Baptist Resolution Shapes Baylor Degree Offer
Texas Baptist Convention urged colleges not to confer honorary degrees on those with a gambling and drinking stance. Baylor officials said no formal action on Truman’s degree occurred, while William Jewell College planned to honor Truman as soon as he can visit Liberty, Missouri.
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Fort Worth
Baptist General Convention
Baylor University
Truman
Roy S. Johnson
Canyon
Texas Baptist
Johnson
Baylor
John T. Harrington
Masonic Grand Lodge
United States
Pat M. Neff
Waco
Washington
Neff
J. T. Harrington
Baylor Trustees
General Convention
Forrest Feezer
L. L. Roloff
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Corpus Christi
W. L. Shuttesworth
Houston
Civic Righteousness Committee
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Taylor
Kansas City
William Jewell
The
Baptist Church
Liberty
Maurice H. Winger
College Board of Trustees
Texas Convention
Texas Baptist Colleges
Markets Brief: Dow Jones Edges Higher As Trading Skews
At 1 P M the Dow Jones industrials rose to 192.43, utilities and rails also up, with overall market activity showing 1.76 million shares traded. Grain prices in Chicago quotes for December through September contracts. USDA reports Kansas City cattle and hog markets with steady to weak trends, note prices for calves, beef cows, and sows, plus sheep and lamb quotes and feeder activity.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
BO PD
Acaweddstboee
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
Jurors Dismissed Until Monday at 47th District Court
Jurors who reported to 47th District Court on Tuesday and Wednesday were excused last night but must return at 9 am Monday for three days of service. During the week two cases were disposed: Virdie Lee Parish found not guilty of assault with intent to murder. Birney Moore’s murder trial ended in a hung jury.
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47Th District Court
Virdie Lee Parish
Birney Moore
Pierce Street Baptist Church Plans $32400 Expansion
The city approves a $32,400 addition for Pierce Street Baptist Church at 418 North Pierce. The brick and tile extension will measure 74 feet by 28 feet.
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Pierce Street Baptist Church
North Pierce
Mail Destroyed In C-47 Crash Near Chateau Thierry
Four thousand pounds of mail bound for American soldiers in Germany were destroyed when a C-47 transport plane crashed and burned near Chateau Thierry last Saturday. All four crew members perished in the accident, U. S. Army officials said.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Chateau Thierry
U. S. Army
Texan Reelected To Head American Petroleum Institute
W. R. Boyd Jr of Teague Texas was reelected to lead the American Petroleum Institute at a three day Chicago meeting. All other API officers were reelected and R Brewster Jennings of New York named as the new vice president for transportation.
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Chicago
W. R. Boyd, Jr
Teague
Tex
American Petroleum Institute
API
R. Brewster Jennings
New York
National clothing shortages labeled national scandal
A Retail Clothiers' Association official called the shortage of men's civilian clothing a national scandal. He said returning servicemen struggle to buy civilian attire and urged the government to convene a national conference to study the issue, in a telegram to Reconversion Chief John W. Snyder from the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers.
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Washington
Retail Clothiers’ Association
John W. Snyder
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Mediation Call Urges Indonesian Crisis Session
Batavia reports acting governor general Hebertus J. van Mook urged the new Indonesian Nationalist cabinet to meet him soon for an informal discussion to avert further bloodshed and famine. Indonesian resistance at Surabaya was reported slackening as British Indian forces advanced with tanks guns and planes.
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Batavia
Hebertus J. Vane Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Indonesia
van Mook
Soerabaja
Warren Robertson Back in Amarillo
Staff Sgt. Warren Robertson son of Mr and Mrs C A Robertson is home after captivity as a POW from 1942 to Sept 14. He will report to Brooke Hospital Center in San Antonio on Jan 14 and plans to resume studies at Texas A M College, needing one semester to graduate. His brother Lt Charles Robertson Jr was also a POW captured in Holland on Oct 29 1944 and liberated in April.
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Warren Robertson
C. A. Robertson
Fountain Terrace
Java
Brooke Hospital Center
San Antonio
Texas A. & M. College
Robertson
Charles Robertson, Jr
Holland
Traffic club directors named for committee roles
Barber and Beauty Supply owner A A Kaufeld and Phillips Petroleum Company executive Otho Foster chair the house committee with Homer Jackson of Yellow Transit Freight Lines and other members Harry Beuschauser Sproles Motor Freight Lines and George Cogswell National Carloading Company. Jim Ricketts leads the membership committee and handles publicity.
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Barber & Beauty Supply
A. A. Kaufeld
Phillips Petroleum Company
Otho Foster
Denver-Amarillo Express
Homer Jackson
Yellow Transit Freight Lines
Harry Beuschauser
Sproles Motor Freight Lines
George Cogswell
National Carloading Company
Jim Ricketts
Ben Andis
J. L. Brundage
Lee Way Motor Freight
D. G. Dalby
Denver
Amarillo Express
E. S. Westerfield
Texas-Oklahoma Motor Freight
William Johnson
Miller & Miller Freight
Andis
C. E. Eddy
Wheeler Truck Line
J. L. Cogdell
Rock Island
Jim Bassett
Canadian Truck Line
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Ployde Garwood
Amarillo-Borger Express
J. B. Rodriguez
Amarillo Traffic Club Elects New Directors
The Amarillo Traffic Club completed formation with W M Gray of Fort Worth and W C Boyce of Armstrong named directors. R H Epperson of Southwestern Drug Co also becomes a director. By laws set meetings for the first and third Wednesdays and next gathering is Dec 5 at 8 PM.
