Bread Shortage Looms Across U S as Mills Shutdown
A United Press survey warns many American housewives may face bread lines next month as flour milling declines due to wheat shortages. Mills across the nation have shut down or cut production, with reports from Detroit Raleigh N C Cleveland Omaha and Salt Lake City noting bread sold out early and bakers warning prolonged scarcities into June.
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United Press
Detroit
Raleigh
N. C
Cleveland
Kansas
Missouri
Tri-State
Rapid City
North Dakota
United Milling Co
Grafton
Hopkinsville
Ballard
Louisville
Minneapolis
Pillsbury’s
White Flour Mills
General Mills, Inc
Pillsbury
Consolidated Mills
Nebraska
Hastings
Grand Island
Fremont
Elkhorn
Herman Steen
Millers National Federation
Omaha
Kansas City
Truman Loses Popularity Amid Poll Decline
Fortune magazine reports a 30 percent drop in President Truman's popularity since January. The survey, released May 29, shows only 52 percent rate his overall handling as good or excellent, with foreign relations judgments at 54 percent fair or poor. A hypothetical 1948 election suggests a close race against Stassen or Dewey.
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New York
U.P
Truman
Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Harold Stassen
Thomas Dewey
Stolen Property Recovered After Police Arrest
Police recovered rings watches and other items worth about 500 dollars from a burglary at the Public Trading Post 123 East Fourth. Two 18 year old men Junior Thomas Miles and James E Wade were jailed after admitting breaking in through a skylight Sunday night and lowering themselves to the floor with a rope. Bond set at 750 dollars each.
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East Fourth
Burgary
Junior Thomas Miles
James E. Wade
Potter County
Rock Island Depot
Acquittal in Retrial for Sam Covey on Worthless Check Charge
Jurors in 47th District Court acquitted Sam Covey of worthless check charges after a retrial. Covey, 1212 Roberts, had previously been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The defense argued he believed he was signing a receipt, not a check, as Covey family members testified yesterday.
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Sam Covey
Roberts
47Th District Court
Covey
W. S. Lightfoot
East Thirteenth
Denver pet shop owners unaware sale ban clause since 1940
Denver reporters reveal a city ordinance clause affecting pet shops since 1940 wrongly barred selling any animals as pets. The provision appears to have been too broad covering dogs cats canaries and other creatures through years.
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Denver
Selecting Jurymen For Newton Trial
Selecting jurors continued in Plainview for the trial of Dr. W R Newton of Cameron on assault with intent to murder. The case stems from the 1940 shooting of Dr. Roy Hunt near Littlefield after a telephone call from a woman. a prior 1943 trial yielded seven years before appellate reversal.
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Plainview
W. R. Newton
Cameron
Dr. Newton
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
Hunt
Court of Criminal Appeals
Waylon Lee Speer Rites Set for Tomorrow
Rites for Waylon Lee Speer a 70 year old retired Santa Fe boiler maker who died Tuesday will be at 4 pm tomorrow at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church Rev E Lee Stanford will officiate and burial will follow in Llano Cemetery Pallbearers are Leo Raef Les Whitaker H L Mauldin Arthur Garland M D Maxwell Paul H Norman
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Waylon Lee Speer
Santa Fe
Northwest Texas Hospital
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
E. Lee Stanford
Llano Cemetery
Leo Raef
Les Whitaker
H. L. Mauldin
Arthur Garland
M. D. Maxwell
Paul H. Norman
VFW and Auxiliaries Set District Encampment in Amarillo
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and auxiliaries of District 9 meet in Amarillo on Sunday June 2 with an expected 250 attendees. E R Bruce of Amarillo is district commander for the third year. Meetings at Carpenters Hall and Odd Fellows Hall start at 10 am with a luncheon at noon featuring music by Chris Butler and his VFW orchestra and Dorothy Reeder. State officials attending include Violet Kenney of Pampa treasurer and E R Bruce auxiliary war service chairman.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo
E. R. Bruce
Carpenters Hall
West Seventh
Odd Fellow Hall
Chris Butler
VFW
Dorothy Reeder
Violet Kenney
Pampa
Auxiliary War Service
Possum Kingdom fishing map offered by former Amarillo publisher
Roy Riddle, once of Amarillo, publishes a large scale Possum Kingdom lake map and camp directory now at Amarillo sporting goods houses. The map marks deep holes sandy flats rocky points and lake features plus camps boat docks shoreline roads and routes. The lake has drawn Panhandle anglers this season with many large catches reported.
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Roy Riddle
Amarillo
Amarillo Sporting Goods Houses
Karl Wallace Arrested by Deputies on Desertion Indictment
Sheriff deputies arrested Karl Wallace, 32, at his home 1811 North Arthur. He is under indictment for desertion of his wife Mrs Lee Wallace and three children and is jailed at Potter County jail.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Karl Wallace
Lee Wallace
North Arthur
Potter County
Memorial Day Office Closures Across Potter County Courthouse
Most offices in Potter County Courthouse will close tomorrow in observance of Memorial Day. The United States has more miles of railroad than Europe and Asia combined.
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Potter County
United States
Europe
Asia
Mr Speer Mourned In Amarillo Area Funeral Arrangements Set
Mr Speer worked 37 years for the Santa Fe and retired in 1938. The family home lies 10 miles east of Amarillo. Blackburn-Shaw is handling the funeral arrangements.
Piedmont Wyoming Name Meaning Foot of the Mountains
The town Piedmont in Wyoming derives its name from Italian and translates to foot of the mountains. The designation reflects its geographic setting at the base of local peaks.
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Piedmont
Wyo
Robb Construction Wins Dallas Office Building Contract
The Robb Construction Co. of Amarillo has been awarded the million-dollar contract to build the Monroe Office Building in Dallas at Ervay and Federal streets. Architects Walter W. Ahlschlager and J. N McCammon are listed as associates, with construction already underway. The firm also holds the Roller Palace project in Amarillo, due for completion around June 15.
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Robb Construction Co
Amarillo
Monroe
Dallas
Ervay
Federal Streets
Walter W. Ahlschlager
J. N McCammon
Negro Handyman Soon To Receive Oil Fortune
William McElroy, a 35 year old handyman from Texas, is slated to inherit a large oil fortune tied to lands in Rusk and Gregg counties. Attorney C W Falvey reports the elder McElroy owned property and oil wells, with no known heirs until now, after his death in the New London school disaster.
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Houston
U.P
William McElroy
McElroy
Rusk
Gregg
C. W. Falvey
Falvey
New London
New
London
Texas
Arizona
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Tal
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Cuba
New York Stock Exchange
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