Hospital Bond Approved for Northwest Texas Hospital Expansion
Potter County voters will decide on a 750000 bond to enlarge Northwest Texas Hospital. Commissioners hired Emerson Roche to prepare legal proceedings for the bond election and set a date after petitions signed by over 2000 voters and a 10 percent tax-payer signoff.
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Potter County
Northwest
Texas Hospital
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Emerson, Roche & Company of Austin
Commissioners Court
Gene Klein
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Frank Hoyt
Texas
Klein
Hospital 9Ond
Extension of Sugar Control Passes House
The House approved compromise sugar relief to extend allocation and price controls to October 31. Program shifts control from the OPA to the Agriculture Department and guarantees a minimum 20 pound sugar allotment per person over seven months, with a 35 pound yearly rate. 50,000 tons reserved for new industrial users and inventories remain under control through March 31, 1948.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
OPA
Department of Agriculture
Zoo prompts public not to call tomorrow at Bronx Zoo
New York report states Mr Bear Mr Wolf and Mr Fox will not be at home to telephone callers tomorrow at the Bronx Zoo. The telephone company began screening calls last year and blocked 2 708 calls to reduce nuisance to zoo officials. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bear
Wolf
Fox and Company
Brox Zoo
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Trials Ordered For Texas A and M Cadet Corps Students
Military trials begin this afternoon for more than 100 Texas A and M Cadet Corps officers and seniors accused of disobedience and insubordination after a no confidence vote. Col. Guy S. Meloy Jr. heads five panels with A and M graduates as tactical officers.
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College Station
Texas A. & M
Cadet Corps
Guy S. Meloy, Jr
Meloy
Board of Directors
Texas A. & M. College
Texas A. & M. College Cadet Corps
Benny A. Zinn
Delay Vote On Dooley Two Weeks
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed action on President Truman's nominee Joe B. Dooley of Amarillo for a northern Texas federal judgeship until April 14 after new complaints were raised. Senator O'Daniel opposed confirmation, presenting farmer letters about land seizure for the Pantex plant and allegations involving a former Amarillo law partner and land contracting practices.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
Texas
O’daniel
Dooley
O'Daniel
Pantex Ordnance
Fred C. Klinke
J. D. Barnes
Klinke
Sutton
City Ballot Interest at High Tide for Mayor and Commissioners
Voters in Potter and Randall counties brace for a record turnout as a 13 sided city commission race nears its final day. Poll tax receipts reach 14 997 in Potter, with many outside city limits yet residents within Randall County also eligible. Campaigning heats up on radio as Mayor contenders Lawrence Hagg and Charley Crowe prepare last addresses, while election officials and judges coordinate last minute logistics.
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Joyce Boutin
Globe
Potter County
Central Fire Station
Horace Mann Junior High
Sanborn School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Street
Randall County
Lawrence Hagg
KGNC
Charley Crowe
KFDA
Riley Strickland
Kfda Airways
Crowe
Katherine Burwell
Paul Olson
H. M. Britt
A. W. DeHope
C. L. LaGrone
J. N. Browning
W. D. Westbay
Gus
Cas Johnson
F. Pelton
Jim Hudson
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
al Reville
Tom Farris
Jimmy James
A. K. Baracat
B. P. Brents
Auto Flops Four Times Two Escape
Two Amarillo men escaped serious injury when their car overturned four times late this morning. Herschel Washler 20 was treated for head lacerations and released after a Blackburn Shaw ambulance transfer. Patrick Veazey 19 drove the 1937 Ford coupe and was uninjured aside from scratches. Odell 40 a 1939 Chevrolet driver collided as Veazey’s car skidded and overturned, police said.
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Amarillo
Herschel Washler
Florida
Northwest Texas
Blackburn-Shaw
Patrick Albert Veazey
Lamar
Georgia
Sidney McKnight Odell
Alabama
Odell
Julian Boulevard
Britain buys 49 former German ships for 14 million
London March 31 The Ministry of Transportation announced the sale of 49 former German merchant vessels allocated to Britain by the Interallied Reparation Agency. About 40 shipping firms purchased the ships paying a total of 14 107 000 dollars.
