Fined Over Wage Violations for Dallas Transport Firm
The Strickland Transportation Company of Dallas and two officers were fined 1500 total by Federal Judge Joe B. Dooley for wage and hour law violations. Strickland president L R. Strickland and secretary W. T. Butlock were fined 375 each. the company 750. About 18 Amarillo employees claimed 44 to 60 hours weekly on salary with vouchers showing 40 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Strickland Transportation Company of
Dallas
Joe B. Dooley
L R. Strickland
W. T. Butlock
Harry Campbell
Earl Street
Amarillo
Amarillo Office of the Concern
Enloves
Odessa Game Net Earned By Amarillo High School
Amarillo High School cleared net $1,923.30 from a Friday night game against Odessa Sandies. Attendance was 12,506 with gate receipts of $11,150.50. Total expenses were $1,223.30 including $500 traveling for the Sandies and $423.30 for officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Sandies
Odessa
Rupert Taylor
Jester Names Two on State Board of Barber Examiners
The governor appointed J B Barris of Seguin and Charles W Dick of Abilene to two year terms on the State Board of Barber Examiners ending Oct 14 1949. He urged equal treatment of union and non union shops and noted complaints of more charges against union shops while both appointees are in union.
Mount Desert Island Fire Evacuates Town as Flames Rake Bar Harbor
A forest fire on Mount Desert Island forced a mass evacuation led by air force and coast guard craft. Residents fled to Ellsworth aboard boats and coast guard vessels as 2,900 townsfolk gathered on an athletic field. Firefighters from up to a hundred miles away battled the blaze aided by shifting winds that spared the town’s business district.
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Mount Desert Island
Bar Har
Abbott
Ellsworth
Army
Katherine Davis
Doris Walls
Margaret Blanchfeld
Bar Harbor
Terland Exports Over 4500 Mink Fur Pieces in Year
Terland reports export of more than 4500 mink fur pieces during the past year, highlighting strong international demand and production capacity. The company notes steady shipments to overseas markets and continued growth in fur trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terland
Reclamation Officials Arrive as Amarillo Speeches Set
Lavon Bagwell and Sara Wescoat from Amarillo High are chosen to represent the school in the I Speak for Democracy radio contest with a 9 30 pm broadcast on KFDA. Prizes come from local radio stations and dealers as Michael Straus and Wesley Nelson lead a Region 5 delegation touring Amarillo and other sites.
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Lavon Bagwell
W. L. Bagwell
Lincoln
Sara Wescoat
G. C. Wescoat
Western
Amarillo High School
Amarillo
Price College
St. Mary's Academy
Bagwell
Wescoat
KFDA
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lost Bow Was Busy On First Job
Johnny Ricketts a 12 year old Amarillo boy was late getting home after school as his mother searched for him. He had taken a first job at a bowling alley and said he was too busy to call home. He arrived around 11 30 pm with soiled clothes and a dirtied face.
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Amarillo
Johnny Ricketts
Johnny
C. E. Ricketts
North East Fighth
St. Mary's Academy
Turkey Accuses Russia of Warmongering in UN Debate
Turkey's Chief Delegate Selim Sarpar charged at the United Nations that Russia conducts psychological aggression and nefarious propaganda against Turkey. He said Moscow aims to turn Turkish public opinion against the United States by alleging American forces seize bases under the Truman aid plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Turkey
Russia
United States
Selim Sarpar
United Nations
Rescue of Sparrow's Point Crew After Tanker Fire
Coast Guard crews saved 35 of 39 aboard the burning tanker Sparrow's Point after a midnight collision with the Manx Fisher off Point Sur. Four missing crew members were believed still aboard as a foggy dawn broke. The Richfield Oil tanker suffered a forward fire near the bridge in the 6,093 ton vessel.
