Army Blunder Sends Death March Survivor to Korea
Mrs. Eugene Corder says her husband Corporal Eugene Sturant Corder, a Bataan Death March survivor, was mistakenly sent to Korea while in poor health. She notes he weighed 80 pounds at liberation, earned a Purple Heart, and received 60 percent disability in 1946, and that both protested to officials without clear answers.
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Eugeneer
Bataan
Korea
Corder
Post Intelligencer
Cpl
Eugene Sturant Corder
Seven Dead In Lake Disaster In Buffalo Harbor
At least seven men died and five were missing after three vessels collided in Buffalo Harbor. The Great Lakes freighter Penobscot rammed an oil barge, blew up, and 800,000 gallons of gasoline showered the ships. The captain and helmsman of the Penobscot died at their posts while saving others.
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Buffalo
Dauntless
Great Lakes
Penobscot
Morania
Coast Guard
Detroit
Duluth
Guyette
Jimmy Massette
Corporal Harold Ringley Wounded in Korea
An Amarillo soldier, Corporal Harold Gene Ringley, son of Mrs. George Ringley, was wounded in Korea. His name appears on a DoD casualty list released today. Details on wounds and date of injury were not disclosed. He serves with Company F, Seventh Regiment, First Cavalry Division.
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Amarillo
Korea
Harold Gene Ringley
George Ringley
North Alabama
Corporal Ringley
Department of Defense
First Cavalry Division
Weaving, the Woolsack, and Edward III's Remembrance
In 1350 Edward III ordered the Lord Chancellor to sit on a woolsack to honor weaving. The custom endures in the modern ceremonial chair used in Parliament, symbolizing Britain's wool trade importance through history.
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Great Britain
Edward III
W. E. Wright Dies in Northwest Texas Hospital at 75
William Edward Wright age 75 of Davidson Oklahoma died this morning at 10 in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after visiting daughter Mrs. Alvin Harper. He was born August 6, 1876 and leaves eight daughters in Oklahoma and Venezuela and three sons all of Davidson. Funeral arrangements are pending with Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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William Edward Wright
Davidson
Okla
Northwest Texas Hospital
Wright
Amarillo
Alvin Harper
West Eleventh
J. E. Embry
Leon Lewis
Muleshoe
J. R. McKee
Caracas
Venezuela
Pearl Lowe
Ed Kurz
Frederick
Alice Willimon
Tipton
Edith Beck
Enid
Harvie Wright
J. B. Wright
Buster Wright
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Does Amarillo Have an Official Song
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce has found no record of an official song for the city. Rex B. Baxter reports Amarillo Air Force Base requested a copy of any official song or march for future use. Baxter recalls Amarillo adopted an official flag in 1944 and asks residents to share any details and provide a copy if one exists.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
City Commission
Baxter
Chamber
Rites in Arkansas For Samuel Friend
Funeral services for Samuel E. Friend, 65, who died Sunday in Veterans Hospital, will be held in Hazen, Arkansas, followed by burial under Westbrook Funeral Home direction. The body was sent to Hazen by N. S. Griggs & Sons. Friend, a painter, lived at the Ross Hotel and had resided in Amarillo for 26 years. Born May 12, 1886, in Marianna, Arkansas, he was a World War I veteran.
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Samuel E. Friend
Veterans Hospital
Hazen
Ark
Westbrook Funeral Home
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Friend
Ross Hotel
Amarillo
Marianna
India May Quit UN If Kashmir Ruling Compromises Honor
Leaders warn that New Delhi could withdraw from the United Nations if a Kashmir ruling is perceived to threaten India's honor. The debate centers on sovereignty, regional stability, and international scrutiny of the disputed territory.
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India
Kashmir
Transferring To Colorado Transferring To Colorado
Amarillo loses a safety education and engineering pioneer as A H Tex Muncy moves after 23 years with Canadian River Gas to the Colorado Interstate Gas in Colorado Springs. He becomes purchasing agent and has served as safety director and chief accountant.
