestock report notes cattle 200, calves 50, hogs 1,200 with prices largely steady and top hogs at 19.00.
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Amarillo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Air Reduction
Alaska
Amer Tel-Tel
Amer Aobach
Amer Woolen
Amer Zinc
Armour & Co
Assoc Dry
Blaw-Knox
Ban Am Airw
Bliss Co
Boeing Airpin
Panhand P&r
Bobn Alumnin
Paramount
Borden Co
Bnet Dodge
Bucyrus Erie
Philco Gare Ave i
Phillips Pet
Butler Bros
Pittsb Sé&Bolt
Calif Packing
Plymouth Oil
Canada Dry
Pure Oil
Canadian Pac
Poor & Co
Carrier Corp
Pulman
Case Co
Radio Corp
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Reo Motors
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Chesap & O
Republic Steel
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Rexall Drug
St Paul
Reyard Tob
Chev Aid&Pac
Richfield Oil
Chrysler
St. Regis Papr
CIT Financial
Safeway Store
Clinton Indus
Joseph Ld
Colo Fuel Iron
Schenley Inc
Columbia G
Sears Roebuck
Columbia Carb
Seiberling
Ore Oeerie
Servel Inc
Ommer Solve
Shamrk O&g
Consol Edison
Sharon Steel
Consol Vultee
Shell UN
Continent Bak
Simmons Co
Sinclair
Doehler Jarvis
Square D Co
Dome Mines
Douglas Aiver
Stand Gaspd
DuPont
Stand Oil
Cal
Eagle Picher
Stand Oil NJ
Eastern Airlin
Spe
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Stewart War
Stone Webst
Erie Railroad
Studebaker
General Foods
Tex Gulf
Goodyear T&r
Union C & C
Graham
Homestake M
US Lines
A. Hershey
Uston OilCo
Howe Sound
Hudson Motor
US Steel
Hupp Cor
Unit Wallop
Ill Central
Walworth Co
Warnews P
Interlake Iron
Willys
Kennecott
Witson S
Lworth
Heed Aire
Lone Star
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Buildings Topple As Twister-Like Storm Hits Wheeler
A strong wind with light rain and hail struck four miles southwest of Wheeler Thursday evening, uprooting trees and demolishing out-buildings and a windmill. No serious injuries reported though roofs were blown off sheds and several farms reported damage to chicken houses and barns.
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Morris Burgess
Bill Hampton
H. Herd
Herd
E. H
Roy Herd
Yale Freshman Hubert Ralson in Critical Condition
Hubert Ralson an 18 year old Yale University freshman remained unconscious and in critical condition at New Haven General Hospital after a severe concussion from a two car collision in downtown New Haven. A telegram from his father John W. Ralson stated surgery showed a clot had failed to form at the base of the brain and his condition was dire.
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Hubert Ralson
Yale University
New Haven
Pavillards Welcome Son Charles Clayton Pevillard
Mr and Mrs L C Pavillard of Fort Worth announce the birth of a son Charles Clayton Pevillard on May 1 The baby was named for grandfathers Charles Pavillard of Amarillo and E C Lacey of 811 West Eight Mrs L C Pavillard is the former Mary Louise Lacey The Pavillards also have two children Cordelia aged 8 and Tommy aged 6.
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L. C. Pavillard
Fort Worth
Charles Clayton Pevillard
Charles Pavillard
Amarillo
E. C. Lacey
West
Mary Louise Lacey
Pavillards
Cordelia
Tommy
Amarillo Chamber to Hire New Industrial Department Head
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors approved hiring a new staff member to lead the industrial department. The executive and wholesale and industrial committees were authorized to hire. Charley Crowe reported a qualified applicant, and the vote was unanimous. A traffic department study continues under a special committee led by John Armstrong, also approved unanimously.
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Amarillo
Jobs Scarce for Women Over 32
New York May 5. Betty Corwin, a job agency director, said today that women over 32 face obsolescence in the job market. She cited postwar preference for a "man's world" psychology and said many employers reject capable women in their 30s for younger workers, often citing sex as the reason.
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New York
Betty Corwin
Miss Corwin
Japan Sweden two-way trade seen at 18.45 million in 1950
Trade and financial agreements aim for balanced open account trade between Japan and Sweden. Expected total value for 1950 is 18 million four hundred fifty thousand dollars. Globe-News Want Ads.
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Japan
Sweden
Dust Storm Forces Jail Escapee Return in Texas
Ed Woods 24 surrendered to a night watchman at Amherst after a dust storm trapped him and others fleeing Lamb County jail. Sheriff Sid Hopping transported Woods back to the jail 14 miles away amid heavy dust. fellow inmate James Geraldon, 29, remains at large. Both men faced forgery indictments.
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Littlefield
Lamb County
Ed Woods
Amherst
Hopping
Woods
Sid Hopping
James Geraldon
Geraldon
Grand Jury
Flying Farmers Plan Panhandle Air Tour and Banquet
A state group of Flying Farmers, about 45 members, gathers on the last school day before summer vacation. They will fly from Tradewind Airport to Borger to inspect rubber plant operations, attend an 8 o'clock banquet at Amarillo Hotel sponsored by Phillips Petroleum and Globe News, then tour Panhandle towns including Tulia Plainview Hereford Dumas and Pampa with a neon barbecue at Boys Ranch.
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Crystal Ballroom
Tradewind
Borger
Amarillo
Phillips Petroleum Co
Globe News
Tradewind Airport Corp
Panhandle
Tulia
Kirk Hussey
Plainview
Hereford
Dumas
Pampa
Boys Ranch
Pittsburgh Car Door Breaks in Sudden Pile Up
A driver describes a pile up in Pittsburgh where the car ahead battered the door with fists and, in a rush of fear, was pushed, causing the doors to fly open amid the crash.
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Wind power disruptions isolated, not serious AO says
AO Thomas district manager for Southwestern Bell said Chan ning was isolated during the night when the only circuit to the area tripped. The issue was contained without broader outages and service was restored promptly.
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AO. Thomas
Southwestern Bell
Channing
Windstorm disrupts air travel and power lines in Texas
Repair crews repaired the line this morning but service remained out at noon. Local disruptions were minor. The Texas Highway Patrol reported no highway accidents from the windstorm. Air travel through Amarillo was affected with two TWA flights delayed and a Constellation encountering turbulence. Some planes turned back, others resumed west bound flights after delays. A Pioneer flight, Abilene grounded, and a Braniff Dallas to Denver delay occurred. A southbound Amarillo to El Paso cancelation followed. Rain fell, Shamrock reporting .19 inch.
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Thomas
Texas Highway Patrol
Amarillo
TWA
Constellation
Abilene
el Paso
Midland
Braniff
Dallas
Denver
Shamrock
Weather report notes hail and near freezing forecast
Dozier near Shamrock reports heavy hail as a cold air mass moves through with temperatures near 35 by night. Canadian records 0.35 inch, Gage Oklahoma 0.32 inch, Childress 0.16 inch as fair skies and rising temps are forecast for Saturday. The five day outlook shows widely scattered showers Monday or Tuesday.
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Childress
Gage
Okla
Dozier
Shamrock
Census shows housing units near meters in Randall County district
Census figures align with the report in Randall County where the utilities company owns 384 meters while 420 housing units exist in the district. A city wide effort to verify the census begins Monday with school children distributing forms to families to confirm enumerator contact. Enumeration in other counties of the district wraps up tomorrow night, Shaller said today.
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Thirty- Sixth Avenue
Randall County
Shaller
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