Snow by Midnight Forecast Brings Rain and Snow Across Texas
A weather forecast notes rain from Hereford to Miami with a shift to snow by midnight and a drop in temperature. Amarillo reports .12 inches moisture at noon, with pockets of precipitation across Lubbock Roswell Abilene and Big Spring. Texas highways warn of spotted ice as winds rise 25 to 35 mph.
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Amarillo
Hereford
Miami
Santa Fe
Amavillo
Pampa
Clarendon
Lubbock
Roswell
Abilene
Big
Texas Morning Temps Dip Across State With Snow
Light snow fell at Wink and El Paso as clouds and rain covered much of Texas. Morning readings hovered around 30 degrees statewide with Guadalupe Pass at 22. Gulf Coast temps stayed in the forties while several towns reported lower readings including El Paso 27 Texarkana 28 Sulphur Springs 30 Lubbock 30 Gainesville 31 and Wink 31.
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Wink
Fl Paso
Texas
Guadalupe Pass
Gulf Coast
Forties
el Paso
Texarkana
Sulphur Springs
Lubbock
Gainesville
Mountain of Work Ahead for 79th Congress
The 79th Congress returns for its second session amid labor disputes and election-year pressure. Key items include Clare Booth Luce’s profit-sharing study bill and Senate action on President Truman’s labor fact-finding proposal. Eastland seeks immediate action, but faces procedural hurdles while hearings resume.
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White House
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Senate
Clare Booth Luce
Connecticut
Labor Committee
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Louisiana
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Senate Labor Committee
Russell’s Tactless Sale At Russell Stationery Co
A daffy sale runs January through 26 at Russell Stationery Co 611 Takor Amarillo. The event promotes unusual bargains and quirky offerings under the heading Attend Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Daffiest Sale
Russell Stationery Co
Russell
Truman outlines $5.0 billion in proposed budget cuts
President Truman asked Congress to repeal appropriations and contract authorizations totaling 5 021 887 483 dollars. The plan adds to 50 345 409 169 dollars of recessions approved earlier and targets war and civilian agencies. He notes 5 751 428 483 dollars in appropriations and 420 079 000 dollars in contracts should be repealed with 1 149 620 000 dollars in future liquidations.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Double Accident Kills 163 Hindus
In Calcutta the death toll from a double accident at Diamond Harbor rose to 163 Hindu pilgrims, mostly women. A railing failure hurled about 200 people from the pier a dozen feet, then a pier section collapsed killing 150 more as many suffocated.
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Calcutta
U.P
Diamond Harbor
Army Saw Bales of Blankets Destroyed at Batangas Base
Sgt. John E. Webb testified before a Mead sub committee in Batangas that bales of blankets and other first class Army material were destroyed. The hearing reviewed alleged waste at the base as Senators Knowland and Tunnell led an investigation with Army and Navy officers. Col. Raymond B. Oxdiede said destruction occurs only through approved salvage and items not usable are burned.
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Janu
John E. Webb
Chicago
Senate
Batangas
Webb
Emil Mazey
Mead
William F. Knowland
California
James M. Tunnell
Delaware
Mazey
Army
Navy
Foreign Liquidation Commission
Raymond B. Oxdiede
Labor Strikes Ebb as Telecom Steady but Tensions Persist
Nation sees slight easing as telephone service nears normal amid walkouts looming in electrical meat and steel sectors. Unions delay 30 day cooling off while CIO steelworkers push for wage talks and auto workers offer a reduced demand.
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United Press
CIO
United Electrical Workers
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Association of Communications Equipment Workers
Tanker Explosion Rocks Manila Harbor At Night
An explosion in Manila harbor at 9 45 P M shattered the night with a bright blaze. A military policeman aboard the Robert D Carey reported the tanker lay about 2000 yards offshore and feared heavy casualties as observers watched the glow across the harbor.
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Manila
Robert D. Carey
Tanker Fire Clash Describes Fatal Explosion Scene
The M. P. Pvt. Archie D. Geddes recalls a tanker exploding within a fraction of a second and a tall column of smoke reaching a thousand feet. He mentions loud explosions lasting five minutes and fears many aboard were killed as firefighters attacked the blaze and as a fire boat arrived to control the remaining flames an hour later.
