Amarillo Plea for Union Station To Aid Travelers
A reader letter praises Amarillo’s publication, laments fragmented rail depots and urges the three railroads to build a single union station. The note highlights transfers between Rock Island Santa Fe and Union depots, calling for improved shelters and safer travel for women and children.
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Guy E. Williams
Arkansas
Howe
The
News-Globe
United States
Amarillo
California
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Angus Steaks Featured at New York Black Angus Cafe
The Aberdeen Angus Journal notes a New York restaurant, the Black Angus Cafe, specializing in Angus steaks as the choicest meat worldwide. The piece recalls last year's visit and praises the steak quality and preparation.
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Aberdeen-Angus Journal
New York City
New York
Angus and Hereford steaks war in New York smear campaign
An Aberdeen Angus Journal report claims New York readers are being sold a propaganda campaign claiming Angus beef is superior to Hereford. The piece alleges easterners push ranch acquisitions and steer buyers toward Angus as the best cattle, with vague charges of deceptive tactics.
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New York
Aberdeen-Angus Journal
Britain
America
Atlantic Seaboard
Lone Star
Tactless Texan Sees New York Palate Shift
The Amarillo News-Globe columnist reports shock after an eastern trip as New Yorkers increasingly favor Aberdeen-Angus steaks. He notes a surprising palate trend and reflects on regional meat preferences.
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Amarillo
Austria Refuses Reparations and Denies Claims
Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber said Austria cannot pay reparations and must be free and independent as envisioned in the Moscow declaration. He warned that payments would cripple Austria’s economy and urged preservation of 1937 borders amid calls from Yugoslavia for compensation for war damages.
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London
Karl Gruber
Gruber
Austria
Yugoslavia
Amarillo Poll Tax Call Sparks Historic City Election
A call to Amarillo residents urges payment of poll tax to empower a pivotal spring election. The writer argues civic involvement, voting on election day, and thoughtful participation will shape Amarillo’s future and community strength.
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Amarillo
Family seeks housing near West Texas Hospital
A mother and father with two children, one 14 year old in hospital, seek living quarters near the West Texas Hospital. They have been unable to find housing for over a year and need two rooms or a small apartment so the family can be together while the boy recovers. the mother works at the hospital and the father hopes to work there as well if housing is found.
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West Texas
Amarillo
Lost mitten on McMaster bus prompts reward
Person requests the return of a white fur mitten with a green palm lost on a McMaster bus Monday morning. Contact at 303 N. Florida. reward offered.
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Tack
McMaster
Finder
Florida
Bracelet Lost Near Eighth and Polk on Monday
A yellow gold bracelet disappeared in the vicinity of Eighth and Polk Monday afternoon. Finder is asked to call 5638 after 6 o’clock. A READER.
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Tack
Eighth and Polk
Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Higher Hogs
Hogs 10 000 head fairly active up to 24 1/4 top. bulk 180 240 lbs 23.75 24.00. 250 270 lbs 22.00 23.50. sows 19.00 19.50. Cattle 1500, calves 400. fed steers and yearlings steady. 1 085 lb yearlings 25.00. cows steady to 14.50. bulls 15.50. Sheep 1200. lambs steady to 25 cents higher. native lambs around 126 lb at 23.00. woolskins 19.50.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
Kansas City notes cattle 900 and calves 150 with around 200 cattle shown. demand narrow and few odds lots sold. Hogs 1,100 fairly active with top 24.35. good and choice 170-310 lb 24.00-25. sows 20.50-21.00. Sheep 2,000 moderate. lambs steady and ewes 25c higher. good and choice slaughter ewes 7.85.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Liberalize rent rules in hardship cases
General Philip Fleming said regional OPA offices will liberalize rents in hardship cases after discussions with President Truman. He explained this eases landlord qualifications and uses local costs as the yardstick, though no final decision was made. Frank Hobgood noted no direct word yet and expects looser terms for many landlords.
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Washington
Philip Fleming
OPA
Fleming
Frank Hobgood
Rent Agency
Hobgood
Holiday halts Lexington court as docket sits empty
In Lexington Judge Thomas J. Ready found his court with no cases on the docket the first time since 1898. Property transfers and divorces appear in the county records with multiple filings including parcels in Sunset and Ridgemere Additions and several marriage licenses listed in the same notices.
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Lexington
Thomas J. Ready
Lexington Police
Flash from Canyon Cheers for Kimbrough
The village rally erupts with chants for Kimbrough as supporters shout praise and rally energy fills Canyon. Fans cheer and shout Rah! Rah! Rah! signaling strong local backing.
