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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1948
Page
2
In a charged postwar era report, Harry S. Truman is hailed as champion while Republicans struggle to regain footing. The piece notes widespread disbelief and media fatigue as Democratic triumphs overshadow Dewey's campaign.
In a detailed retrospective, The News Globe notes Truman surged late as pollsters misread the public, Dewey remained poised but uninspiring, and Roosevelt’s charm faded. It highlights Foley-like campaign energy, farm and working-class support, and cross-partisan media underestimation of Truman’s momentum.
The column analyzes Mr Tack's view that Truman's courage and electoral prospects could boost his re election while criticizing a rigid top level Republicanism. It notes Dewey would have been preferable for liberal policy while predicting near boom times and higher taxes under Truman. The writer cheers Truman as the safer choice despite party tensions.
An informed source in the American United Nations delegation says George C. Marshall will resign next January 20 despite the presidential election outcome. Marshall would retire to his farm, though he gave no personal confirmation. He appeared at the delegation headquarters this morning with John Foster Dulles and Warren R. Austin.
Evening Moscow states nine months after the decree on music that Moscow composers have quickened output with realism and melody. Khrennikov says the reorganization period in the Union of Composers is over and steps on a new path have begun. Soviet musicians recognize the party government and people duties.
Mrs Conner 20 died in St Anthony Hospital from injuries in a crash that occurred when a pickup struck the rear of a cattle truck at North Fillmore and East Fourteenth. The sister-in-law, Mrs Jennie Kyle 40 was listed in serious condition. Funeral plans are pending Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Siam announces a new multi million dollar airport project with a government controlled board and private local and foreign capital to build and operate a regional hub between Bangkok and the Don Muang military airfield.
An Amarillo Merrill Lynch office provides New York stock quotations featuring many names such as Lehigh, Lockheed, Boeing, General Foods, Union Pacific, Westinghouse, Goodyear, and Texaco. The list includes percentages and prices amid market activity, followed by raw live stock figures for Chicago cattle and hog markets, noting firmness and price ranges. The report shows trading tone and notable price shifts with thin demand and varied gains.
In Miller County Arkansas near Texarkana election officials report the Black Diamond area did not hold a general election yesterday. They claim residents would vote straight Democratic and say there was no point offering a ballot. Some sought voting elsewhere in the county.
A man in Municipal Auditorium muttered his mixed views while voting on Tuesday. He said he was against everything and joked about the tax. Another voter, initially intoxicated, quipped about not paying taxes before returning with an Army cap and exemption certificate.
The Wilson School auditorium hosted a Fire Prevention Program presented to fourth graders by Mrs. Elsie Spencer and students. Leslie Gilliam opened the event as two plays and a skit were showcased.
Ernest Millsap faced a murder charge in the death of his mother in law, 81 year old Mrs. N. O. Creager. Creager vanished after withdrawing 8300 from a Sherman bank. authorities believed she carried 3000 to 4000. She was found dead in a well near Sherman two months after her disappearance in 1946. Millsap was jailed in Sherman after his arrest at his home. the charge was filed by Sheriff Benton Davis in Garnet Shelton’s justice court.
Sen. Alben W. Barkley, 70, awake at his Paducah home after listening to early vote returns. The Truman running mate rose in the small hours, checked latest figures, and appeared unsettled by the result.
Power services will be held in Houston for 12 year old Mary Lavena Priest who died in a home fire Monday night. Daughter of Velmer and Mrs Priest she was trapped in a bedroom as parents fled with four other children.
The chemist explained cyanide leaves viscera quickly and would be hard to detect. Fritz Christian, a lie detector operator, asked Wortham if he would tell the truth. The polygraph showed a spike when Wortham answered yes to a pivotal question, prompting further questioning as he expressed confusion and nervousness.
In Austin Wortham faced polygraph questions about his wife Billie’s death. He defended his innocence and described marital strain, while Ranger Propst sought evidence from the Wortham home and wife’s letters. Wortham cooperated, acknowledged drinking with his wife, and discussed their quarrels before her poisoning.
The account follows Galas a tall lean Polish man who worked in German coal mines and his wife Anna as they arrive in the United States. He describes learning English with the American Red Cross in Germany and recalls the New York photographer asking him to kiss the earth. He fears returning to Poland because of Communist Russians.
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