High Velocity Storm Blows Across Gulf Seney
A surging tropical hurricane stood off the Texas coast at 10 PM and was forecast to strike land in Mexico near 5:45 AM Friday. Red Cross crews stood by in Hidalgo Willacy and Cameron counties. Recon flights clocked winds 100 to 120 mph near the center with hurricane force winds extending 50 miles outward and squalls reaching 300 miles. Authorities warned Texas coastal areas from Brownsville to the Louisiana line to brace as the storm moved toward land while keeping ships in port.
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Brownsville
Red Cross
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Moon
Hidalgo
Willacy
Cameron
Rio Grande Valley
Weather Bureau
Army
Navy
New Orleans
Welby Stevens
E. A. Farrell
US Weather Bureau
Houston
Louisiana
Population Of US Climbs 9 Million
The Census Bureau reports the U S population at 141 228 693 as of July 1 1946 up about 9 160 000 since 1940. Noted are westward population shifts boosting Pacific Coast states with California gaining 2 485 000 and Michigan 797 000 Ohio 594 000 Washington 435 000 Texas 419 000 Oregon 361 000 and Florida 358 000. Excludes overseas armed forces in figures.
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Census Bureau
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India
Russia
State Department
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Ohio
Texas
Oregon
Florida
Bureau
Oklahoma
Panhandle Wheat Faces Penalties Over Poor Milling Quality
Panhandle wheat producers report a decline in baking quality as mills penalize incoming loads. Some cargoes incur 16 14 cents per bushel below market, and buyers sometimes refuse to bid. Wheat varieties Chiefkan Red Chief Early Blackhull and Superhard Blackhull are blamed, while Westar Comanche Tenmargy Wichita Triumph Turkey Red Kanred are recommended for better results.
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Texas
Frederick T. Dines
Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills
Burrus
Mr. Dines
Panhandle
Daily News
Nebraska
Colorado
Dines
Westar
Comanche
Tenmargy
Wichita
Triumph
Panhandle Wheat Quality Shifts Highlighted by County Maps
Agricultural experts for Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills estimate pre-harvest acreage by variety in 32 Texas Panhandle counties. The maps show No 1 good and No 2 poor varieties, with dark shading for counties over 20 percent poor. A 5 to 1 ratio marks the threshold for mixing grindings while maintaining fair flour quality.
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Texas Panhandle
Tex-O-Kan
Blast in Orient No. 2 mine traps workers near exit
Officials said an explosion at Orient No. 2 coal mine in West Frankfort occurred about 8:36 PM with about 89 to 100 men at work. A few were in the blast area. two were taken to Miners Hospital, while others were being brought up and evaluated. No confirmed trapped count.
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West Frankfort
Orient Number Two
Chicago Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co
Wallace Heath Auto Loans Notebook Ad
Ad lists Wallace Heath Auto Loans at 821 West from Russell's and 611 Taylor Sixth St. It promotes school ready leather AptinteemneT- nena anemic mg as part of the notices.
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Wallace Heath
West
Russell
Taylor
Miss Chicago 1947 Is Joan Hiatt Of Amarillo
Joan Hiatt 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hiatt of 2004 Harrison, Austin Amarillo, won Miss Chicago 1947. A student at Sherwood School of Music in Chicago she studies voice and piano while pursuing a freelance modeling and singing career. Her win ends Oriental Theater’s search to send Chicago’s representative to Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Hiatt
Sherwood School of Music
W. J. Hiatt
Harrison
Oriental Theater
Windy City
Atlantic City
Miss Hiatt
Chicago Times
Stephen Deutch
Earl Gross
Marjorie Fetcher
Ellen Reynolds
Dave Schooler
Warner Brothers Studio
Ernest Byfield
Hotel Sherman Corporation
Oil Worker Killed in Canton Oil Field Accident
Harold Rich, 31, an oil field worker, was accidentally electrocuted while loading a Gray line at the Canton oil field in St. Landry Parish. Parish police said a live wire touched the line causing instant death.
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Lafayette
Harold Rich
Canton
St. Landry Parish
Parish
Plywood Cabinets Noted From Olver and Wiggins Lumber
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co. at 1200 West 6th offers plywood suitable for cabinet projects. Local builders consider the stock a reliable choice for home carpentry.
