Policy shifts and wartime fear frame Cold War tensions
Officials stress the Kremlin may risk war to recover losses and bolster the Soviet government while pursuing a peaceful U.S. policy stance on the Berlin standstill. The piece also covers indictments of 12 Communist Party leaders including William Z Foster and Eugene V Dennis, and quotes Henry Wallace on frigid ice cream vault work illustrating extreme heat and cold contrasts.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Politburo
Europe
Kremlin
Winston Churchill
United States
Berlin
John Gates
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Party High Command
William Z. Foster
Federal Grand
Detroit
Hhe
Gates
Eugene V. Dennis
Truman
Henry A. Walace
Foster
Dennis
New York City
Benjamin Davis
John B. Williamson
Henry Winston
Goose Soup Demand From West Yellowstone Camp
In West Yellowstone Montana a visitor seeks a live goose for ten dollar compensation to Mr Tack and express charges. Walter Caldwell longs for goose soup and garlic sandwiches as he contemplates homesickness while Ed plans to cook the soup with a blood-based broth and peppery seasoning.
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West Yellowstone
The
Panhandle
Mr. Tack
Walter Caldwell
Houston
Walter
Caldwell
Yellowstone
West Yellowstone Natives Share Humorous Montana Life
A humorous slice portrays West Yellowstone natives bemused by outsiders and winter drudgery. It notes long winters, Christmas cheer, February drags, mid February brawls, May as fighting month, and spring thaw easing feuds as June visitors arrive. The first robin signals the season and the first tourist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Stork Sightings Stir West Yellowstone Camp Scene
In a West Yellowstone tourist camp locals note a stork circling lower in the blue sky. The writer recalls no doctor is available in summer and mentions Mrs. Korssion and family serving pie while the stork settles by the kitchen range. Korreson’s mother visits the door.
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Yellowstone
Baby girl born on Montana trip sparks family tale
Visitors recount a birth in transit near Bozeman as Mrs Morrison’s daughter delivers with Harold driving to a hospital overnight. The account notes the journey from remote districts, plans for home in a week, and a houseguest shower while others travel from Amarillo and Salt Lake City.
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Bozeman
Montana
Korrison
Goosed Memories Spur Montana Road Trip
Curry praises the Salt Lake to West Yellowstone drive and irrigated Idaho valleys. The group heads toward Boulder Montana for four days at Pappy Smith ranch to rekindle boyhood memories with Clarry, while joking about goose soup and garlic sandwiches on their journey.
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Curry
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake
Yellowstone
Idaho
Plainview
Hereford
Boulder
Montana
Pappy Smith Dude Ranch
Clarry
Potter County Sees 849 Absentee Votes Cast
Absentee balloting in Potter County totaled 849 votes by the midnight deadline Tuesday. County Clerk Loren Jones said the figure is about 200 more than the prior Democratic primary in 1946.
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Potter County
Loren Jones
Army Hitches Open Enlistment for 21 Months in Amarillo
The Amarillo Army recruiting office began accepting applicants for 21 month enlistments and for a one year term. Eligible men aged 18 to 26 with no prior service may apply. The 21 month recruits enter the Reserves for five years after training. those discharged from the Reserve rejoin regular service. Quotas allocate six enlistments at Amarillo with one for a Negro. through August 31. Applicants must present birth certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Eugene Safford
Army
Air Force
Panhandle
Bombers Rehearse Over Helgoland From German Base
US B 29 Superfortresses from Germany conducted a bombing training mission over Helgoland off the northwest coast of Germany. The aircraft took off from Fuerstenfeldbruck at 6 AM and returned shortly before 12 30 PM with details on the number of planes not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
Germany
Helgoland
US Air Force
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Air Force
Citing Star Colt Cita tion Withdrawn From Arlington Race
Calumet Farm's triple crown winner Cita tion strained a leg and was withdrawn from the Dick Welles handicap at Arlington Park worth $25,000 added. Had he run he would have boosted earnings to about $600,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citation
Chicago
Calumet Farm
Dick Welles
Arlington Park
Tuberculosis Screening Urged by Potter County Society
Dr. W Russell spoke for the Potter County Medical Society at Amarillo druggists meeting urging customers to use the tuberculosis micro filming program starting Aug 31. A State Health Department unit will operate at Southwestern Public Service building 420 Polk with a 125 per hour capacity and free service for ages 15 and up.
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W. Russell
Potter County Medical Society
Amarillo Retail Druggists’ Association
Medical Society
State Health Department
Health Department
Southwestern Public Service Company
Polk
Russell
St. Anthony's Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital
the Negro Hospital
American Cancer Society
Tuberculosis Association
Taylor
Austin
Grieves for Dog Sugar Lost Cock Spaniel
A young boy asks for help finding his red cocker spaniel Sugar, about nine years old, who vanished. His mother writes on his behalf, noting the search across the area and asking readers to contact the paper if Sugar is found.
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Tack
Sugar
Inspec Jailer Seeks Jail Remodel for More Capacity
J. C. Willis of the Southern Steel Company met Wednesday with Chief Sid Harper and City Manager N. V. Moss to discuss remodeling the city jail to increase capacity. The jail has housed prisoners more than double its rated limit for the past week.
