Grand Saline Officer Charged in Slaying
James David Mullican a 19 year old Amarillo youth was fatally shot in Grand Saline while circling a town Christmas tree with friends. Night watchman Richard Murdock 45 was charged with murder and jailed on 3000 bond as grand jury convenes.
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Grand Saline
James David Mullican
Amarillo
Associated Press
Young Mullican
Corby-Germany
William W. Mullican
North Taylor
Richard Murdock
Justice of the Peace
Daniel Boone Carter
Murdock
A. A. Dawson
Rockwall
Mullican
Dallas
Canton
van Zandt County
C. L
Vineyard
Harold Dorough
A. L. Crocker
GOP's Painless Cost Curb Bill Heads to House
Speaker Martin said the Republican backed voluntary anti inflation substitute for Truman price wage controls will pass the House tomorrow with votes to spare. Halleck accused the administration of politics over prices while O Mahoney called the plan pro monopoly. Republicans planned a take it or leave it tactic to limit amendments and push the Walcott bill as part of their program.
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Washington
Martin
Massachusetts
Truman
House
Halleck
Indiana
White House
Capitol Hill
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
GOP
Walcott
Michigan
Amarillo area eyes 3.4 million in new homes for 1948
K S Reynolds of the Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association reports 3.4 million dollars of residential construction planned for 1948 in Amarillo and nearby Pampa and Berger. About 500 single family homes with FHA commitments averaging 6800 dollars each are in the pipeline, plus 28 rental units valued at 150 thousand dollars.
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Amarillo
K. S. Reynolds
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
Reynolds
Snees Svs Ewes
FHA
Pampa
Berger
Amarill
Slain as Arab Troops Pounce On Jewish Convoy Near Tel Aviv
Arab Legion troops attacked a Jewish bus convoy near Tel Aviv killing 14 Jews and wounding 15, with exchanges reported between Hagana and Arab fighters. The violence followed raids on a British depot at Ramle and border volleys with Lebanon, as crowds in Cairo pledged arms to Palestinians.
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Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
King Abdullah
Palestine
Arab Legion
Beth Nebale
Petah Tiqva
Ben Shemen
Ramle
Herbcere Bros
Taylor
Hagana
Holon
Tel Errish
Palestine Police
Lebanon
Russell
the Stationary Co
Taylor St
Cairo
Opera Square
Arab League
Marshall Denies US Profiteering In Germany
London dispatch reports Secretary of State Marshall denying U S profiteering in postwar Germany. He says no penny of profits from German exports has been kept by the United States or Britain and urges Big Four cooperation to revive Germanys economy and foreign trade.
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Marshall
Germany
London
Russia
United States
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Europe
Mexico to Build Ports in 75 Million Plan
The Navy ministry announced a five year program totaling 75 million dollars for port improvements in Mexico. The plan targets Colima on the Pacific coast and Frontera in Tabasco on the Gulf coast.
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Mexico
Mexico City
U.P
Navy Ministry
Colima State
Pacific
Frontera
Tabasco
Santa's Letter Elves Gather Toys Ideas For Christmas
Santa explains how his elves overhear children through the year to learn which toys and upgrades kids want. He notes listening to play, watching parents and even visiting the circus to see popular acts. The letter ends with a playful wink from the Winkey elf and a promise of festive work year round.
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Mother Claus
North Pole
Winkey Elf
Crash Injures Couple in Two-Car Pileup on North Mirror
Two injured in early morning crash when their car swerved into the rear of a parked car near 2011 North Mirror. Mr and Mrs Earl Powell of Pleasant Valley taken to St Anthony's. Mrs Powell listed in fair condition with chest injuries. Second car struck a fence and a tree, driver Mr Powell released after leg injury. Damage to Byars car estimated as considerable.
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Earl Powell
Mountain Drive
Pleasant Valley
Powell
Highway Patrol
North Mirror
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw
Jesse Byars
Byars
British Sub Alliance Surfaces After Weeks Undersea Test
The British submarine Alliance surfaced at Portsmouth after remaining submerged for several weeks off Sierra Leone to test prolonged dives. The crew of 7 officers and 60 men stayed healthy with an improved schnorkel and secret systems aboard.
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London
Admiralty
H. M. Submarine Alliance
Portsmouth
Sierra Leone
Africa
Britain
Alliance
Freetown
Slackness in Texas Pen System Claims
The Dallas Morning News reports from Huntsville that Texas inmates face starvation by fiscal year end due to an overspent food budget. The staff story notes the prison board’s three day tour with newsmen and that in three months the system has spent 61 percent of its funds.
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Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Huntsville
State
Texas
Weather and prison mail issues referenced in clipped report
The piece notes Amarillo weather outlook for Monday and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures, plus occasional rains in Del Rio to Eagle Pass and Panhandle forecasts. It also mentions a Dallas Morning News report alleging special privileges for a sentenced accomplice and prison mail denial or rifling, with board members asserting no favoritism and steps to fix mail delivery.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Salvation Army Chief Edward J. Higgins Dies
Gen Edward J. Higgins died at 83 at his High Oaks New Jersey home. He was the third international leader of the Salvation Army and served as the global head of the organization.
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Salvation Army
New York
Edward J. Higgins
Third International
New Jersey
High Oaks
Weslaco Hosts Hollywood Style Birthday Glamour Show
Weslaco Texas drew 6000 spectators for a Hollywood style birthday celebration last night. Twenty six models paraded gowns crafted from fruits vegetables and flowers in a colorful display that thrilled the audience.
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Weslaco
Tex
Hollywood
Amarillo Philharmonic Tickets On Sale For Tuesday Concert
The Amarillo Philharmonic box office at Southwestern Public Service Company opens today and tomorrow from 9 to 5 for ticket purchases. The concert at Municipal Auditorium Tuesday at 8 30 features James Jackson as guest baritone. Prices are 2.40 1.80 and 0.60 for students.
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Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Southwestern Public Service Company
Fifth and Polk
Municipal Auditorium
James Jackson
Soviet Union Abolishes Rationing and Initiates Currency Reform
Moscow reports that starting Tuesday the USSR will issue new currency at ten old rubles per one new ruble and end rationing for food and industrial goods. Bread prices drop 12 percent, cereals 10 percent, while vodka and wine keep ration prices. Wages stay unchanged as the decree seeks to curb inflation and speculators.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Stalin
Andrei Zhdanov
Communist Party Central Committee
Washington
Robert Lovett
Russia
Yuri Levitan
Soviet Decree Details War Time Currency Reform
The decree explains false rubles flooded circulation during the war lowering purchasing power and requiring strengthening the ruble. It notes sharp increases in state war expenditures and the need for large currency issuance, but asserts reform will avoid harming the people unlike capitalist reforms.
What Am I Saying Glamour By Frank Morean
A 1947 column by Frank Morean defines a glamor girl as one who has what it takes to take what you have. He notes that when a man tells a girl she is pretty as a picture he is usually admiring her frame.
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N. ¥. Post Corp
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E. N. Mullican
Grand Saline Funeral Home
Billy Howard Mullican
Tommie Hedrick
Grady Mullican
Stratford
Kenneth Mullican
Near Canyon
Lucky
Olver & Wiggins Lbr Co
Home Builders Association
Senate Banking Committee
Mary and
Johnny Jones
Santa
B. A. Shufflehome
Grand Prairie
Elmer Lincoln
Texarkana
French Robertson
Abilene
W. C. Windsor
Tyler
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