Markets Close Mixed on Wall Street Amid Broad Activity
Merrill Lynch close shows varied results with industrials around 187 rebroadcasted symbols, utilities at 35.67, and multiple major stocks listed. New York quotes reflect broad participation by firms like Allied Stores, Libby McN&L, General Electric, and United Airlines amid price shifts and volume signals.
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Palo Duro Lodge Begins All Day Meals Service
Palo Duro State Park lodge atop the canyon rim has started serving meals including breakfast all day and after 7 pm by special arrangement. Concessionaire Frank Miller said menu is limited to steak and chicken dinners and sandwiches. Reservations can be made through Palo Duro State Park.
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Canyon
Frank Miller
State Parks Board
W. B. Lansing
Chamber of Commerce
Palo Duro
Three File Answers To Gambling Suit At Sportsman's Bar
Three of the six people named in the anti gambling injunction suit against the Sportsman s Bar filed their answers through Amarillo attorney E A Simpson for Hereford figures James W Witherspoon and his son E Witherspoon and J A Pittman The owners argue the Atlas Hotel building confines the bar and any unlawful acts occurred without their knowledge under a lease The suit followed a sheriff raid and arrests in justice court others named have not answered yet
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Sportsman's Bar
East Third
Lloyd King
Roy Snodgrass
E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
James W. Witherspoon
Hereford
E. Witherspoon
J. A. Pittman
Witherspoons
Pittman
D. F. Tucker
H. H. Ratliff
J. L. Cook
Cook
Ratliff
Bar
Truman Delegates Balk Civil Rights Stand At Democratic Convention
The Democratic convention saw a large pro Truman march and a separate Russell faction protest. Alabama and Mississippi signaled possible electoral split while Texas indicated continued support despite discontent. The platform endorsed civil rights while Dixie opposition faded under a revolt viewed as unsuccessful.
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Mr. Truman
Missouri
Russell
Dixie
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Truman
Alabama
Mississippi
Dixie States
Texas
Beauford
Airport Limousine Hits Horse. Four Escape Injury
A Yellow Cab Company airport limousine struck and killed a horse on Highways 60 and 66 east of Amarillo. Four horses blocked the road. the driver H C Flanagan of Angelus Hotel and four passengers escaped injury. Authorities estimate damage to the limousine at a modest amount.
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Yellow Cab Company
Amarillo
H. C. Flanagan
Angelus Hotel
Flanagan
Oemag
Amarillo faces ongoing water shortage amid new storage and lines
City officials warn the new 36 inch inflow main and five fresh wells will not relieve the water shortage until Sept 1. Rationing may begin when the new tank goes online as Mark Miles plans watering parks on a four day cycle. Fire pressure will be maintained with reserve supply while pumps recover.
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Moss
Mark Miles
Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
H. H. Heiskell
Pampa
JAP OFFICERS SENTENCED HONG KONG
An Australian war crimes commission sentenced two former Japanese Army officers to be hanged for war crimes in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Truman civil rights push reshapes campaign at Democratic convention
In Philadelphia delegates clash over civil rights as Truman demands Congress act within 11 days. Mississippi and half of Alabama exit in protest while the party endorses Truman’s civil rights program over a Dixie states’ rights plank, shaping the 1948 campaign.
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South Carolina
South
South power in Democratic Party shifts as convention antics unfold
A political essay notes the South’s shrinking influence after 1936, empowered by urban East and West machine control. It cites Roosevelt’s renomination, the two thirds rule, and possible Southern bolt while reporters describe the Birmingham Dixie rebels gathering. A band played and pigeons were released as Texans react and Randolph Churchill comments on the scene.
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Russell
Georgia
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Former Amarillo Man Held in Family Mistreatment Case
Herbert W. Edwards, 24, jailed in Potter County on a grand jury indictment for family mistreatment. Arrested by Texas Ranger Frank Probst, Edwards formerly lived in Amarillo and now resides on Four Way Road, south edge of Moore County, alleged to involve a step-daughter.
