Legion Chief Gets White House Snub
Washington reports the White House cancelled a noon meeting with National Legion Commander Erle Cocke Jr after Cocke publicly announced plans to tell President Truman he backed Gen Douglas MacArthur's Eastern policy. Presidential aide Matthew Connelly noted Cocke's news interviews made the appointment unnecessary. Cocke had said he supported using Chinese Nationalist troops against Chinese Communists.
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Washington
White House
National Legion
Erle Cocke, Jr
Cocke
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph Short
Connelly
Matthew
U.S. Cuts Off Relief Funds for Belgium
Brussels reports shock as Assistant ECA Administrator Paul Porter halts future ECA credits to Belgium. A Belgian court tied seven million dollars in ECA funds to pay for Greek railroad equipment, prompting the freeze while Belgium seeks an amicable Greek debt settlement and official notification remains lacking.
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Brussels
Belgium
ECA
Paul R. Porter
Greece
Ter
Washington
Bank of Brussels
Foreign Trade Ministry
Porter
Pump Set at New Water Well Near Amarillo
The pump will be set tomorrow on the third of three new water wells drilled for the City of Amarillo by H. H. Heiskell, a drilling contractor. Two wells have been completed, each producing about 1.5 million gallons per day. The wells lie roughly 15 miles southwest of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
H. H. Heiskell
Camel Leads in Popularity as America's Top Cigarette
Survey figures show Camel outselling all others by a wide margin, the largest in 25 years. A coast to coast 30 day test with Camel only smokers reports no throat irritation from Camel use. Camel is praised for rich flavor and mildness that keep smokers loyal over time.
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America
Camel
Service Awards To Employees Of Panhandle Firms
Annual service award dinner for Panhandle employees of the Texas Company and the Texas Pipe Line Company will be at the junior ballroom of the Herring Hotel Saturday night. J. F. Coffman chairs, with 46 expected. Honorees include 30 year watches for J. D. Andrews, W. H. Taylor, Elbert R. Auldridge, Irvin C. Decker, John F. Stevens. Also 25 year emblems for L. V. Dorsh, J. F. Johnson, G. H. Roberts, F. J. Frair, Charles A. Tallant, and William L. McVelia.
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Panhandle
Texas Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
Herring Hotel
J. F. Coffman
Refining Department
Amarillo
J. M. Thompson
Texas Company Refining Department
L. F. Shipler
L. V. Dorsh
J. F. Johnson
G. H. Roberts
F. J. Frair
Charles A. Tallant
William L. McVelia
Pipe Line Company
Two Injured as Car Cab Collide in City Intersection
Morning crash at Goliad and Plains Boulevard sent Mr. and Mrs. Gailey of Albuquerque and their son Ernest Charles Gailey, two, to Northwest Texas Hospital by Blackburn-Shaw ambulance with head and possible chest injuries. Mrs. Gailey and child were not seriously hurt. The cab’s passenger Mrs. Joe McCullough and her two month old were also treated. the baby unharmed. The taxi driver sustained no injuries. X rays for Gailey and McCullough were pending early afternoon.
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Goliad
Plains Boulevard
Northwest Texas Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw
Furman C. Galley
Albuquerque
Ernest Charles
Gailey
Kirtland Air Base
Joe McCullough
1618 Goliad
Slot Machine Ban Faces House Snag in Texas
In Austin on April 10, a log jam in the Texas House risks delaying a bill to ban slot machines. Rep. Jimmy Adams of Mexia sponsors a measure making possession of slot machines or pay-off style marble boards a felony. A Senate companion by Sen. Joe Russell has cleared committee and awaits floor action as enforcement officials back the effort to curb organized crime, citing Texas leads the nation in slot machines.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Jimmy Adams
Mexia
Joe Russell
Royse City
Price Daniel
Nevada
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Chinese Push On Into Indochina
HANOI Indochina April 10 French army headquarters announced an invading Chinese battalion has advanced to within 35 miles of Laichau 170 miles northwest of Hanoi The battalion crossed the Indochina frontier April 1 and had taken frontier towns French air observers spotted the Chinese troops yesterday in Binhlu northeast of Laichau Laichau the provincial capital of the Thai tribes in northwest Tonkin Phongtho was also confirmed as occupied by the Chinese 35 miles northwest of Binhlu.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Laichau
Binhlu
Tonkin
Phongtho
Simpson Smith Trials Set in 47th District Court
Trials of Robert E. Simpson and Robert J. Smith were scheduled to begin in 47th District Court this afternoon. The jury panel was excused and ordered to report back at 1 30. Simpson faces a burglary charge in the Montgom ery Ward Store case and Smith a holdup charge at Wallace Grocery in October. Yesterday Edward Wyatt received a five year suspended sentence for auto theft from Jesse Prince occurring last Christmas Eve.
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Robert E. Simpson
Robert J. Smith
47Th District Court
Simpson
Montgomery Ward
Smith
Wallace Grocery
Taylor
Edward Wyatt
Jesse Prince
Puzzling Jig Saw Leads to Police Call in Chicago
In Bedford Park County highway police traced a puzzling call from six year old Nancy Pershell of La Grange Highlands. After her brother and a playmate disassembled a jig-saw, she told the operator to call the police. Eight relatives use the line, leaving officers to sort out the right caller.
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Chicago
Bedford Park County Highway
Nancy Pershell
la Grange Highlands
Pershell
Nancy
David
Electric motor stolen from Fowler car trunk
P. G. Fowler of 106 Kentucky reported the theft of a half horsepower electric motor from the trunk of his car this morning. He does not know when the theft occurred.
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P. G. Fowler
Kentucky
Fowler
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Wednesday
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce board members will meet Wednesday at noon in Room 202 of the Herring Hotel. Chamber president T. W. Gilstrap will preside.
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The
Amarillo
Marguerite Piazza's Rise to Fame and Smoke Test
Two years ago Marguerite Piazza began a rapid rise from Broadway to television and the Met after landing a leading role and a big contract. A cigarette smoker, she undertook Camel cigarette testing for 30 days under a throat specialist and showed no irritation.
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Marguerite Piazza
America
Miss Piazza
What Cigarette Do You Smoke Doctor Camel Endorsement
A leading independent research survey asks doctors nationwide which cigarette they smoke. The brand Camel tops the list, with more doctors choosing Camel than any other brand for flavor and mildness.
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Amarillo Credit Association
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