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Kimbrough
Everything but the Ink in 19th Century Ledger
A fragmentary note highlights missing details from an archival ledger. The readable facts point to a published record about a transaction or event, with emphasis on the absence of inked entries and the potential implications for historians and researchers.
Solves Arson Cases But Method Is Secret
Spokane Fire Marshal James H. Burton known as Lone Wolf has a national reputation for solving arson cases. The Spokane Fire Department boasts a top record as chiefs vary assistants who cannot understand his methods. Burton, appointed 15 years ago, has sent many firebugs and insurance thieves to jail.
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Spokane
Wash
James H
Lone Wolf
Burton
Farm or Ranch Work Wanted with Furnished House
Married applicant seeks farm or ranch labor with a furnished house. No children. Reference to G. M. Marchman and phone 2 0757 provided.
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Tack
G. M. Marchman
Left Hand Leather Glove Found in San Jacinto
A man’s left hand glove was found in San Jacinto. Claimant may call 2-4946 to identify or recover the item.
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San Jacinto
Missing Black Cocker Spaniel Tippy Reuniting Reward
Family dog Tippy, a black cocker spaniel, wandered from 2416 Hayden. Collar reads Sue Keffer. Reward offered. Call 2-3810 to report sightings or for return.
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Tack
Hayden
Sue Keffer
Tippy
Baby Adoption Offer From Amarillo Post Box
An individual seeks to adopt a newborn or infant under six weeks and offers a stable home. They specify no preference for gender and provide contact via Post Office Box 2274 in Amarillo Texas.
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Amarillo
Texas
Courthouse Records Warranty Deeds Listed
A sequence of 1940s style property transfers records the sale of parcels in various additions and townships. Buyers include Richard G Bohannon, Jack Jerman, Tom Coke Connall, E L Perkins, W P Canady, James Foran, M T Junell, W E Stone, J W Roades, Clifford McMurtry, W L Pickering and Wm T Pheiffer with prices ranging from 5750 to 11000 and districts including Central Square Pleasant Valley Little Adda Glenwood Adda Old Town Fair Towrm and ABM.
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Donald Jerman
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R. Clint Hill
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Erwin C. Ochsner
Pearl Rigdon Sues For Divorce In Noblesville
Pearl Rigdon files for divorce from W L Rigdon in Noblesville Indiana alleging mental cruelty and that he demands a $1.50 hourly wage for any work he does around the home.
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Diamonds Survive Bikini Bomb Tests with Minor Change
Two diamonds tested in the Bikini atomic explosion remained nearly untouched. Only a slight brownish tinge appeared in one stone, observed by Dr Frederick H. Pugh curator of physical geology and mineralogy at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Bikini
New York
U.P
Frederick H. Pugh
American Museum of Natural History
Rail officials on tour visit local men at breakfast
Fort Worth and Denver officials on a soil conservation study tour met several local men at breakfast this morning. Virgil Patterson Ed Hardin Grady Oldham Dale Smiley Jay Taylor Arthur Ware and Charles Ware were guests alongside Texas bankers and businessmen led by C. D. Peckenpaugh and Bill Gray. The group will continue to Memphis tonight.
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Ed Hardin
Grady Oldham
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Arthur
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Amarillo
Veterans of Foreign Wars plan consolidation in Childress
Amarillo Post 1907 and John Golding Post 1975 prepare to consolidate at the Ninth District encampment in Childress tomorrow with registration at noon and sessions at 4. Henry Perry of Austin, district leaders and over 100 Amarillo members are slated to attend. MOCooties dance to follow.
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Amarillo Post
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Childress
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Austin
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Scott McCartney
Borger
Infantile paralysis death rates shift from 1916 to 1946
In the United States the fatality rate among infantile paralysis patients dropped from about 25 percent in 1916 to five to ten percent in 1946, indicating improved survival over the thirty-year span.
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United States
Moist Heat Relief with Antiphlogistine Poultice
Advert reads Antiphlogistine poultice for chest cold cough tightness and bronchial irritation. Claims moist heat eases sore throat and chest pressure for hours and also relieves boils sprains bruises and stiff muscles. Available in tube or can at drug stores under Aunt Flo branding.
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Army Air Forces Pilot Dies In Transport Crash
An unidentified Army Air Forces pilot died when a C 47 transport crashed near Seattle on January 24. Two airmen bailout succeeded while the body of the failing flier was recovered. investigators say the parachute fouled before he could escape.
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Army Air Forces
Seattle
Wash
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