Hart to deliver Texas A and M commencement address
In College Station on May 2 the University of Texas Chancellor James P. Hart will speak at Texas A and M's commencement. Separately, Washington action on May 9 orders a wholesale beef price rollback. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Harold D. Cooley says cattlemen opposed the order, while Price Stabilizer Michael V. Di Salle projects beef price cuts of 9 to 10 cents per pound by October 1, saving about 700 million dollars yearly for households.
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College Station
James P. Hart
University of Texas
Texas A & M
Washington
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Michael V. di Salle
DiSalle Orders Ceilings on Beef Prices
President DiSalle issued immediate ceilings on wholesale beef prices with retail ceilings due May 14 and a 10 percent cut in live cattle prices allowed in stockyards effective May 20. Industry spokesmen warn the measure may reduce production and raise consumer costs.
NC Democrat cites beef industry opposition to rollback
Cooley pressed cattlemen to provide facts to justify their stance as opposition to the price rollback grows. Retail controls start May 14 with beef prices to drop 4 percent on August 1 and October 1, passing the cuts to consumers.
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Cooley
North Carolina Democrat
Bank Hit For 2000 At Melrose First National
Burglars broke a west wall window at the First National Bank of Melrose and took about 2000 dollars in silver from the vault. The safe was battered but not opened. Entry likely after 2 am. discovery at 7 am by janitor Russell Bolin. S. L. Sanders, vp, noted the missing silver and entry method.
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Melrose
First National Bank of Melrose
S. L. Sanders
Sanders
Thomas H. Walter
Russell Bolin
Bolen
Roy de- Lee
Democracy in Amarillo School Shown by German Teens
Ulrich Hungsberg and Gerhild Schaible, German exchange students at Amarillo High School, study physics history civics algebra and language while observing American democratic life. They will finish German diplomas but continue some American work as they pursue futures in oil geology and architecture and compare school systems.
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Globe
AHS
Gerhild
Schaible
Left
Ulrich Hungsberg
Amarillo High School
Fulda
Germany
Gerhild Schaible
Tuelingen
Amarillo
American Field Service
US State Department
Ulrich
R. B. Norman
Oxford
University of Leipzig
Guatemala
Mrs R B Masterson Sr Dies After Long Panhandle Life
Mrs R B Masterson Sr widow of a leading Panhandle cattleman died at her Amarillo area home at 83 after a long retirement. Survivors include a son four daughters and 22 grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at Polk Street Methodist with burial in Llano Cemetery and Boxwell Brothers directing. Donations to charities requested in lieu of flowers.
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R. B. Masterson, Sr
Panhandle
Dall
Eugene Slater
Polk Street Methodist Church
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers
Amarillo
Z. T. Scott
Austin
Sloan Kritser
Chansler Weymouth
John Fain
Fanning Heaton
Ojai
Cal
Zachary Scott
Hollywood
Richard Kleberg, Jr
Kingsville
Shelby Kritser
David Kritser
Tom Kritser
Madison County
Tenn
Texas
Lampasas
Polk
Hulen pleads not guilty in wife beating case
Hulen appeared calm in court with attorney George McCarthy and his son J R Hulen as he entered a not guilty plea. He stated his name as R J Hulen, was held in Potter County jail after tests in Austin and Georgetown, and was denied bond at arraignment before Justice C W Carder with no further action dates set.
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Hulen
George McCarthy
J. R. Hulen
Henry S. Bishop
R. J. Hulen
Helen
Potter County
Austin
Georgetown
Amarillo
Dist
Atty
Herman Pipkin
Pipkin
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Jay Taylor Named Director for Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Publisher Amon G. Carter resumes chairman role for the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. New director named is Jay Taylor from Amarillo joining the Fort Worth event's leadership.
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Jay Taylor
Fort Worth
Amon G. Carter
Amarillo
Prizes Up For Sale Of Flags
Veterans groups compete for a cash prize by selling the most American flags for Armed Services Day on May 19. Organizations include the American Legion Post Harvey Oliver leads, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps League, Navy Club and auxiliaries. Six districts divide the commercial area to avoid overlap. Flags 3 by 5 feet on 9 foot poles. Firms will display flags at 8 am May 19 in a city wide flag raising. Residents urged to join the salute.
