Campus Guild invites Sweatt to apply for UT membership
The Campus Guild at the University of Texas invited Heman Marion Sweatt, a Houston Negro, to apply for membership in its Co-Op House provided he wins admission to UT Law School. President Jerome F. McGehearty said the move follows democratic principles and racial tolerance, and 41 of 55 members approved the resolution to support Sweatt’s case with 6 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Heman
Marlon Sweatt
Houston
Campus Guild
University of Texas
Sweatt
University Law School
Jerome F. McGehearty
Fort Worth
School of Law
Roy C. Archer
126Th District Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Heman Marion Sweatt
Resulu- Ligr
Four Escapees Die in Wreck Near Loraine
Four escaped inmates from the Abilene epileptic farm were killed in a derailment west of Loraine in Mitchell County when 26 Texas and Pacific freight cars derailed at 12:35 A M. A fifth escaped inmate was injured and hospitalized in Loraine. Names of the deceased were David Rogers Athens Robert Noel Pampa Josh Cameron Titus County Clarence Gay Dickens County. Jeff Beller Paris was injured. Train officials blamed an explosion of a tank car for the wreck described as one of the West Texans worst freight accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oweetwater
Abilene
Texas and Pacific
Loraine
Mitchell County
Johnson Hospital
West Texas
David Rogers
Athens
Tex
Robert Noel
Pampa
Josh Cameron
Titus County
Clarence Gay
Dickens County
Jeff Beller
Paris
State Hospital
Bruce Allison
Fine Weather Forecast For Thanksgiving Day
Amarillo weather expert H. C. Winburn promised a pleasant Thanksgiving Day with a high near 64 degrees and a low around 35 as readers head outdoors for football and other holiday activities. Friday will bring cooler air as a cold front to the north pushes temperatures down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Panhandle
Winburn
Air Crash Kills 22 in Costa Rica Tragedy
A Lacsa Airlines plane serving Costa Rica's interior crashed near San Jose at Santana, killing 22 people including two crew. Victims include R. H. Hamer of United Fruit Co and American pilot Victor Hughes. The Lacsa line is an affiliate of Pan American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Lacia Airlines
Santana
Cedral
R. H. Hamer
United Fruit Co
Victor Hughes
Lacsa
PanAmerican Airways
Sanford Youth Slain After Midnight Moonlight Chase
Esteal Ray Christian, 18, was shot and killed near Sanford after a chase with deputies pursuing a stolen 1940 Ford from Amarillo. Deputy Woody Sullivan faced a preliminary hearing and was released on $2,500 bond. District Attorney Bill McConnell arrives to investigate. The victim, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Christian, enlisted in the Army last March and the body awaits funeral arrangements at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home in Borger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Woody Sullivan
Esteal Bay
Bill McConnell
Perryton
Dale Lane
Sanford
Amarillo
O. E. Bush
Sanborn
Jess Love
W. G. Christian
Army
Lubbock
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
New Amarillo Airline Route Extension Announced
A new airline for Amarillo and an extension that nearly doubles the Amarillo network were announced. The Civil Aeronautics Board issued a certificate permitting the connection of Amarillo with Ince and approved Pioneer Airlines to add 18 more Texas cities and Central Airlines to operate the broader route system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Atong
Civil Aeronautics Lines
Ince
Pioneer Airlines
Pioneer Air
Texas
Central Airlines
Oklahoma
Plainview
Lamesa
Odessa
Midland
Sweetwater
Abilene
Big Spring
Cisco
Eastland
Ranger
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Dallas
Waco
Temple
Bryan
Col. R. J. Smith
Central Airline
Tulsa
Pampa
Woodward
Okla
Enid Okla
Ponca City
Barnesville
Central Airlines, Inc
Guy O. Marchant
Keith Kahle
Pioneer Airlines, Inc
San Angelo
Lubbock
Pioneer
Houston
Colonel Smith
Houst
Aviation Enterprises, Inc
Tex
Lufkin
Palestine
Corsicana
San Antonio
Freeport
Bay City
Victoria
el Paso
Uvalde
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Marfa
van Horn
Brownsville
Harlingen
Mission- McAllen - Edinburg
Laredo
Crystal City
Stephenville
Brownwood
Coleman
McCamey
Krug Subpoenaed to Testify on Fuel Shortage Crisis
Washington officials say Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, received a subpoena from a special House committee to appear at 2 PM Monday. The panel investigates fuel shortages tied to the coal strike and pipeline availability, citing dissatisfaction with Interior testimony. Krug previously sent an assistant, citing coal crisis duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Julius A. Krug
Krug
Hugh D. Wise, Jr
Yester J. A. Krug Gay
Texas
C. Girard Davidson
Roger C
Slaughter
Davidsons
Interior Department
Amarillo to push municipal airline terminal plans and bond vote