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J. C. Willis
Southern Steel Company
San Antonio
Sid Harper
Willis
N. V. Moss
Mayfield Campaign Tour Moves Through Panhandle
W. T. Bill Mayfield of Austin candidate for state land commissioner visited Amarillo amid stops in Plainview Lubbock and Big Spring. A 47 year old Texas native born in Bandera he runs an insurance and real estate business and has three sons who served in World War II. He advocates fair bidding for leases and royalties on public lands.
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W. T
Bill” Mayfield
Austin
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Big Spring
Texas
Bandera
Amarillo Faces Water Rationing Strain
City Manager N V Moss reports heavy use of water on Tuesday with 18 300 000 gallons as residents in odd numbered houses irrigated. Officials cite 100 degree heat and urge better compliance for rationing to succeed.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Jail Population Dwindles to 33
On a quiet Wednesday morning the city jail housed 33 inmates, down from a record 120 previously. Judge J A Kirkman suggested most loiterers linked to the police crackdown likely left town or found work, with few seen on the streets over the last two days.
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City
J. A. Kirkman
Forty and Eight Elect Officers in Legion Hall
Forty and Eight Voiture 689 will elect officers at 8 oclock Thursday night in Legion Hall at 615 West Seventh. Present voiture chef de gare is Leslie Jones. Nominations include Ernest T. Naylor for chef de gare and multiple officers such as B F Shepherd and Julius Cross with names of other nominees listed.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
West Seventh
Leslie Jones
Ernest T. Naylor
B. F. Shepherd
Julius Cross
Horace Watkins
Commissiare Intendant
L. A. Pitt
Bob White
John W. Prickett
Mercury Expected to Reach 102 Degrees Today
The day opened with 95 degrees and rising. official forecasts put the high at 102. Amarillo saw .11 inch rainfall Tuesday night after a 100 degree day, while Panhandle totals reached 1.43 inches with .07 at Pampa and .25 Monday night. Scattered thundershowers were forecast for Amarillo and the North Plains.
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US Weather Bureau
English Field
Amarillo
Panhandle
Pampa
North Plains
Moscow reconsiders strategy amid Berlin and Berlin split tension
Officials note Moscow may redraw its approach seeking negotiation to avert war. Factors include Soviet reaction to the Marshall Plan, Communist setbacks in Italy, the Netherlands, and Finland, plans for a separate German government, anti Communist protests in Czechoslovakia, and Cominform Tito tensions. Russians possibly miscalculated Western resolve to stay in Berlin.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Berlin
YMCA Remodel Moves City Offices to Old Auditorium
The YMCA plans remodeling of an old two lot residence facing Van Buren Street once owned by Mrs. Merry since 1897. Built in 1901 by her father Nathan Hord the eight room house will be replaced as the Municipal Auditorium is renovated to house city offices.
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YMCA
van Buren Street
Three Men Robbery Leaves Victim Describing Theft
A man reports a robbery taking his billfold money trousers shoes and hat. He could only describe three men. Police recovered trousers and shoes for the victim. He wore a broken arm in splints from a recent car wreck.
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Howard
Two Hurt In Highway Crash Near West
A Westbound collision on the highway left two people injured when an old Lincoln veered out of control. Both victims were transported to St. Anthony's Hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Eighth Top Communist Leader Faces Pressure in Red Banner Clash
Fragmentary report notes Redsto New York pressing money on an unnamed woman, amid claims she is weakening. The item highlights the eighth top Communist leader in a tense power struggle and financial pressure within the movement.
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New York
Bakers Endure Extreme Heat In Mead’s Bakery Kitchen
Seasonal between the jobs of H. C. Heard and Bill Privett both bakers at Mead's Bakery in Cleveland and that of Travis Wallace at Borden's Ice Cream, the three men face brutal heat. Heard and Privett endure 150 degree kitchen heat for eight hours daily with 450 degree oven breaths to remove bread. They gain a three minute cooling period every 15 minutes as Privett and Heard drink ice water outside whenever possible, while Wallace dresses to work.
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H. C. Heard
Cleveland
Bill Privett
South Georgia
Mead’s Bakery
Travis Wallace
Arthur
Borden’s Ice Cream Company
Heard
Privett
Mead
Wallace
False Teeth Won’t Slip With FASTEETH Powder
Denture users faced embarrassment when plates drop or wobble. Sprinkle FASTEETH non acidic powder on plates to hold them firmly and prevent odor. Safe, non souring, and available at drug stores.
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Jacob Stachel
Carl Winters
Michigan State Council
Winters
Bill Kane
Allinghas
Lewis Nor- Charley
North
Wyoming
MR. Tack Presents
Pho
Sheryl Lyn May
Edwin May
Happy
Carl Thurman
Ropesville
O. E. May
Amarilo
Curry Smith
Mrs. Smith
Lake Louise
Canada
Salt Lake City
Park
Old Faithful Inn
A. J. Streit
Alaska
Thurman Gholston
Druggists’ Association
Charles Seiwell
Inspec
Owee
Mayfield
Reds
Capehart
Cercham
Broadway
Lubbock Inview
Our
2Nd
Monroe
Amarillo Ice CO
Blackburn-Shawaa
Zale
E. Bes
Zale’s
New
Prince
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Ledy
Sheaffer
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