Death and Funeral Notices
Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors lists Thomas Edgar Scarbrough of 1317 Quincy died Nov 5. Survived by one son. service 2:30 PM Tuesday at Barth ee Church. burial East Cemetery. Ed Wright, 30, of Houston, dies Sunday. service 4 PM Wednesday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. William Jess Brown, 76, of Adrian, dies Monday. service 10:30 AM Wednesday at Adrian Baptist Church. burial Vega. C W Alexander of 205 East 16th. service pending. Charlotte Ida Saddoris, 36, of 1211 Kentucky. service pending. survived by husband Joe and two sons Rex and Terry. mother Mrs. O G Holman.
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Thomas Edgar
Quincy
Plainview
L. B. Scarbrough
Barthee Church
East Cemeery
Ed Wright
Houston
Mable Wright
Burl Calloway
Ruth Wright
James Norris
Barton Armstrong
Bill Hannah
Walter Payne
Kenneth Thomas
Clifford
Bill
Paul
Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel
Brown William Jess Brown
Adrian
Earl
Bernice Eden
Ethel Maudie
E. L
F. M
Ray
Tex
Reynolds
Mamie Cudd
Edna Mae Meyers
Lillie Able
Nora Estes
Jennie Fields
Adrian Baptist Church
Burial Vega
Alexander
C W. Alexander
East 16Th
Annis
Blackburn Shaw
Saddoris Charlotte Ida Saddoris
Kentucky
Joe
Rex Terry
Shelton
O. G. Holman
Blackburn-Shaw
Annie Ray Whittington Dies at 78 in Hollywood California
Annie Ray Whittington 78 of Hollywood California died Saturday. She was mother of Oden and sister of Lyla Hopkins Frank LaQuest and Ola Phillips. Services 2:30 PM Wednesday at Westrum Funeral Home Roswell NM. Burial Roswell Cemetery.
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Annie Ray Whittington
Hollywood
Cal
Oden
Lyla Hopkins
Frank LaQuest
Ola Phillips
Westrum Funeral Home
Roswell
Roswell Cemetery
Obituary notices for Price McKinney Parker compiled
Thomas J. Price age 59 of Dumas dies Monday husband of Dixie father of Mrs. James Miller brother of several, service pending with Griggs. Willie M. McKinney 52 of Angel Gate Cal. husband of Winnie Jane, service and relatives later. Flora Nadine Parker 35 of Boise City Okla wife of Marcus L Parker Jr mother of Sharon Kay sister of Jinnie Lee Pruett and Shirley Ann Lilly daughter of Sam and Mrs Lilly. Service 2 PM Tuesday Griggs Chapel with ample parking adjoining.
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Price Thomas J. Price
Dumas
Dixie
James Miller
Pearl Archer
Sam Douglas
Ed Dollars
Griggs
McKinney
Willie M. McKinney
Angel Gate Cal
Winnie Jane
Parker
Flora Nadine
Boise City
Okla
Marcus L. Parker, Jr
Sharon Kay
Jinnie Lee Pruett
Shirley Ann Lilly
Sam Lilly
Griggs Chapel
Plumbing Group To Hear Engineer Wickline Talk
Oklahoma City engineer L E Wickline, a representative of the Minneapolis Honeywell Company, will address Amarillo plumbing contractors at a noon luncheon in the Lonz Champ’s Executive Room. His talk will cover heat control units developed since 1945 for Palo Duro Associated Master Plumbing Contractors. President Jim Watkins will preside, with Frank Hodges as vice-president and W H Bean as secretary treasurer.
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L. E. Wickline
Oklahoma City
Minneapolis Honeywell Company
Amarillo Plumbing Contractors
Lonz Champ’s
Wickline
Palo Duro Associated Master Plumbing Contractors
Amarillo
Jim Watkins
Frank Hodges
W. H. Bean
Acid Impairs Irish Soils
In Ireland, undetected natural acids in bogland soils threaten a major reclamation plan led by Agriculture Minister James Dillon. The £40 million project to drain waterlogged acres and boost farming and industrial growth stalled as acid eroded concrete drainage pipes, causing collapses and subsidence. concrete pipe use was suspended and reliance on imported clay pipes increased.
