Ex-dishwasher buys himself a town to stop its dying
Gus purchased the 390 acre zinc company property including 26 houses water works church school and park with a $200000 loan from Burgettstown bank the funds bought the town holdings and empty zinc plant He aims to attract new industry and improve the town by adding a baseball diamond park and facilities He says I plan to run a good town and admits the buy gave him a kick and that it could only happen in this country
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Gus
Langeloth
Burgettstown Bank
Zinc Company
Greeks Move Against Rebels Near Albanian Border
A Greek communique reports hard fighting near Philiates six miles from the Albanian border. The Greek Army Eighth Division may launch a spring offensive to crush Kos Vafiades guerrillas along the Albanian Yugoslav borders, with the American mission advising on preparations.
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Philiates
Markos Vafiades
Truman Signs Rent Control Bill as Compromise Measure
President Truman reluctantly signed a new rent control law extending controls to March 31, 1949. The act allows increases up to 15 percent with lease ties through 1949, freezes for existing leases, 60 day evictions with specific exceptions, and removes federal permits for certain entertainment facilities. District of Columbia also receives extended rent control.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
District of Columbia
Lewis Denies Causing Nation-Wide Coal Walkout
John L. Lewis testified under court compulsion before a Presidential board investigating the coal strike. He denied causing the walkout and blamed operators for “gold-bricking” miners on pensions. The UMW president argued pensions should be $100 a month for those with 20 years mining service, funded by a 10-cent- per-ton royalty, with a pay-as-you-go plan.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Federal District Court
Truman
Sherman Minton
United States Court
Thomas E Murray
Ezra van Forn
Murray
Minton
Iteelf
Community events docket from Floydada area
Red Cross zone captains breakfast at Herring Hotel and 8 30 AM Floyd County Junior Fat Stock Show open in Floydada. 3 30 PM Floydada Sale. Veterans advice at Dumas courthouse. Noon Junior Chamber of Commerce at Herrsang Hotel. 1 00 PM orientation for volunteer workers at Veterans Hospital. 2 00 PM Floyd County 4 H Club fat stock show opens at Siaverton Public. 7 00 PM play Message From Knuiu by Bulldjiu MasQuers at West Texas State College Canyon. 7 30 PM annual Ladies Night Banquet hosted by Dinter Inhouse. 8 00 PM Gary employees form credit union at Municipal Auditorium. 6 00 PM wet oval Jamboree Barn dance show at Wheeler Hien school gym.
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Red Cross
Herring Hotel
Floyd County
Floydada
Lowell Sharbutt
Veterana Ad MieWation Contechman
Dumas
Pampanyand
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herrsang Hotel
Jungy Marsh
West Texas State Coluese Spercn
Canyon
Amar Nion
Inomas Dinter
Snvulaliqu
Gary Employes
Credit Unwn
Municipal Auditorium
What Am I Saying Poker Parody
A playful note from Prank Morgan on poker humor and bluffing, stating a good poker-face helps win big, while mentioning that bold betting and a clever tilt at fortune can lead to jackpots in a lighthearted manner.
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Morgan
Faint Heart
Y Post Corp
Matinee Run Of McMillan Film At Esquire Draws Crowds
Matinees of the McMillan hunting film will be shown tomorrow and Friday at the Esquire Theater with advance ticket sales by the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club. Student tickets cost 50 cents and matinees start at 3 30, with a possible 1 30 show if needed. Proceeds support Duck Unlimited. William McMillan, his son and wife funded the project costing over 25000 and traveled to British East Africa for filming. The film features rare wildlife including albino waterbuck and a black serval cat. Interstate Theaters donated the venue for the two days.
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McMillan
Deep Africa
William McMillan
Esquire Theater
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen’s Club
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
Sportsmen's Club
Lubbock
British East Africa
Amarillo
McMillens
Alliance
The
MacMillans
Interstate Theaters
Duck Unlimited
Organization of United States
Canadian Sportsmen
Police Clash With Youthful Gang on Prowl in Stockholm
In Stockholm on Good Friday to Easter, police clashed with a youthful crowd marshalling through the southern district for four days. About 5,000 spectators watched as officers charged the rioters after they refused to disperse and prodded police into action during the Easter holiday.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Italian Taxpayers Riot Near Pantelleria Amid Tax Protests
Airborne troops rushed from Rome to Pantelleria to quell a riot by about 2,000 taxpayers. Three people were killed and 14 wounded as police fired, with reinforcements from Sicily arriving by boat. The unrest coincided with anti-government demonstrations ahead of Italy’s April elections.
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Rome
Pantelleria
Isle
Sicily
Tox
Italy
Somaglia
Milan
Marshall Asks Inter American Action on Reds
US Secretary of State Marshall urged discussion of foreign subversive activities in the Western Hemisphere at the Inter American conference. Delegates voted unanimously to allow such discussion, with six commissions to handle topics including defense and democracy. Foreign Minister Gomez of Colombia was elected permanent president as new agenda items were added.
