Hospitals and Colleges Vote Urged in Potter County
The Potter County election tackles a $750000 Northwest Texas Hospital expansion bond and a state constitutional amendment to allow bonds for college buildings. The piece argues hospital shortages risk public health and that colleges lack space, urging voters to approve both measures for the state and county.
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Potter County
Northwest Texas Hospital
Texas
St. Anthony's
Catholic Church
Northwest Texas
Corder
Northwest
Colleges of Texas
West Texas State
Canyon
University
A&m
the Globe and the Daily News
Three US Soldiers Held by Russians
In Seoul on August 20 1945 US army spokesman said three teenage American soldiers from the 32nd Infantry Division were seized by Soviet troops on August 12 during a routine telephone line check near Yohyon Ni on the Korea border. Lt Gen John R Hodge told Soviet General Korotkov he sought their release with no reply. The soldiers arrived in Korea only a week to ten days earlier and were held for further investigation after an American officer and interpreter were asked to meet the Soviet commander.
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Korea
John R. Hodge
G. P. Korotkov
Ers
32Nd
Yohyon-Ni
Req
Hodge
Mon- Gay
Korotkov
GM to Close Chevrolet and Pontiac Plants on Steel Shortage
Detroit August 20 General Motors says steel shortages force temporary shutdowns of Chevrolet and Pontiac plants in the last week of August or first week of September. Louise Overell’s chief counsel says she will testify in Santa Ana and refute charges of involvement in her parents' deaths. Wallace Heath Auto Loans 82 West.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Louise Overell
Santa Ana
Cal
Attlee Faces Cabinet Shuffle Amid Washington Talks
British Whitehall sources predicted a cabinet reshuffle within six weeks as Attlee seeks to steer through the Washington loan talks. The report suggested Attlee might resign for health reasons after the talks, with Ernest Bevin possibly replaced by Hugh Dalton as foreign secretary if Bevin advances to prime minister.
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London
U.P
Whitehall
Clement Attlee
Britain
Washington
Daily Mail
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Wilson Broadstreet
the Mail
Labor
Winston Churchill
Churchill
the Daily
Hugh Dalton
Bevin
Calls for Alaskan Fortress Fortification in Defense Plan
Washington reports Representative Howell of Illinois urged intense fortification of Alaska to serve as America's potential first line of defense. A congressional mission had surveyed northern aviation facilities, noting Alaska lies along the nearest route to Russia and calling it a strategic location.
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Alaska
America
Howell
Tory
Russia
United States
Alaska Air Power and Training Amid Arctic Defense Push
Howell notes a broad Army training program to prepare air force pilots for arctic conditions and urges expanding free COP air ports and aviation in Alaska for both economic growth and defense. He recalls Russian airmen observing U S bases during WWII and a Siberian delivery route that linked Alaska to the fighting fronts.
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Army
Illinois
Congress
Federal Court of Claims
Alaska
United States
Russia
Germany
Siberia
Sibera
North American
Hn Air
Chest Sets Budget at 179 807 for 14 Agencies
The 1948 Community Chest budget is 179 807 dollars announced by M B Witt chair man of the Chest budget committee. The plan covers 14 agencies and is slightly below the 1947 total. Witt said agencies were reviewed and findings reported to the Chest board which approved the budget without changes.
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Community Chest
M. B. Witt
Chest
Community Chest Organization
Earl O'Keefe
David Brown
George Autry
E. O. Bagot
W. R. Fox
Charles Gibson
C. F. Underwood
Fancher Upshaw
Tol Ware
Ben Lane
Bert Levy
Jim Reynolds
A. H. Truitt
H. N. Wheeler
Bill Durham
Howard Roberson
Paul Allingham
Fred Carr
Frank Heath
Pay Hike Means Eviction for Him
Russell Crockett a 32 year old post office employee with a wife and eight children fears a $100 a year raise will push him above the income limit for his government housing project forcing eviction. He currently earns $3,000 and says any more would force him from the low income housing.
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Washington
Russell Crockett
Post Office
City to receive large portion of Amarillo Army Air Field
War Assets Administration official Carrol Frye met Amarillo officials to discuss how much of the Amarillo Army Air Field will be allotted to the city. Interim use covers 800 acres with four hangars and a concrete apron, while the rest may be sold within 30 days. A lease for 1947 48 was approved at $1 yearly and a federal grant of 250000 plus local funds will fund improvements. Civil Aeronautics Administration engineer J D Church will visit Friday to discuss field upgrades.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Carrol Frye
War Assets Administration
Lawrence Hagg
Frye
WAA
Prye
Avenue B
Ross White
Bud Curtis
Ira Stephenson
N. V. Moss
J. C. Lilly
Carl Knupp
Bob Ricks
Hagg
War Department
Debate Voter Qualification In Hospital Bond Election
Potter County faces a three day countdown to a 750000 hospital bond vote with only property owning electors eligible. An affidavit requires voters to swear they are qualified electors, have one year state residency, six months in the county, comply with constitutional disqualifications, own taxable property, and have rendered it for taxation.
