Reunion of Edelson and missing son Danny ends long search
A touching reunion after Danny Edelson, who ran away at 16 and enlisted in Chicago, is embraced by his father. The long search culminates in a tearful embrace as father greets his son hometown-style, with the reunion story continuing on Page 2.
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Henry Edelson
Danny
Camp Breckinridge
Seattle
Wash
Edelsons
Father
Edelson
Chicago
My Boy Returns After Long Army Camp Search
An 18 year old soldier son found a happy ending after a half year nationwide search ending at an Army camp here. The reunion involved the grateful family and local authorities who aided the effort.
Price squeeze on farmers echoed by Vance in Panhandle meeting
B F Vance, chairman of the Texas State Committee for the Production and Marketing Administration, urged continued support for farm price programs before about 80 AAA workers from 17 Panhandle counties. He contrasted farmer prices with rising costs, recalled Greece and Egypt hardships, and warned against soil erosion and policy failures.
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B. F. Vance
Texas State Committee For the Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Vance
AAA
Panhandle
Mr. Vance
Greece
Egypt
United States
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and West Texas
Fair and mild this afternoon and tonight with a slight cooling Thursday. West Texas shows partly cloudy conditions today tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. New Mexico partly cloudy today tonight and Thursday with scattered showers in the western mountains. The 24 hour period ending 6 30 AM recorded a high of 73 degrees and a low of 43 degrees.
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Pacific Coast
Montana
Arizona
New England
Pa Jorthwest
Rockies
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Eee
Pledges Swamping Workers At Community Chest
Pledge cards and cash flood the Community Chest office as volunteers struggle with a new setup to cut expenses. Mrs. Elsie Ursprung reports $68,000 in special gifts and $12,400 in pledges and cash in the general drive, with totals still uncounted.
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Community Chest Headquarters
Community Chest Office
Elsie M. Ursprung
Absentee Voting Ends With Two Days Left in County
Six hundred absentee votes had been cast at noon Wednesday as two days remained for absentee voting. The county clerk’s office will stay open until midnight Friday to receive final ballots. Bus drivers struck in Lansing, leaving about 100000 residents without public transport in Michigan’s capital city today.
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Greater
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Truman Campaign in Massachusetts Sees Heavy Turnout Hint
President Truman campaigned in Massachusetts with Maurice Tobin predicting 206 electoral votes and strong turnout on November second. Tobin cited birth control and labor issues to boost votes, while Dewey accused Democrats of fearmongering and mudslinging in Chicago.
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Maurice J. Tobin
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Framingham
Boston
Tobin
Massachusetts
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Rhode Island
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Cleveland
Two Hurt In Crash Rest Well
An Amarillo woman Mrs Weldon died in a head on collision on the Canyon Highway ten miles south of Amarillo. W L Weldon and R M Wynne Jr were injured and hospitalized at St Anthonys in fair to serious condition. Weldon slept in the back seat during the crash. Wynne, a Canyon state game warden, suffered lung contusions and possible abdominal injuries.
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Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
W. L. Weldon
Arthur
Panhandle
Counties Under Senate Probe Burned Primary Records
Duval County records of the Aug. 28 Texas primary subpoenaed by a US Senate subcommittee were burned. Campbell King, chairman of the Duval County committee, noted the destruction as chief investigator of the inquiry investigates the incident.
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US Senate
Duval County
Texa
Yesterdc
Campbell King
Duval Co
Stownwoon
Makanng
Lyndon B. Johnson
Coke Stevenson
William E. Jenner
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Dallas
Harris
Brown
Navy Day Observances Highlight Heavy Cruisers
Nationwide Navy Day honors mark the 173rd birthday with ceremonies in 1500 communities. A new heavy cruiser Des Moines six ships in class will be commissioned at Fore River Mass. The ship features an automatic nine 8 inch main battery and speeds over 30 knots with 1000 crew. Two sister ships Salem and Newport News due next year.
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United States
I Army
Air Force
Continental Congress
America
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Navy
Des Moines
Naval Developments
Salem
Newport News
Mercury Is Due To Slip a Little
The Amarillo area is expected to see a slight temperature drop Thursday as a low pressure trough passes. Forecaster H C Winburn of the US Weather Bureau at English Field says precipitation is unlikely with the change, predicting NW winds and only minor moisture. Wednesday’s high reached 75 and low 44, with Thursday’s high near 68.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Winburn
Skunk Peaches on Wrong Preserves From Perico Incident
C.H. Koester a Perico service station operator 25 miles northwest of Dalhart killed two skunks after one became trapped head first in a four ounce glass jar. The jar, containing berry remnants, caused the animal to struggle unable to eat or drink. A neighbor recalled discarding a similar jar the previous evening.
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Koester
Western ministers invite Russia to reexamine Berlin crisis
Paris report says Western foreign ministers urged Russia to accept a settlement formula rejected by Andrei Vishinsky. After a one hour French office meeting, Bevin, Marshall, and Schuman signaled willingness to be guided by Security Council principles, aiming for a Berlin settlement outside the UN. They also discussed a North Atlantic pact and a Western Union plan to proceed with a Brussels treaty alliance.
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Andrei Vishinsky
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Schuman
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