Pearson exposes tax fraud trail fuels cleaner government
The Times-Continued review highlights Drew Pearson’s two year series on tax evasion and political influence. It details cases from the Ripps Mitchell in Alabama to the Patenotte family in Canada, and notes prosecutions following his reporting.
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Pearson
Ripps-Mitchell
Mobile
Ala
House
Ways and Means Committee
Atlanta
Birmingham
Patenotte
Philadelphia Inquirer
Canada
Sam
Alabama
California
Guaranty Finance Co
Dan Bolich
Bolich
Drastic Traffic Ordinance Proposed By City Commission
A new uniform traffic ordinance would overhaul parking and speeding rules in the city. It sets a prima facie speed limit at 30 mph and tightens angle parking, meter rules, and 2 hour parking limits while empowering tow and impound operations. Funeral directors must place markers for funeral cars and violations history would be kept for five years. The proposal, backed by Harold Miller and others, awaits further study after Tuesday’s meeting.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Central Business District
Harold Miller
Dick Cazzell
John Anderson
Ben Mennings, Jr
N. V. Moss
Gene Klein
Bud Curtis
Commission
Loren Young
Klein
Curtis
Bank Plans Five Story Parking Building in Town
The First National Bank group proposes a five story open parking structure with a 150 car capacity for bank patrons and building tenants, pending material availability. A survey by a European study group contrasts Marshall Plan effects on France and Italy with England noting delays from American subsidies and urging self restraint. A buffalo hunter from Austin requests a reprint after miscalculating buffalo hunting coverage in the Panhandle of Texas.
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Ind
First National Bank Group
Austin
Game Department
Cotulla
Texas
Panhandle
Hap Johnson’s pointer retrieves two quail at a time
Hap Johnson reports his skilled pointer retrieves two quail per hunt. The standout retriever demonstrates efficiency and precision in field work, showcasing Johnson’s hunting skills and the dog’s training amid a successful bird flush.
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Hap Johnson
Dressen Says Brooklyn Played Better Ball This Year
Mr and Mrs Cal Farley note 25 straight World Series appearances. An interview with Charley Dressen, the Brooklyn manager, is cited as the explanation for Brooklyn’s collapse in a Chicago reporter’s question. At the time Brooklyn led by 13 games.
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Cal Farley
Cal
Brooklyn
Charley Dressen
Chicago
Blair Cherry invites Texas coach to dinner with film showing
Blair Cherry tells Canadian football players that Coach Ed Price of Texas will attend their dinner next month and will bring motion pictures of last season's games. This notes an upcoming visit and the screening of game footage.
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Blair Cherry
Ed Price
Texas
Market View Sees Delayed Low Mood Into 1954
Stock market experts indicate a pronounced downturn is unlikely before 1954. They cite favorable conditions, gradual inflation rollbacks, and sustained investor confidence as reasons the anticipated bear phase may be postponed beyond mid decade.
Saving for a Crash Paralyzed by Uncertainty
The most confused persons I know are those who have hoarded cash in anticipation of a big economic collapse to buy at lower levels. They save endlessly but lack a clear plan for today. they remain unsure how to deploy funds amid volatile markets.
Schoolday Pencil Pantomime Sparks Classroom Laughs
A boy declares I ain't got no pencil prompting a moral lesson about proper grammar. The exchange escalates to multiple students admitting they have no pencils and ends with the boy exclaiming Where the hell are all the pen cils, a moment of mischief in class.
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Johnny
Newspaper carriers endure trials in new collections system
The Globe-Times and The Daily News adopt a nationwide collections system causing tribulations for carrier boys. The change mirrors practices used by most newspapers across the country, reflecting broad industry adaptation.
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Globe-Times
The
Daily News
Newspaper circulation: collectors faced losses from moved subscribers
Report notes that canvassers or paper collectors lost income when subscribers moved away and failed to pay. To protect them the plan was adopted, though some workers faced repeated collections in short spans and misunderstanding about the process.
Carrier boys learn discipline through work
Carrier boys earn their money and gain valuable training by working on a business basis. They stay busy and mostly avoid trouble, a phase that toughens them when needed most.
A Question of Clergymen’s Active Duty in Public Life
In common speech people deride clergymen who fail to show public action, noting that a man can be a good preacher yet be seen as a lackluster church leader when he does not engage beyond private duties.
Occupation Ties to Marital Happiness Says Study
The study links higher marriage happiness to engineers and professionals such as ministers teachers and managers while unhappy rates are higher among traveling salesmen mechanics realtors musicians truck drivers barbers and farmers.
Question about farm couples' harmony versus cited cases
The remark questions whether farm couples struggle more than some cited examples. It raises doubt about general patterns and seeks clarification on the stated contrasts without providing new data.
Reincarnation tale ends with Hereford wish
An old farm story recalls a worn wife who, seeking her earth return, asks to be a Hereford bull. Her family sacrificed for the prized stock, keeping it in good shape while others faced shortages, illustrating the bull’s soft snap in local memory.
