War Urgency Sets Oil Price in Aramco Probe
D E Bodenschatz a former Navy lieutenant and General Petroleum executive testified that the 1945 Aramco price of 1.05 a barrel was not agreed as fair but demanded by wartime urgency. He and other Navy negotiators believed PAW had refused that price, while Aramco officials pressed a take it or leave it offer as part of wartime policy and debates continue in the Senate War Investigating Committee.
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Washington
D. E. Bodenschatz
Navy
General Petroleum Corporation
Los Angeles
Corport Bodenschatz
Nation
Senate War
Aramco
Bodenschute
Bodenschatz
Hatch
Com. A. A
MacKrille
Batch
New Mexico
Hogenschatz
Bodenschate
William Rogers
Petroleum Administration For War
PAW
Bahrein Petroleum Company
Bahrein
Texas Company
Standard Oil of California
Hohenschatz
OFL
Prison Directors Plan Five Point Reform Policy at Jasper
The Texas Prison Board adopted a five point reform program after listening to outgoing general manager Maj. D. W. Stakes. Chairman Windsor announced goals including rehabilitation, improved inmate living conditions, salary increases for guards, mechanization of farming on 73 610 acres, and reorganizing industries for profit. The board also approved X‑raying inmates and guards and called for legislative support and adequate funding.
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Jasper
Maj
D. W. Stakes
Texas Prison Board
Abe Sostam
Acm
Windsor
George W. Cox
Bronson Morgan
Frison Board
Seek Death Charge on Lang Boy in Chicago Case
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. State's Attorney William J. Tuohy said he will seek a murder indictment against Moeard Lang, a 12 year old boy, before the Cook County Grand Jury for the fatal slaying of Lonnie Follick, 71, after the boy allegedly killed him in a forest preserve. Lang and a 9 year old companion, Gerald Michalek, led police to the scene and described the assault, with Michalek acting as an unwilling witness amid threats. Lang confessed to killing Lonnie on Oct. 18, claiming motive centered on Lonnie planning to tell his mother about money taken from her.
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Chicago
William J. Tuohy
Cook County Grand Jury
Moeard “Lang
Lang
Lonnie Follick
Lonnie
Lennie
Gerald Michalek
Michalek
Hus
Jong
Push Plan For New School In Amarillo
A meeting at 7 30 tonight at Buchan Street Methodist Church will push for a second high school in North Amarillo. Led by B D Chumley, residents aim to organize the group further and hear reports on possible legal actions to compel the school board to approve the new high school.
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North Amarilla
Buchan Street Methodist Church
North Amarillo
B. D. Chumley
Amarillo
UAW K Skelly moves to block mergers in wake of Mission Sunray plan
Tulsa UAW director K Skelly filed five suits in federal courts in Nevada and California to block the proposed merger of Mission Corp with Sunray Oil Corp. His filing aims to stop the deal and preserve company independence amid cross state corporate activity.
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Aroma
Tulsa
Okla
UAW
K. Skelly
Mission Corp
Pacific Western Ol Corp
Nevada
California
Mission
Sunray Ol Corp
Duck and Goose Season Opens Amid Blazing Hunters
Duck and goose season opened at noon for 14 days with high noon hunting. Hunters from offices and fields rushed to blaze away for ducks and geese. Two men were arrested for hunting out of season and taken before Justice of the Peace J.D. Cruzell.
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Justice of the Peace
J.D. Cruzell
Bus Drivers Union Not Yet Recognized in Amarillo
Formation of a union for Amarillo Bus Company drivers and staff has not been recognized by the company. L J Nussbaum said there is no substantial proof of formation. A morning meeting at the bus garage with only employees present discussed the situation. Three employees were elected officers Ei Ecker president JW Mickle vice president and W E Handley secretary treasurer. ABER union organizer said substantial majority joined but a reply had not been received.
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Amarillo Bus Company
L. J. Nussbaum
Amarillo
Aber Issauper
Clarence Lu Aher
Ution
Ei Ecker
JW. Mickle
W. E.handley
Wicer
Comet
Fermion Hast
Lobe Ter
Aber
Oklahoma City
Merrne Recruiters Move Posters Behind Post Office
Merrne recruiters moved large poster boards from outside the post office to a safer indoor spot ahead of Halloween. The boards were taken inside for safekeeping as the holiday approaches.
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Merrne
Writer Expelled From Hungary By Reds Leaves for Vienna
Jack Guinn a 62 year old Associated Press writer was expelled by Hungary's Communist government after 82 months in the country. He must depart Budapest within 24 hours or face charges of espionage and smuggling. Guinn plans to go to Vienna with his wife and two children, following a meeting with US Minister Selden Chapin.
