Ship Crews Ready to Sail as Pickets Withdraw
An official of the APL Masters Mates and Pilots Association announced the union will withdraw pickets from New York City piers and masters of ships are cleared to board vessels immediately. The move follows a 27 day maritime strike across East and Gulf Coast ports after a vote by ship officers on an agreement with operators. The U S Maritime Commission and union leaders expect ships to move again tomorrow on the two coasts barring unexpected developments. Capt A E Oliver said pickets on New York piers began Oct 1 and would be withdrawn at noon.
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APL Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
New York City
East
Gulf Coast
MMP
U. S. Maritime Commission
A. E Oliver
Labor tensions and strikes ripple through transport and Hollywood
The article notes pilots and airline crews pressing for higher pay as TWA remains shut down, with mediation ongoing and airlines weighing government action. In Hollywood, studio unions and the International Alliance of Stage Employes move toward arbitration without work stoppages as a broader strike looms. New Orleans officials tackle five days of garbage from a city strike.
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TWA
Hollywood
International Alliance of Stage
AFL
CSU
Herbert K. Sorrell
Lure of City Life Fatal to Coyote in Fur Store Window
A coyote wandering from rural haunts died after a policeman's shot during a city fur store display incident in Mitchell South Dakota. The wounded animal was killed as it jumped at fur coats in the window.
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Mitchell
S. D
Mrs Barkley Remains Critically Ill In Washington
Mrs Alben Barkley wife of the Kentucky Senator was in critical condition with no change reported today according to family friends in Washington awaiting further medical updates.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Communists Win Bulgarian Assembly Victory
Sofia reports Fatherland Front has 296 seats to 83 for united opposition in 99 districts. With 465 seats total, the Front secures a working majority. Most elected candidates are from the Workers' Party as returns show 277 323 votes for the Front in Sofia against 95 535 for the opposition.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Fatherland Front
Workers’ Party
Communists
United Opposition
Egypt Demands Big Powers Withdraw Troops at UN
At the United Nations Egypt calls for immediate withdrawal of foreign troops from small nations and an end to external pressure on sovereign states. Mohammed Husein Heikal Pasha says no foreign troops should remain without the host country’s consent. Czech delegate Jan Masaryk echoes fight against fascism and questions the iron curtain around Spain.
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United Nations Hall
Flushing
N. Y
Egypt
Mohammed Husein Heikal Pasha
United Nations General Assembly
Heikal
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
Spain
Jan Masaryk
Assembly
Masaryk
Britain
China
Latin America
Iceland
Soviet Russia
Navy veteran urges sea power and steady progress
Commodore Rabideau, commander of the U S Naval Station Orange Texas, argues sea power relies on industrial strength and scientific progress. He says the Navy will change wisely, may eventually quit surface operations, and will protect the nation from overseas invasion with the weapons of the time. He outlines naval reserve plans and radio address tonight at KGNC.
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Naval Service
Navy
Robideau
Amarillo
Comdr
John Vandale
Naval Reserve
Carl Jenkins
Eiwanians
van Dale
Rabideau
KGNC
Capacity Crowd For National Square Dance Contest In Amarillo
Tickets to the National Square Dance Contest in Amarillo at Amarillo College gymnasium sold quickly in advance. The event runs Tuesday and Wednesday nights with 100 tickets left at the door nightly. Exhibitions precede dances at 7 PM and post contest dancing features the Burm family string ensemble.
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Clifford Melt
Globe
Dub Fox
Amarillo College Gymnasium
M. H. Freeman
Angus Freeman
Thelma Goldsmith
J. D. Freeman
Dal Fox
Amarillo
Amarillo College
Grady Wilson
Wiken
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Burm
Leopard Men Terror Foils Hope for African Villages
Reports from Johannesburg describe the leopard men of Nigeria spreading fear across Mozambique Congo and West Africa. Up to 200 mutilated victims are linked to the Anyoto secret sect with brutal initiation rites and deadly tattooing.
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R. F. S. Dewdney
Johannesburg
South Africa
Nigeria
Anyotos
Mozambique
Congo
Fluorine study aims to fix Amarillo teeth stain
Texas and New York health officials began a joint study in Amarillo to determine the optimal fluorine level in city water to prevent brown stained teeth in children. Researchers compare Texas and New York data with Marshall and Newburgh tests while outlining a one to four ratio as a potential standard. The effort includes local school visits, planned midday departures, and consultations on safe fluorine content to protect dental health.
