Amarillo Develops Civil Defense Disaster Plan
Civil Air Patrol members in Amarillo unveil a five zone disaster plan with zone commanders to coordinate first aid and relief. The program covers natural disasters and bombing scenarios and aims to fit into the local defense committee’s broader planning.
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Amarillo
Civil Air Patrol
R. L. Flenniken
CAP
Flenniken
Texas City
Red Cross
Charles Brown
Wayne Jameson
Jameson
M. C. van Auken
Delbert Eaves
George T
President Signs Bill to Fund RAAF Activation in Amarillo
President Trume signed an emergency appropriation of 19.84 billion dollars allocating 18 million for initial work at Amarillo Army Air Field. The base, city owned, awaits a lease signing as Air Force and Engineers groups inspect the facility.
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RAAF
Trume
Amarillo Army Air Field
Air Force
Amarillo
Corps of Engineers
Korea
Atomic Energy Commission
Texas Seen Near 40 Million In Bomb Shelter Funds
Texas likely to receive about 39.8 million dollars in federal civil defense funds to build shelters in key target areas. Local communities must match grants, with distribution handled by the FCDA and allocations based on urban population.
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Austin
Texas
William L. McGill
McGill
Allan Shivers
FCDA
Truman
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
McGil
Congress
Hugh Gallagher
Division of
State and
Federal
Civil Defense Agency
Florida
Millard Caldwell
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Shivers
County Blood Typing Drive to Start Monday Night
The VFW post and volunteers launch a countywide program in Amarillo and Potter County to record blood type and RH factor for residents over two years old. Sessions run Monday Wednesday Friday 7 10 pm and Thursday 9 am 5 pm at the Blood Center 1409 West Eighth with four minute finger blood draws and basic name and address collection.
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Amarillo
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Potter County
Blood Center
West Eighth
Mel Kruse
VFW Post
Wets Win in Hutchinson County Liquor Vote
In Hutchinson County Texas the wets carried the liquor election by 2 615 to 2 030 with nine dry majorities among 20 precincts. The close result ended with Phillips Community Hall tipping the count as weather and turnout affected nearly 9 000 qualified voters.
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Borger
Hutchinson County
wVvil
Fritch
Phillips Community Hall
Hutchinson County Drys
Hutchinson County Legal Control Council
Spring Creek
Holt
Dial
Pringle
Stinnett
Weatherly
Sanford
Phillips
Bonavista Community Hall
Desperado Cook hunted after deadly Western spree
FBI and Western sheriffs pursue William Edward Cook, a Missouri ex con, tied to eight killings including the Illinois five and a Seattle family. Evidence cites Dewey family murder, a kidnapped deputy, and a snow drift discovery in Oklahoma as officers chase leads across California's Imperial Valley and nearby states.
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Blythe
Cal
California
Imperial Valley
FBI
West
William Edward Cook
Missouri
Robert Ware
Cook
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Wash
Ogilby
Carl Mosser
Thelma
Donald Dean
Gary Carl
Pamela Sue
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Winthrop
Ark
Oklahoma
Homer Waldrip
Riverside County
Here
Waldrip
Snowy Panhandle Skies Clear as Cold Front Passes
Brisk weather gripped the Panhandle with a 16 degree low and a high near 44 F as a cold front moved through. Light snow flurries doted the northern area with Borger reporting the heaviest near 0.04 inch while Clovis and Dalhart saw traces. skies gradually cleared by evening with lows in the teens to mid-20s across towns including Dalhart Tucumcari Lubbock Plainview and Gage.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
Panhandle
Clovis
Dalhart
Perryton
Pampa
Borger
Tucumcari
Lubbock
Plainview
Gage
Okla
First Battalion Teves State Guard Lodge Meeting
Organizational meeting set for today in Amarillo at 2 30 PM for the First Battalion Teves State Guard Lodge with Fillmore and surrounding attendees expected to attend.
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Teves State Guard
Fillmore and
New Comic Strip Debuts Monday in The Daily News
A heart warming new comic about a boy's life with his dad debuts Monday in The Daily News. The feature mixes humor, excitement, and poignant moments as it follows Sandy Hill and family.
Nickel Prices Rise as Pay Phones Go to Ten Cents
New York state sees pay-telephone calls double from five to ten cents. The New York Telephone Co. dispatched about 4,000 workers to convert 135000 pay stations and change mechanisms across the state.
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New York
New York State
New York Telephone Co
Amarillo Driver and Second Man Die in Fiery Wreck
Marshall Simmons transport driver for Bob Fuller Motor Company and his relief driver Joe McClellan died in a head on crash on Highway 66 near Union Missouri. Sam Ross Cain of Oklahoma City survived the collision. The two trucks burned about 45 minutes. Identification by Bob Fuller officials. Bodies at Union funeral home. Simmons had joined the company about six weeks.
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Marshall Simmons
Bob Fuller Motor Company
Union
Joe McClellan
Galena
Kan
Simmons
Sam Ross Cain
Oklahoma City
Highway 66
Gray Summit
St. Louis
Cain
H. J. Jeffries
Lubbock
McClellan
Union Funeral
Bob Fuller Company
For Men Only Spotlite Feature Promises Inside Look
The Daily News announces a Spotlite Feature titled For Men Only beginning tomorrow. It promises an inside view of modern men's pursuit of glamour, including permanents and body building courses, detailing what men spend and do.
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Daily News
Reds Set New Trap In Swoop On Wonju
In Tokyo on Sunday AP reports a major Korean front push by 210 000 Reds aimed at Wonju and flanking the US Eighth Army. The assault threatened Seoul's rail links as civilians fled Wonju while Chinese and North Korean forces overran a nearby airbase at Suwon and pressed toward Chechon.
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Reds
Wonju
Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Suwon
Seoul
East Central
Eighth Army
Red
Chechon
Taegu
South Korea
William
C. Barnard
Don Huth
Public Has Its Say In Panhandle Forum
Readers respond in Panhandle Forum on Page 25 with letters criticizing the government and urging change. An 11 point program is proposed by one contributor. The News-Globe says it will publish all letters it can fit.
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Washington
United Press
Gordon FE. Dean
Atomic Energy Commission J
AEC
Eniwetok Atomic Proving Ground
Pacific
Eniwetok
Truman
Enwetok
Voice of the People
Panhandle Forum
State of the Union
Congress
News-Globe
Fair Sunday and Warm Monday Almanac Note
Daily News Almanac reports fair weather across Amarillo, West Texas, and Tri State skies with a cold Sunday and warmer Monday. It notes Daguerre’s 1839 invention and records extreme temperatures at Aziza Libya 1922 and Portugal 1949. Also includes a humorous line about a good wife helping with housework.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Louis Daguerre
France
Altair
Pegasus
Aziza
Libya
North Africa
Portugal
Roland Ee OO
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Spring Valley
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Imperial County
Arizona
Yuma Highway
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Calexico
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Arkansas
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