Rangers join drive against gambling in 58 Texas counties
Texas Ranger Captain M. T. Gonzaullas says he leads a statewide campaign to clamp the lid on gambling with 58 Northeast Texas counties covered. He notes inspections in Dallas and Fort Worth found gambling houses closed and no arrests made as the drive continues.
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Dallas
Texas Rangers
Texas Ranger
M. T. Gonzaullas
Texas
Dallas Times-Herald
Chicago
Steve Guthrie
Gonzaullas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Fort Worth
Homer Garrison
The
State Department of Public Safety
Akutan Volcano Erupts, 75 Residents Evacuated
Akutan Island Alaska residents near the lava path await evacuation as Akutan Volcano blasts since Jan 5. The 4200-foot cone spews flames while ash drifts over 100 miles and lava threatens Akutan village six miles from the summit. This marks the volcano’s first eruption since 1929.
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Akutan Island
Alaska
U.pi—Navy
Coast Guard
Akutan
Akutan Village
Precinct No 3 Local Option Election Contested
Lance L. Pollard filed a district court suit against County Attorney Roy Snodgrass and Potter County Commissioners alleging six irregularities in the December 7 precinct local option vote. The petition cites improper issue labeling, improper signing by the county judge, and failure to post notices six days before the election.
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Lance L. Pollard
Roy Snodgrass
Potter County Commissioners Court
Pollard
Simpson, Clayton
Fullingim
Commissioners’ Court
E. O. Northcutt
Contested Amarillo Election Challenges Zoning, Beer Vote
Sam Houston School lags outside the affected precinct and the canvass was held at a county session. The suit argues the election violated constitutional procedures as Amarillo City involvement is disputed. Pollard runs a Bushland area beer license. precinct 3 narrowed the vote to prohibit alcohol. The Potter County precinct spans west of Western Avenue to the Canadian River. A hearing is expected early next month.
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Sam Houston
Amarillo
Pollard
Bushland
Potter County
Western Avenue
Marshall replaces Byrnes as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. George C. Marshall to succeed James F. Byrnes as Secretary of State in a 55 minute session. The swift action signaled foreign policy unity and followed Byrnes resignation announced by President Truman for health reasons.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
George C. Marshall
James F. Byrnes
Capitol Hill
Byrnes
Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
United States
Knowland
California
Congress
House
Representative Jarman
Alabama
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
General Marshall Heads to Washington as Secretary of State
General Marshall travels by special plane toward Washington in high spirits but refuses to discuss his future policies. He learns of the cabinet appointment by radio en route from Nanking and confirms prior discussions with the President.
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Guam
Marshall
Washington
Byrnes
Nanking
Col
J. H. Caughey
Truman Nominates Dooley for Northern District of Texas Judge
President Truman named Joe B. Dooley of Amarillo to the federal judgeship in the Northern District of Texas to fill the vacancy created by James C. Wilson's retirement. Dooley, a 35-year Amarillo resident and longtime Texas legal figure, was backed by Sen. Connally and West Texas bar leaders. Confirmation by the Senate is required for final elevation.
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Washington
Truman
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
Northern
Texas
James C. Wilson
Dooley
Tom Connally
W. Lee O'Daniel
Fort Worth
Atwood McDonald
Frank Culver
Dooley Long
Texas Bar Association
Wilson
North Texas
University of Texas
C. B. Reeder
Thomas F. Turner
Underwood, Johnson
Lions Club
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Hughes
Senator Connally
West Texas
Connally
President Truman
Senate
Big Bend Area Hit By Storm
A severe localized storm at Guadalupe Pass near El Paso brought snow at 71 mph then freezing rain. Clouds over the Panhandle delayed warmup with a high near 44 this afternoon and a low around 29 tonight, followed by a high near 47 tomorrow.
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Guadalupe Pass
el Paso
West Texas
Panhandle
English Field
Fl Paso
Sun Bowl
Winburn
Film stars top list of high paid earners for 1944
Treasury report lists 122 top money makers for 1944 and fiscal years ending 1945. Abbott and Costello lead with 469 170 jointly, Watson of IBM earns 425 548, Leo McCarey tops at 1 115 035, Deanna Durbin among leading women at 310 728, Walter Wanger 301 127, Harry Cohn 278 900, Irene Dunne 245 000.
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Washington
Treasury
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Hollywood
Thomas J. Watson
New York
International Business Machines Corp
Watson
Leo McCarey
Deanna Durbin
Walter Wanger
Universal Pictures
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Irene Dunne
Stevenson Reappoints A. and M. Directors and Regents
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson in Austin reappointed A. and M. College directors and state teacher college regents. Confirmed terms would have ended January 10. Names named include Maj. Gen. H. J. Brees Rufus Peeples D S Buchanan Rev. M. C. Eidson Walter Woodul and R. L. Thomas.
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Austin
Walter Woodul
Houston
R. L. Thomas
Dallas
Philadelphia Story at Municipal Auditorium Tonight
Curtain goes up at 8 o clock in the Municipal Auditorium for The Philadelphia Story presented by the New York Civic Drama Guild. Tickets at the door. reserved seats 3.00, 2.40, 1.80 dollars. Junior Chamber of Commerce brings the show. a third play Therese will follow in spring.
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Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
New York Civic Drama Guild
Philadelphia Story
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Therese
Mrs. Maude McClung Dies in New Jersey
Mrs. Maude McClung longtime Amarillo chief deputy tax assessor-collector died at her daughter’s Riverton New Jersey home. Funeral services set for 2 PM Friday at Snover Funeral Home Palmyra New York. Survivors include a son her siblings and six sisters.
