Vets Push Pension Plea TeI a New York
In New York on January twenty seven veterans press for pension relief amid snow storms and cold fronts affecting travel. Officials report roads icy with some bus and air schedules canceled while telegraph and telephone services recover in the Panhandle region. Continental Trailways and Greyhound adjust routes as weather impacts travel and rescue operations continue.
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New York
Ama- Fillo
Western Union
Continental ‘Trailways
Greyhound
Oklahoma City
Fatal Ranchwoman Shot In Accident Near Perryton
Mrs. Virgil Wilbanks wife of a leading North Plains rancher died at Sanford Hospital at 8 30 following an accidental gunshot wound suffered on a ranch south of Spearman near the Canadian River. She was with her husband when he fired at a cattle animal and unintentionally discharged the gun. Her wound occurred as the weapon was being placed back in the car.
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Perryton
Virgil Wilbanks
North Plains
Sanford Hospital
Belock
Ice storm cripples North Texas towns and utilities
North Texas endures a severe ice storm with 2 to 3 inch ice and snow layers. Power and communication networks suffer massive damage as lines break and poles fail. Cities from Denison to Dallas report thousands of outages and heavy property losses. crews rush to repair lines while temps hover around 30 degrees.
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East
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Dallas
North Texas
Denison
Red River
Hillsboro
Gainesville
Paris
Southwestern Bell ‘Telephone Company
Blue Ridge
Blooming Grove
Covington
Brandon
County Officials Talk Revision of Precincts
County leaders discuss redistricting plans to realign or consolidate voting precincts. Judge E. E. Jordan and County Clerk Loren Jones note the need for a county wide remap, raising the total precinct count from 27 to about 60 to meet population parity.
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Reise Hardy Perennial
Potter County
Egain
Goanty
E. E. Jordan
Commissioners Court
Jordan
Loren Jones
Bushland
Ady
Masterson Ranch
Relocation plan proposes moving South whites to North
A Russell proposed multi billion dollar relocation program would move as many as the South to the North to balance population gaps. The plan requires state agreement and would grant funds and contract with business to carry out the moves.
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Russell
Congress
Senator Russell
Georgia
Castleb erry Sentenced In The Battery Theft Case
Jerry Castleberry twenty, 80 Virginia, sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to theft in county court. He and two juveniles stole 18 old batteries from R. C. Wheeler's truck, batteries later valued for junk. Counts and Roberson, both sixteen, are jailed as juveniles. Deputies traced the trio to Castleberry and noted similar battery thefts in Tucumcari.
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Erry Casteperry
Virginia
Castleberry
R. C. Wheeler
Georgia
Johrnie Joe Counts
North West First
Bobby ‘Roberson
West Seventh
Murphy Hurd
Counts
Roberson
Jerry
Tucumari
Tucumcari
Amarillo
Santa Fe Rail Leaders Inspect Western Lines
Fred G. Gurley president of the Santa Fe Railroad with James J. Grogan and George H. Minchin visited Santa Fe officials in Chicago to assess winter weather plans. They expect the soft snow to aid, not hinder, operations this season as they tour New Mexico and the West Coast.
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Cnicago
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railroad
New Mexico
West Coast
Mr. Gurley
Gurley
James J. Grogan
George H. Minchin
Santa Fe
Chicago
Landlords Courting Trouble Says Chief
The chief warns that landlords courting trouble face mass evictions. The President commented on rising tensions as housing plans provoke concern about tenants and property owners amid ongoing housing policy debates.
Amarillo Day Nursery fund reaches three thousand six hundred
The Amarillo Day Nursery building fund nears $3,600 with donors including Mr and Mrs Pinky Gooch and Mr and Mrs Red Holmes each giving $20. Mary Miles Batson collected donations at 1522 Rush while the director Bertha McLellan is sidelined by an ankle injury. Checks may be mailed to the nursery or to Batson.
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Wumy
Amarillo Day Nursery
Pinky Gooch
Red Holmes
Mary Miles Batson
Rush
Bertha McLellan
Nursery Building Fund
van Buren
Batson
Rusk
Hannegan Sells Stock in Cards 1947 Deal Shifts Control
Hannegan sold his stake in the St Louis Cardinals to Fred M Saigh Jr amid a physician ordered retirement from baseball. Saigh becomes president and majority holder. the pair bought in 1947 from Sam Breadon. The price was not disclosed amid press conference remarks and market speculation of at least one million dollars.
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Louis
Robert FE. Hannegan
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred M. Saigh, Jr
Hannegan
Sportsman's Park
Saigh
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Breadon
Potter store sale hints at limited market hours
Fragmentary lines suggest a Potter based store advertising a sale and a small fee of $1.75 for shares while noting market close times. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names or dates but implies a local business update with pricing and timing details.
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Potter
Axis Sally's Voice Testifies Against Her
Mildred Gillars sits calmly as an alleged Axis Sally recording is played. The voice on the tape berates American morale and mocks Roosevelt while claiming to fight for Britain. The transcript includes phrases about shedding blood and questioning British affection, reflecting wartime propaganda.
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Sally
Washington
Mildrea
Gillars
Miss Gillars
Roosevelt
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Considerable cloudiness with light snow this afternoon in Amarillo and vicinity. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with slightly warmer today, colder tonight, and little change Friday. West Texas cloudy to partly cloudy this afternoon with occasional rain or snow east of Pecos Valley, Panhandle slight. New Mexico partly cloudy fair today tonight and Friday with high temperatures for the 24 hour period ending 6:30 am.
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State Highway Department
High Panhandle
Amarillo
Panhandle
J. Y. Harris
Spear
West
Texas
Pecos Valley
Faroe
New Mexico
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