Houston Sam Oliver Houston Dies in Dalhart Service Planned
Sam Oliver Houston 60 of Dalhart died Monday and was husband of Josephine. Body to be transported to Dalhart for service and burial. Don Shutt 47 of 707 North Lincoln died Sunday. husband of Fae, service 4 PM Tuesday in Cherokee Oklahoma. Cleve R Hudson $5 of 117 Travis survived by wife and five children. services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Sam Oliver Houston
Dalhart
Josephine
Shutt
Don Shutt
North Lincoln
Fae
Cherokee
Oklo
Hudson Cleve
R Hudson
Travis
Markets Show Wide Stock list Across Multiple Firms and Bonds
A lengthy markets column lists numerous stocks with prices from Mer Lych US firms and other major issuers, including Air Reduction, Allegheny Lud, Mack Trucks, Allied Stores, American Airlines, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Gulf Oil, Dow, Union Pacific, Sears Roebuck, Westinghouse, and many more. The excerpt also covers New York curb listings, grain futures, and Kansas City livestock prices with reported cattle and hog values for May 23.
Army finance center hearings probe alimony mispayments
A House Armed Services subcommittee resumed public hearings on alleged Communist influence and irregularities at the Army finance center in St. Louis. Investigators tracked down claims that the center overpaid 157 million dollars in servicemen allotments, with the Army reporting that all but 35 million has been recovered.
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Army
St. Louis
House
Armed Services
Rail unions seek to avert Western strike with 40 hour week
Washington May 23. Government mediators opened union management talks to head off a strike planned for June 1 on 10 Western railroads. The Switchmen's Union demands a 40 hour week at current pay plus time and a half for Saturday and double time for Sunday, similar to gains won by 17 other unions last September. The 6,000 yard workers would be affected if action proceeds. The list of strike targets includes Chicago Great Western, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Davenport Rock Island and North Western, Denver and Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, Minneapolis and St. Louis, Northern Pacific Terminal, St. Paul Union Depot, Sioux City Terminal, and Western Pacific.
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Washington
Western
Switchmen's Union of North America
Chicago
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National Mediation Board
Western Railroads
Switchmen’s Union
Daniel P. Loomis
Western Carriers Conference Committee
Arthur J. Glover
Loomis’ Group
Glover
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
BRT
Order of Railway Conductors
ORC
Truman
Chicago Great Western
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Davenport
Rock Island and North Western
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Great Northern Railroad
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Northern Pacific Terminal Company
Oregon
St. Paul Union Depot Company
Sioux City Terminal Railway Company
Western Pacific Railway Company
Defense rests in libel suit against Greenwich housewife
In Hartford on May 23, the defense rested in a $200,000 libel suit brought by Larry Adler and Paul Draper against Mrs. Hester R. McCullough of Greenwich. She testified she believed the entertainers were concealed Communists and admitted she would try to hurt their box office while expressing disdain for capitalists and liberals.
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Hartford
Conn
Larry Adler
Paul Draper
Hester R. McCullough
Greenwich
Adler
Draper
Honduras Lacks Rail Link to Neighbors
Honduras has no railway connection with neighboring countries, leaving inland transport reliant on roads and ports. Proposals to establish cross-border rail links face geographic, funding, and policy challenges amid regional integration efforts.
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Honduras
Countries
Chicago Livestock Market Summary May 23
Hogs mostly 50 cents lower top 20.10 with 200 to 240 pound hogs 19.85 to 20.00. Slaughter cattle and calves steady to higher. bulls weak. Vealers strong with high good to choice fed steers 30.25 to 32.50 and good 28.50 to 30.00. medium to low good 26.50 to 28.25. Heifers 26.50 to 29.50. cows 22.00 to 24.00, common 18.25 to 21.75. Old crop lambs steady to weak, top 27.00 at 102 pounds. remaining lambs 12.50 with 175 to 225 pounds 8.00 to 8.50.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Soviet Trawlers Leave England
A fleet of 31 Soviet trawlers moved off the Cornwall coast and sailed south in formation toward the Bay of Biscay. Western warships are conducting spring maneuvers there, and the trawlers appear to be transferring from the Baltic to the Black Sea, as claimed by Moscow.
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London
England
Cornwall
Bay of Biscay
Baltic
Black Sea
US Rubber Hikes Prices of Tires
The United States Rubber Company boosts tire prices by 2 percent for passenger cars and 5 percent for trucks effective immediately due to higher costs. The company notes natural rubber costs have risen 65 percent in six months.
