Gunshot Wound Fatal to R. W. Harrison in Canyon
Robert Willis Harrison aged 63 died at 2:30 AM at St. Anthony's Hospital Canyon after a self inflicted wound while cleaning a .22 rifle at Best Well tourist courts. Officials say accidental. coroner to investigate. Survivors include wife Myrtleee Harrison, two sons R E Harrison Canyon and J L Harrison Yucaipa, Cal, two daughters Agnes Meek Desert Hot Springs Cal and Pearline Fox Canyon. Funeral arrangements at Blackburn Shaw Amarillo. The Zia Pueblo in New Mexico was visited by early conquistadores Espejo Onate and De Vargas.
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Gunsa Wouna
Huwe
Robert Willis Harrison
Canyon
St. Anthony's Hospital
Harrison
B. F. Macken
Salane Ques
Macken
W. B. Campbell
Campbell
Randall County
Zia Pueblo
New Mexico
Espejo
Onate
de Vargas
Local Met Start Seeks Halt on Traffic Plan
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local meeting seeking to halt or reassess a traffic plan. Officials or residents may push for change, with brief notes suggesting a debate or decision scheduled soon. Further readable details remain unclear.
Garden Club and Globe-News Christmas Home Decoration Prizes
Christmas home decoration contest awards listed by class and division with prizes for outside trees doors windows and scenes. Sweepstakes offer 50 each for best entry in Class 4 and 5, plus 25 for division winners. Includes neighborhood participation and multiple prize levels across categories.
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Garden Club and
Globe-News
Spain to hold first municipal elections since civil war
Madrid November 15 Spain will hold its first municipal elections since the civil war on November 21. Best statistics show about six million heads of families eligible to vote, but actual balloting will likely be limited to larger cities. General lack of interest in the non political election under Franco regime.
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Madrid
Spain
Generalissimo Prancisco Pranco
110000 Polio Cases Receive Dimes Aid From March of Dimes
New York November 15 an estimated 110000 infantile paralysis patients have been aided financially by the March of Dimes during its 11 years of operation about 20000 of them in 1948 the figures were released by J Dr Hart E Van Riper medical director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Dimes
York
March of Dimes
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Spike Jones pulls band from re opening cafe
Spike Jones says Siapsie Maxie will reopen tonight without his band after they walked out on a packed crowd. He claims a $10,500 bounced check covered one week of wages under a four week contract. The AFL Musicians Union also removed Tony Martinez’s band from the cafe. Co owner Charles Devore called it a misunderstanding to be cleared up.
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Hollywood
Spike Jones
Siapsie Maxie
Spike
AFL Musicians Union
Tony Martinez
Charles Devore
Loss High in Fire at Wichita Falls Mill
Fire destroyed a 360000 sheet iron cotton oil mill in Wichita Falls last night. Manager W C Smight said losses totaled 250200 in cottonseed and 250000 in machinery, with the structure nearly a total loss. Investigators believe a belt on an electric motor slipped starting the blaze.
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Wichita Falls
W. C. Smight
Union Would Rule Television Actors
HOLLYWOOD November 15 The APL Screen Actors Guild will seek jurisdiction over television acting and pursue collective bargaining contracts if a merger of New York talent unions fails. Ronald Reagan was reelected guild president. Big Spring Woman Dies in Collision
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Television Actors Hollywood
APL
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Lee Bowman
New York
Ronald Reagan
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