April Wet Ahead and Local Weather Wit
The Panhandle faces a wet April with forecasts of moisture increases through April. Ted Neely notes March is the driest month with a bumper wheat crop possible if April yields moisture. Winds shift from southwest to north by midweek, fishing conditions improve Thursday, and some fish were caught Sunday despite a gale. Burglary risk rises with unattended homes during travel. The next census will be in 1950 with Amarillo potentially reaching 100000. Caviar remains scarce and costly in New York.
Stalin Churchill quarrel anecdote and Cold War context
The Tehran meeting tale recalls Stalin joking about a gift to Churchill, while Herbert Matthews notes the USSR’s European and Asiatic reach. The piece warns of long war avoidance but predicts Russian dominance of Europe in 10 to 15 years and potential Canadian relocation of British dominions. A separate Cerf quip echoes a dream of a white frame house atop a wooded hill.
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Winchell
Stalin
Churchill
Tehran
Moscow
Persia
Haunted House Dream Echoes Into Real Find In Kansas Road
A dream sequence recurs over three nights of a young woman chasing a familiar lane to a house she asks about for sale. The old man warns the place is haunted, and then closes the door. A humorous local notes column follows about a gambler, a giant egg, fashion haves, and a Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen meet.
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Litchfield
Panhandle urges Panhandle industrial growth in exposition
Rex Baxter lauds Panhandle scope as a regional project with Amarillo not the sole driver. McCarty introduces Borger high school shop students and Amarillo College attendees before the keynote praising the Panhandle’s industrial potential. He cites pioneering spirit and wartime industrial know-how as drivers and notes Amarillo’s location and transport facilities as key growth factors.
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Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Amarillo
McCarty
Borger
Fred H. Brownlee
Alfred Tanner 79 Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Alfred C H Tanner a 79 year old Amarillo pioneer cattleman and farmer died at 12 40 this morning in a local hospital He was born in England and a St Andrews Episcopal Church member The family home lies eight miles east of the city on the Dallas road Survivors include a son C W D Amarillo a niece Emlie Gibbs Washburn two nephews R A Witt Conway and Christopher Witt Amarillo Mrs Tanner died in 1928 Funeral services tentatively set for 4 o clock Wednesday afternoon Body in state at N S Griggs Sons
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Alfred C. H. Tanner
Amarillo
Tanner
England
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Dallas Road
Emlie Gibbs
Washburn
R. A. Witt
Conway
Christopher Witt
Plane Crash Victim Dies in New Mexico Flight
Russell M. Vail, 36, of Plains Kansas, died after a light plane crash near the Amarillo Highway 66 underpass. His companion Russell Scott survived. Vail’s body is being sent to Plains by Blackburn-Shaw. he is survived by his wife and mother.
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Russell M. Vail
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mr. Vail
Plains
Kaw
Russell Scott
Carlsbad
N. M. Scott
Municipal Field
Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw
Kansas
Clare Vail
Fire Sweeps Part of Burgess Lumber Yard
Insurance adjusters and E. B. Burgess evaluated fire damage after a blaze at Burgess Lumber Company on Fifth and Tyler. Firefighters fought the flames for over an hour after discovery shortly before 7 PM, with property including paints and roofing materials destroyed. Burgess, owner, lives at 2616 Hayden. most losses were insured.
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E. B. Burgess
Burgess Lumber Company
Fifth
Burgess
Hayden
Women Resume Red Cross Drive In Potter County
The Potter County Chapter American Red Cross continued its 1946 fund campaign for a third day. Fifteen zones in the city had not yet reported full coverage. The drive began Friday. strong winds Saturday reduced workers but the solicitation continued today.
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Potter County
American Red Cross
2000 Eighth Army Men to Report for Shipment Home
In Yokohama 2000 Eighth Army personnel with 41 points are ordered to report Thursday to the replacement depot for shipment to the United States. Some will sail aboard the Marine Robin, leaving about March 24.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
United States
Marine Robin
Truman says no advance knowledge of Churchill Missouri speech
The White House stated that President Truman had no prior knowledge of Winston Churchill's Missouri address. The comment signals ongoing interest in Anglo American cooperation to preserve peace.
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Churchill
Missouri
Washington
White House
Truman
Winston Churchill
Anglo- American Association
Freight Moves As Workers Join Union
Freight traffic between here and Oklahoma City partly resumes after 51 percent of Lee Way Motor Freight employees join the Teamsters. Pickets withdraw at Lee Way and long distance drivers resume, while Yellow Transit dock workers remain nonunion and picketing continues. President Dan Heitzman offered a brief statement that everything is working out.
