Father Finds Takers For Seven Gift Tots
A Miami announcer earning 15 a week seeks stable housing to support his seven children and a bedridden wife. He describes constant moving to dodge bill collectors and provide a home, noting his wife’s rheumatic fever and postnatal surgery. The family includes Billie Patricia aged 8, William 7, Edith 6, Virginia 5, Diana 4, Charles 3, and Thomas 9 months. Meanwhile Harvard student Nathan H. Fish commutes 170 miles from Bangor by air due to housing shortages in Boston.
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Harvey
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Edith
Virginia
Diana
Charles
Thomas
Mo Wreu
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Mass
Boston
Harvard
Nathan H. Fish
Bangor
Predict Heavy Showers for Panhandle Forecast
The Panhandle region faces thundershowers with moisture in the long range forecast. Amarillo recorded the state’s coolest minimum at 58 degrees. Tuesday’s high is expected near 94, with 88 anticipated for Wednesday. A nearby low pressure area should move east, pulling in cooler air for slight relief from 90s.
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Amarillo
United Press
Panhandle
t'Russelle
Taylor
Berlin currency talks hint at Western unity plan
Berlin dispatch reports that wartime Allies and Soviet representatives met to discuss a single currency for all zones. Observers note tentative support from Western powers for currency reform despite disagreements, with possible implications for Berlin’s future status and four power governance.
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SAN Jacinto Baptists
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ODP
CROC
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Texas
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Western Germany
Dewey Nominated as Presidential Candidate in 1948 Contest
The article details political maneuvering around the 1948 Republican nomination. It notes Dewey's rising position supported by Martin's swing, Taft and Vandenberg as potential runners, and Stassen supporters weighing a vice presidential deal. Arizona backs Dewey, Alabama delays roll call, and the convention moves toward formal nominations amid ongoing factions. It also mentions a government cancer research grant to the University of Texas and a Lakeview postmaster nomination.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Martin
Robert A. Taft
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Stassen
Vandenberg
Vention
Taft
Taft-Stassen
Col
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Alabama
Joseph W. Martin
Enlistment in Guard Boosts Amid Draft Exemption Move
National Guard enlistment rises as Congress gives draft exemption to preexisting guard members. Since the bill's passage seven men sworn, with many more seeking information and starting enlistment. Col Seldon Bimpson notes fire units have room for 400, and fewer than 100 are currently enlisted. Recruitment offices and ORC assist, Armory at English Field Annex serves as main info hub.
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Army
Navy
Rels
National Guard
English Field Annex
ORC
Federal Building
Organized Reserve
Vandenberg Stakes Platform on Policy Makers Today
The article reports on the 1948 platform drafting process led by Henry Cabot Lodge and Arthur Vandenberg, detailing topics from public housing to Israel and anti Communist laws. It notes the platform favors collective security and UN framework while avoiding veto changes and seeks recognition for Israel with UN charter limits.
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GOP Resolutions Committee
Nationel Ghelzman Cervell Reece
Cris
Israel
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
United Nations
Resolutions Committee
Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Waddy Week Western Events Schedule Highlighted
The calendar outlines Waddy Week with Western costume day and patrols. A rodeo opens at 6:30 PM Saturday at the Sports Arena followed by a Western dance at 9:20 PM. Sunday offers a 2:30 PM rodeo, with Monday closing at 2:30 PM.
Two Californians Arrested After Liquor Store Burglary
Police arrested Jerry McKenzie age 19 of Detroit and Walter Kingston age 22 of Evansville after a near red handed burglary at Blue Top Liquor Store, 1808 North East Eighth. Owner Bryan York witnessed events and police found $29, three bottles of whiskey, two cigarette packs and two rings on the suspects. Investigation continues.
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Blue Top
North East Eighth
Jerry McKenzie
Detroit
Mich
Walter Kingston
Evansville
Bryan York
York
Mr. York
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Mr. Yorksa
J. F. Cook
Denver
Los Angeles
East Ihitchhiking
Amarillo Sixth in State for Building Permits
Amarillo ranks sixth in Texas for building activity with a year to date total of 2,176,095 dollars. For June, the city reports 519,410 dollars in permits, with January through May monthly totals listed and Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth among the top cities by volume.
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Fort Worth
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Weather sketch for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon thundershowers across Amarillo and West Texas. Tonight and Wednesday show cooler trends with fair skies at times. New Mexico forecast calls for fair south and partly cloudy north with isolated afternoon storms in northern mountains. highs around 92 and lows near 58.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos
New Mexico
Pension plan for miners clears legal hurdle in Washington
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough ruled John L. Lewis may proceed with a $100 monthly pension for UMW miners aged 62 with 20 years in the pits. The tentative plan, backed by Len H. Styles Bridges, uses five million dollars from the welfare fund to start payments, and avoids violation of the 1947 Coal Work Contract or Taft-Hartley Act. The decision may restart contract talks due June 30 and avert a July strike.
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Len H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Welfare Board
van Horn
Goldsborough
UMW
Lewis and Bridges
Civil War Fears After Irgun Arms Ship Landing Clash
In EL AVIY Israel a clash between Irgun Zvat Leumi and Israeli troops over an arms ship landing near Natanya threatens civil conflict. The LST grounded 60 yards offshore as gunfire and fist fights erupt in Tel Aviv Bay, despite arms import restrictions under a UN armistice.
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Israel
Zvat Leumi
Army of Israelt
LST
Natanya
Tel Aviv Bay
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Chicago Mob Enforcer Fails to Hold Victim in Narrow Escape
A Chicago incident reports a mob style enforcer pressing a victim to run and pay. The assailant took the man to two restaurants for breakfast then offered to cover Veltri’s cashier costs before Veltri fled. The attacker remained unpredictable according to witnesses.
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Joseph the
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