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M. P
Archie D. Geddes
Amarillo votes on 2.4 million in city improvement bonds
An Amarillo editorial urges residents to approve four proposed projects totaling 2.4 million dollars funded by 1.5 million in sewer bonds and 0.9 million from property taxes. It notes expected tax revenue growth, stresses the need for sewers, parks, paving, and city garages, and calls for a strong turnout to keep Amarillo progressing.
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Texas
Third
van Buren
Lubbock
Polls Open Early for 2.4 Million Municipal Bond Election
Polls will open at 8 tomorrow morning and stay open until 7 in the evening for a 2.4 million municipal bond election. There are four propositions funding sewer works 1.5 million revenue bonds street improvements 0.5 million tax bonds city garage 0.2 million tax bonds and park improvements 0.2 million tax bonds.
United Nations agenda set for Moscow atomic energy debate
London report says the United Nations Assembly placed the Moscow resolution on its agenda for early debate. Secretary Byrnes urged prompt creation of an atomic energy commission and pressed big powers to act as a sacred trust for peace. He warned against overloading UNO and stressed peaceful dispute settlement.
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United Nations Assembly
Moscow
Atomic Energy Commission
James Fr. Byrnes
United Nations
Byrnes
UNO
Nazi General Kurt Meyer given life term instead of death
BAD ZWISCHENAHN Germany January 14 Canadian Third Division Headquarters announced that the death sentence on Nazi Major General Kurt Meyer for killing Canadian prisoners of war has been commuted to life imprisonment.
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Bad Zwischenahn
Germany
Kurt Meyer
Eligibility to Vote in City Bond Election
The article lists who may vote in tomorrow's city bond election: property owners within the city limits in Potter or Randall County with a 1944 poll tax receipt or exemption certificate, or armed forces members who were discharged after January 31, 1945 and own property. A 1944 poll tax receipt for 1945 voting is valid until January 31, 1946. Discharged service members may vote using their discharge certificate, though a certificate is advised.
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Potter
Randall County
Armed Forces
South Texas Ranchmen Feed Cattle With Cactus Pear
A USDA January range and livestock report notes South Texas ranchmen burning cactus pear spikes to feed cattle. Conditions are below average with ranges deteriorating more sharply than usual for this period.
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Austin
U.P
South Texas
USDA
Storms From North Gulf Coast Sweep Across Mexico
Storms from the Northern Gulf Coast swept over most of Mexico today disrupting communications and causing a cold wave. Gulf shipping has been suspended since Saturday. The Mexican Coast Guard cutter G24 sank after being pulled off a shoal near Vera Cruz but the crew was rescued.
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Mexico City
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Mexican Coast Guard
Vera Cruz
Pearl Harbor inquiry draws CIO rebuke from lawmakers
Washington January 14 lawmakers from both parties in the Pearl Harbor investigation committee angrily told the CIO to mind its own business and let the panel handle its affairs. The CIO had charged the inquiry delayed needed legislation and sought to halt the hearings.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
CIO
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Chinese Civil War Truce Violations Blamed by Both Sides
Chinese Nationalist government and the Communists each accuse the other of breaching a supposed cease fire as of the Sunday deadline. The Yenan Red forces are charged with burning villages along the Lunghai railway and attacking Anyang on the Ping-Hankow line in northern Honan.
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Chungking
National Military Council
Yenan Red
Lunghai Railway
Kiangsu
Yellow Sea
Anyang
Peteping-Hankow
Honan
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Region
The Amarillo area is cloudy with light rain today. Rain turns to snow tonight with north winds 25 to 35 mph and colder. Tuesday remains cloudy and colder with snow ending by late morning and winds easing.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Divide
News Tip Contest Winners And Prize Payouts
Mrs. E A Colley won first prize of 5 for reporting a Grand Avenue train truck crash. Second went to John Wiley for a Canyon crossing crash injuring two men. Clara McCall earned third with a sun dog weather piece. A list of other tip submitters and addresses followed.
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E. A. Colley
Grand Avenue
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