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Dublin
A.P
Ireland
Midland
Britain
Holland
Plains Boulevard Widening Planned in City Project
City Manager N V Moss announced Plains Boulevard will be widened about six feet from Georgia Street to near Virginia Street. The new north side construction follows property donations of right of way and curb and gutter installation. The project extends the pavement to the new curb on the west extension of Tenth Avenue.
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Plains Boulevard
Georgia Street
Virginia Street
N. V. Moss
Tenth Avenue
Oscar of Waldorf Dies at Age of 84
Oscar Tschirky known as the Oscar of the Waldorf died at his New Paltz home from heart disease at 84. The famed maitre d hotel served Waldorf Astoria since its 1893 opening and had been semi retired since 1944.
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New York
U.P
Oscar Tschirky
Oscar of the
Trusty Who Fled Returns Forgiven at Texas Prison Farm
Paul Bruno a 28 year old trusty on the Darrington Prison Farm fled last week to visit a reportedly ill sister in Beaumont. He learned she was not as sick as believed and returned of his own accord, seeking to keep his ten year assault to murder sentence.
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Angleton
Tex
Darrington
Paul Bruno
Beaumont
Flying Windmill Is An Angel of Mercy
In Korea helicopters rescue downed pilots and wounded amid front lines. Marines pioneered use. Marine Observation Squadron Six has flown 20 rescues and 200 wounded. Leaders say helicopters transformed morale and battlefield mobility, with future armor protected models planned. Notable pilots include Lt Gus Lueddecke and Lt Robert Longstaff. squadron commander Maj Vincent J Gottschall.
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Stan Swinton
Wonsan
Korea
Marine
Army
Navy
Edward Craig
Fighting First” Marine Division
Marine Observation Squadron Six
Vincent J. Gottschall
Pontiac
Mich
Craig
Harry Nachlin
Bridgeport
Gus Lueddecke
Maplewood
Robert Longstaff
Jersey City
Seoul
Gottschalk
University of Michigan
Victor Armstrong
Portland
Ore
E. J. Pope
Wisconsin
George Farish
Hollis
Lloyd Engleh
New Orleans
Sees Style In Ski Suits
New York reader Elizabeth Toomey reports Fred Picard defends ski wear as sex appeal saying ski pants slim legs even without a bikini. He plans to line up 100 in ski outfits against 100 in bikinis, notes ski gear from Switzerland sold in Sun Valley shops and warns against flirtatious sporty looks.
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Elizabeth Toomey
New York
U.P
Fred Picard
Riviera
Picard
Switzerland
Sun Valley
Idaho
Rescue efforts abandoned after Mont Blanc airliner crash
French interior ministry orders end to attempts to reach the Indian Condensation crash site on Mont Blanc. A ski guide Rene Payot died amid the search as 48 people were aboard the airliner that crashed Friday, with all hope of survivors now gone.
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Chamonix
France
Ministry of Interior
Mont Blanc
Rene Payot
Two Found Dead in Wreckage of Plane Near Sabinas
Ellington Air Force Base reported the pilot Selipe Gloria and passenger Raymon Lopez, both from San Antonio, were found dead in a wrecked private plane near Sabinas Mexico after an 18 hour land and air search. The craft was en route from San Antonio when it crashed last Sunday.
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Houston
Sabinas
Mexico
Ellington Air Force Base
Selipe Gloria
Raymon Lopez
San Antonio
Laredo
Dance To Follow Sandie Pampa Game At Amarillo High
Hi y clubs sponsor an Amarillo Pampa victory dance from 8 to 11 30 Saturday night in the AHS girls gym announced by Joe Parkey sponsor Admission 50 cents for couples 75 cents for stags Semi formal dress expected
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Amarillo High School
AHS
Joe Parkey
Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving
Birtis Acton, 46, of 1013 West Sixth, pleaded guilty this morning in county court to driving while intoxicated after a car he drove collided with another vehicle at Sixth and Monroe yesterday. A $150 fine was assessed. no injuries were reported.
