Houston Meat Blackout Threat Shuts Local Grocers
About 700 Houston retail grocers voted to close their meat departments next Monday to force wholesalers to honor OPA ceiling prices. The move followed a meeting urged by OPA District Director Stephen J. Tully and the Retail Grocers Association. Criminal cases were prepared against 12 local meat wholesalers for price violations.
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Houston
U.P
OPA
Stephen J. Tully
Retail Grocers Association
Pat S. Stone
The
Grocers Association
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Texas
Tully
Stone
Houston Grocers
Becket Couple Visited Wichita Amarillo Residents on Way to Tucson
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Becket of Wichita Kansas, formerly of Amarillo, spent last night en route to Tucson Arizona. They called on Mr. and Mrs. Car Ince at 3900 Polk and left details for Want Ads, phone 6262.
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Jim Becket
Wichita, Kan
Amarillo
Tucson
Ariz
Car Ince
Polk
Scholarship Winner Leaves Rochester for Physics Research
Andrew N. Baker Jr aged 16 of 3418 Hayden is the youngest of 19 finalists selected from nearly 1,000 applicants for five University of Rochester science scholarships funded by Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. He will begin the term on July 2 and plans to pursue physics research after serving as Hi-Y president, debating team member, and student publication staffer at his school. He is a June graduate and son of Andrew N. Baker, a Santa Fe safety supervisor.
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Andrew N. Baker
Hayden
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Bausch & Lamb Optical Company
Young Baker
Hi-Y
Santa Fe
Ellwood Park Record Music Gains Favor
Ellwood Park Sunday afternoon music programs at Ellwood Park grow in popularity with service men and civilians. Miss Jeanne Manellia of the Downtown USO notes rising attendance as Miss Thelma Lee arranges 20 numbers for this Sunday's 4 to 5 30 PM program featuring selections from Oklahoma Faust and A Day with Iturbi and Rubinstein among others.
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Ellwood Park
Jeanne Manellia
USO
Thelma Lee
Hammerstein
Schubert
Jose Iturbi
Victor Herbert
Gounod
Rubinstein
Sunset Approaching and Putting Tournament Tonight Draw Prizes
Pro Walter Sikes hosts an evening of golf events with $50 to each golfer who holes out in the 60 yard approaching division. The tournament begins at 7 with putting to follow around 8. Entry is 50 cents. Three 60 yard shots determine closest to the cup. Rewards include War Stamps for top finishers and daily prize structure.
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Walter Sikes
Local Sports Card Weekend Events At Amarillo Venues
Multiple weekend amateur events listed at Amarillo venues including golf at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association handicap tournament, softball at Amarillo College and Amarillo Country Club, tennis inter city matches, junior softball leagues, baseball Junior Gold Sox at Tri State Fair Park, bowling at Victory Alleys.
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Sunset Golf
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Amarillo College
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo-Phillips
Ellwood Park
Tri-State Fair Park
Ednesday
Hursday
Nelson Faces Quartet in 72-Hole Medal Match at Plum Hollow
Detroit June 22 Byron Nelson seeks to defend his golf leadership in a 72 hole medal match with Craig Wood Jag Mc Spaden and Sam Byrd at Plum Hollow to raise funds for the Army Convalescent Hospital at Battle Creek Mich The format calls for Simvorlor 18 holes today 18 Saturday and 36 on Sunday.
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Detroit
U.P
Byron Nelson
King of the Fairways
Craig Wood
Jag McSpaden
Sam Byrd
Byrd
Plum Hollow
Army Convalescent Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Simvorlor
Greenberg Returns to Tigers in Baseball Comeback
Hank Greenberg, back in a Detroit Tigers uniform after four years in the Army, rejoined his teammates as Detroit beat Cleveland 5 to 1 in a three game sweep. He showed readiness by smashing a batting practice line drive 350 feet to left field.
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Detroit
Hammerin
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
Greenberg
Army Air Forces
Tigers
Cleveland
St. Louis
Steve O'Neill
Pampa Hosts Three-Way Golf Battle Sunday
The Pampa Country Club hosts a three way golf match Sunday afternoon featuring Amarillo Borger and Pampa teams. Each city fields a 20 man squad with Amarillo signing up 20 players at the Ross Rogers Course Clubhouse.
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Pampa
Amarillo
Borger
Ross Rogers Course
Proposed Wildlife Legislation to Permit Live Decoys
Washington June 22 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Flannigan said wildlife legislation likely will be taken up early next fall. Three bills have been referred with others under consideration as Congress adjourns for summer recess. The Wildlife Conservation Committee proposes permits to feed migratory birds use of limited live decoys and a three month duck and goose season with zones fixed regardless of state lines.
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Washington
Flannigan
Virginia
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
House Wildlife Conservation Committee
Belmont Stakes to split turf's Triple Crown three ways
New York June 22 The American turf Triple Crown will be split three ways tomorrow at Belmont Park as six three year olds contest the Belmont Stakes worth 50 000 added and near 73 000 gross in total. Jeep owned by Col C V Whitney is the Derby favorite though Hoop Jr. and Polynesian are absent.
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New York
Belmont Park
Hoop, Jr
Col. C. V. Whitney
Jeep
Daisy Maes Suffer Season's First Defeat
The Daisy Maes of Amarillo Air Field lost to Amarillo YWCA club 29 to 7 in yesterday's game. A return match on the field diamond is scheduled for next Friday. YWCA seeks additional softball players and asks interested people to contact Esther Boulware at 591 Lincoln or by phone 6785.
