Fair Association names full time manager for postwar fair
Tri-State Fair Association executive committee appointed L B Herring Jr of Beaumont as full time manager. Herring, 50, will start June 1 to 15, work from Amarillo Chamber of Commerce first month, then likely relocate to the fairgrounds. He has 16 years in fair management and war service records.
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Tri-State Fair Association
Jay Taylor
L. B. Herring, Jr
Beau
Herring
Amarillo
International Association of Fairs and Expositions
Press Club
Beaumont
Jefferson County Selective Service Board
Rotary Club
University of Texas
Austin
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Associa
Cold Front Enters Panhandle Bringing Cooler Sky Cover
A fast moving cold front moved into the Panhandle this morning lowering temperatures and bringing cloud cover with no moisture expected except possibly in the eastern fringe of counties. North winds around 30 mph are forecast with a high of 70 this afternoon and another 84 tomorrow as skies stay partly cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Food for Germans ships bring relief to zones
Bremen port authorities report 116 ships carrying nearly one million tons of food arriving from May 1 to July 18 to ease shortages in American and British zones. British governor Douglas says Germans must not demand continued sacrifices and urges proper distribution. 1.4 million US zone school children will get free school meals by June 1, with two million in the British zone already receiving meals.
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Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Emden
Sholto Douglas
Hugh B. Hester
Food and Agricultural Division
Not Guilty in South Carolina Lynchings Case
All 28 defendants in the Willie Earle lynching trial were acquitted by an all white jury, including Roosevelt Carlos Hurd cited as the trigger man. Judge Martin condemned the verdict while praising justice, as spectators streamed out and reporters noted the miscarriage of justice by some observers.
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Greenville
S. C
Roosevelt Carlos Hurd
Willie Earle
J. Robert Martin
Martin
John B. Culbertson
Willie Harle
Tom Wofford
FBI
Texas Wheat Farmers Hope For Sun To Beat Rust Threat
Texas wheat farmers scan skies for sun as leaf and stem rust appear in several counties. Agriculture reports confirm rust yet not heavy losses, with forecasts of mixed weather and a potential record crop. some areas expect high yields despite damage from hail and rust.
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Texas Wheat Belt
Dallas
Texas
Agriculture Department
Texas Wheat Territory
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
North Plains
John Neilson
Hutchinson County
Borger
Gray County
Pampa
Hale County
Manuel W. Avers
Plainview
Truman signs 400 million aid bill for Greece and Turkey
President Truman signs a 400 million dollar aid bill for Greece and Turkey, establishing a new US policy to aid weak nations against aggression and support the United Nations. He calls it a step toward peace and asserts the United States will strive to help nations maintain order and economic self sufficiency.
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Kansas City
Truman
United Nations
United States
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy to cloudy today with fresh to strong north winds and cooler temperatures. Friday will be partly cloudy and warmer. In New Mexico scattered thundershowers after noons and evenings, cooler in the northeast and east portions. High 81, low 55, noon 64. Bendix Radios and local merchants advertise hardware and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Railway Unions Delay Showdown
Rail labor leaders say they can invoke a quickie strike after Sunday yet plan no immediate action. They expect combined unions to start from scratch under the Railway Labor Act in 44 working rule changes, aiming for a settlement or breakdown by November 1. Whitney and Alvanley Johnston echoed the view at separate events. Twenty other unions will follow these procedures as a matter of course.
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Whitney
Alvanley Johnston
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
See Rails
Delay in Senate vote on four billion tax cut plan
The Senate agreed to postpone action on the four billion dollar income tax cut until June 10 with unanimous consent after Senator Millikin requested the delay. Senator George moved the postponement, aided by Byrd and other Democrats, as Republicans anticipate a close result and tout budget cuts as the path to tax relief.
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Washington
Senate
Millikin
Colorado
George
Georgia
Byrd
Virginia
America
Bridges
New Hampshire
Representative Tabor
New York
Appropriations Committee
Seeks Boost In Veterans College Pay
Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers said a subcommittee will soon recommend a higher subsistence allowance for veterans in college under the GI Bill. A bill to raise single veterans from 65 to 75 dollars a month and married veterans from 90 to 110 with extra per child is planned, with an estimated cost about 149 million dollars.
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Washington
Edith Nourse Rogers
House Veterans Committee
Rogers
House Rules Committee
Ramey
Omar Bradley
Western Union Seeks End to Telegram Excise Tax
Western Union President Joseph L. Egan urged Congress to repeal the 25 percent excise tax on telegrams calling it a competitive yoke. He told the House Ways and Means Committee that 1946 was the firm’s most difficult year in its 90 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Congress
Joseph L. Egan
Western Union
House
Ways and Means Committee
Creager Sees GOP Gains Possible in Texas 1948
Col R B Creager Republican national committee man says Texas may become a two party state as GOP gains rise in 1948. He notes Panhandle as promising, cites Frank T. O’Brien race as sign of rising Republican sentiment and predicts 4-5 hundred thousand potential voters if a win path exists. Creager meets with Amarillo Republicans and attends a barbecue before returning to Brownsville.
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Col
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Texas
Colonel Creager
GOP
Creager
Panhandle
Hailiwick
Frank T. O'Brien
Truman
Amarillo
O'Brien
Worley's Step-Father Dies in Wellington
Fred S. Oliver 74, step-father of Rep. Gene Worley and a retired theater operator, died at St. Joseph's Hospital Wellington after a four year illness. Funeral services are set for tomorrow, with burial in Spokane, Washington.
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Shamrock
Fred S. Oliver
Gene Worley
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wellington
Mr. Oliver
Worley
Washington
Oliver
Spokane
Wash
Miss Truman Cancels Tour Until Fall
Kansas City reports Mrs. Martha E. Truman in worsened condition leads to postponement of five remaining concerts on Miss Margaret Truman tour. Music coach Mrs. T. J. Strickler says Dallas Amarillo Oklahoma City Fort Worth and Little Rock shows will be moved to late September or early October.
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Kansas City
Margaret Truman
T. J. Strickler
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Martha E. Truman
Margaret Truman concert tour postponed until fall
Dolly Lynch Panhandle Concert Bureau manager confirms the entire Margaret Truman concert tour is postponed. Ticket holders may obtain refunds at the box office this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Truman
Dolly Lynch
Panhandle Concert Bureau
Mrs Truman Prolongs Battle as Care Improves
Grandview Missouri May 2 2023 Mrs Martha E Truman wife of the President remains in a slowly undulating bed in fair condition doctors report she is progressing nicely Brig Gen Wallace Graham said there is no reason to doubt an optimistic outlook and that she is alert with a fairly good breakfast as she fights for life surrounded by family and the White House medical team
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
White House
Wallace Graham
Charlies G. Ross
Ross
Graham
Margaret
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Russia Loses Bid to Curtail UN Border-Watching
In Lake Success New York on May 2 1950 Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko failed to win approval to curtail UN border watching in the Balkans as western powers reaffirmed the Security Council decision to keep a sub commission along the Greece borders indefinitely. France opposed the measure stating it appears to have no use whatsoever.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
Russia
United Nations
Balkans
Greece
Andrei Gromyko
Prance
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John C
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Phillips Petroleum Company
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American Petroleum Institute
Division of Production
H. S. Kelly
Bartlesville
Lawrence Hagg
Los Angeles
Western Oil & Gas Association
R. B. LeFever
Henry Schaefer
Tulsa
Don T. Mac-Roberts
Shreveport
Preston Fergus
Monroe
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Emery
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