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London
Jack Guinn
Associated Press
Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
Gulrain
Campinls
Guinn
Selden Chapin
Childrvens
US Regations
Acquit Guards in 8 Slayings in Glynn County Camp
H G Worthy former warden and four Glynn County convict camp guards were acquitted of federal civil rights charges tied to the slayings of eight Black convicts last July 11. The verdict followed six days of testimony with eight minutes of jury deliberation after a lengthy trial.
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Brunswick
H. G. Worthy
Glynn County
Worthy
Aeoner
Frank M ‘Scarlett
Poyder
Defenttorney Vance
Mitchell
Cunning ham Floral Co Passes to New Managers in Amarillo
Veteran employees take over operation of the 150000 dollar Cunningham Floral Co at 4511 West Sixth, Amarillo. Walter II becomes general manager, Lewis Bennett to oversee production, and ESA Blake to head personnel. Mrs C C Cunningham and Bil Beechler retire from active business but stay as advisers. Walter Bennett buys an interest and a future ownership shift is planned.
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Cunningham Floral’ Company
West Sixth
ESA
Blake
Cunningham
Cunningham Floral Co
Amarillo
van Buren Ini
South
Bennett
Beechler
Tri- State Fair Association
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Worker Dies When Flying Splinter Pierces Lung
In Houston on November 4, Dewey C. Hodges, a 30 year old man, died after a lumber cutting accident. An electric saw splinter flew from the lumber, piercing his neck with a two-volt long sliver that penetrated to a twig, fatally injuring him.
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Houston
Dewey C. Hodges
Philharmonic Season Opens at 8 15 Tonight
The Amartilla Philharmonic Orchestra opens the season tonight at Municipal Auditorium with 65 members under Conductor Robert Touls Barron. Pianist Whittemore and partner Lowe perform a concerto in F major along with lighter pieces. Tickets are at Southwestern Public Service or the auditorium box office. prices range for single admissions and season passes.
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Betye Thompson
Whitvemore
Lowe
Ike Davidson
Amarillo
Amarittlay Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Touls
Ouly Old Town
Alan Watrous
Wichita, Kan
Symphony Orchestra
Barron
Southwestern Public Service Company
Fifth and Pork
Sub Freezing Weather Forecast From Weather Bureau
Miss Adary Miller an observer predicts a second night below freezing with temperatures near 20 degrees tomorrow morning. The forecast calls for a 62 degree high this afternoon and a 67 degree high tomorrow. A five day outlook mentions moderate precipitation likely Friday.
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Tnited States Weather Bureau
Engl
Lee Igo
Goethe
Adary Miller
Millar
Mercury
Morrow
Miss Majer
Proposed tax cut revived in Washington debate
A citizens advisory committee on taxation recommends lowering individual income tax rates for all, with relief for lower income groups. The report, from a 10 member study group led by Roswell Magill, seeks equitable adjustments while warning of revenue loss and shifts in tax burden. House Ways and Means plans a four billion dollar annual cut amid ongoing debate on cooperatives and tax exemptions.
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Washington
Citizens Advisory Committee On Taxation
MatthemiWal Aric
Labor
Woll
House ,Ways and Means Committee
Roswell Magill
the Treasury
Tull
Ways and Means
Congress
Knut+sen
Minnesota
Knutsen
House
iKnutsen
Marali
Wiggins
Treasury
Motorbike Runs Amuck in Houston Grocery Store
In Houston a motorbike burst through a grocery shop causing chaos. Owner Jack W. Loofs, 31, fled behind the counter as cans flew. Delmar Wood, 17, struggled to regain control as the bike crashed through a door. Wood was dazed but unhurt.
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Housson
Jack W. Loofs
Delmar Wood
Wood
Loois
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
The forecast reports fair conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with cooler temperatures today tonight and Wednesday. Tonight may dip near freezing with low around 30 degrees. West Texas and New Mexico expect fair skies also with frost tonight in parts and highs near 65 to 70 degrees on Wednesday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Houston Man Buys 1927 Model T for 995 in Cash
A 62-year-old farmer from San Augustine, Thacker, bought a 1927 Model T in Houston for 995 cash after seeing a classified ad. He said he has preferred Model T cars all his life, keeping to the old vehicle even when others shifted to newer wheels. The sale was described as one of the quickest on record, with the car originally costing 520 in Detroit.
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Houston
UPX
Thacker
Mirchuxe
Detroit
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Arthur Whittemore
Jack Lowe
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