Amarillo Marines Report Missing In Action At Front
Globe News war correspondent David Rasco reports Amarillo men in Korea among the Marines. Pfc Billy Doyne Acton is missing in action, son of Mrs Jim Walker of 825 Virginia, serving as rocket launcher. Other Amarillo Marines arriving with Acton include Pfc Joe F Pate, Pfc Gene R Burford, Pfc Glen R Oldham, Sgt John A Blankenburg, and Pfc Joe Carol Smith, with Pate noted as scout observer and an Amarillo High School alumnus.
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Globe News
David Rasco
Torea
Amarillo
Billy Doyne Acton
Jim Walker
Virginia
Korea
Acton
Joe F. Pate
Evelyn Pate
Fillmore
Gene R. Burford
G. L. Cline
Glen R. Oldham
C. V. Oldham
North McMasters
John A. Blankenburg
Paul G. Blankenburg
Lefers
Joe Carol Smith
C. A. Smith
Goodnight
Pate
Amarillo High School
Marine Corps
Burford
Marine Corps Promotions and Assignments Noted
The records show several Marines with varied roles and service dates. Private Oldham enlisted in January and serves as a truck driver and rifleman, with wife Pat Irene Smith and a daughter listed. Sergeant Blankenburg, in service since 1941, fought in Guam and Iwo Jima as a heavy equipment operator. Private Smith, prior to July 1948 enlistment, attended Clarendon Junior College and serves as an automatic rifleman.
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Oldham
Marine Corps
Pat Irene Smith
West First
Sergeant Blankenburg
Guam
Iwo Jima
Smith
Clarendon Junior College
Pope Addresses Sociology Congress in Rome
Pope Pius XII told a Rome audience of about 60,000 Holy Year pilgrims and scientists that sociology is of capital importance to modern life. The International Congress of Sociology group was among those granted a general audience in St. Peter's Basilica, with 125 pilgrims from Archdiocese of St. Louis and 40 from St. Marys University, San Antonio.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
Archdiocese of St. Louis
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
Tex
Pretorius Statues Planned for Pretoria Centenary
Plans call for sculptured statues honoring President M W Pretorius, founder of Pretoria, and his father Commandant General A W J Pretorius. The figures will be unveiled in 1955 to mark Pretoria’s centennial celebrations.
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Pretoria
M. W. Pretorius
A. W. J. Pretorius
Cotton revival sparks Dominican Republic farming surge
Large scale cotton growing returns to the Dominican Republic after ten years, with early reports praising the first crop for excellent quality. The renewed program signals a shift in agricultural focus and potential regional market impact.
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Dominican Republic
Humor Returns as Korean War Wears On
Hal Boyle notes morale rise along the Korean front as British battalions arrive and troops gain confidence. Soldiers move from self pity to grit, trading grim humor for wry quips. Lightfoot the barefoot trekker and a growing sense of moving forward symbolize a shift toward brighter spirits and possible offensive momentum.
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United States
Korea
Japan
Pfe
John L. van Deylen
Napoleon
Ohio
Cpl
Dominic Joseph Cantillo
Ce St
Roxbury
Mass
Lightfoot
Old Lightfoot
Extension of GI Bill Delayed
Washington reports the extension of the GI Bill to Korean War veterans is dead for this session as Congress plans a break. Veterans groups urge careful study, with Budget Bureau undecided and VA noncommittal. Rankin opposes reviving the 52 20 club while education provisions may be revised for future action.
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Washington
Congress
House
Veterans Committee
Budget Bureau
White House
Administration
Veterans Administration
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amvets
Association of Land Grant Colleges
American Legion
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
Reds Call MacArthur Butcher General
In Prague the Cominform weekly labels Gen. Douglas MacArthur the butcher general for defining a Pacific defense line that includes Formosa. It cites Truman’s order to withdraw the remark and claims the president fears this admission.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cominform Weekly
Douglas MacArthur
Taiwan
Formosa
United States
Pacific
Truman
MacArthur
Population estimate for Washington DC metro area
The Census Bureau puts the Washington DC metropolitan area's population at about 1 402 000. This figure reflects the latest national census estimates and covers the core district and surrounding counties in the region.
