Accent on Action in New Christmas Toys
Toys for 1948 blend play and grown up use with metal shortages noted. New items include aluminum and plastic vacuum cleaners electric juke boxes scale model roadgraders and battery powered cars with lights and sounds. Housekeeping kits fire stations and mini pianos join dolls and helicopters as kids anticipate a busy Christmas.
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William J. Conway
AP News
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
New Look
Shivers Doubtful of Special Session
Gov. Beauford Jester may not call a special session next month to review the Gilmer Aiken report. Shivers told Edinburg High School Principal Dr. Ohland Morton he would support a session if the education report received more public attention. State Sen. A. M. Aiken Jr. arrived in Edinburg to discuss the report with Valley educational leaders.
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Allan” Shivers
Gay
Beauford Jester
Gilmer-Aiken
Edinburg
Ohland Morton
Shivers
Texas
A. M. Aiken, Jr
Valley
Two Bodies Found in Rio Grande Near Hidalgo and Alamo
Unidentified bodies recovered from the Rio Grande two miles west of the Hidalgo International Bridge and south of Alamo. Deputy Sheriff Bill Doan stated both men appeared to have been in the water for several days. Benjamin Fort asks Indiana phone book to list middle name to reduce calls from officers and soldiers.
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Rio Grande Edinburg
Rio Grande River
Bill Doan
International Bridge
Hidalgo
Alamo
Indianapolis
Benjamin Fort
Butler University
Fort
Benj
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Morgan praised by baritone at Amarillo concert
Mac Morgan arrives in Amarillo for a November 23 concert amid high praise from baritone James Melton. The program features arias from The Marriage of Figaro Herodade and other classics. Admission is by season ticket only with various price levels.
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Grope
Mac Morgan
Municipal Auditorium
A. Clyde Roller
Philip Williams
Dallas
Amaro
Connecticut
James Melton
Westport
Morgan
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
William Kapell
Leonard Warren
DePaul
Chorus
Erica Morini
Draper and Adier
Rose Bampton
Nelson Dy
Bus Gift Promises New Vehicle for Children’s Home
A new 36 passenger bus, a gift from the Amarillo Automobile Dealers Association, is expected this week for Chil dren's Home. Bob Crudgington, president, announces the delivery and notes the bus is built on a Chevrolet chassis in City on a. Meanwhile a report states Coyotes have tularemia, a disease that affects rabbits and can transmit to humans.
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Amarillo Automobile Dealers Association
Bob Crudgington
City
Chevrolet
Film Figures Use Barbital in Deaths At Sea and Home
Coroner Ben Brown reports barbital played a role in two deaths. Jerome Cody, 68, died aboard the yacht Avalon Bay near Catalina Island after an apparent suicide. Miss Nolan, 22, died in her Hollywood home from an overdose of sleeping tablets. circumstances left unclear whether accidental or intentional. Autopsies and chemical analyses confirmed barbital involvement in both cases and linked Cody's death to self-inflicted causes.
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Los Angeles
Ben Brown
Secont
Sorsesl
Scien Jerome
Cody
Coty
Avalon Bay
Catalina Island
Nolan
Hollywood
Brown
Ring Hunter Finds Lost Sapphire at Princeton Game
Princeton University assistant athletic director Fred M. Blatcher located a lost $3,000 star sapphire for Mrs. John Campbell of Salem after the Dartmouth game at Palmer Stadium. The jewel was found in seat 13, row 13 in a 50 000 spectator venue. In Galveston, the 16th District Grand jury returned 85 indictments before adjournment, a record count for the county.
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Ring Hunter
Lady Luck
Princeton
Fred M. Blatcher
Princeton University
John Campbell
Salem
Dartmouth
Palmer Stadium
Blatcher
Galveston
16Th District
Galveston County
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Westinghouse
Turkey
BUY Americas
Grosler
Miss Casey
Westinghouse Kitchen
Senate Paint & Varnish Company
Casey's
House of Color
Polk
LE Sage Co., Distr
Ors, Amarillo
Globe-News
Lee
Kentucky
Philip Morris
Philip Morrisation
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