Group To Petition Potter Dry Vote
County Attorney Roy Snodgrass said a petition must be signed by 10 percent of qualified voters based on the last presidential election, about 800 signatures. The petition faces six applicants including H C Pipkin and W S Sibley. Precinct Three status remains unresolved as the county moves toward a potential county-wide dry vote.
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Roy Snodgrass
H. C. Pipkin
W. S. Sibley
Summit Baptist Church
Jerry Ratcliff
Amarillo Hardware Company
G. G. Ordway
J. B. Briscoe
Western Avenue
108Th District Court
Supreme Court of Texas
East Coast Hurricane Warning Issued for Atlantic Seaboard
The weather bureau issued a preliminary hurricane alert for the Atlantic coast from Vero Beach Florida to Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Chief Forecaster Grady Norton urged residents to monitor advisories and prepare for a potential hurricane as the system moves northwest at about 12 to 14 miles per hour, approximately 200 miles northeast of Nassau.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Storm Warning Service
Atlantic Seaboard
Vero Beach
Cape Hatteras
Grady Norton
Norton
Nassau
Amarillo Air Field Jurisdiction Shifts Under McMahon Bill
City Mayor Lawrence Hagg announces switch in airport control from War Assets Administration to Civil Aeronautics Administration delaying acquisition by about six weeks. Under McMahon Bill Amarillo may receive all property needed for operation plus revenue assets while rentals of warehouses are allowed. WAA conduct personal property sale at the field this week as talks continue.
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Amarillo Air Field
Washington
Lawrence Hagg
War Assets Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration
WAA
Lawrence Hagy
CAA
Amarillo
Hagg
Bob Allen
Allen
Fort Worth
Hagy
Carroll Frye
Zone 5
Grand Prairie
Allen Im
Frye
Congress
Truman
Bureau
Pauline Darnell Wins News Tip Prize
Pauline Darnell of 1902 South Mirror wins 5 dollars for last week’s best News Tip. Ray McCain earns 3 dollars for a prompt Navy jet tip enabling an interview before takeoff. a third prize of 2 dollars goes to Mrs. P. A. Grove Jr. for a plane crash tip. Numerous readers submit tips.
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Pauline Darnell
South Mirror
Globe News
Ray McCain
Technical Village
English Field
P. A. Grove, Jr
Maryland
Hattie Knight
Lincoln
Jimmy Bailey
West
Lee McKown
Dumas
Kenneth Bates
North
Florida
Globe News Barbecue for Amarillo Railroad Men
The Globe News hosts a Friday barbecue for Amarillo railroad workers from all departments at the Municipal Auditorium area. A. F. Whitney of Cleveland, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, will speak with an address aired on KGNC. The event includes music by Bernie Howell and closes with an inside program for families and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
The
Globe News
A. F. Whitney
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
John Snider
Whitney
KGNC
Bernie Howell
Amiarillo
Old Tack
Frosty Hamrick
Nation Reels as Peace Treaty Is Ratified
The nation faces ongoing strife even after the ratification of a peace treaty. Authorities urge unity while factions voice concerns over terms and enforcement. International observers note a fragile but hopeful pause in hostilities.
Italy Faces Street Turmoil Over Postwar Peace
As the Big Four finalize peace treaties with former Nazi satellites in Paris and Moscow, Italy encounters renewed street clashes over Trieste with Italian and Slovene factions trading fights and attacks on foreigners including a British couple and American reporters. A call for immediate Congress action seeks price controls and rationing to curb inflation.
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Italy
Paris
Moscow
Trieste
Alicidi de Gasperi
Temperature Dips Then Rises With Dusting Wheat
A cold front moved through as the sun rose, leaving South Texas clear and prompting a 43 degree low. Forecast calls for rising temperatures to 79 today and 84 tomorrow with fair skies and no moisture. Farmers begin dusting wheat to plant ahead of rain.
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South
Texas
H. C. Winburn
Britain Draws On Gold Reserves For Dollar Aid
Britain sells enough gold to the New York Fed to obtain 80 million dollars as it taps reserves for commitments in the United States. The Bank of England confirms the sale while Britain pauses currency convertibility talks and a cabinet reshuffle and tax hikes loom to curb inflation.
