Sweep to Frontier Splits Enemy Front
The US Seventh Division bloodlessly captured Hyesanjin on the Manchurian frontier, splitting the front as Chinese Communists ready a new defense line near Sinuiju and the Yalu River power plants. Generals Almond and Barr witnessed the riverbank moment as troops dug in along the ridge lines.
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Tokyo
Hyesanjin
Manchurian
Douglas MacArthur
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Korea
Yalu
Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
David G. Barr
Henry Hodes
Homer W. Kiefer
Manchuria
Herbert W. Powell
Hope for Quick Victory Fading on Korean Front
United Nations intelligence officers foresee a protracted Korean War into spring as sub zero temperatures, snow drifts, and inaccessible mountains hinder UN operations. They warn winter conditions will sap combat effectiveness and limit offensive options while guerrilla activity and North Korean Chinese tensions rise.
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Korea
United Nations
Iey
Asia
Red Territory
Fire damages Hoarer Sign Company apartment building
A early morning blaze gutted the top of the Hoarer Sign Company apartment building at 813-19 North East Seventh, with a $100,000 loss. The Louis Rich family and 18 residents fled with only clothes as Red Cross wired $2,000 in aid for victims. Tenants reported nine furnished apartments, most clothing and belongings lost, while firefighters cleared rubble and assessed damage.
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Hoarer Sign Company
Waldine
North East Seventh
Sign Company
Potter County
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
St. Louis
Ruth Smith
Louis Rich
L. F. Hoarer
Apartment House and Sign Company
Smith
Kenneth Davis
Rich
Iva Keeler
Sixth and Taylor
Man Charged With Instigating Lawsuits in Potter County
Potter County court hears two barratry charges against Harry W. Laird for allegedly soliciting lawsuits against the Panhandle Santa Fe Railroad to obtain damages for injuries. Charges filed by Walter R. Irwin, with related cases in Canadian and Belton, include settlements and judgments in favor of railroad workers. Laird arraigned for not guilty pleas. bail set at 1000 per count. possible arraignments in Canadian. Irwin says this barratry move is a Santa Fe first.
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Potter County
Harry W. Laird
Laird
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railroad
P&sf
Belton
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
C. J. Hood, Amarillo
Santa Fe
Hereford
M. D. Meyer
Amarillo
Meyer
Gard
John W. Reed
Hood
Oklahoma City
Reed
Irwin
Galveston
Gc&sf
Jordan
E. T. Ray
Laird May
Hospital Burns In North Alaska
Fire destroyed the Alaska Native Service Hospital at Bethel last night forcing evacuees to shelter in a nearby Quonset hut Temperatures were near zero Bethel lies about 1 000 air miles northwest of Juneau No patients were reported injured though one hospital employee was flown to Anchorage for treatment.
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Juneau
Alaska
Alaska Native Service
Bethel
Hugh Wade
Anchorage
Parole of Japanese Foreign Minister Shigemitsu defies Russia
General MacArthur released former Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu from prison as a war criminal on parole, the first Class A war crime defector to gain release. Six more lesser criminals will follow on December 3, raising the total paroled for good behavior to 148 despite Soviet protests.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Russia
Shigemitsu
Japan
Missouri
Hideki
Tojo
Washington
MacArthur
Senate panel blasts war plant sales as mismanaged
A Senate Armed Services Preparedness subcommittee report condemns government handling of surplus war plants and rubber, faulting agencies including the Munitions Board GSA and Air Force for poor performance despite paperwork. It questions a $701,000 Kansas City alcohol plant deal and a Cotton Valley sale, and notes Air Force surplus sales and costly aircraft computer repurchases.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services Preparedness
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Munitions Board
Commerce de
GSA
Kansas City
Schenley Distillers, Inc
Cotton Valley
Dalien Steel Products, Inc
Seattle
Wash
Air Force
Robins
Sheriff orders removal of gambling devices by Monday
Sheriff Paul Gaither announced that all gambling devices including slot machines must be removed from private clubs and organizations by next Monday. He said the Texas Rangers will inspect, and violations will be confiscated.
