Breakthrough in Borger Phillips strike looms as talks resume
A 12 member International Union of Operating Engineers committee announced negotiations with Phillips Petroleum will resume at 10 am and run until resolved. The move followed a nine day walkout crippling Borger and Phillips industries and sparked fears for rubber and gas supplies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Phillips Petroleum Company
International Union of Operating Engineers
Borger-Phillips
Twin Petroleum
Herbert Woods
Woods
Borger
Washington
Joe Rigdon
Phillips
Panhandle farmers face fuel risk from Phillips strike
Oil industry leaders warn that a prolonged Phillips refinery shutdown threatens Panhandle farming by limiting gasoline and fuel oil for tractors and combines. Railroads and regional stations could face supply bottlenecks, raising costs as producers expect a large wheat crop and extensive tractor use.
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Thomas Thompson
The
Newa
Panhandle
Phillips
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Farm Implement News
Austin
Louise Schroeder Named Temporary Berlin Mayor
Louise Schroeder a 60 year old Social Democrat was chosen by Berlin’s city council to serve as temporary lord mayor amid the city’s no mayor crisis. The report notes the council action as of May 8 and references local industry notices including Kiln Dried Granary Lumber Co. at 1200 W. th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Louise Schroeder
Olver & Weeeins Lumber Co
Open the Door, Richard Spooks Police at Dance Studio
Five officers stalked Fern Elliott and three patrolmen after a shaken studio door scene. Police woke him with billy club raps as back door was found ajar and music echoed from the juke box. Elliott led others inside where three officers waited to lock up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Fern Elliott
Larimore Dance Studios
Elliott
Miss Truman To Sing Here In Amarillo May 28
Margaret Truman daughter of the President will sing in Amarillo May 28 at Municipal Auditorium. The Panhandle Concert Bureau sponsors the appearance with tickets priced from 1.80 to 3.60 and student tickets at 1.20. The program starts at 8 30 p m and mail orders are being filled.
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Margaret Truman
Amarillo
Panhandle
Miss Truman
Municipal Auditorium
Howard Lynch
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Margaret Strickler
New York
Truman
Detroit
Army Reviews Feasibility of Underground Atomic Storage Sites
The Army asked an engineering firm to report on building and operating underground plant and storage sites as part of a broader study to protect industry from atomic or conventional air attacks. The Engineer Corps contracted with Guy B Panero of New York City to conduct the study.
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Army
Washington
May
Engineer Corps
New York City
Guy B. Panero
NFTW Pickets End Long Line Strike With Wages Boost
The NFTW announces a partial end to the nationwide walkout by 20,000 long distance operators with 6 pm local time, while 250,000 other striking members remain on picket lines. The agreement includes $2 to $4 weekly raises, travels to $5 in Buffalo and Boston, and fringe benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFTW
Long Lines
New York
American Union of Telephone Workers
Washington
Dunman
Thea Amastnns Tal
Sfncricgon Telephone and Telegraph Company
John J. Moran
AUTW
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Moran
Frank P. Lawrence
At&t
Bell System
Buffalo
Boston
Miss Amarillo Now Miss West Texas
Joan Hiatt of Amarillo crowned Miss West Texas at Santa Rosa Roundup in Vernon. She won 500 dollars, sponsored by the Will Rogers Range Riders of Amarillo. Hiatt had been named Miss Amarillo in an April contest at the Paramount Theater. Newsreel cameras covered the event as Vernon officials presented the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Hiatt
Amarillo
West Texas
Santa Rosa
Vernon
Miss Hiatt
Wilbur J. Hiatt
Harrison
Will Rogers Range Riders
Paramount Theater
Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Paul Waggoner
ICAO votes to affiliate with UN and expel Spain
In Montreal the International Civil Aviation Organization General Policy Commission approved affiliating with the United Nations by 24 to 0. It then voted 18 to 3 to accept a UN condition requiring Spain's expulsion from ICAO membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
General Policy Commission
The
International Civil Aviation Organization
United Nations
Spain
ICAO
Tax Cuts in 48 Prospect Dominate Washington Talks
The House Ways and Means Committee plans broad tax revision hearings starting May 19 as they seek substantial cuts. Senate Finance may freeze Social Security payroll tax at 1 percent, saving about two billion in 1948. A bid to apply community property rules could trim individual taxes by about one billion, expanding the equal-division concept to all states.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Knutson
Minnesota
Millikin
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Hawaii
Coughton
Girl 22 Walks With New Limbs In Heartwarming Triumph
Betty Jean Lampe born without feet stepped for the first time, using her new artificial limbs fitted in a Springfield workshop. The 22 year old Chicago area resident, formerly a telephone solicitor, planned a surprise visit with fiancé William Haglund for Mother's Day, after months of work and funding.
