Tax roll boosts seen at Amarillo city and school district
Joint Equalization Board reports increases in both city and school tax rolls. City roll up about 16 million dollars and school district roll up about 12 million, signaling more tax revenue from new construction, mercantile, utilities, manufacturers, personal property, autos, and annexed areas. Estimates subject to protest hearings, with final totals not expected to vary much.
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Joint Equalization Board
P. V. Alexander
Alexander
K. Mills
Joint Board
George
Ehrentorg Company of
Dallas
Loewenstern
Dixiecrats Clash Over Certification At Texas Meeting
Dixiecrats accused Secretary of State Paul S. Brown of illegal action for certifying Truman and Barkley as Texas Democratic nominees. Beauford Jester supporters voiced sympathy with Dixiecrats while lawmakers weighed court action if needed. The meeting opened as factions gathered with leaders from San Antonio to Fort Worth.
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Paul S. Brown
Brown
Harry S. Truman
Alben Barkley
Lloyd Price
Fort Worth
Aimar Bradley
Houston
Texas
Trice
Bradley
Rice
Parky
R. A. Thompson
Goliad
Beauiford
Beauford
Secretary of State
Price
Galvert
Woodville Rogers
San Antonio
Brownwood
Falls 21 000 Feet Before Chute Opens
Clifton Cheshire, a 24 year old Houstonian and Airborne Division veteran, jumped from 22 000 feet at Conroe Air Field and opened his parachute only 200 feet above ground. He survived after the chute fouled in trees, setting a new record by falling 21 000 feet before opening.
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Conroe
Clifton Cheshire
Chale
Conroe Air Field
Cheshire
Spud Manning
Los Angeles
Seven Weekend Burglaries Ravage Amarulo Area
Police report seven burglaries over Saturday and Sunday nights targeting Amarulo area businesses and homes. Loot totals exceed $125 cash plus over $250 in property. notable break ins include Piggly Wiggly Store at 1500 Polk and Walsh Food Store on Line Avenue, with other incidents at Elds ide Wool Co office and Neely Greenhill Lowndes and various residences.
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Amarulo
Polk
Cash Register
Walsh Food
Line Avenue
Idesl
North
Child Struck by Car In North Fillmore Crash
A child identified as Juanita Simons, daughter of Mrs Jeanie May Simons, was severely injured when struck by a 1941 sedan driven by Ernest I Causey on North Fillmore near the Chansler Weymouth ranch north of Amarillo. Witnesses say the child ran ahead of relatives while crossing to a cafe. Causey stopped and aided. Paramedics rushed Juanita to St Anthony’s Hospital unconscious and on oxygen. traffic officers J Grant and L Bartlett led the investigation.
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North Fillmore
Juanita Simons
Jeanie May Simons
Eve
Pred Simons
Chansler Weymouth Ranch
Amarillo
Ernest I. Causey
Stinnett
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Sack Denny
North Best
Causey
Fillmore
Jack Grant
Luther Bartlett
A Harvey
North Pilmore
Fae
Accient
Ex-Panama President Plans Armed Invasion
Panama government sources say former President Amilio Ariasi Madrid is coordinating an armed invasion from Coste Rita toward Panama City. No immediate details on timing or forces were provided.
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Panama
Ave
Amilio ‘Ariasi Madrid
Coste Rita
Sisters Reunite After Decades Long Family Split
Two sisters separated since 1924 were reunited after a newspaper story in The Sunday News-Globe. Mrs. Rovert Johnson of Amarillo and Mrs. Reeves of Borger learned they shared the King adoption and sought missing siblings Walter Lee Marian Ray and Marjorie Mae. They will visit relatives in Vernon Andrews and Austin as they continue the search.
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Chidhood
Glode
Rovert I! ‘Johnson
South Cleveland
Wilete Reeves
Borger
Vernon
Walter Lee
Marian Ray
Marjorie Mae
King
Johnson
Reeves
Juanita
Trev
Mrs. Reeves
Melba Fay
Roy E. Boatright
Monroe
Amarillo
Merian Ray
Marian Rey
J. L. Schultz
Boatright
Marjorie ‘Mae
Marjorie Mae Davis
Austin
Fesvert Insurance
Whillasse-Boyce
Colorado
Marien Ray
Aeronautics Board Weighs Pioneer Plea for Pecos Route
The Aeronautics Board will hear Pioneer requests to establish service between Pecos and midland Texas, with a plan to fly between Pecos and Paso. The hearing, expected in August, focuses on authorization for the new route and operations.
