Merger of Gas Firms Planned
The Canadian River Gas Company filed with the Federal Power Commission to merge with Colorado Interstate Gas Company. Colorado Interstate would be the continuing company and build a 175 mile 20 inch pipeline from Lakin Kansas to Canadian River acreage in the West Texas Panhandle field with a new compressor station and gasoline plant. The plan aims to accelerate drilling to meet future gas needs for Canadian River and Colorado Interstate customers, with no effect on Amarillo or West Texas supply. Details await FPC and SEC review.
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Canadian River Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Colorado Interstate Gas Company
Colorado Interstate
Lakin
Kan
Canadian River
West Texas-Panhandle
Bivins
Colorado
Amarillo
West Texas
Valentine of the world Cadillac on display in Amarillo
A 1950 Valentine of the World Cadillac will be on display Tuesday at Amarillo Motor Co located at 810 Tyler. The public showroom event highlights the vintage car heritage and invites local residents to view the vehicle.
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Cadillac
Amarillo Motor Co
Tyler
1950 Cadillac Sweetheart on Display Tuesday
Amarillo Motor Co announces the 1950 Cadillac model will be on display Tuesday, highlighting its features and new styling for potential buyers in the area.
Johnson to be brought to Amarillo this afternoon
Ewald Johnson, charged in the Tex Thornton murder, is due in Amarillo this afternoon if weather permits. He has been in Burlington, Iowa, awaiting transfer with Sheriff Paul Gaither and Amarillo pilot Jim Morrison. Johnson’s 30th birthday is marked as reporters await the arrival, while custody for his wife, Diana Heaney Johnson, remains unclear.
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Ewald Johnson
Tex Thornton
Amarillo
Burlington
Iowa
Paul Gaither
Johnson
Ama
Rillo
Jim Morrison
Munising
Mich
Gaither
Burlington City
Ewald
Bootlegger Crackdown Nets Fines in Two Texas Dry Counties
Texas Liquor Control Board officers fined more than a dozen bootleggers from Wheeler and Collingsworth counties totaling about 2700 dollars after guilty pleas to whiskey sales in dry areas. The roundup, aided by sheriffs, follows prior actions in Ochiltree Deaf Smith Moore counties with fines near 4500 dollars since January.
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Wheeler
Collingsworth
Texas Liquor Control Board
Weldon Burney
Amarillo
Burney
Depapa
Counes
Ochiltree
Deaf Smith
Moore
Twisters Sweep Texas Louisiana Leaving Dozens Dead
A sweeping storm across Texas and Louisiana left at least 26 known dead in the Shreveport area and multiple fatalities across East Texas. The LaPorte Alvin region reported $300,000 in damage while Hughes Springs and Carley endured tens of thousands in losses. Dozens more were injured or missing as twisters struck La Porte, Alvin, Corley, Haslam, Sligo, and nearby communities, with Louisiana authorities updating counts and identifying victims including a family from Salem and several air force personnel. The Weather and casualty tally remained fluid as crews surveyed affected towns.
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Shreveport
Texas
Dick Windsor
Salem
LaPorte-Alvin
Hughes Springs
Carley
Louisiana
Bossier City
Lower East Texas
LaPorte
Alvin
Chapel Hill
Bremond
Baileyville
Corley
Groesbeck
Hericho
Fellowship
Haslam
Gill
Roytown
Castor
Slico
Grand Cane
Shreveport Times
Slack Air Force Depot
Sligo
Hood’s
Twisters
Little Saw Mill
Lufkin
Texarkana
Arkansas
Coal miners across states press no contract strike
Thousands of soft coal miners in West Virginia and Pennsylvania defy government orders and John L. Lewis by staying home in a no contract no work strike. Some 6,190 diggers at six West Virginia and two Pennsylvania mines failed to report, while about 30,000 miners under Lewis contracts prepared to dig. Anthracite miners received time and a half pay for the holiday. President Truman's actions to resume production and a 10 day injunction by Judge Keech followed.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ee, St
Truman
Lewis
UMW
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Truman
Richmond B. Keech
Protests Rally Over College Census Residency Policy
Amarillo officials plan protests against counting students as town residents for census purposes. Mayor Gene Klein and Rex Baxter say the policy would shift residency counts, with Baxter to meet census officials in Washington and Klein to discuss with John Manning in Austin. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Census Bureau
Gene Klein
Klein
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Washington
John P. Manning
Austin
Oilmen Win Tax Round In Committee
Washington February 13 1948 oil gas and mining industries appear set to keep the depletion allowance tax provision as the Ways and Means Committee leans toward business arguments. President Truman urged cuts to 15 percent for oil and gas and 5 percent for non metallic minerals while Treasury officials claim the changes would raise about 500 million dollars annually. Industry spokesmen warn reductions would slow exploration. Treasury cites 10 high income cases from 1943 47 showing oil and gas operators paying far lower taxes on large net incomes than others. one case shows a 14 14 percent average rate.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Weather forecast and regional notes for New Mexico
Partly cloudy with scattered snow flurries east of the Rio Grande today. otherwise fair in New Mexico. Colder today, then rising temperatures Tuesday. Highs around 33 to 46, lows near 19 to 28 with light precipitation.