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Chicago
Betty Jean Lampe
Springfield
William Haglund
Betty Jean
Russia Seeks 400 Carloads of Flour for Romania
The State Department disclosed a Russian demand for 400 carloads of white flour to feed about 250000 Red Army troops in famine‑stricken Romania. The move contrasts with U S relief efforts, and the U S warned any export of food would cut relief.
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Washington
Romania
State Department
United States
Balkan
Red Army
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Department
Senate
Marshall
Byrnes
Truman
White House
Germany
Black Sea
Constanza
U. S. Red Cross
Agriculture Department
American Red Cross
Moldavia
Warne Nominated as Interior Assistant Secretary
President Truman announces William F. Warne of California as assistant secretary of the interior to succeed Warner W. Gardner, with Gardner resigning effective June 30 per Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross.
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Washington
May
Truman
William F. Warne
California
Interior
Warner W. Gardner
Charles G. Ross
Gardner
Worley Proposes Five Million Wind Disaster Fund
Rep Gene Worley told a House Appropriations Committee executive session he seeks 5 million dollars federal aid to rebuild tornado wrecked Higgins Glazier and Woodward. He cited cost estimates by H S Wilbur and Roy Lansing and said the panel would consider his bill alongside a 15 million Texas City blast relief measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gene Worley
Panhandle
House Appropriations Committee
Higgins, Glazier and
Woodward
H. S. Wilbur
Canadian
Roy Lansing
Higgins
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Worley
Texas City
District Optimists Open Parley Today
More than 300 Optimist International members gather for a two day district convention with 25 local clubs from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Registration starts at 3 pm at the Herring Hotel and the Amarillo Country Club hosts an installation dinner tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist International
Herring Hotel
Chet Robertson
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Amarillo Country Club
Phillips On Deal for Big Coast Plant
The Phillips Petroleum Company and associates are expected to announce the purchase of a Gulf Coast refinery from the US government with a capacity of 30 000 to 40 000 barrels daily. K S Adams president and Frank Phillips chairman indicated an official statement within 24 hours.
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Amarillo
Phillips Alamo
Phillips
Texas Company
Shamrock
N. D. Bari
Daily New
Phillips Petroleum Company and Associates
Gulf Coast
The
News-Globe
Phillips Petroleum Company
K. S. Adams
Bartlesville
Okla
Adams
Frank Phillips
Showers Dampen Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico
Scattered showers fell over the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico yesterday afternoon. Childress registered 0.20 inches, Roswell saw a thundershower of 0.12 inches, while Amarillo Pampa and Clayton had traces. Wichita Falls reported 0.03 inches. Cloudy skies and brief rain were forecast with little temperature change.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Childress
Roswell
Amarillo
Pampa
Clayton
Wichita Falls
South Plains
West Texas Weather Outlook For Friday And Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions expected in West Texas with occasional rain and warmer temperatures in the Panhandle on Friday. Forecast covers 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. readings with highs around 70 and lows in the 40s and 60s. Precipitation track for the 24 hours ending 4 P.M. shows trace.
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UO S Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Bae
SOAS
Bess
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National Union
Akron
Ohio
Joseph E. Kuebler
Akron Beacon-Journal
Channel Black
Mr. Kuebler
Akron Rubber Companies
Akron Rubber
Phillips Properties
J. C. Knowles
Borger High School
Knowles
Santa Fe Railway
Grand Canyon
Rock
Stubblefield
Chenille
Bates and Hobnalls
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Electric Employer Association
Associa
Miss
Russell Stat’y. Co
Taylor
J.H Saint
Russia
William E. Warne
Robertson
Colby Davies
Amarillo Club
Davies
Tri-State Fair Grounds
John Snider
H. L. Scott
Corpus Christi
John A. Richardson
Shreveport
Scott
Civic Club
Richardson
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