City Votes Today on Water Works Revenue Bonds
Eight polling places open at 8 am for a two million dollar municipal water revenue bond election in Amarillo. Voters must prove property ownership and may need discharge papers. affidavits required before marking ballots. Precincts include Potter County Courthouse, Central Fire Station, Horace Mann, Sanborn, Wilson, Sixteenth Street Fire Station, Wolflin, and San Jacinto Schools.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Central Fire Station
Horace Mann Hool
Sanborn School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Street
Wolflin School
San Jacinto School
Army Scrip Ends Black Market in German Zones
FRANKFURT Germany September 13 The U S Army barred Allied issued German marks as legal tender in American occupation zone stores and the curb aims to end black market profits. A 72 hour moratorium in Rome allows substitution with military payment certificates in denominations 5 10 25 and 50 cents and 1 5 and 10 dollars.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
United States
U. S. Army
Rome
Auto Workers Seek Higher Wage Rule in Contracts
CIO UAW President R J Thomas says if the federal government adopts a higher wage formula from the seamen strike it should apply to auto contracts too. He notes the 18½ cent rise plus 10 percent car price impact, argues prices rose about 30 percent, and calls for cost of living and wages alignment. He also cites two major automakers Ford and GM as limited in leverage, while Chrysler UAW contract allows wage scale reopeners with 60 days notice.
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Auto Workers
Philadelphia
Cio-United Auto Workers
R. J. Thomas
Thomas
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Tulsa Slayings Trigger Gunman Search In River Bottoms
Tulsa officers pursue James E. Eddy a 23 year old ex convict after a gun duel that killed Detective Carmack 55 and wounded Detective Ben Johnston 57. A 17 year old accomplice Neely was wounded and in custody. The trio were linked to the Thursday shooting of J E Wallace.
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Tulsa
Arkansas River
James E. Eddy
Dayton, O
Sylvester R
Wes) Carmack
Ben Johnston
St. John’s Hospital
Eddy
James O. Neely
J. E. Wallace
Seneca
Neely
Payroll trimmed as July employment declines in federal sector
The Byrd economy committee reports 37,380 federal payroll reductions in July, lowering total federal employment to 2,711,165 for the month. This brief notes the notable drop and exact figures.
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Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
Paul Kenyon Leaves for University of Texas Enrollment
Paul Kenyon of 606 Carolina has departed for Austin to enroll as a student at the University of Texas.
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Paul Kenyon
Carolina
Austin
University of Texas
Sugar Prices Rise Two Cents Under OPA Action
OPA announced a two cent retail sugar price increase effective September 18 across all levels from producer to retailer for beet and cane sugars. The move could raise the cost of living by about 200 million dollars next year, with sellers warned not to profit from windfalls and to liquidate existing stock before the hike. OPA also said Ford automobiles will see price increases next week, details withheld, amid ongoing hardship relief requests.
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Washington
OPA
Ford
Ford Company
Two Crashes Kill 3 Fliers
In Lubbock area two plane crashes in dense fog killed three people. C. D. Doggett about 45 of a local department store and his wife died, along with W. N. Bowder 43 with an unknown address. Bowder's craft was among five civilian planes ferried from an eastern factory to California.
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Lubbock
C. D. Doggett
W. N. Bowder
Doggetts
Odessa
Bowder
California
Walkouts Mark Clash Over Greece Claims at Paris Peace Conference
Slavs and Britons clashed as five Slav delegates walked out of a Bulgarian Territorial Commission meeting over Greece claims, while Albania was invited to speak. British delegate A V Alexander left a military commission session in despair over Albanian speaking time. Col Hodgson attacked the UN Security Council veto as harmful to world peace, citing Trieste.
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Paris
Commission
L Pete Eens
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece
Col
W. R. Hodgson
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Kisseley
New Zealand
A. V. Alexander
Military Commission
United States
France
Alexander
Byrnes
U.S
Trieste
Hodgson
U. N. Security Council
Wallace Call for Red Sphere Puts President on the Spot
The State Department disclaims responsibility for Secretary Wallace's foreign policy speech and notes President Truman's approval caused policy confusion toward Russia. Clayton says clarification rests with Truman and hints Wallace's call for Russian and American spheres of influence clashes with Byrnes. Controversy grows over Wallace address delivered in New York last night.
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Washington
State Department
Wallace
Truman
Russia
Byrnes
Paris
Clayton
New York
Truman faces split over foreign policy policy between top aides
President Truman is juggling divergent views on foreign policy with his Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of State while backing both. Clayton says Wallace speech not cleared with State and federal policy on spheres of influence remains unchanged. further clarity from Truman is expected but no new instructions from Byrnes or others are evident.
