24 Hour Labor Recess Sought by AFL Seamen
The joint strike committee of AFL seamen urged a 24 hour work stoppage if the Wage Stabilization Board rejects wage demands. Telegrams were sent to CIO President Philip Murray and AFL President William Green seeking withdrawal of labor reps from the board. Tugboats resumed service in New York harbor after a sympathy strike, as the WSB faced a crucial decision on higher pay boosts for seamen and related unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All American Labor
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Philip Murray
The
CIO
William Green
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
Max Korenblatt
Joint
New York
John Hawk
Seafarers International Union
Siusup
WSB
Siu-Sup
Washington
W. Williard Wirtz
Practical Jokes Divorce Grounds
Shirley Hudson 23 testifies before Superior Judge Edwin A Robson that her eight day marriage to J Clinton Hudson 26 of Wheatland Wyoming was one long practical joke. She recounts being tied by ankles to a bed sheet and hoisted toward a chandelier after their July 13 1945 marriage. Hudson allegedly said she had no sense of humor and left. Judge Robson grants the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shirley Hudson
Edwin A. Robson
J. Clinton Hudson
Wheatland
Wyo
Robson
Hudson
Los Angeles Used Car Lots Closed in Black Market Raid
OPA enforcement agents raided used car lots in Los Angeles breaking up a black market in autos netting operators over a million dollars monthly. Seventy one dealers and salesmen were arrested after agents used marked money to buy cars above ceiling prices to obtain evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
W.ph
OPA
Delay in City Vote Asked Over Water Bond Issue
The Potter County Taxpayers Association urged postponing the $2,000,000 water bond vote set for Saturday until a permanent water supply is secured. The group passed a unanimous resolution for an unbiased citizens water commission to study the issue before any bond decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Citizens Water Commission
Flour Price Rise Not Affect Bread Says OPA
Washington dispatch reports flour prices will increase 20 cents per 100 pounds today. Officials of the OPA say the higher flour cost will not raise bread prices. Sugar retail prices are also set to rise one and a half cents per pound by week’s end, marking the second sugar increase in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Missouri Democrats Back Truman Draft for 1948 Term
Missouri Democrats adopted a resolution urging the national party to draft President Truman for a second term. The action came at the close of a daylong Jefferson City meeting of state Democrats endorsing a Truman draft for 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
National Party
Truman
Slavs Demand Return of 167 Ships in Occupation Zone
Yugoslav delegate Stane Krasovec urged the United Nations Economic and Social Council at Lake Success to restore 167 Yugoslav vessels held in the U S zone of occupation on the upper Danube. The move opened the council's third session amid a crowded agenda including refugee care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Economic and Social Council
U. S
Upper Danube
Stane Krasovec
London squatters vow to resist eviction at Duchess of Bedford
London reports say squatters barricaded the Duchess of Bedford apartments in Kensington with steel bars and bolted entrances. They warned police they would remove women and children bodily to the streets if forced out, with sentries posted to watch for approaching officers. Councillor Gabriel Carritt, a Communist leader on Westminster Council, spoke to newsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Swank
Duchess of Bedford
Kensington
Gabriel Carritt
Westminster City
Eviction Writ Authorized Against Squatters Over Homeless Families
The ministry of works gained permission to issue a writ of eviction against the squatters. The action targets homeless families and requires legal formalities to compel removal. Authorities state government responsibility remains primary in addressing the displacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Works
Squatters Defy Government Furniture Clearance at Kensington Building
Government crews confronted by squatters who refused entry to remove about 20 truckloads of furniture. A spokesman said permission had been given for use until the squatters secured homes. Gas cut, water and electricity maintained, field kitchen set for 100 families, with an improvised show planned. Physicians treated several ill children as legal position improves after Kensington council rejected housing use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Works
Carritt
Kensington
Three Year Old Follows School Bus To Vallejo
Three year old Wayne Glass watched older playmates board a school bus and then followed the next bus. He was taken off a trans continental bus at Vallejo, twenty miles northeast of Richmond California.
