Maverick Ramrod Dykeman Devotes Life to Amarillo Boys
Ralph Dykeman, age 40, long-time Maverick Club director in Amarillo, built a career coaching boys and guiding community recreation. He began part time in 1935, later earning a $5,000 yearly director post, and now leads the city recreation program. His work spans coaching, photography, and youth mentorship with hundreds of club photos and a motto urging relentless effort.
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Maverick Ramrod
Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Ralph Dykeman
Ralph
Maverick Club
Amarillo
Emmett Galloway
New Jersey
Thomas Craighead
Southwest
Boys Clubs of America
Younsters
Vivian Nelson
Hatfield
Taylor
Dykeman
Howard Lynch
Amarillo High School
Mavericks
Sandie
Lynch
Third and
Grant
Will Rogers
Artie McGovern
San Diego
Polk Street Methodist Church
Galloway
Amarillo College Sym
Municipal Auditorium
Aga Khan weights himself in diamonds in Bombay ceremony
In Bombay 60 thousand followers watched as the Aga Khan matched his body weight with diamonds. A 32 carat blue diamond valued at 200 thousand dollars topped a display that will net about 2.2 million dollars for his charitable work. The ceremony, financed by followers, marked a first in diamond tribute to a spiritual leader.
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Bombay
Aga Khan
Tot's Long Trip Ends in Death
Richard Lowe, 5 month old son of former Marine Capt. Jack Lowe and his Australian wife, died in Dallas after a 10,000 mile journey to join his father. The infant fell ill on arrival and developed an intestinal infection during the voyage.
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Dallas
Richard Lowe
Marine Corps
Jack Lowe
Marie Lowe
Ballaret
Victoria
Lowe
San Francisco
Monterey
Cairo Choked by Severe Sandstorm Dusk Like Twilight
A major sandstorm darkened Cairo at midday turning streets eerie red and giving the city a near nightlike gloom on March 10. The unusual weather disrupted daily life and visibility across the capital.
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Cairo
Soviet Scientists Urged to Recognize Advances
In Moscow the Pravda editorial calls Soviet scientists to identify valuable brains and achievements. It urges immediate support for wise and advanced work and to end formalism and delays hindering invention and anti Bolshevik attitudes toward innovations.
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Moscow
Pravda
OPA Sees Mixed Suit Price Impact From Ration Controls
The Office of Price Administration expects higher retail prices for suits and coats from some firms, while reducing costs for manufacturers who shifted to pricier goods in the last three years. OPA predicts average consumer prices will not be substantially changed.
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OPA
U S Debt Compared With World Figures Sparks Loan Debate
Senator Ellender cited U S debt of about 278.8 billion dollars versus rest of world totals of roughly 133.1 billion for the British Commonwealth and 210.6 billion for all allies. He argued the United States would balance world debt if including former enemies and criticized lending to Britain. He noted nearly 10 billion already pledged to stabilize world economy.
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Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
United States
British Commonwealth
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
British Empire
Bretton Woods Bank and Stabilization Fund
Britain
Russia
France
Lewis Forming Ranks For Mine Wage Battle
The Associated Press reports Lloyd Lewis forming a 250 member policy committee to draft demands for a new wage contract with bituminous mine operators. Key goals include royalties on coal tonnage for welfare funds, a shorter week, and unionization of supervisory staff as talks loom in Washington.
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Associated Press
AFL
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Interna
Britain protests Russian actions in Manchuria request
Britain protested Moscow over Russian troop presence and removal of plant machinery in Manchuria. A foreign office spokesman said London joined the United States in objecting to Soviet forces staying longer and to equipment still in Chinese custody until Allied disposal decisions are made.
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Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Manchuria
Chagchun
Changchun
Hokiang
Heilungjiang
Siberia
Mukden
Ho Ping Pao
Chinhsien
Chungking
Chou
Marshall
London
Britain
Moscow
Foreign Office
United States
China
Red Fleet
Russia
British
British policy and US calls amid Cold War rhetoric
London reports quote a foreign office reply urging an early US response to Russia's Iran troop withdrawal. Moscow radio denounces US anti Soviet talk while urging UN unity and warns against an arms race and renewed world war accusations. The dialogue centers on colonial policy, UN role, and American stance toward Britain and the USSR.
