New York Athletic Commission Upholds Louis Walcott Decision
The New York Athletic Commission refused to overturn Friday's ruling in favor of Joe Louis over Jersey Joe Walcott at a special hearing. Chairman Eddie Eagan praised Walcott's performance and emphasized reliance on the three bout officials' scores and rulings.
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Louis Walecott
New York
New York Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Eddie Eagan
Joe Webster
New York Commission
Frank Forbes
Webster
Forbes
Louis
Commission
French Civil Service and Subway Strikes Fail to Take Hold
Paris reports show the Civil Servants Federation and subway workers largely ignored a 48 hour strike call. Rail and coal strikes eased as workers returned under police and army protection, with schedules returning to normal in Marseille and Rennes areas.
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Paris
Civil Servants Federation
France
St. Nazaire
Rennes
Marseille
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across Amarillo and West Texas this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with a warming trend on Tuesday. New Mexico reports scattered snow flurries in western mountains and showers in lower elevations while north and west districts stay unsettled. Cold in eastern areas this afternoon with a 50 degree high and 24 degree low. including 31 degrees at Puller Brushes.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Yeggs Take Free Loot After Lock Pokes
Knob-knockers failed to steal valuables at West Texas Equipment Company on North Grand. They knocked the knob from the safe, damaged the lock with a punch, and left the scene with part of their tools missing. Sheriff’s deputies were notified this morning.
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West Texas Equipment Company
North Grand
Sheriff's Department
Louis Retains World Heavyweight Title Under Commission Discretion
The article describes Judge Forbes and Martin Monroe upholding the discretion of appointed officials, allowing Joe Louis to remain heavyweight champion of the world. It notes the officials’ judgment in light of the fighters’ condition and the commission’s limited desire to interfere.
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Forbes
Martin Monroe
Joe Louis
Milton McCarthy Improved After Amarillo Train Crash
Milton John McCarthy, 42, an Amarillo taxi driver, was severely injured when his car was struck by a Fort Worth and Denver train near Grand Avenue and Texaco Refinery property. He remained unconscious and received plasma before being moved to St Anthony's Hospital. he was reported “much improved” today.
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Milton John McCarthy
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
McCarthy
Fort Worth
Denver
Grand Avenue
Texaco
Spool Cattle Company
Runyon
Yellow Cab Company
Roberts
Britain to Surrender Palestine Mandate May Fifteen
Britain informs the United Nations of plans to yield the Palestine mandate on May 15 and calls for independent Arab and Jewish states by June 1 after a two week transition. Arab League meets in Cairo as violence rises in Palestine with deaths on both sides and calls for security mobilization.
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Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Cairo
Arab League
Middle East
Middle Eastern
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Hagana
Gas fumes hospitalize twenty four at Royal Apartments
In Hartford on December 8 a cloud of coal gas sickened residents of the three story Royal Apartments. Twenty four people were taken to hospitals and several treated on the scene by police surgeons. An unrelated ad notes regulation army pup tents priced at 3.50 dollars at Herberg Bros.
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Hartford
Conn
Royal Apartments
Herberg Bros
Taylor
Jack Teeter Wins News Tip Contest Top Prize
Three winners stood out in the News Tip contest with differing tales. Jack Teeter, 3609 Taylor, won first prize of 5 for a tip about a car crashing into the rear of the A L Fangio home at 3605 Taylor. L W Ridgeway, 313 North Taylor, won second prize of 3 for reporting a gasoline stove explosion at Plains Creamery garage causing burns to two men. Pat Bourassa, 1311 Western, earned third prize of 2 for a man with a cotton sack halting traffic between Hedley and Quail.
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Jack Teeter
Taylor
A. L. Fangio
L. W. Ridgeway
North Taylor
Plains Creamery
Pat Bourassa
Western
Hedley
Quail
Bourassa
R. H. Nichols
Mountain Drive
M. E. Sherrill
North Pierce
Marvil Ruffin
Floyd Hershinger
Houston
A. C. O'Neal
Tom Persons
van Buren
Girlie Ricketson
Jackson
Billy Smith
Cleveland
Ballot Confusion Stalls Amarlio Polls Report
Voters faced ballot wording confusion and voter eligibility questions in the Amarillo Daily News report. A typographical error sparked disputes over who could vote, especially on veteran eligibility, as heavy turnout loomed in the local option election.
