Charity Bazaar Hosts Face Gambling Probe In New York
Dist Atty Frank Hogan to question Mrs Vivienne Woolley Hart at her Park Avenue penthouse where a charity bazaar hosted by gambler figures drew millionaires and playboys. Witnesses include William Buckner once jailed for a Philippine railroad ads fraud. Proceeds allegedly funded gambling rather than charity.
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Woolley-Hart
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Army surplus auction to offer 11 sedans and more
About $10 000 in Army surplus property goes to auction at Amarillo Field Thursday at 1 pm. R V Derrick War Assets Administration supervisor says the sale includes 11 sedans a bus several pickups and other Army vehicles. Veterans only must show discharge papers or proof of service to bid. Inspection happened Wednesday and Derrick calls it one of the largest auctions here urging veterans to attend.
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Amarillo Field
R. V. Derrick
War Assets Administration
Mr. Derrick
Foes of Poll Tax Give Up in Senate Fight
The Senate Republicans abandoned their anti poll tax bill in the extra session after a five day filibuster by Southern Democrats. GOP leaders say they will focus on other business and seek a rules change in January to allow cloture. In the House, Republicans pushed an anti inflation bill to restore installment buying controls through March 15 and tighten bank credit.
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Senate
Congress
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Colorado
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Walcott
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House Banking Committee
San Antonio
Memphis
Consumers Advisory Committee
United Women To
Four Power Moscow Conference Sealed As Talks Continue
The State Department released its report on the Stalin conference under strict secrecy. Informants declined to discuss the Moscow talks involving Premier Stalin, Molotov, and representatives of Britain, the United States, and France. Diplomats say the outcomes will shape world affairs for the foreseeable future.
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State Department
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V. M. Molotov
Great Britain
United States
France
Row Crops And Ranges Benefit From Rains Across Region
General rains Tuesday night boosted row crops and wheat lands in North Plains and will aid pastures for stock farmers. Amarillo reports 15.30 inches year to date and 2.13 inches this month. Canyon 2.15 inches. Hereford 2.18 and Adrian 1.18. County roads remain passable with erosion noted and repairs to begin when weather allows.
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English Field
Walter Watts
A. M. Walker
Agriculture Conservation Association
Walker
Frank Harrison
Harrison
Canyon
Clyde Warwick
The
Canyon News
Warwick
Ben Ezzell
Hereford
Adrian
Tucumcari
DNC Bans Race Segregation in Headquarters Staff
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee will end race segregation in its staff by assigning Negro workers to various units and abolishing a separate Negro division. National Chairman J Howard McGrath says there will be no hiring discrimination for clerks and stenographers and an anticipated Negro assistant to the chairman. Republicans note a Negro division exists in their committee. The move is seen as appealing to Northern Negro voters while Southern Democrats gauge Thurmond and Truman’s civil rights clash. McGrath predicts Truman will carry southern electoral votes. No evidence of cooling Southern anger over civil rights program.
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Democratic National Committee
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Truman
McGrath
Republican National Committee
William Murphy
GOP
South
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Mr. Truman
Three Sisters Store to Open at 601 Polk Amarillo
The K Kaplan Co. has moved into 601 Polk to remodel the former Woolworth site for a new Three Sisters ready to wear store. Remodeling will start immediately with Nichols Murphy as job superintendent. Hubert Grugel says Sixth Avenue side will gain show windows. Property owner A Eberstadt earlier leased to the chain in 1946.
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Chicago General Contractors
Polk
Three Sisters
F. W. Woolworth
Hubert W. Grugel
Kaplan Co
Amarillo
Nichols Murphy
Chicago
Grugel
Sixth Avenue
A. Eberstadt
Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 48th Birthday Today
London reports Queen Elizabeth marked her 48th birthday with public celebrations and official duties. The monarch appeared at engagements across the capital, highlighting her service during a dedicated birthday observance.
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Queen Marks
London
Queen Elizabeth
Accused Spy Admits Pull Saved His Job
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster, named by Elizabeth Bentley as a wartime Communist, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that he stayed on the federal payroll despite Navy and Civil Service efforts to remove him. He denied being a spy and refused to say if he is or has been a Communist, attributing his job continuation to interventions by Lauchlin Currie and C. B Baldwin with Secretary Patterson.
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Patterson
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Naval Intelligence
War Department
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Communist Party
Killing after river party ends in murder
In Franklin County Louisiana police arrest Allen Carpenter 25 for killing Eddie Myles 40 during an all night swimming party over 17 year old married woman Helen Rogers. Myles was clubbed with a sapling and dumped in the Bogue Chitto River after a dispute over Mrs Rogers who confessed to a relationship with Carpenter.
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Franklinton
Dorman Crowe
Allen Carpenter
Eddie Myles
Helen Rogers
Carpenter
Myles
Seek Suspect in Death of Melrose Man
Sheriff Wiley Mahan directs a search for the man believed to have murdered O. T. McDaniel near Farwell. McDaniel 55 of Melrose was found shot with a .22 rifle beside him. a nearly full box of cartridges was found in his car. He had paid 12 500 for a land lease later found not in production. The investigation continues as a hearing on the shooting proceeds. Survivors include his wife and several children and relatives, with funeral planned in Melrose High School auditorium.
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McDaniel
Mills County
Goldtrue
Mahian
Ben
Melrose
Curry County
Agnes McDaniel
Billie
Lonnie McIniel
State Laws Shield Young Lawbreakers
Amarillo residents protest juvenile vandalism and gang activity, questioning why authorities fail to act. The debate centers on whether state laws protect young offenders and limit punitive options.
Public urged to curb Amarillo juvenile gang activity
A worried parent writes to The Globe News condemning teen crime in Amarillo and urging publication of names, stronger community action, and a coordinated plan. The letter examines juvenile law limits, calls for public pressure, and links youth misbehavior to home and recreation gaps in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
United States
High Plains
The
Globe News
Zeke
Meat Boycott Spreads Across Nation Urging Price Cuts
Housewives lead a nation wide protest against high meat costs by boycotting purchases and encouraging buyers strikes. Men and dealers join in, with drops in wholesale sales and unexplainable declines in high priced cuts reported in New York and San Francisco as Texas campaigns organize in Dallas Corpus Christi Orange Fort Worth Waco and Austin.
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Safeway
San Francisco
Texas
R. D. Vaughn
Dallas
Corpus Christi
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Fort Worth
Waco
Austin
L. A. Rex
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms south of the Panhandle. Mild temperatures, cooler south plains this afternoon, warmer Thursday in the Panhandle. Overnight low around 62 and high near 86 in the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM.
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