Weather and town news mix in Panhandle chatter
The page blends light weather notes with local color from Amarillo and Canyon. It mentions a possible weekend shower and hotter air ahead, plus talk of a new Santa Fe passenger train stopping at Hereford Amarillo and Pampa. It also features jokes and small town anecdotes on community life and a canine insurance idea.
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Banta Fe
Amarillo
Chicago
Hay
Hereford
Pampa
Amarillo visitors and new air service plans in the Valley
A letter to Ted Taylor hints at Amarillo being a friendly stop for a radio manager visiting from the Valley this July. It notes plans for a prolonged stay and work return, while also reporting two companies exploring nonstop air service between Amarillo and California and between Houston and Amarillo for perishable goods.
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Ted Taylor
Amarile
Amarillo
Taylor
Barnes Ogle
Bute
California
Houston
Gulf
Rambling Dispatch on Racial Discrimination and Public Figures
The column critiques racial discrimination and economic insecurity in the South, cites Frances Perkins on social upheaval, and notes newsreel coverage of Avak the Healer and his son Arakelian. It portrays tension, disillusionment, and public interest in a provocative sequence.
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Water Winchell
Dixie
Frances Perkins
South
Valley Development Proposal Multiplies Dreams for a Texas Paradise
The trip produced a bold forecast that the Valleys could become a major American playground with $19 to $20 million in railroad investment. Proponents cite Texas traffic and comparisons to Florida and California, urging the Missouri Pacific to fund hotels and parks to raise land values and business, with talk of a Palm Beach or Miami Beach outcome if Robert Young gains full control.
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Florida
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
San Valley
Canadian Pacific
Bamff
Robert Young
Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Texas Tropics
Mother Truman brushes off Washington fuss with "Oh fiddle sticks"
Winchell notes that Mrs Truman remains unimpressed by the President’s entourage and the media glare. She visited Washington months ago and dismissed the hoopla surrounding her family and officials with the quip Oh fiddle sticks.
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Winchell
Truman
Washington
Wheat farmers hail new kings as tax bill doubts rise
In a tone from a political column, the piece notes rich people worry over President Truman and a tax reduction bill. It reports many farmers call for opinions and hints at inside Washington info, concluding the wheat growers feel they are the new power this year.
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Truman
Washington
Authority for New Negro School Authorized in Amarillo
The Civilian Production Administration grants authority for a combined Negro school in the Amarillo Independent School District. The permit covers a $200,000 building project. All bids for the erection of the structure were refused at a recent school board meeting.
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Amarillo Independent School District
Civilian Production Administration
George M. Waddill
Markets Closing Stock Averages Report
Merrill Lynch closing stock averages show Industrials at 169.42, off 15, and 423.56 for another measure, with sales totaling 520,000. The report notes prices and changes for the period and provides closing figures for investors.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Beane
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Dated June 5
Kansas City cattle described as active with varying gains and losses across classes. Vealers steady to 50 cents lower, hog prices up 25 to 75 cents, sheep market moderately active with lambs strong to $1.00 higher and lamb prices around $21.75 to $26.90 for top lots.
Chicago Livestock Prices and Market Update
Chicago livestock market report shows cattle and calves 4,500 and 700 heads with fed steers and yearlings firm to 25 cents higher and demand strong. Cows largely steady, vealers around 26.50, hogs active with top to 24.75, and sheep at 22.25 for good and choice clipped lambs with No 2 and 3 pelts. Spring lambs scarce, native spring lambs around 24.50, light lots steady.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
Plans to cut costs as bids sought for building project
The Financial Industrial Fund liquidates 17881 dollars with an offer around 106 cents per dollar, well above the building budget allocation. Plans are revised to trim expenses and a new bidding call is expected shortly.
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Financial Industrial Fund
Disorder of Farm Equipment Causes Major Accidents
A brief report notes that farm equipment disorder remains the greatest single cause of farm accidents, highlighting safety concerns and the need for better maintenance practices and precautions.
Bank Robber Surrenders After Weatherford Heist
James C. Wheeler a 25 year old ex convict confessed to robbing Citizens National Bank Weatherford of 3082 dollars. He was arrested near Haltom City after evading officers for 19 hours and identified by a gun point victim Mrs Vaudine Bullington. Wheeler said I just wanted the money and expressed remorse at being caught.
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Fort Worth
James C. Wheeler
Haltom City
Wheeler
Citizens National Bank
Weatherford
Dallas
Vaudine Bullington
William Hollis 77 Dies After Long Amarillo Life
William Robert Hollis a retired grocery salesman died early today at a convalescent home north of the city He was 77 and had lived in Amarillo 44 years His home was 307 North Grant He leaves a son H G Hollis a sister Mrs Rose Preskitt and a niece Mrs Lee Williams all of Amarillo Funeral services set for tomorrow at 4 p m at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery
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William Robert Hollis
Amarillo
North Grant
H. G. Hollis
Rose Preskitt
Lee Williams
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Memorial Park Cemetery
Theta rush chairman attends downstate parties
Carol Thomson elected state rush chairman of Kappa Alpha Theta visits rush parties in San Antonio Austin Dallas Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Thomson of 1007 Bellaire.