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Amarillo
A. H
Tex” Muncy
Canadian River Gas Co
Colorado Interstate Gas Co
Colorado Springs
Colorado Company
Tex
Tex Muncy Civic Leader Attends Ample Local Roles
Tex Muncy, Amarillo businessman and safety advocate, serves as vice president of the Amarillo Safety Council and national representative for the Panhandle Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. He has led local golf groups and Optimist clubs, and resides at 1503 Jackson before heading to Colorado Springs with his wife and her father A. H. Beasley.
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Amarillo
Two New Members of Potter County Child Welfare Staff
Two new members have joined the Potter County Child Welfare unit Mrs. Jean Adams of 2006 Polk and Mrs. Bernice G Martin of 410-A Mississippi. Another worker, Jerry Chapman, moved to the Corpus Christi Child Welfare unit in a recent staff transfer.
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Potter County
Jean Adams
Polk
Bernice G. Martin
Mississippi
Jerry Chapman
Corpus Christi
Charlie Carter of Happy Dies
Charlie Carter age 90 of Happy died this morning at Walkers Convalescent Home. A retired farmer and Arkansas native, funeral services are set for 11 a m tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home with Rev. Aaron Shaw of Happy officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs C A Morris of Amarillo and four sons E C Carter of Happy C L Carter of Pampa R C Carter of Mobeetie and J E Carter of Lefors.
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Charlie Carter
Happy
Walker
Carter
Arkansas
Blackburn-Shaw
Aaron Shaw
Memorial Park Cemetery
C. A. Morris
Sanborn
Amarillo
E. C. Carter
C. L. Carter
Pampa
R. C. Carter
Mobeetie
J. E. Carter
Lefors
AHS tumbling program delight at morning assembly
AHS girls tumbling team presented a routine featuring cartwheels, headstands, and flying angels led by coach Miss. The assembly showcased the team’s skill and school spirit.
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AHS Assembly
Tumbling Event Features Clowns and Team Members
Jane participates as class instructed tumbler with clowns Patti Halen Sharon Stubbs Jane Schram and Velma Walls. Team roster includes Ellen Mobley Kay Neal Vonne Eldridge Gai Aikens Shirley McDowell LaNelle Higdon Pat Tucker Joyce Hess Janelle Bassett Wanda Gassaway Jo Scalia Shirley Jamieson Janice Wilson Avis Hatchett Anita Slaton Althea Jacobson Lucy Amerson. Spooky Canova served as emcee and background music was supplied by the Sandie Swingsters.
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Jane
Patti Halen
Sharon Stubbs
Jane Schram
Velma Walls
Ellen Mobley
Kay Neal
Vonne Eldridge
Gai Aikens
Shirley McDowell
LaNelle Higdon
Pat Tucker
Joyce Hess
Janelle Bassett
Wanda Gassaway
Jo Scalia
Shirley Jamieson
Janice Wilson
Avis Hatchett
Anita Slaton
Althea Jacobson
Lucy Amerson
Spooky Canova
Sandie Swingsters
Helpless Woman Describes Son’s Death After Plane Crash
PORT TOWNSEND Wash Oct 30 A 31 year old mother trapped for 20 hours beside her dead husband and injured children as a Stinson plane wreckage lay in trees. She said she could almost touch her son and knew he was fatally injured but could not move to help him.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Richard C. Mortensen
Stinson
Tragic Plane Crash Near Port Townsend Claims 3 Lives
A crash on Washington's Olympic peninsula 10 miles south of Port Townsend kills a husband and an eight year old, while wife Mrs Mortensen and her five year old daughter Kathleen survive awaiting rescue. The incident leaves the family mourning as rescuers work to reach the remaining survivors.
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Woods
Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Bort Townsend
Mortensen
Kathleen
Russell
Hometown trio anchor Michigan State first string defense
East Lansing Michigan State's first string defensive line features three regulars from New Kensington Pennsylvania. Linebacker Dick Tamburo and tackles Joe Klein and Bill Horrell form the unit as the Spartans prepare for the season.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan Statels
New Kensington
Tnebacker
Dick Tamburo
Joe Klein
Bill Horrell
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