Proposed Army Recruits Bonus Plan Bids 1000 for Two Years
Washington AP May 4 Representative Allen of Illinois proposed a volunteer bonus plan to build up the armed forces. Enlistees for two years would receive 1000 dollars, three years 1500 dollars, plus GI Bill benefits. He estimated annual cost at 350 million dollars plus training and equipment. Senate critics warned it could split the nation. A draft bill remains under review as Congress weighs military manpower options.
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Washington
Allen
Illinoi
House Rules Committee
S Today
Gurney
South Dakota
Senate Armed Service Committee
House
House Armed Services Committee
Rules
Andrews
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rail Talks Flop Threatens Federal Seizure of Railroads
Chicago May 47 Federal seizure of the nation's railroads looms after mediation failed to avert a strike slated for May 1. Frank Douglass, chair of the National Railway Mediation Board, pushed direct talks between unions and carriers as unions near a 90 percent representation in bargaining while a Presidential fact finding panel had recommended 14 percent as a wage basis for settlement.
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Chicago
Frank Douglass
National Railway Mediation Board
Ohio Taft Leads Delegates as Stassen Trails in Primary Returns
Taft supporters edge Stassen in 13 of 23 Ohio delegate contests as returns from 1 198 of 9 385 polls favor Taft with 30 of 53 votes assured on first ballot. Bricker Herbert Brown lead Taft at large delegates while Lausche leads Democratic governor race. Alabama Florida Indiana votes also show splits over Truman or civil rights. Texas tax protest sparks floor clash.
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Associated Press
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Carrington T. Marshall
Stassen
Taft
James S. Hudec
Philadelphia
John W. Bricker
Thomas J. Herbert
Clarence Brown
Frank J. Lausche
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
President Truman
Herbert
Alabama
Florida
Indiana
Truman
Potter County Republicans name nine delegates to state meet
About 75 people met in the 10th District courtroom to elect nine delegates and nine alternates to the Texas state convention in Corpus Christi on May 25. Delegates include Mrs. H. E Exum George I. Shannon J. R. Lyons C Bascom Slemp III Herold E. Brady and others. The group voted to support electors pledged to Democratic nominees and approved resolutions on unemployment, taxes on natural resources, and unity with the state organization. Lyons was made permanent chairman.
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Potter County
Corpus Christi
10Th District
H. E Exum
George I. Shannon
J. R. Lyons
C. Bascom Slemp III
Herold E. Brady
Kenneth LaFon
Frank T. O'Brien
Ann White
Ruthelle Bacon
T. D. Brissman
Bob Mills
Ed Roberts
Larry Oles
S. E. Fish
Jess Latham, Jr
W. C. Kenyon
Frank Robinett
J. T. Mellinger
Mr. Lyons
Vaise
Brownwood
Truman
Beauford
Gibson
Texas Tidelands
Mr. Gibson
Ned Finch
C. W. White
Paul Speer
H. L. Reynolds
John Crudgington
F. H. Prock
Lysle Bunch
Clayton Heare
E. Blackburn
C. B. Howard
Haskell Beavers
W. 5. Finch
Blake Timmons
Earl Clayton
Jerry Gamble
E. F. Finch
Mike Kelly
Carl Hamilton
Heare
Crudgington
Hagg
Marvin Jones
Ernest O. Thompson
Agrpere
Mr. Hagg
Goff
Mayer
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Navarro
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Dawson
Milam
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Grayson
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Hunt
Bell
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Randall
Henderson
Orange
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Croskett
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Hutchinson
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el Paso
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Dewey
Tom Miller
Austin
Myron Blalock
Marshall
Miller
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H. Weinert
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Thriving Cities Of South Plains Greet Trippers
Amarillo business travelers rode the Santa Fe eight coach train from Amarillo to Tulia Plainview and other towns on a three day goodwill trip to view irrigated fields and meet local leaders. The caravan included the West Texas State College Band under Jerry Newman. They were greeted by mayors and chamber leaders in multiple towns.