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Bogota
Colombia
Marshall
Western Hemisphere
Chile
Paraguay
United Nations
Pan American Union
Americas
Laureano Gomez
Columbia
United States
United Action
Alsenes
InterAmerican Institute
28 Ballots Cast In Liquor Election
Absentee voting in the April 3 local option prohibition election in Justice Precinct 3 ended last night with 28 votes. County Clerk Loren Jones said the clerk’s office stayed open late to accept ballots before the midnight deadline. Corrugated Iron at Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. 1200 W 6th.
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Justice Precinct
Loren Jones
Olver & Wiggins Lumber _Co
Better Wheat Goal Of '48 Fair Contest
Three new departments were added to the Tri-State Fair. Jay Taylor, president of the Fair Association, announced after a three hour meeting with mentees and ban cle.
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Tri-State
Jay Taylor
The
Fair Association
Dementees
Ban Cle
Wheat Improvement Center to be Featured at Tri-State Fair
The Tri-State Fair will add a wheat improvement department led by Knox Parr to sponsor a state wheat improvement contest aimed at educating Panhandle farmers to plant certified seed. J. M. Simpson will oversee palomino and quarter horse divisions, with dog show chief J. C. Shires directing the new all breed department. The event includes a one day show and crowns wheat kings from 4-H and Future Farmers winners.
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Taylor
Tri-State Fair Association
Texas
Panhandle
Mr. Taylor
J. M
Red) Simpson
Wheat Improvement Department
Knox Parr
Texas A&m College Extension Service
Future Farmers of America
Chamber of Commerce
Art Brasley
Livestock Department
W. M. Gouldy
Hereford
Yale Alcohol Studies branch to open in Texas at TCU
Yale Institute of Alcohol Studies expands to the Southwest with a research center at Texas Christian University a Dallas clinic and a San Antonio summer school. A five year program with a million dollar budget will be funded by an advisory board of Texas business leaders led by S B Whittenburg.
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Yale Institute of Alcohol Studies
Texas Christian University
E. M. Jetlinek
Texas
Pellinek
Amarillo
Southwest
TCU
Dallas
Trinity University
San Antonio
S. B. Whittenburg
Jellinek
Yale Institute
Yale
Texas Dust Storm Darkens Skies Across the State
Unruly March winds produced the worst Texas dust storm in a decade with a broad yellow haze spreading from the far western corner to the northeast. Visibility dropped to under a mile in several cities including Dallas and Lubbock while gusts reached 65 mph. The storm extended into Oklahoma and Kansas as crews searched for a downed plane amid drifting sand and damaged structures.
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Associated Press
US Weather Bureau
Texas
Amarillo
North Plains
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Dallas
el Paso
Texarkana
Red River Valley
Bonham
Fort Worth
Abilene
Garza County
Post
Lubbock
Quitman
Winnsboro
Southwestern Gas and Electric Co
Shreveport
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
South Plains
City Considers Municipal Ambulance Service
City commissioners debated feasibility of running municipal emergency ambulances staffed by trained firemen. Mayor and city officials weighed potential impact on private operators and overall city services as part of annexation considerations.
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Ira Stephenson
Lawrence Hagg
Commissio Oaette
Stoner du Watie
Stephenson
Curtis
Hagg
Ben Manning
Plainview Wind Goes on a Tear
Plainview reports a 60 to 75 mile per hour wind with gusts to 75 disrupting a women's church conference. Purse snatching and content exposure occurred as winds toppled purses, damaged a dealer’s car, and forced repainting after wind-driven gravel pitted the windshield.
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Plainview
Lockney
Amarillo and Vicinity Fair and cooler next two days
Weather Bureau bulletin notes fair and cooler Wednesday with warmer Thursday. West Texas forecasts fair and cooler in Panhandle and South Plains with warming in the Panhandle and upper Pecos Valley eastward. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 50 to 68 with a high of 67 and low of 50. Extended outlook calls for Texas west of Gulf Plains to run 3-6 degrees above normal with cooler north portions Tuesday night and Wednesday and warmer north portions Thursday. Little precipitation is expected.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Upper Pecos Valley
West
Gulf Plains
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Ee Leeel
Russell's
High Plains
Chamber of Commerce Labor Committee
Canosa di Puglia
Bari
Ialy
Ansa
Mladen Ivekovic
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Palmiro Togliatti
Herberg Bros
Daily News Index
Browning
Uss Texas
Galveston
Shane
Plains Counties
Melemore
Universal Tre
Yale University
Waco
San Angelo
Austin
Manning
Dual Park Meter Company
Duncan Meter Corporation
Kar-Park Corporation
M. H. Rhodes Corporation
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