Poultry Growers Propose End to Poultryless Thursdays
The nations poultrymen urged President Truman's food committee to scrap poultryless Thursdays proposing a substitute program to save 30 million bushels of grain for Europe by April 1. Assistant Secretary Brannan predicted a swift end to the ban possibly within 24 hours if growers accept grain conservation in exchange. The offer was sent to Committee Chairman Charles Luckman who rejected the initial substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Food Committee
Europe
Pittsburgh
Charles F. Brannan
Charles Luckman
Poultrymen propose grain-saving plan to Luckman
The poultrymen outlined a plan to cut broiler numbers 25 percent, trim egg-laying flocks, and reduce overall poultry throughputs to conserve grain. They claim the measures could save 4 to 10.8 million bushels of grain, depending on the level of slaughter and feed changes, and urged public support to avoid market gluts while promoting poultry consumption.
Judge to rule on legal paternity of test-tube baby
In New York Justice Greenberg is to decide if a test-tube baby can have only one legal parent. Julie Strand seeks to bar her estranged husband Antoine from visiting their 4 year old daughter. Antoine challenges paternity as the case tests modern family law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Clay Greenberg
Manhattan Supreme Court
Julie Strand
Samuel H. Hofstadter
Antoine
Philip Wolfson
Greenberg
Solomon
City Plans Survey for Expansion of City Limits
A survey of adjacent areas is under way to decide which regions should be annexed. City planners and officials weigh service costs and tax potential, aiming to extend water, sewer, and fire protection while guiding zoning to prevent undesirable development. Recommendations will be reported at the next planning group meeting on Nov. 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Jimmy” James
Planning and Zoning Commission
O. H. Koch
Koch & Fowler
N. V. Moss
Koch
Great West Mill
Planning and Zoning Board
City Commission
Jinx Tucker Hospitalized After Serious Heart Attack
H. H. "Jinx" Tucker, dean of southwestern sports writers, was reported in serious condition in a Waco hospital. He felt chest pain Saturday while climbing to the press box at Ownby Stadium in Dallas and continued to cover the Rice-SMU game, suffering a heart attack last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
H. H
Tucker
Southwestern Sportswriters
Ownby Stadium
Dallas
Waco News-Tribune and Times- Herald
Truman summons congressional leaders for Europe aid talks
President Truman invites leaders from both parties and key committee chairs to the White House for a Thursday afternoon conference on Europe financial aid and a potential European recovery plan. The meeting also may discuss a possible special session of Congress and the Marshall plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Europe
Charles G. Ross
Foreign Affairs and Appropriations
Taft
Senate
Marshall
Congress
Ross
Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eaton
Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Martin
Halleck
House
Rayburn
White
Barkley
Bridges
Senate Appropriations
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Defense rests in Ross case in Texas trial
LA GRANGE October 21 defense rests in the Ross murder trial. Dr W J Johnson San Antonio psychiatrist testified that Dr Lloyd I Ross was insane on May 25 the date of the four York family killings on a Comal County road. Johnson said Ross remains insane and described a paranoiac mental condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
W. J. Johnson
Texas
Lloyd I. Ross
Fred Blundell
Willard York
Ross
San Antonio
Johnson
Yorks
Comal
Julius Schleyer
Dr. Ross
Dr. Johnson
Schleyer
Actors and Critics Tie Communists to Hollywood
Veteran actor Adolphe Menjou and critic John Charles Moffitt testified before the House committee on Un American Activities that Communists are active in Hollywood. They named John Howard Lawson as a Communist leader and claimed Broadway and publishing houses are infiltrated. Menjou urged outlawing the Communist party and labeling propaganda films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menjou
Moffitt
Washington
Adolphe Menjou
John Charles Moffitt
Hollywood
John Howard Lawson
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Lawson
Menjon
Screen Writers’ Guild
Los Angeles
New York
Broadway
Robert E. Stripling
Herbert Sorrell
Conference of
Studio Unions
Sorrell
America
Moscow
United States
Congress
Communist Party
House Committee
45 Minute Electrical Blackout Hits Amarillo
Amarillo suffered a citywide electrical blackout starting at 8 25 this morning and lasting about 45 minutes. Power was restored to sections within 10 to 15 minutes, with no injuries reported even at the plant or Northwest Texas Hospital where emergency lighting aided surgeries. The outage stemmed from a flashing electrical fire behind the main switchboard at the Amarillo power plant during switching operations. A baby was reportedly born at St Anthony s Hospital during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
