Amarillo Voters Decide Eight Charter Amendments Today
Amarillo residents vote today from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on eight charter amendments proposed by a 21 member committee. Eligible voters include poll tax payers. veterans discharged since Jan 31 may vote without a tax receipt. Amendments cover tax limits, legal formalities, bid rules, city limits, check signing, and mayoral vacancy appointments.
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Amarillo
Lawrence Hagg
Police and Fire Department Civil Service
Reds Building Atomic Cities
United Nations World reports in New York that Russia is rapidly creating about 100 industrial cities and an atomic energy development rivaling Oak Ridge. Authored by Ellsworth Lester Raymond, the piece says many sites are nameless to planners as they rise around large plants and hydro projects.
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New York
America
Oak Ridge
Russia
United Nations World
Ellsworth Lester Raymond
Raymond
Bezimyanka
Tutomen Capture Three Americans
A US officer and two enlisted men were seized by Yugoslav forces on the Trieste frontier while on a patrol between Outposts 5 and 6. The captives named were First Lt. William Van Atten of East Orange New Jersey Pfc. Earl G. Hendrix Jr of Arlington Virginia and Pfc. Glen A. Myers of Edgely North Dakota.
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Trieste Free Territory
United States
Trieste
Free Territory
Divorcee's Boy Friend Kills Bride on Second Honeymoon
Army captain John E. Curtis reports that Chatham County officer Dennis J. Counihan shot and killed his estranged wife Nona Lee Hurst Curtis during their South Carolina cross state trip and then killed himself. Curtis said Counihan forced their car to stop on the coastal highway near Ridgeland. The officer fired four bullets as Curtis and their two year old son watched in terror.
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Ridgeland
Chatham County
Georgia
W. F. Chapman
Chapman
Dennis J. Counihan
Nona Lee Hurst Curtis
South Carolina
Savannah
John E. Curtis
Counihan
Pilotless Plane Crosses Atlantic on Robot Flight
London September 22 A US Army robot plane commanded by Col James M Gillespie completed a 2400 mile Atlantic crossing with no hand on the controls. The brain guided takeoff landings and wind calculations while a crew of 11 observed.
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London
James M. Gillespie
Atlantic
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Brize Norton
Royal Air Force
Oxfordshire
Gillespie
Wright Field
Dayton, O
Ireland
Long Beach
Cal
Dayton
Wilmington
Bangor
Miami
Fla
Fire at Standish Pipeline station injures one during manifold break
A manifold split at Standish Pipeline’s Canyon booster station 9 miles southeast of Canyon caused a major oil gas fire. J F Waters of Borger suffered arm and body burns, treated at Neb litt Hospital Canyon. Crews shut valves and drained nine miles of line as flames roared and smoke rose for hours.
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Standish Pipeline Company
Canon
J. F. Waters
Borger
Waters
Neblitt Hospital
Canyon
W. H. Wallace
Standish
Bartlesville
Ed Ralston
Phillips
Odessa
John Oliver
J. W. Pendleton
W. O. Monty
Monty
Canyon-Happy Road
News
Standish Pipe Line Company
E Ws
Crisis talks focus on Europe aid and price relief
President Truman faces pleas for European emergency aid and rising U S prices as a cabinet food committee reports its recommendations after a day of foreign policy talks. Marshall and Lovett pressed for a possible special session while Truman reviews the file before announcing a world food plan in a few days.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
White House
Eben Ayres
Ayres
United States
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Hector “ecNeil
Britain
Stanoje Simic
Russia
Anderson
Congress
Marshall
Rovall
Agriculture
Cabinet Food Committee
Robert Lovett
Lovett
October Declared Recruiting Month by Texas Governor
Gov. Beauford H. Jester issued a proclamation naming October as recruiting month and urging Texans to cooperate with the Army in its efforts to maintain the country’s military position.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
British appoints Adrian Holman minister to Romania
Adrian Holman, the British political representative in Romania, has been appointed minister to that former Axis satellite state. The Foreign Office announced the decision tonight.
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London
Adrian Holman
Romania
British Foreign Office
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Daily Update
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions with slowly rising temperatures in Amarillo and vicinity for Tuesday and Wednesday. West Texas shows slightly warmer temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hourly readings indicate daytime highs around the upper 70s to low 80s with overnight lows in the 40s to 50s. Sunrise is 6:36 AM and sunset 6:43 PM.
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U S Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
28 000 First Day Fans Start Tri-State Fair
Amarillo crowd tops opening day with nearly 28 000 entrants including paid and free admissions. Parade attendance rivals past high water marks as Panhandle communities celebrate the return of the Tri State Fair after wartime.
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Amarillo
Tri-State
L. B. Herring, Jr
Fair Association
High Plains
Panhandle
Pearl Harbor
Today’s Events At the Fair National Guard Day
Morning gates open at six with cattle judging Hereford Jersey and breeding swine. At 11 Bill Hames Carnival Show Midway. Afternoon sees Sears boars and gifts at 1 and Tri State All Girls Rodeo at 2 30. Night features J C Michaels Big City Circus free show before the grandstand. Junior and senior livestock judging run concurrently.
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National Guard
Jersey
Bill Hames
Sears
J. C. Michaels
Big City
Cowgirls Shine in All-Girl Tri-State Rodeo Show
More than 3,000 fans watched the first performance of the All-Girl Rodeo at the Tri-State Fair. Nancy Binford and Thena Mae Farr produced the event with Monte Roger as announcer and Vivian White and Mrs. Charley Ellis judging seven events. Winners included Madeline Thompson for fastest time in calf riding and Virginia Mae Roger in jumping, with Maxine Gingles competing despite a sprained ankle. The program featured bareback riding, team tying, and trick work as crowds cheered the daring riders from Oklahoma and Texas venues.
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Joe Lair
Tri-State Fair
United Nations
Nancy Binford
Wildorado
Thena Mae Farr
Seymour
Monte Roger
Woodward
Vivian White
Muskogee
Charley Ellis
Amarillo
Jimmy Caldwell
Tom Bursey
Johnnie Wilkins
Madeline Thompson
Fort Sumner
Dude Barton
Flamet
Virginia Mae Roger
Okla
Jackie Worthington
Jacksboro
Maxine Gingles
Tulsa
I. W. Young
Gordon
Tex
Dioces
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Tutomen
Sage
Curtis
Waltnut
Russell
Wallace
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
6Th
Lanier Finance Co
Jth and Jackson
Beauties
Daily News
Nan Smith
Tom Smith
Jerre Vinyard
A. L. Vinyard
Shamrock Band
Sydney Brooks
A. L. Brooks
Borger Band
Herring
Bill Mitchell
Keith Hereford Ranch
Wichita Falls
Combs & Worley
Pampa
J. M. Smallwood
Lawn
Jones Hereford Ranch
Rhome
Winston Bros
Snyder
Goodrich Hereford Ranch
Fort Worth
W. E. Bennett
W. H. Hammond
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