Passage of Taft–Hartley bill stirs mixed forecasts
The Taft-Hartley labor bill, pushed by Republican leadership and vetoed by the President, faces mixed reception. Southern Democrats aided passage in the Senate, while unions’ strikes may soon influence management relations. Amendments are already proposed in both chambers.
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Hatever
Congress
Republican Party
GOP
Senate
Supreme Court
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
Senator Kilgore
House
Congressional reorganization act cuts committees but adds subcommittees
The 1946 act aimed to curb committees by reducing standing panels from 81 to 34 in Congress. A recent survey shows both chambers instead created 146 subcommittees while only four special committees have been formed, a slight improvement over prior years.
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House
Senate
Idaho Senator Refuses Payroll Signing Over Affidavit Claim
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor known as the senate’s guitar strumming "'Hamlet" refused to sign the payroll affidavit requiring declaration he is not a member of any organization that opposed the government. The senate clerk ruled he would not need to sign, though Taylor admits holding an A F of L card.
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Glen Taylor
Idaho
Senate
Taylor
A. F. of L
Dilemma Over Truman Rent Bill and Owen’s Legacy
The piece notes President Truman reluctantly signed a rent control bill allowing a 15 percent rise, mirroring an earlier OPA moment with June 30 expiry. It recalls Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, now 92, who devised a world language learning alphabet. It quotes Rep. Clifford Hope praising farmer cooperatives while rivals push curbs to curb coop influence.
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Truman
OPA
Robert L. Owen
Congress
Senate
Oklahoma
Third Party Talk Rumors Stir Political Gossip
The chatter centers on a possible national third party movement next year. Observers say Henry Wallace could threaten Democrats but may stay in the Democratic ranks. state laws could allow an independent bid only in state elections.
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Henry Wallace
Dematic
Notable Chalk Deposit Traced From Astin Across Border
A chalk deposit described as a soft white rock extends from Astin Texas southwestward into Mexico for about 600 miles. The vein averages roughly 600 feet in thickness and spans a large geographic area with potential industrial value.
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Astin
Texas
Intoxico
Ranch Hands Rodeo Added To Otero County Fair Program
Ranch Hands rodeo added to the Otero County Fair on September 19 20 and 21 with afternoon shows. Buster Prather will direct and supply stock for calf roping bronc riding bull and steer riding bulldogging with a $300 daily purse plus entry fees. Arena to be built south of Alamogordo Ball Park joining the fair grounds, plans for permanent grandstand and bleachers. Prather gained town board approval to acquire land on Florida Ave for parking and arena expansion.
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Otero County
Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
Prather
Florida Ave
Knott Resigns From County Commission Board
W R Rusty Knott resigns from the County Board of Commissioners second district. He recently retired as Ryan Tres Ritos Ranch superintendent and moved to Albuquerque. Resignation effective upon acceptance at the September 1 meeting. Governor may fill vacancy. Ray Sowell of Weed remains the third member.
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Ralph W. Morgan
County Board of Commissioners
W. R
Rusty) Knott
Mr. Knott
Albuquerque
Ray Sowell
Weed
Plan Coke Plant For Alamogordo
Hope M. Smith of Magnolia Coca-Cola Bottling Co El Paso and contractor Chas A Goetting visited Alamogordo planning a Coca Cola expansion. Smith aims to supply the territory with bottled Coke soon and praises sugar rationing ending two weeks ago. He owns two lots at New York Ave and Twelfth St and plans flood protection fencing truck exchange areas and a permanent branch warehouse that could become a bottling plant, similar to the El Paso facility on Yandell Blvd at Birch St.
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Hope M. Smith
Magnolia Coca-Cola Bottling Co
el Paso
Chas. A. Goetting
Alamogordo
Mr. Smith
Smith
New York Ave
Twelfth St
Fl Paso
Yandell Blvd
Birch St
Oklahoma Indian Population Study Shows 27 Tribes
The article notes 27 tribes are represented in Oklahoma's citizenship. Former tribal governments have shifted to state citizenship, with about 120000 people identified as loyal, patriotic citizens.
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Oklahoma
State of
Water restriction relaxed as reservoirs near full
Mayor E D McKinley lifted the domestic water limits on Thursday on the advice of Town Manager C A McNatt as two million gallon reservoirs neared capacity. Domestic supply now comes from Alamo Canyon and French wells while La Luz and Fresnal Canyon water is reserved for irrigation and public properties until domestic needs are met.
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E. D. McKinley
C. A. McNatt
McNatt
Alamo Canyon
la Luz
Fresnal
MceNatt
Fresnal Canyon
Living Cost Inquiry Ordered by Washington Official
Washington Attorney General Tom C. Clark ordered a new anti price-boost campaign aimed at conspiracies behind rising food clothing and housing costs. He instructed the Justice Department to pursue criminal prosecutions and warned courts against plea bargains while noting postwar price and income highs.
