The Big Umbrella No 23 introduces a fighter possiblity
Damon Runyon narrates a scene at a high class New York club No 23 where Spider McCoy and the narrator observe a tall striking young man rumored to be the next heavyweight champion. They follow him from Mindy’s on Broadway into the club and discuss his potential in boxing and public appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spider McCoy
Mindy
Broadway
Mindy’s
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Max Schmeling
Spider
No. 23
Sammy
No 23
Rescue Flight Saves B 29 Crew From Greenland Ice
Eleven Army Air Force fliers from a wrecked B-29 were rescued from the northwestern Greenland ice cap. An Army C-54 carried them to Thule, Greenland, in a giant evacuation operation as rescue missions converged from two parts of the world.
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New York
Greenland
Thule
Army Air Transport Command
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Alaska
Army Air Force
Greenland Ice-Cap
Rescue Efforts Underway After Arctic Crash
An Arctic crash Friday left survivors awaiting rescue as Army and ATC crews race against extreme cold and short days. Three transports and a glider fly from Ladd Field to Thule Greenland to establish a base 200 miles from the scene. Maj. Gen. William H. Tunner orders preliminary rescue steps and alerts ATC aircraft in Newfoundland Labrador and Greenland. Capt. Donald A. Shaw travels to Goose Bay to lead Arctic rescue by dog teams and sled drops if needed. A Coast Guard helicopter heads to Gander with parts and crew ready. additional support planes stand by at Westover Field Massachusetts.
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Arctic
Canada
Ladd Field
Thule
Greenland
New York
William H. Tunner
Atlantic Division
Air Transport Command
Dog Teal
ATC
Newfoundland
Labrador
Donald A. Shaw
Goose Bay
Coast Guard
Gander
Westover Field
Mass
Deport Luciano to Cuba Italy Extradition Decision
Havana Cuba February 24 Interior Minister Alfredo Pequeno announced Charlies Lucky Luciano would be sent back to Italy. Luciano held incommunicado at the Tiscornia immigration station since his arrest last Saturday, described as Cuba's Ellis Island across Havana Bay from Havana.
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Terior
Alfredo Pequeno
Charlies
Lucky” Luciano
Tiscornia
Italy
Luciano
New York
Tiscornia Station
Cuba
Ellis Island
Havana Bay
Havana
Highways Open After 15 Hour Blockade Near Cockeysville
Northern Maryland road crews gained a break after a 15 hour blockage near Cockeysville trapped 150 motorists. The treacherous conditions eased today but remain hazardous as crews clear a long northern corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockeysville
Maryland
Negro University Bill Passes Senate
The Texas Senate approved a plan to establish a state university for negroes to be located in Houston and allocated 2.85 million dollars for startup, operations, and a law school. A bi racial nine member board will direct the project, with details left to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
Texas State University
House
Houston
Prairie View School
University At
Lacy Stewart
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Stewart
Moffett
Buffalo Teachers Strike Shuts 79 Schools Across City
Buffalo faces a historic walkout as 2,500 teachers strike for higher pay, forcing 79 of 98 public schools to close and leaving about 54,000 students out. Lafayette High students and faculty are at the center of the disruption with pickets and chaotic assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
The
Buffalo Teachers Federation (Independent
Lafayette High School
Snow Flares Across the Panhandle and Texas
A norther with an itching foot brought light snow to the northern Panhandle and Texas. Clayton New Mexico reported 50 inches on the ground. Guymon Oklahoma saw light snow at 6 30 am. Amarillo had flakes last night with no further accumulation south of the Canadian River. Temperatures plunged with sub freezing readings to Houston and San Antonio. Tonight’s low near 19 degrees with a high around 47 tomorrow. last night’s low was 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Texas
Clayton
N. M
Guymon
Okla
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Waco
Houston
San Antonio
Krug Set to Arrive in Tokyo from Shanghai
Secretary of Interior Krug is due at Haneda Airport tonight from Shanghai, as announced by Allied headquarters. An earlier notice had stated Krug would arrive tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KRUG
Tokyo
U. 8
Haneda Airport
Shanghai
Allied Headquarters
Trucker's Terminal Proposed on East Tenth in Amarillo
Livestock trucker Charley J. Gamble proposes a city leased site on East Tenth near the Y in Mirror Lake bed for a $25 000 to $30 000 terminal. The plan includes a wash rack filling station parking and sleeping quarters to serve all trucks and reduce downtown livestock truck congestion.
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Charley J. Gamble
West Tenth
Amarillo
Gamble
East Tenth
Mirror Lake
News Tip Contest Won By Mrs W B Ratliff
The Globe News awarded first prize five dollars to Mrs. W B Ratliff of Canyon for a tip delivered in person about an automobile wreck. Jackie Mills won the second prize three dollars for a tip about a boy swallowing a thumb tack. Orlando Dickson took third with two dollars for a tip about a man’s hand caught in a cigarette vending machine.