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London
Britain
United States
International Monetary Fund
Bank of England
New York Federal Reserve Bank
John W. Snyder
US Treasury
Treasury
Attlee
Jester to Lead Corsicana Parade in Livestock Show
Gov Beauford Jester and Gen Jonathan M Wainwright will head a parade in Corsicana to open the 11th annual Corsicana Livestock and Agriculture Show, with Navarro County residents hosting the event tomorrow.
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Corsicana
Navarro
Beauford Jester
Jonathon M. Wainwright
Slovak Rebel Chiefs Jailed in Prague Arrests
Prague reports Sep 15 that 80 Slovaks were arrested for plotting a revolution and plans to assassinate President Eduard Benes. The anti state group included former Vlasov followers, Hlinka Guard members and government workers. Police recovered illegal radio gear printing materials leaflets and a clandestine newspaper Nastrypm Arise. Authorities anticipate more arrests.
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Prague
U.P
Slovak Department of Interior
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Republic
Hlinka Guard
Vlasov
Andrei A. Vlasov
Smolensk
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast This Week
The Weather for Amarillo and vicinity shows fair skies with temperatures rising. Today high near 79 with a low around 47 tonight. Tuesday expected high about 84. West Texas generally fair with cooler Panhandle and South Plains today and tonight, then warmer Tuesday. New Mexico fair today and Tuesday with southeast cooler and Rio Grande Valley cooler this afternoon. north and east warmer Tuesday. Five by five windmill timbers and Redwood siding. see John Maynard Lumber at 800 W. Fifth.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
John Maynard
Predicts Repeal of Labor Act
William Green AFL president predicted the Taft Hartley act would be repealed in 1948. He said AFL political action would defeat legislators who voted for it and noted unions would decide on anti Communist affidavits. Green spoke at the Ohio Federation of Labor convention.
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Cincinnati
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Ohio State Federation of Labor
AFL
San Francisco
AFL Executive Council
National Labor Relations Board
Jury selection begins in Leroy Murphy murder trial in Amarillo
Selection of a jury for the Leroy Murphy murder trial started in 47th District Court with more than 40 examined from a venire of 200. Defense questions focus on self defense, circumstantial evidence, and presumed innocence as Murphy, 22, faces a charge of murdering his father L. G. Murphy after an assault allegation filed by the elder Murphy.
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Leroy Murphy
47Th District Court
Murphy
L. G. Murphy
North Arthur
Veterans Hospital
Potter County
Justice of the Peace Court
North Amarillo
Bill Ritchie
Jack Boyd
Lloyd King
Branch T. Archer, Jr
Boy 14 Confesses to Murder in Quest for Masculinity
Fred Smigelski, 14, told police he killed 11-year-old Jackie Preston to prove he was a man after being forced to wash dishes. He described luring the boy to an abandoned warehouse, strangling him, and mutilating the body before fleeing the scene. Authorities say the crime stemmed from Frustration over household chores and a desire to appear bold. The case led to an arraignment on a murder charge and a nationwide search before the body was recovered.
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Harrison
Fred Walter Smigelski
Jackie Preston
Joseph Gallagher
Preston Lad
Walter Smigelski
Smigelski
Preston Boy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
John Preston
Kearny
Michael Bergen
James Hann
Jackie
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KFDA
State of Texas
John Adams
Col. E. A. Simpson
George McCarthy Center
Grady Hazlewood
Weldon Wood
State Theater
Byron Singleton
East Coast
Deal Nullifed
William A. Goetz
Edward Grove
Taylors
Walta Harper
East Tenth
J. L. Beeman
Myrtle O'Neal
Jean Bonner
Madison
I. W. Pope
West Sixth
A. B. Cox
North Grand
George Standley
Georgia
C. A. Turner
West Fifteenth
Leland Boyd
North East Tenth
Aubrey Robertson
Lamar
Billy Smith
North Cleveland
Aubra Coursey
G. D. Kendall
Floyd Allen
Johnnie Gabert
Tayior
Catherine Guy
Don Reynolds
Bowie
Johnny Spencer
East Thirteenth
David van Winkle
Buchanan
J. D. McCoy
North Grant
Joyce Hess
Cheyenne
Shee
Associated Press
Harriman
Western
Europe
United Press
Sion
CIO
Frank J. Benti
Rhode Island State Cio
Mercury
Roller Palace
6Th and
Jefferson
Free Territory of
Palmiro Togliatti
Russia
Togliatti
State Department
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Michael J. McDermott
George C. Marshall
Russell's
Tyler
Williams-Boyce Agency
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