Disease Rages Through China Amid Plague and Famine
United Nations relief officials report cholera sweeping South China with over 1,000,000 people endangered and a high mortality rate. Bubonic plague spreads in north and southeast China as vaccine campaigns aim to immunize up to 1,000,000 people while Hankow ships assist. Famine worsens in recovered North China provinces, with millions endangered and a plea to TUNRA for more food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Shanghai
South China
North
Southeas
China
Frank H. Herring
UNRRA
Kwantung Province
Canton
U. S. Navy
Hankow
Imukéen
Tunara
Diocesan Council Plans Tenth Anniversary Meetings
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women marks its 10th anniversary with district meetings April 8 to 11. NCCW field representative Mary Donohue will join the council president and officers in Amarillo for a luncheon and discussions. Meetings will be in Hereford April 11, San Angelo April 8, Big Spring April 9, and Plainview April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
DCCW
Robert E. Lucey
San Antonio
Thomas Drury
Sacred Heart Cathedral
J. J. Lane
Wichita
Kaw
M. F. Roche
Pampa
W. E. McNallen
Artesia
N. M
P. L. Bottoms
Amarillo
National Council of Catholic Women
Mary Donohue
Washington, D. C
NCCW
Laurence J. FitzSimon
Miss Donahue
Capitol Hotel
Ralph
Hereford
San Angelo
Big Spring
Lubbock
Plainview
Color Sports Films To Be Shown By Panhandle Club
A color film depicting Alas kan hunting and fishing scenes will be shown Monday night in the high school auditorium as a program of the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club. Ed Kral says arrangements are not final but screening is likely at 8 pm. Tex Noey will be in Washington to present the film to the National Geographic Society the following night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
Ed Kral
Tex Noey
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Pampa
Amarillo
New York Toy Fair Highlights Postwar Playtime Delights
Postwar toy industry showcases new items for children under four at the 43rd Toy Fair in New York. Highlights include working metal toys, a steam engine, puffing locomotive, four burner electric cookstove, a 40-pound red jeep, mobile dolls, bath tub toys, and outdoor metal playground equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
New York
Week Needed to Complete Malady Tests in Amarillo
A disease outbreak in Amarillo has killed two residents. Dr. George W. Cox said a week is required for laboratory studies. Dr. J. W. Irons arrived to study case histories, hospital and home visits, and work conditions. Tests conducted at Northwest Texas and St Anthony's hospitals and city labs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
George W. Cox
Austin
City Health Department
J. W. Irons
Department of Health
Irons
Ribbentrop says he warned Hitler about Britain’s fight
Joachim von Ribbentrop testified before the international military tribunal that he warned Hitler Britain would fight to the last man for the empire. He denied saying Britain was degenerate and stated he told Hitler the English would be heroic and resist to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Joachim von Ribbentrop
International Military Tribunal
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Hitler
London
England
Accident Victim Improves After Afternoon Collision
Mrs Addie Gearheart of 1301 East Seventh received cuts and abrasions in a collision yesterday at Twenty fourth and Arthur. She was riding in a 1937 Chevrolet driven by Mrs W A Hems of 2213 North Fast Sixth when it collided with a 1930 Oldsmobile driven by T A Daniels of 2609 Arthur. Mrs Hems was making a U turn at the intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Gearheart
East Seventh
Daniels
Arthur
County Tax Offices Open For 1946 Vehicle Licenses
County tax offices will stay open tomorrow afternoon to issue 1946 automobile and truck licenses that must appear on vehicles next Monday. More than 11,000 of Potter County’s roughly 15,000 vehicles have already been registered at the tax office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
American Ambassador Carried Letter to Stalin
Moscow broadcast said Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, newly arrived American ambassador, told a press conference he carried a letter from President Truman to Premier Stalin. The report was carried by radio from Moscow on March 29.
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London
Moscow
Walter Bedell Smith
Truman
Stalin
Farm Problems Conference Draws Texas Experts
Co. H. McDowell of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will attend a conference at the Amarillo Department of Agriculture Station to study wheat poisoning problems and start Summer grazing tests. Attendees include Dr. C J Whitfield Dr L H Stoddard Dr J M Jones Dr John H Jones R E Dickson H Schmidt with Fred Fogel and Newton Harrell assisting. the conference begins Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. H. McDowell
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
College Station
Amarillo Department of Agriculture
C. J. Whitfield
L. H. Stoddard
A. & M. College
J. M. Jones
John H. Jones
R. E. Dickson
Spur
H. Schmidt
Fred Fogel
Amarillo
Newton Harrell
Armstrong County
40 or 8 Team Will Initiate at Tulia
An initiatory team of Voiture Locale 689 of the 40 and 8 will go to Tulia Monday night to conduct an initiation of American Legion members in a Tulia Swisher County Post 214 meeting. The group departs at 6 30 from the Legion home, arriving for an 8 o clock start. John Tucker is Tulia Swisher Post commander. A mass initiation is set for 11 o clock Sunday morning April 14 at the 18th District Convention in Childress with Cox Farr Post hosting. Amarillo members joining the trip include Judge William Q Boyce Bill Sutton Johnny Goodman Mack McCoy Sterling Kinney Jimmy Moore Horace Walker Otto Landis and Seldon Simpson.
