Pauley Denies Oil Sell Charge in Senate Hearing
Pauly refuses to withdraw nomination after Sen. Tobey accuses him of selling oil to Japan before Pearl Harbor. Pauley demands public apology, cites telegrams and records from Petrol Corporation clarifying no direct sale post 1938 while urging committee exoneration.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Leverett
Saltonstall
Pauley
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Truman
Tom Stewart
Tennessee
Claude Pepper
Florida
Witland
Tobey
America
Japan
Petrol Corporation of
Los Angeles
Petrol Corporation
The
Pearl Harbor
State Department
Gale Breezes Then Cold Snap Hit City Weather
Newcomers called it a gale as winds reached 48 miles per hour with gusts near 11 pm. Cold air moved in from the north and the forecast predicts a high around 55 this afternoon with a low of 28 tonight. Yesterday ranged from 78 to 38. north winds 20 to 30 mph dampen tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Lumber Group Demands End to OPA Building Controls
The Texas Lumbermen's Association urged immediate removal of ceiling prices on building materials in Fort Worth after a one day meeting. Gene Ebersole of Houston warned that ending controls could cause a price spiral, while noting black market prices persist. The group also attacked federal subsidies as undemocratic and stimulative for artificial growth.
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Washington
Smith
Ohio
Republican Today
Wilson Wyatt
House
Truman
Patman
Watt
NHA
National Association of Home Builders
Chicago
Bob Taft
Senate
Wratt
Home Builders’ Group
Fort Worth
U.P
Texas Lumbermen’s Association
Office of Price Administration
Gene Ebersole
Houston
Texas Lumbermen's Association
OPA
E. A Regal Co Real Estate and Loans
E A Regal Co operates in real estate and lending services offering property sales, mortgage loans, and financing options. The firm positions itself as a local lender with real estate brokerage ties and consumer loan products.
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E. A Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
Houston Ends City Strike After 10,000 AFL Rally
In Houston on February 27, a 700 worker city strike ended with a mass demonstration by about 10,000 AFL union members. Mayor Otis Massey reached a tentative agreement for workers to return to duty and pledged to restore civil service rights and pension status while a wage study proceeds. A city council session was set to finalize details.
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Houston
AFL
Otis Massey
Massey
D. W. Maxwell
The
Houston Building Trades Council
Civil Service Commission
Maxwell
South Side
New York Transit Strike Ended by Compromise Settlement
Mayor William O Dwyer announced a compromise settlement ending the transit strike threat in New York. Labor and Civilian Production Administration officials discussed possible seizure of steel stocks to aid auto firms. Pittsburgh postponed a threatened power strike one week before the deadline.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
New York Transit
General Motors
Labor Department
Civilian Production Administration
Detroit
Houston
New York City
CIO
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Allies Must Maintain Unity To Prevent War Says Byrnes
Secretary Byrnes told 11 nation representatives at the old Japanese embassy that Allies must keep unity of action and purpose that won the war to root out seeds of future wars. The meeting organized the Far Eastern Commission replacing the Far Eastern Advisory Commission.
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Byrnes
Washington
Far Eastern Commission
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Repave Canyon Highway Loan Plans Move Forward
Plans to repave the Amarillo Canyon highway advance with a contract set for next month. Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce notes the Texas Highway Department aims for a three lane main stretch and a four lane upgrade from the hill into Canyon.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Rex Baxter
Gouiveu
Highway Department
Sherman County
Stevens
Texhoma
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Potter County
Fritch and Borger
Roofing Materials From John Maynard Lumber Co
Asphalt slate shingles and roofing available from John Maynard Lumber Co located at 800 West 5th.
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John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Jury Panel Excused In Civil Suit Call
The jury panel summoned to 47th District Court was excused until 9 oclock tomorrow when criminal cases will be called. The panel was dismissed after a civil suit had been called this morning.
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47Th District Court
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Update
Partly cloudy and colder with strong northerly winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. Tonight remains partly cloudy and colder with diminishing winds. Tomorrow sees little temperature change. West Texas reports partly cloudy conditions, lows 26 to 32 in the Panhandle and South Plains, and a high around 78 with 38 overnight and 48 at noon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
McNarney Comes to Alpine Rest After German Post
General Joseph T. McNarney commander of American occupation troops in Germany arrived in St. Moritz for a 10 day vacation. He departed from Bern to begin a leisure stay after his duties in postwar Germany.
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Bern
Joseph T. McNarney
Germany
St. Moritz
Rail Strike Set by Texas and Louisiana Trainmen
William E. B. Chase announced a 3500 member strike of Southern Pacific engineers and trainmen in Texas and Louisiana. The action, aimed at unresolved grievances and awards, follows compliance with the Railway Labor Act and is set to begin at 6 am Saturday.
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Houston
William E. B. Chase
Railroad Brotherhoods
Southern Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
Chase
Grand Lodge
Brotherhood of Rail Way Signalmen of America
TCU Wins Permit to Build Two Dormitories
Texas Christian University received a Fort Worth municipal permit to construct two dormitories at a total cost of 541 542 dollars.
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TCU
Fort Worth
France closes frontier with Spain over Franco crisis
Paris reports the French cabinet will seal the Franco frontier at midnight March 1 and seek UN Security Council action while pressing the United States and Britain to join a possible break in relations with Generalissimo Franco. The moves respond to left wing pressure but stop short of severing diplomatic ties.
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Paris
France
Spain
United States
Britain
UNO Security Council
Francisco Franco
Suits Held Back by Manufacturers Amid Price Review
Washington Feb 26 A spokesman for retail clothiers claims 700000 men's suits are being held off the market awaiting OPA price adjustments. Louis Rothschild says the figure is conservative while OPA officials note little hoarding despite ongoing probes. Another investigation is planned to verify claims.
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Washington
Louis Rothschild
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
OPA
Rothschild
John D. Small
Civilian Production Administration
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Linters
Texas Company
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