Weather, barbers, potatoes, and Hereford notes from Amarillo
Weather turns wetter this month as heat wanes. Mason King sells a $22,000 Wyoming heifer in a Geograph ic Magazine photo. Barbers in Amarillo resist strict appointment rules yet consider the idea. Hereford potato growers gain fame thanks to money from Clint Murchison and Ed Hedrick, with plans for a baby food canning plant and 300 to 400 workers. A poisoned dog incident in Amarillo unsettles John Barrett at 404 Carolina Street.
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Hereford
Dallas
Clint Murchison
Dallas Oil
Murchison
Ed Hedrick
First National Bank
United States
John Barrett
Waco
Amarillo
Amarillo. Mr. Barrett
Carolina Street
Norway Witnesses Blame Quisling for Jewish Deaths
Norwegian and German witnesses testified at the formal questioning of Vidkun Quisling accusing him of treason for aiding Nazi deportations that sent about 1,000 Jews to death. Dr. Leo Eitinger described ship holds and trains to Auschwitz where women and children were killed, with 140 of 168 deportees disappearing.
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Oslo
U.P
Poland
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Leo Eitinger
Germany
Eitinger
Auschwitz
Rain fans fears as wage ceiling vanishes this week
The piece notes likely rain before week’s end and the government ends wage and salary ceilings, causing intense business pressure nationwide including Amarillo. It also includes a series of quips on marriage, fashion, and etiquette, plus a child psychology anecdote and a housing interview gag.
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Amarillo
Markets Rally Across Industrials and Livestock Metrics
At 1 PM the Dow Jones Industrials rose 2.87 to 16,041. Sevendtadwete and others gained modestly as prices climbed. Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets showed mixed gains with cattle and hogs marked up in spots while sheep held steadier. New York Stock Exchange activity noted without detail.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
XIT Cowhands Move Decision After Unanimous Vote
XIT Cowhands Association met in Amarillo for a roundup with Western Cowpunchers. By afternoon they voted unanimously to move headquarters from Dalhart though the new location remains undecided. Officials expect invitations from towns in the XIT territory.
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XIT Cowhands Association
Dalhart
XIT
Amarillo
Western Cowpunchers Association
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Western Cowpunchers
FE. C
Britain
H. M. Timmons
J. D. Hamlin
Bill Askew
Britain’s Labor Seeks Wartime Control Retention
Britain’s new Labour government introduced legislation to retain wartime powers for at least five years, including price pegs and control over services and supplies. Majority Leader Herbert Morrison, Chancellor Hugh Dalton, and Sir Stafford Cripps presented the measure to the Commons as top Attlee officials.
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London
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Dalton
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Commons
Attlee
Fire crews douse small gasoline blaze at Plains Chevrolet
Central Fire Station trucks respond to a minor gasoline fire at 622 East Fourth Street belonging to Plains Chevrolet Company. Firefighters extinguish flames with no damage reported and return to quarters within minutes.
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Central Fire Station
Plains Chevrolet Company
East Fourth
Fort Worth Probation Officer John Alderman Visit Amarillo
United States probation officer John Alderman from Fort Worth is in Amarillo this week on official business.
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John Alderman
United States
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Jobs Key to Nation's Fate
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson warned that democracy’s fate may hinge on full employment. He backed the jobs-for-all bill as essential to a healthy economy and democratic stability, with Reconversion Director John W. Snyder among witnesses. The measure would fund public works to employ workers not absorbed by private industry.
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Washington
U.P
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
John W. Snyder
James Patton
National Farmers Union
G. Bromley Oxnam
Federal Council of Churches
Drying Out Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau predicts drying weather for the next several days with no more showers. Temperatures rise to 84 today and near 90 tomorrow. Amarillo reports additional rain after 7 30 P M bringing monthly total to 5 16 inches, aiding the yearly rainfall deficit. Austin, Texas, has history as Waterloo.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Amarillo
Courthouse Records and Divorce Notices in Local Deeds and Marriages
Globe Realty Co to Hugo H Loewenstern transfers lot 22 block 430 in Globe area. Evelyn H Dickerson to Bevin H Foster transfer lots 1 2 block 26 Crowdus Starkey. Harrison to Speer transfers lot 12 block 67 Glenwood. Cox to Bessie Davis Cox transfers lot 1 block 199 San Jacinto Hts. Minnich to Warren transfers lot 2 block 50 Glenwood. Dodd Barnard v Barnard divorce. Alexander v Alexander divorce. Campbell v Campbell divorce. Marriage licenses issued to Wheatley Larsen Gaston Townsend Rutherford Cotten.
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Globe Realty Co. Inc
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Evelyn H. Dickerson
Bevin H. Foster
Crowdus & Starkey
O. W. Harrison
M. G. Speer
Glenwood
G. C. Cox
Bessie Davis Cox
San Jacinto
Ena E. Minnich
E. W. Warren
Billie Geraldine Dodd Barnard
Duane Lewis Barnard
Frances Alexander
Wiley C. Alexander
Marie Campbell
Herman E. Campbell
Robert F. Wheatley
Dorothy Larsen
Charles Morris Gaston
Hazel Marie Townsend
Joe B. Rutherford
Essie Marie Cotten
Hold Prices Oct 1 Target for Construction Materials
The WPB aims to end price controls on construction materials by October 1 including houses offices stores warehouses schools hotels and other buildings. Potter suggests action could come sooner and notes factories mills and mines are already removed from control.
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Potter
WPB
Endee Roping Contest Draws Will Rogers Range Riders
Will Rogers Range Riders and other roping enthusiasts plan to travel to Endee New Mexico for a Saturday contest featuring a match between Howard Kinkead of Tucumcari and Earl Brown of Adrian. The Endee Roping Club presents a jackpot roping barbecue saddle pony racing and a Glenrio dance to close the program.
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Will Rogers
Endee
N. M
Howard Kinkead
Tucumcari
Earl Brown
Adrian
Glenrio
Argentina cabinet crisis deepens with possible civilian withdrawal
Buenos Aires reports a brewing cabinet crisis as all civilian members of General Edelmiro Farrell government may resign. Military authorities could then hold exclusive executive power.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Edelmiro Far ®Z
Constantine Establishes Christianity as State Religion
Christianity became the state religion under Emperor Constantine the Great after centuries of persecution, marking a pivotal shift in the Roman Empire's religious policy.
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Constantine the Great
Man Accused of Assault Held on Murder Charge
Donald Mann, 28, is jailed in Amarillo on assault with intent to murder. Arrested in Wichita Falls and returned to Amarillo, he faces a $3000 bond after allegedly striking a Black elevator boy with a German Luger at an Amarillo hotel. A woman companion and Jack Oliver are detained as witnesses.
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Donald Mann
Mann
Wichita Falls
Texas Rangers
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace Court
Sergeant Matheny Discharge Found on Downtown Street
A Marine Corps discharge issued to Sgt. Louis Delroy Matheny was found in an envelope on a downtown street and turned in to the Veterans Information Center. It was found by 13 year old George Steele of 210 Pierce. Sgt. Matheny may recover the discharge by contacting the center.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Louis Delroy Matheny
Veterans Information Center
George Steele
Pierce
Matheny
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NEW York Stock Exchange
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Coos
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Labor Party
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