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London
Ministry of Transportation
Britain
Interallied
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and West Texas
Partly cloudy and moderate temperatures continue for Amarillo and vicinity with no major changes. West Texas sees partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area. New Mexico reports partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and cooler conditions in the north. Highs around 68 and a low near 43 have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
News Tip First Prize To Mrs. Carl Coffey
First prize of 5 dollars is awarded to Mrs. Carl Coffey for the tip about a baby’s arrival en route to the hospital. The second and third prizes go to Mrs. Fay Klutts and Glen Burgess for tips about local people and a youth in gym class. Checks will be mailed to the winners.
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Carl Coffey
North Fairfield
Amarillo
Fay Klutts
Taylor
Glen Burgess
McMasters
Carol
Betty Reed
Apache
C. M. Andrews
East Fourth
Sherry Lou Holden
Carolina
R. H. Nichols
Mountain Drive
Robert Norman
East Tenth
R. L. Coons
J. B. Short
Hayden
R. M. Burgess
L. E. Hudson
North Cleveland
Burl Reynolds
North Houston
Ben Henry Johnson
E. K. Hill
Box
Louis Stepter
Army Tech Village
James Kyle
Tommy, Akers
Tyler
Miners Lay Down Picks At Midnight
The nation’s 400000 soft coal miners will stop work for six days starting at midnight in memory of the Centralia Illinois mine explosion victims. AFL United Mine Workers leaders and Interior Secretary Krug discussed safety and long-term conditions as stockpiles held, but some plants like U S Steel warned of coke shortages as beehive ovens close.
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Associated Press
Centralia
Ill
AFL United Mine Workers Union
UMW
John L. Lewis
Krug
Senate
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Walter Thurmond
Charleston
W. Va
Southern Coal Producers Association
Thurmond
Marshall assails Soviet ultimatum at conference
U S Secretary of State Marshall denounced Soviet Russia for delivering an ultimatum to the foreign ministers council. He warned that real progress requires flexible, minds and offered sharp criticism of both Soviet and French positions on German reparations and coal, arguing against policies that would keep Germany as an economic poorhouse.
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Moscow
U. S
Marshall
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
Ernest Bevin
Council For
Germany
Ruhr
United States
Europe
Vandenberg proposes UN veto over Greek aid
Senator Vandenberg urged giving the United Nations veto power over US Greece Turkey aid at a Senate Foreign Relations hearing. He proposed amending the aid bill to require withdrawal if UN authorities demand it, or if purposes are achieved, or cannot be earned. House hearings also debated warnings to Russia, Monroe Doctrine implications, and risks of global intervention.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Security Council
General Assembly of the United Nations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Crawford
United States
Hamilton Fish
Congress
New York
Europe
Fish
Monroe
South America
Mediterranean
Russia
America
Egyptian flag raised as Britons quit Nile delta
King Farouk hoisted the Egyptian flag over Easr El Nil barracks signaling the total evacuation of British forces from cities in the Egyptian delta to the Suez Canal zone. An advertisement for asphalt shingles and large stock lumber appears with John Maynard Lumber at 800 W. 5th.
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Cairo
Farouk
Easr el Nil
Suez Canal Zone
John Maynard
Contributions to San Jacinto Youth Center Grow
Weekend donations to the San Jacinto Youth Center rose to 217.50, secretary John Fairey announced, increasing the total to 29,015.50. Those wishing to donate may mail gifts to Box 2433, with a list of weekend contributors on page 6.
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San Jacinto
John Fairey
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de Bradford
Rock Springs
University of Texas
BY Paul Timmons
Chamber of Commerce Hospital Committee
Federal Works Agency
Commission
Emerson, Roche & Company
Austin
Ray Daniel
Mr. Klein
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
F. F. Beringer
Jason Robberson
Manawmi
Wolfin
Wolfin Ave
Worace Mann
Central Eire Station
10Th Street
Wilson
BE A. Resal Co., Insurance-Real Estate
Russell Stationery Co
Roller Palace
6Th & Jefferson
Center
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