Canadian River Dam hearing set for Senate panel
A Texas group of 29 representatives presented testimony and prepared briefs for a Senate subcommittee hearing on an 85 million dollar Canadian River Dam project. Mayor Gene Klein and officials from Amarillo Borger Lubbock and Lamesa outlined regional growth and water needs, while lawmakers from Arizona New Mexico Oregon and Utah prepared questions. Two days were allotted with hopes to complete testimony in one day.
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Washington
North
South Plains
Texas
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Senate Subcommittee
Secretary of the Interior
Gene Klein
Amarillo
Fritz Thompson
Borger
Irving Jones
Lubbock
Carl Roundtree
Lamesa
Klein
Thompson
Panhandle Plains
Panhandle-Plains
Canadian River
Tom Connally
Johnson
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
George Mahon
Gene Worley
Wesley Nelson
Bureau of Reclamation
Harry Burleigh
Austin
Exas
E. V. Spence
Allan Shivers
Jack Cunningham
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Hutchinson County
W. McFarland
Arizona
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Guy Cordon
Oregon
McFarland
Anderson
Senator Cordon
Sena
Tors
Sen
Arthur Watkins
Utah
Canadian Iver
Senator McFarland
Rain Totals Bring Hope to Plains Farmers
Weather Bureau forecaster H C Winburn notes rain ends soon and forecasts fair skies for Amarillo area. Reports show widespread showers Sunday with totals varying by town, from 0.02 to 2.02 inches, leaving moisture gains but still below normal for the year. Farmers urge more rain to moisten dry ground ahead of wheat and cotton planting.
Rail unions weigh broad strike over extra crew on diesels
Chicago April 17 A 10 member negotiating panel of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen debated calling a walkout of about 110,000 members to demand an extra man on diesel locomotives for safety. Railroads reject the demand and industry sources warn a general strike could idle 1.4 million workers and cripple transport.
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Chicago
U.P
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
National Mediation Board
Washington
Truman
McDonald and Guill in a Panhandle political pairing
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald, a long time Democrat who supported Republican ticket favorites, visits Amarillo to back Ben Guill for Congress. He urges voting for the best man, notes a two party aim for Texas, and reflects on postwar peace policy amid his tenth term in office and prior switches in presidential support.
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Texas
J. E. McDonald
Panhandle
Amarillo
McDonald
Ben Guill
Pampa
Congress
Guill
Herring Hotel
Commissioner of Agriculture
Wendell Willkie
Dewey
Teas
Rio Grande Valley
Chinese Commies Land on Hainan
Taipei dispatches report a Communist invasion force gained a toehold on Hainan Island after heavy sea losses. Most invaders were killed. fighting continued west of Hoshow as Nationalist air and ground forces attacked. Reds crossed by overwater junks, with over 200 boats involved and many sunk.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hainan Island
Hoshow
Pasa Two Price Farm Plan Is Proposed
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald urged a two price system as a substitute for the faltering national farm program in a Herring Hotel talk to the Texas Wheat Producers Association. He argued parity prices for domestic use and for surplus sold abroad would spur growth, oppose acreage restrictions, and base national production on units like pounds and bushels. He cited Hidalgo County cotton acreages to illustrate foreign competition and warned against government dictates on planting scale.
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Globe
J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Texas Wheat Producers Association
Carl Kuper
Dalhart
R. C. Buckles
Stratford
McDonald
Herring Hotel
cDonald
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande
Hidalgo
Trial opens for Maragon in Washington lies to senators
Washington April 17 John Maragon a one time White House frequenter goes on trial before Federal Judge Jennings Bailey on charges of lying to a Senate committee about his jobs and income from 1945 to 1949 The defense subpoenas Sen Joseph McCarthy and potentially Arnold Townsend as witnesses The case stems from the five percenter agents investigation and may feature more than 30 witnesses The 53 year old Greek American appeared with his wife and told reporters he would say nothing in court
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
Jennings Bailey
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Arnold Townsend
Milwaukee
McCarthy
Townsend
Bailey
Irvin Goldstein
Kansas City Bootblack
Greece
State Department
Gibson Wins News Tip Contest In Amarillo Area
J E Gibson of 3817 East Twenty second wins five dollars for the best News Tip of last week about a camel strolling on a highway near Amarillo. Second prize goes to Mrs Co R Compton of Dumas for a dust storm report. Other tips credited to Mrs J D Gillespie Kathryn Byrd Don Knight and others.