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Herbert W. Edwards
Potter County
Edwards
Four- Way
Dames Road
Moore County
Amarillo
Texas
Frank Probst
Pershing’s late life and World War II adviser role
General of the Armies John J. Pershing followed World War II progress, advised Marshall on future operations, and marveled at American troops' performance after Pearl Harbor. He survived a 1938 illness, briefly near death in Tucson, then regained strength to continue serving in a reduced advisory capacity. His son Warren rose to captain during the war.
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United States
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Warren
Engineers
Tucson
Ariz
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Jaycee Straw Vote Reflects Potter County Voter Spirit
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a straw poll across Potter County with daily tallies and a Sunday final count. Ballots require poll tax receipt or exemption numbers to prevent duplication, and results aim to spur voter interest rather than predict election strength.
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Americanism Committee
Amarillo
Potter County
Collins
Absentee Balloting Reaches 335 in County
Absentee balloting for the July 24 Democratic primary continues to rise. By noon Thursday 335 ballots had been mailed or cast at the County Clerk Loren Jones office, up 65 in the last 24 hours. The deadline is next Tuesday. The office will stay open until 5 p.m. Saturday for voter convenience.
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Loren Jones
Liquor Charge Convict Lynch of Sudan fined in county court
L. L. Lynch of Sudan pleaded guilty to transporting liquor in a wet area without a permit. He paid a $150 fine plus costs, his third liquor conviction since 1942, after Texas Liquor Control Board agents found two cases of whisky and four cases of beer in his possession.
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L. L. Lynch
Sudan
Lynch
Texas Liquor Control Board
Amarillo Choir Seeks 2500 More For New York Trip
Amarillo High School A Cappella Choir struggles to raise 2500 in six days after pledges near 10000. A rummage sale runs Thursday and Friday at 611 East Fourth with a Saturday benefit dance at the VFW Hall hosted by ex students. They depart next Thursday for New York, with NBC broadcast scheduled and Lions Convention appearance at Madison Square Garden.
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Amarillo High School
New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Fighth and Parker
East Fourth
W. B. Burkhalter
VFW
Nile Nobles
Ex- Students Association
Santa Fe
New York City
NBC
Lions International
Madison Square Garden
Neil Singleton
Amarillo General Contractors
H. Puckett
Lert
Cadmas
Homer
Heat Wave Is Stopped Cold With Showers Ahead
Amarillo and the North Plains cooled from 99 degrees to 65 as a cold front from Kansas moved in early Thursday. Follett led rainfall with .29 inches, while Dodge City and Wichita reported heavier totals. Dalhart’s high hit 104 Wednesday, with a new summer record, and a forecast calls for 85 Thursday aside from scattered thundershowers.
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North Plains
Kansas
Follett
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Panhandle
Pampa
Clarendon
Dodge City
Kan
Wichita
Dalhart
Mount Pleasant Motorist Charged with Drunken Driving
Bond of Kermit C. Murphy of Mount Pleasant Texas set at $1,000 by Justice Charlie Carder on a charge of driving while intoxicated. This marks a second similar charge against Murphy.
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Kermit C. Murphy
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Charlie Carder
Justice of the Peace
Murphy
Dog attack on La Juana prompts local response
The child La Juana was bitten by a dog at the T. O. Pace residence on East Eleventh. Her wounds were cleaned at a doctor's office and she recovered enough to resume riding a tricycle. Mrs. Ridley said the Pace family captured the dog and cooperated with authorities. Police failed to capture the dog at first, later tying it up for the poundmaster.
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la Juana
Indecent Exposure Charges Filed Against Local Man
Police report indecent exposure and disturbing the peace against Lora Daniel Kline 39 of 211 North East Third. The charge was filed in Charlie Carder justice court after a disturbance in Will Rogers Park at North East Eighth and North Buchanan. Kline previously paid a $25 fine in Ellwood Park corporate court on June 14 for a similar offense.
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North East Third
Justice of the Peace Court
Charlie Carder
Will Rogers Park
North East Eighth
North Buchanan
Kline
Corporation Court
Ellwood Park
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