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Earth
Sister’s Writing Reads Like Reading in Texas Campaign Memo
A letter from Sammie R. Brownlee of Perryton recalls a rural East Texas campaign scene during Ernest Thompson vs W Lee O’Daniel for governor. Brownlee’s sister, a longtime teacher, writes words of her speech in print, and an old listener notes the quip that she “writes readin’.”
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Ernest Thompson
W. Lee O’daniel
Col
Deep East
Texas
Sammie R. Brownlee Perryton
Various Lost and Found Notices and Small Ads
Small white tame rabbit seeks new home call 6 7995 or visit 2015 Fannin. Aprons and crochet items for Christmas gifts call 3 2478. Musical request program for Korea Mail From Home Vagabond A S R 5 APO 72 San Francisco. Baby sitting services call 2 7575. Hand tooled billfolds belts and small leather purses call 2 6157. Trade offer radio play back disc recorder PA system for a good piano. Call 3 0462 or write Mrs R A Reel 1122 North Cleveland Amarillo. Lost brown billfold with money papers license name Dana Riley call Mrs Riley 36316 after 7 pm. Left left handed glove near Kress Store call 6 8845. Lady who left package in J C Penney call 3 6316 after 7 pm.
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Korea
A.S.R
APO
San Francisco
R. A. Reel
North
Cleveland
Amarillo
Dana Riley
Arthur
Spruce
Riley
Kress
J. C. Penney’s
Rent Controls To End in Texas City
Washington dispatch reports rent control ending Thursday in Temple Texas, one of five communities across Texas Illinois Michigan and New Jersey slated for de control after local authorities found no rental housing shortage. Rent Stabilizer Tighe Woods announced the move Tuesday detailing the de controls as warranted by market conditions.
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Washington
Temple
Texas
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Tighe Woods
Woods
Pearson Exposures Spur Tax Probe Momentum
A chronicle of William Pearson’s tax fraud and evasion reports from 1948 to 1950. Highlights include a Tulsa oil firm penalty blocked by a deputy commissioner, concealed income by Pentagon road builders, and a West Virginia gambler exposed on the Senate floor. The series also cites blocked prosecutions of famous California gamblers, San Francisco tax bureau shake ups, and New York tax agents named for taking bribes.
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Pearson
Tulsa
Okla
Treasury
Bolich
Washington
Pentagon
W. J. Hardy
McKenzie Davison
William Lias
West Virginia
Lias
Senate
Williams
Delaware
California
Emelio Georgetti
al Gianotti
San Francisco Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
San Francisco
James Smythe
New York
James A. Bressell
William Ganey
Thomas Cannon
John Galgano
Anthony Fiscella
White Elected 20 30 President at Dowell Saratoga Cafe
H R White has been elected president of the 20 30 Club for the coming year at a Tuesday meeting held at Dowell's Saratoga Cafe No 2. Officers elected include Bill Andis as vice president Fenton Farwell secretary Bill Sewell treasurer and Bob Keen sergeant at arms. The new board comprises Dale DeShazo Billy Bob Baker Clifford Fleeck Harold Gregory and Pat Shaver. New officers and directors will be installed December 31 at the same cafe. Wayne Cox retires as president. New members Jay Mitchell King Autry and Bill Hague joined, with guests Charles Nelson and Hobart Mitchell of Lubbock. Nelson is past district governor of the West Texas district of 20 30 International. Attendance reached thirty three.
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H. R. White
Dowell
Bill Andis
Fenton Farwell
Bill Sewell
Bob Keen
Dale DeShazo
Billy Bob Baker
Clifford Fleeck
Harold Gregory
Pat Shaver
Dowell Saratoga Cafe No. 2
Wayne Cox
Jay Mitchell
King Autry
Bill Hague
Charles Nelson
Hobart Mitchell
Lubbock
Nelson
West Texas
International
Former C of C Manager Dies in Levelland
Samuel A. Billingsley, longtime Levelland Chamber of Commerce manager and local high school instructor, died Tuesday. A native of Eliasville in Young County, he moved to Levelland in 1947 from Wichita Falls.
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Levelland
Levelland Chamber of Commerce
Samuel A. Billingsley
Eliasville
Young County
Billingsley
Wichita Falls
Seaman Apprentice Returns to States on USS Toledo
Seaman Apprentice Ray D. Powers of Guymon Oklahoma has returned to the United States aboard the heavy cruiser USS Toledo after 12 months in Korean waters. The ship and crew participated in 700 missions and earned three battle stars along with the Korean Service Ribbon.
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Ray D. Powers
US Navy
United States
Toledo
Powers
Claude cC. Powers
North Crumly
Guymon
Okla
British Navy Ship Returns With Three Cats Born Aboard
A Royal Navy vessel has reached port with a larger crew after three kittens were born aboard during the voyage. The ship’s cat produced the litter, bringing new feline members to the ship’s company and boosting morale.
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