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L. E. Gibson
East Twenty-second
Amarillo
Co. R. Compton
Cedar
Dumas
J. J. Cubley
Wichita
Speedy Manufacturing Company
J. D. Gillespie
North Houston
Kathryn Byrd
East Thirteenth
Don Knight
North Cleveland
Bob Bruce
Travis
Paul Davis
East Sixteenth
Barbara Wiseman
Madison
Ted Castleberry
Virginia
K. G. Martin
East Tenth
Broke Heiress Steals Dress Lands in Jail In Los Angeles
Mary Catherine Reardon Gucci an 18 year old heiress once linked to a sensational murder case is jailed charged with stealing a dress from a department store arraigned on petty theft she holds a $100000 trust fund until age 21 while her husband Gabriel Gucci 19 is unemployed and broke four years earlier she was acquitted in St Louis juvenile court of delinquency by reason of murder her father J Vincent Reardon was shot to death when returning them from a cabin trip the girl claimed the boyfriend Michael D Arcy 13 shot the father triggering the car crash in which he died
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Los Angeles
Mary Catherine Reardon Gucci
Gabriel Gucci
St. Louis
J. Vincent Reardon
Reardon
Wentzville
Michael D'Arcy
Absentee Voting Starts At Noon For May Election
Absentee balloting in the special congressional election will begin at noon tomorrow per County Clerk Loren Jones. Ballots arrive at that time and voting will close on May 6.
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Loren Jones
Mr. Jones
Amarillo Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
The Amarillo area will have fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with warmer highs today around 72 and a cooler high near 69 tomorrow. A 24 hour period ending at 6 30 this morning recorded 0.26 inches of precipitation and low 42. West Texas Panhandle and South Plains expect partly cloudy skies with fair conditions in New Mexico through Tuesday with warmer spells. Gunn Bros Thrift Stamps and Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co advertise local services at 1200 West 6th.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
General of Jobless Still Sharp at 96
Massillon Ohio April 17 The veteran reformer Jacob S Coxey 96 yesterday remains mentally alert and visits downtown daily. He praised President Truman his policies and money in circulation and noted his failed 1894 march for non interest bonds. Coxey recalled hopes for 150000 protesters reaching Washington but only 336 joined he was fined five dollars for attempting to speak from the Capitol steps.
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Massillon
Ohio
Washington
Jacob S. Coxey
Truman
Coxey
Congress
Capitol
McGrath cites gambling expansion into amateur and pro sports
Attorney General McGrath told a Senate subcommittee that big time gamblers have moved into amateur and professional sports with large scale operations. He urged Congress to ban interstate transmission of gambling information and noted bettors operate across horse racing, baseball, basketball and football using telephone and telegraph lines.
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Washington
McGrath
Congress
Senate Commerce
McParland
Arizona Democrat
Justice Department
Telegraph
The House of Darkness Mystery at Joyland Park
Ellery Queen and Djuna tour Joyland Amusement Park with Monsieur Dieudonne Duval. They visit a House of Darkness that blends haunted house lore with a caliginous cinema vibe, echoing Caligari as they proceed toward Page 2.
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Mr. Ellery Queen
Djuna
Monsieur Dieudonne Duval
Joyland
Monsieur Duval
Duval
Ellery
Djun
Mr. Queen
Dr. Caligari
Roosevelt Forum Spars With Hurley Over Yalta Clash
On NBC radio Eleanor Roosevelt hosts a tense panel on China as Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley attacks Yalta. He accuses a secret Yalta agreement of betraying the Atlantic Charter, drawing sharp rebuttals from Sen. Warren Magnuson Dr. John Fairbank and Richard Lauterbach. See MRS. FDR, Page 12.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Patrick J. Hurley
Yalta
China
Hoover
NBC Forum
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Port Arthur
Russia
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Globe Business Editor
Panhandle Plais
H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Art Brasley
Potter County
Plains
Childress
Thursda
Clarendon
Cla
Dimmitt
Follett
Hereford
Shamrock
Spearman
Vega
Guymon
Okla
Clayton
Clovis
Tucumcari
Silverton
Plainview
Wheeler
Higgins
Tulia
Wellington
Rail Union
McDonald and Guill
Hainan
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Pasa
J. E. Gibson
Gunn Bros
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Jacob Coxey
En Que
Ellery By
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR
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