Weather Keeps Texas Desert Heat Atop Readings
The heat remains extreme across Texas with highs near 97 expected tomorrow and readings well into the hundreds statewide. Wichita Falls hit 106 and Quanah 107 as Gulf Coast stayed milder. El Paso reported only 0.1 inch of rain yesterday amid persistent drought.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Texas
Bureau
Wichita Falls
Gulf Coast
el Paso
Quanah
Abilene and
Sherman
Dallas, Fort Worth
Sulphur Springs
Clarendon
Wink and
Laredo
San Angelo
Fort Stockton
Tyler
Antonio
Big Spring
Pampa
Britain warns unilateral action if Iran threat rises
London reports a Foreign Office spokesman said Britain could take unilateral action if violence or sudden danger to British lives or property arises in Iran, without UN Security Council consultation. Iran protested Indian troop movements to Basra, while Labour issues affect Anglo Iranian oil operations.
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London
Foreign Office
Iran
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Basra
Iraq
Persian Gulf
India
United Nations
Security Council
Byrnes Rejects Soviet Push for Two-Thirds Rule
Paris August 9 The peace conference rebuffed Soviet Russia's bid for a two thirds requirement for all recommendations. Secretary Byrnes declared the United States will not be dictated to and will not gang up against any nation. The vote stood 15 to 6 against the two thirds proposal, though Russia may still veto actions via the foreign ministers council.
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Paris
Russia
Byrnes
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Hopes Western Hemisphere Becomes Arsenal of Democracy
General Eisenhower said during a Rio de Janeiro visit that he hopes the Western Hemisphere becomes a great arsenal of democracy. He framed his trip as an expression of hope for North Central and South American unity on equal partnership for hemispheric military equipment.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Eisenhower
United States Army
North
Central
South America
Churchill Estate Acquired for Wartime Memorial in Kent
A group of Churchill friends has bought his Chartwell estate in Kent to become a permanent national memorial after his death. Churchill and his family will continue to reside there during his lifetime.
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London
Winston Churchill
Chartwell
Kent
Churchill
Cone
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas regions
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon tonight and Saturday with widely scattered showers in El Paso area and Big Bend. Not quite as warm in Panhandle tonight. High 97, low 72, noon 94. Dry lumber ad for John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 W. 5th.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
el Paso
Big Bend
Panhandle
Refugee March on U S Zones Halted by U N Commander
General Joseph T. McNarney in Europe announced that organized refugee Jewish movements into the American zones of Germany and Austria would be turned back. He said the United States would not treat Germany as a transit route to Palestine and would offer temporary haven only to those persecuted. He noted 700 Jews were sent back from the British zone and estimated camp costs at about 80 million dollars yearly after UNRRA ends, proposing civilian-run camps with possible temporary military help.
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Frankfurt
U.P
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
Europe
Germany
Austria
McNarney
United States
Palestine
Dooley Named for Northern District of Texas Judge Vacancy
Dooley, a Houston or Amarillo lawyer and former Texas Bar Association president, would replace Judge Wilson on the Northern District if President Truman approves his nomination and Senate confirms. Wilson praised Dooley as a great lawyer and potential judge as he prepares for retirement J March 5 1919. Senator Connally discussed the recommendation with Senator O Daniel who may oppose it.
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Texas Bar Association
Amarillo
Underwood, Johnson, Dooley and Wilson
Amarillo Independent
Shreveport
Wilson
Texas
Montana
Fort Worth
Truman
Senate
Washington
W. Lee O’daniel
Connally
Senator O'Daniel
O'Daniel
British Warships Sweep Eastern Mediterranean for Jewish Refugees
British warships and aircraft patrol the eastern Mediterranean in a record peacetime search to stop illegal Jewish refugee ships heading for Palestine. The blockade targets Russian ports, with reports of British infantry and Lancasters in Cyprus and three destroyers off Palestinian waters. Former Senator Guy Gillette calls Haifa ships slave vessels as refugee flows draw protests.
