Government waste and efficiency questions in citizen report
A compilation by Carl M. Saunders criticizes federal operations, noting high payrolls for Indians, many typewriters, and long standing Post Office organization. It cites misaligned agency actions on fertilizer advice, cross agency wildlife work, and a costly Alaska camp teardown. The piece ends with a quip about paying for government.
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Carl M. Saunders
Jackson, Mich
Citizen-Patriot
Citizens Committee
Rose Society garden at Memorial Park showcased
The Rose Society sponsors the Memorial Park garden, not the Amarillo Garden Club, though members overlap. Judge E C Nelson leads the Rose Society and grows rare roses like the York and Lancaster. Also notes on highway patrol plans, word usage debates, and brief society items from Damascus Syria.
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Rose Society
E. C. Nelson
Europe
Nelson
York and Lancaster
York
Lancaster
Vacation Subscriptions for Daily News and Globe
A tip from Major Hoople suggests readers arrange vacation mailings by calling 6262 to have The Daily News and The Globe sent to a vacation address. The service promises comics, pictures, features, and all Amarillo and High Plains news.
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Daily News
the Globe
Amarillo
High Plains
Remington Resigns Amid Loyalty Probe Fallout
William W. Remington, 32, quits as a Commerce Department economist earning 310000 a year after blasting the firing of federal workers accused of disloyalty. He was indicted in New York on charges he lied about Communist Party membership. Secretary Sawyer had urged resignation under a quit or be fired ultimatum.
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Washington
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
New York
Communist Party
Commerce Sawyer
Remington
Truman Pledges US Aid To Free Nations Against Russian Move
President Truman told a rain soaked Missouri crowd he would continue aiding free nations against Soviet subversion or attack. He warned abandonment of Marshall Plan support would threaten peace as he received an honorary doctor of laws and the Phi Beta Kappa key.
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Truman
Columbia
Free Nations
Phi Beta Kappa
Western
Europe
Mr. Truman
Jesm Hall
Demand to publicize Forrestal diary echoes in Senate
In Washington the Senate heard Republican Knowland press for White House access to the sealed Forrestal diary to shed light on who ordered delays in the Amerasia arrests. The diary, kept after Forrestal’s death in 1949, is tied to top secrets and has been guarded by the White House.
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Washington
Knowland
Senate
White House
Forrestal
Amerasia
James V. Forrestal
US Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
James K. Vardaman
Ameriasia
Vardaman
Congressional
Justice Clark
FBI
Clark
Justice Department
Asst. US
James M. McInerney
McInerney
It Wasn't a Holiday But 455 Were Killed
The National Safety Council announced that 455 people died in accidents over a 102 hour non holiday weekend, urging the nation to act. The Associated Press survey compared this toll to the four day Memorial Day weekend findings and highlighted higher holiday traffic tolls.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Memorat Dan Co
Cccbedec
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Safe Driving Show At Tyler Street By Amarillo Safety Council
Amarillo Safety Council hosts a 4 pm safe driving demonstration on Tyler Street between Tenth and Fourteenth led by Capt. Jack-O-Diamonds of the Hollywood Daredevil Aces. Traffic will be closed in the four-block area and officers will direct intersections. Captain Diamonds promotes the world’s safest car and thrill driving with Bozo the clown providing comedy.
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Tyler Street
Amarillo
Bozo
Daredevil Aces
Tri-State Fair Park
Diamonds
Amarillo Jaycees
Weather Almanac and Facts From The Era
Extended forecast for Texas west of Gulf Plains shows temperatures about 2 degrees above normal with no significant precipitation through June 14. Also notes on Tripoli’s 1801 war claim against the US, a Guatemala population and capital, Amarillo skywatch, and a Moonrise times snippet.
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Texas
Gulf Plains
Wichita Falls Hits 67 709 Population in 1950 Census
The 1950 census shows Wichita Falls rising to 67 709 residents, up 22 597 from 1940. Wichita County grows to 98 036, up 24 432 from ten years earlier, while Port Arthur reaches 57 374, up 11 234 from 1940.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Port Arthur
Armstrong County Population Drops Since 1940 Census
Census chief Walter Shaller reports Armstrong County, with Claude as county seat, shows population down 290 since 1940. Armstrong County now 2 205. Claude up from 761 to 820. Further figures awaited from district headquarters, possibly Monday or Tuesday.
