Men face extreme heat in twin shift grain and ice jobs
In a seasonal feature, Don Fitzgibbons a General Mills grain handler and Oscar McKee of Palo Duro Ice Company endure brutal heat in two 20 minute shifts. Fitzgibbons works with grain scoops in sunbaked boxcars while McKee handles large ice blocks in a near freezing ice room. Dust masks and constant grooming mark their days as temperatures reach 130 degrees in spots and near 100 degrees in others.
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Globe
H. C. Heard
Bill Privett
Mead’s
Travis Wallace
Borden Ice Cream Company
Don Fitzgibbons
General Mills
Troy Martin
Don Fitzgibs
North Houston
Oscar McKee
North West Fourteenth
Fitzgibbons
General Mills Elevator
McKee
Palo Duro Ice Company
Farenheit
Blonde spy tips FBI trigger grand jury indictments
A New England born woman provided the FBI with details of a large Russian spy ring. She claimed 50 government employees across ranks were members. The FDA is pursuing further indictments as wiretap evidence limits prosecutions.
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New York
The
World-Telegram
FBI
Federal Grand Jury
New England
Ring
Marshall dismisses foreign agents threat to U N security
Secretary Marshall said he knows of no case where a foreigner coming to the United States for the United Nations has threatened American security. He rejected two State Department officials who testified that hundreds of foreign agents may be operating in the United States on United Nations credentials.
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Plembers
Amarillo
Texas
Farillo
Berlin
United Press
Associated Press
Russia
Becaus
United States
Britain
France
Washington
Marshall
United Nations
State Department
Judiciary
Truman
Lucius Clay
Clay
Germany
White House
Army Department
Royall
State Department officials testify on espionage concerns
In remarks at a news conference amid debates on espionage tied to UN personnel in the United States, State Department officials Robert A. Alexander and William Harlow discussed how seriously the department views Communist attaches and foreign correspondents. The forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for continued heat and scattered late thunder showers with highs near 100 degrees.
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Marshall
State Department
Capitol
United Nations
Robert A. Alexander
William Harlow
Department
Amarillo
Vicinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Suit snags YMCA deal in Amarillo
A suit filed in 108th District Court by Jerrie DeWitt against Mrs. Max Merry delays the Amarillo YMCA’s plan to purchase the old Merry homestead at Ninth and Van Buren. DeWitt seeks title or $11,250 plus 6 percent interest, claiming a Nov. 21 1944 sale contract. The YMCA had agreed to buy for $23,750, with Merry retaining a five room house. The suit, filed by Reeder & Reeder, questions the sale contract and triggers potential delays to possession set for Sept. 1.
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Amarillo
DeWitt
Ymca Building Committee
Merry
Ninth and van Buren
Ninth Avenue
Reeder & Reeder
North Fillmore
Herb Willborn
In Laws of Bob Conley Testify in Federal Case
Mrs Bertha LeCroix and her son Emile LaCroix will testify before a Boston federal grand jury to indict Louis Bob Conley of Amarillo Texas for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on an assault with a dangerous weapon charge. The hearing to decide his return for trial is reassigned for July 26. Expenses for witnesses will be covered by Plymouth County DA Edmund R. Dewing. Col E A Simpson notes possible further delay.
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Brockton
Mass
Bertha LeCroix
Green Street
Emile LaCroix
Perkins Place
Federal Grand
Boston
Louis Bob Conley
Amarillo
Tex
LaCroix
Lucille A. Conley
Edmund R. Dewing
Plymouth County
Col. E. A. Simpson
Conley
Massachusetts
Colonel Simpson
Robbery victim recounts assault near Amarillo
James Wylie Howard, 41, living near Roy NM, was robbed of 475 dollars and his clothing after leaving Owl Bar in Amarillo. Slugged on the temple and left bleeding, he was found wandering by a truck driver and taken to police. He described three men he met in the bar and a ride in an old Ford sedan along Dumas Highway before the attack.
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Amarillo
James Wylie Howard
Roy, NM
Dumas Highway
Howard
Owl
Taylor
Dumas
Truman to Address Congress In Person Next Tuesday
The White House announced President Truman will deliver a joint address to Congress in person next Tuesday. Congress will convene Monday in response to the president’s call, focusing on anti inflation legislation and other measures.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
White House
Mr. Truman
Watermen on Sixteenth and Fillmore Stand
A fragmented street scene notes watermen on Sixteenth and Fillmore shouting about a place name altered to Duncan Hines. The readable text hints at a signage issue or humorous misnaming but lacks clear context or outcome.
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Fillmore Watermen
Duncan Hines
Car Flips injure two on Highway 60 near Pantex road
Two young men were injured when their car rolled about four times near the Pantex road junction on Highway 60. Allen Wayne Ping, 18, of 1404 Clover Drive, critical in St. Anthony's Hospital, was the driver. Sammy J. LaRouche, of 149 Clover Drive and a Bill Lundbeck’s Service Station employee, suffered internal injuries, possible hand fracture, and a cut above the right ear.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Allen Wayne Ping
Clover Drive
Bill Lundbeck
Sammy J. LaRouche
King
Roache
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Communist Party
Office of Strategic Services
Gene Klein
Jesse Rogers
Amarillo Industrial Foundation Board
North Third
Houston
George Simpson
A. P. Brashier
Temple
Neely-Green Bill-Lowndes Insurance
Al’s Radio Ser
Merlink
Russells
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Bob Conley
Amarillo Natl. Bank
Puqua
Bud Holler
Carson County
Tiecox
Pentex Village
Williams-Boyce Agency
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