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Truman
Russia
Wallace
Clayton
State Department
Byrnes
Good Roads Group Praises Dems Endorsement of Highway Amendment
The Texas Good Roads Association in Austin on September 13 expressed gratification over the Democratic Convention endorsement of the good roads constitutional amendment to be voted on November 5. The amendment would dedicate motor vehicle registration fees and gasoline taxes to highway improvements, with one fourth already allocated to schools.
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Austin
The
Texas Good Roads Association
Hope Contest Broadcast On KGNC Radio Sunday
KGNC will air Inter-State Theaters Showtime Sunday afternoon from 3 to 3 30. Finalists in the Bob Hope Girl Contest will perform with Hope present. Contestant Jeanne Carroll of Amarillo, a contralto, is among the three.
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KGNC
Showtime
Hope
Jeanne Carroll
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Monsieur Beaucaire
Governor proclaims PTA Membership Week in Texas
Gov Coke Stevenson proclaims the week of Oct 13 to 19 as Parent-Teacher Association Membership Week in Texas, praising the service of the association.
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PTA
Austin
Coke Stevenson
Parent-Teacher Association
Texas
Mary Davis of Claude Pioneer Dies at 81
Mrs. Mary Davis known as Aunt Mary and a charter member of Claude First Methodist Church dies at a Clarendon hospital. She came to Armstrong County with her husband, aided church growth, and helped plant one of Panhandle’s early orchards. Funeral services set at Claude First Methodist Church with a preliminary service at the family home in Clarendon.
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Mary B. Davis
Panhandle
Clarendon Hospital
Perm
Davis
W. A. Davis
First Methodist Church
Claude
Claude Howe
Board of Stewards
Collin County
Armstrong
Mr. Davis
McKinney
Armstrong County
Panhandle Plains
Order of the Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Old Clarendon College
Conn
G. W. Robertson
Ralls
Flying Aircraft Carriers Drafted for In-Flight Escorts
Washington reports wartime planning explores bomber carriers carrying jet fighters that launch and recover in flight. The six engine XB-36 could house a hangar for parasite fighters, with in-fuselage compartments and hook recovery, enabling long range escorts beyond bombers.
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Washington
Iitse
Fort Worth
United States
Northrop
Corpus Port Threatened by Volatile Kerosea Spill
In Corpus Christi the port area faced virtual martial law as 400000 gallons of kerosene spilled from the Cities Service Kansas tanker. Guards heightened, navy help requested, and tugs patrolled to wash spills while authorities warned of fire risk near the dock. Captain T Bartolomeo pleaded guilty and paid 114 dollars for pollution.
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Orpus Christi Co
Corpus Christi
Ono
Navy
Duane Orr
Orr
North Beach
T. Bartolomeo
New York
Cities Service
Kansas
Bay
Ross denies knowledge of impending Big Three meeting
Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said he had not heard of any prospective meeting among President Truman Prime Minister Attlee and Generalissimo Stalin. He responded to questions about whether such a meeting would influence the President's cautious campaigning.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Attlee
Britain
Road Projects Authorized by State Highway Commission
The State Highway Commission authorized 47 highway improvement projects totaling $2 095 910.42. Projects include Gray County bridge repairs on State 273, Lipscomb grading and paving on State 305, and U S 66 pavement widening from Conway east to Gray County. Canadian to finance right of way clearance and curb and gutter construction on U S 60. Carson resectioning shoulders and ditches on U S 66 near Conway.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Gray
State
Lipscomb
Carson
Conway
Gray County
Hemphill
Canadian
State Highway Department
Mayor's Gun Is Handy As Riot Stopper
Fort Worth reports a midnight riot near an all night cafe ended when H. C. Preslar mayor of Childress brandished a pistol to protect Officer H. L. Stephenson. Preslar, a railroad special agent, ordered rioters away until reinforcements arrived and arrests followed. A woman paid a $20 bond for drunkenness while army personnel were released to military authorities.
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Fort Worth
U.pim
West Texas
H. C. Preslar
Childress
Preslar
Pistol Point
H. L. Stephenson
Stephenson
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Eisenhowers To Be Guests Of King George In Scotland
Buckingham Palace announced General and Mrs. Eisenhower and their son John would be guests of King George and Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle Scotland on October 5. They will spend the night before Eisenhower’s inspection tour of Army installations abroad.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Eisenhower
John
George
Queen Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scoteland
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King George
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Weathe Weather Bureau
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