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Carol Thomson
Kappa Alpha Theta
Lang accused of mass producing carved figures in Oberammergau
Tutt describes Lang as a dishonest racketeer who built a factory of hand carvers selling mass produced religious figures to occupation troops. Lang purportedly bought carvings and signed them, becoming rich while the Passion Play was hoped to be staged postwar. A Jewish interpreter is cited in support of Lang’s enemies.
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Tutt
Lang
Gi's
Oberammergau
Bomb letters traced to Italy and France
Eden revealed he received a letter bomb and carried it in his briefcase for 24 hours before suspecting danger. He said the envelope seemed unimportant at first. Buckingham Palace denied royal receipt of letters and Yard warned of more explosive envelopes while withholding names of eight recipients.
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France
Eden
Scotland Yard
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
Yard
British Isles
Wrestling promoter to manage Sports Arena at Tri-State Fairgrounds
Dory Detton, Amarillo promoter, will manage the Sports Arena and Exhibit Building now under construction at the Tri-State Fairgrounds. A contract with Potter County Commissioners Court is being drafted and may be signed at the next meeting. The county will receive 10 percent of gross gate receipts after taxes. The arena will seat about four thousand for basketball and similar events and up to five thousand for wrestling and other floor events, with completion expected by early fall.
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Dory Detton
Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Detton
Potter County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Ray Daniel
McCarty Book Given Honor
John McCarty’s Maverick Town from Old Targosa is named among the 10 best western books of 1946 by the Westerners based in Denver. A letter to Savoie Lottinville of the University of Oklahoma Press notes four of their books are in the list, praising McCarty.
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Targosa
John McCarty
Denver
Amarillo
Savoie Lottinville
University of Oklahoma Press
Jester Quiet On Gas Bill In Texas Panhandle
Gov Beauford Jester has not yet indicated if he will sign the Hazlewood Templeton bill allowing gas from unconnected wells in the Panhandle Field to be used for carbon black production without removing gasoline content. The measure passed the House Monday after Senate approval by voice vote and sits on the governor's desk with a 10 day window to act. Introduced by Sen Grady Hazlewood of Amarillo and Rep R L Templeton of Wellington.
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Beauford Jester
Hazlewood-Templeton
Panhandle
House
Senate
Jester
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Rep
R. L. Templeton
Wellington
Mark Taylor Home from University of Texas
Mark Taylor son of Mrs Mark Taylor 2612 Hayden is home from the University of Texas. Over 9 300 tons of hemp were used in Spain in the last year to make hemp sandals nets and fishing tackle.
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Mark Taylor
Hayden
University of Texas
Spain
Knob Knockers Fail in Hardware Store Burglary
Knob knockers unsuccessfully targeted the Ellis Ford Hardware Co at 306 Fast Fourth last night as they could not open the safe after knocking the knob from the door. Police report owners found the shop secured but uncertain if any items were taken. Burglars entered via a rear window. The Post Office Barber Shop at 610 Taylor also reported a $25 burglary from a safe last night.
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Ellis- Ford Hardware Company
J. L. King
Taylor
W. A. Helton
Tully J. Stecker Faces Forged Check Trial
Tully J. Stecker stands trial in 47th District Court on the charge of passing a forged check bearing the signature of Arvell Meador, Amarillo magazine salesman who died recently. Stecker was brought back from New York for the case and is defended by Sam Gardner.
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Arvell Meador
Amarillo Magazine
47Th District Court
Stecker
New York
Sam Gardner
Truman Faults Taft on Price Policy in Long Statement
President Truman assails Senator Taft for arguing that high demand justifies high prices. He says such thinking treats prices as high as traffic will bear rather than at fair profit levels. He deems the practice indefensible and unsustainable in the long run.
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Truman
Taft
Truman Blasts Taft On Price Policy And Recession Risk
President Truman argues Taft favors reducing demand to lower prices, calling it a dangerous path to recession. He warns against abandoning loan and spending programs and says voluntary price reductions have yielded results with wage adjustments in major industries and moderation of price rises.
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Truman
Taft
FBI probe and vote fraud allegations ignite judiciary hearing
Hoover and Attorney General Clark faced a judiciary subcommittee amid a wider FBI preliminary inquiry. Senator Kem accused Clark of issuing easy instructions to narrow the probe. A Kansas City grand jury charged Slaughter with fraudulent vote miscounts and called for a recount, noting theft of ballots from a vault the night after the charge.
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Clark
Judiciary Subcommittee
FBI
James P. Kem
Missouri
Kansas City
Slaughter
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