Law Violators Shoot the Works for New City Judge
A 1930s style court summary describes new Corporation Court Judge Harris E Lofthus handling drunks vagrants and violators. Most offenders pleaded guilty with fines of 15 dollars. one man faces trial. A habitual jail visitor was fined 25 dollars after his mock speech. The judge vows reforms including stricter vagrancy handling and updated filing practices.
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New City
Manning
Corporation Court
Harris E. Lofthus
Minnesota
Indonesia Battles Deserters in Jakarta Amid World War II Echoes
Indonesian troops clash with deserters in central Jakarta as a manhunt for West Java rebels intensifies. Armored patrols guard key offices while sandbags, trenches, and floodlights reinforce the headquarters. Anwar Tojo kroaminto, West Java premier, was arrested amid a broader security crackdown linked to a Bandoeng uprising.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
United States of Indonesia
West Java
Simatupang
Ca Attra Ras Mae Msara
Federal Army
Bandoeng
United States
USI
Anwar Tojokroaminto
Turk” Westerling
Man's Death Under Burr Burner Probed in Burr County
Sheriff Freeman and Renfro investigated a burned body found at a burr burner near Muleshoe. Autopsy in Austin showed no clear sign of violence and noted possible 48 hours since last meal. Officials speculated accidental suffocation. body age estimated 50s, about 5'8", 140 pounds. One shoe size 10 or 11 survived. no missing person report yet.
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Seee
Freeman
Renfro
Austin
Bailey County
Buck Taylor
Taylor
L. T. Green
Muleshoe
Burr
Thompson Calls on Truman to Restrict Foreign Oil Imports
The House Small Business Committee urged President Truman to curb foreign oil imports to shield independent U.S. producers. Led by chairman Wright Patman, the report calls for using trade agreement escape clauses to set import quotas near domestic export levels, with quotas to be set by the State Department. Patman warned of acute consequences if action isn’t taken.
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Washington
House Small Business Committee
Truman
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
Ernest ©. Thompson
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
State Department
United States
Amarillo Weather and Pool Hall Case Report
The Amarillo weather section notes sunny cool afternoon and rising temperatures into Friday with highs near 46. The piece shifts to a pool hall legal case where defendants were found guilty of operating pool games for profit. Judge Jordan urges injunctions over repeated fines, outlining penalties of 25 to 100 dollars or up to one year in jail per day of operation. Civil action for injunction can be pursued in district court by any citizen.
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Bob Underwood, Jr
Amarillo
Jordan
John Peterson
Grand Jury
Newsmen
McDaniel, Son
Ball
Liquor by the Drink Sale in Texas Urged
W. F. Derrington of Houston chairman of a Texas Retail Beverage association proposed a 5 cent tax on legalized liquor-by-the-drink, urging Texans vote to legalize mixed drinks to raise revenue and reduce hard liquor use and arrests. He argued surveys support the plan despite prohibitionist opposition.
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Austin
W. F. Derrington
Houston
Texas
Derrington
Amarillo Chooses New Slogan Amid Warm Community Cheers
Amarillo High School approved the slogan Amarillo The Friendly City and heard remarks from Principal R B Norman and senior Betty Jo Ely. Ross D Rogers recalled the process at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, noting 2000-plus submissions from 250 cities. George Tower won the prize as the first entrant of 12.
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Amarillo
Amarillo High School
Wes Izzard
A To Izzard
Daily News
Rogers
George Tower
A Harrison
Bird in Hand Lays Egg in Instructor’s Hand
Vinita Oklahoma January 26 A home demonstration club member Mrs Eldon Legg demonstrated a hen that laid an egg in her hand during a club lecture The event highlighted the hen as a fine laying bird and the engagement drew amusement from the audience
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Vinita
Okla
Burners City Fire Losses Hit 1949 Lows Since 1945
Amarillo fire marshal Ed Spann announced 1949 fire losses totaled $84,955.22, the lowest since 1945. Five year totals show 1948 at $105,029 and 1947 at $173,290, with 1946 exceptionally high at $387,306 due to a December 1945 loss of $185,000 in the Clowe and Cowan fire. The 1952 drop of 1946’s figure reflects the six year averaging method used for fire insurance rates.
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Amarillo
Ed Spann
Bein
Austin
Clowe & Cowan
NBC Symphony Tour Set for Texas Cities
Arturo Toscanini will conduct the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Houston Austin and Dallas as part of a coast to coast concert tour this spring. The fiery Italian maestro appears on the podium in three Texas cities during the tour.
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New York
U.P
Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Texas
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Vick Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
State Sen. Kyle Vick of Waco formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor yesterday in Corsicana. He has served three terms in the Texas Senate.
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Vick
Ring
Corsicana
Kyle Vick
Waco
Senate
Californian's Version of Texas Talk on Broadway
New York from January reports Texas fans praising an California born actress Miss Murrah who stars in Texas themed play. She says she invented her accent and denies Texas origins while noting many dates with Texas admirers and their pride in the Lone Star image despite her Cali roots.
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Texas
New York
West
Cleveland
Civilization
Lone Star State
Manhattan
United Press
Globe
U.P
Proud Sons of Texas
Kate Murtah
Broadway
Mark Hellinger
California
Murrah
Miss Murrah
Chile
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South Plains
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