Canyon Burglary Wave Strikes Three Firms With Losses
Canyon sheriffs report three businesses hit last night in the first major burglary wave in years. City Pharmacy suffered the heaviest loss with jewelry and fountain pens valued around $1,000 plus small cash. Monarch Cleaners and K Service Station also reported cash and merchandise taken, though the service station loss appeared light. An inventory may reveal further items missing. Officers found the front door broken but no glass shattered. No arrests by morning.
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Canyon
Monarch Cleaners
N. E. MelIntire
Cr. E. Hightower
Donald Schaeffer
McIntire
City Pharmacy
Bus Company
Burglars Hit Service Station. Car Stolen In Canyon
The service station was entered by breaking a back window and the boiler house lock. The office was accessed through the boiler house via a window and the night lock was jimmied. A 1940 Chevrolet sedan, EZ 7422, was reported stolen. deputies aided in the Canyon investigation.
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Schaeffer
J. W. Kleinschmidt
Cantrell
Lem Pounds
Potter County
Canyon
Judge Finds John L. Lewis In Contempt
In Washington on December 3 Judge T Alan Goldsborough found John L Lewis guilty of contempt and deferred sentence until tomorrow when the government plans to seek jail time and a heavy fine.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Contempt Guilty Lewis in 400000 Coal Strike Case
The government seeks fines up to 200000 daily against Lewis and the UMW for contempt of a Nov 18 court order to end the 13 day soft coal strike. The stoppage has slowed industry, closed schools, and left over half a million workers unemployed.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
UFL
Goldsborough
Burke Out As Head of Coal Body
The Southern Coal Producers Association accepted the resignation of former Nebraska Senator Edward R. Burke as its president after opposition from about a third of the directors. Burke had proposed a two week truce and talks with John L. Lewis to restart negotiations for a new contract amid the government seizure of mines during a 59 day strike.
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Burke
Coal
Suthern Coal Producers Association
Nebraska
Edward R. Burke
John L. Lewis
Association
United Mine Workers
Lewis
New Episcopal Bishop Consecrated for North Texas Missionary District
Rt Rev Henry St George Tucker presided at St Andrews as 9 bishops and clergy consecrated the new bishop to lead the 76 981 square mile North Texas Missionary District. Bishop Quin urged witness for Christ and explained bishop duties and stances on church union. A luncheon, reception, and delayed KGNC broadcast followed the ceremony.
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North Texas
St. Andrews
Henry St. George Tucker
Quarterman
Clinton S. Quin
Houston
Texas
Christ
Quin
Episcopal Church
Herring Hotel
St. Andrew’s
Bishop Consecrated In Solemn Episcopal Service
George Henry Quarterman was consecrated bishop of the Episcopal Church in a two and a half hour ceremony at the Church of St. Andrew's. The solemn service marked his ordination and installation in the episcopal role.
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St. Andrew’s
George Henry Quarterman
Episcopal
Lawrence Youth Dies Of Injuries In Amarillo Collision
J R Lawrence Jr, 20, died in St Anthony's Hospital after a motorcycle truck crash in Amarillo. He ran under a 1939 Ford tank truck on East Third Street as the truck turned onto Seminole Street. Survived by parents, four brothers, five sisters, and a host of relatives. Funeral arrangements pending Blackburn Shaw. Also in news Bishop Tucker says America bears world leadership duty and urges church example to further peace and democracy.
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J. R. Lawrence
East Second
Amarillo
Lawrence
East Third
Seminole Street
Alfred Alliston
Lincoln
P K Oil Company
Lester Lawrence
Kearney
Neb
Billy Lawrence
Faye Russell
Fort Worth
Margaret Richards
Seagraves
Alice Harrison
Vera Allen
Marie Lowrey
Hartley
Fairview Baptist Church
Childress High School
Pacific Theater
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Helen Thompson
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church
Tucker
New York
George Henry Quarterman
St. Andrew’s Church
Tidewater Virginia
America
Christian Church
United Nations
Japan
China
re. _waoer
Christian Church In
Tokyo
Kyoto
Virginia
U. S
Twelve Die in Vosges Air Crash in Snow Storm
Twelve persons were killed and a 13th missing when a French army transport plane crashed in heavy snowfall in the Vosges mountains. The aircraft, en route from Liden Germany to Paris, fell on Ballon D Alsace Peak and burned for hours, with four bodies identified and others unclaimed awaiting relatives notes.
