Chief Defies Dixie In New Labor Order
President Truman signals a no-holds-barred battle with Southern Democrats over civil rights as he unveils an executive order to broaden contractor payrolls. A bipartisan committee may not be an FEPC, but it will fuel opposition in the Deep South and nerves among Truman loyalists about re election.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
FEPC
South
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrd
Virginia
Russell
Georgia
Mr. Truman
New York
Pennsylvania
Solid South
Cash Awards To Be Divided at Holiday Party
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association sponsor a pre Christmas coupon drawing at Ellwood Park. About 150 local merchants offered prizes of at least 25 dollars. eight cash prizes totaling 750 dollars will be awarded, seven for 100 dollars and one for 50 dollars, to be decided Saturday night with a backup plan for the Municipal Auditorium if weather disrupts outdoor events.
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Ellwood Park
Earl Allmand
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Allmand
Early Oil Boom On Oil Creek Draws Local Hand To Prospect
In the 1860s wastage from wells and leakage from tanks and barges covered Oil Creek in Pennsylvania with floating oil. People lined the banks with buckets and skimmed oil from the water, poured it into barrels, and sold it to start in the oil trade.
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Oil Creek
Pennsylvania
Costa Rica Tops Taxes to Fund Roads and Schools
Costa Rica plans higher taxes to finance the expansion of secondary roads and the construction of additional schools. The move targets improvement of infrastructure and public education access, aiming to bolster regional development and long term growth.
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Costa Rica
Home Brew Charges Filed at Wellington
Mildred Williams of Wellington, about 45, was charged with making home brew after liquor agents seized 15 gallons of beer and destroyed equipment. District Supervisor Joe Sides filed the county court charge. Wellington, a dry area, saw the case among few in months. Williams reportedly sold beer for $2 a gallon.
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Mildred Williams
Wellington
District Liquor Board
Joe Sides
Sides
Amarillo
Woman Charged in Liquor Violation in Clarendon
Della McCampbell, identified as a Negro of Clarendon, faced a Tuesday charge of possession of liquor for sale amid ongoing liquor violation proceedings.
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Della McCampbell
Clarendon
Woman pleads not guilty after Saturday raid liquor seizure
Saturday night raid at a rural home by Amarillo liquor agents seized 44 half pints of whisky. The ~60 year old woman, repeatedly convicted on bootlegging charges, entered a not guilty plea in Wellington with bond set at 500 dollars. Archeologists report evidence of an 8,000 year old agriculture and food producing economy in Iran.
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Amarillo
Wellington
Iran
Chick Howard Drafted by Corpus At Minor Leagues
Amarillo’s star centerfielder Chick Howard was drafted by Corpus Christi of the Class B Big State league in the annual minor league draft. The 10-year veteran hit .385 with 32 home runs and 156 RBIs for Amarillo in 1951.
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Chick Howard
Corpus
Minor Leagues
Columbus
Ohio
Crawford
Chick” Howard
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Howard
Julio Moreno
Lubbock
George Schepps
Minor league hubbers star Moreno posts 15 wins last season
Four Seasons pitcher Moreno, who joined in 1948, went 15 and 8 for the Hubbers last year at age 24. The winter meetings’ biggest surprise was no Class B club taking Earl Hochstatter, Lubbock’s WTNM Player of the Year.
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Moreno
Hubbers
Earl Hochstatter
Lubbock
WTNM
Amarillo Officer Completes Course Near Yokohama
Lt. Jack L. Briggs, Amarillo army officer, completed a battery officers training course near Yokohama Japan to train artillery officers in anti aircraft weapon operation and maintenance Briggs has been in Japan since May 1951 and is married to Mrs Jo Ann Briggs of 816 Sunset Terrace He served 25 months in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Jack L. Briggs
Amarillo
Yokohama
Japan
Briggs
Jo Ann Briggs
Sunset Terrace
South Pacific
Freight Warehouse Destroyed by Fire at Woodward OK
A freight warehouse used by Canadian Truck Lines of Amarillo burned early Tuesday in Woodward Oklahoma. Estimated loss reaches 25000 dollars. An official said little freight remained inside. a quantity of dynamite and caps had been removed only the day before.
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Woodward
Okla
Amarillo
United Press
Connally Defends Fort Hood Record Denies Land Ties
Brownwood report says Sen. Tom Connally attacked rumors he favored Fort Hood expansion for personal land gains. He stated he never owned land adjacent to the base and spoke at a Brown County dinner denying the allegation while urging a Korea cease fire as aligning with UN goals.
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Brownwood
Tom Connally
Fort Hood
Connally
Brown County
Korea
United Nations
Connally Calls for Armed Readiness to Deter Aggression
Connally urged that the nation remain armed and prepared to resist any totalitarian attack or breach of peace directed against the United States, insisting that continuing the stand is essential to world peace and security.
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Connally
United States
Carpet factory in Killybegs weaves for Princess Elizabeth
In Killybegs Ireland a local carpet factory is crafting a special carpet for Princess Elizabeth. The project highlights the town’s textile skill and ties to the British royal household.
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Killybegs
Eire
Elizabeth
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