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Monterey
Cal
Sparrow's Point
Coast Guard
Minnetonka
Richfield Oil Company
Manx Fisher
Point Sur
California
Clothes Aflame Woman Runs Into Chemical Plant Kills 13
A woman whose clothes were on fire ran into a room at the Truk Chemical Company where workers were making Christmas firecrackers. An explosion followed, killing her and 12 other workers and destroying the plant. Authorities said she arrived early and her clothing ignited near an open fire.
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Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Truk Chemical Company
London Fog Crash Kills 29 and Injures 150
A train collision at South Croydon on the outskirts of London left 29 dead and about 150 injured as a passenger train struck a stalled rear train in dense fog. Sixty victims were hospitalized while others received on-site first aid. Schoolchildren were among the dead and injured.
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London
U.P
South Croydon
Globe-Circling Americans Land on Hokkaido Island
Two globe circling pilots George Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford Evans of Washington DC landed at Chitose Army Air Field on Hokkaido after leaving Tokyo. They plan to depart from Nemoro for a 1,500 mile hop to Shemya in the Aleutians, the trip’s most hazardous leg.
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Tokyo
Chitose Army Air Field
Hokkaido Island
George Truman
Los Angeles
Clifford Evans
Washington, DC
Nemoro
Hokkaido
Japan
Shemya
Aleutians
Red Hunt Stirs Debate On Bill of Rights Limits
The article notes continued discussion about applying the Bill of Rights to saboteurs and enemies of the country. Mrs. Rogers, acting for former RKO President Charles Koerner, voices objections to employing certain measures.
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Rogers
RKO
Charles Koerner
Russians oppose probe on Hollywood film industry at UN
Russia attacked the House Un-American Activities investigation in the United Nations. Dmitri Manuilsky, a Ukrain ean fire eater and former Comintern chief, charged American opposition to a Soviet proposal banning war mongering propaganda. He called the freedom strange for praising wartime films friendly to the Soviet Union and the Red Army at Stalingrad.
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Lake Success
Russia
Dmitri Manuilsky
Ukrainie
Comintern
Manuilsky
Soviet Union
Red Army
Stalingrad
Rogers’s Hollywood Probe Remarks on Communists and Odets Film
Mrs. Rogers discusses Odets script clash with RKO for None But the Lonely Heart and notes her daughter Ginger Rogers’ habit of rejecting lines. She explains how a Communist in Hollywood builds a network and inserts subversive lines. Walt Disney and Roy E. Brewer were asked to appear on day five of the investigation.
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Walt Disney
Hollywood Union
Roy E. Brewer
Stock Prices and Chicago Livestock Market Report
Financial prices from Merrill Lynch list American Radiator to Willys Overland with mixed gains and declines across industries. Chicago livestock trading shows hogs higher early, some loss later. cattle and calves steady with activity limited. sheep bids ease around week’s end.
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report October 24
Kansas City market data shows cattle receipts 2400 with calves 800 and light testing. Hogs at 600 steady to 25 cents higher with top 27.65 and most 190 to 270 pound hogs 27.25 to 27.60. Heavier weights scarce. sows 25 to 426.50. Sheep 2000 slow uneven. lambs steady to 1 lower. native lambs 23.00 to 24.00. ewes 8.50 to 7.25 for common and medium shipments.
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Chicago
USDA
Kansas City
First Touch of Fall Brings Warm Temperatures to San Amarjo
San Amarillo experiences a warm early fall as thermometers rise. The weather service forecasts a high around 72 this afternoon after a 64 degree day yesterday and a 42 degree morning. Expect mild conditions with a 78 degree high and 45 degree low tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Plan Halloween Party
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and their families are invited to a Halloween party next Friday night from 8 to 11 at Khiva Temple. Special entertainment will be offered for children. Refreshments include apples, doughnuts and coffee. Horace A. Dyer serves as program chairman.
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Mystic Shrine
Khiva
Horace A. Dyer
Single Student Attends Fatherhood Lecture in Pittsburgh
Attorney John V. Snee notes only one student attended his YMCA course on Expectant Fathers in Pittsburgh. He says men seem embarrassed about the subject and fears local interest is low.
