Chamber Reports Palo Duro Park Purchase Plan Debated
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce discusses city purchase of Palo Duro Park with plans for revenue bonds possibly exceeding a quarter million dollars. The group reviews financing options and to contact Commerce Trust Company of Kansas City about the first mortgage on the park. Col C H Corpening to review dam feasibility across the Canadian River with a luncheon talk at English Field. Parallel Polk Street parking lanes proposed and traffic center lines to guide north south movement. 38 new members added to the chamber from the membership drive. mayor outlines long range water plan.
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Palo Duro
Chamber of Commerce
Palo Duro Park
President of Commerce Trust Company
Kansas City
S. B. Whittenburg
A. N. Ol
C. H. Corpening
Amarillo
Col. Corpening
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Tulsa
Washington
English Field
Ivor Davies
Retail Merchants Committee
City Commission
Polk
Mr. Davis
Ed Kancher
Clovis
Roy Cloninger
Don Schomburg
M. D. Richards
Charlie Gibson
Joe A. Jenkins
Draft Age Top Restored to Forty-Five by Conferees
Agreement between Senate and House conferees to raise the draft age limit to 45 was reported by Chairman Elbert Thomas. A compromise on other differences to extend Selective Service past July 1 was hinted. Senator Gurney said the main issue is drafting teenagers, with 18-year-olds to be drafted only as a last resort and not sent overseas until age 19.
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Washington
Senate
House
Elbert Thomas Utah Democrat
Senate Military Committee
Gurney
South Dakota
Army Calls Roll to Count Global Troops Today
The Army conducted a worldwide roll call at 11 o'clock to determine the number of men in service and those eligible for discharge by June 30. Secretary Patterson ordered inventories across theaters and departments to fix inconsistencies in the mobilization era accounting system. The master tally is expected to be under two million, with results due in 10 days and final tabulation by July 1.
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Washington
Army
Secretary of War
Patterson
War Department
British Press Heralds U. S. Atom Bomb Proposals
London papers report the United States scrapping the atomic bomb proposal in bold headlines. The liberal News Chronicle editorializes that the American initiative could spark hope and urges other nations to respond officially.
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British Press Heralds
U. S
London
United States
Liberal News Chronicle
French Armament Cache Shocks Bordeaux Authorities
Bordeaux police uncovered a 40 ton hoard of guns grenades and cartridges near Bujole with British marked weapons allegedly stashed at Chateau Cambe on June 2 as Red Cross supplies. Rumors linked the stash to Vichy militia, a possible escape plot, and Zionist Palestine aid amid scandalous intrigue.
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Bordeaux
France
Bujole
Chateau Cambe
Red Cross
Gironde Populaire
Palestine
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Mexico Getting Part of Wheat
The Agriculture Department says the United States has supplied Mexico with about one million bushels of wheat per month since January to help offset Mexico’s production deficit. No commitment beyond June 30. but 1946 allocations to Mexico may occur if Mexico’s crop remains short.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Mexico
Warning On Bad Checks Spreads Caution In Amarillo
County Attorney Tom Seay warns merchants to verify identity before accepting checks as bad check activity rises. He cites cases with fictitious signers and misleading addresses, noting one check bore a Lincoln vacant lot number. Merchants are urged to remain vigilant against the scam. Nine liquor-law cases were heard with seven pleas of guilty and about $1,000 in fines. A purse theft case was filed in Potter County Court after a man tried to swap a $15 purse for a cheaper one.
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County
Tom Seay
Amarillo
Seay
Mr. Seay
Lincoln
Roy Snodgrass, Jr
Liquor Control Board
Montgomery War's
Potter County
Former Lubbock Policemen Sentenced for Burglary
Two former Lubbock police officers Glynn T Hudgens age 36 and L W Bell age 38 were sentenced to terms in the state penitentiary for burglary of three stores in Lubbock on April 26. Hudgens received five years Bell three years and two years to run consecutively.
