Frost Grips Texas Crops as Dallas Hits 25
The Panhandle and Rio Grande Valley report damage from frost and a rare simultaneous freeze. Temperatures fell across the state with Laredo at 30 and Marfa recording 17. Weslaco notes a half million dollar crop loss while peppers and tomatoes suffer, citrus spared. Winds rise to 20 to 30 mph as mild but windy days follow with little precipitation.
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Amaril
Associated Press
Bill Friend
Valley Agricultural Experiment Station
Weslaco
Friend
Laredo
Marfa
the Panhandle
Hurley charges diplomats sought to arm Chinese Reds
Patrick J. Hurley former ambassador to China testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that career diplomats in China aimed to supply lend-lease arms to Chinese Communists to undermine Chiang Kai-shek. He named George Artcheson Jr. as behind the policy and recounted results, including Atcheson’s recall and subsequent supervision in Washington.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Goering's Bombardment Threat Sways Czechoslovakia
American prosecutors at the Nuremberg trial presented German records and Allied reports showing Hermann Goering threatened to bomb Prague within hours if Czechoslovakia did not allow German troops to enter. President Emil Hácha faced coercive pressure and, under the threat, ceded control as German troops crossed the border the following day.
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Robert Coulondre
Attlee Program Attacked Over War Aims and Housing
Oliver Lyttleton opened the Conservative attack on Britain's Labor government accusing it of stifling peacetime production with government control. He criticized nationalization plans and delayed demobilization, saying housing promises are words not houses. He said war-depleted industry survives only by the government iron lung and attacked slow armed forces release.
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Britain
Whitehall
Board of Trade
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One-Armed Filipino Guerrilla Leader Leads Philippine Bank Heist
A former Bataan death march survivor and three accomplices were charged with armed robbery in Manila. Police say they confessed to staging the largest robbery in Philippine history, netting 430 000 pesos or about 215 000 dollars from a Philippine Bank of Communications messenger and guard. U S military forces nabbed the quartet eight hours later at a suburban home and recovered 399 000 pesos.
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Bataan
Philippine Bank of Communications
Brooklyn
Jeremiah P. Holland
Chicago
U. S
Truman Declines Attend London Foreign Secretaries Conference
The White House stated President Truman has no intention of attending a foreign secretaries conference in London, signaling Washington will not participate in the meetings.
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Washington
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Truman
Talk Wins Over Bullets at Fort Worth Hotel
Two Fort Worth detectives convinced ex convict Elmer A. Stephens to surrender his gun and 47 extra shells after he chased a woman and fired three shots in a hotel corridor. Stephens, 27, was wanted in Oklahoma City for theft and had a prior forgery conviction in Hockley County. He told officers he would settle things his own way, but the detectives’ talk prevailed.
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Oklahoma City
Elmer A. Stephens
A. C. Howerton
D. S Harris
Stevens
Hockley County
Stephens
AFL chief opposes cooling off period in wage talks
President Truman proposes a 30 day cooling off period for wage disputes but William Green AFL says it would delay settlements and shift leverage away from labor. Green supports voluntary arbitration and criticizes CIO chief Murray for claiming Truman aims to destroy unions while insisting reform is sincere.
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Reitsch memoirs place Bormann in Hitler death pact
German aviatrix Captain Hanna Reitsch testifies to U S counter intelligence that Martin Bormann joined in a death pact with Hitler hours before Berlin fell. She details the bunker drama as Russian bombardment intensified and Hitler offered suicide or escape plans.
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Hanna
Fate of Yamashita Hangs on War Crimes Trial
Manila December 5 Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita faces a U S Military Commission verdict after Chief Prosecutor Maj Robert Kerr of Portland Ore urged death by hanging for war crimes in the Philippines Defense counsel Lt Col Harry F Clarke of Altoona Pa pressed acquittal claiming no evidence of Yamashita’s responsibility A verdict was due Friday
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U. S
Maj
Robert M. Kerr
Portland
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Philippines
Kerr
Harry F. Clarke
Altoona
Yamashita
Truman Nominates Schoenfeld as Minister to Hungary
President Truman nominates H. F. P. Arthur Schoenfeld as minister to Hungary, marking the first formal American diplomatic representation in the country since the war.
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Truman
H. FP
Arthur Schoenfeld
Hungary
Amarillo Traffic Court Fines Two Motorists
Yesterday and Monday two drivers were fined in Amarillo for moving violations. Wilbur Schock of 615 East Fifteen and James Beeman of 2596 Cleveland paid $10 each for speeding and reckless driving. Total fines from eight other cases reached $51.
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Amarillo
Wilbur Schock
East Fifteen
James Beeman
Cleveland
That's the Ticket Intersectional Traffic Warnings
A traffic officer urged caution at intersections noting conflicts appear in most crashes. He advised drivers to assume cross traffic is present and warned that good visibility does not excuse accidents. The piece ends with a Christmas card promotion for Russell Stationery Co.
Uncle Sam Doubling Up on Good Deeds At Home
Mrs. Alias Lawson of 315 Alabama received two calls in one day from sons Jim and Jess. Jim had just arrived on the Pacific Coast after a tour in New Caledonia and Jess had landed in Boston after months in Europe. Both are slated for discharge. Flying for Christ.
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Alabama
Lawson
Jim
Pacific Coast
New Caledonia
Jess
Boston
Europe
Caravan From Buenos Aires Heads to Hyde Park Final Lap
A three car Franklin D Roosevelt caravan passed through Laredo on its way to Hyde Park New York on the final lap from Buenos Aires. The delegation led by Daniel Musso includes Diego Marti Luis Elias Sojit Juan Plani Alberto Torrientes Palacios and Manuel Sojit. They left Buenos Aires July 19 and expect to reach Hyde Park by December 7.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Daniel Musso
Diego Marti
Luis Elias Sojit
Juan Plani
Alberto Torrientes Palacios
Manuel Sojit
Weather summary for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Fair and warmer conditions continue this afternoon and tonight across the region. Winds reach 20 to 30 mph from the southwest this afternoon. Partly cloudy and warmer in New Mexico with cooler extremes in the west Thursday, lows 20 to 25 degrees northwest to 35 southeast, highs Thursday 40 to 45 northwest and near 50 in spots southeast. Observed highs and lows include 54/26 with noon at 57.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Sane Santa and the White Bunny
A Mogador Christmas tale follows David and Mary as family pressure and belief in Santa clash with a boy’s defiant claim he will run away. Mary chases after him while the town anticipates a moral about holiday magic and repair.
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Duncan Briartree
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Ed Boles
Carol Terry
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Cuter perfume bottles offered at $5.50 and up
Jenskins Music Gifts at 1505 Ong lists cuter perfume bottles with prices starting at five dollars and fifty cents. The ad emphasizes affordable scents and gift options from a local retailer.
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Jenskins Music
Beautiful Stang Haeger China Pottery in Shell Vases
Readable items describe beautiful Stang Haeger china pottery in shell vases and mention Jenkins Music Gifts at 1505 Ong with related birds and gifts.
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Jenkins Music Gifts
Ong
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