Pulse Feeler probes if Pistol Packin’ Mama is art
The Pulse Feeler asks readers if the song Pistol Packin’ Mama qualifies as art. Voices from William Benton to Al Dexter weigh rhythm, cultural impact, and sensibilities as a 14 year dream and a Texas singer’s royalties enter the discussion.
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Thomas Hart Benton
University of Wisconsin
Pulse Feeler
Mama
Bill Lundbeck
Sixth
Fillmore
Westtern
Amarillo M. P
P. F
Lilly Larsen
Polk Street
Miss Larsen
AL Dexter
Republic Studio
Dexter
Texas
Wage Hike Approved for 1.1 Million Rail Workers
Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson announced approval of wage increases for 1,100,000 non-operating railway employees. Increases range from four to ten cents per hour and take effect November 19, with one third gaining more than eight cents and half at least eight cents. The changes follow Railway Labor panel recommendations altered after earlier rejection.
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Washington
U.P
Fred M. Vinson
Roosevelt
Vinson
British Turn Flank of Nazis in Italy
Allied and Soviet offensives blunt Nazi positions across Europe. British Eighth Army gains five miles near Sinella River and Casalbordino while Venafro and Isernia sectors push back German counterattacks. Red Army advances west of Kiev threaten supply routes as Fatsov falls, and Adriatic actions target Durazzo and Split with heavy bombardment.
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Italy
United Press
Kiev
Adriatic
Rome
Europe
Berlin
Red Army
Flaming
Ukraine
Pripet
Fatsov
Dnieper
Kerch
Eighth Army
Sinella River
Casalbordino
Fifth Army
Venafro
Isernia
Gaeta
Pontine
Ancona
Jugoslav
Split
Ulcinj
Durazzo
Henry T. Gorrell
Chest Money Rolls In For Amarillo War Chest Drive
Big sacks of money flowed to the Community and War Chest from Amarillo Army Air Field workers during the weekend. Clerks aim to finish tabulation by this evening as solicitors, officials and directors meet at the Herring Hotel for a one hour session. Contributions continue with more than $1,000 pledged by Pantex workers and a shoe shop check for 25 dollars. A coffee daily cost analogy highlights potential annual totals to reach 365000 with twenty thousand donors.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
War Chest
Herring Hotel
George (Pinkey) Vineyard
Vineyard
Pantex
Ordnance Plant
Amarillo
Different Stories From De Marigny Witness At Oakes Slaying
In Nassau on November 8, Marquis Georges de Visdelou testified Alfred de Marigny was at home early morning when Sir Harry Oakes was killed. The crown produced a police statement later, which differed markedly from his sworn testimony. V Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Georges de Visdelou
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Beery Wins First News Tip Prize in Local Contest
Sewall A Beery of the Blackstone Hotel wins first prize five dollars for tipping Penicillin flown to a patient and a child who fell from a third story window. Second and third prize go to Mrs Cassie Atherton and Mrs Floyd Roberts for tips about a child incident and a postal packing puppy.
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Buttons
Sewall A. Beery
Blackstone Hotel
Cassie Atherton
Hayden Street
Floyd Roberts
Lincoln Street
Seven Snows Predicted In Fading Signs And Cold Fronts
An Amarillo note predicts at least seven snows this winter based on an old sign linking the number of snows to the date of the first snowfall. The first flakes arrived on November 7, with bitter cold as 23 degrees and 38 mph winds. Weather remains cold and fair forecasts continue.
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Amarillo
U. 53
Weather Bureau
Noth
Jap Locomotives and Bridges Bombed by U S Air Force
Allied air operations over northern and central Burma damaged locomotives water towers bridges and buildings. Rail targets included areas around Mandalay and rail yards at Paleik while rivers Irrawaddy Chindwin were bombed and supply dumps exploded. RAF also attacked four river steamers and Kalewa staff car burned.
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New Delhi
India
Americ Air Force
Burma
Bha
Joseph W. Stilwell
Undaw
Mahnyin
Maymyo
Mandalay
Naba
Mogaung
Hamaing
Walabum
Namma
Irrawaddy
Chindwin
RAF
Chin Hills
Kalewa
Paleik
Rathedaung
Akyab
Lone Nazi Plane Wrecks London Dance Hall
A lone German bomber hit a London suburban district last night wrecking a crowded dance hall and causing many casualties. Witnesses said the scene resembled a battlefield with bodies and injured among broken glass timbers and bricks. Two emergency mortuaries were established. Many victims were dancers including Allied service members and their partners.
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London
England
Fall Victim’s Father Expresses Gratitude
James S. Bannister expressed gratitude at San Jacinto Baptist Church for the sympathy shown by Amarillo residents after his two year old son fell from a third floor window last Tuesday morning. The child sustained a fractured skull.
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Amarillo
James S. Bannister
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Fair conditions continue with cool to cold temperatures. Tonight’s below freezing in the Panhandle and South Plains, with near freezing in Del Rio Eagle Pass area. Warmth returns for New Mexico and higher afternoon temps in most regions. 24 hour high 45, low 23.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Planes Hammer At Jap Convoys Heading South
Allied air forces pressed the Solomons fight as American and Australian planes damaged Japanese ships and cargo vessels moving toward Bougainville and Rabaul. MacArthur said Australian bombers hit a heavy cruiser and a merchantman at Rabaul after daylight carrier and land bombers strikes.
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Pacific
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Bougainville
Truk
Rabaul
New Britain
United Press
Solomons
Tyrnik
Beals Roy Boy
Douglas MacArthur
mYe N Rian Newween
Macur
Highway Patrol Foils Drunken Driver On Busy Street
On North East Eighth Avenue Saturday night patrolmen chased a vehicle believed driven by a drunken man. The car struck another vehicle and several people were injured as ambulances arrived. The driver was charged with drunken driving after a collision near closing time.
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Highway Patrol
North East Eighth Avenue
Six Little Girls Detained in Amarillo Police Station
Six girls aged 10 to 17 were held at an Amarillo police station after running away seeking “greener pastures.” They were returned to their parents as officers cite rising runaways. Policewoman Hodge and Chief Sid Harper note steps to aid juveniles include a new juvenile dormitory and added on-duty oversight.
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Amarillo
Hodge
Sid Harper
Avenue
Central Fire Station
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Coal miners return to work after strike surge
Nearly all of United Mine Workers 530,000 members resume duties after an agreed pay raise. In West Virginia and Ohio areas most miners go back, with only a few continuing stoppages. Some Illinois and Pennsylvania pits maintain work stoppage while steel furnaces restart.
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United Press
United Mine Workers Union
Youthingheny and Oil Coal Company
Bellaire
West Virginia
Albania
Illinois
UMW
Pennsylvania
Burglar Arrested After Second Story Amarillo Burglary
Police report a man burglarized the Mark Galloway Drug Store on Polk Street by entering a second story via an upstairs office hole. He fled with 413 dollars from the safe and was captured in Pampa with 483 dollars in his possession. Other entries included Knighton Drug and two homes. The suspect, a negro named Jack Cooper, bought a bus ticket to Oklahoma City and was arrested.
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Amarillo
Mark Galloway
Polk Street
Nunn
Pampa
O. D. Thompson
Knighton Drug
West Third Avenue
Robert Linder
North
Houston Street
Sid Harper
Jack Cooper
Oklahoma City
Cooper
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