Banquet Tops Day's Events for Engineers
The annual banquet of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers petroleum division will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Herring Hotel with Col. Ernest O. Thompson and E. G. Bailey as speakers. Toastmaster is B. B. Morton. presiding officer is William Raisch. A fellowship party starts at 6 p.m. and visitors toured the 6666 Ranch before a smorgasbord luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel.
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Globe
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Division
Herring Hotel
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
E. G. Bailey
New York
Association
B. B. Morton
International Nickel Company
William Raisch
6666
Greyhound
John Snider
Billy Foust
Shamrock Trail Riders
Berlin Crisis Put to UN Amid West Soviet Clash
The United Nations Security Council adjourned after a dispute over Berlin with the Soviet delegation refusing to participate further. Vishinsky argued there is no blockade and criticized the council while Ukraine’s Manuilsky also withdrew from debate.
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Ukraine
Berlin
Vishinsky
Dmitri Manuilsky
Council
Juan Atilio Bramuglia
Argentina
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Palais de Chaillot
Russia
Security Council
Soviet Union
Manuilsky
Council of Foreign Ministers
United Nations
All Palomino Show Winners Named at Tri State Fair
The All Palomino Show at the Tri State Fair Monday night crowned top horses from a three state area. Sally Goodin won the stallion class and Honey Boy, entered by Patty Radke, Tulsa, took top honors in the ladies barrel race. The bending race produced a three way tie for first between My Golden Lass and School Girl, with Sally Goodin and Sterling tied for second, while Honey Boy and Poe's Vaquero tied for third.
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Sally Goodin
Honey Boy
Patty Radke
Tulsa
My Golden Lass
Josephine Willis
San Angelo
School Girl
Faye Marburger
Port Worth
J. R. Lawrence
M. L. Curry
Sterling
W. W. Schults and Son
Abilene
Mr. Schults
Poe
Mr. Poe
Hereford bull champion and fair exhibits draw crowds
J M Ives of Oklahoma A&M led Hereford entries while Rex Baxter reported opening day gate receipts outpacing 1947. The fair drew 5000 for three exhibition shows and 3100 for Ladies Be Seated performances, with the All-Girl Rodeo attracting about 2000 fans as dustier winds rolled through the grounds.
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Rex Baxter
Mr. Baxter
Bill Lansing
Midway
Tragic Amarillo Fire Claims Chavez Child
John G. Chavez, 3, died in a house fire at 303 South Garfield as flames engulfed the family home. The disaster, amid Fire Prevention Week activities, destroys the four room dwelling and left grieving parents and six surviving relatives. Funeral plans are pending.
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John G. Chavez
B. R. Chavez
South
Garfield
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Amarillo
John
Garcia
Chavez
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Gilbert
Bennie
Dana
Juanita
Eva
B. B. Chavez
Weather Outlook for Tri-State Fair Grants Cheerful Forecast
Weather Bureau observer H C Winburn reports little or no rain through the week at Amarillo while high clouds and mild temperatures prevail. Daytime highs reach around 85 and 84 degrees with nights near 56 to 57, and five day average temperatures near normal.
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Tri- State Fair
H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
Engish Field
Amarillo
Winburn
Vicious Storm Rakes Key West
A deadly hurricane that killed at least three in Havana, Cuba, battered Key West with winds up to 132 miles per hour. Communications to the Florida Keys and Havana circuits failed as the eye was expected to pass east of Key West and the storm moved rapidly toward the area.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Key West
Florida Keys
David Newton
Miami Daily News
Wealthy Romanians Deprived of Citizenship by Decree
In Bucharest on October 5 a decree stripped a number of prominent Romanians of citizenship and confiscated their Romanian fortunes. Among the defendants is Nicolae Malaxa, head of the nation’s largest locomotive plant and sole tube factory, who has resided in New York for two years. Accused of anti state activity and illegal border crossings, others named include Mrs Blanche Gafencu, wife of ex Foreign Minister Grigore Gafenu, and Lucian Gafenu and his wife.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nicolaeu Malaxa
New York
Blanche Gafencu
Grigore Gafenu
Montgomery named commander of Western Europe forces
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery named commander in chief of the three-nation Western Europe combined forces. He becomes chairman of the permanent military committee for Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg, directing about two million troops with potential for over twelve million.
