Hoarder talk and Cold War quips mix in reader column
A reader letter page blends satire on hoarding and Stalin with wartime vet pride and anti Russian Roulette safety ideas. It notes Korean War tensions, aging reservists, Will Rogers quotes, a Billy the Kid tribute, and reflections on public taste, plus local curiosities about Lincoln New Mexico commemorations and Winchell humor.
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Will Rogers
Lincoln
Illinois
Kentucky
Aly
Charles Amnett
Southwestern Public Service Company
House Organ
Billy the Kid
Peter Hurd
Sacramento
Wilh
Kid
New Mexico
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Brooklyn
Leonard Lyons
Walter Winchell
Stork Club
Prairie Plains Today Parade and Community Events
Parade marking opening of VIT Reunion features Dare-Govil show at 2 30 PM downtown street dancing from 5 30 PM and evening events at Rita Blanca Stadium. Canyon hosts pet show at 4 PM. Childress hosts Area FFA banquet and awards at the hotel at 8 PM.
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Rita Blanca
It High School
Childress
FFA
Childress Ietel
Draft policy evolves as age limits shift under new rules
Maj. Gen. Hershey, head of Selective Service, said the draft may extend beyond 24 and 25 year olds as officials assess how deeply the new draft call will cut. He noted many 24 and 25 year olds served last war and some are exempt, while others were rejected as unfit last time. He suggested possible inclusion of 23 year olds but warned final details are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Time Magazine
New York
Zoe
Tyson Eubanks
Bo- Vina
Panpe Haie
Eubanks
Ege
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Eral
It Will Depend On The Rejection Rate
A concise note discusses that outcomes hinge on the level of rejections encountered, indicating variability in results tied to rejection rate and its impact on overall decisions.
Army raises draft request to 100000 men
Washington AP report says the Army increased its draft call from 20 000 to 100 000 with 50 000 needed in September and another 50 000 in October. No state quotas were given. Hershey will notify directors who set their own quotas. Also covered: Air Force growth to 58 groups within 12 months and 69 by January 1953, extended foreign service tours for Army personnel, and mobilization plans with Truman’s statement.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Far East Command
Truman
Executive order extends enlistments and defense hires
The executive order extends for 1% months all armed service enlistments and solidifies congressional authority. The Defense Department plans to hire 236,978 more staff and spend an extra 10.5 billion dollars on the armed services this year. Army 109,378 Navy 79,406 Air Force 48,200. Lyndon Johnson named chairman of a Senate watchdog committee to oversee rearmament and preparedness efforts.
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Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Banking Committee Backs Partial Truman Controls
Washington July 27 The House Banking Committee approved 20 to 1 President Truman's plan of partial controls while Congress eyed junking it for a drastic price wage freeze to combat inflation. Baruch urged full mobilization and proposals for ceilings on everything gained attention in the House and Senate as lawmakers debated broader wage price controls and rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
President Truman
Congress
Bernard Baruch
House
Baruch
Truman
Banking Committee
Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Banking Committee
Dies Tells of Official Cold Shoulder in 1938
Former congressman Martin Dies recounts his 1938 Senate and Cabinet clashes over Communist infiltration. He names Perkins and Wallace, cites 839 government Communist affiliates, and accuses leaders of ignoring warnings. He links Roosevelt era policy to Korea and Moscow funding.
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Martin
Martin Dies
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Lufkin
Labor Perkins
Franklin Roosevelt
Stalin
House Un-American Activities Committee
Dies
Communist Party
Roosevelt
United States
Russia
Henry Wallace
Colorado
Tex
Moscow
Kremlin
Korea
You Make It Funny And You Win A Prize Contest
The Daily News announces a weekly contest starting Sunday titled You Make It Funny. Daily captions accompany a funny picture and the best caption wins a prize. entries must be sent with the picture to qualify.
