Weather and cautions on a capricious High Plains forecast
The report notes unpredictable rain and hail on the High Plains yesterday with more erratic weather expected for the next day or two. It mentions no major rain anticipated, while a local man Bob Wright claims his patent medicine named Thumb cures children of thumb sucking, a claim echoed by old-time women who recall using safetida on thumbs and even mittens as remedies, though some prefer quinine.
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Bob Wright
Stolen church sign sparks reward offer and local letters
A reader pledges 25 dollars to recover an eight by four Lutheran Vacation Bible School sign stolen near eighteenth and Harrison in Amarillo. The missive blends community sentiment, critique of post war curb design, and reflections on local figures, with other letters noting city recovery after a disaster, housing costs, and social commentary on screwballs and squirrels in Amarillo.
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Tack
the Marine
Eighteenth and
Harrison Streets
Lutheran Vacation Bible School
Paul Fluegel
Route 1
Amarillo
Eighteenth
Harrison
West Seventh
M. M. Powell
Squirrels Seen as Delicate Food Versus Cats Legend
A Texas writer compares early spring squirrels to rabbit in flavor while noting East Texans wary of eating them, linking the creature to cats via a long-standing legend about a backwoodsman who sent dead kittens dressed as young squirrels to a banker.
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East
Texas
United States
Tax reform criticism targets HR 1 in veto message
The veto message argues HR 1 unfairly favors high income groups, with minimal relief for a $2,500 earner yet large savings for a $50,000 and even larger for a $500,000 income. It urges Congress to study a thorough revision including exemptions and various tax areas to reform the entire system.
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Congress
Funeral for Mrs Ruby Lee Roop in Amarillo Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs Ruby Lee Roop will be held at 10 tomorrow morning at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr A D Foreman Jr of First Baptist Church officiating. Pallbearers include E T Cummings B F Fullerton Frank Carney T A Bippus Nelson Hall and Leonhard Darnell. Burial is in Llano Cemetery. She died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital at age 52. Survived by husband M B Roop daughter Edith Faye Boone five brothers and three sisters. She was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church.
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Amarillo
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
E. T. Cummings
B. F. Fullerton
Frank Carney
T. A. Bippus
Nelson Hall
Leonhard Darnell
Leonhard Darnell. Mrs. Roop, Wife of M. 8. Roop, Amarillo Bus Company
Northwest Texas Hospital
San Jacinto
Roswell
Forrest Bradley
Los Angeles
Llano Cemetery
Consulting Engineer to Confer With Commission
Marvin Nichols, city consulting engineer of Freese and Nichols Fort Worth, is in town for the first time since the new city commission took office in May. He hopes to meet the commission today to discuss storage for water and sewer installation and other engineering problems.
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Marvin Nichols
Freese and Nichols
Fort Worth
New City Commission
Nichols
New City
Potter County to Advertise Bids for Park Reroofing
County commissioners authorized the county engineer to advertise for bids to reroof the agricultural and automobile buildings at the Tri-State Fair Park. The action advances maintenance work on the park facilities.
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Fair Park
Potter County
Ngs
Tri-State Fair Park
Rites Tuesday For Ed Green Amarillo Pioneer Merchant
Final rites honoring E. D. Ed Green, Amarillo merchant and Elks leader, are planned for tomorrow afternoon. Green died yesterday at age 70 after a heart attack following a Flag Day program where he delivered the eulogy. Born in Centerville Tennessee, he moved to Amarillo in 1903, opened a Polk Street clothing store later moved to Taylor Street, and served in many Elks offices. He is survived by a brother in Nashville and a sister-in-law in Childress. Body lies in state at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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Ed” Green
Amarillo
Mr. Green
Amarillo Elks At Veterans Hospital
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Elks
Ed Green
Texas Panhandle
West
Tennessee
Centerville
Hickman County
Nashville
Panhandle
Polk
Taylor
Elks Lodge
Walker Green
Childress
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
DeMolay Officers Race By Amarillo Adviser Says Hot Contest
DeMolay chapter adviser in Amarillo says the election of officers will be a hot race and competition is expected for selecting a conclave site for 1948. Degree teams are being formed and will practice this afternoon under Bill Gray of Wichita Falls and T. J. Chick of Borger. An evening barbecue at 6 and an All State Degree team conferment at 8 will mark the day with initiatory degree at 2:30 led by Bill Quebe from Waco. Khiva Temple in Fifth and Fillmore hosts all conclave sessions.
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Bill Gray
Wichita Falls
T. J. Chick
Borger
John Snider
Bill Quebe
Grand Council
Waco
Khiva Temple
Fifth
Fillmore
Investigating Two Week End Burglaries
Police investigate two burglaries from the past weekend. Mrs. Chesterllen reports a break in at 2309 Fillmore when her family returned about 7 15 pm to find the home looted. Missing were a 25 government bond a billfold and foreign currency including German Japanese and Philippine souvenir money. Another break in at City Auto Sales 500 Buchanan damaged an office with only a spotlight taken.
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Fillmore
City Auto Sales
Buchanan
Closing Stock Averages and Midwest Livestock Prices
USDA and Chicago market reporting cattle calves hogs and sheep prices and sales. Livestock tone shows steady to slow demand with top cow and steer prices listed, plus regional bid ranges and loads. Deals reflect feedlot and stocker activity and regional shipment notes from Kansas City and Chicago markets.