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Veterans’ Organization
Harvey Oliver
American Legion
The
Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Marine Corps League
Navy Club
Earl ©. Allmand
Chamber of Commerce
Two Cops Turn In Resignations
Police Chief Sid Harper announced resignations of C. T. Burden and T. R. Hodges. Burden, at 203 Tennessee, left after a shift from 4 PM to midnight and since November 1929 served with the force. Hodges, at 1716 North Hayes, exits May 21 after joining in 1943, previously a caretaker at Amarillo Army Air Field and a scout car officer since April 15.
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Sid Harper
C. T. Burden
Tennessee
T. R. Hodges
North Hayes
Burden
Hodges
Amarillo Army Air Field
Ridgway Is Promoted to Four Star General
President Truman announced the promotion of Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway to full general awaiting Senate confirmation. Ridgway, MacArthur’s successor, has led Far East and United Nations forces in Korea and headed occupation duties in Japan since April 14.
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Washington
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Senate
Ridgway
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Japan
Cooler Tonight Warmer Tomorrow Forecast Issued
A warming trend is forecast for Thursday after a cooler night. Weatherman H. C. Winburn reports partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with Amarillo noting a trace of precipitation. Yesterday's high reached 83 and the low 55. Tomorrow's high is projected at 81 and tonight's low at 45.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Raid on Sinuiju Air Field Dominates War News
Tokyo dispatch reports over 300 Allied planes attacked the Sinuiju air field on the Korea Manchuria border. The raid, the biggest of the war, damaged Red planes and revetments, with 70 to 106 planes sighted on the ground as UN forces struck from Korea and Manchuria.
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Price Se
Amarillo
Associated Press
Sevan Amailou
Great Plains
United Press Empire
Exas
Red Air Base
Korea
Tokyo
Korea-Manchuria
Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
United Nations
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu River
Earle E. Partridge
H. L. Williams
Watonga
Oklo
Joe Baglio
Roslindale
Mass
Donald K. Yost
Princeton
Maj
Carl G. Carolson
Denver
William C. Barnard
Jim Becker
Becker
Baseball lineup notes from National League games
Chicago and New York teams feature players such as Schmitz Van Cuyk Campanella and Maglie in a report of NL rosters. Tonight's schedule includes Cincinnati at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with several pitchers and hitters named in terse form.
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Chicago
Eric Schmitz
Lown
Klippstein
Owen
Burgess
van Cuyk
King
Campanella
Lanier
Wilks
Dusak
Garagiola
Maglie
Noble
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Washington Versus Detroit This Afternoon
Major league schedule notes Washington hosts Detroit this afternoon with several night games set: New York plays Cleveland Boston faces Chicago and Philadelphia meets St. Louis in the evening lineup.
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Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Truman Warns Against Set-Up
President Truman warns that relaxation is the worst enemy, not foreign aggression or inflation. He calls for continued price and wage controls for years, urges industry to stay mobilized, and outlines a plan for greater military strength if Moscow begins a third world war.
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Washington
Truman
Interior Department
Korea
Treasury
Snyder
Mr. Truman
Moscow
Only Time Will Provide the War Question Answer
United Press reports that Truman and MacArthur clash over the possibility of a broader war with China. Military leaders rely on limited intelligence, while Stalin remains silent. History will judge the outcome as hearings continue in Washington.
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United Press Foreign News
China
Douglas MacArthur
Truman Administration
Defense
George C. Marshall
Washington
MacArthur
Marshall
Josef Stalin
Russia
Far East
Snow
Stalin
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Vicinity
Partly cloudy and not so warm this afternoon and tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and a little warmer. High today 76, low 45. 24 hour high 83, low 55, trace precipitation. Panhandle outlook windy and cooler today, rising temperatures by Friday. West Texas partly cloudy and cooler Panhandle tonight and Thursday. New Mexico partly cloudy today tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms in the east, gusty winds.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Upper South Plains
New Mexico
Marshall says MacArthur speeches irritate allies over Korea
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall told the Senate committee that General Douglas MacArthur's public criticisms of policy caused a serious reaction among allies and risked leaving the United States to act alone in a world crisis. He cited four points including uneasy allies and lack of coordination with the president.
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Washington
U.P
Defense
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Marshall
Senate Armed Services Foreign Relations Committee
MacArthur
Far Eastern Command
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Truman
United States
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