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Thomas Thompson
Littlefield
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Canyor
West Texas State College
Jerry Newman
Tulia
Kress
Plainview
Hale Center
Abernathy
Anton
R. L. Cantrell
Leo Wilmeth
Henry Teubel
Tulsa
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
Heard & Jones
Warren Freeman
David Kruser
Buffalo Band
Hale County
Winfield Holbrook
Art Jordan
Joe Jenkins
Holbrook
Panhandle
Iturbi Concert Tonight at Municipal Auditorium
Jose Iturbi, renowned pianist, appears tonight at the Municipal Auditorium starting 8 30. Tickets range 1 80 to 3 90 dollars including tax and are available at Panhandle Concert Bureau and the box office.
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Jose Iturbi
Municipal Auditorium
Panhandle
East Ninth
Plains Chevrolet
Mr. Farmer
Roosevelt Years Revealed In Farley Memoir Excerpt
James A. Farley recalls Franklin D. Roosevelt staging coded warnings to lawmakers after 1936 defeat. The president enjoyed playing to a captive audience, dramatizing hidden messages that unsettled rivals on Capitol Hill. The memoir excerpt ends noting ads for local goods near the end of the column.
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James A. Farley
Supreme Court
Fay
Debonair
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Canadian Dam Survey Slated
Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug told Rep. Eugene Worley he would ask the Reclamation Bureau regional office to survey the Canadian River and assess the need for a dam. Worley, seeking dam construction, conferred with Krug and Beaman Bureau Commissioner Michael W. Straus and received assurances of full cooperation. Worley is drafting legislation to authorize the project.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Julius A. Krug
Eugene Worley
Reclamation Bureau
Worley
Krug
Michael W. Straus
Beamaton Bureau
Ofice
Straus
Dumas Plans Dogie Days And Local Rites
Rites are planned for Plain Market and Dumas events as the town schedules Dogie Days. The issue of local quota figures and community notices appear in the day’s pages with entertainment and civic items listed.
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Dumas
Samuel Goldwyn
Conchas Lake Irrigation Canal
Tulsa CC
Congress
Lodge
Perryton
Louis B. Mayer
Washington
View Marine
McLemore
Hollywood
McKinney
Amarillo Bus Policy Changes and Evening Events
Today in Amarillo the city bus company adopts a no skip stop policy with all buses stopping at every corner. At 10:00 AM the district convention of Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle meets at Herring Hotel with delegates. Various activities follow including a noon Junior Chamber of Commerce gathering also at Herring, a 6:00 PM Polk Street Methodist Church picnic at Ellwood Park, a 6:30 PM Future Teachers of America banquet at Thomas Dinner House by invitation, an 8:00 PM Jose Iturbi concert at Municipal Auditorium, and an 8:45 PM testimonial banquet for Bones Hooks at Grand Terrace hosted by invitation.
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Pawownee
City Bus Company
Popular Grove
Palo Duro Grove
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Herring
Thomas Dinner House
Jose Iturbi
Municipal Auditorium
Bones Hooks
Grand Terrace
Northest
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas and Panhandle will see slightly cooler nights with an extended forecast showing 3-4 degree below normal highs in the Panhandle and South Plains, near normal elsewhere. Scattered thundershowers possible in the Panhandle and South Plains Wednesday night or Thursday.
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Eer Biren
Amarillo
West Texas
Texas
Gulf Plains
Panhandle
South Plains
Taylor Scolded Fined and Suspended Term in Disorder Case
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor was convicted of disorderly conduct in Birmingham on May 4. Judge Oliver Hall fined him 50 dollars and costs, sentenced him to 180 days in jail with the sentence suspended, and warned that the case touched civil rights and would be reviewed on appeal. The proceedings cited outside influences and racial issues during the campaign.
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Birmingham
Ala
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Oliver Hall
Taylor
Taylor Ylor
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