Weather and regional notes from Amarillo region column
A long, opinion filled column discusses weather forecasts with moisture for wheat and cattle districts on the High Plains, a coyote poisoning campaign along the Canadian River, real estate and oil activity in Canadian and Perryton, local civic commentary on union stations, and a protest by railroad workers over taxi service shortages during a snow event.
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State Game and Fish Department
Canadian River
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Jim Maggard
Amarillo
Hemphill and Lipscomb
Roberts County
Jess Felts
Stinnett Sportsman Seeks Bird Dog for Hire
A reader asks Tack for a local hunting tip and writes from Stinnett Texas seeking a bird dog. He prefers a setter or pointer, pup or trained, at a reasonable price and provides Route 2 address.
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Stinnett
Tack
Amarillo
Railroad Men Rally As Taxis Face Equitable Demands
In a city tense with labor disputes, railroad workers threaten a showdown while taxi owners are urged to address public needs. The mobilization signals broad public, business, and transportation tensions as negotiations loom.
Loses Shirt, Still Wins in Tax Deduction Case
A Pacific veteran returned from Okinawa to file a 1945 income tax return and asked if clothing loss is deductible. The deputy collector said usually not but requested details. The officer explained he lost shirts and trousers in a typhoon. the deduction was allowed.
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Internal Revenue
Pacific
Revenue Office
Okinawa
Weather Outlook Thaw Continues With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for thawing weather this afternoon with temperatures in the low 40s. Tomorrow similar highs are expected with no wind or moisture in sight. Last night’s low dropped to 14 degrees and yesterday’s max reached 33. Amarillo highways were reported clear but glazed roads slowed travel.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Advertisers Urged to Submit Copy for Fat Stock Show Catalog
Harvey Allen president of the Amarillo Fat Stock Show reports advertisers must order space and submit copy at once as the printer's deadline nears. Only about half of the estimated advertising for the 1946 edition has been completed to date.
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Amarillo
Harvey Allen
Allen
Former LSU President Paroled From Atlanta Prison
The New Orleans States reports that the Federal Parole Board granted a parole effective February 5 to Dr. James Monroe Smith, former president of Louisiana State University, who is serving a 30 month term in the Atlanta penitentiary.
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New Orleans
Federal Parole Board
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Atlanta
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Board to Meet
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce board members will meet tomorrow at noon at the Amarillo Hotel. Rex Baxter secretary-manager says the program remains routine.
Illinois Pleads Urgent Gas Need Before Diversions
A spokesman for the Illinois Commerce Commission urged the Federal Power Commission to meet Illinois gas needs before expanding supplies to new territories. Testimony covered multi state expansion plans by Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Texas Natural Gas Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline and Chicago District Pipeline. Warren Henry said Illinois has immediate gas shortages that require the proposed projects to be approved first.
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Chicago
Illinois Commerce Commission
Federal Power Commission
Territories
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Texoma Natural Gas Co
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Chicago District Pipeline Company
Warren Henry
Springfield
Commission
Natural
Kimmel says he did not expect Pearl Harbor attack
Admiral Fete Kimmel testified before the Pearl Harbor investigating committee that he believed war with Japan was highly probable in 1941 but did not expect an attack on Hawaii or the United States. He said he thought Japan would act abroad and considered an attack after November 27 as unlikely.
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Albuquerque
Amarillo
Jenkins
Epperson
Hargett
Washington
U.P
Fete Kimmel
Japan
United States
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Kimmel
MacArthur Allows Japanese Police to Arm Civilians
General MacArthur announced that the Japanese government may arm civilian police with pistols and limited ammunition. The decision comes after a misinterpretation of disarmament directives and a halt in arming police previously.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Headquarters
Poignant Goose Love Tale Ends With Wistful Hope
Curtis Foester's Calhoun County ranch hosts a tender true story of a crippled Canadian goose and a wintering mate. Each year they paired briefly until Pearl Harbor and a hurricane altered their pattern. A surviving loner searches. Foester hopes the pair are reunited somewhere nearby preserving a quiet love.
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Bird
Curtis Foester
Masaryk Promotes UN Control of World Armaments
Czechoslovakia's Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk urged the United Nations General Assembly to take control of the entire world armament industry including atomic bomb factories. British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin opened the second week with a sober speech as Britain negotiates trusteeship for three of its League mandates. Belgian officials signaled plans to extend similar control to Ruanda and Urundi in East Africa. Nasrullah Entezam of Iran appealed for help.
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London
United Nations
UNO General Assembly
Jan G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Bevin
Britain
League of Nations
Ruanda
Urandi
East Africa
Masaryk
Nasrullah Entezam
Iran
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North Plains
Canadian
Ben Stone
Mr. Tack
P. E Jordan
Clovis
H. S. Wilbur
Panhandle
Canadien
Texas
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Ofl
Perryton
Alex Keese
Dallas
Reese
Union Station
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn
White
Dallas Union Station
Thaw
Madison Square Garden
New York
E. L. Hollar
Tors
LSU
Lederle
S & M Drug Store
N. Fillmore
van Buren
R’ Ie Raseo Stationery CO
By Jack Rutledge
Associated Press
Foester
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Soviet
Russia
Security Council
Mary L. Spence
Plainview Texas
Gladstone
Canyon Road
G. Pipes
Ben
Collins
Morrow
Thomas
Hardware Company
Ansley Cleaners
America
Shaw Funeral Directors
Amaralo
Pierce
Long-Bell
Sisalkraft
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