Air Force Sets 70 Group Goal with 12 000 Planes
Washington reports the Army Air Forces aim to build a 70 group air force of about 12 000 planes and 401 000 men. Gen Carl Spaatz targets 55 fully manned groups and 15 skeletonized groups by 1948, with 36 operational groups now and a major recruitment drive for 93 000 high school graduates in aviation careers.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Department of Air Force
Army
Carl Spaatz
AAF
Congress
Emen
Air Force
Prisoners in filthy, neglected home amid probate records
Police described three siblings Clarence Martin and Violet as nearly unable to talk after years confined in a room with a sack over a head. Probate court records show they were adjudged incompetent. Mrs. Anderson and son Walter guarded them, with four other children sought.
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Violet
Fearl
Senate probe details Hughes entertainment expenses in war era case
The committee plans broader scrutiny of entertainment spending by major firms. Senators Ferguson and Brewster note Hughes included Colonel Roosevelt and aviation executives among guests. Audits have extended to aircraft companies with claims of differing entertainment costs.
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Roosevelt
Ferguson
Hughes
Pepper
General Accounting Office
US Steel
General Motors
Pan-American
TWA
Hughes Company
Brewster
Maine
Rice Aid For Million Starving Islanders Reported
Java authorities plan safety measures at population demand while supplying large rice shipments to Madoera for relief of over a million residents starving after being cut off from the Java mainland.
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Madoera
Java
Rice Ransom Gang Arrested in Shanghai Case
Chinese military police say they have arrested a dozen kidnappers who seized a wealthy Chinese couple and demanded 22 percent tons of rice of the best quality and 12 carbines as ransom. The couple remains missing. Coal production in China falls as war damaged mines recover slowly.
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Shanghai
China
Markets Close With Mixed Industrial Lows and Livestock News
Kansas City reports cattle and hog prices with steers 27.00 to 30.00 and fat cows weaker, hogs uneven with top around 27.50, sheep bids softer for native lambs while Chicago shows slower hogs and firmer cattle, with typical price ranges across weight classes and regions. Financial notes close with a $1.95 billion fund liquidation offering.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Registration Opens for 16th Texas High School Coaches Meet
El Paso hosts the 16th annual Texas High School Coaches Association convention with coaches and players arriving. Bo McMillin of Indiana will lead the North all star team and Jess Neely of Rice Institute will coach the South squad during the event.
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EL Paso
Texas High School Coaches Association
P Togram
Bo McMillin
University of Indiana
Jess Neely
Rice Institute
Segura Wins Meadow Club Invitational Net Tourney
Francisco Segura defeated Seymour Greenberg 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-1 to win the Meadow Club Invitational Tennis Tournament, earning his third title. Mulloy and Billy Talbert beat Bernard Bartzen and Gardner Larned 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the doubles final.
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Meadow Club
Southampton
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Seymour Greenberg
Los Angeles
Mulloy
Billy Talbert
New York
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Gardner Larned
Chicago
Shanghai Drivers Use Long Trips After Highway Opening
Since the Shanghai Nanking highway opened, Shanghai motorists have turned to Hangzhou for short outings, driving about 135 miles round trip.
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Shanghai-Nanking Highway
China
Shanghai
Hangchow
Air Power Surges as Soviet Jet Aircraft Unveiled
Allied observers at a Moscow air show witnessed six jet propelled planes and a claimed seventh, plus new four engined transports. Pravda credited Russia with jet propulsion while praising advances in aviation research and development.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
Russia
Exiles Claim Trujillo Invented Invasion Tale
Dominican exiles allege seven American surplus fighter planes missing from a Florida airfield arrived in the Dominican Republic to aid President Rafael Trujillo. They say the planes landed on Trujillo's estate near Ciudad Trujillo and that reports of a revolutionary invasion were invented by Trujillo.
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New York
Florida
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
Liverpool Police Break Up Anti-Semitic Disorders
Anti Semitic demonstrations erupted in daylight in Liverpool prompting police reinforcements to the Jewish districts. Twenty three people faced charges across three British cities linked to the protests sparked by the hangings of two British sergeants in Palestine. The Liverpool chief constable reported 101 wilful damage cases last night including arson and shop window smashings.
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London
Liverpool
Palestine
Truman Returns to White House After Shangri-La Rest
President Truman came back to the White House after a restful weekend at Shangri La in Maryland. He stopped in Silver Spring to greet Mrs. Truman, while daughter Margaret stayed in Independence preparing for a concert tour this fall.
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Truman
White House
Shangri-La
Washington
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Silver Spring
Independence
Margaret
Temperatures Seen Climbing To Near 100 In West Texas
The heaviest heat returns this afternoon with forecast highs near 97 degrees in Amarillo and surrounding areas. Tomorrow could reach 98 degrees as yesterday topped out around 90. No rain is expected locally though scattered West Texas thunderstorms may develop later.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
West Texas
Trial of Tojo and Co. Dragging On in War Crimes Trial
In Tokyo on August 4 the Far Eastern International Tribunal rejected most of the opening evidence offered by defense teams for former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 24 other top Japanese war leaders. The defense argued that wartime conditions and blockades forced Japan into conflict, while claiming Japan's industrial growth was for necessity due to population pressure and land scarcity.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Far Eastern International Tribunal
Japan
Blanchard Arrives At Randolph Field
Felix Doc Blanchard, Army fullback and West Point graduate, arrived at Randolph Field near San Antonio for further assignment in the air force. He said he would report to either Brooks or Kelly.
