Amarillo Teachers to Receive Blanket $100 Pay Increase
Santa Claus visited Amarillo to deliver a $100 raise for about 400 teachers, supervisors, and principals in the Amarillo Independent School District. The boost, funded by a state surplus apportionment, raises minimum salaries to 2300 and maximum to 3500 for a 9.5 month contract, with the district using roughly half the first year funds.
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Santa Claus
Amarillo
Amarillo Independent
Chas. M. Rogers
McKinley School
Rogers
R. P. Parcells
US Begins Cashing Terminal Leave Bonds
Washington reports that the United States will begin cashing terminal leave bonds next Monday. The notice outlines the process and timing for redeeming the bonds, signaling an upcoming financial step by the government.
43 Prisoners Flee as Winds Lash Coast
A tropical storm off the Texas coast drove 43 prisoners to flee from two Houston area farms. Five escapees were recaptured as 55 officers hunted Brazoria County. two Harlem Farm inmates also escaped. A storm battered Galveston and Houston with 70 mph winds, causing casualties and damage.
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Galveston
Texas City
Houston
Ramsey No. 2
Eary
Harlem Farm No. 2
Brazoria County
Gulf of Mexico
Almeda Highway
J. W. Marshall
Marshall
Rosharon
Localized Panhandle Showers Break August Dry Spell
Thundershowers last night brought limited moisture to the Texas panhandle with Amarillo cooler at 64 to 83 degrees. San Jacinto residents reported a quarter inch, Pampa 1.29 inches, and other stations from Claude to Stratford logged small amounts. More scattered thundershowers and cooler highs are forecast for tomorrow.
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Pampa
Adrian
Amarilo
Elgish Field
San Jacinto
Globe News
Amarillo
Claude
Dalhart
Hereford
Miami
Spearman
Stratford
Oklahoma
Boise City
Gage
Guyman
Woodward
New Mexico
Clayton
Des Moines
Tucumcari
Prospect
H. C. Winburn
Jacoby Disputes Monkey Gin Rummy Skills
Dallas bridge expert Oswald Jacoby, competing in the Illinois state championship, says he prefers gin rummy to bridge and debunks claims that monkeys can play gin as well as humans. He asserts only about 95 percent of monkeys can play the game.
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Chicago
Oswald Jacoby
Jacoby
Dallas
Family of Nine and One Other Killed at Rail Crossing
An auto of tourists carrying nine family members and one other was struck by a southbound train at a grade crossing near Denver. Victims include Harold Rathbun and his wife, their seven children aged 3 to 14, and Earl Strange of Lincoln, Kansas. Authorities identified ten dead as the scene stretched along the track with markers seen at each body location. The crash marked Colorado’s worst highway accident and pushed the yearly toll to 234.
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Littleton
Colo
U.P
Colorado
Bartlett Bankston
Ivan Joss
Colorado and Southern
Ed L. Stephens
Rathbun
W. E. Hobbs
Denmark
Kan
Violence Escalates on Punjab Frontier Between Moslems and Sikhs
Reports from New Delhi indicate a near war situation on the Punjab frontier as Moslem raiders attack Sikh and Hindu villages inside India amid severed communications. Casualty figures are unconfirmed, with unofficial scope suggesting thousands may have died in weeks of communal violence.
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U.P
Punjab
Pakistan
India
Lahore
Amritsar
Wes
Warns of Trouble In Greece Amid Legion Convention
National Commander Paul H. Griffith warns the American Legion convention crowd that the Greece crisis could spark a world conflict on short notice. He argues for universal military training and urges Congress to act, criticizing the United Nations as ineffective. Griffith notes strong preconvention support for leaders like S Perry Brown and James F ONeil as possible national commander contenders.
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Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
Greece
Griffith
Washington
Legion Command
Uniontown
Legion
Turkey
United Nations
Washington, DC
Legion Executive
James F. O'Neil
Manchester
Condition of Siamese Twins Reported as Only Fair
Attendants at Wyoming General Hospital reported the rare Siamese twins born to Mr and Mrs Harding Brown of Pinedale Wyoming are only fair in condition. Dr K E Kreuger said the twins united at the front of the pelvis weigh 12 pounds 4 ounces in total and are normal in every other way. They were placed in an incubator after delivery by caesarean section. The 21 year old mother is in very good condition.
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Rock Spring
Wyo
Wyoming Geneval Hospital
Harding Brown
Pinedale
K. E. Kreuger
Weather outlook for West Texas and New Mexico
Cloudy and not warm this afternoon with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday afternoon with scattered thundershowers. West Texas sees mostly cloudy periods with thundershowers and little temperature change. New Mexico expects partly cloudy days with scattered showers and thunderstorms and cooler northeast portions. Highs around 90, lows near 64, moon 68. Precipitation trace. Russell's Sele Day Special silicon lamps priced from 975 and up.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Corn Falls on Rainy Midwest Trade
Chicago August market notes heavy corn selling as rains dampen crop prospects. Corn futures drop eight cents, with wheat and oats also lower amid active trading and brief rally attempts. September corn at 2.38, wheat near 2.44, oats around 1.06.
