Unions Yield to Court’s Work-or-Else Warning
The nationwide railway strike was called off after the government used executive and judicial pressure. President Truman seized railroads, Judge Goldsborough issued a restraining order, and union leaders cancelled the 6 o'clock strike as marshals served papers. The government retains control, with a further hearing set for May 19.
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Judiciary
Truman
Royall
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
David B. Robertson
Firemen’s Union
Steelman
Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Congress
United States of America
Alvanley Johnston
Engineers
Texas
Charles Ward
Elmer B. Hammond
Peter Greco
Johnston
Glover
Third Union
D. B. Robertson
Messrs. Johnston
Robertson
Southern Democrats Plan Birmingham Conference Over Civil Rights
Dixieland Democrats at a Jackson Mississippi gathering voted to hold a July Birmingham conference to take all necessary actions if the national party approves the civil rights program. Governor Thurmond warned the South will withhold support and may unite electoral votes to oppose nominees backing federal civil rights.
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Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
National Party Convention
Horace C. Wilkinson
Alabama
Georgia
Democratic Committee
James Peters
Peters
Wilkinson
Ben Laney
Arkansas
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
South
Truman
Thurmond
National Party
National Convention
States Democratic Organization
X x x
Reds Ready To Iron Out Kinks With US
The Moscow radio reported that the Soviet government agreed with a US proposal for discussion and settlement of differences. A May 9 Russian statement said Moscow seeks improved Soviet American relations and rejects US blame for tensions. The US note to Molotov stressed policy consistency and open dialogue. The two sides left no date for talks.
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London
Moscow
United States
Walter B. Smith
V. M. Molotov
Russia
le Peece
Smith
European Union of Nations
United States of America
Javelin Fatality Shocks Navy Track Camp
Midshipman George J. Eliopolus, 23, died after a javelin slipped from fellow athlete George B. Stone during a Thompson Stadium workout. Stone was hospitalized in shock. Eliopolus, a Navy track athlete and basketball player, died from internal hemorrhage despite quick medical aid.
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Annapolis
George J. Eliopolus
Navy
Eliopolus
James G. Eliopolus
Rawlins
Wyoming
Naval Academy
Thompson Stadium
E. B. (Whitey) Taylor
George B. Stone
Taylor
Academy
Cmdr
Robert Kennington
Stoke
Chinese Solons Open Four Month Session With Low Attendance
China’s new legislature began four months of regular sessions with only 46 members present, less than half of the authorized strength. Members from the Young China and Democratic Socialist parties boycotted to protest not receiving promised seats in a pre election agreement with the Kuomintang.
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Nanking
China
Young China
Democratic Socialist Parties
Kuomintang
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Amarillo and vicinity Tuesday through Wednesday with little temperature change Tuesday and warmer conditions Wednesday. Similar pattern in West Texas with partly cloudy days Tuesday and Wednesday and warmer in the Panhandle and South Plains on Wednesday. New Mexico sees partly cloudy Tuesday with highs 60 to 70 in the north and 70 to 80 in the south.
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OS Weathe Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Sanas
Barretts of Wimpole Street on Little Theater Tonight
Amarillo Little Theatre presents The Barretts of Wimpole Street at Municipal Auditorium with William Angus Moore as Robert Browning and Joan Hudson as Elizabeth Barrett. The cast features Dr. C. E. Colgate Shirley Neeley Margaret Wills and more. costumes by Mrs Ira C Merchant. Advance ticket sales at White and Kirk. adults 1.30 students 0.60.
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Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett
William Angus Moore
Joan Hudson
Dr. C. E. Colgate
Shirley Neeley
Margaret Wills
Frances Lynn Townes
Ann Baker
Rev
Galen H. Onstad
Thomas Priest
Dwight Nance
J. Bob Coble
Dick Dye
Adrian M. Cunningham
Edgar C. Spiller
William J. Houk
Bob Ferguson
Barretts
Robert
Elizabeth
United States
Katherine Cornell
London
Ira C. Merchant
Jackson
M-G-M
Fox Studios
Hollywood
Merchant
Lillian Ray
Fred Martin
J. W. Lee
Eloise Gipson
Bob Izzard
Oma Link Rowley
White and Kirk
Auditorium
Boss in a Million Faces Judge Over Jury Duty Exemption
In Austin on May 10 Dist. Judge Charles Betts heard a case where a boss sought to excuse an employee from jury duty. The boss warned that granting the request could reduce juror numbers, adding that the employee was more important to his business than the boss. Corrugated Iron at Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. 1200 W. 6th.