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London
Foreign Office
Russia
Iran
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations Organization
United Nations
America
Security Council
James Probst Due in Frisco Today
James A. Probst of 1620 Harrison is due to arrive in San Francisco today aboard the Admiral Hughes, per an Associated Press notice filed with The Daily News.
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James Probst
Frisco
James A. Probst
Harrison
San Francisco
Admiral Hughes
Associated Press
Daily News
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
The Weather Bureau notes fair and warmer conditions for Monday with southerly winds 25 to 35 mph and increasing clouds. West Texas will be partly cloudy and warmer Monday night and Tuesday with cooler conditions in El Paso, the Panhandle, and South Plains.
Bus Crash Near Tucson Leaves Driver Dead At Wheel
A Greyhound bus accident 15 miles east of Tucson injured 30 passengers after the driver, John H. Albright of Phoenix, died of a heart attack at the wheel. A passenger woman tried to steer. The driver had argued with a motorist before the crash. Arrests were made for reckless driving. Texans among the wounded include Mrs. Maude Hart and E. W. Hart of Lubbock.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona Highway Patrol Today
Greyhound
John H. Albright
Phoenix
Maude Hart
Lubbock
E. W. Hart
Ickes Demands US Showdown Over UN Support
Former Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes declares in New York that Americans must press the government to reaffirm support for the United Nations and to disavow disruptors undermining wartime unity. He also announces his role as executive chairman of the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts Sciences and Professions.
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New York
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
United Nations
Ickes
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
Credit Group elects leaders at Amarillo meeting
Jack Sitton of Plainview was elected president of the Texas Retail Credit Bureau District 1 in Amarillo. Robert Tennant of Witt Motor Co. Amarillo becomes president of Associated Credit Men of Texas District 1. Gordon Morrison Amarillo named state director of the bureau. J o Vincent named alternate director.
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Jack Sitton
Plainview
Texas Retail Credit Bureau
Amarillo
Sitton
Robert Tennant
the Witt Motor Company
Associated Credit Men of Texas
Gordon Morrison
Berger
Credit Bureau
Vas Cook
Childress
Avis Thompson
Tulia
Herma Gumper
Dalhart
John Wilson
Wichita Falls
C. Huckaby
Lubbock
Donald Smith
Richard Green
Woodrow Crabb
Panhandle
Connally to Press blunt talk on Russia policy this week
Senator Connally of Texas prepares a forceful briefing on Russo American relations. He will urge firmness and adherence to treaty obligations while urging the United States to keep its military strength robust, with Byrnes Vandenberg and Churchill influence shaping the debate.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
State Byrnes
Byrnes
United Nations
London
Vandenberg
Michigan
U.S
Friends of the Texan
Russia
Winston Churchill
Truman
Manchuria
Iran
United States
Grandson's body hoped as Morgan Lewis waits
In West Elizabeth Pennsylvania on March 10 a grandfather Morgan Lewis endures months of bitter waiting hoping the Monongahela River will yield the body of his grandson.
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Grandpop Lewis
West Elizabeth
Morgan Lewis
Monongahela
Grandfather plans to dynamite river for missing boy recovery
Four months after Charles Lewis Jr. 14 drowned with four companions, only two bodies were recovered. At 78 Grandpop Lewis prepares to dynamite the river tonight to force the waters to yield the body, hoping to reunite the family before summer.
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Charles Lewis, Jr
Grandpop Lewis
Mihailovic Dead Enough for Slav
Maj. Gen. Vladimir Velevit said Drajan Mihailovic is hiding in the Yugoslav mountains but no search is underway. He asserts Mihailovic is dead politically, making his physical status irrelevant.
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Prague
Vladimir Velevit
Yugoslavia
Chetnik
Drajan Mihailovic
Yugoslav
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