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Chicago
Midwest
Board of Trade
Admiral King Improves at Bethesda Hospital
The Navy reported Admiral Ernest J. King has improved and is up and about in his Bethesda Naval Hospital room. The wartime chief of naval operations was admitted 10 days ago with hardening of the arteries and indications of a mild stroke without paralysis.
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Admiral King
Washington
Navy
Ernest J. King
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Naval Operations
Car Crash Kills Carl Leiser Near Morton
Carl Leiser a 24 year old resident of Dimmitt died when his car collided with an overturned truck on the highway about seven miles north of Morton. The crash occurred late last night and Leiser was killed instantly.
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Lubbock
Carl Leiser
Dimmitt
Morton
Secret Sandia Mesa project near Albuquerque raises rumors
Reports place a 10 million dollar underground project between Albuquerque and the Sandia and Manzano mountains, seen as a possible atomic storage or production site. Officials label some Post claims fantastic while pilots describe igloo like structures and restricted airspace around the Sandia base near Kirtland.
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Sandia
Manzano Mountains
Denver Post
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Rio Grande Valley
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Los Alamos
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Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Leslie Groves
Robert Montague
Post
Montague
Priest attacked during confirmation in Venezia Giulia
Allied officers reported a mob severely harmed a Catholic priest and seriously injured another cleric during a confirmation in Pisino in the Trieste area. Ansa named Rev Miro Bulesich fatally hurt, Msgr Giacomo Akmar wounded, and a third priest Kristian found dead with marks of torture in Tolazza woods.
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Venezia Giulia
Antonio Santin
Capodistria
Pisino
Ansa
Miro Bulesich
Giacomo Akmar
la Voce Libera
Father Kristian
Tolazza
Leap From Auto To Escape Man's Advances Fatal
A 26 year old California woman Margie Hancock died from a fractured skull after leaping from a car to escape an unwanted advance by a Randolph Field sergeant. Found injured on the old Corpus Christi highway seven miles south of San Antonio, she had planned to return to California for marriage. Authorities questioned the soldier who admitted offering to drive her to work.
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Conford
Cal
Joe Edwards
Randolph Field
Margie Hancock
California
Corpus Christi
Here
Baby ground squirrels enchant 15 month old Danny Montgomery
At 15 months Danny Montgomery is entranced by animals. His father Charles Montgomery a Phillips Petroleum worker brought home a nest of baby ground squirrels from Julian Boulevard in Bivins Addition and photographed the scene. The family released the baby after a short stay. Danny remains fascinated by moving creatures in the yard.
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Danny
Charles M. Montgomery
Harrison
Mr. Montgomery
Julian Boulevard
Bivins Addition
Phillips Petroleum Company
Montgomery Yard
Ford Hikes Car Prices Across Most Ford Line
In Detroit on August 25, Ford raised prices on most cars and all trucks by 20 to 97 dollars, averaging 4.2 percent. Lincoln and Mercury prices were unchanged, while the top model rose from 1415.08 to 1409.26 in Detroit delivery pricing. Henry Ford II cited rising production costs as the reason.
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U.P
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Henry Ford, II
Studebaker Corporation
Taylor to See Pope in Vatican Audi ence
Presidential envoy Myron C. Taylor returned to the Vatican and prepared for an audience with the Pope. The item notes 5x5 windmill timbers and redwood siding from John Maynard Lumber, 800 W. Std.
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John Maynard
First Prize News Tip Goes To Mrs George Thomas
Mrs George Thomas 911 North Polk wins first prize of 5 dollars in last week's News Tip contest for detailing a prowler incident aided by a pistol and her dog. Ruth Edwards 2008 Harrison takes second prize for Bride and Groom on air story. Edward Roberson 616 Pierce earns third prize for bus breakdown tale.
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George Thomas
North Polk
News Globe
Ruth Edwards
Harrison
Amarillo
Hollywood
Canyon Hill
Edward Roberson
Pierce
C. B. Adams
Route 1
Robert A. Mitchell
Carolina
Joe McReynolds
Arch Terrace
Douglas Rittenberry
Sunset
Roy Puller
Taylor
T. E. Nesbitt
Hayden
Emma Tomlin
East Twenty- Second
Ralph Wertz
Sunset Terrace
Harry Scott
Palo Duro
C. T. Allee
West Fifth
Jack Hodges
North Johnson
J. W. Hollis
J. E. Ukena
Barbara Bonner
Madison
Ivan Holt
Floyd Hershinger
Houston
Dr Wassell Returns To Pacific As Missionary
Dr Corydon A Wassell famed for evacuating wounded from Java in 1942 plans to return to the Pacific as a missionary. He and Mrs Wassell will sail from Los Angeles Oct 18 to Molokai to serve as physician at a 32 bed Episcopal Hospital without pay.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Corydon A. Wassell
Java
Pacific
Wassell
Los Angeles
Hawaiian
Molokai
Episcopal Hospital
Roosevelt
Houston
Marblehead
Dr. Wassell
Potter County Considers Tax Rate Hike Plan
Three commissioners agree on an 80 cent per hundred dollar valuation tax rate with official action set for Sept 2. General fund and interest and sinking fund increases loom to cover Northwest Texas Hospital charity care and the new 750000 bond issue. Jury fund levy also rises as part of the county budget.
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Commissioners Court
John Halley
John Crudgington
Northwest Texas Hospital
Crudgington
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