Canadian River cantaloupes and dam talk headline
Weather holds steady in no major change forecast. Mr and Mrs Jay Taylor depart for New York and Washington. Lyndon Johnson reportedly backs the Canadian River dam project. A light note on cantaloupes prompts a pronunciation quip. Jack Dempsey’s famed shoulders are recalled in a playful aside.
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Jay Taylor
New York
Washington
Mr. Taylor
Fea
Lyndon Johnson
Canadian River
Calf Scramble Fundraiser and Local News Mix
Community feature highlights Tack and Seeds promoting an Amarillo calf scramble benefiting the Children’s Home with a $250 scholarship. Also notes about Mrs ED Moses visiting El Paso, age 75, and a local encyclopedia column. Firemen rescue Bristol cat Ginger by lowering a cut branch from a seventy-foot tree.
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Mra
ED. Moses
Mr Paso
Lucy ‘Tipton
North Mayes
Moses
Bristol
England
Ginger
Foreign Service Is Cut to Bone
Washington reports major cuts in foreign service due to budget shrinks and high living costs. About 629 diplomats and consular staff will be reassigned or fired by Oct 1 as 23 consulates close by next June. Home leave and new equipment funds are reduced. plans for new training and young officers are dropped.
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Washington
State Department
Budget Bureau
Department
Congress
United States
Eld
Local oddities and gossip mix in a rural column
A jumble of short anecdotes recounts personal misadventures including a man given a phone number leading to a divorce, praise and critique of home made bread versus bakery bread, and stray notes on Texas football recruit Mayes and a comical farmer seeking a wife.
Johnson Faction Seeks Halt to Certification in Democratic Race
A petition filed to block the certification of Johnson as the Democratic nominee cites opposition from Tom Tyson state convention chairman and Vann Kennedy state secretary. The filing asks for a judgment declaring Stevenson the nominee and imposes a restraining order until 7 AM. Certification of Johnson and other nominees followed Fort Worth results showing Johnson ahead of Stevenson by 87 votes.
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Tom Tyson
Vann Kennedy
Johnson
Stevenson
Morning Brown
Brown
Fort Worth
Comanche
Chamber Adds 64 Members in One Day Drive
The chamber of commerce conducted a city wide canvass from 8:90 am to 4:30 pm led by F. Collier and 33 representatives. Sixty four new members were added including Panhandle Steel Building, Texas Employment Commission, Gulf Service Station, and many local businesses.
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Chamber of Commerce
F. Collier
Chamber
Panhandle Steel Building & Material Co
Price Brow Armored Service
Sweats Garage
Tommy's E
Casey's House of Color
Royal Pi Cafe
Triangle
Southwest Electric O
Judd Auto Supply
Ramsey Bros
Gulf Service Station
Carreil Leather Supply
Vaughan’s Gift
Mobley's Cleaners
Fred de- Doster Hardware & Supply
Country Club Cleaners
T & L Home & Auto Supply
Stork
Bert's Motor Co
Stauffer System
TWA Plans New Group Rates for 10 or More Travellers
TWA and Western Air plan to file with the Civil Aeronautics Board on Oct 1 a 20 percent fare cut for groups of 10 or more. If approved, the reduction would run Nov 1 to May 1, 1949, targeting business travelers athletic teams and other group riders.
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Um — &Western Air Today
C. S. Pullerton
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pullerton
TWA
Billfold Lost at Levine’s Department Store
Shopper reports a missing billfold found by mistake in the Levine’s basement corner on Sept. 3. It contains sentimental photos and bears the name Geraldine Benton Wichita Paris Texas. Return to 1008 Harrison or contact Geraldine Benton.
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Levine's
Geraldine Benton
Wichita
Paris
Tex
Harrison
Markets Closing Stock Averages Reported by Merrill Lynch
Market update shows Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith computes the closing stock averages. The data include industrials at 30 areas and railroads at 20 with cuties and sales around 80 dollars, noting overall movements.