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Here
Oklahoma City
Lee ““@y Motor Freight, Inc
Teamsters Union
Interstate
Teamster
Yellow Transit Co
Yellow Transit
Teamster Brotherhood
Brotherhood
J. L. Brundage
Lee Way
Dan Heitzman
Buford Hodges Wins Gunnery Award at Fort Bliss
Pvt. Buford Hodges son of Mrs. W J Hodges 723 North Mirror completed basic training at Fort Bliss and qualified as marksman in antiaircraft units He received training on the 40 mm automatic gun and is assigned to occupation troops The Amarillo Hodges private 18 entered the Army last December.
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Pvt
Buford Hodges
W. J. Hodges
North Mirror
Fort Bliss
Hodges
Cupation
Amarillo Hodges
Hatchery Produces First Four-Legged Chick in Million-Strong Batch
Lewiston Idaho March 18 George W Fitzsimmon reports his hatchery has produced a four legged chick among several million chicks. He says it is not a cure for food shortage and does not expect widespread change from this single anomaly.
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Lewiston
Idaho
George W. Fitzsimmon
Relief for Cough Promises Quick Relief with Creomulsion
An advertisement urges relief from coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis with Creomulsion. It claims the product reaches the problem loosens phlegm soothes inflamed bronchial membranes and offers money back if it does not quickly ease the cough allowing rest and sleep. It notes beechwood creosote as an ingredient and that the medicine contains no narcotics.
C J E Lowndes Condition Reported As Good
Amarillo banking official C J E Lowndes Sr. was in Dallas after an emergency operation yesterday morning. Mrs Lowndes and their son Charles J E Lowndes Jr. are with him in Dallas. Friends say his condition is as good as can be expected.
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C. J. E. Lowndes
Amarillo Banking
Amarillo
Lowndes
Dallas
Not So Windy Today But Blasts Expected Tomorrow
The forecast notes calmer conditions today after yesterday’s gusts up to 40 mph. Winds will be light this afternoon then pick up to 20-25 mph tomorrow before turning blustery again. Skies remain fair.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo Exhibit Makers Shine In Trade Show
Mr Simmons praised dramatic displays while Mrs Goldstein noted strong selling quality across exhibits. Amarillo exhibitors dominated with prize winners and eye catching booths. Amarillo Tent and Awning earned honorable mention for its colorful stand showing canvas products in miniature displays.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Expo Showcases Local Industry And Manufacturing
Exhibits display a broad range of regional production from Russell Stationery printing to Walter Irvin plants and Irvin and Reynolds machine stands. Panhandle territory maps highlight Shamrock Oil and Gas and Southwestern Public Service. A new baby garment patent by Blanche Dickson bridges local craft with industry.
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Southwestern Store Fixture Co
Walter Irvin, Inc
Irvin and Reynolds
Shamrock Oil & Gas Company
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
A To Z Display Company
Display and
Fullerton Floor Furnace Company
Merit Mills
Southwestern Public Service Co
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The
Ted Neely
Mr. Neely
Russia
Lend Lease
A. D. Godwin
Hereford
Mr. Tack
New York
New York Times
London
Herbert Matthews
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
Britain
Bennet Cerf
Kansas City
Bobby Carnahan
Reno
J. W. Phillips
News-Globe
Mr. Phillips
Alfred Tanner
Red Cross
Prescription Laboratory
Polk
White & Kirk
3Rd
Buford Hodges Fanis
Mr. Simmons
Russell Stationery Company
Robert G. Dillard
Austin
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
West Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Herring Hotel
Kryptok
See Optical Co
Ellis Carp
C. T. Shropshire
Cal Farley
Fillmore
Wunstop Duzzitt
TYLER
Georgia
Harrison
L. A. Pittman
Mead Pittman
Third
P. A. Bo
Runnaondgie
ALL Repair Work Neon CO
Jay Pittman
Raymond Lawrence
Vigoro Ferry
Gouldy
Mickey’s
Gene Mullican
Floyd Mason
West Coast
Mickey
Blackbourn
Shaw- Neral
Pierce
Liberal Credit
Pacific Finance Loans
FISK
Mr. Atkin
Aisi
Firestone Stores
Voice of Firestone
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