J E Griggs Dies Here Proprietor of Resident Hotel
John Ernest Griggs 64, owner of the Resident Hotel at 1417 Harrison, died at 1 15 this morning in an Amarillo hospital after an emergency operation last week. A longtime Amarillo resident and Spanish American War veteran, he leaves a widow Willie Wright Griggs and children Jack, Mrs Ted Sams, and Mrs Jack Copeland plus a sister in Virginia. Funeral planned for Friday at Griggs chapel with time and place tentative.
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John Ernest Griggs
Harrison Street
Amarillo
Griggs
Mr. Griggs
Norfolk
Texas
Virginia Volunteers
Willie Wright Griggs
Dallas
Jack
Lubbock
Ted Sams
Houston
Jack Copeland
Dumas
James Brown
Londonbridge
Griggs Chapel
Coal Fuss to Labor Board
Secretary of Labor Perkins certified the Appalachian coal wage dispute to the War Labor Board after failed New York talks that began March 10. The one month extension of the agreement with United Mine Workers expires April 30, and operators offered no counterproposals. A separate note reports two Hartley teachers missing since yesterday and found on a side road after visiting a cyclone victim in Ledbetter, whose home was demolished by a recent tornado.
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Washington
Perkins
War Labor Board
New York
National War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Labor Secretary
Conciliation Service
Department of Labor
Hartley
Amarillo
Hubert Green
Lela Ruth Watts
Ledbetter Farm
Channing
Mrs. Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Chamber of Commerce Adds 50 Members
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports over 50 new members from a three day drive ending tonight. Joe Cooley says some committee workers have not yet reported while pledges and additional memberships are expected. Herb Budke chairs the membership drive.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Joe Cooley
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cooley
Herb Budke
It Was 87 in the Shade in Amarillo Yesterday
The article notes 87 degrees in Amarillo marking the hottest spring weather so far. A slight temperature drop is forecast tonight, but it won’t signal a pre Easter spell. Winds are decreasing and residents are urged to tend to victory gardens. morning low was 48 degrees.
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Victory Gardens
Markets and Kansas City Livestock Prices Report
Market summary from April 22 shows mixed activity across sectors with livestock at Kansas City and Chicago. Hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep posted varied prices and firmness, including top hog bids around 15.05 and cattle to 17.10, while lambs showed strong demand and notable weights traded to shippers and Packers.
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Kansas City
Arizona
Kansas
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Social Workers Return from St Louis Conferences
Amarillo social workers have returned from St Louis where they attended national conferences on wartime social problems and Community and War Chest Work. Attending were Mrs. Floyd Cooper, Mrs. Beulah Robinson, Mrs. Fred DeCost er, and Fred DeCoster. Roane Waring of the American Legion will speak tonight over Mutual network from Washington at 5 30 p.m. reporting his Tunisian battlefront trip. local carrier KFDA will carry the address.
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Pour Amarillo
St. Louis
Floyd Cooper
The
Red Cross
Beulah Robinson
Social Welfare Association
Fred de Coster
Social Service Exchange
Fred DeCoster
Community and War Chest
Navy Bombers Hit Nauru and Bougainville Bases
U S Army bombers struck Nauru Island in the Gilbert group guarding Truk with heavy anti aircraft fire and fighter interception. Five to seven Zeros were shot down as all U S planes returned. American fliers also raided Kiska 10 times, boosting April raid score to 113. Nauru hosts large phosphate deposits and lies 675 miles northeast of Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Navy
Nauru
Gilbert
Truk
Aleutians
Kiska
Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
OPA Revises Poultry Prices Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration set uniform country prices for poultry effective immediately, with quick frozen eviscerated broilers and fryers rising by 1.5 to 2 cents per pound. The rule bases rates on shipping-point costs, replacing delivery-cost based pricing, and aims to curb the poultry black market nationwide. Wholesale prices in New York will be about 35 cents per pound for Grade A dressed poultry, with retail and wholesale markups tied to the new country price.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
New York
Army Bomber Crash Kills 12 at Evansville Airport
The Army reports 12 airmen died when a transport plane on a routine flight crashed while landing at Evansville Municipal Airport. Maj. S A Dixon said the accident occurred during a routine landing and that names would not be released until families are notified. Earlier teletype reports had listed higher fatality estimates.
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Evansville
Ind
U.P
Army
Maj. S. A. Dixon
Army Air Forces
Dixon
Indiana State Police
Jury seeks vote needed for first degree murder verdict
The Albany jury in the Lower 13 murder trial asked Judge Lewelling what vote is required for a first degree conviction and was told a unanimous verdict is necessary. They continued deliberations through the afternoon.