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Merril Lynch
Pierce
Periier & Beane
Industrisie
Stocks and livestock notes from broad market pages
A dense OCR of market listings shows closing stock quotes for several companies and industries, including air transport and automotive firms, plus livestock prices from Chicago and Kansas City markets. The page also notes Wisconsin lacking a specific reckless driving statute while citing enforcement under unlawful operation of an auto.
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Reckufss
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Grover Broadfoot
Authoriies
Perryton Man Killed by Train
Perryton, Texas county native Robert Lee Brown was killed Wednesday when a Rock Island Golden State Limited train struck his truck at a crossing. Mrs. Ed Stewart said Brown failed to hear the warning while standing on the truck’s running board. Brown’s body was found several feet from the wreck. funeral plans were pending at Moore Funeral Home in Guymon. He is survived by his wife and parents living in Hooker.
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Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Golden State
Robert Lee Brown
Brown
North Cedar
Perryton
Ed. Stewart
Stewart
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Moore Funeral Home
Texas County
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Hooker
UN Probe Set On Hyderabad War Crisis In Palais De Thailot
The Security Council voted 8 to 0 to examine the Hyderabad war situation with India accused of aggression. China the Soviet Union and the Ukraine abstained. A Chinese motion to defer failed. Nawab Nawaz Jung of Hyderabad urged swift action and mediation by the council.
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Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
Palais de Thaillot
A. Ramaswami Mudaliar
Jose Arce
Argentina
Hyderabad Council
India
UN General Assembly
Nawab Moin Nawaz Jung
Council
Empaneling of US Grand Jury in Northern District
A U S grand jury was empaneled Thursday morning in the Northern District of Texas with 20 men named to serve. The panel includes W M Cretsinger Wildorado Raymond Everett Hedley W E Steed Groom Arthur Rankin Amarillo Floyd Blair Borge Thomas J Perkins Clarendon Andrew Acker Nazareth H G Fortune Phillips John C Harper Wellington Leon Billingsley Farwell J B Mason Pampa Ed Weiss Pampa Leon Lane Tur ey Cavitt Binyon, assistant US district attorney, noted indictments were not expected before late Thursday afternoon.
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Binyon
Grand
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Wildorado
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Hedley
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Groom
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Borge
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Clarendon
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Nazareth
Phillips
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Wellington
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Well
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Pampa
Ed Weiss
Leon Lane
Turey
Hale County precinct race contested in Democratic primary
Fred Spraggins contests four votes he says were cast for Julian B. Smith by residents outside Precinct 4. Smith led 240 to 237. judge to hear petition Friday at 10. The case cites Halfway Hale Center precinct voters. Spraggins is represented by Frank R. Day. The report also notes irrigation crop acreages and a record 1947 gross crop value of $555,420,000 nationwide.
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Euain Vane
Orpe
Hale County
Fred Spraggins
Julian B. Smith
C. D. Russell
Smith
Russell
Spraggins
Hale Center
Halfway
Sunshine
Edmonson
Frank R. Day
United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Shipwreck Stirs North Atlantic as Vessels in Peril
The Leicester and Portuguese freighter Gaspar faced severe hurricane seas. Gaspar crews prepared to abandon ship while a US Coast Guard cutter stood by. The Bean located two lifeboats but offered no rescue. Coast Guard paused further craft due to developing conditions. Leicester had departed London Sept 4 for New York and rode 70 mph winds 400 miles south by west of Cape Race, Nfld. Gaspar reported distress amid the hurricane triggering air and sea rescues.
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Gaspar
Coast Guard
Leicester
London
New York
Cape Race
Taxpayers Get Break on New Income Tax Guide
Washington announces the first plain language pamphlet for 1950 tax returns. The 16 page form explains what deductions are allowed and how to file, aiming to simplify payments for about 53 million taxpayers. The guide replaces the old four page instructions and includes concrete deduction examples.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
George J. Schoenesample
Radio Engineers Plan Amarillo Chapter Meet
Members of the Institute of Radio Engineers will meet at 8 o clock Friday evening in the Amarillo Hotel to discuss forming a fan institute sub section in Amarillo. The nearest chapter is in Dallas.
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Radio Engineers
Insitute of Radio Engineers
Amarillo
Fan Institute
Dallas
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