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Pittsburgh
John V. Snee
YMCA
Snee
Polo Grounds Distances Highlight Giants Stadiums
The Polo Grounds home of the New York Giants features the shortest right field distance to the fence at 257 feet and the longest center field reach at 505 feet from home plate.
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Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Children Plead To Judge To Send Dad Back to Jail
In Houston a 38 year old mechanic faced two of his children who begged Police Judge Walter Chalmers to send him back to jail for violating a no drinking pledge after release. The judge gave one more chance and fined him 60 dollars, extending his farm sentence to 38 days while offering potential probation if domestic matters with his wife are settled.
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Houston
Walter Chalmers
Chalmers
Fire damages home of Mrs Lera Stewart in city blaze
A fire yesterday afternoon gutted the home of Mrs. Lera Stewart at 317 East Twenty second. Firemen battled the blaze from 4 15 to 5 20 oclock. Mrs Stewart is a proofreader for The Globe News.
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Lera Stewart
East Twenty-second
Stewart
The
Globe News
Earthquake error ends with car wreck on doorstep report
A South Philadelphia family woke to what felt like an earthquake. Richard Wellard and family found a wrecked automobile on their doorstep after several youths fled the scene. Police blamed joyriders in the incident.
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Philadelphia
Richard Wellards
Wellard
Terry Thompson Improves After Operation at St. Anthony's
Terry Thompson, Amarillo cattleman and Moore County rancher, continues to improve after surgery at St. Anthony's Hospital. He has been hospitalized for over a month and resides at 3002 Ong.
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Terry Thompson
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mr. Thompson
Moore County
Jury convicts Ross for deadly shooting in auto murder
Star witness Ann York, 13, testified she survived the hail of bullets that killed her parents, brother, and grandmother. She identified Dr. Ross as the man with the rifle. Prosecutor J. Lee Dittert urged the jury to return a guilty verdict with the death penalty.
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Ann York
Dr. Ross
J. Lee Dittert
Dittert
Taft Convention Aims At Real 1945 GOP Showdown
Taft seeks a real horse race for the next Republican convention after naming Rep. Clarence J. Brown of Ohio to lead his campaign with Mrs. Katherine Kennedy Brown. A Dwight D. Eisenhower dark horse could rise if a stalemate occurs, as the party weighs the chances against President Truman.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Dewey
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Katherine Kennedy Brown
Brown
Truman
Dusk Dawn by Bob Heston Fleming Is Sergeant
Police desk gets a new second shift sergeant Wayne O Fleming recently promoted and taken over duties. Sgt Harvey says it was an easy night and handed control. Officers nab a woman calling herself Dick Tracy and confiscate a toy pistol from a stolen car. A misparked vehicle triggers a locating effort.
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Wayne O. Fleming
Sgt
O. B. Harvey
Harvey
C. C. Cutler
Henry Hutson
Dick Tracy
Hutson
Dallas Plan Commission OKs West Dallas Annexation
The Dallas plan commission recommended annexing West Dallas and nearby suburbs. It noted the city would assume a $5,600,000 levee district bond obligation and urged public hearings before council action.
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Dallas
U.P
City Plan Commission
West Dallas
Motor Freight Firm Sets Overnight Service to Odessa
J F Tate of Talon Motor Freight Lines announces overnight trailer service between Amarillo and Odessa in partnership with Hearne Motor Freight Lines of Seagraves. Talon holds permit for Amarillo to Lubbock, connecting with Hearne in Lubbock to Odessa without reloading delays. Amarillo freight sent in the evening arrives Odessa next morning.
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J. F. Tate
Talon Motor Freight Lines
Buchanan
Hearne Motor Freight Lines
Seagraves
Amarillo
Odessa
Talon
Lubbock
Black Friday and a Pagan Greek Cult Feature
A historical note links Black Friday to a pagan Greek cult practice in an ancient context, highlighting seasonal rites and cultural intersections. The reference outlines how festival days merged with religious observances and public celebration.
