Fire Damages Blind Man's Home In Amarillo Tragedy
J N Hollis, a blind Amarillo man at 1401 North Tyler, lost his home gear when fire damaged the back room and clothes closet after he dozed off with a cigarette. Firefighters fought the blaze for about an hour as the couple planned temporary relocation and sought help to repair the home. Hollis, a former painter injured in an spraying accident, now survives on small relief and his cup income while his family edges toward winter without warm clothing.
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Mary Louise Broome
J. N. Hollis
Amarillo
North Tyler
Hollis
Seventh and
Polk
Tyler
Thomas Dale
L. D
Reds Gain Hill In Yonchon Sector As Heavy Fighting Rages
Allied forces recaptured a hill northwest of Yonchon after a night of heavy battle. Communist forces pressed multi-direction attacks, using tanks and artillery to grind UN lines, with thousands reported killed or wounded on both sides. Allied units regrouped and retook ground as fresh fighting spread toward Chorwon.
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Yonchon
Yonehon
Eighth Army
Chorwon
Farm Bureau to Elect Four Directors in Claude Meeting
Armstrong County Farm Bureau holds annual convention in Claude with a 6 PM barbecue at the Community House. President Henry Hamblen presides as four new directors to be elected. officers to be chosen at a later director meeting. Family night expected to attract 350 to 400 attendees.
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Claude
Armstrong County Farm Bureau
Henry Hamblen
Bureau
Fire Ravages HutCHinson Elementary School in Colorado City
A blaze tore through Hut chinson elementary school in Colorado City causing an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. City Superintendent Ed Williams later noted the figure excludes furnishings.
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Colorado City
Ed Williams
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair weather today through Wednesday with gradually rising temperatures. High around 45 today, 53 Wednesday, with lows near 29 to 34. Panhandle outlook shows favorable outdoor conditions and little rainfall, while New Mexico stays fair but cooler in the southwest and warmer in the northeast tonight.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Panhandle-South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Fedway stores in Amarillo and Wichita Falls cleared
Fedway Construction will proceed as announced with green light from federal agency. Federated Department Stores president Lazarus calls prior denial a mistake after NP A transition. The group plans seven new stores across Texas and the Southwest with over twenty million dollars in initial outlay.
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Fedway
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Morris ‘Insberg
New York City
The
Globe
National Production Authority
Washington
Cincinnati
D. Ginsberg
Federated
Southwest
Federated Attorneys
Fred Lazarus, Jr
Federated Department Stores
Associated Press
Texas
Lazarus
History in Making Individual Subscribers Division Near Goal
The United Red Feather campaigns near completion as the individual subscribers division inches toward its $17,883 goal. Through two teams Kritser Kollectors and Higgins Hustlers, volunteers from 20-plus civic groups report strong per centages and near 3.2 point rise to reach 100 per cent if final tallies close by Friday noon at the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom.
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United Red Feather
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Frank Hevey
Higgins
Victory by Friday Seen by Clements
The Red Feather or Community Chest campaign stood at 223 410.71 dollars, 97.62 percent of the goal. Between now and Friday noon, workers are urged to report to the Community Chest building at 1008 Jackson. Robert Clements, general campaign chairman, said the campaign is only 35 442.31 short of the goal and a Friday noon victory is expected.
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Red Feather
Community Chest
Jackson
Robert Clements
Deed Wealer and Squealer Mystery Unfolds
Am arillo resident Schnozz Dunn reports a dead calf found outside his Palo Duro home as the city pound takes custody. Veal market notes 1.08 per pound retail while authorities seek the missing Deed Wealer and the squealer in a curious case.
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Schnozz Dunn
Amarillo
Palo Duro
Dunn
Deana
Extension of City Limits Urged Annexation Plan Near Amarillo
The Amarillo Planning & Zoning Commission urged annexing about a thousand acres east of the current city, from Price College to Dallas highway, with East Avenue as the new northern boundary and southerly extension to North East 24th to East Eighteenth. They approved immediate annexation of the south half and proposed study for the north half, following West Lawn Homes Inc request led by G. W. Mickey Maguire. Piecemeal annexation was deemed unsuitable. several additions would be affected, including Sunrise No. 1, Fairview, Industrial City, McKinstry, Gilvin, Williams, and East Amarillo. See CITY for further details.
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Amarillo
Benning Cennis
The
Sug
West Lawn Homes, Inc
West Lawn Homes
Planning Commission
Sunrise Addition
Fairview
Industrial City
McKinstry, Gilvin and Williams
Planning and Zoning Commission
German Leader May Join Big 3 Parley
Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer is likely to travel to Paris later this month to join the Big Three foreign ministers for talks on the German peace contract and related questions. Informants say an invitation is expected though not yet issued.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Adenauer
BRAWL AT TAVERN ENDS LEASE OF CLUB RUNNYMEADE
The Fraternity of Organized Labor, housed at 60814 Georgia, was shut after a Saturday afternoon brawl wrecked the tavern. Fred Gabbard, operator of Club Runnymeade and building owner, cancelled the lease effective Nov 1. Upstairs door was locked and nailed. Detectives reported assaults and property damage. two people were fined in court. Gabbard warned no private club will operate there again.