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Richmond
Cal
Wayne Glass
Vallejo
Here
Amarillo Moves to Take Control of Army Field Facilities
City officials and Army representatives met to transfer Amarillo Army Air Field facilities to city administration. A preliminary inventory covers nine hangars shops and aprons west of Avenue B. The transfer is an interim permit while final disposition is arranged. cost over two million dollars with title possible from the War Assets Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Southwest
Amarillo Army Air Field
Joe
Jenkins
Army
U. S. Engineers
Dallas
Tulsa
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
S. B. Whittenburg
Chamber
Aviation
Leonard Cowley
U. S. Engineers Real Estate Division
Avenue “B
Army City
War Assets Administration
The
WAA
Congress
Bandit Beating With His Own Gun Shocks Amarillo
Two armed robberies, a strong arm theft, a burglary and an attempted hold up produced over 210 dollars in losses. Suspects Carlton Steadman and Thomas Choiniere were jailed on armed robbery charges after incidents at Ben Chilton Service Station and Bessie Bell Cafe. Evidence recovered includes cash and a wrist watch engraved with the owner's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ben Chilton
North East Eighth
Fillmore
Carlton A. Steadman
San Fernando
Cal
Thomas R. Choiniere
Detroit
Mich
R. H. Strout
Strout
Bessie Bell
North Fillmore
R. E. Cheyne
Cheyne
Steadman
Choiniere
City Ice
Denver
C. C. Searcy
West
Duke Anderson
North Hughes
West Thi
Sarah Hawkins
Ong
Lipscomb
Theodore Spector
Amarillo College
Brooks Drug Store
Sixteenth and
Madison
Rush at opening drives stocks up then slows on walk
Buyers rushed into the market at the open sending many issues up from a few cents to six dollars a share before the rise eased. By 1 30 P M gains for U S Rubber U S Steel Eastman Kodak and Santa Fe ranged from 1 50 to 3 25 after the initial surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Eastman Kodak
Santa Fe
General Eisenhower's Mother Dies Unexpectedly
Mrs Ida Stover Eisenhower 84 mother of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower died at her Abilene home after a sudden stomach pain. Death credited to a heart attack. Milton S Eisenhower arrived to arrange funeral. Burial in Abilene Cemetery. private services Friday. Survived by four sons including Dwight and Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kan
Ida Stover Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Trula B. Robinson
Weather summary for Amarillo region and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer across Amarillo and vicinity this afternoon tonight and Thursday. West Texas and Panhandle expect similar skies with higher temperatures in the southeast up to 95. Scattered showers and thunderstorms today over mountains. highs range from 75 to 85 in the west and to 95 in the southeast. Observed: 24 hours ending 3:30 A.M. high 82. low 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Bank Thief Pleads Guilty In City National Bank Robbery
Loy T. Shields admitted guilt to a federal charge of robbery by force and fear for the Oklahoma City heist after prosecutors lowered the accusation upon learning he had removed powder from four pistol shells. The plea was taken under advisement by U S District Judge Bower Broad dus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Loy T. Shields
City National Bank
U. S
Bower Broaddus
Charles E. Dierker
Shields
Meat production under federal inspection falls sharply this week
The U S Department of Agriculture reports meat production under federal inspection for the week ending Sept 7 at 74 million pounds, down 73 percent from the prior week and 71 percent from the same week last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fabulous Nazi Hoard Confiscated
American constabulary raids uncovered a vast Nazi treasure trove hidden before V E Day in factories banks and jewelry stores. Initial estimates showed about 2.5 million dollars in gold and silver with more to be tallied. numerous Germans were arrested as the Allied military government prepared to confiscate unregistered valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prankfurt
Fuehrer
Jester's Program Adopted by Texas Democratic Party
At the Texas Democratic state convention Beauford H. Jester’s supporters won control by 1,184 to 524. The party platform echoed his campaign promises including tax restraint and state-function improvements. A proposed white primary resolution died as delegates adjourned amid protests and roll call support for Jester leadership. Calvert named executive committee chair and Kennedy as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Democratic Party of Texas
Beauford H. Jester
People’s Path
Jester
Homer P. Rainey
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
van M. Kennedy
Austin
Dallas
United States Renounces Italy Reparations After War Costs
Paris reports that the United States said its direct war cost was 335 billion dollars with 20 billion earmarked against Italy while renouncing any reparations claims from Italy. Delegates Thorpe and Caffery also attacked Bulgaria over Thrace and opposed cession to Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
United States
Italy
Willard L. Thorpe
Italian Economic Commission
Jefferson Caffery
Bulgaria
Thrace
Greece
Government workers in Italy strike for doubling wages
Milan dispatch reports a strike by government justice and taxation workers spreading from Milan to 28 provinces. Giuseppe di Vittorio, leader of the General Confederation of Labor, says the action will extend to all Italy as public servants demand 100 percent raises and price controls before resuming work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Giuseppe di Vittorio
General Confederation of Labor
Howard Hughes Flight Stalled in Kansas City
Howard Hughes the aviator and producer remained secluded in the Hotel Muehlebach penthouse after saying he would continue to New York. The B-23, converted luxury craft, stayed on the ramp with no activity observed by noon, as airport controllers reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Howard Hughes
Muehlebach
New York
California
Hughes
Yugoslavia Faces $400,000 Indemnity Bill
Washington reports the United States demands a cash indemnity from Yugoslavia for the downing of two unarmed U S transport planes. The bill, expected to reach about $400,000, covers families of five American fatalities and underscores U S resolve to protect citizens abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Yugoslavia
State Department
E. A. Regal Co
U. S
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Associated Press
Madeline
Toby” Tobias
Philip Tobias
Toby
Terre Haute
Ind
Tobias
Mildred Everett
Ord
McA Neem
Ap Ana
Texas
Army Center
Rush
General Eisenhower
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Mrs. Ida Eisenhower
Chiang
Reich Agency For Precious Metals
Berlin
Russell Staty. Co
Taylor
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Bob Conley
Fillmore Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
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