Mayor Names Water Board for 2 Million Expansion
Mayor Joe Jenkins appointed Jeff Neely as chairman and four others Jerry Briscoe C S Lambie Tom Wingate and W Frank Litle to a city water works advisory board. The board’s creation followed a 1 30 PM city commission meeting where a resolution authorized the mayor to secure all licenses and permits needed for the water project.
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Mayor Names Water Board
Joe Jenkins
Jeff Neely
Jerry Briscoe
C. S. Lambie
Tom Wingate
W. Frank Litle
Jenkins
Amarillo approves water bond for two million
The Amarillo city water plan won approval by 30 votes to issue two million dollars to develop new water sources. Mayor Jenkins said an advisory board will meet with the water commission on suggested supply options, including sites near Pantex Plant, north of the Canadian River, near Borger, and a Freese and Nichols plan for wells southwest of the city.
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Jenkins
Amarillo
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Canadian River
Borger
Freese and
Nichols
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Teens Admit Killing Parents and Abduction Plan in Barstow
Billy Anderson 16 and Nathern James 15 confessed to murdering W. H. Anderson 46 and Donnie 26 in Live Oak California. They fled with 12 year old Marylin Hodges driving two cars toward Yuba City to face murder charges. James said they planned to elope to Mexico and then head to Houston.
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Barstow
Cal
U.P
Yuba City
Billy Anderson
Nathern Edward James
Topock
Ariz
Marylin Hodges
W. H. Anderson
Donnie
Sutter County
Kingman
James
Billy
Anderson
Live Oak
Woodland
Oroville
Houston
Tex
Marylin
Mexico
Oklahoma
Wallace backs softer U S policy toward Russia splits cabinet
Secretary of Commerce Wallace reaffirms his stance on a softer U S policy toward Russia, signaling a split with Secretary of State Byrnes and prompting questions about policy clearance. Wallace plans to meet President Truman while State Department officials indicate no comment on further speeches. Meat price rollback fears rise as Panhandle restaurants warn of removing meat from menus if OPA lowers prices to 1943 levels, calling for united action against the move.
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Russia
Truman
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State Department
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White House
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Department
White
Amarillo
OPA
Ed M. Thomas
The
Panhandle Restaurant Association
Thomas
George R. LeSevange
National Restaurant Association
Gene Mullican
LeSevange
Paul Porter
Tom Connally
W. Lee Daniel
Worley
Ten Die In Texas Accidents This Weekend
The Associated Press reports ten deaths in Texas from weekend incidents: three in airplane crashes, six in highway wrecks, and one from a tourist court cabin explosion. Victims include Charles Sears Hutcheson of Monahans and S L Hobbs of Rice. others from Monahans, Fairbanks, Amarillo, Maud, San Angelo, Longview, Corsicana, and New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Texas
Charles Sears Hutcheson
Monahans
Kermit
Sammy Wilson
Houston-Hempstead
Fairbanks
Maybank
Kaufman County
Nancy Nell LaGrone
Jake LaGrone
Dorney County
Amarillo
S. L. Hobbs
Rice
Navarro County
Blair Howell
Maud
Tex
Hobbs
Howell
Elvis Brister
San Angelo
William Thomas McDowell
New Orleans
Houston
Tom Bonds
McDowell
Clouds Spoof Rain Promise Over Caprock Winds
Forecasters at English Field say southeast to northwest winds over the Caprock create cloudiness with no rain in sight. A trace of moisture fell at English Field and Tocumcari, New Mexico reported a trace yesterday. Top car prices paid by Bob Conley in Pinon.
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Panhandle
English Field
Weather Bureau
Tocumcari, N. M
President Urged by CIO Leaders to Intervene in Strike
National Maritime Union head Joseph Curran asked President Truman to compel Pacific and Gulf Coast shipowners to bargain as New York City and other areas face extended stoppages. Pickets doubled at seaports while trucking, steel, and automotive sectors see widespread layoffs and factory shutdowns including Chrysler Dodge plant in Detroit and Carnegie-Illinois Steel Gary mill idling thousands.