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Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
W. 6Th
Rioting marks India’s dawn of independence in 1947
New Delhi witnesses a dawn of two dominions with Mountbatten’s departure as India's last viceroy. Lahore and Amritsar see deadly sectarian violence as fear of border changes sparks rioting and casualties. Gandhi faces hostile crowds while Nehru becomes prime minister and Jinnah takes oath in Pakistan.
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India
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Britain
Karachi
Pakistan
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Chani Chouk
Red Fort
Bombay
Subcontinent
B. G. Kher
Punjab
Parkistan
Lahore
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Mohomed Ali Jinnah
Young states emerge as dominion gains day of independence
The assembly greeted the new day as the dominion becomes two youngest states and sheds London rule, describing Britain’s era of imperial control. It notes 350 years since Queen Elizabeth granted a charter to exploit India’s riches and two centuries of British rule.
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London
Elizabeth
India
Britain
State Department Removes 10 Reds and 14 Loyalty Rejections
The Civil Service Commission announced 10 State Department employees were removed for loyalty reasons, raising total removals since July 1, 1946 to 20. positions held and identities were not disclosed. The report also notes 14 applicants were deemed ineligible for loyalty, 11 for Communism.
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Civil Service Commission
Rees
Kansas
House Civil Service Commission
Marshall
Atomic Energy Commission
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Marshall Gives Treaty Views on Hemisphere Defense
In Rio de Janeiro US Secretary of State George C. Marshall said the Inter American Conference aims to give treaty form to the Art of Chapultance pledging mutual defense against aggression. He noted no plan to push economic topics, contrary to Argentine proposals. US sources say the delegation will oppose economic discussions.
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George C. Marshall
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United States
Navy reveals Bikini Atoll drilling milestone
The Navy released a statement noting Bikini Atoll now has the biggest hole ever drilled by man on a Pacific atoll. The remark comes as a rare, lively government press release.
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Bikini
Pacific Atoll
A Rain Rally Figures In Texas City Reports
Weather records show Amarillo receiving a scanty .08 inch with downtown heavier. Other Texas totals include Hereford 1.70 inches and Dalhart 1.50 inches while Pampa and Elk City logged traces and nearby towns reported varied amounts up to .77 inches.
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Elk City
Trinidad
Clayton
Hereford
Dalhart
Amarillo
Texas
Adrian
Clarendon
Muleshoe
Panhandle
Stratford
Carrouzett
Miami
Kingsmill
Soviet Veto Threat Overrides Balkan Proposals in UN
At Lake Success Russia accused the United States of crude interference in Greek affairs and said it would veto new US and Australian Balkan resolutions. Gromyko claimed US arms shipments to Greece worsen the crisis while criticizing US statements as unfounded and insulting to Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Albania.
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Gromyko
Herschel V. Johnson
United States
Balkans
United Nations
Soviet Union
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Security Council
Johnson
UN Assembly
Pilots Resting In Greenland
New York report says two former Army pilots Clifford Evans and George Truman are resting in Greenland after landing near Juliannehaak. William Strohmeier, flight manager, has not been told their next route, though Reykjavik Iceland lies about 730 miles away.
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New York
William Strohmeier
Army
Greenland
Iceland
Clifford V. Evans
Washington
Worley Heads to Naval Reserve Training Cruise
Rep. Eugene Worley of Shamrock said he will leave Norfolk for a Naval Reserve training cruise lasting several weeks. The lieutenant commander plans talks with President Truman on Friday about foot and mouth disease efforts in Mexico and a boxcar shortage, then returns to the Panhandle after the cruise.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Daily News
Washington
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Congress
Norfolk
Worley
Naval Reserve
Panhandle
Truman
Mexico
Congressional
Panhandler
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast Update
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Amarillo and vicinity with scattered thundershowers expected Friday and Saturday. West Texas shows widely scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers Friday into Saturday with cooler afternoon temperatures. Temperatures yesterday ranged from the mid 60s to upper 80s, with a high of 90 and a low around 46. Precipitation in the last 24 hours totaled .08 inches. Sunrise was 6:07 AM. sunset 7:36 PM.
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Panhandle
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