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Birtis Acton
West Sixth
Acton
Sixth
Monroe
Fleeing Germans Put West Berlin in News Record
West German government announced that 857 Germans fled from the Soviet zone to the West this year, highlighting ongoing border movement and refugee patterns around Berlin.
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Red Zone
Berlin
Soviet Zone
Plan Initiation At WOW Meeting In Amarillo IOOF Hall
Consul Commander W. D. Muldrow will preside over the Amarillo Woodmen of the World regular meeting tomorrow night. The session will include initiation for several new members and begin at 8 oclock in the IOOF Hall located at 312 East Fifth Street.
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W. D. Muldrow
Amarillo Woodmen of the World
IOOF
East Fifth
British Tories Woo Industrial Workers
The article sketches Britain's looming general election with Labour's broad coalition and Conservative outreach to factory workers. It highlights figures at the Blackpool Conservative convention, including Florence Poynter and John Stitfall, and notes Labour’s nationalization program, Churchill’s push for a win, and uneasy Liberal position amid a tight Commons majority.
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England
House of Commons
Labor
Winston Churchill
Commons
Britain
Clement Attlee
Conservative Party
Blackpool
Florence Poynter
John Stitfall
East End
London
Stitfall
Barking
J. Nutt
Labor Party
Cave man corralled in Mexico City incident
Juan Garcia Padilla remained in a jail cell after his wife reported he dragged her by the hair from their house for about 100 yards down the street.
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Mexico City
Juan Garcia Padilla
Thieves Market Affects Korean Trade Under Scrutiny
Rasco notes that hawked goods fetch prices well above standard market value and questions arise about whether thieves target fellow Koreans at similar prices. The bustling buyers and sellers hint at more equitable values before sales finalize while US government and military officials monitor the thieves market as a stolen goods outlet.
Voters report heavy early turnout across multiple states
Chicago leads with a heavy early vote as nearly half of the state’s four million expected ballots move quickly. Maryland and Connecticut see brisk turnout amid fierce partisan battles while Iowa begins slowly and gains pace. Early balloting also strong in Rhode Island Kentucky Arkansas Missouri. southern states show lighter activity where contests were decided in Democratic primaries.
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Chicago
Maryland
Connecticut
Iowa
New England
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Cleveland
Des- Advertisement
Voter surge across states as 1948 vote pace nears record
In Iowa and Arkansas voting interest rises over a prohibition issue while Ohio miners mobilize to reach polls. Officials forecast a record turnout, likely surpassing 1948. California shows strong GOP activity as Warren leads Roosevelts rival Nixon against Douglas. Los Angeles County sees about eight percent voting in two hours, near 1948 levels.
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Moines
Iowa
Little Rock
Ark
Ohio
Taft
California
Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Los Angeles County
Turnout reported across precincts in off year general election
Noon totals from several precincts show lighter than usual voting for an off year general election. San Jacinto Fire Station estimated 75 votes, Precinct 29 around 200 by noon, Precinct 17 light, Horace Mann School brisk, Central Fire Station and McKinley School light, Sam Houston Junior High welcomes Precincts 17 and 29.)
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San Jacinto
Sam Houston Junior High School
H. L. Mauldin
Sanborn School
Four Mig-15s Intercepted Near Yalu Frontier Skirmish
two brief clashes report enemy fighter activity along the Manchurian side of the Yalu River. Four Mustang pilots from the 18th Fighter Bomber Group were engaged east of Sinuiju and four more F-51s faced MiG-15s. No damage or credits. The Anglo American west coast raid is noted as the period's most successful Allied operation in that sector since last week’s Communist surge crippled UN forces in Northwest Korea.
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Page
Korea
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