Family of 11 Homeless After Amarillo Fire
A fierce blaze at 7:15 this morning gutted the Passmore home at Second and Pierce in Amarillo. Tom Passmore, owner of the adjacent North Amarillo Poultry Co., saved the shell but interior walls burned. seven children and Baby Boy Baby escaped with only few clothes. Insurance covered only 2000 for the aging building. relatives may shelter the family as recovery begins. Shirley Passmore Armstrong, newly married, salvaged a few wedding gifts from a trunk as the family surveys the damage.
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Drackenea
Tom Passmores
North Pierce
Passmores
Second and Pierce
North
Charlie Wilson
Denver
Ealm
Dewey
Wilson Packing Co
Billy
Tom
Ethel
Cleburn
David
Marvin Wayne
Carolyn Lee
Bob
Barbara
Globe
Billy Forbes
Boy Baby
Cieburn Passmore
Horace Mann
Tom Passmore
Peace Showdown Seen As Reds Gall Meeting
In Tokyo on September 19, UN and Communist liaison officers planned a closed 9 AM Kaesong meeting as armistice talks drift. The Reds charged a breach of neutrality while UN forces barred reporters. officials cited hope for resumed cease-fire talks though risk of further conflict remained.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Kaeséng
Texas
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Munsan
Korea
Pan Mun Jom
Red
Munson
A Bomb Cheaper Than Tank Says Senator McMahon
Senator McMahon of the Senate House atomic Energy Committee argued in a prepared address that mass production could price an A bomb cheaper than a tank. He urged a six billion dollar annual atomic force and pressed disarmament talks at the UN, noting only 750 million was spent on the program last year.
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Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
Free World
McMahon
Weather Forecast Amarillo And Vicinity Mild Conditions
US Weather Bureau reports fair and mild weather for Amarillo and surrounding area this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Today’s high near 89 with a low around 51. tomorrow’s high near 88. overnight low 47. Texas outlook remains mild today tonight and Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Texas
Peewee the cat disrupts car starts in alley find
Peewee the grey and white alley cat, living in Mrs. Edward Green's car, has been pulling spark plug wires at night. For a week she found the motor to fail each morning until this morning when she watched Peewee descend from the engine and walk away after a night’s naps.
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Peewee
Edward Green
North Hayes
Bookmaker Gross Identifies 18 Accused Policemen
In Kings County Court Harry Gross named all 18 policemen charged with aiding his gambling syndicate in a mass conspiracy trial. The 35 year old bookmaking figure testified he paid gifts and cash for protection from a $20 million yearly operation.
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New York
Harry Gross
Kings County
Gross
Julius Helfand
Brooklyn
Weber
Helfand
Furr's Expands into Denver Market with New Store
Furr Food Stores, based in Amarillo, plans a Denver expansion. Harold Mattingly moves from Borger to manage a 15000 square foot store at 2108 South Broadway, while F. A. Sewell travels to Denver to finalize another lease. The chain already runs five Colorado locations and aims to build a Denver warehouse.
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Furr Food
Amarillo
Denver
Key Furr
Harold Mattingly
Borger
South Broadway
Mr. Furr
F. A. Sewell
Furr
Colorado
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Mattingly
Oil Refinery Blast Toll Rises To Thirteen
Wood River Illinois reports a deadly Shell Oil Refinery explosion and fire in a cracking unit during a routine cleaning. Twelve workers died at once and eight perished later in hospital, with thirty injured. Names and ages of the victims are listed, and officials probe whether an open oil line caused the blast. The blast shattered windows in Wood River and Roxana as crews worked through the night.
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Ill
U.P
Shell
Roxana
R. B. Ryan
Caseyville
Henry H. Lamb
Alton
Francis S. Plummer
Grafton
Iil
Maurice McMillen
Malcolm Curtis
Robert MacGregor
Joseph Sullivan
Harry Ollerton
Livingston
Alvin Ray
Sorento
Joe Mangers
Hillcrest
Edward Graner
Brighton
Louis Dike
Wanda
Courtland King
New Douglas
Fire kills three at Rest Home in Colesville Md
Fire swept through a wing of Mrs Joliffe's home for the elderly in Colesville Maryland today killing at least three elderly women. More than 40 residents were hospitalized with burns shock or fumes as fire crews evacuated terrified inhabitants. Officials estimated $50,000 in damages and authorities warned the death toll might rise.
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Colesville
Montgomery County
Baseball Scoreboard Showdowns From American and National Leagues
Cleveland opened with a 1 0 1 0 win over Boston as Garcia and Hogan pitched, while Detroit plated four in the fourth to beat Philadelphia. St. Louis faced Washington, Chicago met New York, and New York played Cincinnati in National League action with several games listed as night or neutral.
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Boston
Garcia
Hogan
Wight
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