Amarillo News Notes on a Major’s Pending Marriage and Local Anecdotes
A famed Amarillo bachelor, unnamed but connected to the Wallace family circle, is set to wed next month in what is described as sensational in polite circles. The column also shares humorous anecdotes about local newspaper life, vanished potato sacks, Will Rogers comparisons, and light commentary on postwar reconversion and social life in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Borace Gooch
Ed Green
Tom Kruser
Paul Allingham
Ray Parr
Orla Allen
John Gordon
Ferry Sapp
Perry Pearson
Sam Aronson
John Reeder
Merrill Winsett
Hugh Umphres, Jr
J. D. Jordan
Bob Lyons
Lawrence Trulove
News-Globe
Hereford
News- Globe
Jenkins
Will Rogers Lookalikes Prompt Local Honky Tonk Talk
Citizens discuss Will Rogers lookalikes Dr. Roy Vineyard and J. E. Stanford supporters tout impersonation talent in Amarillo. Letters urge a Will Rogers contest to stir local interest while others share notes on meat supply and a cadet’s request for a clarinet in the Pacific theater.
Tojo Living Quietly as Nipponists Salute End of War
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Hideki Tojo, Japan’s wartime premier, in retirement at a Tokyo suburb. Nipponese reaction is mixed with some guiding thoughts that the emperor’s word remains the people’s voice while others deem Tojo a war criminal facing responsibility.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Nippon
Saijo Hasegawa
Domei
Foreign Service
Tojo
Hasegawa
Unemployment Benefits Face Hurdles in Congress
President Truman’s appeal for higher unemployment benefits meets sharp criticism in the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee as hearings resume on the administration bill. The two panels show growing skepticism about the proposal.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Market Averages Slightly Up at 1 P. M.
Dow Jones averages show a modest rise led by TreNegoKo and rails with shares up about one third to one half a point. The total stock count lists 65 issues advancing and 15 declining as 760000 shares changed hands by midafternoon.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City Livestock Market Faces Lower Prices
In Kansas City, cattle and calf sales show limited outlets with prices near late Thursday levels. Traders bought some odd head of cows and bulls, while packers took few vealers and light calves, with most cattle likely to be carried into next week.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago Live Stock Prices Auction Report August 31
Livestock market notes show hogs salable 600 with 140s steady at 14.50 for good and choice. Cattle scarce strictly choicers absent with grass-fed declines. Sheep offerings 3,500 steady to moderate demand with native lambs 13.25 to 13.75 and ewes around 5.09.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Real estate transfers and court actions listed in district notice
Warranty deeds cover transfers among H Medaris E R Goforth Mary E Bivins Miles G Bivins R E Posey C E B Robertson Nunn Gooch Fritts Amos McBride Givens Benton Kay Miles Realty Co Wat kins Willams Hoarel and others. District Court lists multiple divorces and a set of marriage licenses for Ramsey Medley Smith Smith Sweigart Brewster.
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H. Medaris
E. R. Goforth
Mary E. Bivins
Miles G. Bivins
G&s. Miles
Bivins
L. F. Hoarel
T. J. Willams
Holland
Elnora Audrey White
Geo. J. White
Lois Clayton
Kenneth Clayton
Thelma Mae Patton
Vesper Patton
Doris Mitchell
J. H. Mitchell
Leon Sillavan
Ann Sillavan
William L. Ramsey
Marc Medley
Thomas T. Smith
Eleanor L. Smith
Thomas F. Sweigart
Alney Leona Brewster
Truman Lend-Lease write-off hailed as peace partnership
London reports British press hails President Truman's proposal to forgive the 42 billion dollar Lend-Lease contribution as a promising start to a lasting US allied partnership in peace.
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London
U.P
Truman
United States
Countess Edda Ciano Held by Italian Interior Ministry
Countess Edda Ciano daughter of Benito Mussolini and widow of Galeazzo Ciano was handed to the Italian interior ministry by Allied authorities. She had been turned over from Switzerland at Chiasso. The ministry said she would be interned on an island near Naples or off Sicily while her case is decided. No charges have been made public by either side.
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Rome
Edda Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Ministry of the Interior
Chiasso
Naples
Sicily
Demand Made For Trials Demand Made For Trials
The State Department moved to clear Cordell Hull of responsibility for Pearl Harbor while Congress pressed for more information and public trials for accused men. Hull disputed that his late 1941 proposal was an ultimatum and noted he warned of a possible break with Japan at war council meetings. Officials doubt Hull will speak publicly amid the nationwide debate.
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Washington
State Department
Cordell Hull
Pearl Harbor
Army Board of Inquiry
Army Board
Army
Navy
Hull
War Council
Japan
U. S
Mrs Frank Carier Rejoins Family After Utah Trip
Mrs. Frank Carier of 1122 North Cleveland has returned from Bozeman Utah where she was summoned two weeks ago by the death of her mother.
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Frank Carier
North
Cleveland
Bozeman
Utah
Officials Hint at Hidden Japanese Files on Pearl Harbor Move
Officials today suggested that remaining Japanese foreign ministry files, if not fully destroyed, could illuminate Japan’s surprise attack strategy in late 1941. The statement comes as investigators seek to clarify archival gaps and assess potential new evidence.
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Pearl Harbor
Foreign Office
Japan
Hero Has His Day In Yokohama With MacArthur
Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright stood with General MacArthur in Yokohama as Japan formally surrendered to end World War II in the Philippines. Wainwright, a Bataan and Corregidor hero long imprisoned in Manchuria, said this moment fulfilled years of waiting and thanked the American people and war leadership for their support.
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Associated Press
Jonathan M. Wainright
MacArthur
Yokohama
Philippines
Bataan and
Corregidor
Grand Hotel
Administration
War Department
Naval Aviators Win Reduced Release Points
The Navy issued an order cutting release points for naval aviators to 44, matching enlisted men. Other male reserve officers remain at 49 points. The change marks the first major adjustment in the demobilization point system.
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Washington
Navy
Saddle remains at base as Halsey arrives in Yokosuka
YOKOSUKA Japan Aug 31 Left behind on shipboard as Admiral Halsey came ashore was his saddle a gift from Reno Nevada presented to him if he rides Emperor Hirohitos white horse. The horse is believed to still be in the imperial stables and Halsey has not approached them.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Admiral Halsey
Reno
Nev
Emperor Hirohito
Halsey
Congressman Worley to Return to Washington Early Next Week
Congressman Gene Worley will re turn to Washington early next week after a six week district sojourn. His Post Office Building office closed at noon today as he and his wife and children Gene and Morgan prepared for the trip from Shamrock. Secretary Altavene Clark departed for the capital while Worley visited parts of the district during recess ending September 4.
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Gene Worley
Washington
Mrs. Worley
Gene
Morgan
Shamrock
Altavene Clark
Capital
Worley
CIO Tests New Rule on Veteran Seniority in Supreme Court Rally
The New York district judge ruled Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair must reinstate ex serviceman Abraham Fishgold, granting him seniority over a non veteran with greater total days. The CIO and Local 13 backed Fishgold as they seek a high court review of veteran priority in firing decisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
CIO
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Abraham Fishgold
Navy
Matthew T. Abruzzo
Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair Corp
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fishgold
Jury in Session in 47th District Court
The Grand Jury of the 47th District Court is in session this afternoon by court order following a district attorney motion. Jurors had been dismissed on Wednesday until next Wednesday.
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47Th District Court
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