Market Notes Steers Heifers Mixed as Beef Prices Slip
Choice steers and heifers steady, medium and good grades 25 to 50 cents lower, cows mostly 50 cents down, bulls steady. Five loads of choice 1,171 to 1,314 lb fed steers at 29 25, most good and choice fed steers 25 50 to 28 50, vealers 25 to 26 50, top 26 50. Sheep around steady on meager supply. clipped lambs and spring lambs bid weak with No 1 pelts 22 00 to 21 00. good and choice native spring lambs 26 00. Financial Industrial Fund liquidating 1.8604, offering 2.04.
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Kansas City
USDA
Texas
Lack of Funds Halt San Jacinto Youth Center Work
Builders volunteering time could not work due to no funds for materials at the San Jacinto Youth Center project. John Fairey reports $46 in donations today from Amarillo Typographical Union and church groups and urges more gifts this week to supply materials for next Saturday. Donations can be mailed to Box 2433 with notes for the pool chlorinator if desired.
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San Jacinto
Amarillo Typographical Union
Shelton Bible
First Christian Church
Circle Five
Gertrude Perkins
Fairey
Youth Center
Senate approves Interior Department funding bill
The Senate passed and sent back to the House a 215.53 million dollar Interior Department appropriations bill, a 27 percent cut from Truman estimates. The measure includes 54.12 million more new appropriations than the House approved, with 41.0 million of the increase for operations the House had assumed could be financed from carryover. The Senate is 80.61 million under the President’s estimates and 43.02 million under the department’s year end amount.
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Washington
Senate
House
Interior Department
Truman
Wherry
Nebraska
Jewish Terrorists Sentenced to Death in Acre Prison Raid
A Jewish military court in Jerusalem condemned three militants to death for their role in the May 4 Acre prison break that freed 251 inmates and caused 16 deaths. Two co-defendants received life terms while Irgun threatens retaliation. Romania plans to plant 1.8 million acres of sunflowers to supply edible oil.
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United Nations Commission of Palestine
Acre
Ingun Zval Leumi
UN Commission
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City Charter Group To Meet For First Chamber Session
City charter revision committee meets in the council chamber at city hall this afternoon at 3 o clock. Mayor Lawrence Hagg and Commissioners Ira Stephenson and Bud Curtis will attend. The group, appointed last Friday, includes R E Underwood chairman, other returning charter writers from 1913 and multiple local citizens. The panel will study and propose changes to improve city government efficiency.
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Lawrence Hagg
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
R. E. Underwood
N.S. Griggs
John McKnight
Ed Hardin
Amarillo
Charles Ware
Fred Carr
Tom Wingate
Virgil Patterson
Hugo Loewenstern
Ross Rogers
Joe Jenkins
John Fullingim
John Boyce
B. Whittenburg
Wes Izzard
Joe Shields
Jay Taylor
Underwood
Building Permits Total 459455 With 42 New Homes
Building activity for the first half of June reached 459455 dollars, dominated by residential work. Forty two permits issued, eight in ten for homebuilding contractors, mostly two to eight rooms per dwelling. Four new authorizations over 10000 dollars registered, including six room brick veneer homes at 11001 Bonham and 2814 Hayden, plus two six room brick veneer homes for Wedding and Cochran on Fannin. Commercial projects lag, Woolworth Building slated to start this summer.
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A. F. Phillips
Bonham
Joe W. Kemble
Hayden
Wedding & Cochran
Fannin
Woolworth
Truman Delays Action On Labor Legislation
Washington June 16 Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said President Truman may not act on the Taft Hartley labor union bill until just before the Friday midnight deadline. He noted no action would be taken until after Truman’s return from a Princeton University speaking engagement tomorrow.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Ross
Princeton University
Princeton
Brown Bomber Was Here In Amarillo Like Joe Louis
A large Negro man, with a white boy, entered the Union Bus Center in Amarillo around 8 am and bought a ticket to Leland Mississippi claiming to be Joe Louis. He paid with a $100 bill from a bulging wallet, and a Cadillac with an Illinois plate was seen nearby. The Associated Press reported Louis is in Seattle for an exhibition.
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Fillmore
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Tucumcari
Amarillo
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Lloyd Owens
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Sharp Brothers
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Associated Press
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West Texas graduate chosen for air tactical school class two
Maj Burl E Glass Jr a West Texas State College graduate from Canyon has been selected for the second class at the Air Tactical School at Tyndall Field Florida His wartime service includes squadron command in the Ninth Air Force and 63 combat missions He will return to Hamilton Field after completing the course which trains officers to command squadrons and staff duties
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West Texas State College
Canyon
Air Tactical School
Tyndall Field
Fila
Major Glass
Anchor Club
Juanita Lowe
Ninth Air Force
Basic School
The
Air University System
Glass
Hamilton Field
Cal
Meat shipments banned by Ireland amid domestic shortage
Ireland imposes a ban on sending meat parcels abroad due to a shortage at home. The measure restricts exports to stabilize domestic supplies and ease pressure on local markets.
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Eire
Norito Promises Fast Relief From Rheumatic Pain
Thousands suffering rheumatic aches including lumbago neuralgia and neuritis praise Norito as a quick acting formula. The ad claims reliable relief within three doses and offers a money back guarantee if pain is not eased. See your druggist today to obtain Norito with the ironclad guarantee.
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Norito
Oritto
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