Horse Thief Bets Ten Thousand In Boston Lobster Joint
Damon Runyon narrates in Boston as Horse Thief known as Galied Horsey sits with locals on Boylston Street. A wager rises over outracing a United States eater named Joel, with Horsey offering a thousand dollars forfeit and challenging peers to prove their capricious bets in this vivid Bowery style vignette.
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Boylston Street
Boston
Mass
Horse Thief
Galied Horsey
Horsey
Suffolk
United States
Besar
Joel
Iit
Weill
Carroll
Palo Duro Bill Moves From Senate To House
The State Senate approved a bill allowing the State Parks Board to retire Palo Duro Park indebtedness with revenue bonds up to 300 000 dollars. The measure heads to the House where Rep. Blake Timmons will sponsor its passage.
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State Senate
State Parks Board
Palo Duro Park
Blake Timmons
Parks Board
Freak Weather Brings Odd Snow Belt Across Panhandle
A sharp winter snap from the Gulf and a Florida flavor chilled Amarillo with sleet and snow. A narrow belt from Canyon to Claude saw precipitation, while Lubbock reported a trace and the Bivins area noted activity.
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Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Amarillo
Richard
Florida
Canyon
Panhandle and
Claude
Lubbock
Bivins Booster Station
Weather Summary for Canadian River Region
The report notes warm mist over Canadian River with 15 minutes of moisture in Dumas absent. Southerly winds from East Texas to New Mexico mountains. Cloudy skies from Clovis New Mexico to Waynoka Oklahoma. Mostly cloudy outlook with south winds up to 30 mph. Highs around 47 today, 54 tomorrow. lows near 28 tonight. Noon sun emerged as temperature rose to 32 degrees.
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Canadian River
Dumas
East Texas
New Mexico
Clovis
N. M
Waynoka
Oklo
Tojnight
Weather in English Field area brings mixed morning snow sleet
The trace of snow and sleet between 9 20 and 11 o clock melted as H C Winburn of the English Field weather bureau predicted sunny weather. He cited Gulf moisture carried by returning Panhandle winds and noted a warm air belt in the upper atmosphere.
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H. C. Winburn
English Field
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Fire Drives 250 HSU Students From Abilene Hall
A blaze with rapid growth forced 250 Hardin-Simmons University students to evacuate Abilene Hall as fire crews battled the flames after 11 20 A M. A passerby spotted the fire, evacuation stayed orderly and no students were injured though one fireman was hospitalized.
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Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene Hall
HSU
Filipino knife man maims three on Sunset Limited in Phoenix
A deranged Filipino male slashed three passengers in the lounge car of the Sunset Limited near Phoenix. Police fired, subduing him. he was wounded and hospitalized along with two injured travelers, while others resumed travel.
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Phoenix
U.P
Southern Pacific
St Monica's Hospital
Susana Barangan
U. S. Marine
Carville
Jannings Stone
Goldie Hoffman
Detroit
Mich
Harvey Montgomery
Shafter
Cal
Los Angeles
Stone
Hoffman
Montgomery
Phoenix Union Station
R. T. Quint
Tucson
Ariz
Porter
Harris
Quint
Harvey Roberts
Charles Heyser
Clarence Meyers
Gus Oviedo
Roberts
Oviedo
Heyser
Meyers
Attlee Appeals for Unity in Britain's Fuel Crisis
Prime Minister Clement Attlee addressed the House of Commons warning Britain faces a grave fuel shortage. He urged all parties to cooperate as coal stocks dwindle and two thirds of the population face power rationing amid a national energy emergency.
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London
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
Attlee
Labor Party
Commons
Treaty of Peace Signed in Paris
Italy ends six years of war with the Allies as a Paris signing brings peace 41 months after capitulation. Rioting erupts in Rome and Pola amid protests over the treaty. police quell clashes. a British garrison commander, Brig. De Winton, is assassinated in Pola. Local sentiment blames Britain and the United States for the pact.
