Hughes says Senate probe will ruin his reputation
Howard Hughes, in Culver City interview, declares the Senate investigation of his airplane contracts will expose no graft or plane flaws and will only damage his hard earned reputation. He hails the XF-11 as the best plane and notes the government got its money’s worth from the plywood flying boat project. He describes government orders and his personal expense to move and continue work at Culver City.
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Howard Hughes
Senate
Hughes
Army
Ginger the Tiny Rider Captivates Audiences in Horse Show Spotlight
Virginia Ann Eby known as Ginger will perform at a three night horse show in Tulsa with her favorite mount Rex. Born into riding, Ginger began on a horse at 3 months and has since appeared in Life magazine and major horse publications. She has billed performances across Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri reaching large crowds. She has given 57 shows and entertained up to a million viewers.
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Tulsa World
Wex
Rex
Charger
Virginia Ann Eby
Virginia Ann
Tulsa Riding Academy
Amarillo
Ginger Ginger
Moppet
Life Magazine
Ginger
National Horse Press
Horseman's Journal
National Horsemen
Charles Eby
Tulsa
Tanbark
Gneer
Horse Show
Old Rex
Carter
Ebys
Fayetteville
Ark
Kittl Ginger
Fort Smith
Coffeyville
Kan
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Houston
Woodward
Oklahoma City
Springfield
Little Rock
Fire chief resigns as Amarillo department shakeup unfolds
The Amarillo City Commission and acting City Manager conclude the charges against Fire Chief Wilson were not wholly justified. Chief Cooper replaces Wilson as the new fire chief while pledging cooperation with firefighters. Wilson retires with a city pension and a record the city lauds as otherwise excellent.
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Wilson
Cooper
Ed Wilson
George Cooper
Amarillo
Fire Department
Lawrence Hagg
N. V. Moss
Miami
Kaiser Claims Roosevelt Reversed Navy in Jeep Carrier Fight
Senate hearings in Washington centered on Henry J. Kaiser as he alleged a late President Roosevelt persuaded Navy leaders to back his jeep carrier concept. Kaiser said a 16–0 Navy vote against the plan shifted after Roosevelt’s involvement, while he criticized “forces” he says stymied wartime aircraft projects.
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Washington
U.?i
Henry J. Kaiser
Senate
Roosevelt
Navy
Kaiser
Paul Bunyan
Senators
Howard Hughes
Naval
Claude Pepper
Florida
Homer Ferguson
Marvin H. McIntyre
McIntyre
Ferguson
Klieg
White House
Mac
Evaluation Notice Upsets Taxpayer At County Board
A taxpayer mistook his evaluation notice for a tax statement and appeared before the Potter County Board of Tax Equalization. He objected to $1,340 in taxes, arguing it exceeds his home’s assessed value. The county commission acts as the board today, tomorrow, and Thursday to hear complaints.
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Potter County Board of Tax Equalization
County Commission
Board of Tax Equalization
Weather summary for Amarillo region and West Texas today
Fair weather continues this afternoon through Wednesday with hot temperatures. New Mexico sees clear nights and mornings, partly cloudy afternoons, and scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the northern mountains today and tomorrow. Highs reach 97, lows 62, noon 93.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Plane Lost Two Aboard in New Mexico
Clovis New Mexico plane search underway after two men Jimmie Gressett 23 and Johnnie Hardisty 21 fail to return from a weekend flight to Eagle Nest. Rescue planes from Las Vegas and Santa Fe joined the hunt as families await word.
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Here
Eagle Nest Lake
Jimmie Gressett
Johnnie Hardisty
Luscombe
Eagle Nest
Gressett
Empy Gr
Hardisty
Gressetts
Grossetts
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
New Orleans Pet Shop Seeks Prairie Dogs for Sale
A New Orleans pet shop owner asks Amariillo businessmen for prairie dogs to stock in his store. C. A. Dusse of the Du-Sayv Pet Supply Company on Dauphine Street requests young, hand raised prairie dogs with the letter sent to Ama rillo chamber of commerce. Prairie dogs are described briefly as burrow digging rodents common in the Panhandle.
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New Orleans
Amarillo
Association of Commerce
C. A. Dusse
Du-Sayv Pet Supply Company
Dauphine Street
Panhandle
Clark Ta llots Assistants to Missouri Vote Fraud Grand Jury
Attorney General Tom C. Clark named two special assistants to aid the Kansas City grand jury probing alleged vote fraud in Missouri's purge primary. William A. Paisley and Eric Broome, noted prosecutors, join the investigation. Paisley previously prosecuted Mayor James Curley, former Rep. Andrew J. May, and the Garsson brothers.
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U.P
Tom C. Clark
Kansas City
Grand Jury
Missouri
Clark
William A. Paisley
Eric Broome
Paisley
James M Curley
Boston
Andrew J. May
Garsson Brothers
War Secretary Royall heads to Europe for occupation zone briefing
Secretary of War Kenneth Royall flew to Europe to obtain firsthand information on issues impacting both the War and State departments in the American occupation zone of Germany. He travels by plane on July 29 to assess postwar administration and policy needs.
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Washington
Kenneth Royall
Europe
Germany
Amarillo to get a Mexican consulate soon
Gustavo Ortiz Hernan, Mexico’s consul general in Texas, announced Amarillo will host a new consulate as soon as suitable quarters are found. Eugenio Pesqueira named as the new Amarillo consul. Hernan travels to San Antonio for regional talks as offices prepare.
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Amarillo
Gustavo Ortiz Hernan
Texas
Mexico City
Dallas Morning News
Hernan
San Antonio
Ruben Riestra
Price College Head Receives Year in Rome Study
Brother Lawrence, Price College director since 1938, departs Amarillo to study at the Christian Brothers Mother House in Rome for a year in a second novitiate. Brother Basil will return to assume duties on August 16, with Brother Paschal acting director until then.
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Lawrence
Price College
Rome
Amarillo
Basil
St. Louis University
Brother Lawrence
Christian Brothers
Brother I. Francis
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Europe
au_ edrice College
Paschal
Connally Assured Naval Air Base To Remain for Present
Senator Connally of Texas said top Navy officials assured him the Corpus Christi Naval Air Base will continue operations for several months while its future is decided. Reports claimed the base would be abandoned except for a small plane assembly and repair unit.
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Washington
Senator Connally
Texas
Navy
Corpus Christi Naval Air Base
Soviet Russia veto blocks Balkans commission plan
Bulletin from Lake Success notes that on July 29 Soviet Russia vetoed a United States resolution to establish a Balkans commission, blocking the proposed action.
48 Wheat Yield Not To Be Cut
Washington reports the government will not cut next year's wheat production goals despite shortages and high prices. A big crop is expected to be called for soon as seeding for winter wheat begins. The Agriculture Department faced soil strain from wartime production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Steel prices jump in Youngstown plant price hike
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co announced price increases of five to eight dollars per ton on steel products in Youngstown Ohio. The move comes as steel markets tighten and producers seek to pass higher costs to buyers.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Truman Voices Peace Hopes To Baptist World Alliance
President Truman sent a message to the Seventh Congress of the Baptist World Alliance in Copenhagen where about 7,000 delegates from 48 nations gathered. He urged dedication to spiritual cooperation alongside political and economic collaboration to build a free peaceful world.
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Baptist World Alliance
Copenhagen
Congress
The
W. O. Lewis
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