Supreme Court rules Negro voting rights in Texas primary
The U S Supreme Court in an eight to one decision overturns a 1935 ruling and holds that the Negro has the right to vote in Texas Democratic party primaries The ruling asserts the federal constitution guarantees equal political participation and treats the party nomination process as a state function In Texas Lonnie E Smith a Black voter contested denied voting in the 1940 primary prompting broad southern opposition and questions about the impact on disenfranchised Black voters
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Congress
Roberts
South
Lonnie E. Smith
Houston
Justice Stone
Justice Roberts
Reed
Democratic Party
Justice Reed
Panhandle police meet includes Gar rison and officers
The Panhandle district meeting of the Texas Police Association will be held tomorrow at Municipal Auditorium with Col. Homer Garrison and J. M. Welch among speakers. An afternoon session follows at 2 p.m. and a barbecue for officers from 32 counties is planned at the Tri-State Fair Grounds.
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State Department of Public Safety
Col
Homer Garrison
Panhandle
Texas Police Association
J. M. Welch
Dallas
Dean R. Morey
FBI
Ed Gormley
Texas Auto
Truk Targeted Again as Ninth Bombardment Reported
Allied forces expanded control in the Marshall Islands with ten more atolls captured and flag raised over fourteen, while four remain under Japanese control. Truk faced its ninth bombing in five days as Pacific operations push toward Palau and the Marianas.
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Associated Press
United States
Central Pacific
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Jaluit
Mili
Maloelap
Wotje
Ralik
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Majuro
Wotho
Arno
Yap
Marianas Islands
Guam
Truk
Carolines
Palau
Marianas
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Burma
India
Imphal
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kohima
Bathedaung
Maungdaw
Tokyo
Berlin
Myitkyina
Katha
Buima
Mandalay
Admiralty Group
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Koruniat
Ndrilo
Los Negros
Hauwei
Manus
Red Cross Nurse Aide Sign Up in Amarillo
Amarillo Red Cross chapters seeks volunteers for nurse aide training with an April class. Interviews for applicants are today from 9 to 5 at the Red Cross office on the fifth floor of the Potter County courthouse. Mrs Paul H Streit chairs the corps.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Potter County
Paul H. Streit
Nurse's Aide Corps
Chinese Deny Red Trespass In Sinkiang Border Incident
Official Chinese statement denies Tass dispatch claims that Chinese troops from Sinkiang crossed into Outer Mongolia and that Chinese aircraft fired on Kazakhs fleeing the region. The government insists the report is entirely at variance with the facts.
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Chungking
Sinkiang
Mongolian Peoples Republic
Tass
Urga
Ulan Bator
Outer Mongolia
Shaw-Walker
Russell Stationery Co
Spud Planting Tips Highlight Victory Garden Talk
Jimmy Roseborough former extension horticulturist spoke at the Amarillo Kiwanis Victory Garden program in the Amarillo Hotel. He urged business leaders to plant gardens and wives to assist. He explained two planting windows for vegetables and stressed irrigation during potato formation to yield a pound per row foot.
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Jimmy Roseborough
A. & M. Extension Service
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Amarillo
Roseborough
Bryan
Ed Crabtree
Pauline Lokey
Mary Y. Newberry
Joe A. Jenkins
Amarillo, Victory Garden
Macon Carder
Harold Alexander
Weather headlines for Amarillo and nearby regions
The bulletin notes continued fair weather with little temperature change for Tuesday and Wednesday in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas remains partly cloudy and warmer, with mild conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday. New Mexico shows warmer trends Tuesday and Wednesday, with southeast and South Central areas affected.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Army Holds Dalhart Suspect
Dalhart April 3 Colonel E T Kennedy says the Army has the man who beat and robbed Mrs Herbert Peeples 38 near the Dalhart Army Air Field. A court martial will follow. Mrs Peeples suffered a brain concussion and bruises but may leave the base hospital this week. Authorities say the arrest was made by Army Air Field authorities and charges are being drawn.
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Dalhart
E. T. Kennedy
Dalhart Army Air Field
Herbert Peeples
Peeples
Kennedy
Army Air Field
Italians Take Cassino Peak
Allied reports say Italian troops of the Fifth Army seized a third peak northeast of Cassino, point 1 344, after taking Mt Castelnuovo and Mt Marrone. German forces attacked the Anzio beachhead with 150 infantrymen but were repelled with losses, while hints of intensified defenses emerged near Cassino and around the beachhead.
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Fifth Army
Cassino
Anzio
Mt. Castelnuovo
Mt. Marrone
Rome
Berlin
Cisterna
Adriatic
Tirpitz Joins Liability List
London April 3 The Tirpitz last capital battleship in Hitler's navy has been hit by several bombs from British planes, an admiralty communique said. The attack aimed to curb German sea power as Allies prepare for a continental invasion. Details were sparse, but several hits were noted.
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London
Hitler
Alten Fjord
Norway
Grumman
Fleet Air Arm
Jane's
British Naval Information
Sir William James
Tirpits
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Texans Review Decision and Outline Steps
Texans react to a supreme court ruling allowing negroes to vote in Texas primaries and discuss reorganizing party rules to maintain white participation. Dallas figures predict new executive meetings to craft lawful responses and preserve white nomination power. NAACP hails the ruling and urges Justice Department action to enforce in other states.
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New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Texas
Department of Justice
Biddle Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Francis J. Biddle
Deep South
United States
Philharmonic in Concert Tonight at USO Auditorium
The Philharmonic Orchestra performs tonight at 8 with Bach, Weber, Tschaikowsky, Dvorak and more. Grace Hamilton, pianist, plays Brandenberg Concerto No. 3. Admission by reserved seat. members show cards. Non members $1.10 adults 55 cents students. Ticket booth 9 to 5 at Southwestern Public Service.
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USO Municipal
Froton
Witiey
Bach
Grace Hamilton
Weber-Bernolt Praeludium Niwas
Jarneseit
Dvorak
Southwestern Public Service Company
Budapest Bombing Marks First Large Raid on Hungary
Allied bombers from Italy struck Budapest in a nearly 1000 mile round trip targeting rail links and a Messerschmitt factory. The raid followed a similar attack on Steyr, Austria, and came as Allied air forces suffered some losses while seeking to disrupt German and Hungarian war logistics.
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Germany
Balkans
Steyr
Austria
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