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Mexico
Progress Speaker Urges Modern Methods at Convention
Mr. Milliken urged advancing with new methods during the morning session of a convention attended by about 250 men and 145 women. He warned that today’s work cannot rely on yesterday’s techniques and offered guidance on cutting overhead and boosting sales. A Dixie Dice program opened the event with singing and a pupils’ dance. He also highlighted hardware and implement industry challenges and national headquarters guidance. See the 1950 Cadillac on display Tuesday at Amarillo Motor Co.
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Milliken
March of Progress
Dixie Dice
No Funds For Fair Building In Potter County
Potter County faces a missing building fund after a fire destroyed the agriculture building at Tri-State Park. With an estimated 20,000 cost for a new structure and only 11,000 allocated for park improvements this year, officials weigh options. County Judge Gene Jordan and Commissioner Ray Daniel discuss wings, style, and whether a lean-to fits without harming appearance, leaving the decision to Tri-State Fair Association aid.
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Potter County
Tri-State
Pair Park
Tri-State Fair Association
Boyce
Ray Daniel
Jordan
Daniel
Fair Association
Mrs. Martin Wyckoff Wins News Tip Prize
Mrs. Martin Wyckoff wins the $5 first prize for a tip about an orange tree in a coffee can on her Amarillo property. Wayne Rinehart earns $3 for a tip on jet planes taking off from Amarillo Air Terminal. Multiple others received smaller tips. list of names and addresses follows.
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Amarillo
Martin Wyckoff
North West Fourth
Wayne Rinehart
East Tenth
Amarillo Air Terminal
T. R. Adkins
Lincoln
Panhandle Weather Outlook and Wind Diminishing Tonight
Blustery Panhandle conditions ease this evening as winds shift. Snow and mixed precipitation occurred in Borger and Perryton areas with showers in Tulsa. Amarillo moisture totals rise to .16 inches, with scattered readings across towns. highs near 33 today, 46 tomorrow, lows near 19 and 28 respectively.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Borger
Tulsa
Perryton
Jericho
North Donley County
One Juror Selected In Mann Trial
Canyon February 13 Only one juror was selected this morning in the murder trial of Billy Max Mann which began today. About 25 veniremen had been questioned by noon as 200 men were called in the special venue. Randall v Mann is held without bail in Potter County jail. He is represented by Fox, Amarillo attorney. Dist Lloyd King and Dean Dunlap are assisting.
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Canyon
Billy Max Mann
47Th District Court
Washington
Randall v. Mann
Potter County
Fox
Amarillo
Dist
Lloyd King
Dean Dunlap
Grady of Silo Gives Birth to Calf
In Yukon a Hereford cow named Grady of Silo delivered a 110 pound bull calf named Grady II. Owner Bill Mach said both mother and calf are doing well, marking Grady’s fourth calf and first son.
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Yukon
Grady
Grady II
Bill Mach
Mach
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United
Plains
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J. M. Anderson
Everest Sheffield
Mutt Valentine
Ed Gamage
Times
Sam Smith
Elaine Smith
Globe
Tri-State Hardware and Implement Association
Herring Hotel
John W. Speck
Plainview
Neely Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Weather Bureau
Tyler Street
Tyler St
Gene Jordan
John
G. C. Reasoner
Harrison
Patricia Stamps
East Fifteenth
Doris Collie
North Johnson
T. W. Burns
North East Ninth
A. W. Brown
Jackson
Archie Castleberry
Ong
A. H. Burnett
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Thurman Keenum
Clair Lou Broaddus
Buchanan
Roberta Wheeler
Hayden
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Cline
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Monroe
K. B. Beets
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Childress
Tucumcari
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Dalhart
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State Highway Patrol
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Silo
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