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Albany
Ore
U.P
L. G. Lewelling
Senate oks pension ceiling raise to 1.85 million
Austin April 22 The Senate adopted an amendment to House bill 9 raising the monthly old age assistance ceiling by 100 000 to 1 850 000 defeating a proposal for 2 000 000. The amendment adds 1 250 000 a year in pension outlays and aims to restore recent cuts while aiding beneficiaries.
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Austin
Senate
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
T. C. Chadick
Quitman
Harold Beck
Texarkana
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
House
Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Martin
Karl Lovelady
Meridian
Benefit Show Tickets On Sale For PTA Dixie Dice
May 1 advance sales start for the Parent Teachers Dixie Dice benefit show on May 13 14 in the Amarillo high school auditorium. Mrs Glenn Bowen PTA president says Amarillo school students will handle tickets with Miss Dolly Pendleton co director coordinating city talent from multiple schools for the musical comedy program. Proceeds fund labor for the PTA Victory Garden aiding underprivileged children five miles west of Amarillo.
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Dixie Dice
Glenn Bowen
PTA
Amarillo
Dolly Pendleton
McKinley School
Miss Dice
Miss Pendleton
Dwight Morrow
McKinley
Margaret
Wills
Glenwood
St. Mary
Bank Clearings Near 10 Billion in Week
Bank clearings in the week ended Wednesday totaled 9.808 billion dollars, the largest turnover since 1931, aided by the Second War Loan drive and strong industrial activity. Dun and Bradstreet reported increases across 23 major cities, up 4.48 percent from the previous week and up 18.1 percent from last year with Dallas leading gains.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dallas
Night Raid in Caucasus Halted by Red Army Attack
In the Northwest Caucasus Soviet forces repelled a German night assault with mortar, machine gun, and rifle fire, killing about 400 and destroying three tanks. Swarms of Germans were repelled in hand-to-hand fighting as the front reported ceaseless waves and heavy aerial combat.
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Moscow
UPA
Caucasus
CBS
Kuban
Red Air Force
Russia
Krasnodar
Myers Named Rotary Head in Amarillo Club Election
Emil F. Myers was elected president of the Amarillo Rotary Club for the coming year at the annual business meeting held at noon Thursday in the Herring Hotel. He will be joined on the board by Dr. John H. Vaughan George Vineyard A O Thomas Frank E Edwards and H H Coker as directors, succeeding W W Bush. Dr Seth Fessenden head of the Speech Arts Department at West Texas State College analyzed the speaking abilities of Roosevelt Churchill and Hitler.
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Emil F. Myers
Amarillo
Army Men Plan Lake Opening Meeting Sat May 12
Maj. Leslie I. Neher of Amarillo Army Air Field coordinates a Saturday 10 a.m. meeting to finalize plans for the Buffalo Lake opening weekend events. Representatives from Pampa Childress Clovis Dalhart and Lubbock Army Air Bases will attend the gathering to map details for the large outdoor celebration free to the public.
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Leslie I. Neher
Amarillo Army Air Field
Army
Buffalo Lake
Pampa, Childress
Clovis
Dalhart
Lubbock Army Air Bases
Douglas Aircraft Signs Two Year Credit Pact With Banks
Douglas Aircraft announces a two year unsecured credit pact with 17 lending banks totaling 40 million dollars. The loan bears an 11.25 percent interest rate with a 0.25 percent commitment charge.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft
Naval officers push for more Pacific aid after Tokyo executions
Senators O Mahony Johnson and Bushfield joined William Halsey in urging increased shipments of men and supplies to the Pacific theater. President Roosevelt said Japan would be held accountable for the diabolical crimes and vowed to continue the war effort despite the German style threat.
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William F. Halsey
South Pacific
James H. Doolittle
Japan
Tokyo
Navy
Sens
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt Says Doolittle Raiders Face Death
The Roosevelt administration and the state department rejected Tokyo's accusations and condemned Japanese brutal methods. Officials refused to confirm how many raiders were slain, noting five known captives, three more believed captured, and two unaccounted for with death sentences reportedly ordered after trials.
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Japan
State Department
Tokyo
Doolittle Fiers
War Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Congressional calls for reprisals over Japanese prisoners
The excerpt notes commutations of some sentences to Japan and a larger number left for later. It records few demands for reprisal from Congress, led by Rep. Hamilton Fish and Rep. Bertrand Gearhart, who urged immediate action. Others used the incident to argue against pampering Japanese in the U S.
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Japan
Hamilton Fish
New York
Bertrand W. Gearhart
California
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Walter Reed Hospital
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