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Paris
Rome
R. W. N. de Winton
Pola
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulia
Piazza Venezia
U.S
James C. Dunn
Britain
United States
Mussolini
France
Parliament
Montecitorio Palace
Royal Air Force
Hotel Milano
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Police Seek 14-Year-Old Girl Missing Since Monday
Police are aiding a search for Catherine Helms 14 who left her home at 207 Alabama last Monday. She is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall about 115 pounds blue eyes brown hair dark complexion. Contact 207 Alabama or phone 2 3141 with any information.
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Catherine Helms
Alabama
News Tip Contest Awards Honor Local Contributors
The News Tip editor grants two first prizes of 5 dollars each to Mrs. P. A. Grove of 2406 Taylor and Mrs. Ronald A. Long of Box 1374 for tips about a burglary and picket labor disputes. A second prize of 3 dollars goes to Mrs. Paul Boyer for details on church party diaper use. Clifton Earl Luitt wins 2 dollars for reporting a baby found in ice, with seven others receiving honorable mention.
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Globe News
P. A. Grove
Taylor
Ronald A. Long
Grove
J. A. Ludiam
A Jackson
Swinner
Paul Boyer
Clifton Earl Luitt
North Lincoln
Doris James
East Tenth
Eugene Cox
Austin
Janice Hoggins
Spring
M. J. Rogers
Fillmore
L. E. Harry
van Buren
G. W. Tower
A Harrison
P. H. Norman
A. P. Hancock
West Sixteenth
Jess Maddox
Fifth and
Mary Kathryn Oneil
Fred Nunley
East Thirteenth
R. L. Littau
Houston
Melvin Gardner
Washington
Ann Arnett
Mississippi
Jewel Bailey
Polk
Jack Shuffler
North Cleveland
W. E. Ford
la Salle
H. E. Knight
West Fifteenth
W. E. Swinney
North
Lamar
Hardware Dealers Brace for Competition and Price Pressures
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association opens its 38th convention with Veach Redd noting rivals from mail order to department stores threaten traditional hardware stores. He urges reduced costs and stronger retailer wholesaler cooperation plus better merchandising. He lists five keys: know customers, buying power, competition, display pricing, and building a strong sales team.
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Jo m
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
Amarillo
Harp
Matador
Spaulding
Clovis
Purvines
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
George S. Straight
National Retail Farm Equipment Association
Eureka
Kan
Implement
Thompson
Crystal Ballroom
Ethyl Corporation
Fred R. Newman
Redd
Dixie Dice
Clarence L. Thompson
Canyon
Car Loot Recovered By Police In Amarillo
Police captured Kilroy a.k.a Augustusa Hillman 23 after a Friday night theft of 1500 dollars from a car. He and a second man were arraigned before Justice J. D. Cazzell, bond set at 2000 each. Police recovered most stolen goods though a camel hair overcoat and six nylon pairs remain missing. Roosevelt Marshall 24 was arrested after a green dress and bag were found, leading to the second suspect’s arrest.
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Kilroy
Justice of the Peace
J. D. Cazzell
Cazzell
Augustusa Hillman
Amarillo
Berger
Kansas City
Kansas State
Hillman
Roosevelt Marshall
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather summary shows mostly cloudy skies with rising temperatures through today and Tuesday. Winds from the south remain breezy, with warmer conditions in the east, a chance of rain or snow in the northwest, and scattered flurries in the northwest mountains. Temperatures range from 25 to 60 with highs around 40s to 50s. Local ads note Valentine gifts at Russell Stationery and lumber supplies from John Maynard Lumber.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Platform for Amarillo's Future Prompts Public Letters
The Globe publishes its city platform and invites letters up to 500 words detailing views on charter revision traffic control stadiums and more. Each week the best letter receives 10 dollars. winners are published next Monday. Readers may submit repeatedly.
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The
Globe
Amarillo
City Commission
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Texas
NEA
United Press
Mediterranean
Africa
Hardware Group Advisory Board
Claude Harp
W. H. Spaulding
M&m
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Roller Palace
Sixth and
Jefferson
Russell Stationery Co
Taylor St
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