Teenagers Take Charge as Delinquency Viewpoint
A Wichita Falls high school senior Jack Coats proposes a teen led series on youth issues in Amarillo. He explains his background from Denver to Amarillo and outlines plans to report on how students act, think, and respond, addressing parental concerns and civic impact.
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WNI
Sionesti
Jack Coates
Jack Coats
Denver
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Jack
Elizabeth Nixson
Ama- Tillo
Delinquency Note Mentions High School Age Suspects
A newspaper fragment discusses juveniles not named in write ups and notes they are described as high school age. The text hints at delinquency coverage and references further details on page 2.
Taft Hard Hit By Poll Reports From Gallup
Washington Jan 22 UPI polls hit Taft hard as a likely nomination contender. Gallup shows Taft as Truman’s easy matchup while Eisenhower gains. Dewey ranks well but trails Eisenhower. Delegates likely on first ballot with Taft and Dewey leading, Ike a potential spoiler if the convention stalls in Philadelphia.
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Washington
U.P
George Gallup
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
President Truman
Ike
Truman
Thomas FE. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Gallup
Philadelphia
Cold air moves in as Amarillo forecast drops to 22
Dusty north winds sweep the Panhandle with gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight's low is seen near 22 and tomorrow may linger in the low 40s. Forecaster Walter Watts notes the cold front through Oklahoma. Political chatter shifts to possible bids by Vandenberg or Martin as deadlock looms at the convention.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Walter Watts
Field
Watts
Potter County Poll Tax Total Rises to 8715
Voting strength climbed to 8715 yesterday as 543 people paid poll taxes and four exemptions were issued, Frank Hoyt, tax collector, said. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Burglary Pair Captured After San Jacinto Loot Find
A city patrolman arrested two burglars at the Wheeler Brothers Auto Shop after a break in led to loot found at the San Jacinto Fire Station. One suspect is a city fireman, another a parolee from San Quentin. Total losses exceed $1,000 with items including coats suits uniforms and cash missing from Kohler’s shops.
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San Jacinto
Amarillo
Wheeler Brothers
West
John Bickerstaff
Bickerstaff
Windy West Sixth
Bick
Erstaff
Army
San Quentin
California
Convic
San Jacinto Fire Station
Break-in at Quality Food Store Reports Locked Door
Officers found a break-in at the Quality Food Store located at 1522 Pillmore around 5 am. The front door lock was broken but nothing was stolen by noon. Last night three Negro business houses were burglarized, with about $70 in nickels taken.
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Quality
Pillmore
Juke Box Thefts Hit Two Local Venues In One Night
Police report two nearby businesses suffered thefts from jukeboxes. At Joe's Place 402 North Hughes a radio record player and candy vanished after the front door glass was broken. At Grand Terrace Night Club 1011 North West Third an entry was gained via a service door and about 20 dollars in nickels plus candy wax and gum were taken from the Chicken Shack jukebox.
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Joe's Place
North Hughes
Grand Terrace
North West Third
Chicken Shack
Bevin proposes Western Europe union to curb Soviet drive
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons that Britain will press for a Western Europe union with Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg to resist Soviet attempts to dominate the continent. He warned single power rule would spark another world war and said talks with France Italy and others will follow.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Western
Europe
Russia
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Britain
France
Italy
Bevin
House of Commons
Trieste
Stettin
Germany
Elbe River
V. M. Molotov
Austria
United States
Nazi Records Reveal Soviet Nazi Links and Arctic Bases
Government documents captured by the United States show Nazi Foreign Office material claiming Soviet aid to Germany before Russia entered the war. The papers discuss Arctic base ties, alleged German Russian and British maneuvers, and Hitler Matsuoka talks, released amid Cold War tensions. A sale notice appears at the end.
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R. H. Shackford
Washington
U.P
Foreign Office
United States
Moscow
Russia
Russian
Norway
State Department
Germany
Balkans
Josef Stalin
Britain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Adolf Hitler
Yosuke Matsuoka
Hitler
Murman
France
Reds Blame Communists for German Unrest Says Clay
Gen. Lucius D. Clay told reporters in Washington that Communists are using Germany’s food shortage to spark disorder. He urged Congress to raise German food rations to 2,400 calories and boost shipments, noting 1,550 calories now. Clay and adviser Robert Murphy will brief Congress on Germany’s political situation.
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Washington
U.P
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Robert Murphy
State Department
Congress
Ruhr
Army Department
Grand Jury Re convenes in Amarillo thrill theft cases
The Potter County grand jury resumes sessions to consider theft cases involving four sons of prominent Amarillo families. Action must occur this week before a new grand jury is empaneled Monday. High school age boys have appeared. Lowell Stapf Jr and Terry Doane face theft over $50 charges. No charges yet for two others.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Amarillo
Lowell Stapf, Jr
Sunset
Terry Doane
West Fifth
Promoter Mike Jacobs to retire after Louis Walcott bout
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced he will retire from boxing after the Joe Louis versus Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title fight next summer. He has been inactive since a stroke over a year ago but still owns the 20th Century Sporting Club which promotes fights at Madison Square Garden.
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Miami
Fra
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Jacobs
20Th Century Sporting Club
New York
Madison Square Garden
AFL Chief Denies War Drift With Russia
President William Green disputed Sen. A Willis Robertson’s suggestion that the United States is drifting toward war with Russia. He told the Senate Banking Committee there is no war sentiment and that all nations, including Russia, are prostrate now and there is little danger of war.
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Washington
Pi Afl
William Green
United States
Russia
Green
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Senate Banking Committee
Belgian Exile Leopold Sails for Cuba from Lisbon
Leopold III, the exiled Belgian king, departed Lisbon for Cuba today amid ongoing political drama and international attention. The voyage marks a significant moment in postwar exile movements.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Leopold, III
Belgium
Cuba
Wage and labor reforms amid inflation fight widen
AFL President Green proposes a 45 hour work week with time and a half to boost production while opposing standby wage powers. Senate Foreign Relations hearings on European Recovery Program continue as Donovan warns of Soviet subversion. Hoover cuts trigger Truman budget clash as Republicans press spending and tax relief. See CONGRESS Page 2.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
Green
Senate Banking Committee
Labor
Congress
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Russia
United States
Donovan
America
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
Omar B. Ketchum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senate
House Legislative Budget Committee
Plan Texas Branch In Alcohol Fight
Yale professor E M Jellinek outlined a Texas plan to fight teenage drinking. A research center would open at Texas Christian University with Yale Institute staff. Dallas and Houston would host alcoholic rehabilitation clinics and a summer school to train workers. An eight year program could cost 1.5 million dollars with a Southwest board led by Lee Johnson of Fort Worth.
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E. M. Jellinek
Yale
Bunky
Yale Institute of Alcohol Studies
Texas
Texas Christian University
Dr. Jellinek
Department of Alcohol Studies
Yale University
Jellinek
Herring Hotel
Yale Institute
Dallas
Houston
Southwest Board
Lee Johnson
Fort Worth
S. B. Whittenburg
Amarillo
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today and tonight with little temperature change. Much colder tonight and Friday. Panhandle and South Plains grow colder Friday with increasing winds. New Mexico sees scattered snow flurries northeast and east central areas. High 56, low 28, noon 53. Army Bank Beds at Herberg Bros., 213 Taylor.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
New Mexico
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UN Disarmament Commission
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Anderson
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Globe
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Herberg Bros
Taylor
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