Britons Hanged in New Outbreak of Violence
In Palestine Irgun Avail Leumi says it hanged two British army sergeants near Natanya, amid ongoing search efforts and fresh violence. Two more British soldiers died when a mine exploded near Hedra Station. three were injured. An anonymous call claimed responsibility and said the sergeants hung, their bodies still swinging.
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Irgun
Leumi
Natanya
Palestine
Hedra Station
Tel Aviv
Zvai
Acre
Holyland
Mouledous defeats Saunders in junior singles at Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan Richard Mouledous of New Orleans beat James Saunders of Amarillo Texas 8-6 9-7 in the fourth round of the national junior and boys tennis championships. The report notes insured dwelling and contents services in nearby ads.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Kalamazoo College
Richard Mouledous
New Orleans
James Saunders
Amarillo
Texas
Roosevelt urged continuation of flying boat project during war
In a July 30 AP report Jesse Jones testified that President Roosevelt ordered work on a $20 million flying boat to proceed. Jones said Roosevelt told him after a February 1944 cabinet meeting not to waste already spent money, as the government pressed on with the wartime project.
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Honard Magnes. Jones
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Increased Cab Fare Apparently a Cinch
Amarillo taxicab fares may rise five cents after the major cab companies asked the city commission for a 5 cent increase. The commission signaled support if a detailed financial analysis justifies higher rates. Mayor Lawrence Hagy said action would be prompt once all firms submit authenticated profit and loss statements to the city auditor J. C. Lilly and transportation director Lefty Fowler.
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City Commission
Lawrence Hagy
Yellow Cab
Hagy
J. C. Lilly
Lefty Fowler
Fowler
Safe-Way Cab Company
City Cab Company
Checker Cab Company
Col. E. A. Simpson
Yellow Cab Company
Dependable
Simpson
John Q
US protests Russian seizure of Axis assets
The United States protested Moscow's removal of German and Italian assets from former Axis satellite states before peace treaties take effect. In a note to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, signed by Ambassador Bedell Smith, Washington demanded timely information on provisional transfers and prior consultation on treaty asset provisions. Lovett outlined the protests at a news conference, citing substantial asset transfers from Hungary Bulgaria and Romania.
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Washington
United States
V. M. Molotov
W. Bedell Smith
Moscow
Robert A. Lovett
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Lovett
Attlee Signals Deep British Troop Cuts in Europe
A socialist source says Prime Minister Attlee told Labour MPs Britain will sharply cut military commitments in Germany Italy and Greece amid economic crises. He pledged rapid troop withdrawals from northeast Italy and Greece with substantial reductions in Germany and asked miners to work extra hours to boost coal output.
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Attlee
Britain
Germany
Italy
Greece
Ows
Seer Ee Ee Ee
Labor
Venezia Giulia
Labor Party
Palestine
United States
Yugoslavia
Carl Hare Sells Land to Barnetts in Randall County
Carl Hare sold three and a half sections of Randall County ranch and farm land near Buffalo Lake to EF L Barnett and his son Arley Barnett. The deal includes a $270,000 hunting lodge and $10,000 in farm equipment, with total sale near $125,000. The Barnetts farm 7,000 acres of wheat and are noted Panhandle farmers with eight straight crops.
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Carl Hare
Randall County
Buffalo Lake
EF. L. Barnett
Arley Barnett
Glen L. Casey
Casey
Amarillo
Ile
Tierra Blanca Creek
Barnett and Son
Panhandle
Cavness Praises Texas State Highway Department
State Auditor C H Cavness released a 141 page report calling the Texas State Highway Department one of the best organized and operated. The review notes an average annual expenditure of 42 500 000 over the prior decade and that 36 327 miles of highways are maintained with a 6 500 person staff.
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Austin
C. H. Cavness
State Highway Department
Texas
Cavness
Dallas public schools go independent in city vote
Dallas voters choose independence for public schools in a July election. The tally was 8 327 for separation to 3 671 against, a nearly two and a half to one margin establishing the move. Advance sketching classes Thursday night at Roller Palace 6th and Jefferson.
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Dallas
Roller Palace
6Th and Jefferson
Jimmie Moore Withdraws From State Legion Race
Jimmie Moore of Amarillo withdrew from the state American Legion commander race paving the way for George Berry of Lubbock to be elected. The Fort Worth convention will conclude with Berry likely succeeding Bertram Giesecke of Austin as commander.
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Jimmie Moore
Amarillo
George Berry
Lubbock
State
American Legion Department
Fort Worth
Moore
Legion
Berry
Bertram Giesecke
Austin
Clovis search expands for missing plane carrying two men
Clovis NM July 30 search continues for two young pilots Jimmie Gressett 21 and John Hardesty 20 missing since leaving Clovis Saturday bound for Eagle Nest. Air and ground parties swarm Caprock country west of town aided by an Army Air Forces plane and local pilots from Clovis Field and Las Vegas.
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Eagle Nest
Jimmie Gressett
John Hardesiy
Trowbridge
Roswell Army Air Base
Clovis Field
Las Vega
Las Vegas
Wagon Mound
Taos
Gressett
One Way Traffic Recommendation for Tyler and Taylor
City commissioners consider a proposal by Fr. J. Emond to convert Polk Street into a two lane opposite direction flow for buses and make Tyler and Taylor one way. He urges signs in advance of speed zones and angled downtown parking with widened avenues or new parking lots.
