Attlee Changes Cabinet in Liberal Victory Shakeup
London reports Prime Minister Attlee has removed Labor chairman Emanuel Shinwell from the cabinet and moved him to war minister under defense minister supervision. The reorganization, seen as a move to the right, also targets several ministers including War Minister Fred Bellenger, with potential shifts for Hugh Gaitskell.
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Attlee
Liberal Victory
London
The
London Star
Emanual Shinwell
Labor Party
Shinwel
Star
George VI
Shinwell
Arthur Horner
Mineworkers Union
Britain
Conservative Evening News
Hugh Gaitskell
Flres
Fred Bellenger
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Charge Lies On Plight Of Farmers
Representative Gross denounces the Agriculture Department’s portrayal of farm life as false and malicious. He lambasts the Brannan record for depicting farmers as “trash” while Sen. Thomas presses for explanations of rural conditions amid calls to aid the grain market.
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Washington
Representative Gross
Pennsylvania
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Agriculture Department
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Department
Gross
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Congress
Hoeven
John Cowan Dies. Burial Rites Set in Amarillo
Funeral services for Amarillo businessman John Cowan, who died yesterday in Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, will be at 4 p m Thursday in Burnham Shaw Memorial Chapel. Mrs Cowan to join him. body en route to Amarillo by train arriving 11 50 p m tomorrow. Cowan, 62, built Clowe Cowan Inc with Frank Clowe in 1922. branches later opened in Lubbock Roswell Plainview. survived by wife Rowena and two sons, plus siblings and in laws. Cowan was a former Fort Worth resident and active in Masonic orders and Shrine.
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John Cowan
Amarillo
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Frank Clowe
Lubbock
Roswell
Plainview
Cowan
Masonic Lodge
Shrine
Rotary Club
Rowena F. Cowan
Robert
Don Cowan
Fort Worth
Andrew Cowan
Seymour
Kate Strathdee
Annie Moffat
Mary Amacker
Dallas
Russia Accepts Nov 25 Peace Conference Amid Bureau Rumor
London reports Russia agreed to a Big Four Foreign Ministers Council on November 25 to push a German peace treaty. The Foreign Office noted a Communist information bureau in Belgrade and a resuscitated Comintern sparked debate over wartime diplomacy and the mood ahead of the London talks.
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Russia
London
Foreign Ministers Council
Foreign Office
United States
Belgrade
Comintern
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Lugi Longo
Rome
Information Bureau
Communist International
Soviet Union
Longo
United Nations
New York
Moscow
Japan
Europe
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Social Democrat
Copenhagen
Social Demokraten
France Libre
Charles de Gaulle
London Daily Telegraph
Great Britain
Communist Information Bureau
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with moderate temperatures this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Highs around 82 to 83 degrees, lows near 57.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Weatherman predicts moderate rain for Amarillo weekend
Winburn head of the weather bureau at English Field forecasts rain Friday or Saturday with a five day trend of 4 to 5 degrees above normal. He notes scattered showers and no major daily changes while temperatures rise to the upper 80s and humid conditions spread across the area.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
English Field
Winburn
Lubbock
Childress
Pampa
Hereford-Tulsa
Maide of Orleans Armor Made In Quick Costume Fix
Ann Lee stars in Joan of Lorraine and must wear armor copied from Joan of Arc. With strike delayed costumes, a Life Magazine image, a dress form, and improvised armor built from paper and long underwear, the cast scrambles to fit before curtain. If outfits arrive late they will substitute Rowley-made pieces for tomorrow’s show.
