Bishop Seaman Dies in Phoenix
Bishop E. Cecil Seaman longtime Amarillo churchman dies at 68 in Phoenix Arizona after retiring in 1945 as head of the North Texas Missionary District He helped organize Boy Scout work in Amarillo and led the district from 1911 to 1945 funeral plans set for St Andrew s Episcopal Church Amarillo burial Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs Sons.
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Amarillo
E. Cecil Seaman
Phoenix
Ariz
Seaman
North Texas
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs Sons
Flood Threats Hit Sacramento Area as Rivers Recede
Avalanches of muddy flood waters threaten levees from Sacramento to the Sacramento American Rivers confluence. Army engineers order 150 levee patrols as Sacramento River flow hits a 1907-like peak and Don Pedro Dam releases 26 000 cubic feet per second. Marysville evacuees assess mud and debris while Reno cleans up after the Truckee flood, with Gov Warren declaring a state of emergency and mobilizing relief resources.
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Associated Press
California
Nevada
Sacramento
Modesto
Don Pedro
US Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Reno
Truckee
Reno Chamber of Commerce
Marysville
Yuba
Lodi
Mokelumne
Central Valley
Earl Warren
B-36 Falls and Downed Crew Near Cleburne
A six engined B-36 superbomber crashed in timberland north of Cleburne during a routine training flight. Sixteen aboard. at least two dead, most crew parachuted to safety. Fire and explosions hindered rescue as witnesses noted engines faltering and the craft losing altitude.
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Cleburne
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Civil Aeronautics Administration
H. R. McCullough
Robert S. Anderson
Carswell Public Information
D. Hadley
Aaron Stevens
John A. Hague
Missing DC-3 bound for Billings reported near Yellowstone
A New Tribes Mission DC-3 on the first leg from Chico to Billings vanished after a sighting near Mount Moran. The resort owner observed a burning fuselage in flames high on the mountain as Civil Air Patrol and locals searched the area. Passengers included two young mothers with children. Dr. Paul W. Flemings led the mission. The plane was last radioed near Idaho Falls at 2 48 PM CST yesterday, about 50 miles west of the search area. It was due in Billings at 5 30 PM.
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Chica
Cal
Billings
Mont
New Tribes Mission
South America
Venezuela
Paul W. Flemings
Chico
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Yellowstone
California
Teton Park
Paul A
Mount Moran
Civil Air Patrol
C C To Boost Bond Issue For Nurses Home
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee plans petitions for a 250000 bond election to remodel and expand the nurses home at Northwest Texas Hospital. If approved, 6 cents of the 80 cent levy would shift to the improvement fund backing the bonds, reducing the general fund.
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Civic Affairs Committee
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Texas Hospital
Rex B. Baxter
Chamber
Baxter
Potter County
B 29s Hit Musan Border Bases in Korea Front Push
B 29 bombers blasted Communist staging bases in northeast Korea as infantry probed the front. Strikes hit Musan amid renewed UN advance reports. Chongjin port also bombed. Seventh Division troops reported activity around Hyesanjin, while Marines fought near Changjin reservoir as Chinese and North Korean forces bolstered defenses along the front.
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Korea
Musan
Chongjin
United Nations
Siberian
Hyesanjin
Seventh Division
Yalu River
Red Manchuria
MacArthur
Tokyo
St. Paul
Republic of Korea
ROK
Siberia
Reds
Manchurian
Yalu
Red China
Manchuria
Samsu
Samse
Kyohang
Central Mountains
First Division
Changjin Reservoir
Sinhung
Yongwon
Tokchon
Northwest Front
Amarillo Area Braces For Thanksgiving Cold Wave
Colder air moving into the Panhandle will drop temperatures from the 50s to the freezing point by Friday morning. Strong northerly winds blow dust and snow flurries across Kansas and Oklahoma as Amarillo expects a high near 51 tomorrow and a low around 20 Friday morning.
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Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Earlie
Waco Negro Loses Alderman Race in Special Election
WACO Nov 22 Frank C Greer partner in a neon sign firm defeated Negro war veteran Louis C Steward in a special election for alderman East Waco ward. The vote 5056 to 708. Voters also defeated a $7500000 public improvement program financed by garbage and sewer taxes by more than three to one.
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Waco
Frank C. Greer
Louis C. Steward
Weather report from Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports sunny and mild conditions in Amarillo today with a colder turn Thursday noon. Strong northerly winds push temperatures down to 15 to 20 by Friday morning, with highs near 66 today and 51 tomorrow. West Texas expects fair skies, colder Thursday, Panhandle and South Plains chilly, New Mexico forecast similar.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Shocks of Grain a Grim Symbol Of Harvest of Death in Korea
Globe War Correspondent with the 24th Division recalls Maj. Gen. John Church and his troops amid a fierce Korea clash north of the Chongchon River. The piece blends field observations with personal notes, detailing terrain, gear, and an implied battle narrative as the 24th Division faced Chinese forces.
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Korea
Globe War
24Th Division
Tri-State
John Church
Pfc
Third of Us Spend More Than We Make
Washington reports that more than a third of U S families spent more than they earned last year, relying on credit. The Federal Reserve Board found lower income families were most stretched, while the top tenth saved more than all others combined.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Vandal Damage Hits Sunset Golf Course Greens
Greenskeeper Jack Brazell reports two greens Nos 3 and 7 at Sunset Golf Course damaged by night diggings with a sharp shovel. Loss estimated at 400 to 500 dollars. A salvage reward of 100 dollars offered. Two large men suspected. police notified.
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Globe
Sunset Golf Course
Jack Brazell
Plains Boulevard
Bob Gleason
Carolina
Sunset
Brazell
No. 7 Green
Amarillo
Hap Johnson
Walter Sikes
Amarillo Stadium Opens for Area Playoffs
E M Blackburn Jr school board president said Amarillo Stadium would welcome any area playoff games after admitting no invitations had been issued. He blamed the slip up on a busy building program and offered full hospitality to interested teams.
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Amarillo Stadium
E. M. Blackburn, Jr
Bomb Kills Two at Fort Worth
Fort Worth Nov 22 Nelson Harris 41 a Green Dragon narcotics convict was killed by a bomb that also killed his wife and unborn baby. The blast outside their Westgate Apartments destroyed his 1959 coach and ripped the car apart. Fire officials suspect nitro glycerin as the cause.
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Fort Worth
Nelson Harris
Green Dragon
Harris
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
C. Dixon
Westgate
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Moran
Wyo
Blake van de Water
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Nurses Home
Borger
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Waco Negro
Amarillo L Fe
By David Basco
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Taegu
Rasco
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Edwards Studio
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