Flames Ravage Lufkin Buildings
Fire Chief Harry Kerr reported a blaze at 4:25 in a two story structure on South First and Lufkin Avenue. An explosion blew out show windows at Brothers Department Store as flames spread to the adjacent three story building. The fire, blamed on heat buildup, damaged the top floors and forced extra pumping. offices and stores on the ground floor included Noble Drug Store East Texas Insurance Montgomery. Fire still burning at 7:30 but under control on first floor. See FIRE Page 2.
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Eee
Harry Kerr Deser
Lufkin
Brothers Department
South First
Lufkin Avenue
Texas
Piremer
Noble Drug Store
East ‘Texas Insurance Co
Montgomery
Chopped Berlin Draft Calls Cut to 10 000 in Jan
Washington reports a reduced January draft call from 20 000 to 10 000 and a February call of 5 000 due to fiscal 1950 budget limits. Defense officials say the army’s authorized strength and stockpiling needs shape the reductions while Navy and Air Force rely on volunteers.
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Army
Washington
Defense
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Bus Drivers Seek Higher Wages in Ongoing Talks
Mr Nussbaum said negotiators are reviewing the submitted contract point by point. He warned disagreements may arise before negotiations finish. Aber declined to discuss wage figures while the union Local 1424 and company officials withheld comment. The contract was submitted over a week ago and is under review.
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Nussbaum
Aber
See Bus Drivers
Communists Drive on Nanking Threaten Shanghai
Chinese Reds pressed a pincer move toward Nanking on November 30 threatening Chiang Kai-shek’s capital and Shanghai. Nationalist evacuations were planned, and the American embassy urged dependents to prep for Manila. Reds aimed to split Yangtze port area from the capital as gunfire reached Pengpu and Suchow, with neutral observers fearing a collapse in days.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Manila
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Pormosa
Canton
Jouchon-Nasaing
Pengpu
Nant King
Yangtze
Manchuria
Continuance Requested in Haggerton Case
A continuance is asked in the William Haggerton felony theft case linked to the Wild Car crash. Attorney Clem Calhoun filed the motion after Judge Henry S. Bishop overruled a quash challenge to the indictment based on signatory issues from a grand jury foreman whose brother is tied to a prior sentence. The incident involved an automobile owned by Norman C. Long that struck the G. C. Ditver residence on Crockett Street.
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William Haggerton
47Th District Court
Clem Calhoun
Hiron
Henry S. Bishop
Haggerton
Norman C. Long
Denver Man Faces Theft Charge After Cafe Incident
Police say a Denver man tied to a cafe flirtation with a 17 year old girl fled in a car, led officers toward downtown, collided with a police vehicle, and was arrested after a pursuit. The stolen 197 Dodge sedan recovered belonged to J W Webb of North East Eighth Street.
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Tan
Price
Robinson
J. W. Webb
North East Eighth
Mr. Webb
Texas frost and cold snap rattles Rio Grande Valley
Freezing temps swept Texas last night with scattered frost across the lower Rio Grande Valley. McAllen down to 31 degrees, Laredo reports serious damage to tomatoes and peppers, while Bermuda onions near transplants escaped harm. Low of 16 at Salt Flat and 17 at Junction mark the coldest readings. outlook calls for cooler weather Thursday and highs in the 50s thereafter.
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Associaton
Esas
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Brownsville
Laredo
Salt Flat
el Paso
Junction
San Antonio
Abilene
Austin
Houston
Waco
Lufkin
Texarkana
Doak Walker Wins 1948 Heisman Trophy
Doak Walker of Southern Methodist University, one of the nation’s top college football players, was named the recipient of the Heisman Memorial Trophy for 1948 in New York. The award recognizes the outstanding player in national college football.
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Doak
New York
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
Quails Hunting Season Opens With Limits Set
The quail hunting season begins tomorrow morning and runs through January 16. Daily limit 12, weekly limit 36, with shooting hours from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset. Shotguns must be plugged to a capacity of three shells total. Hunters under 17 or older must hold a Texas hunting license if hunting outside their home county. federal migratory waterfowl stamps are not required for quail hunters.
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Texas
Weather synopsis for Amarillo and West Texas
Scattered high cloudiness this afternoon into tonight and Wednesday. Not so warm this afternoon. Warmer in West Texas. New Mexico fair today and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the north. A 24 hour spot ended with three low readings at 6:30 AM, the low around 35 degrees.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Chapter Chief to Head Red Cross Drive
Chapter chief J. L. Carter to lead the 1949 Red Cross drive in Potter County. Franklin D. Davis says the plan divides the city into 28 zones with zone captains to mobilize volunteers and contact every family. Carter has long Red Cross service and will oversee a two-year leadership rotation.
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Red Cross
Franklin D. Davis
Potter County
J. L. Carter
West Eleventh
Ben Pumphrey
Arch Terrace
Charley Crowe
Carter
Berlin Crisis Deepens as Soviet Bloc Seizes City Control
The Berlin assembly splits the city as the Soviet sector ousts West Berlin members and names a new lord mayor Fritz Ebert. UN mediation in Paris continues while Western powers reject broadened settlement talks. Police prepare to maintain order as demonstrations loom amid tense, violence-threatened atmosphere.
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United Press
Berlin
West Berlin
United Nations
Paris
Frank Howley
Russia
Vassily D. ‘Sokolovsky
Germany
Red
Col
T. F. Lancer
United Fates
T den Linden
Fritz Ebert
Weimar Republic
Argentina
Juan A. Braemuglia
UN Security Council
Thief Chased Through Amarillo After Service Station Robbery
A suspect described as an Ama rillo Negro was captured after a hours long chase across city streets. Attendants at Simpson's Service Station 810 West Sixth reported a man rifling the cash register. The suspect fled on foot then entered a taxi at Third and Jackson, prompting a pursing pickup truck to push the cab and force a stop at 1011 North West Third. He fled on foot as officers closed in pending charges.
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Amarillo
Simpson
West Sixth
Joe E. McSwain
Stor
McSwain
Third
Jackson
E. B. Brad
George Dewald
Hughes
North West Third
McEwain
Chase Page
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