Chamberlain Held on Murder Charge Near Clarendon
Will Chamberlain, 44, a farmer from Rowe community near Clarendon, is jailed without bond on a murder charge in the shooting of John Naylor, 43. Naylor died from two close range shotgun blasts near Chamberlain’s home as a hearing is set this afternoon. the two men had been friends.
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Clarendon
Will Chamberlain
Rowe
Denney County
John Naylor
Chamberlain
Guy Wright
Naylor
Wright
Mrs. Chamberlain
Sheriff Wright
Nevior
LaVaeda
Jon
Sara
Government Takes Over Houston Rubber Plant
The United States Government seized the Sinclair Rubber Plant in Houston after President Truman ordered the action amid a possible strike by Oil Workers International Local 227 CIO. B H Barnes delivered the order to plant management. the facility reported normal operation with full workforce.
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Houston
United States
Sinclair Rubber
Truman
Oil Workers International
CIO
B. H. Barnes
Petroleum Administration For War
B. L. Pelzer
Mine Explosions Kill US Soldiers in Viareggio
Nine United States enlisted men and a civilian were killed in Viareggio when German mines stored in a building exploded. Thirty others were injured in the incident reported from Rome on July 19.
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Rome
United States
Viareggio
Government imposes bourbon production halt after July 31
Washington reports the Agriculture Secretary Clinton FP Anderson orders no further bourbon production after July 31. Corn remains needed for food and livestock feed, destillers may not produce beverage or industrial alcohol after July. Other whiskies to be limited. August wheat rye and malt allocated to maintain alcohol production for six days.
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Washington
Clinton FP. Anderson
Anderson
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Scattered afternoon cloudiness and mild changes in temperature. Partly cloudy conditions prevail in West Texas and New Mexico with scattered showers and thunderstoms mainly in mountains. Highs reach mid seventies in the mountains and around 90 elsewhere. Overnight lows near the low seventies with a 24 hour high of 94 and low of 63 at noon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Largest B-29 Force Sets Torch to Japan
The Associated Press reports a force of over 600 B-29s, the largest Superfort fleet yet sent against Japan, bombed four Nipponese cities early today. Hitachi was among the targets, recently shelled by Allied warships, with an oil refinery also struck by demolition bombs.
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Associated Press
Japan
Hitachi
Handling Horses Is An Art At The Tri State Fair
Handlers and trainers arriving in Amarillo for the horse show at Tri State Fair grounds say horsemanship is learned after long training, with patience and sympathetic handling essential. The article traces horsemanship origins from Naples to haute ecole and notes a modern balance focused on weight distribution and rider control. See HORSES Page 13.
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Amarillo
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Pignatelli
Naples
Henry VIII
Haute Ecole
War Chest selects Heare to lead drive in Amarillo area
Clayton Heare will head the United War Chest drive in Amarillo and Potter County early in November. Charles A. Musselman of Austin announced the appointment. The drive will be separate from the Community Chest this year and rely largely on voluntary and mail subscriptions. Plans will be worked out soon.
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Clayton Heare
United War Chest
Amarilo
Potter County
Charles A. Musselman
Austin
War Chest
Community Chest
Heare
Tropical Storm May Hit Texas Gulf Coast
The Weather Bureau said a tropical storm was forming in the northwest Gulf of Mexico and should reach the coast between Freeport Texas and Lake Charles Louisiana early Friday with winds up to 55 mph.
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New Orleans
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Freeport
Texas
Lake Charles
Ticonderoga Carrier Battle Still Fights After Pearl Harbor Day Crash
Navy records recount 337 American losses and injuries from two Japanese suicide attacks on the USS Ticonderoga near Pearl Harbor year. Commodore Dixie Kiefer led recovery for 12 hours despite 65 wounds as fires raged aboard the 27000 ton Essex class carrier, which was repaired and returned to the Pacific theater.
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Or Courtenay Moore
Washington
Ticonderoga
Permesa
Navy
Pacific
Dixie Kiefer
Kansas City
Card
Burch
Kiefer
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Newport News
Truman Presses for Concessions as Big Three Meet in Potsdam
The report says President Truman insists on reciprocal concessions in Potsdam. Stalin, Churchill and five representatives from each government attend daily Soviet and Allied talks. Bradley is summoned to discuss heading the Veterans Administration as the conference aims to end the war with Japan quickly.