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Amarillo Daily News Today
Humble Oil Raises Crude Price After Sun Move
Humble Oil & Refining Co the largest crude oil buyer in Texas matched a 50 cent per barrel price rise initiated by Sun Oil Co retroactive to last Saturday morning. Houston oilmen expect other large buyers to follow with higher pricing as smaller buyers also joined recently.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Texas
Sun Oil Co
Humble
Humble Company
Early voting boxes near record turnout across city
By 11 am crowds saturated polling sites with totals at San Jacinto School 106, Margaret Wills 169, Sam Houston east 192, Sam Houston west 167, San Jacinto Fire 174, Johnson 145, Wilson 107, Sixteenth Street Fire 67, Central Fire 177, signaling a statewide rush.
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Margaret Wills
Sam Houston
East Door
West Door
San Jacinto
Johnson School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Street
Central Fire Station
Voters face ballot wording and polling questions in Potter County
The Amarillo Daily News notes a June 8 1946 deadline for charges without a poll tax receipt and reports exemptions rules differ for city residents and rural voters. Precincts 22 24 27 sit in the county outside city limits while 19 20 21 straddle. polls opened at 8 with long lines and many voters requested new ballots. Clerks offered a standard instruction scratch the top for status quo scratch the bottom for prohibition. Polls close at 7 pm and if Potter County goes dry liquor stores and beer outlets face 30 day closure while wholesalers gain 60 days to wind down stock and may serve wet nearby counties afterward.
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Loren Jones
Potter County
Western German government seen as base for imperialism
Pravda via London dispatch warns that forming a western German government could trigger a new war, framing it as a military and political base for Anglo American imperialism. A stray classified line advertises Comprehensive Personal Liability Insurance from Williams Boyce Agency with a local phone number.
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Moscow
Pravda
London
Wiliams-Boyce Agency
Globe-News adopts Recordak film recorder for archives
Globe-News purchases a Recordak library film recorder to replace bulky bound files. The system, made by Eastman Kodak, will digitalize 600 copies dating back to 1920, providing quicker access to past editions.
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Globe
Robert Wright
Globe- News
Wright
The
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
Globe-News
Cotton futures tumble then rally after U S crop estimate
Cotton futures in New Orleans fell 2.50 to 2.80 a bale after the government final crop estimate but recovered to a small net gain later. The 1947 crop estimate stood at 11,694,000 bales, a surprisingly large figure. Russia sets price for Germany unification talks Molotov cites 10 billion dollars reparations and repeal of Allied zones merger terms in London.
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New Orleans
Dec
Russia
London
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Diplomatic Officials Vividly Report Romania Search Incidents
Senator Knowland released the details of Romanian police searches targeting United States diplomatic and military personnel. Incidents include a captain’s home searched during his wife’s expected infant, a car with an American flag halted and Ferguson questioned at gunpoint, and searches of a sergeant and a lieutenant on the American military staff.
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Washington
Romania
United States
Knowland
Senate
Rudolf E. Schoenfeld
Ferguson
Legation
Shamrock Oil Announces 50 Cent Crude Price Increase
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation said the crude price rose by 50 cents. President J. H. Dunn announced the decision from the Amarillo offices shortly before noon.
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Shamrock
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
J. H. Dunn
Amarillo
Oil price rise prompts industry debate and parity concern
The Humble Company plans a price increase to protect supplies, signaling a possible rise to 76 or 7 cents per gallon for premium gasoline, the highest since 1926. Shell Oil Alexas Co Gulf Refining and other firms study Humble’s move while Sinclair Magnolia Republic Refining had already boosted prices, keeping oil at about 140 percent of parity. Independent producers call price controls economically unsound, arguing for parity with coal.
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Humble
Shell Oil
Alexas Co
Gulf Refining
Sinclair Companies
Magnolia
Republic Refining
Sun Oil
Pullman Fares Hike Approved by ICC Across West
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Pullman fare increases from 3.3 to 3.5 cents per mile, aligning western rates with eastern and southern roads. The rise, about 6.06 percent, could yield $7.13 million extra yearly revenue. New Haven also authorized for a 15 percent coach fare rise.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven
Western
Gasless Sunday Trims Britain's Traffic to Trickle
The British Automobile Association says traffic fell to horse and bogey era levels on the first gasless Sunday under austerity rules. Only five to seven cars per hour used main arteries, far below the normal 500 to 700 vehicles per hour.
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London
British Automobile Association
Britain
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