Yankees edge Phillies 1 0 in opener at Shibe Park
In Philadelphia Oct 4 AP Bobby Brown doubled and the Yankees beat the Phillies 1 0 in a tight World Series opener. Vic Raschi pitched four hitless innings and Jim Konstanty started for Philadelphia before reliever relief. The decisive run came in the fourth on Browns double and a later score.
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Shire Park
Philadelphia
Bobby Brown
New York Yankees
Phillies
Vic Raschi
Jim Konstanty
Phil Relief
Yankees Woodling
Rizzuto
Woodling
Berra
Ennis
DiMaggio
Waitkus
Mize
Raschi
Ashburn
Sisler
Yankees
Brown
Bauer
Hamner
Coleman
Phillies Ennis
Jones
Patty
British Step-up Battle of Barges
Berlin action in the canal clash saw about 100 Western barges held at Sakrow and Nedlitz near Potsdam by Soviet forces in reprisal for British inspections of about 70 East German barges on West Berlin canals.
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Berlin
Sakrow
Nedlitz
Potsdam
West Berlin
Dad Delivers Childs Birth Details In Runaway Case
In Long Beach California police picked up a runaway youth last night. Officer Joe Kenrick wired the boy’s father for the youth’s age and suggested disposition. From Bismarck North Dakota came back the birth date October 11 1932 and a calm easy going disposition.
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Long Beach
Cal
Joe Kenrick
Bismark
Czechs Drop Eisenhower and Montgomery Street Names
Prague authorities will remove the names of Eisenhower and Montgomery from city streets. The communist daily Rude Pravo said two avenues named for General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Lord Montgomery after the war are to be renamed.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Rude Pravo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lord Montgomery
Sore Conscience Nickel Letter From Fort Worth Herring Hotel
A Fort Worth letter slipped into the mail at the Herring Hotel recounts a September visit. The writer and a friend used a second floor restroom and left a nickel as a repayment, apologizing for the "neglect" and asking forgiveness for doing right by conscience.
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Fort Worth
Crash Toll Now Two As Tiny Victim Dies
The death toll from a Tulsa area traffic crash rose to two as Barbara Thurston, 12 years old, died at Neblett Hospital after a head on collision eight miles north of Tulsa on the Amarillo Highway. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Murphy Hurd were seriously injured. Hurd, a deputy sheriff, sustained multiple fractures and cuts. The Hise car from Lubbock, returning from Amarillo, collided with the Thurston vehicle at about 5 pm. the Hurd car left a 33 yard skid mark before crashing.
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Tulsa
Barbara Thurston
R. V. Thurston
Dallas
Neblett Hospital
Canyon
Roy Hise
Lubbock
Thurston
Amarillo
Murphy Hurd
East
Eleventh
Swisher County
Hurd
Potter County
D. C. Adams
Spur
Hise
Hurd Auto
Amarillo Reserve Unit Alerted For Active Duty
The 950th Engineer Aviation Group based in Amarillo was alerted for active duty led by Lt. Col. Justice R. Neale. They face at least 30 days before departure, likely to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Senior officers named include Maj. Ed A. Timmons Maj. David W Britain Jr Maj. Al Jenkins and Maj. John G DeWald.
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950Th Engineer Aviation Group
Amarillo
E. A. Evans
Joe Stalin
Justice R. Neale
950Th
Col. Neale
Ed A. Timmons
Timmons Construction Company
David W. Britain, Jr
Oil Company
al Jenkins
Jenkins Brick and Supply
John G
George) DeWald
State Highway Department
Ex Amarillo Man Captain Williams in Korea Action
Capt. William Ray Williams formerly of Amarillo serves as an advisory officer with the Third ROK Division as they crossed the 38th parallel into North Korea. He lived in Amarillo before World War II, visited relatives there last summer, and is connected to a family including a stepsister, aunt, and several cousins. Lumber advertisement closes the note.
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38Th Parallel
Amarillo
William Ray Williams
Williams
South
North Korea
ROK
Captain Williams
Madeline Stanley
Odessa Jeffus
North
Cleveland
Clarence M. Williams
Taylor
Howard Williams
Jackson
W. D. Bevers
Memphis
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
Cloudy and cool this afternoon and tonight with light drizzle tonight. Partly cloudy Thursday with warmer temperatures. Highs 65 today and 78 tomorrow, with lows in the 50s. West Texas and Panhandle showery, with scattered showers today tonight and Thursday. New Mexico sees partly cloudy to thunderstorms and cooler southeast this afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Draft Call at 41 From Potter and Oldham Counties
Forty one men will be inducted into the armed forces in November from Potter and Oldham counties. The November quota was announced today at selective service headquarters in Austin. The 41 draftees are to be ready by November 24. Statewide draft total for November is 3,453 with 2,514 called in September and October. Other boards and quotas include Muleshoe 21 by November 2, Hereford 18 by November 2, Dalhart 14 by November 2, Lamesa 20 by November 3, Plainview 30 by November ?, Pampa 26 by November 16, Borger 28 by November 9, Perryton 8 by November 10.