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Daily News
Four-Way Policy Committee Mobilizes US Home Front
Washington on July 27 reports a National Policy Committee will unite industry labor agriculture and the public to align the home front for war. NSRB chairman W Stuart Symington says the panel will advise on controls prices profits wages manpower and materials with twelve members three from each sector. A nine member labor group urged rapid excess profits taxes to curb profits extorted by price rises since the Korean war began.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Noliev
Symington
National Policy Committee
Labor
Thompson Products to pay extra checks for gov part output
In Cleveland 17,500 Thompson Products workers will receive extra pay today instead of vacation as the plant continues producing aircraft parts for the government.
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Cleveland
Thompson Products, Inc
Joe Lee Day Proclaimed by Amarillo Mayor
Amarillo observes a day honoring Joseph Lee founder of the Playground Association of America with a slate of public events across parks. Activities include a homemaking class at Horace Mann School, a story hour at Victory Mission Branch, a Business Club picnic at Camp Don Harague, a Texas Home Builders barbecue at Ellwood Park, a public putting tournament at Sunset Golf Course, a square dance class at Legion Hall, and a beauty pageant at The Nat Dance Palace with dance to follow.
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Josep Lee
Playground Association of America
Amarillo
Horace Mann
Victory Mission Branch
Public Library
American Business Club
Don Haragues
Lions’ den
Texas Panhhandle Home Builders Association
Ellwood Park
Sunset Golf Course
American Legion
Guill Proposes Bipartisan Farm Advisory Committee
Texas Republican Congressman Ben Guill introduced a bill to create a bipartisan advisory committee to draft a new federal agricultural program. The panel would include two members from each of 12 farm credit districts, one per organized commodity group, and eight ex officio members from both parties, with compensation set at 20 dollars per day plus up to 25 dollars for subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guill
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Texas
Ben Guill
Pampa
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Anti-Hoarding Drive Launched in Clayton NM
Clayton New Mexico residents join a voluntary anti hoarding plan spearheaded by F H Chilcote president of Farmers and Stockmen s Bank of Clayton. Citizens display red white and blue stickers on stores homes and cars pledging to halt panic buying and preserve freedom.
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F. H. Chilcote
Chilcote
Farmers’ and Stockmen’s Bank of
Clayton
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Portland
Stalin
Stooges
Farmer's and Stockmen’s Bank
Yanks Launch Largest Counterattack in Korean War Front
U S troops carry out a major counterattack near Yongdong and Hwanggan as Chinese forces push toward Pusan. Marine and Navy units bombard Yongdok while roadblocks rise along key routes. Reports say 1,600 to 2,000 Communists felled. results remain in doubt as fighting continues.
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Trygve Lie
United States
North Korea
Republic of
Korra
Malik
Soviet Union
Soe
Berlin
Britain
Security Council
UN General Assembly
Council
China
Renuel
Unified Command
Tokyo
Thawte
MacArthur
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
Hwanggan
Yongdong
Pusan
Yongdok
Yongdonk
Hobart Gay
First Cavalry Division
On This Day 1940 Blitz and Moon Phase Notes
Almanac item notes the German bombing blitz on London starting in 1940 and July moonrise times with a full moon at 10 17 PM. It also mentions Mars passing east of Spica with future visibility events and provides lunar dimensions. Includes terse verse and light humor snippets.
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London
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Joe Stalin
Federation of Hoarders
Singman Rhee
Kipling
Syble Holley
Phillips
Gallup
Jake Matik
Wes Izzard
Iligh Plains
Hershey
McIty
Hsicture
Servie Tafe
Barth
Vinson
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Walcott
Michigan
Olvex & Wiggins Lor, Co
UN Malik
West
By Gordon Tompkins
Joe
Lake Success
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Europe
Emanuel Shinwell
Shinwell
Royal Navy
Warrior
Portsmouth Navy
Ocean
Churchill
William Green
AFL
Philip Murray
CIO
al Hayes
International Association of Machinists
Organized Labor
Daily News Index
CAP
Riesel
Reda
Foreign Legion For US
Panhandle
Folsom Pioneers
Animal
Dent
Yanks
Daily News Almanac
US Weather Bureau
West Texas
del Rio- Eagle Pass
TAM Ayteak Iss
Pedo Canvevicen
Vest
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