US Working on List of Bases in Japan
State and Defense officials soon will begin choosing land, sea, and air bases to retain in Japan. With the Korean War ongoing, more facilities may be needed than after peace. Bases in Yokosuka Sasebo Kure, He manda Tachikawa, Kobe are considered for long term.
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Washington
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Defense Department
United States
Far East
San Francisco
State Department
Senate
Tokyo
Navy
Yokosuka
Sasebo
Kure
Air
Hemada
Tachikawa
Army
Kobe
Skelton Wows Em Over TV Debut At Beverly Party
Hollywood Oct 14 Red Skelton wowed audiences on his TV debut and drew praise from rivals and stars alike. Groucho Marx called him wonderful while Red teased he had not seen the show. Esther Williams June Haver Ruth Roman Arlene Dahl and John Wayne among guests at a Beverly Hills Hotel party watching the NBC telecast.
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Hollywood
Red Skelton
Groucho Marx
Red
Beverly Hills Hotel
Esther Williams
June Haver
Ruth Roman
Arlene Dahl
Lex Barker
Monica Lewis
John Wayne
Marx
Jack Benny
Claire Trevor
Jeanne Crain
al Jolson
Miss Williams
Skelton
NBC
Completes Basic At Fort Sill
Following basic training at Fort Sill Okla Pvt Allen W King son of Mr and Mrs T L King 1404 Clover Drive reports to Fort Law ton Wash He will be sent to Korea after he is assigned to a ship at Fort Law ton
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Fort Sill
Okla
Allen W. King
T. L. King
Clover Drive
Fort Lawton
Wash
Korea
Lead in Phantom Case Check Lead in Phantom Case
Amarillo police review a long list of items found with William Carlton Ahr after his Sept. 15 arrest in Springfield, Gno. Ahr, 29, a former Amarillo ex convict, is charged in 47th District Court with July burglary of Dr Newton Robison’s home. Springfield shared a typed list of confiscated items for victims to inspect.
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Amarillo
William Carlton Ahr
Springfield
Gno
Ahr
47Th District
Newton Robison
Tyler
Amarillo attorney named adviser to state bar group
Amarillo lawyer William Q. Boyce of 3200 Hayden will serve as board adviser to the state bar committee on bar admission. The panel aims to establish and maintain high standards for admission to the State Bar of Texas. Childress lawyer C. A. Williams will co chair the committee with Tyler’s Kelley Smith.
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Amarillo
William Q. Boyce
Hayden
State Bar
State Bar of
Texas
Childress
C. A. Williams
Kelley Smith
Tyler
State Board re-elects McCoy Paris as president
The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners has re-elected Dr. M. B. McCoy of Paris as president while Dr. Joe E. Busby of Abilene was chosen secretary-treasurer.
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Heabs Chiropractic Examiners
Austin
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
M. B. McCoy
Paris
Joe E. Busby
Abilene
Moon Life Hoax Stories Sparked Reader Debate
The New York Sun in 1835 published a sequence of pieces posing as real descriptions of life on the moon and later mocked readers who took the accounts as fact, turning a clever satire into a debate about credibility.
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The
New York Sun
the Sun
Rites at Chapel For Mrs. White
Services in tribute to Amanda Jane White 77 wife of J A White were held at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Dr Carl E Bates officiated with pallbearers W A Mays W Mays C J Arendall A C Hays S D Barker Tom Dearen burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Friday night after a heart attack and lived in Amarillo 28 years. She operated White's Dining Room in the Auditorium Hotel. Surviving are two sons a daughter two brothers five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Amanda Jane White
J. A. White
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Carl E. Bates
First Baptist Church
W. A. Mays
W. Mays
C. J. Arendall
A. C. Hays
D. Barker
Tom Dearen
Memorial Park Cemetery
White
Sipply Change for Parking Meters
Auto Finance Company at 221 West Seventh installed a change bowl to solve meter change needs in a congested area near Seventh and Tyler. The machine dispenses up to a dollar and holds about 10 dollars in change, serving several patrons hourly. Employee Armon Mays says the idea came from a magazine and that it has seen success in Houston.
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Auto Finance Company
West Seventh
Seventh
Tyler
Armon Mays
Houston
Visionary printer in colonial resistance noted by historian
Benjamin Franklin, famed printer and editor, is described by a historian as "the one man of vision" in the colonial struggle against oppression.
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Benjamin Franklin
Early colonial editors faced threats or jail for political commentary
The early colonial press confronted intimidation and imprisonment as editors openly criticized political actions, showing the fraught environment for freedom of expression in colonial governance.
Scrap Lumber Sold Daily at Amarillo Air Base
Scrap lumber at Amarillo Air Force Base is sold daily at reasonable prices. Disposal officer Lt. Paul Owens says salvage items go for about 1 dollar per two wheel trailer load with large toads priced similarly. Sales are first come, first served, weekdays 8 am to 4 pm, Saturdays 8 am to 12 noon at warehouse 9409 northwest corner.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Paul Owens
Owens
Leopoldo Garcia Taken by Death
Leopoldo Garcia aged 62 died this morning at 5 25 in Northwest Texas Hospital. A janitor by occupation, he lived at 1406 Houston and was born April 2 1889. Survived by brother Nick Garcia of Amarillo. funeral arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home will be announced.
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Leopoldo Garcia
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mr. Garcia
Houston
Nick Garcia
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Boyes Leg Broken When Hit by Car at Tenth and Hayden
Anarley Dorsey, about seven, son of Mr and Mrs John Dorsey of 910 Lipscomb, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when struck by an automobile at noon near Tenth and Hayden. He was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance. He attends St Marys Academy and was walking home to lunch when injured. The driver stopped and aided the boy.
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Anarley Dorsey
John Dorsey
Lipscomb
Tenth
Hayden
Northwest Texas Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
St. Mary's Academy
Winchell and ABC Ink Life Contract
Walter Winchell, columnist and commentator, signed a lifetime contract with ABC. The network gains exclusive rights to his radio and television talents and he becomes a consultant for ABC radio and TV operations. He will continue to make his contributions under the deal.
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New York
Walter Winchell
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Winchell
Witchell
Commentator to Appear on TV Under Warner-Hudnut Sponsorship
ABC announced the weekly radio broadcast sponsored by Warner-Hudnut Inc since January 1950 will also appear on television. No date was set for the TV telecast.
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Warner - Hudnut, Inc
ABC
Neighbor fined for honking dispute under city rules
W F Campbell honked to wake his wife when Morris confronted him with a gum warning to stop the noise. Morris was fined 28 dollars for enforcing the city anti nos e ordinance.
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W. F. Campbell
Morris
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