Stinnett not to run as Parcells undecided on Amarillo board
Terms of two of Amarillo school board seven expire April 3, 1949. Stinnett will not run. Parcells undecided. Other terms include Mode Briscoe Gunn expiring 1949 and Bivins Smith to serve to 1950. Filing with George Waddill ends 10 days before election.
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Amarillo
R. P. Parcells
Beaumont Stinnett
Jerry Briscoe
Bill Gunn
Dick Bivins
Herman Smith
George Waddill
Dr. Parcells
van Buren
Truman Sparks Southern Democrats with Civil Rights Fight
In the House, Dixie Democrats blast President Truman for proposing anti lynching and desegregation laws. Mississippi's Williams vows not to back an empty victory, while Cox Georgia and Rankin Mississippi attack the message. Southern leaders discuss an all Southern convention to deny Truman electoral votes. The Florida governors meet in Tallahassee to address four core civil rights points.
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Truman
Washington
House
Dixie Democrats
Representative Williams
Mississippi
Whitten
South
Conference of
Southern Governors
Tallahassee
Fla
Congress
Bee Dixie
Tax Slash Bill Waits Trimming After House Approval
Senate Republicans plan to scale down the $6.5 billion tax reduction to secure veto proof support. Democrats push for around $4 billion, while Taft signals delays until the European recovery program clears, postponing a Senate showdown to mid March or later.
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Washington
House
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
West Lawn Homes to Build 52 Houses in North Johnson Area
West Lawn Homes Inc officials applied for permits for a 260000 project to build 52 frame houses in the 1200 block North Johnson and east side of North Lincoln in blocks 1300 to 1500. Construction will start once weather clears. homes will have four or five rooms.
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West Lawn Homes, Inc
Roy Davis
Hayden
North
Johnson
Lincoln
Meat rationing vote setbacks in Senate banking panel
A Senate banking subcommittee voted three to two against authorizing government setup of meat rationing machinery. Chairman Flanders and Senator Sparkman supported the measure, while Capehart Buck Robertson opposed. The decision moves to the full committee, with price controls cited as essential to any rationing plan.
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Washington
Senate
Flanders
Vermont
Agriculture Department
Sparkman
Alabama
Capehart
Indiana
Republi
Simaller Group
Congress
Capital Hill
Charles F. Brannan
Barming Committee
Brannan
Tighe E. Woods
House Banking Committee
Kruman Word & News Conference
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Persia Falls to United States as It Did to Alexander
The Communist Daily Worker claims Persia has fallen into American hands in military sense and airfields are being built. It also cites a Soviet protest over a U S mission in Iran and calls the Mediterranean an American lake while praising Truman’s success.
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Persia
Mediterranea
London
Communist Daily Worker
Truman
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Iran
Protest delays beer license hearings in Potter County
A formal protest letter to county Judge Northcutt and copies to the county attorney and Texas Liquor Control Board cites challenges to beer license applications. Mrs. RC Gray, via Helen Harvey, seeks a license for Hi Hat on Highway 66 in a former Horseshoe Cafe location near Amarillo, with hearings delayed due to sheriff and district supervisor absences and unsettled county road issues.
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Bill Adams
Potter County
East Eighth
Northcutt
Texas Liquor Control Board
RC. Gray
Helen Harvey
Russell
Brown Drive
Pleasant Wall
Amarillo
Highway 66
Cafa
Adams
Dan Lowe
Texas
Harvey
Reds say we flew too low ten times
Soviet note to Washington accuses US planes of ten low level or circling incursions in the Far East from August to October last year. The note, delivered to the US embassy in Moscow and broadcast by Moscow Radio, calls these acts violations of freedom of commercial navigation and demands U S restraint in the future.