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Amarillo
Texas
New York State
Edward Taylor
Dental Division
Texas State Department of Health
Sidney B. Finn
Tate de- Reeteneet Af Trawalthama Me Masia
Pei Wises Wa Saweeeves
UA E Overton
Taylor
New York
Marshall
George W. Cox
State Department of Health
Newburgh
N. Y
Drs
Ozarka
Vita
Kiwanis Elects Gus Roberts to Lead Amarillo Club
Gus Roberts was elected Kiwanis president succeeding Carl Jenkins at a noon meeting in the Amarillo Hotel. W. N. Stokes and Ted Lokey were named first and second vice presidents. Directors include D. S. Watkins H. O. Starks John Pool William Boyce and Warren Babb. Roberts has led community efforts for a decade and since 1937 has managed Panhandle Fruit Co. He and wife with two children reside at 1317 Travis.
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Community Chest
Red Cross
The
Panhandle Fruit Co
Patsy
Reid
Travis
Death of Stanley Marsh Oil Firm Member
Stanley Marsh, 63, of Amarillo and partner in Hagg Harrington Marsh oil and gas, died at St. Anthony's Hospital after a weeklong illness. Survived by two children, Stanley Marsh Jr. of North Hollywood and Isabel Marsh McCormick of Amarillo, six grandchildren, and his home at 2605 Hughes. He was born October 1, 1882 in Cincinnati and helped found the firm in 1927 after a Panhandle oil boom start.
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Stanley Marsh
Hagg, Harrington & Marsh
St. Anthony's Hospital
Stanley Marsh, Jr
North Hollywood
Cal
Amarillo
Marsh
Isabel Marsh McCormick
Stanley, III
Tom
Michael Marsh
George
Martha
Melody MceCormick
Hughes
Cincinnati
A. J. Marsh
University of Cincinnati
Ida Davis
Panhandle
Hagg, Harrington and Marsh
Amarillo Weather Forecast with Showers and Cool-Down
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions with widely scattered showers in the afternoon and night across Amarillo and West Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures show little change with a high near 81 degrees and a low around 59, followed by a noon reading of 73 before Tuesday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Iron Lung Baby Born at County Hospital
In San Antonio at 7:45 A M a baby named Sherilyn Kay Crutcher was born to a polio victim mother who has lived in an iron lung for over a month. Both mother and child were reported doing nicely with great relief at the normal birth despite precautions and Army supplied respirator gear.
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San Antonio
Oct
Sherilyn Kay Crutcher
Roland Crutcher
Army
President Truman to visit Missouri with Mrs Truman
President Truman will leave Washington on Thursday for his Missouri home and will be accompanied by Mrs Truman. The trip includes a speech and travels to fulfill official duties as plans stand.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Mexico Grounds Planes Amid Court Ruling Battle
Braniff Mexican affiliate Aerovias Braniff grounded planes at Mexico City and Veracruz after a Mexican government cancellation and court order dispute. Douglas Stockdale said the airport commandant did not recognize the injunction while a Pan American CMA network firm claimed service to New Laredo Puebla Vera Cruz and Merida remained adequate.
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Mexico City
Aerovias Braniff
Braniff International Airlines
Braniff
Douglas Stockdale
Vera Cruz
Atcence
Tornel
Newra Laredo
Puebla
Merida
Panta Mexicana de
Pan-American World Airways
CMA
Dallas
Braniff International Airways
Aeroe
Road Fund Surplus Moved to County General Fund
Potter County commissioners declared 250000 in the road and bridge fund as surplus and transferred it to the general fund to be used for worthwhile purposes. They ordered the auditor to pay off outstanding warrants and balance. A delegation from precincts 24 25 and 26 urged a local option election to ban beer and liquor sales, noting only 25 petition signatures but planning to collect 40. Rev Joe Setser led the group.
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Potter County
Sereoe - Yeannik Ruaagg Ana
Joe Setser
Commissioners Court
Neely -Greenhill-Lownds
Wren Wins News Tip First Prize for Amarillo Shooting
J E Wren takes first prize five dollars for reporting the fatal Amarillo fireman shooting. Lena Brunson earns three dollars for tipping a house collapse injuring a man. Third prize two dollars goes to R H Johnson for reporting a child burned when clothing caught fire. Other tips listed from local residents and businesses.
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Amarillo
J. E Wren
The
Globe
Lena Brunson
North Mirror
Brunson
R. H. Johnson
North Cleveland
A. Regal Co.Real Estate and Loans
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Rena
Bee
King Features Syndicate
Washington Stag
Amarillo Tent & Awning Co Ducks Bak
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Robert E. Copeland
Herman Goering
Mexico
J. E. Wren
News Tip
Blanche Dickson
Harrison
Lawrence Schneider
South Buchanan
John Lock
Pairmont
W. P. Gollihugh
North West Thirteenth
Ray Brannan
Arch Terrace
Cora Lee Robertson
Mississippi
Bessie Burns
North West First
A. D. Weatherby
Polk
Ted Bennett
North Hayes
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Fillmore
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