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San Antonio
Felix Doc Blanchard
Army
Randolph Field
Here
Air Force
Blanchard
West Point
Brooks
Kelly
Amarillo Seeks North-South Link on US 87 Route
Amarillo leaders aim to ensure a north-south highway connection as officials discuss a Denver to San Antonio link along US 87. Chamber of Commerce highway chairman Guy Saunders notes the city will push for inclusion on a major north-south corridor, amid plans for an interstate system and existing east-west routes.
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Amarillo
Guy Saunders
Chamber of Commerce
Denver
San Antonio
Texas
Colorado
Kansas City
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Forks
Dallas
Houston
Albuquerque
Cheyenne
Las Cruces
el Paso
James G. Lott
State Highway Department
Washington
Federal Roads Administration
Gifford Charged With Drunk Driving Felony
Amarillo painter Floyd Gifford, 49, was charged in district court with driving while intoxicated. He said his home is 1822 Taylor and previously was convicted of DWI eight months ago in Jacksboro. He was arrested yesterday in the 800 block of the Pierce Fillmore alley. bond not yet set.
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Floyd Gifford
Amarillo
Gifford
1822 Taylor
Jacksboro
Pierce-Fillmore Alley
Bond
War Dept to Keep 60 Standby Industrial Plants Ready
War Department plans to maintain 60 government owned industrial plants ready for immediate specialized production in any second war. Secretary Royall said the plants valued at 2.301 billion dollars would cost about 25 million to operate but could be reduced if leased for civilian use.
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Washington
War Department
Royall
Shepperd Named Texas Ambassador of Good Will
John Ben Shepperd of Gladewater, national president of the US Junior Chamber of Commerce, is commissioned Ambassador of Good Will for Texas in Austin. He will begin a tour that will take him to Washington, Minnesota, South Dakota and Alaska before returning for Randolph pilot training.
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Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
US Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Beauford H. Jester
Shepperd
United States
Washington
Minnesota
South Dakota
Alaska
Plan for Tri-State Fair Quarter Horse Show
Red Simpson announces a full dress quarter horse show under the American Quarter Horse Association at the Tri-State Fair. Entry $5, deadline Sept 15, horses on site by Sept 21 6 pm, Ama rillo location, AQHA rules apply, Am Atkinson assists, committee includes Page Morris Hinkamp Alexander Turner Sharp Dolater Caskey Mabry.
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Red Simpson
American Quarter Horse Association
Simpson
Fair Association
Tri-State
Amarillo
Beck Atkinson
Bowie
Sam Page
John Morris
Ralph Hinkamp
Bland Alexander
Fred Turner
Webb Sharp
Bud Dolater
Jiggs Caskey
A. H. Mabry
Shreve Says Russia Delays as US Faces Low Mood
Earl O. Shreve, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, told Yale's Northeastern Institute opening that Russia pursues delay obstruction and chaos until a major capitalist collapse appears near. He argued a breakdown of the US economy would be the last hope for world reconstruction and peace.
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New Haven
Conn
U.P
Earl O. Shreve
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Russia
Northeastern Institute
Yale University
Shreve
Kremlin
Joint Funeral for Pilots in Clovis NM
Two young pilots John Hardesty and Jimmie Gressett died in a July 26 airplane crash near Black Lake. A joint funeral will be held at 2:30 PM at First Baptist Church with pastors B P Maddox and M C Cuthbertson presiding. Burial in Clovis Cemetery follows Steed Funeral Home arrangements.
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John Hardesty
Jimmie Gressett
Black Lake
First Baptist Church
B. P. Maddox
M. C. Cuthbertson
Central Church of Christ
Amarillo
Clovis Cemetery
Steed Funeral Home
Conchas Dam
Eagle Lake
Clovis Hospital
Hardesty
Gressett
Hugh Winton Dies at 70 in Amarillo Hospital
Hugh C. Winton retired Amarillo care employee died at 10 o clock this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital. He was 70 and had lived in the city about 30 years. Survived by sister Mrs. W A Newlin of Amarillo and brother James A. Winton of Cherry Grove Oregon. Funeral arrangements pending with N S Griggs & Sons directing.
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Hugh C. Winton
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Winton
Assembly of God Church
W. A. Newlin
James A. Winton
Cherry Grove
Ore
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Sugar crops near completion amid economic talk
Shreve cited that the US Chamber of Commerce and American business do not expect a major depression. The article notes grinding of Cuba's all-time record sugar crops is nearing completion, signaling continued agricultural output.
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Shreve
US Chamber of Commerce
American Business
Cuba
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