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Amarillo
Foxworth-Galbraith Firm Burglarized in Office Theft
Burglars entered the Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company at 501 Washington last night stealing three typewriters two adding machines and a metal strong box with a $25 War Bond and insurance papers. A residence at 901 Fannin belonging to C D Anderson was entered and a woman's purse containing papers and a $1 bill taken.
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Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
Washington
C. D. Anderson
Fannin
Marines Ordered to Attack if Necessary
Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer authorized Marine commanders to strike air attacks if needed to stop Communist attacks on U S Marines from a village between Tangshan and Chinwangtao. He said civilians will be protected and informed Chiang Kai shek and Chou En Lai.
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Shanghai
U.P
A. C. Wedemeyer
U. S
Tangshan
Chinwangtao
Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai-shek
Chou En Lai
Keller E. Rockey
Tientsin
Rockey
DeWitt Peck
First Marine Division
Loanshein
Peck
Violence in Tel Aviv Spreads Bloodshed and Damage
In Tel Aviv riots last two days left more than 100 casualties and about 800000 dollars in property damage. Zionist leaders blamed dangerous youths while Isaac Ben Tsevi of the Jewish National Council condemned the violence as harmful to the Jewish cause. British authorities announced new measures to block illegal immigration into Palestine as calm returned to Tel Aviv. The Palestine Post editorialized that all responsible Jews disapproved the outbreaks.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Isaac Ben-Tsevei
Jewish National Council
Palestine Post
Italian Liberal Party to decide on coalition resignation
Leone Cattani said the party's executive council would announce within 48 hours whether Liberals will resign from Premier Ferruccio Parri's coalition cabinet, risking a government crisis.
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Rome
Leone Cattani
Italian Liberal Party
Ferrucio Parri
Herring flavored bread recipe circulated
Berlin reports a satirical kitchen hint for harried hausfraus. The recipe calls for boiling a herring head with bones, straining the liquid, mixing with flour, and seasoning with salt and vinegar. It suggests serving with onion rings or chopped turnip to enhance the effect.
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Berlin
Clashes Renewed in Honolulu Riot Incidents
In Honolulu on November 16 Governor Stainback warned that necessary steps would be taken to restore order as police questioned eight youths after fresh outbreaks. At least 11 servicemen and two civilians were beaten, with several Navy men hospitalized following attacks by barefooted rowdy crowds in downtown streets.
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Honolulu
U.R
Ingram Stainback
Navy
Italians suffer malaria and tuberculosis, Lehman testifies
United States Congress heard UNRRA director general Herbert H. Lehman describe Italy facing 3500 malaria cases and many thousands with tuberculosis during testimony to the House foreign affairs committee.
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Washington
Congress
Italy
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Workers Reject 10 Percent Raise at General Motors
Delegates at a nationwide conference of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America CIO announced rejection of a 10 percent wage increase offer for 30 000 General Motors workers.
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New York
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
General Motors Corporation
Imogene Jordan Takes Post in City Hall Meter Department
Imogene Jordan sister of Mrs. Violet Ziegler of 817 Belleview started work today in the parking meter department at the city hall.
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Imogene Jordan
Violet Ziegler
Belleview
City Hall
Marcus King Discharged After World War Service
Marcus King son of Mr and Mrs Rosy King 900 Carolina arrived in Amarillo today with an army discharge received at Fort Sam Houston He left France Oct 28.
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Marcus King
Rosy King
Carolina
Amarillo
Fort Sam Houston
France
Windy Day Brings Dust and Warm Afternoon Forecast
The forecast calls for windy conditions and light dust in the air as temperatures rise to 76 this afternoon. It will be warmer but slightly less windy tomorrow with little change expected for Sunday.
Eisenhower Warns on Unified Command for Future Conflicts
Reported remarks describe Ike urging a unified military command to avoid another Pearl Harbor crisis. He cites the need for balanced air sea and land power and recalls World War II lessons on joint versus unified command for timely victory.
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Eisenhower
Senate Military Committee
Pearl Harbor
United States
Eisenhower testimony sparks Navy merger tension
Senator Hill said Admiral Nimitz would appear before the committee. The Pacific Navy commander planned to refute Eisenhower's statements as the Navy opposes any merger of the armed services.
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Sarily
Eisenhower
Senator Hill
Alabama
Admiral Nimitz
Pacific Navy
Washington
Nimitz
Navy
Highway Route Changes and Widening Proposals In Amarillo
The committee recommends fast North Fast Eighth to Sixth and Georgia relief for downtown congestion. Widen South Fillmore from Tenth to city limits from 30 to 48 feet. Proposes Canyon highway re routing to avoid curves. Urges public announcement of highway plans at once.
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Nate
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