North East Third Avenue
Southwestern Public Service Company
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mabel Fore
Happy
St. Anthony's Hos
President's Daughter Margaret Truman Schedules Amarillo Concert
Margaret Truman daughter of President Truman will appear in concert November 7 at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium. Her early success has marked her as a promising soprano with a Hollywood Bowl appearance and a national radio debut with the Detroit Symphony. A reception will follow the concert and invitations accompany tickets. She is booked through the Panhandle Concert Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Truman
President Truman
Amarillo
Miss Truman
United States
Hollywood Bowl
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Texas
Panhandle Concert Bureau
Weather Synopsis for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
The bulletin reports continued fair weather across Amarillo and vicinity through today and Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas remains generally fair, and New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in northern mountains. Overnight lows around 35 in mountains and 45 to 55 elsewhere. highs reaching 75 in the northwest and up to 90 in the southwest. Local measurements show 84 maximum in the last 24 hours, 57 minimum, and 83 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
RAF Sunderland Falls Off Thames Estuary
A British RAF Sunderland flying boat with one engine aflame crashed into the sea two miles off the Thames Estuary. Seven of ten crew were rescued, the survivors suffering severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames Estuary
Start Work on New Industrial Plant in Plainview
Construction crews stake out a $100,000 industrial machinery plant near Grand and North East Eighth for Plains Machinery Co. of Plainview led by Huch Tull. The warehouse, served by Santa Fe, may exceed 15 000 square feet and employ about 25 at the new distributing headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
North East Eighth
Plains Machinery Co
Plainview
Huch Tull
International Harvester Co
Santa Fe
Tull
Plainview House of the Plains Machinery Co
Lawyer Arrests Pair In Complicated Case
Attorney W J Flesher turned police officer and complainant in a tangled case escorting two men to court. T A Preston owner of Club Cafe 420 Taylor posted 200 bond after a mixed claim of assault swindling and unpaid meal. C E Charles of Denver faces potential charges after a 3 cent pocket found and dispute over payment. Hearing date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Flesher
van Buren
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Carder
J. D. Duke
Duke
Justice Carder
East Fifth
Preston
Taylor
Fifth
C. E. Charles
Denver
Colo
Charles
Bermuda Hurricane Damage Tops Million Dollars
The Bermuda hurricane weakening from 120 mph to under 50 mph caused over one million dollars in damage. Ten buildings lost roofs, hundreds of trees were uprooted, and the island’s power and telephone service were nearly cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
U.P
Amarillo Plans New Traffic Arteries To Relieve Congestion
O H Koch of Koch & Fowler presented a preliminary Amarillo traffic study to the Planning and Zoning Commission. He proposed cross town arteries using existing streets with some changes to reduce local bottlenecks and improve direct routes to the business district and industrial zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Timmons
Amarillo
City Planning and Zoning Commission
O. H. Koch
Dallas
Koch & Fowler
Koch
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Traf
Aic
Eighth Avenue
Ridgemere Street
Santa Fe
North Fillmore
Planning Board
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
San Jacinto
North
Diamond-studded watch stolen from Amarillo Jewelry Co
Police investigate the theft of a diamond-studded watch valued at about six thousand dollars. The watch was reported stolen after noon yesterday from the Amarillo Manufacturing Jewelry Company on Polk street. The company is operated by Ray L. McDermott of Hayden address 2214.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Manufacturing Jewelry Company
Polk
Ray L. McDermott
Hayden
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Athens
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Seeeuer
Ox Gaulle
Roosevelt
Nea
Britain
Russell Stationery Co
John Maynard Lor, Co
Margaret Pruman
Lanier Finance Co
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Fillmore
North Heights
Sixth Avenue
Georgia
McMasters
Bryan
Globe
Potter County
Potter County Zoo
Game, Fish& Oyster Commission
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