Truck Carrying 43000 Pounds of Bombs Flips in City
A San Antonio bound 43 000 pound load of fragmentation bombs overturned at Tenth and Grand in Humphrey Highland. Driver C N Smith escaped injury as police and fire crews blocked off the area and prepared to wash down fuel spills. The cargo, believed destined for Pueblo via Colorado, remained intact and authorities sought another carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rasco
Humphrey Highland Addition
Tenth and
Grand
C. N. Smith
Alamo Motor Lines
San Antonio
Tenth
Grand Avenue
Smith
Carlie C
Price
Fire Department
Amarillo
Pueblo
One Man Drum Parade In Chicago Stirs City
A man entered a Salvation Army mission claiming Major James Peyton sent him for a bass drum. Within an hour police received numerous complaints about a lone drummer marching the streets. Officers found the drum outside a tavern and the drummer fled through a rear door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Salvation Army
West Madison
James Peyton
Felicemen
Fires hit three Cleburne churches in one night
Investigators pressed a search for a phantom arsonist after fires at three Cleburne churches, with night guards posted at over 30 churches. The first blaze at 2 a.m. in a negro church caused full destruction and about 1000 dollars in losses. The second fire at 3:30 a.m. was controlled quickly with 400 dollars in damage, and a third at 4:30 a.m. was stopped by Rev. E L Dennis before major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
lInvestigation
Dewey Jiles
E. L. Dennis
East Side
Church of Christ
United States seeks broader UN HQ site options
Warren R. Austin, head of the U.N. delegation, urged including Flushing Meadows in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area in site discussions for a permanent U.N. headquarters. The current talks cover Westchester County New York and Fairfield County Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
United States Today
United Nations
Flushing Meadows
New York City
San Francisco Bay Area
Warren R. Austin
United States
U. N. Assembly
Westchester County
Fairfield County
Conn
President Cleveland Indians Has Right Leg Amputated
Bill Veeck, president of the Cleveland Indians, had his right leg amputated below the knee in Cleveland. Surgeons led by Dr. J A Dickson performed the procedure after the limb sustained injuries in the South Pacific during Marine service and could not heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
U.P
Bill Veeck
South Pacific
J. A. Dickson
Philippine to Prosecute Americans for Raids on Palawan
Philippine officials announced plans to prosecute American military police in Philippine courts for alleged raids on Palawan Island homes without warrants and for beating residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Palawan Island
Amarillo businessmen plan first postwar booster trip
Amarillo leaders announce a goodwill commerce mission to promote wholesale trade and development. Delegation under the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will tour Can e SanSayor, Happy, Tulsa, Kress, Plainview, Hale Center, Abernathy, Lubbock, Muleshoe, Farwell, Clovis, Carlsbad, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Canee SanSayor
Happy
Tulsa
Kress
Plain- Dec
View
Hale Center
Abernathy
Henry Rietman
Lubbock
Littlefield
Muleshoe
Farwell
Clovis
N. M
Carlsbad
New Mexico Delegates to Travel by Train for Conference
Delegates from Artesia Hagerman Dexter Roswell Portales Bovina Friona and Hereford will travel by train for a conference. Total trip cost to delegates is 37.50 dollars, as stated by Mr. Rietman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M
Artesia
Hagerman
Dexter
Roswell
Portales
Bovina
Friona
Hereford
Train group plans Amarillo trip for town leaders
L S Cotter, Bob Epperson, Gus Roberts and Charlie Gibson head a train committee. They will depart Amarillo at 8:30 Tuesday morning and return to Amarillo at 6:30 Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towns
L. S. Cotter
Souvenirs
Bob Epperson
Gus Roberts
Charlie
Gibson
Amarillo
Coal Parley Draws Fire in Wage Negotiations
Washington reports wage contract talks between the government and the United Mine Workers began with strong criticism from private coal mine owners. UMW President John L. Lewis and Interior Secretary J. A. Krug were absent. Navy Capt. N H Collisson represented Krug. Operators denounced government involvement as political and faulted the decision to reopen the wage agreement amid past seizures of soft coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.2
Government
United Mine Workers
UFL
UMW
John L. Lewis
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
Lewis
Krug
John R. Steelman
West Central Airlines Recommended for Amarillo Route
The Civil Aeronautics Board examiners recommend approval for West Central Airlines to operate a line through Amarillo. The Houston owner J Marion West plans service between Bismarck North Dakota and Amarillo via Liberal Guymon Perryton Pampa and Berger, with Borger still under construction. Pioneer and Texas-New Mexico await CAB decision to fly out of Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Board
Amarillo
West Central Airlines, Inc
J. Marion
Houston
West Central Airlines
Bismarck
N. C
Liberal
Kan
Guymon
Okla
Perryton
Pampa
Berger
Pioneer
Texas-New Mexico
CAE
West Central
Borger
Four Amarillo Women Headed for Japan War Duty Trip
A Tokyo bound group of four Amarillo women depart New York on Nov. 5 for Japan. Camilla Wheatley Faye Wardle Evelyn Malatek and Gladys Thompson will serve six months in Tokyo and six months on the Asiatic mainland likely Shanghai. They plan at least one year foreign duty with the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan
Camilla Wheatley
Faye Marie Wardle
Evelyn Marie Malatek
Gladys Thompson
War Department
Orient
Miss Whetley
Tokyo
Shanghai
Miss Wheatley
Jack Wheatley
Lipscomb
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
California
San Francisco
Miss Wardle
Frank Wardle
Prospect
Amarillo