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Potter County
Raal Nebeba ‘Nusmane
Texas
Official oath recorded on August 23 1947
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the 23rd day of August 1947 by the undersigned authority. The document notes the signing official and the date of oath. This terse record captures the formal acknowledgment of oath administration and the involved authority.
Question of Property Rendition Excludes New Owners
The debate centers on whether the signer of the affidavit can exclude current property owners who did not own taxable property on January 1. New owners argue they own property now and should render for taxation.
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Vaiivic
Small Precinct 27 Election At Masterson Ranch
Four people may vote in Precinct 27 at Masterson Ranch north of Amarillo Saturday. County Clerk Loren Jones notes only two are eligible for the county bond issue. Mr and Mrs Jim Weymouth can vote on both matters, while Mr and Mrs J E Webb will vote only on the constitutional amendment.
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Masterson Ranch
Amarillo
Loren Jones
Jim Weymouth
J. E. Webb
Potter County Bond Vote Likely For Northwest Texas Hospital
Voters face decisions on issuing 750000 dollars in bonds for Northwest Texas Hospital expansion and on a 60000000 dollar state college building program. County officials back letting voters interpret the tax affidavit requirement. Page 2 coverage.
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Potter County
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo Couple Chosen For On Air Wedding Romance
Joe Mellroy of Amarillo and Ricky Noel of Austin were selected for a national Bride and Groom radio program to marry on air. They met in Austin at Barton Springs and will wed in Hollywood on August 29 after an expenses paid trip and a two week Honeymoon Lodge stay.
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Joe Mellroy
Amarillo
Ricky Noel
Austin
Hollywood
Joe
W. W. MclIiroy
University of Texas
Ricky
Barton Springs
Dallas
California
Garson files for divorce from Richard Ney in Hollywood
Greer Garson seeks a decree of divorce from Richard Ney her former actor husband at Bel-Air after filing suit on mental cruelty. Ney reacts with shock and heads to Laguna Beach for a summer stock date as the Hollywood split unfolds.
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Hollywood
U.P
Greer Garson
Richard Ney
Bel-Air
Ney
Miss Garson
Laguna Beach
Amarillo plans study of highway routing by planning panel
Amarillo blamed traffic routing on competing groups while city officials press planning and zoning to study the issue. State highway engineer DeWitt Greer says six to eight million dollars will be spent to build routes through Amarillo, including US Highway 66, as the national trunkline system expands.
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Amarilo
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Lawrence Hagg
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Commission
Hagg
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
Jimmie James
Charles Wolflin
Bob Wilson
John Armstrong
James Rittenberry
Harold Walsh
L. W. Jackson
Amarillo
DeWitt Greer
Gray County
Greer
Baltimorean named as possible successor to Atcheson on Japan council
A State Department spokesman in Washington said William J. Sebald of Baltimore is first in line as a potential successor to George C. Atcheson on the Allied Control Council for Japan after Atcheson was killed in a sea plane crash.
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Associated Press
George C. Atcheson
Allied Control Council For
Japan
William J. Sebald
Baltimore
State Department
Washington
Atcheson
Women split on long skirts despite fashion push
A United Press survey in 13 cities shows only a quarter accept calf length while about two thirds plan to wear longer hems. Designers defend the trend, but many women say they will keep current wardrobes and modify outfits.
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United Press
United States
Ruth Hatfield
Chicago
New York
Patricia Ward Co
Army
Washington
WAC
Mamie Eisenhower
Andrews Sisters
Patty Andrews
Dallas
Tex
Harold E. Tucker
Southern Methodist University
Whistler
Lie Rejects Red Demand To Withdraw Balkan Observers
Secretary-General Trygve Lie defied Soviet pressure by stating the Balkan Investigating Commission observers remain in Greece on Security Council orders. He said the group stays until the council directly orders its removal.
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Balkan
Lake Success
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Balkans
Greece
Security Council
Army Set To Winter In Italy
American troops in Italy will dig in for the winter amid uncertain stay status due to delays in ratifying the Italian peace treaty. Lt Gen John C H Lee announced a winterization program as troop withdrawals from the Morgan Line and bases in Leghorn and Rome are halted. Official counts place American forces around 20,000 with British at about 30,000 in the Mediterranean theater.
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Italy
U.P
Mediterranean
John C. H. Lee
Morgan Line
Rome
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy this afternoon to night and Thursday with scattered light thundershowers. Mild temperatures continue in West Texas and New Mexico with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 93, lows around 65, noon around 87. Williams-Boyce Agency advertises personal liability insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Cadiz Wreck Toll Seen Reaching 200 After Blast
Rescue workers in Cadiz continue the probe two miles from the city center where a torpedo and mine factory blast killed many. 134 bodies were recovered with 99 in the morgue and 35 in area hospitals, officials say the death toll may near 200 and injuries reach about 5,000.
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Spain
Francisco Sanchez Cossio
Antonio Fernandez Pernia
Spanish
Morocco
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