The Globe urges Amarillo voters to back a half million dollar bond for English Field development and municipal operation of an airline terminal. It argues public control boosts federal airport aid, speeds air and freight distribution, and cements Amarillo as the Tri State High Plains hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tri-State
High Plains
Army
War Assets Administration
WAA
Hief
Civil Aeronautics Administration
English Field
Thornton Oxnard
Globe
Tie Mine Chief Guilty Opinion Shocks Court
Federal Judge Goldsborough expressed the view that John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers would be in contempt of court if they ignored a restraining order against ending their contract with the government. The contempt issue arose amid arguments on whether to dismiss the citation without a jury trial in the soft coal dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Goldsborough
AFL
Joseph Padway
UMW
Smith
Durin
Contlempt
Maryland
Padway
Robbery Under Railroad Underpass Near Fillmore
Two masked bandits robbed a man of 60 dollars on Fillmore near the north end of the underpass around 3 30 yesterday. The victim, R A White of Hollis Oklahoma visiting Amarillo, described the attackers and escape toward the south end after taking the cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore
R. A. White
Hollis
Okla
Amarillo
White
lis-Chalmers
Olks
Packers Face Strike Threat Across Big Five Packers
CIO United Packinghouse Workers strategy committee met to plan a nationwide strike against major packers. AFL meat cutters and butchers rejected Armour and Swift contracts and ordered resumed negotiations. President Ralph Helstein warned a strike could be set within two weeks if current talks fail.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
Armour and
Swift
Ralph Helstein
AFL
Tion
Swift and Co
CIO
Swift and Armour
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Don Cossack Chorus Concert In Amarillo Tonight
The Don Cossack Chorus performs at Municipal Auditorium at 8:30 p m with tickets at Panhandle Concert Bureau Toelzien Music Store 819 Polk until 5 p m. Box office opens 7 p m at the venue with tickets priced 60 cents to 3 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cossack Chorus
Municipal Auditorium
Panhandle
Toelzien
Polk
Amarillo
Don Cossacks
Bandit Is Captured Fort Worth Youth Linked to Carlisle Bank Robbery
A 19-year-old, Joe Doyle Banning, admitted taking part in an armed bank robbery in Carlisle, Inn. A woman was shot and $4,500 seized. Banning was arrested in Fort Worth after FBI and local officers watched his mother’s home for over 48 hours. An airmail package containing $2,110 arrived Tuesday and was intercepted by police after a telegram warned not to open it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Carlisle
Inn
Joe Doyle Banning
FBI
Percy Wiley
Banning
Weather summary for Amarillo and vicinity and surrounding regions
Continued fair weather and slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Thursday warmer tonight and Thursday except in Panhandle tonight. New Mexico fair this afternoon and tonight with a high around 57 and low near 35 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
South Portion
Man Shot by Guymon Sheriff After Courthouse Incident
Donald L. Barngrover of Guymon was critically wounded yesterday afternoon after fleeing the courthouse during questioning by Sheriff Ed Smith and County Attorney A. S. Dickson. Barngrover was taken to a Liberal hospital with an abdominal wound. Sheriff Smith said Barngrover fired a 22 caliber rifle at him, and Deputy W. T. Bratton was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guymon
Okla
Specelal
Donald L. Barngrover
Ed Smith
A. S. Dickson
Barngrover
Liberal
Kaw
Smith
W. T. Bratton
Fort Worth Hoax Leaves Wife and Three Children Missing
Fort Worth police investigate a long range hoax after a housewife aged 45 and her three children Carl 9 Norman 6 and Bruce 3 left Fort Worth for St Louis with a man promising a house purchase. A note demanding $500 allegedly from the wife raised alarms. The St Louis address proved invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
J. E. Kennard
St. Louis
Kennard
Carl
Norman
Bruce
A. Regal Co Ronal Estate and Loans
Citywide observance halts work for Thanksgiving in Amarillo
Amarillo employers suspend operations as thousands take a day off for Thanksgiving. Public offices including the Post Office City Hall and state agencies close. The Sandies play the Harvesters and a Tri-State Fair wrestling event is planned. Annual Thanksgiving services at First Presbyterian Church feature remarks by Dr. Pritchard and other clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bureau of Reclamation
W. D. DeGrassi
OPA
Frank Hobgood
Davis Washiteria
East 10Th
Amarillo Sandies
Pampa Harvesters
Polk Street Methodist Church
Arthur Bluhm
Temple B'nai Israel
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
C. Albert Scholts
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Iron Age
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Ful Group
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Bandit
FE. Clifton Ammerman
First Christian Church
J. Donald Norton
Southern Presbyterian Church
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