Universal training urged to meet future war needs
The President's Advisory Commission on Universal Training urged Congress to adopt at once a compulsory six month basic training for all 18 year olds with six more months of follow up, backed by a three member civilian military panel. It warned of possible atomic attack within four to ten years and argued more troops are needed for home defense and victory.
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Washington
America
Karl T. Compton
White House
Congress
Armed Services
Commission
Truman
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph E. Davis
Russia
Charles E. Wilson
Arctic
Tropics
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Economic federation plan eyed to aid Europe relief effort
United States officials weigh a European economic federation as part of a new aid program. The aim is to revive European business and secure loan repayment while avoiding further Congress requests. Planning, led by Secretary Marshall, focuses on Europe with global studies underway and grants as a possibility.
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Washington
Europe
State Department
Congress
United States
Marshall
Moscow
Britain
France
UNRRA
Vernon Rites Planned for Eastern Pilot Kenneth Willingham
Funeral services for Captain Kenneth V. Willingham 29 an Eastern Airlines pilot killed in the Maryland crash that claimed 53 lives will be held in Vernon in the coming days. Willingham a native of Roswell and former Texas flight instructor recently earned a full pilot rating and was co pilot on the Newark to Miami DC 4 flight when the tragedy occurred.
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Kenneth V. Willingham
Vernon
Willingham
Eastern Airlines
Maryland
Norma Jo Willingham
L. W. Howard
Lubbock
Elmer W. Hise
Aydmore
Okla
Nelson Davis
Newark
Miami
Tornado Toll Rises to 41 as Storm Rakes Arkansas Oklahoma
The toll from tornadoes in Leedey Oklahoma and near Pine Bluff Arkansas climbed to 41 with hundreds injured and heavy property damage. Destruction hit the Arkansas Delta cottages and plantations. rescue crews faced blocked roads and downed bridges as hospitals treated more than 300 injured.
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Associated Press
Leedey
Okla
Pine Bluff
Ark
Tandau
Couluster
Leoucy
Oklahoma
Glazier- Higgins
Texas
Higgins
Tyler
Tex
O. C. Palmer
Pounds Field
Palmer
Mel Gallagher
Child Mightier Than the Truck
A 14 month old Amarillo child escaped serious harm when a one and a half ton truck owned by his father backed into him during a picnic near Dumas. The leg was bruised but no fracture appeared on X rays and the boy recovered quickly, bouncing at play an hour later.
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William A. Smith
Cecil A Smith
Monroe
Amarillo
Dumas
Smiths
Raymond Rhodes
Price-Hackley Clinic
Mr. Smith
Government Censors Local and Outgoing Press Dispatches
Tientsin reports the government garrison declared a safeguard against uprisings by reserving the right to censor local and outgoing press dispatches. The note mentions completion of stock Dietzgen drafting and surveying supplies with Russell Stationery listed in connection.
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Tientsin
China
Dietzgen
Russell Stationery
Preacher System in Question as Conference Opens
Bishop Charles C. Seleeman warned laymen and preachers that the itinerant Methodist system may die if current trends persist. Delegations protested appointments while clergymen seek better salaries, and vows bind pastors to their assigned posts. The Amarillo district lists named appointments.
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Charles C. Seleeman
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Amarillo
Polk Street Church
J. Frank Peery
T. Edgar Neal
San Jacinto
E. Lee Stanford
Tenth Avenue
Lester L. Hill
Trinity
Abilene
Bargain Bells Ring in June Dollar Day Sale
Amarillo merchants offer extra bargains on Dollar Day with sale items across the shop for wedding gifts and general shopping. The event promises savings for Amarillo buyers as bells ring for the June shopping focus.
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Amarillo
Threat of Strike May Force US Into Coal Talks
Washington reports government intervention to revive stalled wage talks between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators as a planned July 1 strike looms. Senator Young says a mine walkout could empower lawmakers to override a presidential veto, while Senator Hill notes the coal dispute may affect veto chances. The plan would authorize injunctions against nationwide strikes and create a mediation agency.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Senator Young
North Dakota
Congress
Truman
Young
Senator Hill
Alabama
Labor Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
Tornado Delays Texas Wedding Party
A tornado that damaged Leedey Oklahoma and Higgins Texas delayed the Lipscomb wedding of Leone Gilkerson and Marshall Wright. Amarillo relatives watched the funnel form while driving through Higgins, then hid in a storm cellar with 27 residents and witnessed destruction including a demolished chicken house and killed poultry.