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Daisy Maes
WAC
Amarillo Air Field
Amarillo Ywca Club
Esther Boulware
Lincoln
Eight Colts Set to Challenge Busher in Santa Anita Derby
Arcadia Calif June 22 The Santa Anita Derby field appeared limited to eight colts for the barrier tilt tomorrow the final prep before the $50 000 race top filly Busher looms as the one to beat Sea Sovereign Charles S Howards improving son of Seabiscuit is tipped as the main threat to Busher trained by Louis B Mayer’s outfit.
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Arcadia
Cal
Busher
Charles S. Howard
Louis B. Mayer
Mrs Frank Hoyt and Norma Visit Relatives in Oklahoma
Mrs Frank Hoyt and her daughter Norma are visiting relatives at 827 Virginia in Custer City Oklahoma. Mrs Frank Boggs III is seriously ill at her Norman Oklahoma home with Mrs McAfee and Mrs Yeager at her bedside.
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Oklahoma
Frank Hoyt
Norma
Virginia
Custer City
Okla
Boggs III
Frank Boggs
Lane McAfee
R. L. Yeager
Norman
McAfee
Yeager
Amarillo Jaycees appoint officers and set installation
Bill Curtis and Dick Palmer were named to arrange the officer installation for the Amarillo Jaycees before July 12, at a Capitol Hotel meeting. Roy Snodgrass becomes president succeeding Fay Shackelford with Jack Fyfe and Palmer as vice presidents. Manning Holland is secretary and Garland Martin treasurer. state directors are Shackelford and Arlie Hudson.
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Amarillo Jaycees
Bill Curtis
Dick Palmer
Fay Shackelford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roy Snodgrass
Shackelford
Jack Fyfe
Palmer
Curtis
Manning Holland
Garland Martin
Arlie Hudson
Boy Dies Instantly Under Truck Wheels
A 10-year-old boy named Gordon Burnett Crawford was crushed under a grain truck on a farm three miles north of Happy. He had recently come from Penrose Colorado to help in harvest with his uncle Luther Lock on a farm owned by E. T. Miller of Amarillo. the accident occurred when he slipped from the truck bed and he was killed instantly. The body was sent to Penrose tonight by Griggs-Warren Funeral Home of Canyon.
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Happy
Gordon Burnett Crawford
Paul Crawford
Penrose
Colo
Panhandle
Luther Lock
E. T. Miller
Amarillo
Griggs-Warren Funeral Home
Canyon
Weaker Sex Designation Does Not Apply to Burglar Catchers
In Houston on June 22 UP reports Mrs Stella Smith and her assistant Mrs T W Copeland proved the saying wrong by stopping a burglar. Mrs Smith grabbed the intruder and, with Copeland, dragged him back inside then notified police.
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Houston
Stella Smith
T. W. Copeland
Queen Mary sails wartime Atlantic with few submarine encounters
Commodore Sir James G. Bisset recalls 60 wartime crossings of the Queen Mary, 59 without convoy, noting no submarine sightings or gunfire. The liner carried about 650,000 troops, mostly Americans, with armament removed. Churchill rode aboard thrice and 14,000 GIs were safely repatriated.
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New York
James G. Bisset
Ay. Bisset
Bisset
Churchill
Illness Delays Assembly of God Missionaries Amarillo Visit
Rev. and Mrs. Leland Johnson and their three children, scheduled to speak at the Assembly of God Church at 900 North Pierce, cancel tonight due to a family illness. They will return next Tuesday night. The Johnsons, imprisoned in Japan for three years, were liberated recently by American troops.
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Leland Johnson
Assembly of God Church
North Pierce
Amarillo
Johnson
Six Bitten by Rabid Police Dog in Shreveport
Six people were bitten yesterday when a German police dog ran through downtown Shreveport causing panic. A policeman shot the dog, and examination confirmed rabies.
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Shreveport
U.P
Room for Rent Wanted Ad Prompt
A brief want ad invites renters to inquire about a room for rent. Ideal details include location, price, available date, and contact method. The notice should attract potential tenants with concise, clear terms and a friendly tone.
Rail Travel Congested Across Southwest
Rail travel in the Southwest is more congested than in 30 years as crowds ignore pleas from the defense transportation rail director and President Truman to avoid war vital travel. E. O. Walker cites large crowds piling onto trains and buses, hindering wartime movement.
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Dallas
U.P
Southwest
E. O. Walker
District Office of Defense Transportation
Truman
Walker Comments on Plea Deals and War
Walker insists that with ample funds and vacation approvals, some people will seek pleas regardless of war. He argues that money and time off drive people to choose legal settlements over trial, highlighting personal motivation in contentious cases.
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Walker
McCall Couple Visit en Route to Roswell Army Son
Mr and Mrs McCall arrive from Danville Virginia to visit Mr and Mrs Harry Gardner while heading to Roswell New Mexico to see their son Arnold McCall in the Army.
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Mrs. McCall
Danville
Harry Gardner
Roswell, N. M
Arnold McCall
Brenner Pass Among Alps' Lowest and Busiest Routes
Brenner Pass stands as one of the Alps' lowest routes and among the most frequented passages, linking regions across the range. The pass serves as a major transit corridor favored for travel and commerce due to its relatively gentle grade and strategic position.
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Brenner Pass
The
Alps
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Galveston Group
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Andrew N. Baker, Jr
News- Globe
Madison St
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Tn ST. Louis
Amarillo Hotel
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McCalls
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