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Lewis
Ann Lee
Miss Lee
Little Theater
Joan of Lorraine
Joan of Arc
Railway Express
New York
Life Magazine
Ingrid Bergman
Joan
J. W. Lee
Ann
Fourth Avenue
Francis X. Bushee
West Eleventh
Bob Izzard
Bob Mills
Lee
Rowley
Norma Bell
Herring Re-elected As Fair Manager
L B Herring was chosen to lead the 1948 Tri State Fair with a $500 bonus. The fair earned over $25,000, a postwar record, as Rex B Baxter and Edith Zelley Bellett received bonuses. President Jay Taylor outlined goals including a $100,000 reserve and circuit expansion to attract big exhibitors. Plans include relocating carnival areas and coordinating with the county commission. see HERRING Page 2
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Tri-State
L. B. Herring
Jay Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Herring
Rex B. Baxter
Edith Zelley Bellett
Bill Beechler
Tri-State Fair Association
Fair Association
Taylor
Amarillo
Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Dallas Fair
Mason King
Bill Beechlersey
County Commission
Scout Work Conforms to Clean Record Rule
Records show no boy has completed Scout work and been convicted in any court. The statement reflects a declared standard within the Boy Scouts, emphasizing clean judicial records for those completing requirements.
Rail Union Envoys To Visit Amarillo on Texas Tour
Six state legislative representatives of railroad unions will visit Amarillo on November 23 as part of a Texas tour. An open meeting for all labor union members will be held, featuring Joe T. Steadham, J. H. Gibson, W. H. Winchester, James A. Shields, H. L. Reynolds, and Robert H. Wood.
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Austin
Amarillo
Texas
al Chesser
Frostey Hamrick Lodge 608
Brotherhood of Railroad
Joe T. Steadham
J. H. Gibson
W. H. Winchester
James A Shields
H. L. Reynolds
Robert H. Wood
UN rejects Soviet press pledge to expose warmongers
The United Nations overwhelmingly rejected a Soviet proposal requiring the world press to expose warmongers and campaign against fascism under threat of punishment. Five killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad train hits a road grader near Fort Wayne, Indiana. National Labor Relations Board sides with top AFL and CIO officers not required to sign non Communist affidavits under Taft Hartley.
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Russia
Warmongering Lake
Success
U.P
United Nations
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
CIO
Markets Jittery as Grain Futures Close Mixed
Nervousness in the grain futures market toward the close saw best prices slip from the day’s highs. December wheat at 2.85 1/2, corn 2.24 1/4, oats around 1.13 to 1.12 3/4, with weather forecasts signaling needed rains for the winter wheat belt. Butter and eggs were mostly steady to lower, while live cattle traded weakly with top at 36.35.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Local Veteran Severs Ill At Veterans Hospital
Clay H. Thornton of 1404 Madison is in very critical condition at Veterans Hospital after collapsing Sunday morning. He suffers from a blood clot on the lung, attributed to World War I injuries. Thornton is secretary treasurer and general manager of Panhandle Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. at 201 Pierce, with the company since 1921.
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Clay H. Thornton
Madison
Veterans Hospital
Thornton
Panhandle Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
Pierce
Randall Dairymen To Meet To Discuss Price Increase
Randall County dairy farmers plan an 8 o'clock meeting at the courthouse in Canyon to talk about costs of milk production and a possible rise in milk prices. President Earl Brotz expects discussions on price adjustments and related economic factors among members.
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Randall County
Canyon
Earl Brotz
Meatless Tuesday Not Detering Amarillo Shoppers
Amarillo meat managers report no clear impact from the President's conservation plea as sales remain generally average. Store officials say business is steady or higher on some days while noting it is too early to gauge public response or enforcement.
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Cleveland
New York
Park Avenue
Miami
Springfield
St. Louis
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Amarillo
Meat Department
Frank Walsh
Walsh Food Stores No. 1
Joe Murphy
Furr Food Store No. 1
Mr. Murphy
L. J. Prien
Whiteway Food Store No. 1
Claude Eutley
McCartt’s Meat Department
Jess Altman
Ideal Food
R. L. Robertson
Piggly-Wiggly
West Tenth
Local Labor Groups Form Legislative Committee
Amarillo labor groups and auxiliaries organized a legislative committee representing 8 000 to 9 000 members. An executive board of seven was elected and will issue a policy statement later. The group aims to coordinate labor activity on local state and national levels with open meetings and a democratic structure.
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Amarillo
Carpenters Hall
al Chesser
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Randall Dairymen
M. E. Winberg
Building Trades Council
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International Typographical Union
F. L. Hackley
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Carpenters Union Auxiliary
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