McNarney Calls for Truce Amid Redeployment Controversy
General Joseph T. McNarney urged troops in Frankfurt to end public demonstrations over redeployment. He admitted War Department missteps and pressed draft boards to provide replacements, telling GIs back home to pressure officials while noting Congress faces elections and mothers want sons home. He spoke to 55 representatives of 22,000 protesters after a Berlin four power meeting.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Congress
McNarney
War Department
Johnny
Berlin
Truman Accepts Fortas Resignation as Interior Under Secretary
President Truman accepts Abe Fortas resignation from the post of under secretary of the interior effective January 15. Fortas will depart at once, ending his tenure with the Interior Department.
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Washington
Truman
Abe Fortas
Interior
Delay in 250000 Telephone Workers Strike Probed
The delay in a potential 250000 telephone workers strike continues after a meeting. CIO United Auto Workers leadership adjourned a long session on the General Motors walkout without immediate plans disclosed. The Presidential fact finding board recommended an 18 percent wage rise for about 25000 CIO oil workers. Most birds migrate around 3000 feet.
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National Federation of Telephone Workers
J. P. Lafferty
Western Electric Labor Relations
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
GM News
Truman
R. W. Thomas
Uawcio
Chickens Hold His Interest After Long Santa Fe Career
James Gwyn of Amarillo retired from the Santa Fe after nearly 30 years in the mechanical and store departments. The 65 year old Kentucky native, father of seven sons and one daughter, was honored with a 23 jeweled Elgin watch. His children in military service included James, J. W., Henry, and George.
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Santa Fe
James Gwyn
Taylor
Gwyn
Kentucky
Amarillo
The
Roundhouse
James
J. W
Henry
George
Charles
Aaron
Freeman
Dan Stephens
Credit Union Elects Board of Directors
Amarillo Federal Employees Credit Union held its annual meeting Friday with a report on its financial condition. A three percent dividend was approved for last year’s shares. Elected to the board were Homer R. Robbins Ernestine Murrin Everett T. Giles Orville I. Craft and Frederick K. Gray.
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Amarillo Federal Employes’ Credit Union
Homer R. Robbins
Ernestine Murrin
Everett T. Giles
Orville I. Craft
Frederick K. Gray
Florence McCombs
George McPhillips
A. N. Thompson
Pauline Spencer
Wesley R. Nelson
C. L. Harris
Marjorie Ewing
Santa Rosa Woman Cora Mae Truax Dies in Local Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Mae Truax 53 former Santa Rosa resident will be at 3 PM from the Santa Rosa Methodist Church. Burial in Santa Rosa cemetery. Survivors include three brothers James N. Giles Searcy Arkansas J P Giles Lubbock and C P Giles Pie Town and four sisters Mrs E Scott Mrs Frank Wilson Mrs Glen Setser Amarillo and Mrs P H Collier Albuquerque. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home directs arrangements.
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Cora Mae Truax
Santa Rosa
N. M
Methodist
James N. Giles
Searcy
Ark
J. P. Giles
Lubbock
C. P. Giles
Pie Town
E. Scott
Frank Wilson
Glen Setser
Amarillo
P. H. Collier
Albuquerque
Thornton Confined to Hospital After Fall at Plant
Clay Thornton manager of the Panhandle Laundry lies in St. Anthony's Hospital since Friday with a fractured left wrist and a severe sprain of the right elbow after tripping over tin during an inspection of the plant. Fellow workers report the fall occurred while he was inspecting the facility.
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Thornton
Clay Thornton
Panhandle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pay Promptly Campaign Nets Official Penalty in Houston
City Treasurer W. B. Collier, who urged taxpayers to pay promptly to avoid interest, forgot his own taxes. He paid an $18.75 bill plus 46 cents interest for delay, in Houston on January 12.
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Houston
U.P
W. B. Collier
Ship Arrivals Surge As 26 000 Servicemen Reach U S Ports
The Associated Press reports over 26 000 servicemen aboard 29 transports due at East Coast and four West Coast ports today. New York receives four ships with 5269 and 566 men at Newport News. San Francisco hosts 14 500 men on nine ships. Los Angeles sees six ships with 4193 men. San Diego welcomes eight ships with 121 plus. I Various vessels arrive at New York Newport News Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle including Cody Victory John Barton Payne Belle of the West American Press and Yorktown among others. Ports receive ships from Pearl Harbor Manila Leyte Okinawa Sydney Calcutta Yokohama and more.
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East Coast
West Coast
New York
Newport News
San Francisco
Seettie
Los Angeles
San di
Cody Victory
Marseilles
John Barton Payne
Cardiff
Wales
Belle of the West
Calcutta
Newsport
Thomas Robertson
American Press
Sydney
Barnwell
Dona Nati
Manila
Matrona
Okinawa
Kittson
Yokohama
LSM
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
LST
LSC
LCI
Four Corner States Share Geographical Bond
Arizona Colorado New Mexico and Utah are the only four U S states that touch each other in a continuous regional cluster. This distinct quadrilateral borders all four states meet at a common point known as the Four Corners, highlighting a unique geographic link among them.
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Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
States
Union
Troop 14 Scouts Receive Awards
The Troop 14 Boy Scouts held a recent board of review and parents night in the Horace Mann cafeteria. Verle Reynolds and Kenneth Hare became tenderfoot scouts, Doyle Moore and Vern Irwin earned first class badges, and Doyle Moore received a mother's badge from Mrs. J. R. Moore. The Panther Patrol won a hunting knife for hosting the most guests and parents.
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Troop 14
Boy Scouts and
Horace Mann
Ray Griver
Ben Bruckner
Henry Moore
Clif
Ton Todd
Hebe Carmack
E. L. Hunter
Verle Reynolds
Kenneth Hare
Doyle Moore
Vern Irwin
J. R. Moore
Doyle
Panther Patrol
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C. G. Clayton, Jr
H. E. Kinkead, Jr
Ed Lynch Lonnie Preston
E. C. Nelson
Maj. Cader C. Terrell
Frank Campbell
Europe
Cpl
Lieoyd C. Owen, Jr
Kansas City
OG Brace
Wilson
Polk
Harry Reimers
Dan Busch
Fillmore Street
Atkinson Drug CO
Amarillo Hotel
Bidg
Roger W. Harris
WeSt
Mauldin
Portales and
Texico Highway
Clovis N
Mexico
Insul
Credit Union
Eisenberg
Herbert Drug
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Mary L
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Plainview
Broadwar
Optometrist
Polk St
Smith-Corona
L. C. Smith
Clicht- Greer Ci
Taylor St
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For All
Plains Builders Supply
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Paints
Associated Press
LA Maai
Pleasant Valley
Piood
SSS
S.S.S. Ca
Cal Farley
Fillmore
Winstop Duzzitt
Amarillo Paint & Wallpaper Co
Benjamin Moore
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