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Fraternity of Organized Labor
Georgia
Fred Gabbard
Club Runnymeade
Gabbard
West Twelfth
N. V. Moss
Amarillo
L. C. Howard
Sity
Mark Lamkin
Howard
Rail union calls strike on four major railways
Washington November six AP report says the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen ordered a Thursday walkout at four rail facilities including Chicago and Northwestern and Baltimore and Ohio. An emergency board will be set by President Truman to study the dispute, delaying action for up to 60 days.
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May
Washington
St. Louis
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Truman
Robertson
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha
Terminal Railroad Association
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Buffalo
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
Buffalo and Susquehanna District
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Churchill Declares Britain On Road To National Bankruptcy
In London on November 6, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said his Conservative government faced Britain’s national bankruptcy and an approaching emergency requiring exceptional measures. The king’s speech, read at a joint Lords and Commons session, warned inflation jeopardizes defense and reaffirmed anti labor nationalization aims while pledging firm policy in Iran and Egypt.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Iran
Egypt
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Lords and Commons
Lords’ Chamber
Crash Victim Proves He Can Take It
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a New Kensington man survived a serious auto crash. A doctor treated him in the twisted car with a needle, but the driver refused aid saying he was all right. He watched rescue efforts for 40 minutes before being freed and taken aboard a stretcher.
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Pittsburgh
New Kensington
Curtain Time for Willow and I Season Opener
The Amiar Iliio Little Theater sets 8:15 curtain tonight at Municipal Auditorium for The Willow and I with box office opening at 7:30. Season tickets cost 5 dollars for three performances and include reserved seating. singles are 1.80 dollars. See Page 4 for pictures.
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Municipal Auditorium
Willow and I
Amiariilo Little Theater
Williams Boryce auto liability and property damage policy
Auto public liability property damage insurance entry for Williams Boryce. Contact phone 3 4334 for details and coverage options.
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Williams-Boryce
Military Trial For Heisler Reported In Nevada/California
Frederick W. Heisler charged with murder in Quay County New Mexico, now AWOL from the Air Force, is held by federal authorities in Oakland after an Adin arrest. Sheriff Moncus and Dist. Atty. Breen travel to discuss whether the military will prosecute the case, noting Heisler used the alias John Gunnish and forged a Social Security card.
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James Southern
Alturas
Cal
Frederick W. Heisler
John Gunnish
Tucumcari
Heisler
Tom Lawry
Medec County
FBI
US Air Force
Oakland
Adin
Gunnish
Claude Moncus
Victor Breen
Quay County
Air Force
Dyer Ac Gunnish
Martin’s
Ohio
Ike Leaves Em Guessing As He Departs For Europe
General Dwight D. Eisenhower flew to Europe and kept politics out of dialogue with reporters. He said he would speak only if duty compelled him, and he noted the post was never meant to last long. He discussed plans with Sen. James H. Duff and invited a visit to European headquarters. He also met with President Truman but did not discuss political plans with him.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Duff
European
Truman
Lee Eisenhower
Midwest Snowstorm Grips St Louis Amid Record Snowfall
A severe snowstorm swept the Midwest with St Louis buried under 11 inches the deepest for Nov 6 in the city. Transportation halted and schools closed as the storm widened toward the Great Lakes while weather officials warned Chicago could receive up to 8 inches. Death toll from the cold and stormy weather rose to 201 with many tied to traffic accidents and exposure.
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ST. Louis
Midwest
Bell
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Public Service Company
Plains Thaw Under Clear Skies After Uneven Storm
The panhandle sees improving weather with sun and rising temperatures. Forecast highs near 45 and lows around 29 today, cooler 53 expected Wednesday, little rain, and a slowly rising trend through Saturday. Snow affected Dodge City and Wichita with 7 to 12 inches in those areas while other towns report trace to .03 inch moisture.
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Panweather
Panhandle
Dodge City
Wichita
Kan
Dalhart
Amarillo
Tri-State
Childress
Gage
Okla
Guyman
Hobart
Ty. Cumeari
Clayton
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Kritser Kollectors
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E. E. Jordan
B. H. Bell
Business & Professional Women
ABC
North Amarillo Kiwanis
Margaret Ventress
Frank McMahan
Hugh Sticksel
Bud Bussard
Vardaman Cook
Marguerite Shamblin
Curtis Burke
Sticksel
American Association of University Women
Amarillo Lions
H. D. Man
L. A. Blumer
Larry R. Garre
C. B. Marsh, Jr
F. N. Stuppi
H. F. Argo
Joe Harlan
Kkoo
M. A
Joe Freeman
Ed Everetts
Herman Sloss
R. K. Weisinger
Walter Brown
Charles Fyfe
Ill
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Romaine
Grady ‘Thomas
Geneva Faubian
Virginia Root
Clements
Bing
Bate
Seweeeee
Man Leverett Edwards
National
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White House
Reilway
Churchill
California
Ike
Low Nués
Losuiance
Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr, Co
West
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