Uninstructed Texas Delegates Oppose Rights Plan
Texas Democrats agreed at the state convention to go uninstructed on presidential picks at the national convention while binding its 23 electors to support party nominees. They urged restoring the two thirds rule, defeated a referendum on binding electors, and opposed Truman civil rights policy and tidelands federal action, led by Gov. Beauford H. Jester.
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Dave Cheavens Brownwood
Texas
Truman
Beauford H. Jester
Tidelands
Jester
Democratic Party
United States
Democratic
Wright Morrow
Houston
Morrow
Trueman
Tom Miller
Austin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Matey Coenalbonmat
States
Regimenta
Seguin
Roy Baker
Sherman
Myron Biglock
Marshall
Ead
Ane Ee
Ee Ee
Ciights
al Mayes
Atlanta
Paul Wilson
Sabine County
Ralph Prince
Gladewater
Richards Thurman Gupton
West Columbia
John Si
Gidding
W. E. Cureton
Waco
William D. Morris
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
William Prescott Allen
Bates Con
Stepinenstre
James E. King
Memphis
J. H
Railroad Unions Demand Government Seizure of Rail Ownership
Twenty railroad unions urge the federal government to seize complete ownership of the rail industry. Government already holds properties temporarily to avert a looming strike by engineers, firemen, and switchmen. The Railway Labor Executives' Association passed the resolution unanimously seeking full federal control.
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Washington
Railway Labor Executives' Association
Government urged to assume control of railroads
A resolution calls for the government to begin preparations for transferring railroad ownership from private interests to the United States, arguing past management failures and in view of the current dispute. Union leaders and railroad officials offered mixed reactions, with some noting no immediate changes and others warning of potential actions to defend the public interest.
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United States of America
H. W. Fraser
Order of Railway Bapeng
Alvanley Johnston
Johnston
A. J. Glover
AFL Switchmen’s Union
Krug
United Mine Workers
Fraser
D. B
Glover
AFL
CIO
Marine Engineers
Plains Tycoon Eyes West Texas Growth and Cotton Vision
Arch Underwood, a West Texas pioneer in cotton, compress and warehouse operations, predicts rapid regional growth over the next 25 years. He touts irrigation, mechanization, and land conservation, notes a shift from hundreds of thousands to nearly a million bales annually, and urges young men to join his expanding enterprises in Lubbock and beyond.
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West Texas
Arch Underwood
Arch
Lubbock
South Plains
Underwood
Athens
East Texas
Taft 30 of 33 Texas GOP delegates named at convention
At Corpus Christi on May 25 Texas Republicans named a 33 member national delegation with 30 Taft supporters, two Dewey, and one Stassen. Taft swept 19 of 21 districts, won 3 delegates at large, while Dewey carried a district and one at large Hopkins. Stassen’s lone delegate was from the 18th District. District 18 elected Ruthelle Bacon and George Shannon as delegates with alternates Henry Schafer and W. C. Briggs.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Republicans
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Thomas Dewey
Harold Stassen
Taft
Stassen
Dewey
George C. Hopkins
Dallas
Republican Executive Committee
GOP
H. E. Exum
Amarillo
Associated Press
Ruthelle Bacon
George Shannon
Henry Schafer
W. C. Briggs
Paduca
What Am I Saying PACTS What Am I Saying PACTS
Foreign ministers discuss a mutual protection pact. The piece warns representatives to watch for hidden terms and avoid deals that cause overseas impact.
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Frank Morean
Post Corp
Holy City Feels Its First Bombs
CAIRO May 25 AP The Jewish army said Jerusalem endured its first air bombing by unidentified planes dropping high explosives in the Holy City. The Haganah issued no further details. Arab reports claim major victories elsewhere in Palestine as fighting nears the end in Jerusalem. The Arab Legion and Egypt report key battlefield gains. The Arab League meets in Amman to decide on UN cease fire terms as Britain reportedly advises acceptance.