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Anin
Tulia
American Legion
Tulia- Swisher County
Legion
John Tucker
Tulia- Swisher
Childress
Cox-Farr
Amarillo
Tulsa
William Q. Boyce
Bill Sutton
Johnny Goodman
Mack McCoy
Sterling Kinney
Jimmy Moore
Horace Walker
Otto Landis
Seldon Simpson
Try To Halt Black Smallpox Epidemic
Seattle health authorities launch mass vaccination as five deaths are reported from a deadly Oriental form of smallpox. Clinics operate citywide while rural immunization teams vaccinate farmers and residents. Vaccine stock runs low and is replenished by air deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
American War Dads to Meet Monday Night in Amarillo
Amarillo Chapter 2 of American War Dads holds its regular meeting at 7 30 Monday night in the Veterans Information Center 110 East Fifth The agenda includes housing projects and jobs for veterans J L Case serves as president and W E Konkle as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Veterans Information Center
East Fifth
J. L. Case
W. E. Konkle
Postponement Opens More Prep Time for Bikini Shots
Los Alamos scientists gain extra months as Pacific atomic test is moved from May to July. Dr Norris Bradbury project director said the delay will aid preparation for the major Bikini operation and its enormous phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamos
N. M
U.P
Pacific
Norris Bradbury
Discharges Reduced to Oilfold Size Plastic Covering
Engineering Supplies reports reduced discharges to a compact oilfold size for plastic covering. The note cites manufacturing efficiency and streamlined packaging. No further context available.
Recovery of Blooey Gun Brings Peace in Wichita El Paso
An El Paso delegation retrieved a double barreled Blooey gun seized by federal and local authorities. The weapon, modified with a 14 inch sawed off barrel and a 20 inch pipe extension, caused a dispute over its legality and its use in a Shrine parade. After appeals to federal agents and internal revenue officials, local authorities were allowed to treat the item as a barrel extension and return it to Wichita police for the Shrine event.
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Wichita
Kan
U.P
el Paso
Tex
Shrine Temple Directors Association
Shriners
Elmaida
George Shepherd
R. A. McCollum
The
Temple
A. C. Snyder
Raban
R. B. Tatman
W. J. Hooten
el Paso Times
Hooten
Wichita Evening Eagle
Shepherd
Wichita Press
U. S
Frank McMullan
Internal Revenue
Topeka
Kansas City
Washington
John O. Drew
Iran Ambassadors Face Questions As Soviet Walkout Lingers
Questions from Polish Ambassador Lange press Iran on council procedure and troop withdrawal. Observers note the Soviet Union remains absent from sessions on Iran while other members push to proceed. The Iranian ambassador will be questioned about instructions, troop withdrawal confirmation, and a premier interview denying outside pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Council
Lange
Russia
Ala
More Important Than Divorce
A Houston woman told Judge Ben Wilson her divorce could wait but she needed nylons. She arrived two hours late, apologized, and admitted stopping to buy stockings on the way to court. She won the divorce but the nylons were gone before her turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
U.P
Ben Wilson
Mattress and Trash Fires Prompt Fire Crews
A mattress fire at the Plains Hotel corner of Tenth and Pierce drew firemen yesterday at 5 PM and damaged only the mattress. A separate trash fire at 705 Mississippi triggered an alarm at 4 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Tenth and
Pierce
Mississippi
Full Program For Masons in Khiva Temple Schedule
Khiva Temple outlines an eight event program from April 4 to May 18 with a full form ceremonial set for May 17 and 18. Regular uniformed bodies meet Mondays and Saturday luncheons occur at Capitol Hotel.
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Khiva
Capitol Hotel
el Paso
Dallas
South Plains Shrine Club
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Ralph W. Segerstrom
Danedell Kennels
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Minn
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America
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
KEL Kome Secretarial Service Central
Taylor ST
E. M. Roberts, JR
FISK
Masons
A. B. Goldston, M. D
Fisk Bldg
Redfearn & Blaker
van Buren
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Polk
White & Kirk
Stacoat
West 7Th Ave
Noble Paulk
R. L
Mike) Tate
Texas
New Mexico
Cath
Longhorn
Amarillo Hotel
Heublein
Leroux
Hiram Walker
E. 7Th St
N. E. 8Th St
N. Fillmore
Panhandle Radio Co
L. E. Bates and
M. I. Doss
DIAL
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Maxwell House, Ll
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Armour
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Lis
Amarillo Tree Service
W. F. Krause, Jr
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Hughes Fish Phone
Fillmore Dn
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