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U.P
Mediterranean
Palestine
London Daily Mail
Nicosia
Cyprus
Adriatic
Royal Air Force
London Daily Telegraph
Britain
Russia
Telegraph
Mexico
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Haifa
Haiti and Caribbean hit by fresh earthquake and tidal wave
Planes rushed aid to stricken areas of Haiti the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as new tremors and a spreading tidal wave caused widespread panic. Towns along Mona Passage suffered heavy damage including Matanzas with 424 houses reported destroyed Sunday.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Mona
Matanzas
Guayanda Observatory
San Juan
Jently
Hispaniola Island
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
Amarillo Faces Material Shortages Slowing 604 Homes
A chamber of commerce and real estate board survey shows material shortages delaying the completion of 604 Amarillo houses. Counts across the city list needed lumber, windows, fixtures, nails and plumbing items, with about 790 permits started and only 186 houses finished this year.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce and Real Estate Board
Chamber of Commerce
City Engineers
Puppet Ruler of Manchoukuo Arrives in Japan for War Trials
A Henry Pu Yi the last emperor of China and puppet ruler of Manchoukuo arrived in Japan in Russian custody at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo. He appears as a witness before the International Military Tribunal trying Hideki Tojo and 26 others for war crimes.
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Tokyo
Henry Pu Yi
China
Japan
Manchoukuo
Vladivostok
International Military Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Midwestern Drouth Areas Receive Relief by Rains
Midwest drouth areas got extremely beneficial rain last night with cooler weather to follow. Federal forecasters cited substantial precipitation in eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, northern Indiana, and eastern Michigan, areas most in need. Forecaster H. L. Jacobsen commented on the relief.
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Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
H. L. Jacobsen
Soft Drink Bottle Explodes Injuring Mrs Conner in Texas
Mrs. W. F. Conner of 400 North Florida was treated for cuts after a soft drink bottle exploded in her hands while opening it. She was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in a Griges ambulance. witnesses described the moment before the injury.
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W. F. Conner
North
Florida
Northwest Texas
Employment Passes Reach 60 Million Jobs in July
The Census Bureau reports July employment including the armed forces surpassed 60 million. Civilian employment rose to a July record of 58,130,000, about four million more than a year earlier. The armed forces added 2,640,000 on their payrolls.
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Washington
Census Bureau
FBI Identifies Some Lynch Mob Members in Monroe Lynching
The Washington Post reports the FBI has identified some members of the mob that lynched four Black individuals in Monroe Georgia. Officials say a full mob roundup will be presented to Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall and Attorney General Tom Clark. Local police and FBI declined comment as investigations continue.
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Washington
Washington Post
FBI
Monroe
Justice Department
the Post
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Tom Clark
Atlanta
John R. Trost
W. R. Spence
Georgia State Police
Spence
War Grab Probe Ends With Ill Kentucky Democrat
The Senate War Investigating Committee ends its wartime probe after six weeks into the munitions combine and its ties to Representative May of Kentucky who is ill at his Prestonsburg home. Physicians say May suffers heart trouble and exhaustion and must rest. Officials doubt a new subpoena will be issued without his voluntary appearance.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Empire
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Prestonsburg
Combine
John
George P. Archer
Taps Are Blown For Confederate Reunions in Texas
The final Texas Confederate reunion ends with no remaining Confederate soldiers present for memorial services. Generals M. H. Woolf of Corsicana and William Banks of Houston are remembered as the last veterans pass away. Camp Ben McCulloch leader T. F. Harwell notes the gathering marks a solemn final memorial.
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Texas
Ben McCulloch
T. F. Harwell
Kyle
Harwell
M. H. Woolf
Corsicana
William Banks
Houston
Forbidden to See Boy Leads Teen to Suicide Note
Edna Rodden a fourteen year old girl in Madera California wrote a note to a forbidden boyfriend then shot herself. She told two younger sisters to leave the house before she lay on a bed and tripped a shotgun trigger with her toe. The District Attorney Everett Coffee reported the tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Madera
Cal
Edna Rodden
Everett Coffee
Coffee
Step Up in Car and Motorcycle Tire Production
The Civilian Production Administration announced a plan to boost tire output for passenger cars and motorcycles in the second half of the year. CPA rubber chief W. J. Sears said a target of 69,150,000 tires for the year remains achievable.