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Walter Shaller
Armstrong County
Claude
Shaller
Amarillo Calendar Shows Events Across City Venues
Today in Amarillo events include an 11:00 AM Story Hour at Amarillo Public Library and a 1:00 PM Gibsons luncheon at Herring Hotel. An exhibition on driving safety by Capt. J. O. Diamonds runs at 4:00 PM, followed by a 8:00 PM concert of Spanish Mexican music by the Mexican Boys Good Will Choir at the High School Auditorium and an 8:30 PM Square Dance at Ellwood Park. Also listed is Gunn Bros Thrift stamps offer from Olver Wiggins Co., 1200 W 6th.
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United Nation
Guatemala
Quetzal
Amarillo
Leo
Adriadne
Amarillo Public Library
Gibsons
Herring Hotel
Daredevil
J. O. Diamonds
Tyler
Good Will Choir
High School
Amarillo Square
Wealthy Director Tied to RFC Loan Default in Florida Firm
Senate inquiry into a 400000 Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to a Florida firm reveals director Wiley L. Moore Sr. is worth over five million dollars. RFC examiner Charles B. Lewis cites Moore's control of Jacksonville transportation, Georgia Life Insurance in Atlanta, and ties to Fulton National Bank as factors in the loan review, while Fulbright notes opposing RFC recommendations.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Florida
Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Banking
RFC
Charles B. Lewis
Moore
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Life Insurance Company
Atlanta
Fulton National Bank of
Oklahoma
Texas
Lewis
Senators
Ribbonwriter Corporation of America
Dania, Fla
Senator Cain ends filibuster after 11 hours in Senate
Senator Cain of Washington halted a one man filibuster at 11:06 p.m. after speaking 11 hours as leaders sought a new vote on rent control. Cain started at 10:58 a.m. and faced delays with Lucas and Wherry, while briefly pausing for a ten minute recess.
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Senate
Cain
Wherry
Nebraska
Lucas
Illinois
Truman
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Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
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Louisiana
Ebiender
McCarthy Calls Acheson a Fireable Secretary of State
Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy told delegates at the Republican state convention in Milwaukee that Dean Acheson should be removed from the State Department. He described Acheson as part of a team managing world strategy that helped create Red China and Red Poland, and he accused the press of smear campaigns against anti-Communist officials.
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Senator McCarthy
Wisconsin
Dean Acheson
Joe
Acheson
McCarthy
China
Poland
Gwen Lattimore
Far East Authority
Philip C. Jessup
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Writers Go to Jail in Landmark Defiance of Congress
Washington June 9 two Hollywood writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were jailed for one year for contempt of Congress after refusing to disclose Communist beliefs to the House Un American Activities Committee They were among 10 screen figures who defied the committee and face $1000 fines The Supreme Court refused to review their appeal upholding the committees power to inquire about Communist affiliation and beliefs and the legality of limiting free speech to avert perceived threats to national welfare
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Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
House Un-American Activities Committee
Supreme Court
Circuit
Court of Appeals
House Committee On UN- American Actiiities
Communist Party
Truman Speech Set for 3 to 3 Half Hour
KGNC will broadcast President Truman delivering a foreign policy address during the dedication ceremony of the Jefferson National Exposition Project. The program runs at 3:00 to 3:30 PM and will feature remarks on postwar policy.
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KGNC
Truman
This Courtesy Thing Just Might Be Little Overdone
Perryton enforces new parking meter rules with many courtesy tickets attached to windshields. Chester Thiessen, hired as special police man, issued about 75 tickets before fainting from heat. He rested at city hall and will continue issuing tickets until fines start Monday.
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Perryton
Chester Thiessen
Thiessen
Pilot claims own bullets set US bomber ablaze over North Sea
US Air Force B 29 with 11 crew crashed off Norfolk coast after a fire caused by off target shots from a forward turret. Four rescued, three bodies recovered, four missing. Captain Henry J Walsh said automatic control failed allowing gunners to fire on their own aircraft. he bailed out, others followed, plane sank in 30 seconds.
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England
North Sea
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Henry J. Walsh
Lemon Bank
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