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Washington, DC
Census Bureau
Man in Korea Focuses on Survival Over Schooling
A political remark notes that soldiers in Korea prioritize staying alive over educational needs or home purchases, as an appeal for immediate House action on a related issue is declined. The speaker argues U.S. troops face hardship and danger, delaying legislative attention to broader benefits.
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Congress
Korea
Rites at McLean For Mrs McAdams
Final rites for Virgie E. McAdams 65 Amarillo resident for five years will be read at 2 PM today in the McLean Church of Christ. She died Saturday night in Northwest Texas Hospital after an extended illness. Burial will be in McLean Cemetery. Pallbearers are Homer Abbott Dick Henley Dolf Burrows Frank Reeves George Van Huss and Bill Pettit. Survivors include her son R J McAdams of 2617 Wichita another son H W McAdams of Pampa a daughter Mrs E L Blankenship of Stinnett and two brothers Albert Bledsoe of Lubbock Arch Bledsoe of Fairview Virginia. N S Griggs & Sons Funeral Home in charge.
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Virgie E. McAdams
Amarillo
McLean
Frank Reeves
George van Huss
Bill Pettit
H. W. McAdams
Pampa
L. Blankenship
Stinnett
Albert Bledsoe
Lubbock
Arch Bledsoe
Fairview
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
Shuns Newspaper Job To Don Waiter’s Apron
Washington report profiles Ray B. Galvez a Philippines native who pursued journalism and later found success as a headwaiter at the Trade Winds Night Club in Washington. He and wife Renee wed in 1943 and raised two sons while he occasionaly writes a Philippines press column.
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Ray B. Galvez
Willard Hotel
Ray
Philippines
America
Lowell High School
Los Angeles
St. Ignatius
San Francisco
Merchant Marines
New York
Associated Philippines Press
140Th Street
34Th
Washington
Trade Winds Night Club
The
Capitol
Renee
Ray, Jr
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Ronald
Philippines Press
Scientist Predicts Cheap Atom Power
Britain’s top atomic researcher Sir John Cockcroft said at a science meeting that electric power from atoms could be as cheap as coal or oil. He noted experiments aim to build a pilot plant to generate atomic power and would seek government funding for a full scale plant if successful.
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Birmingham
England
Britain
John Cockcroft
Atomic Research Station
Harwell
British Association For Advancement of Science
Wounded Soldier Scoops the Army
ELIZABETHTON Tenn Sept 4 Mrs James L Johnson Sr learned from an Army telegram that her son Sgt James L Johnson Jr 20 was wounded in Korea. He telephoned from a Tokyo hospital a week earlier to tell her he had been wounded by shrapnel while with an ordnance outfit in the 94th Division.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
James L. Johnson
Korea
Tokyo
James L. Johnson, Jr
Ordnance
94Th
Norway Adds 265000 Kw In 1949 Power Boost
Power capacity growth in Norway reached 265,000 kilowatts of new generating capacity in 1949, lifting total developed capacity to 3,000,000 kilowatts under the national power development program. The plan calls for an annual addition of 150,000 kilowatts of new generator capacity.
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Norway
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Hayden Weaver
First National Bank
Texas Phone
Libr Tory
Optometry
Optometrists
the Panhandle
Panhandle Optometric Society
Drs. Benson & Benson
Robert Benson Borger
Drs
Clough & Clough Plainview
P. J. Crum
Joe M. Gooch Shamrock
J. M. Hyden
W. E. Houghton
Milton Adams
Hereford
Guy Clayton Dalhart
Joe Goldston
Clarendon
Frank F. Brown Borger
Charles Hess Borger
Drs. Montgomery, Montgomery & Vanderloon
Chas
Oren Memphis
Reese Nowlin
Perryton
L. N. Pittman
L. J. Zachry Pampa
Hugh Sticksel
W. G. Martin Dumas
James L. Chase, Jr
Dr. Dawson Bray
John Price
J. A. Borum Childress
P. A. Preslar Childress
Panhandle
Optometric Society
Texas Optometric Association
Hal Boyle
Mrs. McAdams
By Harmon W. Nichols
U.P
B. B. Williams
Frank Campbell
Tenth
Tyler
Campbell
R. Gilbert
B. Williams
State Farm Insurance CO
Service
Archie
Castleberry
Barfield
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