All Horse Players Die Broke
Damon Runyon portrays a Saratoga race meet night where a 10 to 1 shot and a Betsy loan spark risky bets. The scene notes Unser Fritz a famed yet fading handicapper, his fiancée Emerald Em, and a tense plan to pawn a Betsy amid high stakes at the track.
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Saratoga
Grand Union
Dick Canfield
Sally Something
Betsy
Sally
Passaic
N. J
Guiseppe Palladino
Joe
Unser Fritz
Emerald Em
Talmadge Fights For Governor's Office In Georgia
Georgia Governor contest intensifies as Herman Talmadge refuses to step aside amid claims of squatter's rights. Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson presses for acting role and Attorney General Eugene Cook backs Thompson with a suit to oust Talmadge.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Talmadge
Georgia House
Georgia
Thompson
Eugene Cook
Cook
Ellis Arnall
Capitol
Charlie Morgan
Jim Page
Aidy Durden
Albany
Durden
Retary
Phil Landrum
Gainesville
Senate
General Assembly
Survivors accuse Himara crew of crowding lifeboats
Survivors of the Greek coastal vessel Himara, which sank east of Athens with about 391 lives lost, charged crew members with stamping into lifeboats, hindering passengers as the ship went down. The merchant marine ministry ordered an immediate probe into officers and crew.
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Athens
Himara
Merchant Marine Ministry
Aegean
Ministry
Greek
Cavalcani
City building gains momentum latest report shows
Amarillo Texas Monday December 20 1947 NEA Service report notes progress on building momentum as road boosters from Arizona and New Mexico plan to arrive Friday. The ministry said 534 inquiries and 86 crew aboard a vessel that left Salonika. survivors quoted and sinking cause undetermined pending final figures.
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GOP
Leseed
Amarillo
Tea
NATER
Arizona
New Mexico
Ism
Himara
Salonika
Seid Caipilaeia
Amarillo Reads Southwest Water Plan For 20 Years
The Amarillo citizens advisory board urged drawing new water from southwest of the city to secure supply for two decades. The report favors 36 inch pipelines and a future northeast source, with bonds totaling over four million dollars for development.
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Amarillo
Citizens’ Advisory Board
Cials
Jeff Neely
Joe Jenkins
Poll Taxes Must Show More Hustle
Potter County faces a tight deadline for 13 000 potential voters to pay poll taxes for 1947 elections. By noon 2 984 receipts issued leaving about 10 000 voters to obtain receipts before January 31. Only 212 persons paid their poll taxes this morning.
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Potter County
City considers bond terms and reservoir plan for water line
The proposal urges a bond provision allowing callable bonds after ten years at up to 105 percent of par value. It also recommends a five million gallon reservoir to connect new and old lines near the Western Avenue Thirty eighth Avenue intersection, about 3.15 miles southwest of Bonham Street Pump Station.
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Western Avenue
Thirtyeighth Avenue
Bonham Street
Crowe Eyes Likely Mayor Bid In Amarillo
Crowe says a decision on Mayor candidacy will come within 24 hours. Petitions filed to place Charley Crowe on the April 1 ballot while two other candidates, Lawrence Hagg and Chisel Benton, have already announced their runs. Benton previously ran in 1939.
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Charley Crowe
Amarillo
Crowe-Guide Cement Company
Crowe
Lawrence Hagg
Chisel Benton
Mrs Holt Wins News Tip First Prize
Mrs. I M Holt of 2204 Spruce Route 2 Box 92 B wins the weekly News Tip contest with a tip about a boy in girls clothing. First prize is 5 dollars. Jeff Wallentin earns 3 dollars for reporting a nickel hunt to call in a fire alarm.
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I. M. Holt
Spruce
Holt
Jeff Wallentin
Mississippi
L. H. Davis
Harrison
Clear Day Promised for Beauford Jester Inauguration
In Austin authorities anticipated a clear day for Beauford H. Jester's gubernatorial inauguration with Allan Shivers as lieutenant governor. A 12 by 12 platform on the capitol steps will host officials and families as a mock parade featuring the Will Rogers Range Riders and Jester on a white horse was arranged for cameramen.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Allan Shivers
Capitol
Will Rogers
Amarillo
Jester
Dooley Nominated for Northern Texas Federal Judgeship
Senate judiciary subcommittee tentatively approves Amarillo lawyer Joe B. Dooley for the federal district judgeship in Northern Texas. Chairman Moore delays final action to allow Senator O'Daniel to elaborate on objections while Dooley’s backing from Connally and Texas lawyers is aired.
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Dooley
Washington
Senate
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
Texas
Moore
Oklahoma
O'Daniel
Connally
H H Oar
O’daniel
Landmark Sold Griggs Plans Move Or Demolition Of Weather Bureau
Amarillo businessman N S Griggs filed deed to the old Weather Bureau building at Seventh and Taylor from John B. Golding Post. Griggs may sell the building for moving or dismantle it and also gains the adjacent parcel between the station and First Christian Church. The Weather Bureau occupied the site since 1903 and moved to English Field in 1941.
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Weather Bureau
Seventh and Taylor
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs
Griggs
John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Post
H. T. Coleman
English Field
First Christian Church
Wreck Delays Rocket on Westbound Train
The Rock Island reports three coaches of the west bound Rocket derailed by a broken rail at 1:45 AM near Abbott Arkansas. No serious injuries reported though some bruises and shock are possible. The train was en route from Memphis Tennessee to Amarillo Texas and had just passed Booneville.
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EL Reno
Okla
Rock Island
Abbott
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Amarillo
Tex
Booneville
Westbound Rocket delayed eight hours after Amarillo derailment
Amarillo Rock Island offices report the westbound Rocket eight hours late after a derailment. The train, due at 12:35, is expected to arrive around 9:00 p.m. No Amarillo crewmen were aboard. The eastbound Rocket remains scheduled to depart at 2:45 p.m. with no delay expected.
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Amarillo Rock Island
Amarillo
Weather report for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy and colder this afternoon with north to northeast winds 5 to 30 mph. Much colder tonight with lows near 18. Tuesday fair and continued cold. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with colder readings. Panhandle and South Plains 20 to 26, elsewhere 26 to 32, Del Rio Eagle Pass 32 to 36. New Mexico fair through Tuesday. warmer south, colder north. High 50, low 30, noon 36. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance. Russell State Co. 6603 Fillmore.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Big Bend
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio
Marshall Delayed to Take Oath as Secretary of State
Gen George C. Marshall will take the oath at the White House the day after weather delayed his arrival. The exact hour depends on when he arrives, with plans unsettled whether he travels by train or resumes flight once conditions lift. Byrnes signed peace treaties with Hungary Romania Italy and Bulgaria as his final act at the State Department.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
White House
Marshall
Chicago
Byrnes
Hungary
Romania
Italy
Bulgaria
State Department
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Marine Ministry
Gene Chapman
Virgil Reager
Ben Andis
Sam Page
M. L. Currie
R. J. Osborn
J. Howard Miller
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Victor L. Young
M. F. Robertson
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Andrew H. Lindemann
Umbarger
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