Fear Traffic Toll May Break Record
Amarillo traffic captain predicts a high holiday toll from accidents as motorists face rushed travel and poor road conditions. He notes nationwide trends may drift higher this year, urging careful driving to blunt the danger during Christmas and the new year period. A separate item reports a $17,500 sale of a four month old calf at a Becca Grant Hereford sale in Crestone, Colorado.
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Tommy Thomas
Amarillo
Thomas
Ida
U.P
E. O. Walter
Fi'er
Becca Grant
Crestone
Colo
A Record's a Record Even If Barred
Virginia Atkins, a deputy county clerk, was asked to issue a birth certificate to a Black man to aid him joining his wife in China via the Merchant Marine. He claimed Army service in China and offered a jail record as possible proof.
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Virginia Atkins
China
Atkins
Neero
Government to take half of building materials for moderate housing
The government plans controls on 50 percent of building materials to direct supply to moderate priced homes. Builders using materials for dwellings under 10000 dollars would obtain priority permits, while the other half remains accessible to others. The L-41 order was repealed Oct 15, over opposition from Bowles and Blandford. Rep Patman warns repeal was a serious mistake.
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Washington
John B. Blandford, Jr
National Housing Agency
Snyder
OPA
Chester Bowles
NHA
Blanford
Wright Patman
Texas
Cuban Learner Requests English Language Help
A Cuban writer in Miami asks for language clarity in a letter to the Miami Herald. He notes he learned rough is pronounced ruff and observes pronunciation issues in English words such as tough.
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Miami
Fila
Rafael
The
Miami Herald
Bead Beed and Bread Headed by English Tongue
The speaker argues about English pronunciation patterns noting cuff dough and head bed differ from spelling. The teacher counters with beed as correct, highlighting the idiosyncratic nature of English spelling and pronunciation.
Teens Rob Streetcar. $20 Taken After Wire Tug
Police report a streetcar robbery by two teenage youths who stopped the car by jerking the trolley wire. They fled with about $20. The incident echoes old era outlaws Jesse and Frank James.
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Page Elevenpolis
Jesse
Frank James
Providence woman topples robber with book
Mrs. Ella Newsome of Providence struck a would be pocketbook snatcher on the head with a book titled The Lady Means Business and forced him to flee.
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Providence, R. I
Ella Newsome
Providence
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