Dodge to Introduce 1952 Model in Amarillo Showcase
Hedgecoke Motor Co. will unveil the 1952 Dodge in Amarillo at 416 West Sixth tomorrow. J. E. Brock says a convertible Diplomat and Wayfarer will be displayed with models available for immediate delivery. Oriflow shock absorbers and heavy duty airflow become features. new grill and instrument panel define the update. Hedgecoke will be open tomorrow evening.
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Hedgecoke Motor Co
West Sixth
J. E. Brock
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Hedgecoke
Promoted US Ace Takes Command in Korea Mission Wing
Col. Francis S. Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania America's top active flying ace becomes commander of the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. The 32 year old veteran previously deputy commander of the Fourth Fighter-Interception Wing. In World War II he shot down 28 German planes and three on the ground. In Korea his score includes three MiG 15s destroyed and one damaged over 53 missions in the F 86 Sabrejet. He succeeds Col. William P. Litton listed as missing in a jet flight over Japan.
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Korea
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Oil City
America
Gabreski
Col
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Benoit, Miss
Japan
Bitter letter from father of a soldier themed to war and press
A long earnest letter from Borger Texas by E R about a soldier in Korea praises Tack’s column and condemns censorship. It questions press suppression of soldiers letters and attacks President Truman’s administration using strong, opinionated language. The piece frames war portrayal and media control during 1951.
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Amarillo Daily News
Pft
Charles B. Connell
Korea
Charles
Amarillo
Mr. Tack
Pvt
US Army
T.T.R
San Francisco
Cal
Truman
Creed
South Hemlock
Borger
Texas
Newcomers Bring Faith, Fears, and Friction in Amarillo
A reader from Amarillo recounts clashes with a new family over manners, religion, and neighborly conduct. He notes a mother’s rude language, a dog bite incident, and worries about rabies while urging Christian friendliness toward outsiders and differing denominations.
Queer Character at California Resort Described in Letter
A reader in California recounts a sign from a resort owner who lived in a treehouse and ran a vacation camp for youth. The letter includes anecdotes of meals served with bread slices named for each attendee and notes the owner’s intelligent, unconventional views.
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Beatrice Griscom
Vince Boudrie
Wild Wood Glen Alpine
Cal
Rei
Woman Fails in Death by Own Action Leap
NEW HAVEN Conn Nov 9 A 45 year old woman Mildred Lovelace leaped from a second story window in a death by own action attempt last night but was caught by passerby Robert Dower who heard her cry I m going to jump He caught her around the shoulders and she was knocked unconscious but otherwise unhurt
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New Haven
Conn
iPi
Robert Dewer
Mildred Lovelace
Dower
Miss Lovelace
Nuts to You Says Ben Cates in Globe-News Column
Ben Cates rebukes critics of the New Deal era in Amarillo Texas, praising Princess Elizabeth and Philip while denouncing autocratic defenders and calling out parasites and boors. He denies being a New Dealer yet urges ordinary politeness in social exchanges during their U.S. visit.
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Knebel
England
Ben Cates
Elizabeth
Philip
United States
E.R.T
Rabbi Preaches on David and Bathsheba at Temple Service
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will deliver tonight's sermon at Temple B'nai Israel focusing on David and Bathsheba. Services begin at 2 o'clock as part of the religious gathering.
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Bathsheba
Arthur Bluhm
Temple B'nai Isreal
Rites Pend for Shock Victim Carmichael 26
Perryton funeral services are pending for Dan Carmichael 26 who died after electrocution yesterday when his hand touched a live wire near Spearman REA. He wore leather protectors but current burned through. He worked 14 months for REA and previously for Community Public Service Corp. survived by his mother and two sisters.
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Perryton
Dan Carmichael
Spearman
Boxwell Brothers
Marshall Stone
Charles Scott
Carmichael
REA
Community Public Service Corporation
Claude Carmichael
Edwin Pletcher
Charles Allen
Kan
Powers Gets 20 Years For Boyd Bank Robbery
Fort Worth November 9 Carl William Powers received a 20 year sentence after his conviction for the September 11 Boyd bank robbery. His accomplice Pete Vardas drew 10 years after pleading guilty and accusing Powers of informing on him before Federal Judge T Whitfield Davidson.
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Fort Worth
Carl William Powers
Boyd Bank
Pete Vardas
T. Whitfield Davidson
Vardas
Powers
Argentina Sets Monthly Peso Record for U.S. Purchases
Argentina recently posted a new monthly record in U S dollar purchases funded by peso payments. The data highlight a surge in imports or financial transactions with the United States during the period.
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Argentina
United States
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