Dust storm leaves 20 vehicles piled up near Kress
A Panhandle dust storm gusting to 70 mph and sustained 54 mph reduced visibility to under half a mile. About 20 cars and trucks crashed or left the road two miles north of Kress. Injuries included knee fracture and cuts. Ambulances from Tulia Plainview and Lubbock aided victims.
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Kress
Tulsa
Joe King
Lewistown
Mont
King
Wallace
J. Sam Hale
Floyd County
Lubbock
Amarillo
Tulia
Plainview
Sheriff's Department
Associated Press
Dalhart
Episcopal rector Onstad to lead St Andrew's Ama rillo
Reverend Galen H Onstad is appointed rector of St Andrew's Episcopal Church and will assume duties Saturday, coming from St Luke's Bartlesville Oklahoma. A reception for Reverend and Mrs Onstad and family will be held Friday night at St Andrew's Parish House.
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Galen H. Onstad
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Onstad
Amarillo
Bartlesville
Okla
St. Luke's Church
George H. Quarterman
North Texas Missionary District
St. Andrew’s
Onstads
Tyler
Dawson, Minn
St. Paul
Breck Episcopal High School
University of Minnesota
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
On- Stad
Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour
Faribault
Minn
St. James Church
Marshall
North Dakota
Aggies Cadet Officers Resign Over Discipline Change
The Texas A M cadet corps of 2100 staged a midnight march to President Gilchrist home and 200 plus officers and NCOs resigned after discipline was moved from the dean of men to Col G F Meloy. College officials said the march was orderly and veterans were not involved. Cadet Col Ed Brandt was not among marchers. A student paper noted changes blaming the dean of men removal. A student committee planned to meet Col Meloy to discuss the issue.
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Aggies
College Station
Tex
Texas A. & M. College Cadet Corps
Gibb Gilchrist
Col
Ed Brandt
Houston
G. F. Meloy
Battalion
Gilchrist
J. W. Rollins
Meloy
Col. Meloy
Shivers names five to probe pardons system in Texas
Lt Governor Allan Shivers appoints a five man Senate investigating committee to review pardons and paroles without fear or favor with Sen A M Aiken Jr of Paris as chairman and five other members Sen Fred Harris Dal las Grady Hazlewood Amarillo Dorsey B Hardeman San Angelo H L Winfield Fort Stockton The move follows a 26 to 0 Senate vote approving an emergency measure to give rural teachers a $75 monthly bonus for the rest of the school year.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Senate
A. M. Aiken, Jr
Paris
Fred Harris
Dallas
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
H. L. Winfield
Fort Stockton
House
Beauford H. Jester
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Jester
Baracat on Ballot outlines his views for Amarillo
Amarillo candidate A K Baracat seeks Commission No. 2 seat highlighting development of the city as a commercial center. Petition with 48 names filed by P C Cayton adds Baracat to a field of five rivals. He pledges progress, efficiency, economy, and civic planning, urging stronger schools and regional trade growth.
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Amarillo
A. K. Paracat
Mr. Baracat
P. C. Cayton
Baracat
B. P. Brents
Tom Farris
al Reville
C. A. James
Omega
Getting Too Hot Passenger Opens Airliner Door
Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Winnipeg grew warm and a passenger opened the emergency door to cool things off. Stewardess Peggy O'Brien reported discovering the action midflight, noting the draft created by the door being opened.
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Bismarck
N. D
Northwest Airlines
Peggy O'Brien
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Sixteen Notorious Nazi Spies Still Hiding in Argentina
Washington officials say sixteen of twenty one noted German spies listed in the U S blue book on Argentina remain at large in Argentina. The report marks ongoing postwar intelligence concerns about Nazi fugitives in South America.
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Argentina
Washington
U. S
Sestes ce
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Suspect Surrenders in Black Dahlia Slaying Case
Daniel S Voorhees 33, described as curly haired and husky, surrendered to Los Angeles homicide officers after signing a confession to the murder of Beth Short known as the Black Dahlia. He was booked on suspicion of murder while authorities noted a battered nude body found Jan 15 in a vacant lot.
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Los Angeles
Daniel S. Voorhees
Beautiful
Ed Barrett
Beth Short
Igned
Dan Voorhees
Voorhees
Homicide Detail
Barrett
Black Dahlia
Miss Short
Charles King
Senate Group Would Abandon Capitol Plan for New Building
A Senate committee favors moving from the Capitol to a new structure, shelving renovation plans in favor of a standalone building. Details on location, funding, and timeline remain forthcoming as lawmakers weigh the costs and benefits.