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London
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Europe
Montgomery
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Women of Moscow Get a Letdown on New Look
London report from Tass says Moscow fashion show dresses are definitely longer with fur trims and multi coloured folk designs. The new hem line is limited to formal wear while daily working dresses and sports wear stay short.
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London
Moscow
Tass
Soviet Monitor
City Welcomes Navajo Girl Begay to Tri-State Fair
Florence Iva Begay a 17 year old Navajo from Flagstaff arrives with her father Julius Begay for a two day visit to the Tri-State Fair. The Globe News funds their expenses and a large welcome committee including Mayor Hagg, Jay Taylor and college students greets them at the airport. Begay was formerly valedictorian at Flagstaff High School and will tour the fairgrounds attend events and visit Amarillo College and Canyon schools with escorts from West Texas State College.
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Florence Iva Begay
Flagstaff
Ariz
Globe News
Miss Begay
Julius Begay
TWA
Tri-State Fair
Globe-News
New York
Amarillo
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Lena Wilson
Wayland College
Plainview
Miss Wilson
5. W. Marshall
Plainview College
Herring Hotel
Arch Cooper
Begays
West Texas State College
Canyon
Vaughn Vandergriff
the Prairie
Gortner Rushmer
Jean Morgan
Quail
Marine Grill
Truman Kemper
Amarillo College
Amarillo High School
Flagstaff High School
Amarillo Colllege
Cherry Blair
Sandstorm
Guydell Eklund
Hagg
Kleberg Shows Steers and Talks Politics at Tri State Fair
Richard M. Kleberg known as Dick visited Amarillo for the Tri State Fair. He shipped six Santa Gertrudis steers, first of their breed shown in the Panhandle, to the Livestock Building. The six animals average about 2100 pounds each after 600 days on full feed. He also praised the all girl rodeo act at the event.
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Globe
Chansler Weymouth
Jack Roach
Amarillo
Dick Kleberg
King Ranch
Richard M. Kleberg
R. M
Big King Ranch
Congress
Tri-State
Jay Taylor
Panhandle
Kleberg
Rodio
Weather Outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Considerable high cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. In West Texas after noon tonight and Wednesday similar temperatures with few changes. New Mexico partly cloudy to day tonight and Wednesday with scattered light showers in mountains and cooler in the northeast portion today. High 8 low 57 for the 24 hour period ending 6 30 am. Screen Wire and Kitchen Cabinets Paint See John Maynard Ltr. Co. 800 W Std.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Ltr. Co
Victim of Houston Blaze Identified
The body of a 52 year old book salesman Joseph Page was identified as the victim of a Houston rooming house fire that began in his room. Twelve other residents escaped unharmed. The blaze erupted early yesterday in a frame house.
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Houston
Joseph Page
Page
Lone gunman robs Malone State Bank for up to eighteen thousand
A masked robber entered Malone State Bank in Texas at about 11 35 am demanding hundred dollar bills. He forced E M Mann assistant cashier Mrs Weldon Kaddatz and customer Billy Gelpmeir into the vault and took as much as 15 000 to 18 000 before fleeing in a black Ford sedan. Police set up road blocks as the town of 500 watches for the suspect described as 40 to 45 years old.
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Malone
Tex
Malone State Bank
E. M. Mann
Texas
Mann
Weldon Kaddatz
Billy Gelpmeir
Billy
Meir
Gelpmeir
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P. R. Shoepler
L. F. Coffin, Jr
G. S. Cherniak
Boston
M. S. Northrup
Standard Development Co
Elizabeth
Paul Weinman
Armco Steel Corporation
J. R. Mahan
National Supply Co
Toledo
Ohio
W. H. Griffith
International Derrick & Equipment Co
Columbus
Russell
Winston Bros
J. M. Ives
Oklahoma A&m College
State Extension Service
Mr. Ives
Monty New
Meyers Motor Co
Chrysler-Plymouth
City
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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