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New York
U.P
United States Rubber Company
Two States Give Majority Wood
Portland report notes Oregon and Washington supply over a quarter of the nation’s forest products including lumber plywood veneer shingles sash doors poles pilings railroad ties and related items.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
United States
Pampa Census Near 17 000 Population Estimate
Walter Shaller district census supervisor announced Pampa’s 1950 population will be between 16 000 and 17 000, an increase of 3 000 to 4 000 from 1940’s 12 895. Gray County total will be just under 25 000, with growth focused in cities like Pampa and Amarillo.
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Pampa
Walter Shaller
Gray County
Shaller
Amarillo
Sinatra Gifts for Wife and Kids in Hollywood Visit
Frank Sinatra arrives in Hollywood with a gold charm bracelet for Ava Gardner and toys for his three children. He praises Gardner while avoiding questions about reconciliation with wife Nancy, who has sued him for separate maintenance.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Nancy
Paris
Spain
Miss Gardner
Sinatra
Frank
Ava
Frankie
City Manager to Recommend New Traffic Light
City Manager N. V. Moss will propose installing a traffic signal at Eighth and Harrison after presenting a traffic count showing volume sufficient to justify the project. The recommendation is due this afternoon before the city commission.
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Eighth and
Harrison
N. V. Moss
Moss
Allegheny State Park Spreads Across Vast Forest Land
Allegheny State Park encompasses 57 000 acres of dense forest terrain. The vast area is noted for its woodlands and recreational potential within the park system.
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Allegheny State Park
Leaders Debate Canadian River Dam Legislation in Plains Cities
Mayors and officials from five Plains cities met at the Herring Hotel to review Washington reports on Canadian River Dam legislation. Rex B. Baxter chaired the gathering as Senate committee action and Bureau of the Budget input shaped possible amendments on ownership and repayment. Attendees included city managers and mayors from Borger, Pampa, Lamesa, Hutchinson County, Amarillo, and others.
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Plains
Herring Hotel
Washington
Rex B. Baxter
Federal Legislation Committee
Senate
Bureau of the Budget
Joe Cooley
Borger Chamber of Commerce
A. A. Meredith
Borger
Fritz Thomapson
Hutchinson County
C. A. Huff
Pampa
Sam Richardson
Lamesa
Clarence Whiteside
Irving Jones
Lubbock
Gene Klein
Lawrence Hagg
Amarillo
Venezuela Tops Latin American Buyers of U.S. Goods in 1949
In 1949 Venezuela emerged as the largest Latin American purchaser of United States products, acquiring a broad range from needles to heavy road machinery. Purchases came from 31 of the 48 states, reflecting broad sourcing.
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Venezuela
United States
Amerasia Case Surfaces Again In Wartime Probe
Congress reopens the Amerasia Magazine espionage matter as Rep Hobbs releases a 1946 secret report. Six arrested in 1945 for possession of restricted government papers. two fined and case fizzled. Brown accuses a whitewash while Tydings vows a full subcommittee inquiry.
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Amerasia Magazine
Representative Hobbs
Alabama
House
Representative Brown
Ohio
Hobbs
Tydings
Maryland
Amerasia
US Focuses on Air and Navy Aid Not Troop Buildup
Washington reports officials reject plans to deploy American troops to NATO states. Barkley floated possible future occupancy, but others see it as speculation tied to Soviet tensions. Current U S role emphasizes air power and munitions with B 29 squadrons in England and German defense led by High Commissioner McCloy.
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Barkley
Ing
North Atlantic Council
England
Britain
Germany
John J. McCloy
Hanover
Europe
Remembered Officer Hudson Is Praised For Decades On Beat
Earl Moore recalls Mr. Hudson a longtime police officer who walked the Polk and Taylor Streets beat in the 1930s and served on the vice squad. Survivors include Hazel Hudson his wife three sons Cleve Earl Frank and James Arthur two daughters Leo Alonzo Receine Hudson five grandchildren a Kansas brother and two Amarillo sisters.
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Earl Moore
Hudson
Moore
Polk and
Taylor Streets
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Hazel Hudson
Cleve
Perryton
Earl Frank
James Arthur
Amarillo
Leo Alonzo
Earth
Receine Hudson
Danny
Deborah Hudson
Lucille
Fred
Paula Alonzo
Frank Hudson
Kansas
Fred Bringold
C. W. Keith
East German police force described by State Department memo
The note reports a police force created in August 1949 under Wilhelm Zaisser, consisting of 39 alert units and 11 officer schools. It is armed with standard infantry weapons and could become a nucleus for a German army or internal security. Soviet supervision places Russian field officers with each unit and school to oversee the Bereitschaft system.