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Truman
New York
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Gary, Ind
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corp
CIO Steelworkers’ Union
Two Prisoner Suicides Reported at Dallas County Jail
Dallas County jail officials recorded a second prisoner death by self harm within 24 hours. Michael Joseph Safia, 45, hanged himself in his cell using a rope improvised from mattress strips. Funeral services were held yesterday for James Madison Jarvis, 30, who also hanged himself.
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Dallas
Michael Joseph Safia
James Madison Jarvis
U. S. Forces Shrink to About Six Percent of Peak
Washington reports 2,300,900 U S servicemen under arms as of Sept 1 1945. By June 30 next the total is planned near 1 615 200 with reserves to follow. Officers see reduced combat readiness but expect a lean modern force as the peacetime core for future expansion. The prewar size was under 450,000.
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United States
Japan
Germany
Congress
Army
Navy
U S Occupation Zone Bans Soviet Controlled Papers
Brig. Gen. Robert A. McClure announced a ban on Soviet controlled German language newspapers books and other publications entering the American occupation zone. The order marks a stiffening of U S policy after Russia rejected a mutual exchange proposal between zones.
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Robert A. McClure
United States Occupation
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Sister of late Pope Pius X dies in Milan
Donna Camilla Ratti aged 79, sister of the late Pope Pius X, died in Milan on Friday September 16, according to city reports.
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Italy
Donna Camilla Ratti
Pius X
Truman to Attend Army Oklahoma Grid Game
The White House announced President Truman will attend the Army Oklahoma football game at West Point on September 28. The decision underscores the president's plan to support the service teams amid national interest in college football.
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Washington
U.P
White House
West Point
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Convict Break Kills Man. Seven Free at Harlem and Darrington Farms
A mass prison break at Harlem Farm No 1 near Sugar Land and a second at Darrington Prison Farm near Sandy Point left one convict dead and seven at large. Alberto Bermudez, 34, died from a pelvic gunshot wound after allegedly firing on officers as he tried to join fugitives. A large posse pursued remaining escapees toward Houston as other convicts were recaptured or still sought.
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Harlem
Sugar Land
Darrington
Sandy Point
Bermudez
Morrow
Caldwell County
Lockhart
Neal Polk
C. V. Kern
Almeda
Eulalio Avila Luna
Harris County
Jesus Juarez
Hidalgo County
J. C. Roberts
Huntsville State Penitentiary
Bellaire
W. J. Donnelly
British authorities search Jerusalem detain twenty Jews
British authorities conducted searches in several parts of Jerusalem. Twenty Jews were detained during the operations. The report notes the broad scope of the raids and the preliminary nature of the detentions.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Trieste Policy Debated As Peace Test Case
Sen Tom Connally urged the peace conference to make Trieste a free independent state not under Yugoslavia or Italy. He warned against any satellite status, calling for a real state with dignity and independence and stressing world peace over territorial favors.
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Tom Connally
V. M. Molotov
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Italy
Foreign Ministers Council
Connally
Texas
U. S. Senate
Yungslavia
Commerce Wallace
Molotov
Edvard Kerdelj
Kardelj
Mediterranean Sea
Bosnia
United States
Weather Report for Amarillo and Vicinity
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cool conditions tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo. West Texas will see partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. New Mexico experiences similar partly cloudy weather with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday, with little temperature change and highs around 77 and lows near 60 to 69.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Former Guatemala President Unhurt in Murder Attempt
Osmina Guirre y Salinas, former Guatemala president and current police official, survived a bombing and shooting in San Salvador. His car was destroyed but he was uninjured. The attack interrupted a Sunday celebration with several minor injuries reported as police restored calm.
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San Salvador
Osmina Giurre Y Salinas
Mrs. Floyd Hershinger Wins News Tip Contest
Animal stories dominate this week's News Tip contest with Jo Jo the tub-loving dog winning first prize of 5 dollars for Mrs. Floyd Hershinger of 2010 Houston. Second prize goes to Ruby Nelson for a baby skunk and kitten supper tale, while Nida Jean Winters earns 2 dollars for spotting a horse window shopping on Polk Street and delivering it to the Globe News office.
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Jo-Jo
Floyd Hershinger
Houston
Ruby Nelson
G. L. Knight
Nida Jean Winters
Polk
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