Suspect Admits Slaying Boy in St Louis Hotel Case
Pollard, held for transfer to St Louis on a murder charge, reportedly admitted fatally beating two year old Joseph Nichols Jr. and hiding the body in a hotel drawer. The coroner ruled death from internal hemorrhage due to a sex attack. Pollard gave a conflicting account of events before his federal arrest for unlawful flight.
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Betty Nichols
Cincinnati
Union Terminal
Joseph
William Ray
Huntington
Wva
St. Louis
Weenay
St. Lows
FBI
Pollard
Red Cross
American
St.Louis
Joseph Nichols, Jr
Chilicothe
Edwin K. Walker
Ide
Nichols
George B. McSwain
Chicago
McSwain
Betty
Chillicothe
Hope Star freighter likely foundered with 37 crew
The Coast Guard announced the British freighter Hope Star may have foundered in the Atlantic. Thirty seven crew members were aboard and officials said there is little likelihood of any survivors.
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New York
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Squirrels Take Over Lubbock Courthouse Plaza
In Lubbock Texas squirrels bred from Memphis and Houston stock have swelled from three pairs to about 250, crowding the courthouse plaza and MacKenzie State Park. City officials, led by Sclapp, have tried three relocation efforts and now face a bustling squirrel market issue as they seek a workable solution.
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South Plains
Courthouse Plaza
Park Board
Memphis
Tenn
MacKenzie State Park
Sclapp
Clapp
Courthouse
Houston Parks Commission
Tennessee
Lubbock
Meyers Motor Co
Chrysler
Maynard Ltr Co
Mountains Unleash New Cold Front Heads South
A fresh cold front is moving toward the area and is expected to arrive late tomorrow. Weather Bureau observer P. W. Reynolds at English Field noted the front stretches from Salt Lake City to the West Coast and is being pulled by a low pressure system.
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P. W. Reynolds
USA Weather Bureau
English Field
Salt Lake City
Utah
Urge Quick Action on School Reorganization Plan
A 16 month study by an 18 member committee led to a proposal for state and local school district reorganization with mail approval of the final report. Senator James E. Taylor and Sen. Aikin urged action while foes warned against rushing the measure without public study. County officials and superintendents voiced concerns over central authority and loss of local self government.
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Dations
Sen
AM Aiken
Urs of
Paris
James E. Taylor
Kerens
Aikin
Woods
Texas
Austin
Discovery in Roberts County deep gas and distillate field opened
Sinclair Prairie Oil and Gas Co has opened a new deep gas and distillate field in the Anadarko Basin in northwest Roberts County. Reliable observers estimate daily output of several million feet of gas and about 36 barrels of distillate from five to seven million feet of gas. Location is Lips Ranch, section 135 block C G M survey, 30 miles west of Canadian, 4 miles north of the Canadian River, 1 mile south of the Ochiltree County line. The test may extend deeper with a 9,500 foot contract. A geologist says the find indicates a new deep field, with more operations expected soon. Distillate is high gravity crude, pale yellow, with 50 to 60 gravity. Other tests nearby showed oil shows, including Big Bent and Chicken Creek, with Jenkie well noted as promising.
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N. D. Bartlett
wobe-News
Sinclair Prairie Oil and Gas Co
Anadarko Basin
Roberts Countie
Ompany
Cier
Block C
G&m S Irvey
Lips Ranch
Canadian
Canadian River
Ochiltree County
Anadarko
Chicken Creek
G&m
Roberts County
Dumas Robbery Suspect Nichols on Trial Faces Ten Year Term
John I. Nicholson was found guilty of robbery with firearms by Judge Harry Schulz after a one and a half hour jury deliberation. The defense cited mental distress while witnesses including his wife sister and two friends testified. A trucker testified he picked up Park and Nicholson near Dumas and drove them toward Stinnett and Pampa where Park alighted. Officers recovered about 90 dollars and a 32 caliber pistol. Nicholson, a pipeline worker, was arrested in Pampa.
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Park
Nicholson
Dumas
Stinnett
Pampa
Fieldschneider
Mother’s Day founder Anna Jarvis dies at 84
Anna M. Jarvis, the creator of Mother’s Day in the United States, died at age 84 after a long illness in Philadelphia. Her death ends a life tied to a national observance inspired by her mother. In a separate brief, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ended his Arizona vacation and prepared to return to New York with his campaign team aboard American Airlines.
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Philadelphia
Anna M. Jarvis
Dewey
Tucson
Ariz
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arizona
American Airlines
Weather Update for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Considerable high cloudiness today and tomorrow with a mild and windy pattern. A bit warmer this afternoon, turning colder tomorrow night. In the Panhandle and South Plains a cooler Thursday, with warmer afternoons in New Mexico today and Thursday. High 47 degrees, low 25 degrees. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Sale of Drug Firm Slated for Transfer
Negotiations proceed for the sale of Alexander Drug Co to McKesson & Robbins Inc a national wholesale distributor with 75 distribution houses if closed. Alexander founded 1899 in Oklahoma City. Tulsa branch 1910. Amarillo M&M Co purchase in 1947. Mr Coker is Amarillo manager and vice president. See sale page 2.
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Coker
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Alexander
Alexander Drug Co
FS. Malone
Alexander Brothers
Robert and
Charlie
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Texas M&m Co
Amarillo
Sam Elkins
Mr. Coker
Amarillo House
Mack West
National Drug House
Cial
New York
Koo Repeats Plea for U.S. Aid to Nationalists
Chinese Ambassador Wellington Koo urged President Truman for moral and material aid to the Nationalist government, saying he was encouraged by a White House interview. Koo met Truman after a foreign affairs session with Secretary Marshall and sought an audience with Marshall to stress urgency. He argued the Chinese situation affects world democracy.
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Washington
Wellington Koo
Truman
Koo
White House
Marshall
Russell's
Taylor Bee Ane Willams ‘Agency
Labor Party urges US airmen be sent home from Britain
Kingston division Labour Party officials called for immediate dispatch of US airmen and B 29 bombers from Britain. The motion warned that war remains likely while a foreign power keeps war implements on English soil. About 6000 USAF personnel are based in England with 90 B 29s and 50 C 54 Skymasters. 3000 technicians service planes used in the Berlin airlift.
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Kingston
Surrey
England
Plancn
British Labor Party
Britain
America
Kingston Division
Labor Party
Sinclair Joins in Oil Boost
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company became the first major buyer to meet the 35 cent per barrel price rise posted by Phillipa Petroleum on Sept 28. The increase applies where Sinclair purchases crude and was followed by four smaller oil firms. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs C W Masters at 10 AM in Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Fort Worth
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Phillipa Petroleum Company
Sinclair Prairie
Phillips
Southern Minerals Corp
Corpus Christi
Derby Ol Co
Wichita
Kan
Barnsdall
K. S. Adams
Philli
Breen pays 300 and apologizes for false search
Breen apologizes and pays 300 dollars after a 36 hour search for him in Sawyer and Ashland counties. He and pilot Kenneth Thompson faced bad weather and motor trouble when their chartered plane diverted. Officials say no charges will be filed, but Breen received a bill for just under 900 dollars for expenses.
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Hayward
Wis
Bobby Breen
Breen
Sawyer County Dist. Atty
Kenneth ‘Thompson
Waukesha
Glidden Hotel
Associated Press
Ashland
Dist
Clarence Olson
Ashland County
Thompson
Davis
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