Carnival Plane Ride Hospitalizes Two Teens
Two teenagers, Richard Bryant and Patricia Bradley, remain in serious condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after an airplane‑style carnival ride at the Tri-State Fair spun in gusty winds. Bryant, 16, and Bradley, 17, suffered blood pressure and eye injuries from a long outside loop, with Bryant briefly paralyzed but recovering.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Richard Bryant
Fred Bryant
Virginia
Patricia Bradley
Fort Worth
Bryant
Air Force
Gabrielson Cleared by GOP Leaders Amid RFC Dispute
Washington October 1 GOP Chairman Guy George Gabrielson received unanimous support from the Republican National Committee after critics in Congress questioned his handling of RFC affairs. Party leaders defended him as the party stood united despite internal pressure.
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Washington
U.P
Republican Party
National Executive Committee
GOP
Guy George Gabrielson
Congress
RFC
New Blows Force Reds' Hand in Asia War News
U N command forces under General James A. Van Fleet prepare for potential renewed action as autumn operations begin and negotiations extend. A high level of tension surrounds armistice talks while commanders say decisive action remains possible if Communist hostilities resume. Gabrielson’s RFC dealings prompt scrutiny as Carthage Hydrocol borrows 18.5 million dollars for high octane gasoline from natural gas.
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Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
UN Command
Bradley
Gabrielson
RFC
Carthage Hydrocol, Inc
Psayee
Fifth Air Force reports MIGs damaged or destroyed
The US Fifth Air Force announced one Russian made MIG was destroyed and three damaged with no Allied losses. Ridgway and Bradley discussed Korea with senior officers at an air strip as talks on resumption continue amid mounting pressure to resolve the Korean issue.
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Fifth Air Force
Ridgway
Bradley
US Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Vane Fleet
Charles “Chip” Bohien
State Department
Russia
County dads raise salary for juvenile and probation officer
Potter County commissioners grant a 350 dollar monthly salary for an investigator in the Court of Domestic Relations who also serves as juvenile and probation officer. The position fills the vacancy created by Jack Grant’s resignation amid bribery charges. Judge Gene Jordan and others debate duties versus police work and funding from the Domestic Relations Court and Child Welfare Board.
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Potter County
Jack Grant
Potter County Court of Domestic Relations
F. H. McGregor
Grant
John Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Mr. Winters
Austin
Winters
Cass Johnson
Johnson
Gene Jordan
Jordan
McGregor
Domestic Relations Court
Potter County Child Welfare Board
Sheriff's Department
Wife No. 10 Kills Mate As No. 4 Hides in Tub
San Antonio report says Paula Wharton 45 is charged with murdering her 50 year old veterinarian husband Arthur E Wharton while he entertained wife No 4 Kathryn Zuccarello 42. Zuccarello hid in the bathroom as Wharton was shot three times in the back. The killer phoned police saying she killed him and handed over the weapon. The case notes ten marriages for Wharton with two women named as spouses No 4 and No 10.
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San Antonio
Paula Wharton
Wharton
Arthur E. Wharton
Arthur E. Wharton, Jr
Texas Highway Department
Zuccarello
Po-Ice
Resistance by Amarillo housewives halts beef price rise
Consumer resistance in the Panhandle keeps OPS ceilings from raising meat prices. Desmond Dean of Ideal Food Stores says beef remains scarce and overpriced while pork is the only item nudging higher. Packers like Pinkney and Amarillo Packing build feeder stock as beef demand weakens and a price rollback looms.
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Thomas Thompson
Desmond Dean
Ideal
Panhandle
Morris McCartt
McCartt Super Markets
John Sullivan
Furr Food
Furr Food No. 1
Tenth
Fillmore
Harry Faulkner
Pinkney
OPS
West Texas
Amarillo
Cancer beating outlook echoed at Amarillo meeting
Scores of men and women attended a morning gathering at the American Legion Hall sponsored by the Texas division of the American Cancer Society. J Louis Neff of Houston urged early physician consultation as key to progress and a physician conference was set for Nix Tumor Clinic in San Antonio with more than 70 doctors from 20 Panhandle counties registered. Mrs Joseph M Perkins reflected on a wartime stay in Amarillo and her husband’s work in helium discovery, tying past ties to the city.
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American Legion Hall
West Seventh
Spon
Texas Division
American Cancer Society
J. Louis Neff
Houston
Nix Tumor Clinic
San Antonio
Panhandle
Joseph M. Perkins
Eastland
Texas
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo
Charles H. Gould
Oklahoma City
Two Die When Car Is Driven Into River at Powell Landing
RIDGELY Tenn Oct 1 A man and a woman died when a car sped off a ferry landing into the Mississippi River at Powell's Landing near Ridgely. T. L. Cook 30 and Mrs. Alice T Swater 29 of Dyersburg were pulled from the water about 20 minutes after witnesses said the car roared up the boat ramp in second gear and plunged in. Mrs Swater was reportedly separated from her husband and had been dating Cook.
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Ridgely
Tenn
Mississippi River
Powell's Landing
Lake County
J. C. Haynes
T. L. Cook
Alice Tilda Swat
Dyersburg
News Tip Winners Celebrate Week's Top Shorthand Prizes
Joe A Bailey of 903 North Polk wins 5 dollars for first prize in News Tips this week after an odd coincidence with First Drama Quartette members mistaking his car for theirs on a station run. Norman Smith of Route 1 Box 567 takes 3 dollars for tips about a Friday the 13th child who swallowed a hat amid a string of misfortune. Mrs Charles Hyatt at 1007 North Hayes earns 2 dollars for a tip about a cat disconnecting a car wire nightly while napping inside. Numerous locals including S W Sandage, J D Benton, R H Davis, and others contributed tips last week.
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Joe A. Bailey
North Polk
Bailey
Norman Smith
Charles Hyatt
Norrth Hayes
S. W. Sandage
Spruce
J. D. Benton
R. H. Davis
West Eighth
Ernest Gibson
East Central
Carl Abel
Madison
Jimmy Caddell
van Buren
Kenneth Weatherly
Bonham
G. Lopez
Cleveland
Wilburn George
Jackson
J. L. Turner
Fred Bailey
Polk
Lefty Roberts
Buchanan
May Maness
North Mirror
S. F. Scott. Masterson
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair, mild conditions through Tuesday. Today's high around 86 with a low of 52, tomorrow near 88, and the 24 hour high to 91 with a 56 low. West Texas and New Mexico also stay generally fair with isolated thundershowers in western mountains and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Red Mortar Shows Uncanny Accuracy
A 25th Division soldier survives a mortar shell blast with a blood red face and laughter. His buddy rushes for a medic, but the man reappears unharmed holding a can labeled Dark, Sweet Cherries, which he had opened just as the shell hit.
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25Th Division
Korea
Pilot In Fatal Crash Identified Near Beaver Farm
A lost pilot planned to abandon his plane after a radio message from Amarillo Air Terminal. His body was found 2.5 miles southeast of the wreckage by Ames Pitman, 36, who reported wing tanks near the runway end. Air Force officers traced the crash and recovered the body, noting the ejection seat and parachute remained attached.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
Ames Pitman
Beaver
Pitman
Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Lee Cox
Carroll Chaloupka
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Cox
Cnaioupka
Ray H. Clark
Chaloupka
Porter Oakes
Vance Air Force Base
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