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Jerusalem
Haganah
Tel Aviv
Holy
Palestine
Old City
Egyptian Defense Ministry
Iraq
Suweidan
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Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Amman
Lathrun
Arab League
United Nations Security Council
Great Britain
Woman Falls From Porch Into Pram in Elizabeth
Mrs Mildred Stokes 23 fell from a second story porch into a perambulator where an eight month old baby lay. Neither was badly hurt. She was hanging clothes when the railing collapsed and she tumbled into the pram yesterday in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Elizabeth
Mildred Stokes
Freedom Train Opens Tomorrow at Fort Worth Station
Preparations for the Freedom Train are nearly complete with C T Davis of the Junior Chamber of Commerce confirming. The train arrives at Fort Worth and Denver station First and Pierce tomorrow morning under Jaycee sponsorship with opening ceremonies at 9 15. Mayor Lawrence Hagg Mr Davis Walker O'Brien and Rep Gene Worley will speak. Local music provided by Amarillo College Band and Amarillo High School A Cappella Choir. Tours begin at 10 00 with single file access through three exhibition coaches of national documents. Doors close at 10 PM. No charge for any event. An estimated 10 000 residents from the region will board during its single day stay.
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C. T. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Denver
First
Pierce
Jaycee
Lawrence Hagg
Mr. Davis
Walker O'Brien
Gene Worley
Amarillo College
Amarillo High School
Poetry Brings Death to Youth
In Chillicothe Ohio Earl Anderson a 21 year old paroled convict died after a struggle with federal reformatory guards as they tried to search him for a bulge in his clothing he had poetry with him including sonnets and odes to spring the warden said none of the poems contained a code and doctors planned to issue a statement on the cause of death tomorrow
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Chillicothe
Marie
Jesse Harris
Reformatory
Nicholas Holmes
Amarillo Plan Up For Verdict Today
A noon special meeting of Amarillo business leaders will decide the future of the Amarillo Plan. President Gene Klein of the chamber of commerce will chair in Party Room B at the Amarillo Hotel. The plan aims to raise 100000 to furnish housing for new payroll industries and has already seen more than 20000 subscribed.
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Amarillo
Gene Klein
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
Tyler
San Angelo
Abilene
Amarillo Foundation
Louisville
Tyler Foundation
Johnson Stresses Preparedness for Peace in Senate Bid
Lyndon Johnson, candidate for the US Senate, urged preparedness peace and progress in a KGNC KFYO broadcast from Lubbock. Jay Taylor introduced him before about 60 listeners. a courthouse rally was canceled by rain as Johnson outlined steps to strengthen the United Nations keep free trade and promote Marshall Plan aid.
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Lyndon Johnson
US Senate
KGNC
KFYO
Lubbock
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Johnson
United Nations
Joe Stalin
Greece
Turkey
America
The
Voice of America
United States Senate
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast
Weather summary shows cloudy and warmer conditions for Wednesday with scattered thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy and warm by Thursday. Precipitation limited to scattered storms mainly in Pecos Valley and Big Bend. Panhandle highs near normal, with mild hours and daily cloudiness noted.
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Amarillo
Pecos Valley
Big Bend Country
el Paso
Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Plains
Amarillo events today list from Noon to evening
Chamber of Commerce industrial foundation committee fundraising party. Junior Chamber of Commerce session at Herring Hotel with members and guests. City commission meets at city hall at 2:00 PM. Khiva Shrine Circus at Municipal Auditorium with a second show at 8:00 PM. Public attendance noted. See High Plains Today page 2. Plains Chevrolet advertises before you buy new truck. Mr. Farmer.
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Higgins
McLemore
Lubbock
Truman
Congress
Pampa
Roseco
Veterans’ Insurance
Society
Park Board
Panhandle
General Motors
Union
Sylvia Porter
Floyd County
Plains Chevrolet
Farmer
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Foundation Committee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herring
City Commission
Muncipal Auditorium
High Plains
Rain Revives Plains Wheat Boosts Row Crop Hopes
Rain across the Panhandle brought 2 to 3 inches in some areas with heavier falls noted near Dalhart and Texline. Wheat and recently planted crops are favored, grasslands improve, and stockmen anticipate better pasture conditions as extensive plowing continues north of Amarillo.
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Jupiter Plavius
Amarillo
Shamrock
Lubbock
Sterley
Silverton
Santa Fe
Dalhart
Bunker Hill
Carl Kuper
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