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Selective Service
Austin
Muleshoe
Hereford
Dalhart
Lamesa
Plainview
Pampa
Borger
Perryton
Feuding Families Injure Six in Villamaria Dog Fight
In Villamaria Colombia two neighboring families' men clashed over a hunting dog killed recently. Each side sent knives and sticks, resulting in three injuries on each side. Diario Grafico reported the incident dated October 4.
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Bogota
Columbia
Villamaria
Diario Grafico
Chavez Stand on Dam Intrigues New Mexico
New Mexico politics buzz over Senator Dennis Chavez blocking the Canadian River Dam measure as editorials in Roy Record and Carlsbad Argus weigh his stand. Albuquerque reprints excerpts while focus shifts to the Middle Rio Grande Project and its congressional fate.
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Chavez
New Mexico
Globe Business
Santa FE
Sunshine State
Siesta
Canadian River
Dennis Chavez
Hubert Beasley
Wesley Byrd
Roy Record
Rio Grande
Texas
Carlsbad Argus
Panhandle Plains
Panhandle
the Argus
Senate
West Texas
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Pecos
Albuquerque
Middle Rio Grande
Miller Moves to Ensure Johnson Appears for Trial
Ewald Johnson is held in Potter County jail on state car theft charges filed by his defense attorney E T Dusty Miller to secure his presence for a federal trial on transporting Thornton's car across state lines. Johnson, previously acquitted in Tex Thornton slaying case, was brought back from Wisconsin after an earlier plan to face charges in Amarillo.
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Ewald Johnson
Potter County
Johnson
W. A
Tex” Thornton
Thornton
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Henry Maggard
Tomah
Wis
Munising
Mich
Amarillo
Paul Gaither
Amarillo High School to elect queen and ten congressmen
From six candidates one is hospital patient Miss Claire Smith of Hayden Street. Sophomores to seniors vote tomorrow with government class members as judges. Other candidates include Miss Benesch Cheyenne address, Miss Starks Harrison address, Miss Todd Polk address, Miss Jackson Harrison address, and Miss Bowlin Van Buren address as honorary candidates for queen and ten at large congressmen.
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Amarillo Senior High School
Claire Smith
O. Dale Smith
Hayden
Miss Benesch
J. M. Benesch
Cheyenne
Miss Starks
H. O. Starks
Bonham
Miss Todd
T. C. Todd
Polk
Miss Jackson
Bowling Alley of Korea Reveal Real War Realities
Globe-News war correspondent David Rasco details a blunt contrast between official dispatches and on the ground truth near Taegu and Tabudong. He describes the Bowling Alley stretch where the First Cavalry Division advanced, leaving a landscape of debris and unmapped gains as tanks were knocked out and movements sped.
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David Rasco
Globe-News
Taegu
Korea
Tabu-dong
First Cavalry Division
Naktong River
Lee Rasco
Convoys in North Korea Hit by Air and Ground Push
Reports to 10th Corps say remnants of a 100 mile convoy carrying artillery and supplies near Manchuria reached east of Pyongyang. A 170 vehicle column was seen in Pakchon as B 29s and B 26s attacked highways and railways in northern Korea. Ground forces moved toward the 38th parallel with the US 10th Corps taking Mijongbu and the South Korean divisions approaching the frontier at Jinran and Kosong. The timing and strength to cross toward Pyongyang were under evaluation as Gen MacArthur prepared for a large scale advance.
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10Th Corps
Manchuria
Pyongyang
Pakchon
Korea
Wonsan
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Jinran
Mijongbu
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
North Africa
Italy
France
Germany
38Th
Kosong
Chunchon
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Cone
Fanis
DiMageio
Fighth
Wait
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Yarrkees
Whitman
Meyer
Phillies Waitkus
W. R. Williams
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
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US Weather Bureau
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Potter
Oldham
By Thomas Thompson
Miller
Department of Defense
Cpl
Raymond F. Thomas
Matador
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James T. Galloway
Los Angeles
Don Powell
St. Louis
Make
JO Benesch
Melody Starrs
Norma Todd
Sernet Jackson
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