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Lubbock
State Penitentiary
Glynn T. Hudgens
L. W. Bell
Eisenhower Receives American Hebrew Medal for 1945
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower was presented the American Hebrew Medal for 1945 in Washington for promoting understanding between Christians and Jews in America.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Truman Veto Stance Praised By United Mine Workers
President Truman receives strong backing from John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers Journal for veto of the Case Bill. Editor calls Truman’s veto his greatest domestic public service and notes possible rider to attach Case Bill provisions to emergency legislation. Congress flags limited action with House Rules Committee next steps and bipartisan group weighing next moves.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Journal
Congress
House Rules Committee
Ship Tieup Averted in Government Mediation
The CMU committee in Washington stood firm against strike threats from the Truman administration amid union-busting pressure. CIO President Philip Murray helped avert a strike and secure a settlement, with government intervention cited by Frank J. Taylor of the War Shipping Administration. He warned private ships face harsh competition as government-owned vessels carry heavier costs, noting a 135 percent wage rise since 1941 and about $51 extra per seaman monthly.
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CMU
Washington
Truman
Murray
CIO
Philip Murray
Frank J. Taylor
War Shipping Administration
Atlantic
Gulf
Taylor
U. S. Treasury
United States
Senate Votes Pension Hike for Old Age Aid
The Senate approved a $5 monthly increase in federal old age assistance and $3 more for dependent children plus $5 for the blind. The McFarland amendment would not require extra state matching but would require states to maintain current average expenditures. An attempt by Sen Taft to delay the decision was voted down.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
Veterans Administration
McFarland
Arizona
Validate New Sugar Stamp
The OPA announced Spare Stamp No 10 will be valid July 1 for five pounds of sugar for home canning. Stamp No 9 remains valid through Oct 31 and was validated in April. The total home canning sugar for this year is 750000 tons, up from 500000 in 1945. The next five pound consumer stamp will be validated Sept 1. Bakers and cereal manufacturers face a 10 percent cut in July to September sugar allotment, affecting pastries.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
Motive alleged in booby trap death at Virginia factory
A 52 year old machinist in Martinsville admitted wiring a dynamite booby trap in a furniture plant’s electrical room and waiting months for the plant electrician J Russell Smith to flip the switch. Prosecutors say jealousy over a woman may be the motive. both men were married. Smith died when the switch activated a drying kiln and caused a room explosion.
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Martinsville
J. Russell Smith
Commonweath
W. R. Broaddus, Jr
A. J. Gusler
Smith
Broaddus
Truman Urges Veterans to Defend Liberty Worldwide
President Truman on the White House south lawn pins the Congressional Medal of Honor on five World War II heroes. He says the war is only half won and calls on veterans to help secure a peace where every individual is safe in liberties worldwide. The ceremony honors Lt. John H. Leims and four Army men for actions on Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Leyte.
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Washington
Truman
White House
John H. Leims
Chicago
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Leyte
Beauford T. Anderson
Soldiers Grove
Wis
John Meagher
Jersey City
N. J
Alejandro R. Ruiz
Barstown
Tex
Dirk J. Wlug
Grand Rapids
Mich
Walter Reed General Hospital
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bulwinkle Bill Advances In Senate Committee
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, in an 11 to 2 vote, approved a modified Bulwinkle Bill to exempt railroads and others from anti trust laws for rate and related agreements approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The measure faces continued opposition from the Justice Department and includes a clause limiting its reach to ICC jurisdiction.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeler
Montana
Justice Department
Reed
Kansas
ICC
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce) Commission
Stewart Named Claude Sheriff
Armstrong County commissioners named Charles Stewart to serve as sheriff of Claude replacing Ray Burton killed a week ago by a train. Stewart, an insurance dealer at Claude, has resigned as county judge and previously served as county and district clerk.
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Armstrong County
Charles Stewart
Claude
Ray Burton
Stewart
Railroaders Return to Posts as Government Seizes Line
Striking Monongahela Connecting Railroad workers report back at 7 p m as government seizure takes effect. Joseph Cahill orders return to comply with Office of Defense Transportation directive. About 500 troops move from Carlisle, Pa to support operation. Jones & Laughlin Pittsburgh works restart with 10 000 idle workers expected to regain full production within two days.
