Fischer Defends Book While Slamming UNRRA Critic
Amarillo writer Jack Fischer replies to Paul White of UNRRA accusing him of pro Soviet bias. He details travel in the Ukraine with UNRRA, insists on manuscript freedom, and cites Standley and Atkinson praise while refuting White’s misstatements about “The Scarce Men in the Kremlin.”
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Jack Fischer
UNRRA
Russia
Amarillo
Soviet Union
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Commission
Fischer
Harper's Magazine
Kremlin
Paul White
Globe and News
Press Association
White
New York Times
New York
Moscow
Ukraine
MacDuffie
NRRA
Poltava
Kremenchug
Kiev
Zaporozhe
Communist Party
Parkhomenko
Gogol Street
Mr. White
Adm. W. H. Standley
Famous Warship Wreck May Be Gone for Good
Provincetown Massachusetts residents recall Cape Cod’s famous ship Somerset wreck found after storms. The British man o war ran aground at Greaded Peak Hill Bars in 1776 and its timbers appeared with shifting sands until the 1880s, but no definite sighting since 1886.
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Provincetown
Mass
U.P
Cape Cod
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Paul Revere
Woman gives husband same Christmas card for 25 years
Clara Peck of Excelsior Minnesota has mailed her husband the same Christmas card for a quarter century, continuing a holiday tradition and drawing local interest.
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Excelsior
Minn
Clara Peck
Excelsior, Minn
Man regrets loss of deer head valued at Hundred dollars
Douglas Wyoming resident Bill Hagar regrets destroying the head of a deer he killed in the mountains. A Rawlins taxidermist had offered $100 for the oddity with 13 points on one side and nine on the other.
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Douglas
Wyo
Bill Hagar
Rawlins
Stamp Centenary Exhibition in New York Planned
WP American philatelists will hold an international exhibition at Grand Central Palace next May to mark the 1847 government issue of United States postage stamps.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
United States
Vest Pocket Essays on the Telephone Jingle
The piece satirizes telephone use noting the instant chaos a ring causes and lampoons one party lines and popular inventors. It humorously imagines a phone that only rings nearby and jokes about bath time interruptions and even a trick for cracking walnuts on a telephone.
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Benjamin Franklin
Political Foes Reach Common Topic in Senate Exchange
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee and David Lilienthal, long-time adversaries, found a shared moment at a Senate Atomic Energy Committee hearing when McKellar asked Lilienthal if he ever practiced law. Lilienthal answered yes, and McKellar quipped that he yearned for Lilienthal to be back.
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Washington
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
David E. Lilienthal
McKellar
Lilienthal
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Grave Digger Dies at Work in New Jersey Cemetery
Undertaker Ora L. Wooster found the grave unfinished and discovered William Kearsley aged 60 dead of a heart attack in the grave site at a New Jersey cemetery on February 5.
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N. J
U.P
Ora L. Wooster
William Kearsley
Peace delays in history reassure modern observers
Historian Prince Andre Lobanov Rostovsky of the University of Michigan, lecturing at UCLA, notes peace talks after major wars have long protracted. He cites 1648, the Vienna Congress, Versailles, and post World War I hostilities until 1923 to argue today’s negotiations are progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
A.P
Prince Andre Lobanov-Rostovsky
University of Michigan
University of California
Lobanov
Versailles
Thief Leaves Book Behind After Break-In
In Salem Massachusetts a thief broke into George Lowey’s parked automobile and stole nothing but left a copy of the book Twenty Years in Congress.
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Salem
Mass
U.P
George Lowey
Congress
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets and Deeds
Livestock markets show cattle hogs and sheep trading higher in Kansas City and Chicago with tops around 27 dollars for steers and 25 for hogs as buyer demand remains active. Deed notices record transfers including L B Jackson to Donald D Stinson and G C Odomet to W W Gibson along with several lot and block descriptions in Bivins and Glenwood areas.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
L. B. Jackson
Donald D. Stinson
Howard F. Saunders
Lillie P. Ratliff
Swd
G&s. L. P. McKee Et
Lillie F. Ratliff
G&s G. C. Odomet Ux
W. W. Gibson
Plemons
Charles E. Stewart
Tarter
J. W. Renegaret
Bivins
Donna GC. Worley
James C. Wright, Jr
Elizabeth
R. N. Miller
Frank Davis
Glenwood
Cc. L. Sterling
Glenni Ethel
Clay
H. E. Saunders
N. Whitestone
Shirley Marter
Johnie T McLeland
Oweta Johnson
Joe B. Smith
Ferne D. Smith
Chester J. Allen
Grace Marie Coontz
J. W. Driver
Geraldine Howard
Melvin Carter Jr
Eddie Jean Burelsmith
F. C. Barrows
Ovie Louise McClesky
Joe G. Sol
High Temperatures Return in Amarillo Briefing
The warmup ends a cold spell as today’s high nears 58 degrees, up from 38 yesterday. Forecaster H C Winburn says the upward trend continues with a near 65 degree high tomorrow, followed by mild readings Friday and Saturday. Morning lows should be around 28 and a low of 22 occurred last night.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
GOP To Seek Drastic Slash In Appropriations Measure
Republican appropriations committee members met with President Truman and indicated they may push for drastic cuts in the $37.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Senator Styles Bridges said they did not commit to cuts but stated there could be an honest difference of opinion on spending.