Insurance Executive Will Speak Tonight at Herring Hotel
F W Braun vice-president and chief engineer of Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co will discuss executive management in accident prevention at a dinner meeting at the Herring Hotel tonight. Amarillo business executives will attend. the event was arranged by C E Archibald branch manager.
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Herring
F. W. Braun
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Wausau
Wis
Amarillo
C. E. Archibald
Willene Christopher Enters Scarritt College
Miss Willene Christopher daughter of Mr and Mrs H D Christopher of 411 Tennessee has enrolled at Scarritt College Nashville Tenn for advanced study. She previously attended McMurry College Abilene before entering Scarritt.
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Willene Christopher
H. D. Christopher
Tennessee
Scarritt College
Nashville
Tenn
Miss Christopher
McMurry College
Abilene
Scarritt
Retired Colonel Visits DeWolfe Family in Amarillo
Col. G C Hollingsworth US Army retired from Los Angeles stayed with Mr and Mrs Frank DeWolfe 3507 Van Buren in Amarillo. He is DeWolfe's uncle and traveled to Dallas for a 1917 San Antonio officer training camp reunion at the Baker Hotel. He served in France with the AEF and later commanded an Army post at Dawson Creek.
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G. C. Hollingsworth
Los Angeles
US Army
Amarillo
Frank DeWolfe
van Buren
Hollingsworth
DeWolfe
Dallas
San Antonio
Baker Hotel
France
Dawson Creek
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Jester
State Board of Barber Examiners
Seth Kibby
George C. Abbott
MR. Tack Presents
Vickie Mozelle Shelby
V. A. Shelby
East Nineteenth
Edgar Daniel
Hollis
Okla
A. A. Shelby
Gould
Reclamation Bureau Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington
Michael Straus
Wesley R. Nelson
Straus
Howard Robbins
Garford Wilkinson
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Altus
Nelson
Ca Krug
A. N. Thompson
English Field
Phoenix
National Reclimation Association
Bow
News-Globe
Red Hunt
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ceoceses Ste GH
Onbedee
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
American
American Smelt & Ref
American Tel & Tel
Aeons Copper
Oneenee
Onees
Aviation Corporation
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Bane
Bethlehem Steel
Biaw-Knox Steel Ale
Tom Borden Foods
Braniff Airways
Burroughs Addee
Chrysler Corporation
Continental Motors
Continental Oil Co
Curtiss Wright
Si Saas Steee Oone
Kivcragy
Gataa
Douglas Aircraft Lace
General Electric
Sat General Motors
Ene Saat
Gillette Rabor
Oerich
Gulf Petes
Uetrolet
Tuinois
Interlake Iron
International Harvester
International Paper
Canithorth American
Northemerican Aviation
Ohio Oil
Packard Motors
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
Pennsylvania RR
Phelps-Dodge Ratkeabaxee
Phillips Petroleum
Shell Union Oil
Tencaa Shel
Iene
Socons Vacuum EE Sbdeeee
Southern Pacific
Ten Iste Spiegal
Inc Bee A
Standard Brands
Aay
Standard Oil Ind
Atte Standard
Studebaker Motor Ads
All Texas Corporation
Texas Gulf Sylph
Tidewater Oil
Union Carbide
Ace Ee
United Aircraft
Vaee
Amet
US Steel
Oetet Warner Brothers
Chicago Board of Trade
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Leon Gilkey
Allen Shoe Store
Polk
Tulsa
J. B. Perry
Mr. Gilkey
Chain Shoe Store
Dad
Fire Guts
Bob Heston Fleming
Dallas Man
Sky Show
Tradewind
William Talbott
Cliff Hicks
Don Hackett
Billy Lear
Amarillo Jaycee Club
Rome
Troy
Cash & Carry
Téth and
Harrison
Georgia
Tyler
Amarill’s
Blackburn
Directo
Pierce
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