Senators propose bigger U S Capitol with museum option
A group of senators may propose a larger U S Capitol to solve space shortages. They favor either an enlarged facility or a new building east of Capitol Hill while preserving the old dome as a national museum. Capitol architect David Lynn would present rough ideas, with completion possibly two more years after authorization.
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Washington
U. S. Capitol
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Congress
David Lynn
Capitol
Lynn
Bridges
Capitol Hill
United States
Stalin May Seek General Military Pact With Britain
London officials report Prime Minister Stalin likely to seek a general military alliance with Britain to replace the mutual assistance treaty. Britain reportedly desires full cooperation with Russia, though the current treaty only covers German aggression and wartime satellites through 1962.
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Stalin
Britain
London
Russia
Germany
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
Partly cloudy with strong winds then colder outlook. Lows near 23 in Amarillo area and 22 to 26 Panhandle. Snow risk low. winds diminish Thursday. New Mexico sees scattered showers or flurries with strong winds easing tonight. Highs Thursday 35 to 45. Official reading: high 72, low 43, noon 49.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
del Rio
Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Your Poll Tax Must Be Paid by You, Says Hoyt
Frank Hoyt, tax collector, stated you must pay your poll tax yourself. The only exceptions are a husband paying his wife or a wife paying her husband. A friend or sibling cannot pay it. The tax office will stay open late Friday evening for last minute taxpayers.
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Frank Hoyt
Deadline Set for Strike Control Bill in House
Chairman Fred A. Hartley said the House Labor Committee will move a strike control bill to the floor by March 15 to head off a possible coal strike by April 1. He plans hearings next Wednesday and expects a bill that could overcome a presidential veto if needed. Senate hearings also consider banning secondary boycotts closed shops and broad bargaining. Hartley noted committee independence but will cooperate with the Senate.
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Washington
Fred A. Hartley
New Jersey
House Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
Hartley
Senate Labor Committee
House
Senate
War veteran receives aid and a toupee from VA
A Newark veteran who lost his hair in service applied for VA rehabilitation aid and received approval plus a brand new toupee. The notice ends by advertising John Maynard Lumber Co. offering quality lumber at 800 West Fifth Street.
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Toupe
Newark
N. J
Veterans Administration
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Air Crash Kills 25 In China Flight West Of Hankow
A Chinese commercial airliner carrying Methodist Bishop and Mrs. Schuyler Garth of Madison Wisconsin exploded in midair 100 miles west of Hankow. Twenty five people were killed and a sole survivor, a very seriously injured foreigner, was en route to a hospital. The plane piloted by John Papajik of New York carried several foreign missionaries and their children including Mr and Mrs R A Vick of Chesire Connecticut and their two children. Other foreigners listed included Mrs F Miller and her three children of Canada and Mrs B Kitchen of the United Church of Canada.
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Shanghai
Schuyler Edward Garth
Madison
Wis
Hankow
Central
China
John Papajik
New York
Chinese National Aviation Corp
R. A. Vick
The
American Baptists (North
Chesire
Conn
F. Miller
Canada
B. Kitchen
United Church of Canada
Tennis Etiquette and Oddities from a Humorous Retort
J Flemington Crestfallen of Taut Gut Ohio mocks tennis rules and routines in a playful essay. He notes the court, net, lines, scoring quirks, and the ritual of postmatch camaraderie, joking about silly traditions and naming the term Court Plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Flemington
Crestfallen
Taut Gut
Ohio
Pay Boost Would Benefit Potter County Teachers
The proposed $75 monthly rural teacher bonus could affect about 1 percent of Potter County educators if approved by the House of Representatives. Six River Road Independent District teachers and seven in Bushland Highland Park and Ady would benefit, County Superintendent H. G. Wilson said.
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Potter County
House of Representatives
H. G. Wilson
River Road
Bushland
Highland Park
Ady
Kidnapped British Banker May Be Released Shortly
In Jerusalem a anonymous caller claiming to be an Irgun spokesman said Major H. A. I Collins the kidnapped British banker would be released shortly. A Haaretz bureau received the claim but offered no proof. The Jewish Agency later said Collins might be freed very soon.
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Jerusalem
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine News Bureau
H. A. I Collins
Haaretz
Collins
Jewish Agency
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