German police corner prisoner in Munich apartment
Two American military police and six German officers raided the Munich flat of 21 year old Anna Sperer at 8 this morning two hours after a truck driver said he saw the Cook stagger into the building. The 27 year old captive wore fatigue trousers and an undershirt. He lay on the bed and did not react until prodded with a revolver. He was in great pain after escaping Dachau Prison 69 hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Anna Sperer
Cook
Anna
Dachau
Leopold's throne return hailed by traveling baroness
Baroness de Warzee of Belgium says Leopold will regain the Belgian throne. She stopped in Amarillo en route to the West Coast, praising the king and recounting years as a diplomat's wife in Iran Japan and China. She travels with two suitcases, questions Belgian women's suffrage, and notes she crossed the Isthmus before the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Martin Leopold
de Warzee
Belgium
Amarillo
W. D. de Grassi
West
Albert
Leopold
London
Dorothy Davis
Leon
Baron
Miss Davis
England
Lima
Peru
Legation
Panama
Panama Canal
Iran
Japan
China
Belgian Congo
Jean Chauvel
United Nations
Rotterdam
Texas
Two in Race for County Treasurer
A hot race for Potter County treasurer emerged as two candidates filed for the post Miss Janie Hodges interim treasurer and Mike Thomas deputy in the county tax assessor collector office. Deadline for filing is tomorrow midnight and more candidates may join the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Ted Blackburn
Democratic Executive Committee
Blackburn
Janie Hodges
Mike Thomas
Hodges
Potter County Commissioners Court
L. D. Heyser
Thomas
Commissioners Court
Amarillo
Virginia
Executive Committee
Paul Gaither
O. D. Cope
Cope
Demo
Interior Department backs Canadian River Dam in review
Assistant Secretary G. Girard Davidson said the Interior Department favors the dam project and hopes for a favorable Bureau of the Budget report. He noted Amarillo as a helium center, stressed municipal water supply benefits, and indicated budget constraints on a costly venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Budget
G. Girard Davidson
Amarillo
Davidson
Budget Bureau
Canadian River
Bureau of the Budget
Conley Gives Up Daughter in Brockton Court Settlement
Louis Bob Conley agreed to relinquish his 5-year-old daughter Lynette in a Plymouth County Probate Court agreement. He will marry his mother in Amarillo to bring the child to Brockton by next Wednesday. He received nine months at Plymouth House of Correction with release possible if the daughter returns to the mother and he settled a $3,100 alimony arrearage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Louis Bob Conley
Lynette
Harry K. Stone
Davis
Stone
Amarillo Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau Report
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair hot weather today with a cooling trend Saturday afternoon. Highs around 96 today dropping to 90 Saturday, lows near 67 tonight. Panhandle forecasts show generally fair conditions with isolated thundershowers. cooler northeast portion late Saturday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Census shows Panhandle towns gain residents while some counties shrink
The district totals rise with Amarillo, Borger, Pampa, Dumas and Sunray driving growth. Amarillo and Potter County lead gains, Moore County shows the largest proportional rise, while Wheeler and Donley counties report notable declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Borger Area
Pampa
Dumas and
Sunray
Panhandle
Potter County
Moore County
Wheeler County
Donley County
Hall County
Hartley
Amendments OKed for Canadian River Dam Bill
Rex B. Baxter reports in Washington that essential amendments to the Canadian River dam bill have been agreed on. No Bureau of the Budget report yet. expected next week. Cities involved must work out project details. Baxter, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, is en route home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Washington
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Rex B. Baxter
Bureau of the Budget
Davidson tours reclamation projects and aluminum plant
The assistant secretary, en route from Amarillo after a late Dallas departure, plans an Albuquerque soil reclamation inspection and a West Coast tour. He will also visit the Riverbank Aluminum Plant near San Francisco, meeting with H E Robbins and Dr C W Seibel.
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Amarillo
Tidelands
Davidson
Albuquerque
Dallas
H. E. Robbins
Bureau of Reclamation
C. W. Seibel
Bureau of Mines
West Coast
Riverbank
San Fran- Lee
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Baroness de Warzee
Center
W. D. DeGrassi
West Tenth
Greyhound
Palo Duro Canyon
Globe
Associated Press
Bertha
Bob Beck
FBI
Greenglass
Russia
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
Fuchs
Slack
Philadelphia
Edward Scheidt
New York
Noncom
Gold
Scheidt
United States
Anton A. Yakovlev
John
Harry Gold
C, Girard Davidson
Interior Department
Mirror Enterprises Syn
Conley
the Weather
US Weather Bureau Report
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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