Price control board hearings questioned by Georgia official
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder told the Price Control Board he hears it plans to restore price controls on major commodities and hold hearings as form. He criticized possible restoration of cottonseed controls and alleged board bias toward President's wishes. Daniel Bell and George Mead defended the board's impartiality.
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Washington
Tom Linder
Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture
Price Decontrol Board
Linder
Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Daniel W. Bell
George H. Mead
Board Heats On Price Controls Hearings With OPA Notes
Chairman Roy S Thompson told Linder the board must take over some OPA employees to speed work. Mead asked Linder about President Truman policy, which Linder described as using OPA to push wage gains while keeping farm prices down. The board enters its third day of hearings on restoring price controls for grain meat dairy soybeans and cottonseed.
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Linder
OPA
Mead
Truman
OPA Cottonseed Controls Endangered by Price Board Decision
The Price Decontrol Board faces hearings on August 21 under the new OPA law with calls to end dawn patrol of cottonseed. Linder told reporters there is no justification for further OPA control as the board referred the matter yesterday.
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OPA
Linder
OPA Boosts Coffee Price Across Retail and Dock
OPA increased the retail ceiling on coffee by 10 to 13 cents a pound effective immediately. The rise follows an 8.32 cent dock ceiling increase in New York City's green coffee. The move cites the end of a three cent import subsidy, a two cent importer allowance, and a three cent incentive to lift imports.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
New York City
Coffee price controls change effective on new shipments
OPA announced a 10.25 cent per pound price increase for coffee with wholesalers and retailers applying their usual markups to the new cost. Coffee already on grocers shelves must be sold at the old ceiling, and the higher prices will only appear as new shipments arrive, which may take several days.
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OPA
Meat price controls debated by Dayton officials and residents
Board member George H. Mead asked Annie Stein if meat price controls affect cost. Stein said prices rose despite lack of controls, noting hamburger went from 29 to 40 cents per pound. AFL economist Boris Shishkin urged restoration of controls on all major commodities.
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George H. Mead
Dayton
Annie Stein
Washington
CPA
Stein
AFL
Boris Shishkin
Amarillo Sees City Hall Fire Stations Plan Grants
Federal Works Administration funds cover city hall and three fire stations with grants totaling 3.5 million dollars. A bond election of 1.25 million for city hall site and construction is set for September 7, while a 2 million water expansion revenue bond and 250 thousand for new fire stations are on the ballot. City manager A P Hancock seeks federal planning funds for a Mexican community center Memorial Park coliseum auditorium and civic center and plans to drill 25 wells and build mains to support five new wells by next spring. Additional storage and water capacity projects are planned including three million gallon overhead tanks and ten million gallons underground storage with tanks at North East Fifth and Osage South Amarillo and San Vacinto.
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Eugene Worley
City Commission
A. P. Hancock
Memorial Park
Hancock
Amarillo
North East Fifth
Osage
San Vacinto
Year of rain and wrecks across the Panhandle
Turbulent weather brought warm southern air and a northern front over Amarillo and the Panhandle, delivering .17 inches of rain. A Claude building was blown from its foundations, injuring five in a near-fatal scene, while wind damaged chicken houses and windmills. Dalhart and surrounding towns reported measurable showers as part of a wider storm system.
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Globe
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Troy Vance
Amarillo
Panhandle
Walter Hogg
Otis Gilley
Jim Gilley
Ray
Ralph Ray
Opening of Texas Home Demonstration session draws 500
More than 500 delegates and visitors filled the Municipal Auditorium for the Texas Home Demonstration Association three day state convention. Mrs. Leon Sullivan opened at 8 30 with introductions and district registrations. Delegates from 22 districts held separate sessions for registration and instructions.
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Panhandle
Leon Sullivan
J. H. Johnson
Potter County
J .L. Morris. Lamesa
J. W Curry
Belton
Ide P. Trotter
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Federation
Open Season on Rockets in Sweden Kills Airmen
Sweden declared an open season on unidentified rockets after three airmen died in a head on crash with a missile near Vageerve. Government plans a rocket hunting program and radar alert to locate the cigar shaped ghost bombs. Witnesses report rockets changing course in mid air and one source says they were radio controlled.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Aftonbladet
Vageerve
Texas Soldier Leads Team to World Bridge Title and Spingold
A Texas soldier and three experts won the Summer tournament final to capture the world team championship and the Spingold trophy by 1040 points. The victorious lineup included Mrs. Wilkinson Wagar of Atlanta, Capt. Mark Hodges of Dallas, William Christian of Montgomery, and Sol Mogal of New York.
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U.P
Wilkinson Wagar
Atlanta
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Dallas
Tex
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Ill
William Christian
Montgomery
Ala
Sol Mogal
LaFollette Loses Wisconsin Senate Bid in Primary
Young Robert M. LaFollette Jr. conceded defeat to Joseph R. McCarthy in the Wisconsin primary. With 3,012 of 3,146 precincts reported, McCarthy led 198,492 to 191,453. The veteran LaFollette era ends after 40 years in politics.
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S. C
J. Strom Thurmond
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Ransome J. Williams
Arkansas
Independence County
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Henry Tucker
Hot Springs
Jack Knight
Court House
Bombing Threat Shocks Jerusalem Post Office
A telephone warning claimed a Jerusalem post office was mined today as Jewish underground groups pressure Britain over Jewish refugees sent to Cyprus. No blast occurred after searches. authorities fear renewed nerves following the King David Hotel bombing last month.
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Cyprus
King David
Palestine
Haifa
Truman Signs Air Mail Rate Cut To Five Cents
President Truman signed legislation cutting domestic air mail from 8 to 5 cents per ounce effective October 1. Postmaster General Hannegan issued a 5 cent per ounce rate for air mail between U S territories and armed forces abroad, replacing the 6 cents per half ounce.
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Washington
Truman
Hannegan
U. S. Territory
Pioneer Air Lines launches faster service from Amarillo
Twenty four passengers flew aboard the Sam Houston on an inaugural Pioneer Air Lines tour of local canyons. Four new Douglas DC-3s join routes, replacing old Electras, with Houston bound revenue service starting tomorrow. Colonel R J Smith credited with cabin design. Governor Stevenson allowed use of Houston picture. souvenirs included buffalo cards.
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Pioneer
Amarillo
Houston
Austin
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R. J. Smith
Coc
Stevenson
Gronstedt
Mallie Nelson
Buffalo
Pioneer Air Lines
Weather roundup for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy with moderate temperatures this afternoon and tonight. Thursday brings warmer, partly cloudy conditions. Panhandle areas may see scattered afternoon thundershowers today and tonight, with warmer temperatures Thursday. New Mexico sees partly cloudy afternoons with scattered mountain showers. overall little temperature change. High yesterday 93, low 69, noon 4. Precipitation 17.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
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