England Has No Job For Duke of Windsor
The Duke of Windsor met with Prime Minister Attlee in London but was told there is no suitable appointment for him. He and his duchess plan to sail for New York on November 6, according to steamship officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Duke of Windsor
London
Attlee
No. 10
Downing Street
Windsor
New York
Greenhill- Lowndes—Insurance
Gy . Regal Co
Prank Locks Clyde Peterson Inn Door For Deer Hunt
Clyde Peterson planned a dawn deer hunt at his Wendell Idaho home but woke to chained doors and sealed windows. Neighbors cut the chain with a torch and Peterson departed, leaving the hunt unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell
Idaho
Clyde Peterson
Peterson
Potter County OPA Office To Close Monday
The Potter County Price Control Office on the courthouse third floor will close on Monday ending the local OPA board’s tenure started in 1942. An official telegram from E. B. Holloway says all boards close to the public Nov 4 with a 30 day terminal notice for paid staff on Nov 12. Mrs. Ellen Jones leads the Potter County office with deputies list provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
OPA
Johnson Building
E. B. Holloway
Fort Worth
Ellen Jones
Elizabeth C. Willis
Maurine V. Stockton
Ava Lee McGliann
Rassie Ivy
Myrtle Glenn
Witch Tries Speedy Escape From Halloween Visitor
Dorothy May of Monroe Street plans a quick getaway from a spooky trick or treat scene. She shrouds herself in a sheet while a witch guest arrives and she pretends to be frightful. The witch zips the first ten yards without a broom, prompting playful fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy May
Monroe
Dorothy
Lena
Harry James
Karloff
No Trace Found of Two Boys
Kenneth Kilcrease 13 and Darrell Alexander about 13 remain missing after a wide search by county and city police. Kenneth was last seen with his father taking him to Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School Wednesday. Authorities say both boys look older than their ages and may be headed toward an uncle in Tucson, Arizona.
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Kenneth Kilcrease
Darrell Alexander
Carl Kilcrease
North East Second
Kenneth
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Kilcrease
Hame
Panhandle
Tucson
Ariz
Alexander
Darrell
Henry C. Alexander
Houston
President Truman Greeted by Crowds in St Louis Stop
President Truman arrived by train in St Louis at 10 o clock am to a rainy Union Station. He appeared on the rear platform, shook hands with about 30 or 40 well wishers, and did not deliver a speech before the train departed for Kansas City 19 minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Truman
Amarillo
Union Station
Kansas City
Monkeyshines In Beantown
Boston on Halloween saw twelve escaped monkeys roam the streets as firemen and police chased them through the city. One monkey hid in a chimney after an officer tore his pants chasing the animal. an Animal Rescue League agent used an ammonia pad to coax it out. The rest remained missing as night fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Animal Rescue League
Jocko
League
Plane Falls in Lubbock Kills War Veteran Pilot
Orville J. Davis Jr., 24, of Lubbock and a Texas Tech student and war veteran, was killed when the plane he piloted crashed into a backyard in a residential area. The craft toppled telephones cables power lines and an elm tree. Davis had served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and had piloting by returning from service. His parents and two sisters live in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Orville J. Davis, Jr
Texas Technological College
Army Air Forces
Four Die as Pirates Board Canton-Wuchow Vessel
Four are killed and seven injured when 15 Chinese pirates board a Canton Wuchow passenger vessel. A gun fight ensues with the crew and the band makes off with a fortune in Chinese currency. Local authorities report the attacker group fled toward the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Canton-Wuchow
Earthquake Felt Near Aleutian Islands NOAA Reports
Georgetown University reports a very strong earthquake likely in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. The alert notes potential damage risks including roof leaks in Ducks area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Georgetown University
October Weather: Warm Temperatures and Heavy Rain
The U S Weather Bureau records a warm October with mean 59 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. Amarillo received 4.07 inches above normal, totaling 5.73 inches for the month and 18.84 inches for the year, well above the 18.27 inch average. Weather observers expect fair, warm conditions to continue with scattered showers possible later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Navy
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Fair and slightly warmer this afternoon with little temperature change tonight. Fair and somewhat warmer Saturday. West Texas partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer Panhandle. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer northeast portion this afternoon. High 56 degrees, low 42, noon 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Swindler Corrects Embezzlement Total In Miami
W Arthur Nickel a 46 year old Miami Beach hotel cashier was arrested on embezzlement charges from a New York firm. Police reported initial figures of 600000 but Nickel claimed 7000 while correcting other amounts amid the New York alert. He had been sought for 800000 embezzled from Mer genthaler Linotype Co and then 750000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
W. Arthur Nickel
Miami Beach
New York
Nickel
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
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Tee
Far East
OFA
President
Beantown
By Leo Soroka
Atlanta
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Burke
Eleanor Roosevelt
Homer L. Loomis, Jr
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