North Amarillo High School survey favors single school
Charlie and Richard Thompson, Amarillo High School honor students, distributed 353 questionnaires showing 77 percent would stay at AHS for three to four years, 78 percent favor a larger school and 85 percent welcome diverse peers from Horace Mann. Transportation and commute details included.
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Charlie Thompson
Richard Thompson
Amarillo High School
North Amarillo
Rogers
Charlie
Amarillo
AHS
R. B. Norman
Nixson
Horace Mann School
Bill Brady
Billy Earl Smith
Texhoma Horse Market Report And Movie Ties
Texhoma market notes show a decline in slaughter horse prices per Chester Johnson of The Texhoma Times. The piece also references the film Twelve O Clock High and the real life story of John Red Morgan of Amarillo, a Medal recipient.
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Texhoma
Chester Johnson
Texhoma Times
Texas Epicures
Jess Bishop
John “Red” Morgan
S. A. L. Morgan
New York
Amarillo
David Rasco
Red” Morgan
Morgan
Delbert Dalby
Time Magazine
Fred Post
Peculiar Word Quiz Hints at Spelling Bee May 6
The Daily News will start a Three Clue Word Quiz next Thursday with a six letter word spelled phonetically peekt and defined as angered or rebuffed. The event invites all young contestants entering the annual Spelling Bee scheduled by The News-Globe for May 6, with adults welcome to enjoy.
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Daily News
News-Globe
Gubitchev Returns to Russia After Government Request
Soviet engineer Val entin A. Gubitchev agreed to sail for Russia, bowing to U S government wishes. Convicted alongside Judith Coplon for spying, he plans to depart March 20 on the Gydnia America liner observatory, the ship once used by Gerhart Eisler to flee the United States. His decision was communicated by lawyer Abraham L. Pomerantz.
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New York
Valentin A. Gubitchev
United States
Russia
Judith Coplon
Gydnia-America
Gerhart Eisler
Gubitchey
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Attlee Wins Second Confidence Vote in House
Britain's Labour government survived a Conservative censure motion on housing by a 314 to 289 margin, averting immediate elections. Attlee faces a further test tomorrow as Parliament debates spending policy amid a narrowed majority and pressure over Seretse Khama's exile.
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London
Attlee
Labor
Tonight
Cere Meek
Yuveliuse
Britain
House of Commons
McCarthy Targets State aides and a Navy scientist
Senate hearings cite three State Department aides as showing Communist sympathies HALDOR E Hanson OWEN J LATTIMORE and ESTHER CAUKIN BRUNAUER plus a push for inquiry into Stephen Brunauer husband of Mrs Brunauer a Navy commander and explosives research specialist.
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McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Navy
Acheson
Capitol Hill
John Peurifoy
Peurifoy
Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Haldore Hanson
Truman
Associated Press
Owen J. Lattimore
Walter Hines Page
United Nations
Stephen Brunauer
Brunauer
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Danger Awaits Easy In Prairie Dog Flats
Captain Easy faces peril in Prairie Dog Flats as he navigates a sequence of dangerous days. The tale centers on Easy's encounter with threats and his efforts to survive amid hostile conditions in the region.
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Prairie Dog Flats
Captain Easy
Niki Cuyler
Easy
Niki West
Pair Arraigned In Wreck Theft Case In Texas
John J. Wilson of Canton Ohio and Robert Koontz were arraigned in Swisher County for theft tied to a fatal crash near Kress. Bond set at 3000 and 5000 respectively. Diamond ring valued at 1800 recovered from an El Paso pawn shop.
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Tulia
John J. Wilson
Canton
Ohio
C. B. Lively
Lubbock
Kress
Wilson
Justice of Peace
Lively
Handley Physician Dr W C Foster Dies in Fort Worth
Dr W C Foster a 48 year old leading Handley physician and civic leader died at his home after a brief illness. He was noted for community service in Fort Worth area.