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Washington
Civilian
W. J. Sears
CPA Rubber Division
War Hero Given 2 to 10 Year Forgery Sentence
Thomas W. Cable 23, famed Huntington WWII veteran, pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced to two to ten years. Judge H Clay Worth recommended the Huttonsville medium security prison farm. Cable admitted forging his mother in law’s name to cash a $300 check in Huntington.
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Huntington
W. Va
Thomas W. Cable
Common Pleas
H. Clayworth
Cable
St. Albans
Huttonsville
Huntington Ank
Denton Restores Water After 36-Hour Shortage
Denton’s water system resumed operation at 8 am after a 36 hour shortage from a broken pump. Pressure reached about 70 pounds. an emergency reservoir was half full. North Texas State College’s Chilton Hall lost water yesterday but returned to 15 pounds. lawn watering ban remained.
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Denton
North Texas Texas State College
Chilton Hall
Jury Panel Ordered Tuesday in Potter County Court
A jury panel of 40 men must appear Tuesday morning for trial of civil and criminal cases in Potter County Court. Docketed cases span the rest of the week as the county court resumes sessions after adjournment in May.
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Potter County Court
Harper becomes elevator operator in Bilbo era politics
Frank Harper, 74, a former peach tree salesman who ran against Senator Theodore Bilbo in Mississippi, now works as an elevator operator in the Senate office building after Bilbo’s strong primary showing. Harper said Eastland helped him get the job and noted Bilbo uses a different elevator.
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Washington
Frank Harper
Senate
Harper
Peachtree
Theodore Bilbo
Mississippi
Bilbo
Eastland
Crat
Rise in Retail Food Prices Greatest Monthly Change
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 13.8 percent rise in retail food prices from June 15 to July 15, the largest monthly increase recorded. The prior peak was nine percent from March to April 1917. July prices were 77 percent above August 1939 and about 18 percent above August 1945.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Visitors discouraged in McAllen amid winter crowd
McAllen officials urged winter visitors to avoid the city unless rental space is secured as chamber of commerce directors warned of housing strain during the season.
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Mcallen
Chamber of Commerce
Truman Signs GI Pay Bill for Veterans of World War II
President Truman signed a bill extending terminal leave pay to about 15 million veterans. The measure authorizes roughly 2.7 billion dollars in cash and five year bonds for non commissioned personnel who did not receive all furlough time. Enlisted men will be paid at their last grade daily rate plus 70 cents for subsistence and up to 1.25 dollars extra for quarters for those with dependents.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Moore to Address GOP Convention in Mineral Wells
U. S. Senator Edward H. Moore of Oklahoma, a Republican, will speak Monday night at the GOP state convention in Mineral Wells, announced by Republican state chairman George C. Hopkins.
High Cost of Living Adds to Wife Beating Fine
Potter County Court records show the usual fine for aggravated assault against a wife rose from 25 dollars to 250 dollars plus costs. Howard Bacon, a plumber of 201 North Pierce, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault against his estranged wife Zena Bacon.
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Potter County
Howard Bacon
North Pierce
Zena Bacon
Thieves Hijack Car During Walters Bank Run Manhunt
Two gunmen linked to a Walters Oklahoma bank holdup hijacked a Texas motorist near Walters at 5 45 am in a gray 1941 Chevrolet coupe. A large posse uses automatic weapons radios and spotter aircraft to hunt the pair across Red River bottomlands.
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Walters
Okla
Texas
Here
Highway Patrol
First National Bank
PBS
Red River
Wichita
Marooned on the Lux gambling ship off Long Beach
About 1,500 gamblers were marooned aboard Admiral Tony Cornero Stralla's Lux off Long Beach California as officials confront a legal fight over the ship. Stralla refused to release water taxis despite police and Coast Guard involvement. Taxi crews were arrested and impounded.
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Cal
Tony Cornero Stralla
Lux
Stralla
Trons
Coast Guard
Yankton
Monte Carlo
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
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