Be Human to Truman Week Sparks Mixed Reactions
In a column reviewing public opinion and political vibes, the writer critiques President Truman, recalling critiques of MacArthur, and contrasts U S policy with Rome’s luxury using Marshall Plan funds. The piece mixes local gossip about Twilla Thompson and landowners near Green Lake with fishing notes and stock plans for prairie lakes, urging reader input to stock bullheads and catfish.
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Truman
United States
Green Lake
Dude Moseley
Captain Moseley
W. D. Allen
Roberts County
Game Department
Strange romance and storms hit Higgins town
A humorous tale recalls a Roman's kiss triggering fashion among the rich and poor. A strong wind swept Higgins last week destroying a barn roof while most residents hid in storm cellars. May promises many weddings and much rain as June nears.
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Higgins
Boy’s Lost Cow Hide Ball Glove Reward Offered
Eight year old Benny Hudson of Alice Landergin School reports his new cow hide ball glove disappeared after a May 23 game at the school. A reward is offered. contact Benny at 115 East Thirty-Sixth or phone 2-1883.
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Mr. Tack
Alice Landergin
East Thirty-Sixth
Benny Hudson
Dear Tack Lost Boston bull terrier seeks Pal reward
Lost 12 year old Boston bull terrier in vicinity of 1015 West Tenth on Tuesday morning May 22. Partially blind, answers to Pal. Reward offered. Call 2-6250 or 3-3140. MRS LEO F BRAUER
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West Tenth
Pal
Leo F. Brauer
Air Base Bid Open Tomorrow for Amarillo Mess Hall
Bids for the Amarillo Air Force Base mess hall and administration buildings will be opened tomorrow at 2 PM at the Tulsa District Office of the Corps of Engineers. John Soderburg, engineer in charge, is in Tulsa for the opening. The advertisement for bids was released weeks ago and the plans cover 11 combination buildings.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
John Soderburg
Five Methodist ministers reassigned at Abilene meeting
Northwest Texas Conference at Abilene ends with Rev. M. A. Walker moving from Trinity to Crowell and Rev. J. Frank Peery coming from Texline to Trinity. Rev. James Carter serves as first pastor of Forest Hill Methodist in North East Sixteenth and Grand. Amarillo pastors Coggin Slater Percival Thomson Turrentine remain in current charges.
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Forest Hill
North East
Sixteenth
Grand
Amarillo
H. B. Coggin
Buchanan Street
Eugene Slater
Roy G. Percival
Polk Street Methodist
Hubert Thomson
San Jacinto
George E. Turrentine
Tenth Avenue
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Deaths Forecast
The National Safety Council forecasts 110 deaths in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day holiday period ending May 30. President Ned H. Dearborn urged extra care and courtesy from motorists, aiming to keep toll under 100 and ideally at 85, noting the 30 hour holiday from 6 PM May 29 to midnight May 30.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Dearborn
Voice of America Starts Broadcasts At Stalin Language
In New York on May 28 the Voice of America began broadcasts aimed at Premier Stalin, signaling a new effort to reach Soviet leadership with official messages. The move reflects wartime diplomacy and propaganda aims from the United States government.
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New York
Voice of America
Stalin
Tibet Signs With Reds
Tibet signs a treaty with Peiping making Tibet a Chinese province and allowing Chinese troops to be garrisoned there. The pact completes the Communist advance in Tibet after troops entered last October and swept across the eastern region to Chamdo with minimal resistance.
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Tokyo
U.P
Red China
India
Tibet
Radio Peiping
Peiping
Nepal
Formosa
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Korea
Chiang
Spain
France
England
Chamdo
Marshall Plan Films Available
Amarillo Public Library announces three new Marshall Plan documentaries for club and family showings. Requires standard 16mm sound projection. films include Europe Looks Ahead by March of Time, The Island of Faith on Walcheren Island rebuilding, and The Jungle That Was about French Sudan irrigation with ECA aid. Other ECA films are available.
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Amarill
Alice Green
Europe
March of Time
Island of Faith
Walcheren Island
RCA
French
Sudan
ECA
Amarillo
Voice of America broadcasts in Georgian to Soviet Georgia region
A Georgian language VOA program aired in southern Russia on Saturday night and featured a message from Secretary of State Dean Acheson. He declared the service would deliver truthful news the Communists seek to hide and accused Soviet leaders of aggressive militarism in the name of peace. Other VOA broadcasts will use Ukrainian and additional Soviet languages.
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Georgia
Russia
Dean Acheson
Voice of America
Soviet Union
Long Train Needed for Coal Across Nation
A single coal train traveling 40 miles an hour would carry all United States bituminous coal mined in 1950 and would take 74 days to pass a given point. This highlights the vast scale of production and the logistical demand for transport.
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Charleston
Wva
United States
Angler Wins 32-Pound Bass In Buffalo Lake Rodeo
The Buffalo Lake Fish Rodeo sponsored by The Globe News and Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club awarded Charles Marshall of Canyon a 32-pound tagged bass worth $25. Tag No. 45 was issued by Loewenstern Real Estate Co. A Hereford angler won an O Cedar mop and polish for a white bass tagged No. 84. Prizes include ice cream from The Borden Co, minnows from Big Foot Service Station, and Swift's ice cream from Brooks Drug Store. The event runs through July 28 with a grand prize trip to West Yellowstone for trout on the Madison River. Members of the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club were eligible.
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Buffalo Lake
The
Globe News
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen’s Club
Charles Marshall
Canyon
Loewenstern Real Estate Company
J. J. Boydston
Hereford
McCaslin-Scott Lumber Company
East Tenth
Borden Company
Big Foot
Canyon Highway
Swift
Brooks Drug Store
Polk
West Yellowstone
Mont
Madison River
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's
Await Results Of Deferment Tests For Draft
Draft Director Hershey said ETS will report Selections Service aptitude test scores directly to local draft boards. About 175000 took the test on Saturday and 225000 more were to take it on June 16 30 or July 12. Scores of 70 or higher may support deferment for students continuing education. Also reports of Roman coins a Roman tile inscriptions graves from heathen times found at Devin Slovakia with earlier excavations revealing buildings of the 14th Roman Legion.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
Prague
Devin
Slovakia
Club membership cards available at Buffalo Lake Amarillo stores
Membership cards may be obtained at Buffalo Lake or at Amarillo sporting goods and hardware stores.
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Buffalo Lake
Amarillo Sporting Goods and Hardware Stores
Two Amarillo Men Named Second Lieutenants
The Texas Adjutant General's Department announced promotion of Amarillo residents Donald J. Elwell and Clifford E. Timberlake to second lieutenant. Both service within the 152nd Infantry Division based in Amarillo, with Elwell serving in anti tank mine pany and Timberlake as motor and executive officer and assistant.
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Amarillo
Texas Adjutant General's Department
Austin
Donald J. Elwell
Bowie
Clifford E. Timberlake
East Fifteenth
152Nd Infantry Division
Elwell
Timberlake
Natives Call Africa's Victoria Falls Smoke That Thunders
Indigenous people refer to Victoria Falls as Smoke That Thunders due to the mist rising from the Zambezi River canyon. The name reflects the powerful natural display that can be seen from miles away and heard as a roaring spray. Local lore ties the name to the thunderous voice of the falls.
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Africa
Victoria Falls
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