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Germany
State Department
Inspekteur
Wilhelm Zaisser
Zaisser
Petrakovsky
Bereitschaft
Sovietniks Under German Control Report Morale Struggles
The note describes a Russian backed force in East Germany with low morale due to housing and training limits and personal freedom restrictions. German officers face attrition, while key personnel include ex Spain Civil War participants and ex GDR officers from Soviet camps. The American note links militarization to Soviet approval and opposes peace-stabilizing efforts, noting Moscow's claimed peace aims.
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Zaisser
Gomez
Russia
Alan Kirk
Germany
United States
Moscow
Atomic defense study to plan city civil defense
Officials from Seattle Chicago and representatives from Washington and Illinois states are asked to join conferences on an interim air raid plan. The plan outlines 36 subfields including protective structures bridges telephones power gas fuel transportation fire police anti-sabotage first aid evacuation and hospital services. Maryland Virginia and surrounding counties are invited as observers.
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Seattle
Chicago
Washington
Illinois
NLRB
Biddle
Aeton
Maryland
Virginia
Radio Engineers To Meet Tonight In Grand Rapids
George McBride of Radio Station FDA will discuss vertical antenna at the Institute of Radio Engineers meeting tonight at 8 in the county courtroom. Ralph Bird elected president of the Michigan state aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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George McBride
FDA
Institute of Radio Engineers
Bird Heads Eagles
Grand Rapids
Mich
U.P
Ralph Bird
Michigan State Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles
Globe News
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Allegheny Orp
Mack Trucks
Allegheny
mMidCont Pet
Allied Stores
MKT RA
Allis Chalmers
Wmkt Rapid
Amer Airlines
Ayant Ward
Amer Rad&ss
Murray C
Amer
Assoc Dryg
Nat Supply
Arch Top
Avco
North Au
Baldwin Loco
Nor Nat Gas Asft Baltimore &O
Nor Pac RR
Barnsdall Oil
oOnio
Bendix Aviata
Oliver Op
Bethlehem
Packard
Pan Am Airway
Bliss Co
Eee Rotm
Boeing Airpin
Fa' Ie Bohn Alumnin
Parami Pe
Borden Co Jcreamey
Bore Warner
Penn Pwt
Ucyrus Erie
Penn RR
Budd Co
Pepel Cola
Burroughs
Phelps Dee
Calif Packing
Philco Cp
Phillips Pet
Bichfid
Columbia G&e
Regis
Golumbia
Safwy
Commer Cred
St Jos Ld
Commer Soly
Schenley Ind
Sears Roeb
Gont Bak
Servel Inc
Shmrk O G
Crane Co
Sharon
Cruc
Shell UN OU
Cub Am Sug
Sinclair Oil
Carter
Socony
Deer & Co
Rico Se
Dist Corp
Sou Pac
Doehler Jury
South Ry
Doug Alrer
Sviegel Inc
Lia Dupont
Square D Co
Eagle Picher
Western Airs
Studebaker
Sunray Oil
Freeport Sul
4& Co
Texas Co
Gen Elect
Lex Gulf
Gen Fooda
Tex Gulf Sulp
Tex & Pac C&o
Tidewater Aso
Gen Tire R
Transam Corp 1815
Aade Transe & WA
Glidden Co
Gen Fox
Goodrich
Union Pense
Union O
Union Oil Cal
Union
Pacif
Gulf Ol
United Atrerft
Hal Oil Well
United Africa
Head-Hershey
United Corp
Hous
Westingh Alb
Westingh Elec
Johns Mann
White Motors
Jones Laugh
Willys Ovarian
Kennecott Co
Os Wilson
Laclede Gas L
Woolworth
Libby
Youngstn Ltd
Lockhd Aire
Youngstn
Curb Amer Maracab
Electric B&s
Ark Nati Gasa
Kaiser Frazer
LaLand & Exp
Bunda Atrorts
United Life
Associated Press
Frankie Sherman
National Restaurant Association
All In
Potter County Court House
Brashear
Minnie L. Brashear
N. van Buren
William
Elmer
Dewey
Mildred Glaze
Boxwell Brothers Pope
Cemery
Buthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Tioup
Congress
Air and Navy
North Atlantic
Ritain
New Orleans
Mr. Hudson
L. Shaffer & Company
Penney
Four Roses
Frankfort Distillers Corporation
New York City
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