Youngsters Parade Tomorrow In Amarillo Kids Day
One of Fair Week’s largest events is the second annual Kids Day Parade set to start on Polk Street at 9 30 tomorrow morning. Maynard Drake of the Amarillo Safety Council is parade marshal and urged participants to have floats by 8 30 and youngsters in place by 9.
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Touring Group Asks Truman To Take Hand
An Amarillo girl among 46 stranded American teachers and students in Paris cabled President Truman seeking aid to return home. Miss Bennett, 22, daughter of Mrs. Alvin Hill, graduated from Sarah Lawrence College last June. The group has been marooned two weeks after Student Travel Service ran out of funds.
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Paris Trip Students Stranded Endure Plane Delays
A group of American students and teachers stranded in Paris seek help as a Flying Tiger plane fails to fly them home due to mechanical issues. The chartered aircraft is in Amsterdam, four days into repairs, delaying return. Miss Bennett fears missing Columbia University registration. Mitch Kohn, a Chicago teacher, signs the telegram to President Truman.
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New York
Murray Fled New Orleans Linked to Embezzlement
Sheriff Gaither said Murray 37 fled New Orleans early Wednesday. He faces two embezzlement counts and may have gone to Old Mexico or Cuba. Bondsman reported Murray said he would head to Amarillo before vanishing. Herman Romy of Kansas City remains charged with receiving and concealing embezzled funds in the case.
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Gulf Coast
Former Amarillo official Murray faces embezzlement charges
Murray, once secretary treasurer and general manager of Grandpre Farm Equipment Company at 101 Buchanan, allegedly cashed a 17000 dollar company check in cash after leaving Amarillo on Sept. 22. He is accused of embezzling 10000 dollars of company funds and was arrested Sept. 12 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Initially upset, Murray planned to sue the complaint signer but later opted to fight the case.
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Inflation fuels stock market surge to 19 year high
New York stock market hit a 19 year high as the AP average surpassed the 1946 peak and approached 283, led by railroad shares. Nickel Plate Railway surged to 152 in one time, with gains across steels, motors, rubbers, chemicals, metals and oils as inflation and strong profits boost demand.
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Neely Greenhill Ad Prompts 1948 DeSoto Prospects
An advertiser states 20 calls were made while estimating 14 prospects for 1948 DeSotos. The fragment notes outreach efforts and anticipated sales opportunities.
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Aberdeen-Angus Show Boosts Panhandle-South Plains Breed Boost
Littlefield Mayor Chesher presided as Blackcap, winner of the Aberdeen-Angus show, was praised after its initial ring performance. Breeders from Texas, Oklahoma and nearby states hailed the event as a milestone in the region's cattle exhibition history. Tim Pierce of West Woodlawn Farms announced as placements leader. grand champion female to be named later. banquet planned at Herring Hotel to close a day of festivities.
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Texas Panhandle
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Scotland
Amalio
Whiteway
Clyde Bradford
Happy
Tim Pierce
West Woodlawn Farms
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Pierce
Herring Hotel
Wes Izzard
Men Who Left Dinner as Dewey Attacks Soviets
At a United Nations dinner in New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey condemned slave labor in the Soviet Union. Andrei Vishinsky and Jacob Malik walked out as he spoke of millions living under torture like conditions. The exit drew cheers. Dewey and Sen. Henry C. Lodge Jr. reaffirmed GOP support for UN proposals. Romulo and Entezam were guests of honor.
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Jacob Malik
United Nations
Thomas E. Dewey
Soviet Union
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Vishinsky
Malik
GOP
Acheson
Henry C. Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
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Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Romulo
Anti Red Bill Sent to Senate
President Truman plans to veto the subversives control bill as a menace to freedom and a move toward a police state. Lawmakers urged passage before a vacation, with overwhelming votes in both houses. Eben Ayers said the veto message would come soon after noon.
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White House
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Senate
River Oaks Ready If A Bomb Falls
River Oaks Fort Worth suburb plans evacuation to Denton in case of an atomic attack. Eight thousand residents near Convair bomber plant and Carswell Air Force base will receive copies of the plan. City officials prepared the plan to evacuate residents to Denton.
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River Oaks
Denton
Convair
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Weather summary for Amarillo region and Southwest
The Amarillo area sees partly cloudy skies today and over the weekend with cooler today and warmer by Saturday. Temperatures forecast show 76 today, 53 tonight, and a high around 81 tomorrow. Expect scattered showers in Pecos Valley and westward, with more showers possible early next week.
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