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Pitsburgh
Monongahela
Jones Laughling Steel Corp
Joseph Cahill
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
Carlisle
Office of Defense Transportation
772nd Military Police Battalion Deployed to Pittsburgh Mission
Second Army Headquarters announced the 772nd Military Police Battalion, about 500 officers and men, was ordered from Baltimore to Pittsburgh for a protective mission linked to the DDT seizure of the Monongahela Connecting Railroad. They will not operate railroad tasks but will shield workers if needed.
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Baltimore
Second Army
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Travelers Elect E M Benesch at Texas Convention
E M Benesch and party including Mr and Mrs FE M Benesch Sam G Marshall and A R Young returned from Greenville where they attended the United Commercial Travelers annual convention. Benesch was elected grand junior counselor of the grand council of Texas.
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FE. M. Benesch
Sam G. Marshall
A. R. Young
Greenville
United Commercial Travelers
Benesch
Grand Council of Texas
Newsprint Price Hike Considered by OPA Officials
An OPA official said a proposed increase in newsprint prices is under consideration after a meeting with newspaper publishers. With about 80 percent of U S demand met by Canadian mills, the plan follows a $6 per ton ceiling rise last December and a prior increase from $50. A decision is expected soon, with talks mentioning a possible $4 per ton rise.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
United States
Canada
Porter
Johnson grass as forage in Panhandle crops and risks
Farmers in the Panhandle consider using Johnson grass for forage like Alabama’s experiment. The perennial grass offers abundant forage with minimal cultivation but can be toxic to livestock when stressed by drought. Climatic differences, rainfall around Amarillo versus Alabama, affect the feasibility of permanent pastures and warrant trials.
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Panhandle
Alabama
Baker
Close Treason Trial in Canada
The Fred Rose treason case in Montreal nears jury deliberations as nine witnesses testified about wartime Canada Russia cooperation. Chief Defense Counsel Cohen plans one final witness and a closing address, with prosecution and judge contact details to follow. testimony included a key submission from Laur ent Beaudry on communications from Moscow to Ottawa.
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Montreal
Fred Rose
Russia
Canada
Joseph Cohen
Laurent Beaudry
Department of External Affairs
Ottawa
Moscow
External Affairs Department
Louis St. Laurent
Reward Offered for Lost Dogs Sunny and Bonnie
Sunny the blond Cocker Spaniel and her four-month-old puppy Bonnie went missing from the P. B. Starcup home around 2 PM. Kay Stalcup, 11, and her mother searched the neighborhood with no luck. A $10 reward is offered for the dogs' return.
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Sunny
Bonnie
Kay Stalcup
P. B. Starcup
Auriol Elected President of French Constituent Assembly
In Paris on June 13 Socialist Vincent Auriol was elected president of the new French Constituent Assembly by 466 to 28 votes. Despite him being the sole candidate, 15 votes went to Francisque Gay and 13 to others, with 42 ballots void. Observers note Auriol could become provisional government president if Bidault fails to form a cabinet. The MRP led in the prior election.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Constituent Assembly
Auriol
Francisque Gay
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Bidault
Exiled Italian King Humbert II Arrives in Lisbon
Exiled King Humbert II lands in Lisbon from Barcelona and says he hopes to rejoin his family. He visits Sintra where the royal family stays as Portugal greets him. His aide remarks the flight does not settle the monarchy question. Two dukes reportedly sought cheap Lisbon lodgings.
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Humbert II
Italy
Barcelona
Spain
Humbert
Sintra
Graziani
Cassiani
Sorrentino
Dusmetti
Turconi
Ancona
Genoa
Rites Held for Slayer Victims in Denison
Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church for Lena Cuchener 77 George Cuchener 54 and Beaulah Cuchener 47 two of them shot by their son and husband who then killed himself Judge E A Wright declared the coroner's verdict Georgine Cuchener 24 remained in critical condition at a local hospital.
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Denison
E. A. Wright
George Cuchener
Georgine Cuchener
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