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Globe News
W. B. Ratliff
Canyon
Jackie Mills
Orlando Dickson
Harrison
Bill Day
A. C. O'Neil
Route
B. I. Sherrill
Lincoln
W. L. Thornberry
Spring
J. H. Led
Badgers Seek Cash for Trip
Amarillo College Badgers basketball team seeks funding to attend the Junior College tournament in Compton California. Leader Bob Leachman urges civic support, noting the team’s 16 wins in 17 games and the town’s national recognition at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Badgers
Amarillo College
Bor Leactiman
Texas
Compton
Cal
Mississippi
Western State
Istate
Child Dies After Auto Train Crash Near Muncie
Kenneth Dale Hogan aged 2 died in a Kansas City hospital from head injuries after a Union Pacific passenger train hit the family car at a grade crossing near Muncie. He was the last survivor of a family of seven. his parents two brothers and two sisters were killed in the collision. Sheriff John Theroff reported the wreck occurred when the westbound train struck the auto at the crossing a mile east of Muncie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Kan
U.P
Kenneth Dale Hogan
Kansas City
Union Pacific
John Theroff
British deny knowledge of refugee ship Jerusalem voyage
British military authorities in Jerusalem denied any awareness of a ship called Jerusalem carrying about 650 uncertified Jewish refugees bound for Palestine. The report noted no official confirmation of the voyage or its passengers.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Polio Clinic Plan Approved by Potter County Board
Potter County commissioners authorized space at the hospital site for a polio and contagious disease clinic to be built by local groups in collaboration with the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce. Plans await hospital board approval and a steering committee from multiple local organizations.
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Northwest Texas Hospital Board
Potter County
Amarilo
The
Jaycees
Potter County Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Pinkey Vineyard
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Jenkins
Roosevelt’ Memorial Committee
Commissioners’ Court
Roy Snodgrass
Action on Dooley Again Postponed
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed action on Joe B. Dooley of Amarillo for a federal judge post in Texas. Senator Tom Connally said the delay was due to portal-to-portal pay legislation and that the committee might take up the matter next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
Texas
Tom Connally
Connally
Dooley
Mrs Pamplin Dies Of Wreck Injuries
Mrs Howard Pamplin of Lawton Oklahoma died at St Anthony's Hospital from injuries sustained in a car bus collision near Canyon last Wednesday. She had been unconscious since the crash. Funeral services are pending with Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in charge and the body to be taken to Vici Oklahoma.
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Howard Pamplin
Lawton
Okla
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pamplin
Canyon
Vici
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Cloudy and cold this afternoon with a low near 19 tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a milder afternoon. West Texas sees clear to partly cloudy conditions with occasional snow flurries in the Panhandle and South Plains, lows 16 to 22 in the Panhandle, 22 to 32 elsewhere. North to south New Mexico variable clouds with lows 15 to 25, highs around 32.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Heavy Fighting in Shantung Province
China reports heavy encounters in central Shantung as civil warfare escalates. Dispatches note a Communist offensive along the Sungari River near Mukden and fighting ongoing in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung Province
Nanking
China
Associated Press
John Roderick
Peiping
Sungari River
Mukden
Potter County to ask people on Northwest Texas Hospital expansion
Potter County Commissioners said they would "check back to the people" on adding to Northwest Texas Hospital. They directed the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce to present petitions showing resident support for a hospital expansion financed by a bond issue. Commissioner John Halley urged a representative statement from the public.
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Potter County
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Let's Make Our City Clean First Letter
Charles L. Grimes of Amarillo writes to the Platform Editor urging city cleanliness. He recalls arriving in winter 1942 amid trash-strewn streets and argues for more trash containers and enforced disposal rules to improve Amarillo’s image and upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Grimes
Amarillo
Grimes
Hogs Jump to 27 50 in Amarillo
Amarillo hog market rose to 27 50 per hundred pounds for good grade swine in the 180 280 pound class with opening at 27 and 50 cent gains as buying progressed receipts near average for Monday trading. Other classes ranged 26 50 to 27 for heavier weights with good sows and stags at 23 50 and 19 50. The rise follows a national trend with prices climbing from above 25 last week to 26 25 on Thursday.
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Amarillo
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Howard Carney
Atlanta
Ben Ramsey
San Augustin
University of Texas
Canere
Lafayette
Frank R. Gott
United States
Raymond J. Ast
Bernard J. Dowd
Board of Education
Dowd
Federation
Albany
Francis T. Spaulding
Dewey
Special Education Committee
Elike
St. Paul
Minn
Globe
J. Howard Miller
John Snider
Jim Carpenter
Hastings
Neb
United Commercial Travelers
John Rowland
Texas M. & M
Carl King, Jr
Motor Supply
Trucker’s Terminal
Amarillo Livestock Market
Better
S. L. Taylor
West First
Floyd Hershinger
S. G. Clark
Fairmont
W. E. Hawley
Barbara Wiseman
Madison
N.S. Duckworth
West Ninth
Vernon Reagan
Taylor
Jack Williams
Sanborn
Morris Jenkins
Buchanan
Mattie Roberson
Edward Grove
Herman Graham
East Seventh
Louis Stamps
East Fifteenth
Benton Walker
Pierce
Marvin Richardson
Florida
George Turner
Carole Ejitel
Page Jones
North Washington
Neil Hamilton
West Sixteenth
C. B. Whittingham
Gladys Johnson
North Cleveland
Njuries
Babe
Liberty
Russell Stationery Co
Roller Palace
Sixth
Jefferson
John Maynard
Keith Motor Co
Neely
Enhi
Lowndes—Insurance
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