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Washington
Tom c. Clark
Clark
Justice Departments Anti-Trust Division
C.I.O
Congress
Co. LL O
Emil Rieve
Commerce and Labor Departments
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Truman
Mrs Stephens and granddaughter visit in Texas town
Mrs G F Stephens and her granddaughter Miss Mary Lou Mathis of San Antonio are visiting Mrs Stephens daughter Mrs Ray Beeson and husband. Mrs Beeson was in Lubbock last week and met her mother, continuing the family reunion during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Stephens
Mary Lou Mathis
San Antonio
Tex
New Mexico State Fair Builds Modern Dairy Show Barn
Albuquerque officials report a new dairy building under construction at the New Mexico State Fair will be ready for the September 28 opening. The 150-dairy-animal capacity structure features a full dairy parlor and dairy bar, enhancing one of the region’s most complete livestock facilities. The complex also includes beef cattle, sheep, swine, horse, racing, and poultry buildings.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Louis Sandoval
New Mexico Fair
Alamo Canyon Test Well Could Yield More Water
The Alamo Canyon test well, drilled for the Town at M R Prestridge’s expense, reached 55 feet with shale encountered. Contractor Geo Perry plans 100 feet more, Mayor McKinley aiming for 300 feet. if water is found, the Town will receive the well and costs reimbursed.
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Alamo Canyon
M. R. Prestridge
Prestridge Lumber Co
Geo. Perry
Ruidoso
Parade Seeks Covered Wagon for Otero County Fair
L A Hendrix, parade chairman, seeks a covered wagon for the Otero County Fair parade on September 19 and 20. Call the Chamber of Commerce secretary at the Town Office No 100 if you can supply a wagon for frontier color.
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L. A. Hendrix
Otero County Fair
Washington Seeks Pan American Unity For Rio Conference
Washington leaders departed for Rio de Janeiro defense talks to advance hemispheric unity. President Truman Senator Vandenberg Secretary of State Marshall and UN delegate Warren Austin stressed cooperation as Western Hemisphere ministers prepare to draft a mutual defense treaty. The Sacred Cow plane carried them via Puerto Rico and Belem Brazil en route to the talks.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Truman
Vandenberg R. Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Vandenberg
Kio
Wig
Httle
Austin
U. N
Wood
Ilo
Otero County Fair Picnic Plans Set for Sunday
Fifteen hundred notices mailed by the Alamo Gordo Chamber of Commerce invite all Otero County residents to a Sunday picnic at James Canyon Picnic Ground west of Mayhill. The 4 p.m. meeting will plan the annual fair, with Jas. P. Mahill presiding and a 5 p.m. picnic dinner. Water by U.S. Forest Service workers and Maybill volunteers provide coffee, cream, and sugar.
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Otero County
James Canyon
Mayhill
Alamogordo
U. S. Forest Service
Jas. PF. Mahill
Alamogordo Fights Riots Between Civilians and Soldiers
Mayor BE D McKinley summoned the town police to curb violence after a Saturday night clash at Henrys Bar involving civilians and Alamogordo Army Air Base personnel. He ordered arrests of soldiers and civilians if needed and cautioned officers against accepting extra fees for patrols. Police will report to Police Chief Markley under Town Board oversight.
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BE. D. McKinley
Alamogordo
Town Board
Alamogordo Army Air Base
Henry's
First Street
Helmick
McKinley
Alamo Club
New York Ave
J. B. Grege
Douglas McNatt
Policman
Read and
McNatt
8. J. Markley
Otero Bus Drivers Attend Silver City Conference
Otero County school bus drivers led by C. H. Winters attend an August 11 to 14 Institute in Silver City. The course covers safety fire safety and bus maintenance taught by the State Teachers College with instructors from the state university and others. Frances Godley notes 20 drivers in the county and a new Bonita district 28 line to Pinon. Retirement pay after 20 years is offered to drivers under new rules.
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Otero County
CC. H. Winters
County Bus Drivers Association
Silver City
New Mexico
Winterson
State Bus Drivers Association
State Teachers College
State University
Mra
Frances Godley
Olero County
Bonita
Pinon
Godley
Vera Stone
Willam Stone
D. L. Stone
Clarene F. Miller
Roy Beaublossom
Cleve Dockray
Irvin Scott
Karl Patterson
Kenneth RR. Potter
Don Taylor
C. WH. Winters
C. H. Winters
Mabry Seeks New Title For Paso Por Aqui Film
Gov Mabry and Mrs Mabry will view rushes of Paso Por Aqui in Hollywood and push to rename the film New Mexico or include the state in the title. Exterior scenes were shot in San Rafel Gallup and Inscription Rock. Stars Joel McCrea Dee and Bickford, with Sherman Pictures backing, and a premiere likely in New Mexico this fall.