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Austin
Dist
Charles Betts
Judge Betts
98Th District Court
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Amarillo Civic Meetings and Play Preview Today
Today in Amarillo events include Kiwanis at Bennett Hall at noon with members and guests, Real Estate posed at the Herring Hotel with R. White in charge, City Commission at 7:30 pm, Panhandle Plains Section of the AIEE at Amarillo Country Club, and an 8:15 pm performance of The Barretts of Wimpole Street at Amarillo Little Theatre Municipal Auditorium. Al's Radio Service lists 23851.
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Herring Hoe
North Amarillo
Amarillo
Little Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Hish Plains
Al's Radio Ser
Automobile Crash Kills Cecil L. Stephenson Near Bronte
Cecil L. Stephenson 32 of Sweetwater died in a single vehicle crash near Bronte shortly after midnight when his car overturned several times. Two passengers escaped injury. The ad line about Plains Chevrolet appears in the text.
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Bronte
U.P
Cecil L. Stephenson
Sweetwater
Here
Floods Hit Bonham Area as 6-Inch Rain Deluges Homes
The Associated Press reports a multi hour downpour across Fannin County flooding homes and businesses. Bois d Arc Creek neared highway bridges while Powder Creek flooded 15 homes and Pig Branch threatened properties near the high school gym. Downtown streets stayed flooded for much of the day as crews cleared debris.
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Associated Press
Bonham
Fannin County
Bois d’Arc
South Bonham
South Center
South Main
Powder Creek
Pig Creek
Red River Valley
Wichita Falls
Paris
Electra
Gainesville
Seymour
Paris-Sherman
Dallas
Fort Worth
Ake
Panhandle Reports Light Showers Across Region
Weather observers tracked scattered showers in the Panhandle last night with light totals. Hereford led with .53 inches, Amarillo station logged .04 to .10 inches, and other towns such as Pampa Adrian Vega and Tucumcari recorded lighter amounts. Temperatures expected to fall to 41 and then rise to about 85 degrees.
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Panhandle
US Weather Bureau
News-Globe
Amarillo
Pampa
Hereford
O. B. Russell
Soil Conservation Office
Adrian
Vega
Tucumcari
Boy Dies of Burns After Walking for Help
SUNCOOK NH May 10 A 6 year old boy alone at his home had his nightclothes catch fire. He put out the flames dressed and went for help after closing his dog in the barn. He died hours later at Concord hospital despite emergency treatment for second and third degree burns.
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Suncook
Henry Beard
Ralph E. Beard
B. L. Freeman
Freeman
Concord
What Am I Saying Movies By Frank Monrgan
Frank Monrgan critiques Hollywood movies defending byways of cinema as a public moral trial before the Supreme Court. He notes lawmakers pursue evil with zeal, implying entertainment can disrupt evenings more than ethics.
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Frank Monrgan
Byrnes
US Supreme Court
N Y Post Corp
Plains Chevrolet Co Repairing Your Older Truck Reasonably
Plains Chevrolet Co offers reasonable repair services for older trucks. Mr. Farmer is referenced as a contact or example in the notice.
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Marmer
Mr. Farmer
Plains Chevrolet Co
Lions Pick District Governor Nominees In Panhandle-Clarendon Meet
About 300 delegates of the 2-T-1 Lions District convened to elect a district governor from two nominees Bill Rutherford of Dumas and K L Riggs of Lubbock. Voting runs 8 to 10 this morning. Officials reported district membership rose to 3 678 with five new clubs. A constitutional dues increase to 1 year was approved.
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Lions Club
Bill Rutherford
Dumas
K. L. Riggs
Lubbock
Dist
John McLean
Hereford
Marlow Fisher
Texas Lions Clubs
International
Robert Thompson
Panhandle
South Plains
Thompson
Aspermont Club
Jones Warns of a Fifth Column at Lions Banquet
Melvin Jones founder and secretary general addressed about 250 Lions in Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Hotel. He warned of a fifth column and urged delegates to stop the Trojan Horse and the Cominform as he recalled his United Nations visit and quoted a Russian remark about the fated duration of the government.
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Lions International
Melvin Jones
Mr. Jones
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Lions Club
Chicago
United Nations
San Francisco
Congress approves 822 million for 70 group Air Force program
A Senate House conference committee agreed on 822 million dollars to establish a 70 group Air Force with about 6,800 active combat planes and 8,100 in storage. The measure moves to the White House amid Defense objections and accompanies a draft and training bill advancing through Congress.
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Senate House
White House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
House
Congress
Army Engineer Corps
Navy
Gurney
South Dakota
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