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Aeronautics Board
Pioneer
Pecos
Jel
Cult Aeronautics Board
Io Pec
Bionest Nes
CAB
Ave & Hap
Midpland
Tex
Paso
American Ambushed By Reds Near Frankfurt
American officials report two armed Russian soldiers seized Turner and Meyers during a routine inspection near Bad Kissingen, 65 miles east of Frankfurt. The chauffeur escaped to the US zone and Turner and Meyers are missing. Reports say Russians fortify the border and dig trenches while US airlift to Berlin expands with B-29s en route to Europe.
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Frankfurt
Turner
Bad Kissingen
Berlin
Rowland M. Meyers
Meyers
Joes
Telegraf
Germany
Berin
United States
Strleen
England
Weather Summary and Transit Note Fragments
Weather fragment reports cloudy periods in the southeast and New Mexico with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. A Tokyo dispatch mentions movement of planes to Germany and a cryptic note on shipments and routes amid a greeting card context.
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West Teeas
New Mexico
Paris
Ag Gegrees
Germany
Tokyo
Russells
Third Berlin talks mark key round with Molotov
In Moscow the United States Britain and France held their third weekend Kremlin conference with Foreign Minister Molotov. Ambassadors Smith Roberts and Chataigneau attended as advisory staffs waited at the British embassy. The session followed earlier talks and was described as potentially decisive for the Berlin blockade and postwar differences.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Molotov
Berlin
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
Frank Roberts
Ernest Arvin
Yves Chataigneau
Molotoy
Stalin
Smith
Roberts
Texas Housewives Open Meat Boycott in Dallas
In Dallas and other Texas cities housewives join a butcher shop boycott aiming to lower meat prices. Led by 71 year old Mrs R D Vaughn, participants pledge to boycott shops for one week and have pressed a telephone campaign to enlist support statewide.
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Dallas
Texas
R. D. Vaughn
John Mayne
Accused spy denies charge amid espionage hearings
Elizabeth Bentley testifies Perlo ended one of two government spy rings and asserts multiple such groups likely existed. Perlo refuses to confirm ties to Bentley or to his communist affiliations on constitutional grounds amid subpoenas for Russian teachers linked to UN delegation. Mundt plans private questioning of Mikhail Samarine, Klaudia Samarina, and others, while concerns over international repercussions limit steps against Kasenkina and other figures. Bentley is a 40-year-old ex spy who notes no indictments were found by a grand jury in prior inquiries.
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Capital
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Perlo
Savcrats
Reds
Perio
Miss Bentley
Representative Mundt
South Dakota
New York
United Nations
Mundt
Mikhail Samarine
Klaudia Samarina
Michael Tranovitch
Samarin
New York State
Oksana Stephanavna Kasenkina
State Department
New Progressive Party
New York City
Bentley
Chambers
Whittaker Chambers
Vassar
BFY Hunt
Reds Seek Custody of FBI Informer from New Jersey Farm
New York police urged New Jersey authorities to locate Hussain-born schoolteacher Michael Ivanovitch Samarin and his family at Farm Raya near Cassville. The Soviet consul said Samarin, his wife, and five children were detained there against their will. New Jersey police said no trace of Samarin or family was found. The House Un-American Activities Committee has shown interest.
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New York
New Jersey
FBI
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
Farm Raya
Cassville
Samarin
House Un-American Activities Committee
Samaria
Tom's River
Edward Mullins
Jacob M. Lomakin
Samazin
Mullins
FBT
St. Lovie
Inx
Cited Nations
FBL
House Un-American Activitiee
Washington
FGI
Choir Leader Held in Death at Fort Worth
J Bennett Morrow, 46, choir leader at Hosen Heights Church of Christ, was released on $5,000 bond after being charged with murder in the death of his wife Wyema Morrow, 44. Authorities say the couple argued at their Fort Worth home over a firearm during a dispute, leading to Wyema's bullet wound and death.
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Fort Worth
J. Bennett Morrow
Hosen Heights Church of Christ
Wyema Morrow
Morrvien
Yestheti Automobile
Newark
Dlisto
I. Storrow Hai
Commis
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