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Santa Fe
Aug. Il
Thomas J. Mabry
Hollywood
New Mexico
San Rafeal
Gallup
Inscription Rock
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Mabry
Harry Sherman
Sherman Picures, Inc
el Morro
Distribution Of Medals To Veterans At Alamogordo Center
Alamogordo Army Air Field is the designated distribution center for World War II Victory and American Defense Service Medals. Medal pickup runs 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on multiple days through Friday. Veterans or next of kin must present service evidence such as discharge papers or authenticated statements. Eligibility requires Army service dates spanning 7 December 1911 to 1 December 1946 for the Victory Medal and service before 7 December 1941 for the American Defense Medal.
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Lamogordon Aafp
Alamogordo Army Air Field
Public Information Office
Elhable Arym
Maryland Avenue School Renamed In Honor Of Mrs. Dudley
The Alamogordo Rotary Club heard Tu l a Rossa superintendent John L. Larkin urge broader youth programs and larger teaching staff. Maryland Avenue School will be renamed Dudley School in honor of Mrs. Josephine Dudley who taught Spanish descent students for 37 years and is retiring on health grounds.
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Maryland Avenue School
Josephine Dudley
Alamogordo
Larkin
Rotary
David M. Mishel
el Paso
Mishel
Maryland Ave
Dudley
Municipal School Board
N. M
Texas
Power Company Officials Emphasize Safety Meeting
Community Public Service Co. of Alamogordo and Ruidoso held a safety discussion led by Geo Johnson and Lou Hiatt at a Saturday gathering in Silver City. Johnson cited a high accident rate in the division over eighteen months and outlined avoidance measures. Hiatt discussed construction accidents and offered guidance to prevent them. Attendees included workers from Alamogordo and Ruidoso plus guests, who enjoyed a fried chicken supper after the meeting.
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Community Public Service Co
Alamogordo
Ruidoso
Geo. Johnson
N. M. dis+h
Lou Hiatt
Divva Jiine
Silver Cir
Johnson
Mr. Hiatt
Miss Edgington Presented in Concert by Joanne Circle
Miss Charlotte Edgington a talented Alamagordo violinist will perform several numbers at the Methodist church Sunday evening as part of a musical program. She won a musical scholarship at Lovita Academy El Paso and will attend Webster College Missouri this fall for violin training. After the program the Joanne Circle will serve punch and refreshments.
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Joanne Circle
Methodist
W. 5S. CS
Charlotte Edgington
Alamogordo
Ehurch
Charlotte
Lorevita Academy
el Paso
Webster Colege
Missouri
Webster
Joanne Cirelet
Gerald Champion Elected State Republican Chairman in Albuquerque
Gerald Champion of Tularosa and Alamogordo won the Republican State Chairmanship at a party convention in Albuquerque. Jaffa Miller of Albuquerque was his closest rival, losing 7 to 64. Champion promised a strong campaign and a united party for 1948 elections.
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Gerald Champion
Tularosa
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Jaffa Miller
Champion
Otero County
Gilbert Langford
T. A. Hendrix
Power lines expand as Elephant Butte supplies Southern New Mexico
The Alamogordo Army Air Base and the Community Public Service Co. relieve load as power from Elephant Butte Dam nears Southern New Mexico towns. Crews extend lines from Ruidoso toward La Luz and highway north of town. Grider notes engines under strain due to peak load but expects broader Elephant Butte power once reclamation lines adjust.
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Typhan Butte
Alaocordo Army Air Base
Community Public Service Co
Alamoxordo
A. PL Gry R
Serice
New Mexico
Elephant Butte Dam
Hondo Valley
Silver City
Almocorde
Ruidoso
la Luz
Grider
Alamogado
Ta Luz
Tularosa
Ruidoso and
Hondo Vato
Alamogordo
Aisho
Elephant Bolte Peeervoir
Elephant Butte
Survey Planned for New Mexico Colorado Boundary
Denver based engineer Arthur D. Kidder, appointed by the Supreme Court, arrives to begin a survey of the New Mexico Colorado line. The project will map about two miles from the San Juan River west to the four corners where Arizona and Utah meet Colorado and New Mexico. The boundary has not been surveyed before. Jon Danley of Alamowords returns to U.S. Grazing Service duties and will work from Demir.
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Denver
Arthur D. Kidder
United States Supreme Court
Colorado
New Mexico
San Juan River
Four Corners
Arizona
Utah
Kidder
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Kansas
Dairymen's League
Tax Equality League
Ranch Hands Rodeo
W. E. Knott
Southampton
New York
Plan Coke Plant
Lincoln
Percy ©. Powell
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert
Luther H. Evans
Librarian of
Otero
Gov. Mabry
Mrs
Duncan Campbell
Clarence M. Morgan
Leff
Oregon
Theodore Kousnevelt
Power Company
Depense
James V. Forrestal
National Security
Unificaton of Armed Services
Republic
Miss Edgington
Joseph Spagnela
Earl Moore
Lake Success
U.N
U.S
Butte Power
Colorado Survey
Jon Danley
Alamowords
U.S. Grazing Service
Demir
Melissa
Robert MH. Dada
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