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Leedey
Okla
Lipscomb
Tex
Amarillo
Higgins
Leone Gilkerson
George Gilkerson
Marshall Wright
John Gilkerson
West Nineteenth
and Boone Ty
B. O. Kretz
Bonnie Beth
Ross Gilkerson
Bob Hiatt
Gilkerson
Roy Landers
Tornado Kills Mr and Mrs Albritton in Leedey Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Johnny R Harrs of 801 Bryan left yesterday for Leedey Oklahoma where her grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Albritton were killed in a tornado that tore through the town Saturday night. Mr Albritton was a former Baptist minister and a retired farmer. Their home was demolished. Funeral services have not been announced.
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Johnny R. Harrs
Bryan
Leedey
Okla
J. A. Albritton
Albritton
Beauty Show in Amarillo Seeks Miss Texas Route
Beauty show hosts Amarillo contestants tonight in a 9 pm revue for a chance to enter Texas Miss America eliminations in Corpus Christi June 14 15. Contestants include Juanita Crum Polly Lowe Betty Stovall Joan Hiatt Helen Sample. Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors. tickets priced 1.00.
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Amarillo
Texas
Corpus Christi
Atlantic City
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Juanita Crum
Polly Lowe
Betty Stovall
Joan Hiatt
Helen Sample
Franco American memorial unveiled for seven liberators
In Rambouillet France President Vincent Auriol and US Ambassador Jefferson Caffery attended a Franco American friendship demonstration. A new monument was dedicated to seven American soldiers who died in the liberation of Rambouillet on August 19 1944.
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Rambouillet
France
Vincent Auriol
Jefferson Caffery
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
The Weather Bureau reports Monday and Tuesday will be fair with little temperature change. West Texas stays fair, New Mexico sees some afternoon clouds. temperatures mostly unchanged. Highs range 70s to 90s depending on location. Yesterday’s temps reached 61 in the morning, 81 may be max, with a 46-year yest. min. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 4 PM was trace. Sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 7:56 PM.
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U S
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Boy Recovers Bike Amid LaGuardia Crash Debris
A 15 year old boy, Richard Schultz, who nearly escaped death when a United Airlines DC-4 crashed at LaGuardia last Thursday, returned to the site to retrieve his water damaged bike and photograph the wreckage. Police investigate whether the bicycle belonged to a nearby witness. Investigators suspend field searches and shift to paperwork with wreckage inspection to resume tomorrow.
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New York
United Air Lines
la Guardia Field
Richard Schultz
Richard
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cafe Owner Shot In Amarillo Cafe Mystery
Arthur Stone a long time Amarillo cafe operator was found shot dead at the Hobby House Cafe 1018 West Sixth. A .32 caliber pistol lay cradled in his arm with five rounds left, while a blue white note and handwriting matches Stone. Investigators cite a Sunday incident and a missing sum of money as they await coroner verdict.
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Arthur Stone
Amarillo
West Sixth
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Carder
L. D. Stafford
Stafford
C. A. Hunt
Marjie Hanna
Mr. Stone
Stone
Dick Bufkin
Frank Jago
Hobby House
Hunt
J. M. Stone
East Seventeenth
North Fillmore
North Amarillo
Ray Jackson
Baptist Church
Hereford
Ella Mae
Bowie
A. E. Stone
Alabama
Gordon A. Frye
Perryville
Ark
Ernest of
Denison
Earl
California
Lee Gentry
Elijah Ramey
Arthur Potts
Sam Swim
Wichita Falls
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Husband Charged in Stab Death of Wife
Bernard Gault Faulkner of Rainbow Hotel 623 East Fourth is jailed on murder charges after the fatal stabbing of Edith Norrid Faulkner Honeycutt. Witnesses say the 8:30 am attack occurred on the third floor with Faulkner and Lee Lokey present. Lokey, a hotel guest, alerted a porter, and Faulkner followed Lokey downstairs then up again. Edith Faulkner died from multiple chest stab wounds. Faulkner was arraigned and bond denied. Funeral arrangements set at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel with burial at Llano Cemetery.
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Bernard Gault Faulkner
Rainbow Hotel
East Fourth
Edith Norrid Honeycutt Faulkner
Faulkner
Blackburn-Shaw
Lee’ Lokey
Lokey
Faulkners
Pasos Davenport
Theotel
Jack Raymond
Bob Bell
J. D. Cazzell
Justice of the Peace Court
Bond
Lewis
David
Luther Norrid
Amarillo
Lollie Norrid
Twitty
L. M. Barrington
Francis Ward
California
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
Jack Lisemore
Line Avenue Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
Demar Drake
William
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