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Maude McClung
Amarillo
Ed McVaugh
Riverton
N. J
McVaugh
Woodside Lane
Snover Funeral Home
Palmyra
N. Y
McClung
One Sure Method To Make 'em Talk
In Albuquerque on January 8 an elderly Indian resisted an income tax line of questioning by Giles L. Mathews, chief field deputy for the collector of internal revenue. Mathews pressed for figures on earnings and on whether the Indian raised or sold items. The Indian replied with noncooperation, saying he would have to tell him, perhaps a refund was due, and asked when he would receive it.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ugh
Giles L. Mathews
Collector of Internal Revenue
Mathews
Supreme Court cafeteria picketed by CIO workers
CIO employees from the Cafeteria and Restaurant Workers Union picketed the Supreme Court building to demand higher pay. It was the first time union pickets appeared at the white marble edifice, with women workers carrying signs marked “locked out.”
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Washington
CIO
Supreme Court
Ee E. A. Regal Co
Neely Greenhill-Lowndes
Joan Maynard Lbr. Co
Cretney’s
Philadelphia Story
City Auditorium
Waterfront Fire Rages on New York Pier Exports
A general alarm fire fanned by high winds tore through two New York Central Railroad freight piers opposite midtown Manhattan on the Hudson River. Five railroad workers were injured as pier 3 burned and the cause was not yet known. damage was expected to reach several million dollars.
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Weehawken
N. J
New York Central Railroad
Hudson River
Midtown Manhattan
Pier 3
West Shore Railroad
Stalin Accepts Nomination to Russian Supreme Soviet
Moscow January reports Prime Minister Stalin accepted nomination as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic the USSR’s largest republic. He will stand for a four year term in next month’s balloting.
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Moscow
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
Crash Kills Brother of Amarilloan
Dick Shaw of Dexter New Mexico was killed in a train automobile crash near Roswell while returning from a basketball game with the Dexter team. Four other Dick Shaw family members and a neighbor child also died including Mrs. Vivian Shaw and five children. The driver failed to see the train. no train crew injured.
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Dick Shaw
Dexter, N. M
A. C. Shaw
Amarillo
Roswell
Dexter
Shaw
Vivian Shaw
Joanne Shaw
Betty Lou Shaw
Don Shaw
Edna Aston
Shaws
Dexter School Board
George Wilcox
Broadwits
U. S. Sekont 285
Associated Press
River Drive
Pleasant Valley
Jack Shaw
Capitan
N. M
Mamie Shaw
Idalou
Ed Nelson
Shallowater
Toots Arnold
Lubbock
Kate Brooks
Royce Oxford
Mission
First Woman Airmail Pilot Found Dead in Room
New York January 8 Helen Richey 37 the first woman airmail pilot and holder of a 237 hour 42 minute endurance record with Frances Harrell Marsalis was found dead in her rooming house. Police say she had been dead several days and an autopsy will be performed.
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New York
Helen Richey
Frances Harrell Marsalis
Nazi Cruiser Prinz Eugen Sunk After Atomic Tests
The former Nazi heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which survived Bikini atomic blasts, capsized and sank on December 16 at Kwajalein lagoon. An underwater atomic explosion in July likely loosened her stern plates while she rode at anchor with other atomic survivors.
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Kwajalein
Bikini
Eugen
Kwajalein Lagoon
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas pans out mild
The morning forecast notes considerable high clouds and continued mild temperatures across Amarillo and West Texas. Expect mostly cloudy skies with possible rain or snow in some areas, near freezing temperatures tonight, and scattered showers or snow flurries in northern New Mexico. A 24 hour high of 45 and low of 28 are recorded with a noon temperature of 38. Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Tactless Sale at Russell State Co and skating closers at Roller Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Russell State. Co
Taylor
Roller Palace
Jefferson
Byrnes Enjoys Happy Night After Resigning as Secretary of State
James F Byrnes spent a joyful evening at a White House reception for the diplomatic corps hosted by President and Mrs Truman. In remarks with Lord Inverchapel he called resigning from the State Department his second happy day after election and the task of choosing what comes next. He plans leisure time to read stored papers from his Senate, Supreme Court, and White House career.
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Byrnes
McDermott
State Department
Cleveland
Cleveland Council On Foreign Affairs
Congress
Marshall
Army
Washington
James F. Byrnes
White House
Jimmy Byrnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Inverchapel
Red
John W. Snyder
Tom C. Clark
Robert P. Patterson
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Senate
Truman Urges Lower Prices for Prosperity in 1947 Plan
President Truman told Congress that prosperity hinges on lower prices and restrained wage demands. He outlined options including extending rent controls, keeping wartime tax levels, and pursuing long range housing, wage, and labor reforms under the 1946 Employment Act.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
America
Truman urges targeted economic adjustments for individual cases
President Truman signals a shift from earlier broad wage-boost emphasis to tailored measures. He outlines short-range steps: raise the 40 cent minimum wage, extend fair labor standards, boost old-age and survivors benefits, and expand aid to the blind and dependent children. A long-range housing program is proposed to ease housing costs.
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College Station
H. L. Heaton
Texas A. and M. College
Gallup
Ap Anc
NBA
Joe Dooley
Edwards
Big Bend Area
TaLon Motor Freight
Laibbock
F. Tate
Stevenson
College Regents
New Jersey
Jimmy
Dorothy Williams
Ste Truman
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