Weather notes mix of winds and early hints of winter
The column comments on variable wind shifts from southwest to north signaling an early cold spell not an Indian Summer. Mentions Paul Allingham back in New York after paper, Murray Hill anecdotes, World Series attendance dipping, political chatter about Truman and Douglas, a stray goose at 309 Prospect, odd remark about butter price, Tack's winter forecast due in two weeks, and farmer plans facing potential bear of a winter.
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Paul Allingham
New York
Tack
Amarillo Testimony Ties Thomas to Hunt Home Case
Testimony links Thomas to the hunt murder case with claims he telephoned from Vernon after bodies were found and visited Amarillo homes around Oct. 23 26. Irene and Red Craig report Thomas borrowed their car and stayed at the Veazey home while Texas Ranger Watters and Deputy Vaughn note matching shoes and fishing cord.
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Thomas
Sabine Pass
Vermon
Galveston
Amarillo
8S. L. Veazey
Veazey
Red Craig
Irene
Texas
Ramond Watters
Lubbock
Dick Vaughn
Hunt
Help wanted for daytime babysitting with housing option
A seeker asks for a bedroom with kitchen privileges or an apartment and daily daytime care for 10 month old twin girls. The landlady would care for them while the parent works. Contact after 6 PM at 513 Harrison or at Cretney's warehouse photo department 500 Tyler during the day.
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Harrison
Cretney
Tyler
BOWS PRELIMINARY LIVESTOCK PRICES IN KANSAS CITY
Cattle a brisk sale with 9,000 head cattle and 3,000 calves listed. Prices show mixed movement with feeders and vealers down and beef steer crops high. Hog and sheep shows noted, with hogs around 20,500 head and lambs trading lower on opening sales.
Norther Hits Amarillo With Sudden Temperatur Drop
A brisk norther swept into the Panhandle last night, dropping Amarillo temperatures from 65 to 57 degrees and then to a 35 degree low. Frost appeared on roofs and cars but was not severe enough to kill plants, with a high of 60 degrees expected this afternoon and a gradual warmup tomorrow.
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Amarillo
English Field
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Leaking Exhaust Causes Deaths of Two Children
Coroner W. C. Bond ruled that carbon monoxide from a leaky automobile exhaust killed a 6-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl of Mr. and Mrs. George Arispe. The children fell ill while returning from Holland Michigan where the parents labored in fruit orchards.
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Brazil
Ind
W. C. Bond
George Arispe
Houston
Holland
Mich
Manila Protests Reckless Driving by American Soldiers
President Roxas sent a protest to the U S embassy over reckless driving by American soldiers blamed for half of Manila’s traffic deaths. Ambassador McNutt endorsed the protest and forwarded it to Army headquarters.
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Manila
Roxas
U. S
McNutt
Army
Airline Executive Predicts DC-3 Service Within Sixty Days
A aviation official stated no stewardesses would fly at the start, and predicted the line could begin operations within 60 days of CAB approval. He urged cities on the route to ready airports for the DC-3 and noted a luncheon in Old Tascosa with A. S. Meadows of the Texas Aeronautic Commission as speaker.
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Old Tascosa
A. S. Meadows
The
Texas Aeronautic Commission
Market Report Shows Cattle and Hogs Mixed as Packers Eye Action
Hog prices mostly $1 higher with bulk $1 to $2 gains and top at $23.50. Barrows and gilts mostly $22.50 to $23.50, sows scarce with $20 to $21.50 range. Cattle market weak to uneven with 9,000 head slaughter and 800 calves, beef cows $17 to $20, bulls around $21, feedlots mixed. Sheep run 10,500 with weak early lamb bids and ewe bids steady around $12. Financial and industrial fund shows liquidation at $2.0364 with offers at $2.23.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Paintin Mural in 12 Years Is Fast For Government
Mrs Bennett recounts a Washington visit with Poke Bennett to the Capitol. They tour the Dome and Hall of Representatives, note murals, statuary, and the Cherokee Strip seating, and glimpse offices of Senator Connally and Congressman Worley, learning how busy government works.
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Poke Bonnett
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Poke
Capitol Building
Capitol Dome
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Capitol Steps
Statuary Hall
Texas
Austin
Houston
Hall of Representatives
Cherokee Strip
Indiana
States
Senate
Tom Connally
Senator Connally
Congressman Worley
House
Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Hisself
Adam
Eugene Worley
Reward for Return of Court House Mirror
Janitors at the Potter County Court House offer rewards totaling ten dollars for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who removed a large mirror from the first floor men's room. Five dollars is offered for the return of the mirror itself. The mirror has been moved from an unused upper floor restroom to the first floor. The janitors call the thief a mirror snatcher and demand the original back promptly.
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Potter County Court House
Bill Adams
Notable Texas Visitors in Washington Cafe Scene
The narrator recalls meeting friendly Texans in a Washington elevator and basement cafeteria. Miss Myers, a young server, offers help and asks for guidance on identifying important figures, only to note that most congressmen have gone home.
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Texas
Washington
Miss Myers
Poke
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