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Stalin
Churchill
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Charles Ross
White House
Gen
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Mr. Truman
T. V. Soong
Moscow
Soong
Washington
Yalta
Tehran
War aims for 1946 war plan seen by U S chiefs
Army and Navy leaders forecast the war against Japan lasting into late 1946 with cleanup operations in China to follow. They assume Japan will fight to the end and note Russia’s entry could reduce Allied ground action in the Pacific. Berlin dispatches tie Japan talks to Big Three discussions. State Department says no peace overtures from Tokyo yet.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
China
Russia
Berlin
State Department
Tokyo
Spoonfed on Dish of Music
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin denounces news censorship at Potsdam saying delegates are treated like indiscreet maidens. He criticizes the Big Three blackout and complains correspondents are fed trivial details, forcing speculative reporting on conference progress.
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Washington
Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
Rankin Calls for Stimson Removal and War Aide Claims
Rep Rankin urges the removal of Secretary of War Henry Stimson and aides Robert Patterson and John J. McCloy accusing them of indoctrinating soldiers with Communistic ideas. He cites protests to the Army as evidence while Truman is at the Big Three meeting in Germany. Other lawmakers oppose the move, defending the officers.
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Washington
Rep. Rankin
Misissippi
The
House Today
Henry Stimson
Rankin
Robert Patterson
John J. McCloy
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Truman
Germany
War Department
Mountbatten Visits MacArthur in Manila for Final Allied Push
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten met General Douglas MacArthur at his headquarters in Manila to coordinate final offensives against Japan from the Southwest Pacific and the India Burma Theater. The top-level meeting aimed to align plans and timelines for the closing operations.
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Manila
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
India-Burma
Canadian First Army to be dissolved this month
Ottawa July 19 The Canadian First Army that fought under Eisenhower will be dissolved July 31 Defense Minister General Andrew McNaughton announced. General Henry Crerar, its commander, will sail for Canada on that date.
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Ottawa
Eisenhower
Supreme Command Command
Andrew McNaughton
Henry Crerar
Canada
Amarillo Sees Half Normal Rainfall This Year
Amarillo records only 6.11 inches of rain since January 1, far below the 11.17 inch normal. The Weather Bureau reports scattered clouds for tonight and tomorrow with temperatures in the mid 90s, and last night’s 63 degree low was the coolest of the week.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Polio cases in Houston rise to 109 after four more
Houston reports 109 polio cases this year with four new infections. An additional 32 polio victims have been admitted to the Jefferson Davis Hospital ward.
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Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Chinese Army Officers Executed in Mass Murder Case
CHUNGKING July 19 reports five Chinese 80th Army officers executed for murdering more than 100 soldiers and torturing relatives. They allegedly buried some victims alive and extorted and misused military supplies. A sixth officer died awaiting trial.
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Chungking
Central
Today
U S Demands Equal Polish Election Oversight
Senator Vandenberg released a State Department letter affirming U S insistence on equal participation in any major power supervision of Poland's proposed elections. Undersecretary Joseph C. Grew noted the Yalta obligation remains, despite the provisional Polish agreement and Truman's diplomatic steps including ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Vandenberg
Michigan
Deepartment
Joseph C. Grew
Yalta
Grew
Truman
Arthur Bliss Lane
Camp Gillies Named for Amarillo Colonel in Iran Mountains
In Iran mountains a U S Army railroad camp near Doroud bears Colonel John Arrin Gillies name. Gillies, former Santa Fe executive from Amarillo, died Feb 28 1942 in a crash near Doroud while in charge of a U S mission at Basra Iraq. His family resides in Amarillo.
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Iran
Colonel Gillies of
Amarillo
Tehran
Russia
Gillies
Doroud
Persian Gulf
John Arrin Gillies
Santa Fe
U. S
Basra
Iraq
Canada
Texas
Army
Colorado
Kansas
Carl J. Dougovito
Cedar River
Mich
O. H. Bell
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Goering and Hess Our Buddies Rumors Sweep Frankfurt
In Frankfurt on July 19 rumors spread that Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess were allied with the Allies all along. German chatter claims Allied fines for large families and lenient treatment for traitors, with officials allegedly paid by Russians to limit German welfare and incite discontent. Lt. Col. Phelps notes rumors persist despite denials.
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Frankfurt
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Reich
Goering
Hess
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