New Water Well Sets City Production Record
Amarillo reports a new high in city water output from Well No 3 at the 1 006 acre southwest site. The 24 hour test averaged 1450 gallons a minute totaling nearly 2 1/2 million gallons with a 27 foot drawdown. H R Smith and Marvin Nichols noted the sand and gravel formation caused the record yield as the city plans a fifth well nearby.
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Amarillo
City Water Department
H.R. Smith
Marvin Nichols
Fort Worth
Gineer
Panhandle
Hereford
Texline
Smith
Stanton Field
Irate Swede Sends Shirt to U S For Quick Laundering
A Swedish bachelor mailed a dirty shirt to the United States after delays in local laundries. Scandinavian Airlines transported the shirt to New York, and officials said it would be returned within three days, far faster than Stockholm laundries would have achieved.
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New York
Sweden
United States
Scandinavian Airlines
Stockholm
Amarillo tax protests flare as board hikes inventory values
City protests heard as Amarillo residents challenge increased assessments from 181000 to 256000 while the board of equalization considers listing previously unrendered property this year. Mayor Hagg sees possible tax relief if more property is brought onto the rolls and urges strict collection policy.
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Board of Equalization
Fie
Amarillo
Papa M
Hagy
Texas
Associated Press
United Press
South Houston
Sam Houston Coliseum
W. B. Haley
Dallas
Equalization Board
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Hagg
City tax rolls rise as new assessments boost revenue
The equalization board raised the city tax base by about 15 million dollars this year, driven by merchant stocks, manufacturers and household furniture. Real property assessments grew by about three million from areas annexed Jan 1. Total assessments reached roughly 86 million dollars, yielding around 195000 in new city funds and a 12 million dollar school district increase. Mayor Hagy said if this continues, property values may allow a lower tax rate.
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Equalization Board
Hagy
Burglary Reports Hit Amarillo Bars and Stores
Burglaries rocked Amarillo Tuesday night with Carley’s Bar capturing a would‑be intruder after a struggle. A 200‑pound safe was stolen from Citizens Finance Service, and entry through a rear door allowed access to Armstrong Transfer & Storage and Nunn Electric Company. Governor Thurmond and Mississippi Governor Wright praised a strong Dixiecrat campaign planned for the South and national broadcasts.
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Amarillo
R. L. Carley
Carley’s
North East Eighth
Roller Plans Innovations For Orchestra
A Mis sourian in his early 30s named A Clyde Roller will reorganize and conduct the Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra. He is married with a 21 month old daughter and favors a mix of light and classical music, stressing community relevance. Letters of recommendation praise his American orchestra insight and successful conductorship of the GI Symphony in Paris earning the respect of musicians.
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Amarillo Philharmonic
A. Clyde Roller
Texas
The
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Southwest
Charley Lambie
Country Club
Tom M. Johnson
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Roller
Roiler
GI Symphony
Paris
New York
Phil
War Assets rescinds sale of Camp Bowie hand tools
Dallas Aug 11 The Army has halted a plan to auction $900,000 worth of government hand tools at Camp Bowie Texas. The War Assets Administration first announced the sale then retracted it, stating the Army Ordnance Department has decided to keep the cache.
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Camp
Bowie
Dallas
Army
War Assets Administration
Camp Bowie
Tex
WAA
Army Ordnance Department
Billy Rose Would Pull Met Out of the Red
Billy Rose offers to run the Metropolitan Opera House for one season and guarantee losses personally. He asks Metropolitan Board Chairman George A. Sloan to meet. Sloan plans talks with union heads as the Met's fall season remains canceled.
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Billy Rose
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Board
George A. Sloan
Rose
Sloan
Met
American Guild of Musical Artists
Funeral Ship Dalton Victory Returns 3941 War Dead
The funeral ship Dalton Victory carrying the remains of 3,941 World War II dead is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco on Thursday. It made stops at Manila Saipan and Honolulu, marking the return of 25,000 bodies from the Pacific area for final burial in the United States.
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Dalton Victory
Manila
Saipan
Honolulu
Pacific
United States
Bank Is Robbed Near Corsicana in Noon Heist
The First State Bank of Rice Texas about 10 miles north of Corsicana was robbed about noon. A middle aged bandit entered with no mask and forced S B South into the vault locking him inside. He fled in a dark blue Ford with about five thousand dollars in assorted bills including 2500 in fives and tens and 1750 in twenties.
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Corsicana
First State Bank of
Rice
Texas
Here
David Castles
Castles
Navarro County
S. B. South
South
A. C. Hervey
Army Military Commissions Face 700 Japanese to Try
In Yokohama the US Eighth Army said military commissions have tried 714 Japanese war crimes suspects in two and a half years. About 700 remain to be tried, with 660 convicted and 150 sentenced to hang.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions
Partly cloudy today with scattered thundershowers across Amarillo, West Texas, and New Mexico. Highs around 96 degrees, lows near 65, with little temperature change through Thursday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Capitol spy hearings widen to Russian embassy probe
The hearings name an embassy official as the payoff man who allegedly passed her 100 twenty dollar bills. Secretary Marshall vows protection for testifying individuals and says diplomatic immunity for Soviet officials must be respected. A recess is planned next week as committee members cite past work by Henry Collins and Whittaker Chambers describing his ties to a Communist underground.
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Miss Bentley
Henry H. Collins, Jr
Thomas
New Jae
Michael Seana Samarin
Canada
Igor Gouzenko
Washington
Capitol Hill
Marshall
United States
FBI
Representative McDowell
Pennsylvania
Collins
American-Russian Institute
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Group Collins Denied Knowing Chambers on Stand
A courtroom record shows Collins denying any prior knowledge of Chambers during testimony. The fragment hints at further notes and unrelated items listed as page content such as “RUSSIANS,” “Kitchen Cabinets,” and “Paint Bee Jonm Maynard Loz.”
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Collins
Chambers
Jonm Maynard Loz. Co
BO W. Sta
Guard Fights Merger Over National Guard Fedalization
Maj Gen Ellard A Walsh president of the National Guard Association says states and the National Guard will not accept federalization. He warns the fight will extend to Congress and that the National Guard must remain under state control. Brig Gen Charles Grahl of Iowa says the guard will battle the plan through Congress with support from former governors.
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Washington
Ellard A. Walsh
National Guard Association
National Guard
Walsh
Guard
Congress
Minnesota
Natal Guard Association
Armed Services
Army
Gordon Gray
Defense Forrestal
Defense Department
Charles H. Grahl
Grahl
Iowa
Cedar Rapiit
Funeral notices and funeral services announced at local church
The fragment references funeral or memorial services for a group of individuals. Details are unclear but indicate a community notice of obituaries or memorial rites with mentions of dates and locations. Entities include a church and local area, with expressions of mourning and service times.
Insurance note on coverage gaps for Dave Values
Yesterday's policy at Willheams-Boyce Agency left WDave Values uninsured. Poone 409 percent noted in the brief warning.
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Willheams-Boyce Agency
Poone
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Haley
J. Strom Thurmond
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Fielding Wright
Mississippi
KGNC
Houston
NBC
Wright
Truman
Beauford Lee
Dixiecrats
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Association
Southern Methodist University Symphony
Lee Bivins
Bivins
Neely
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Texas Supreme Court
Michael Ivanovitch
Samarin
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