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Paul Gaither
Sheriff Gaither
Texas Rangers
Amarillo Club
Elks Club
Amarillo Country Club
American Legion
VFW
Pleasant five day forecast for High Plains area
Ed Di Loreto of the US Weather Bureau at Amarillo Air Terminal reports pleasant temperatures for the High Plains over the next five days with daytime highs in the 60s and nighttime lows around the 40s. Little precipitation is expected and tonight may be slightly warmer. Yesterday’s high was 54 and the low 39 with partly cloudy skies forecast tomorrow.
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High Plains
Ed di Loreto
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
di Loreto
Amarillo
Panhandle
New Mexico
Open Door Worries Inmates of Jail
In Farmington Utah Nov 21 inmates at the Davis County jail caused alarm by a door lock being picked allowing one escape. The remaining two inmates, nervous, stayed inside until one walked to a store across the street and called the sheriff to report the incident.
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Farmington
Utah
Davis County
Legrande Hess
Hess
Weather overview for Amarillo area and West Texas
Partly cloudy with a few warmer days ahead and no moisture expected. Forecast shows highs around mid sixties and lows near freezing, with mild changes through Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico regions report similar patterns with fair conditions and modest warming. Amarillo Lumber Company advertises at 800 W Standard Street.
Halsey’s flagship Out of Retirement Recommissioned
The 45,000 ton battleship New Jersey, famed Third Fleet flagship of Adm. William F. Halsey, will be recommissioned at Bayonne NJ in ceremonies at the naval supply depot. Capt. David M. Tyree will assume command of the venerable Iowa class battleship ending a two year mothball period as part of the Atlantic Fleet.
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Bayonne
New Jersey
William F. “Bull
Halsey
David M. Tyree
Washington, DC
Reno Flooded by the Associated Press
Torrents of mountain flood waters inundated Reno Nevada and nearby areas as the disaster spread across northern and central California and western Nevada. The Truckee River flooded downtown Reno and several hotels, with multiple deaths reported and mass evacuations underway across California. Authorities declared emergencies, evacuated thousands near Marysville and Sacramento, and warned of continuing rain and swollen rivers.
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California
Nevada
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Earl Warren
Yuba County
East Linda
Marysville
Yuba
Bear Rivers
Hammonton
Marigold
Sacramento
City Flood Spreads Joy as Reno Rides River Party
Reno residents crowded downtown as the Truckee River flooded streets cutting the city in two. About 6,000 onlookers sheltered in casinos and hotels while Mapes Hotel staff sandbagged and moved guests to the sky room on the 14th floor. Jazz rang from the sky room during the rising tide. Edwards Studio opens Saturday afternoons.
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Reno
Truckee
Mapes Hotel
Riverside Hotel
City to Observe Thanksgiving Closing Thursday and Friday
Citywide observance will close most services Thursday with a four day school break for public and parochial students. Banks, offices, stores, post office, and most businesses will close Thursday and resume Friday. Schools including Trinity Lutheran and St Marys Academy suspend Thurs and Fri. Price College plans noon Friday closure to follow.
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Chas. M. Rogers
Retail Merchants Association
Water Department
Trinity Lutheran School
St. Mary’s Academy
Price College
Filipino Leader Relieved After Protest Over War Use
In Seoul a 1,200 strong Filipino battalion commander Col. Mariano Azurin was relieved of command and ordered to return to Manila. The battalion will be led by the executive officer as Azurin’s protest cited mistreatment and lack of adequate winter gear. He had asked for withdrawal of his unit, directing his protest through the Philippine government to US Army and UN command.
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Seoul
Manila
Mariano Azurin
Azurin
Philippines
US Highth Army
MacArthur
United Nations Command
Tokyo
South African Pilots Join UN Effort in Korea
South African veterans of the Middle East campaign fly F-511s in Korea and attacked their first targets Sunday as United Nations forces report the action from Far East Command headquarters.
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Tokyo
Middle East
United Nations
Korea
Far East
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Globe
H. B
Martin
Pioneer
North Fillmore
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
San Jacinto
Carolina
Sign
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
North
REDS
U. S
Ganmdling
Templeton
Ihess
Alec Templeton
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
Gramophone
Southwestern Public Service Company
Fifth and Polk
Amarillo Lumber Company
Associated Press
San Francisco
Riverside
Mapes
United Air Lines
Sierra
Southern Pacific
Norden
Nevada National Guard
Edwards Studio
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