Strong Wallace Vote in Gotham Affects New York State
Public Opinion column from Princeton reports the Wallace candidacy splits Roosevelt voters in New York, potentially lifting Governor Dewey in electoral votes. It notes New York City will provide about one third of Wallace’s national total and analyzes state-wide polling with Truman leading in the Empire State but Dewey advantaged by Wallace weakness elsewhere. The piece cites city versus state results, historic comparisons to 1944, and implications for the national race. It also briefly mentions Amarillo Navy Reservists completing a training cruise aboard the destroyer Mier Hank in the Caribbean.
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Princeton NJ
Truman
New York State
Menry
Wallace
Dewey
Roosevelt
New York Cty
Wallach
New York City
Empire State
Mr. Wallace
American Labor Party
New York
Amarillo
Omme Gr
Hank
Caribbean
William B
Tyler
James A. Kimbrow
Alice J. K
Upstate
Alleged Swindler's Firm Felts Out Amarillo Men
Amarillo investigators traced a $550000 swindle linked to City Finance Company Inc of Kansas led by Herbert J. Kindred of Emporia. Kindred was found murdered, allegedly by gun, while truck driver William W. Gaery was arrested for first degree murder after driving Kindred’s car to Joplin Missouri. The probe tied Sam Albright and Hugo Loewen to a Taos Inn swap scheme and exposed small cash assets and large anticipated losses across multiple firms, with defalcations described as widespread.
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City Finance Company, Inc
Kansas
Herbert J. Kindred
Emporia
Kindred
Florence
Kan
William W. Ga
Joplin
Kansas Finance Firm
Sam Albright
van Buren
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Finance Company
H. C. Davis
Jett Robertson
Kansas Corporation Commission
Robertson
City Investment Corporation
Fairchi Neb
Associated Discount Corp
South Bend
Ind
Riverview State Bank
Kansas City
Tional Bank of
Topeka
Citizens State Bank of
Morris Plan Bank
Lyon County
Sam Melinger
Jim Gayer
Paving Season Deadline Set for County Roads
County engineer Frank Harrison announces September 15 as the deadline to complete 1948 county road paving. He warns that paving laid after mid September won’t have time to cure before cold weather.
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Frank Harrison
Harrison
Six Reserve Signal Officers to be Recalled for Duty
About six Reserve Corps officers may be recalled to extended active duty with consent to meet Army Signal Corps training needs before September. Capt. Jessie Williams, ORC Instructor, urged officers in the district to consider openings. Applications and forms are available through Captain Williams at ORC, Room 14, Post Office Building.
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Reserve Corps
Army Signal Corps
Jessie Williams
ORC
Captain Williams
Post Office
Funeral services for Nicholas Britten held in Groom
Nicholas Britten 84 a retired farmer and groom native will be laid to rest at Groom Cemetery following a 9 am Saturday Mass at St Marys Catholic Church Groom Rev W F Rosen of Rowena will lead with assistants Rev Andrew Quante and Rev Joseph Walters The Rt Rev John Steinlage of Amarillo will deliver the sermon Rosary and wake were to be held at the family home west of Groom
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Nicholas
Nick” Britten
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Groom
W. F. Rosen
Rowena
Andrew Quante
Joseph Walters
John Steinlage
Amarillo
Groom Cemetery
Rosary
Britten
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Strong Wallace
Gotham
Seve
Bright
Taos Inn
Taos
Albright
Taos Ton
Mr. Albright
Hugo Loewenstern
Newton
Empo
Wichita
Loewstern
Gaver
Davis
Loewen
Texas Finance & Credit CO
Lloyd Robertson
Mgr
BarfIeld
Remington Deluxe
SGA
Weet. Io
Underwood
Tor
Malas
Zale
Deason
Dial Ross
News-Globe
Amarillo Tent & Owing CO. Inc
Ith & Adami
Nicholas Britten
la Irons
Thornton-Walker
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