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Washington
Republican Appropriations Committee
Truman
Styles Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
Yearlong sentence for killing man with horse
George Evans, 21, a Negro, received a year in jail after being found guilty of negligent homicide for running down and killing Bernard Hensley, 52, as he walked with Martha Hennesey, 49, along a road. The incident occurred Jan. 11 near Houston.
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Houston
George Evans
Bernard Hensley
Martha Hennesey
Evans
Is Epilepsy Inherited What Causes It
An offered booklet compiling expert medical opinions on epilepsy is available free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 537 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept B-1533. It invites inquiry and promises insights from well known doctors.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Dept
PLATO Quick Acting Cleaner for Dental Plates
Millions of germs form a sticky film on teeth and removable bridges. PLATO cleaner removes this film to prevent sour taste and plate odor. It penetrates crevices, cleans debris, and makes plates feel and taste better. Available in two sizes at drugstores.
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Plato
Fire Fighter Quits Post
Veteran Ama rillo firefighter Earl Curry left his city post this afternoon after years with the department. He recently moved to a deputy role in the fire marshal’s office under Ed Spann. In November the chief position was vacated and Edward R. Wilson named the new chief.
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Earl Curry
Amarillo
Hope Long Deferred Maketh Heart Sick
Roy Clark of Seattle waited 12 months for a 1946 model he ordered from a Bremerton dealer. After four hours at the showroom, the car could not be found and a thief had broken in and driven off with the new vehicle.
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Bremerton
Wash
U.P
Roy Clark
Seattle
Clark
Centenarian Flew First Time on Plane at Ninety
Flora G. Macomber of Fitchburg Massachusetts took her first airplane ride at age 90 and compared it to riding the elevated trains, noting the flight was comfortable and enjoyable.
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Fitchburg, Mass
U.P
Flora G. Macomber
Burrville mill still operates from 1802 legacy
Jefferson County's first saw and grist mill, built in 1802 at Burrville, continues to produce 300000 to 400000 board feet of lumber and several thousand gallons of cider annually.
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Watertown
N. Y
U.P
Jefferson County
Burrville
Thirteen Auburn Vets Return for Chicken Dinner Hosts
Thirteen Auburn youths who left for World War II hung civilian hats at George Vitett's Finger Lakes tavern and have now recovered them, being entertained at a chicken dinner hosted by Vitett.
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Auburn
N. Y
U.P
George Vitett
Finger Lakes
Vitett
Inferno Debris Clearing After California Train Crash
Fire-blackened cars of the Southern Pacific San Joaquin Daylight were hauled from the Kingsbury scene after a collision with an oil truck killed three and injured 65. The impact tore the trailer from a stalled fuel truck, igniting a blaze that engulfed the train and injured crewman Ernest M. Comer and engineer George Schneckenberger, with passenger Sara E. Badgley among the dead. Amos Alonzo Stagg survived aboard the burning train as investigators weigh automatic dead man's throttle and grade crossing signals.
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Kingsburgy
Cal
Southern Pacific
San Joaquin
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Los Angeles
Stockton
George Schneckenberger
Ernest M. Comer
Bakersfield
Sara E. Badgley
Dunsmuir
Schneckenberger
Kingsburg
Philip Lee Mayer
Fresno
Blind Girl to Receive Tutor After School Exclusion
Patsy Ruth Fergus, a 16 year old blind student in Los Angeles, chose to part with friends and classes to keep her seeing eye dog Lucky. The city board of education barred the dog from school and offered a home tutor instead.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Patsy Ruth Fergus
Lucky
City Board of Education
Passerby Refuses Help as Boy Beset by Frigid Stream
In Hatboro Pennsylvania a seven year old boy, George Schmidt, slipped into a frigid stream and fractured a leg. A passerby refused aid stating he had to catch a bus, leaving the boy half submerged until a mailman found him unconscious ninety minutes later and carried him to a hospital.
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Hatboro
George Schmidt
George
Private housing starts dip in January to 275 million
The Commerce Department reported private residential construction in January totalled 275 million dollars, down eight percent from December.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Blue Star Ointment First Application Notice
Agonizing itching of various skin conditions prompted the use of Blue Star Ointment. One application is claimed to relieve rash dermatitis and related infections with a money back guarantee if the first application fails to satisfy.
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