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Handley
Fort Worth
U.P
W. C. Foster
Democrats Seek New Revenue After Excise Tax Cuts
Democrats in Congress reject Truman's plan for a net tax increase and move to offset excise tax cuts with alternative revenue. They defeat a Republican bid for immediate one billion dollar cuts and advance a substitute proposing potential large excise reductions while exploring loophole closing and enforcement to balance the loss.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sheriff O. W. Morrow Slain on Remote Mountain Road
In Presidio Texas on March 13, 20 people were questioned in the slaying of Sheriff O. W. Morrow. Deputy Ernest Barnett said investigators have yet to locate the most-wanted witnesses. Morrow, a six foot sheriff, was shot while patrolling a rugged road about 11 miles north of Presidio toward Shasta, possibly attempting to stop a car.
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O. W. “Blackie
Chinati
Ernest Barnett
Marfa
Here
Shasta
Skunk Steals Beef Heart Bait Provokes Quiet Contention
Reverend Galen Onstad and Dr. Howard Reid fished at Conchas Dam New Mexico and were outwitted when a skunk stole a beef heart bait. The incident ended without a catch as the pair watched in disbelief. No fish were caught that day.
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Galen Onstad
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Howard Reid
Amarillo
Conchas Dam
New Mexico
Supreme Court to Rule on Loyalty Program Legality
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee of New York appeal challenging President Truman's loyalty program. The group argues the program gives the Attorney General power to define orthodoxy in thought and association, and thus may be unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Truman
Joint
Refugee Committee of
New York
Asst. Atty
John Rogge
On This Day: 1794 Cotton Gin Patent Marks Moment
The entry notes Eli Whitney's cotton gin patent in 1794 and mentions celestial events for March 14 including Venus near the Moon and Sirius rising. It also lists regions where traffic remains left handed: Great Britain, Ireland, India, and British colonies, plus UN efforts for global conformity hindered by cost.
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Saturn
Mars
Great Britain
Ireland
India
United Nations
Change of venue sought in Johnson murder case
State attorneys argue local prejudice favors Evald Johnson in the June 22 1949 slaying of Tex Thornton. Evald and his wife Diana pleaded not guilty. Johnson trial set May 8, Diana’s date undecided. A motion for change of venue will be heard by Judge Bishop, with potential separate trials and severance discussed.
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Ewald Johnson
Johnson
Diana
Tex Thornton
47Th District
Evald
Evald Johnson
Henry S. Bishop
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Miller
Potter County
47Th Judicial District
Potter
Randall
Armstrong
Byron Singleton
Diana Johnson
Dist
Atty
Lloyd King
Singleton
Two Amarillo Candidates Reveal Congressional Platforms
Amarillo residents H. J. Rice and E. T. Burk announced distinct platforms for the 18th District race. Rice promotes a 16 point program backing private enterprise, strong defense, and anti-Communist measures, while Burk emphasizes common-sense governance, peace through preparedness, and national security.
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Congress
H. J. Rice
Amarillo
E. T. Burk
Altavene Clark
Rice
Washington
E- T. Burk
the Panhandle
Congressional Office
Amarillo area clubs and events schedule
Today in Amarillo events list includes Bible study at Amarillo Council of Churches Women YWCA 501 Lincoln 11 00 AM aviation committee meets at chamber offices noon Amarillo Real Estate Board meets VFW Hall 1401 West Fifteenth Street Lions Club North Amarillo Kiwanis and Saratoga Samia 00 PM City Commission bids on paving projects Municipal Auditorium 3 30 PM Community Chest Board Directors 4 PM Murillo National Bank 6 PM until 10 PM art exhibit Guy Rowe at Federated Women s Club 2001 Wolflin Circle 6 30 PM Business and Professional Women s Club Herring Hotel 7 30 PM 20 20 Club Saratoga Cafe 8 PM Panhandle Outdoor Sports Club High School Auditorium 8 PM Amarillo Motorcyclist Club 695 Ong 8 PM North Plains Watchmakers Guild Cowhouse 8 PM Toastmasters 2710 West Tenth 8 PM Marriage Forum session YMCA Polk Street Mathotte Chapel attendees expected.
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Saratoga Cafe
Panhandle
Amarillo
North Plains Watchmakers Guild
Toastmasters
Oan
West Tenth
Yw! Suteeterial Alliance
YMCA
Polk Street
Mathotte
Chiire
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