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Polk Street
Tyler
Taylor
Fr. J. Emond
Chicago
Lawrence Hagy
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
Hagy
Emond
Taylor and
Polk
New director named for Boys Ranch leadership change
Morris Hank Decker named manager-superintendent of the Boys Ranch at old Tascosa succeeding Jack Harden after four years. Otto Mangold resigns as coach and athletic director with no successor yet chosen. Decker, 30, a former West Texas State College Buffaloes star, will finish his bachelor’s degree this summer. He is Indiana born, married to Betty Brown of Canyon, and served in the Corps of Engineers in Africa before returning to Texas.
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Morris
Hank” Decker
West Texas State College
Cal Farley
Decker
Jack Harden
Farley
Otto Mangold
Mangold
Buffaloes
Kleinschmidt
Tall Buffaloes
Betty Brown
Canyon
West Texas Star
Corps of Engineers
Africa
West Texas State
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Gus Miller
Buff
Indiana
Richmond
Ind
Virginial Hill Found Unconscious in Paris Hotel Suite
An acquaintance of Virginial Hill, Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend, reports she was found unconscious in her Paris hotel room on Wednesday, seemingly from a sleeping pill overdose. Publicist David Green echoed the claim, following an earlier police report from the French Riviera two weeks prior.
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Paris
Virginial Hill
Bugsy Seigel
David Green
French Riviera
Confederate Reunion Opens but No Veterans Attending
The 51st annual Texas Confederate veterans reunion opened at Camp Ben McCulloch near Driftwood Texas with no veterans expected to attend. Officials said none of the roughly a dozen surviving Confederate veterans in Texas would likely be present this year, though they hoped at least one could come.
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Driftwood
Hays County
Texas
Ben McCulloch
South
Chilren
Brownwood Doctor James Abney Dies at 100
Dr. James A Abney aged 100 a veteran of the Confederate armed forces and one of Texas last 13 surviving Confederate veterans died last night at his son Fred Abney’s home in Brownwood Texas Abney was a pioneer doctor in the community and a noted local figure.
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Brownwood
James A Abney
Texas
Fred 5
Abney
Six Family Members Injured In Tascosa Road Wreck
A Tascosa family of seven had six injured when their car collided with a parked vehicle on the main traveled part of Tascosa Road near the gravel pit. Leroy Locke, 4, suffered head injuries. Gaileen Locke, 9, broke an arm. Donald 6 and Fred 10 had facial cuts and shock. Harry Loomis, 19, was fined $1 and $14 costs for parking on the roadway. The crash occurred about 11:20 p.m. one mile west of Amarillo city limits. Loomis and an unidentified Amarillo girl escaped serious harm.
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Northwest
Texas
Amarillo
Grady Locke
Harry Loomis
West Fourteenth
J. D. Cazzell
Justice of the Peace
Loomis
Locke
Leroy Locke
Gaileen Locke
Donald Locke
Fred Locke
Mr Locke
Mrs. Locke
Tascosa Road
Wildcat Walkout Shuts Hudson Plant In Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Company reports a wildcat walkout by CIO Auto Workers halting all operations and idling 8 000 workers in Detroit. Ford Motor Company plans to suspend most manufacturing tonight and lay off 22 000 employees due to a strike at Murray Corporation plants.
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Detroit
U.P
Hudson Motor Car Company
CIO Auto
Ford Motor Company
Murray Corporation
Ford
Russia Vetoes Ireland Portugal and Trans Jordan Plea
July 30 report says Russia would veto the United Nations admission bids of Ireland Portugal and Trans-Jordan when the Security Council holds a formal vote. The note signals another veto in the ongoing admission process.
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Russia
Ireland
Portugal
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Security Council
City Hunts Legal Way To Get Rid Of Pet Polecat
Tacoma residents clamored for a skunk that wandered into a grocery last week while the city pound sought a legal method to dispose of the animal. About 200 people claimed ownership or desired the deodorized polecat as a pet, leaving attorneys unsure how to return it rightly.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
City Pound
Flying plan for Bill Hancock faces delay without funds
Tulsa Oklahoma reports plans for a round the world flight by Bill Hancock a 23 year old former Army pilot were discussed today but may be deferred until 1948 due to lack of financial backing.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bill Hancock
Amarillo and Vicinity Fair and Hot Through Thursday
Amarlio area remains fair with continued heat this afternoon tonight and Thursday. West Texas showers minimal with little temperature change. New Mexico clears tonight and Thursday morning with partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and Thursday afternoon. Highs reach 98 degrees in the 24 hours ending 6:30 AM with a low of 66 and a noon of 93.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Commission Seeks Right Man for Amarillo City Manager
Amarillo remains city manager free as Mayor Lawrence Hagg says efforts to hire a replacement are stuck in status quo. N V Moss has served as acting manager since A P Hancock’s resignation effective June 39. More than twenty applicants have sought the post. six were interviewed on June 18 and some offers were declined by professional city managers employed elsewhere.
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Amarillo
Lawrence Hagg
City Commission
N. V. Moss
Water Department
A.P. Hancock
Maryor Hagg
Bud Curtis
Ira Stephenson
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