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Belfort
France
Vosges
Liden
Germany
Paris
Ballon D’alsace
Seventh Army
Nash Ambassador price up $90 for 1947 model
Detroit report from December 3 states Nash-Kelvinator Co. raises factory list price of the Nash Ambassador series by 90 dollars, effective with the 1947 model introduction. The move reflects pricing adjustments by the automaker amid postwar market changes.
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Detroit
Nash- Kelvinator Company
German Economic Merger Signals Shifts in Europe
Secretary Byrnes and Bevin announced a British American zone merger in Germany set to take effect January 1. They said the plan would aid 40 million Germans becoming self sufficient in three years and open talks on Austria and German frontiers with the Big Four.
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Byrnes
Germany
Austria
New York
Bevin
Russia
France
Foreign Ministers Council
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Saar
Ruhr
Georges Bidault
United States
Europe
Brynes
Belgium
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Luxembourg
Business Men Welcome Amarillo Delegation On South Plains Tour
A 100 strong Amarillo business group traveled by train through Canyon Happy and Tulsa on a four day goodwill tour. West Texas State College band led a Canyon welcome. Amarillo chamber president Pinkey Vineyard stressed friendship over business. Cafes and coffee stops drew locals as George Hammock collected tips, and Happy schools greeted the group before the next stop on the nine car special.
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Globe
J. Howard Miller
All
Pinkey Vineyard
Amarillo
Thomas Thompson
Canyon
Happy
Tulsa
Panhandle
West Texas State College
Court House Square
Henry Rietman
W. A. Warren
J. A. Hill
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Court House
George Hammock
Six Arrested In Auto Ring Disrupts Southwestwide Theft Network
Amarillo police traced a $200000 car theft network with six arrests. Cars were recovered in Amarillo and Oklahoma City with investigations spanning Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and California. The breakthrough began when a stolen car appeared on a local used car lot and was identified by secret motor numbers.
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Amarillo
Carlie Price
Oklahoma City
Houston
Captain Price
Ring Ar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
California
City workers strike 20 inch vein of coal under Topeka sewer
Topeka workers digging a sewer unearthed a 20 inch coal vein 14 feet below ground as the fuel shortage eased. The discovery occurred as city departments continued work on public utilities amid the ongoing coal shortage in the Kansas city.
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Topeka
Kas
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and West Texas
Fair and mild conditions continue through this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. West Texas sees fair skies with slight warming this afternoon and tonight while the Panhandle shows little change. New Mexico remains fair with warmer temperatures this afternoon and tonight. High 60, low 36, noon 56.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oakland paralyzed by general AFL strike picket action
In Oakland California a general AFL strike halted transport and industry affecting about one million people. Newspapers stopped publishing and 3,000 workers were involved as private cars crowded streets and transit ceased. Gas stations struggled and key Bay Area routes slowed to a crawl.
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Oakland
Cal
AFL
Charles W. Real
AFL California Federation of Labor
Bay District Council of Teamsters
Washington, D. C
City
Bethlehem Shipyard
Alameda
Moore Drydock
Four Sacks of Mail Found in a Field near Dumas
Four pouches of mail were found hidden in Fritz Schuman's grain field near Dumas. The torn pouches, bearing tags from Elkhart Kansas to Boise City Oklahoma dated July 27 1946, were opened and resealed. Local authorities pursue a postal inspector to determine any robbery link.
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Dumas
Fritz Schuman
Schuman
Elkhart
Kan
Boise City
Okla
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