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Washington
Xui
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan
Sea Department
State Department
Moscow
Michael J. McDermot
Far East
United States
North Africa
US Would Sell 87 Lease Ships to Reds
The United States reportedly offered to sell 87 of 95 ships given to the Soviet Union under lend lease as part of final settlement of Russia’s 11 billion dollar account. The ships include 47 pre war cargo vessels, 36 Liberty cargo ships, two tugboats, one pre war tug and one tanker. Russia plans to return eight vessels now and the rest in March with one cargo ship returned to Italy.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Fone
Italy
Arab Army Arrives in Damascus Amid Palestine Tensions
Report from Damascus states truckloads of armed Arabs entered the city amid expectations of a major Palestine incident. Pawl Bey Al Kaukji said the Middle East’s finest army is moving to Palestine soon to direct operations. Syrian defense minister Ahmed Sharabati cited an offensive to drive Zionism from Palestine this month. Exiled Haj Amin Al Husseini met Arab leaders to coordinate volunteer tactics in Jerusalem.
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Damascus
Syria
Palestine
Paw2i Bey al Kaukji
Middle East
Ahmed Sharabati
Mufti
Jerusalem
Haj Amin al Husseini
O1servers
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
Cloudy and warmer today with rain turning to snow early Wednesday. Colder Wednesday with highs around 43 today and 32 tomorrow, lows near 30 and 32. Panhandle and South Plains expect rain with warmer tones east of Pecos River. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy and cold with rain or snow in Panhandle and South Plains. Five day trend shows 3 to 5 percent below normal, with rain Tuesday night into Wednesday and snow Friday into Saturday.
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Amarillo
Tomor
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
el Paso
Panshandle
Pecos River
H.C. Winburn
UES
Mr. Winburn
California Farmers Hope for More Rain
California farmers and citrus growers hope heavy rains follow a harsh winter drought. Showers reached the coast while central valleys saw only light rain, failing to ease the water shortage. Meteorologists expect more light showers and a low pressure area offshore may bring substantial rain soon.
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United Press
California
Fog and Mist Paralyze Panhandle Travel and Flights
Thick fog and mist blanket the Panhandle and South Plains, reducing visibility to blocks and forcing cancellations. Airlines halted all Amarillo flights and canceled stops in Albuquerque and Kansas City. highways remain open but slick, with icy North Plains and Oklahoma driving conditions. Weather forecaster H C Winburn warns no relief soon with rain snow and colder temperatures ahead.
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Trans World Airlines
Amarill
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Pioneer Airlines
Amarillo
Tod
Braniff Airways
W. B. Amacker
American Automobile Association
North Plains
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Air Crash Kills Two Near Memphis
Two Hereford youths, R Williams and William Boone Whittaker aged 22, were found dead in a wrecked Cessna near Memphis five miles west of the city. Don Albright and John C. Hopper located the plane after seeing it from Fort Worth Highway. The aircraft, MC 77066, had been bought by Williams through Tradewind Airport in Amarillo.
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R. Williams
William Boone Whittaker
Hereford
Memphis
Don Albright
North Johnson
John C. Hopper
Hollywood
Buchanan
Fort Worth
Mr. Albright
Globe
Albright
Shelby Kruser
Tradewind
Amarillo
Wims
Williams and
Whittaker
Williams
William Boone
House backs Bilf Rights aid for veterans in Arkansas course
The House unexpectedly shelved other business and moved to raise benefits for veterans enrolled in Bilf Rights law courses in Arkansas. One man paid his fees and officially became a student under the program.
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House
the Arkansas Today
Fire damages State National Bank in Corpus Christi
An early morning blaze at the State National Bank in Corpus Christi caused an estimated $100,000 damage. Firemen fought the stubborn fire four hours after it started just after 5 o'clock, with extensive water damage between the roof and ceiling.
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Corpus Christi
Damfe
State National Bank
Five Dallas Youths Held In Golf Equipment Theft
Five Dallas youths aged 11 and 16 were held today in connection with the theft of $900 in golf equipment from Sunset Golf Course on January 21. The last of the stolen items was recovered by officers on Monday.
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Dallas
Sunset
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