Amarillo voters reject tax hike as city braces for crime, budget strain
The town reports a decisive no to the amendment lifting the tax limit and warns of higher costs for landlords and residents. Officials Ira Stephenson Bud Curtis and Mayor Hagy pledge to enforce the will of the people, while concerns rise about crime, staffing, fires and insurance costs as Amarillo faces fiscal strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagy
Amarillo
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
Hagg
Amarillo Social Scene Quietly Visualizes Old Ways
In Amarillo discussions rebuke injustices amid talk of volunteer policing and community cooperation. The piece references the Big Six social rulers, names omitted for sensitivity, and notes local figures like Pin Batson and Dorothy Dona hoe as notable through the fair exhibit.
Local art prize winner and goose hunting plans noted
Mrs. Donahoe, wife of the civil communications chief at English Field, with five years in the community, educated in Chicago art schools, plans active painting again after a blue ribbon in a show. C. C. League of Clovis reports Capt. Jim Maggard’s game department goose school may start this fall with Clovis hunters attending.
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Donahoe
Civil Communications Service
English Field
Chicago
C. C. League
Clovis
Jim Maggard
Game Department
League doubting Tack on barbarian lobster tale
Mr. League questions Mr. Tack over a claim about New England barbarians dropping live lobsters into scalding water. He expresses disbelief that anyone could be so cruel and calloused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. League
Mr. Tack
New England Barbarians
New England Lobster Crusader Comes to Texas
Dr E A Rowley says Mrs Duddy Smith of Hereford should be Dr Tack's first psychiatric patient. Smith, a New Englander, has long approved silent torture of lobsters and now campaigns against cruelty to living creatures. Her bitterness stems from lobster upbringing and she urges a signal stand against cruelty to all animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Rowley
Duddy Smith
Hereford
New England
Texas
Dreams of Falling Portend Illness and Death, Says Book
The passage notes many calls about dreaming of falling and explains, per the dream book, that actual crashes foretell sickness, failure, or love disappointments, with death or prolonged illness possible if one crashes to earth or falls from bed.
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Earth
Dream Interprets Coyote Warning And Foals Visions
A caller reports a dream of a coyote baring teeth on the Plains, interpreted as a warning to leave before trouble with in laws. another ranch girl recalls nightly dreams of foals with their mare.
Augury of luck and a valued 1825 half dollar
The speaker notes good news on the ranch, calling it especially lucky. Jimmy Unger sends Mr. Tack a half dollar minted in 1825, valued at least 50 dollars to collectors, prompting thanks to Mr. Unger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Unger
Mr. Tack
Farleys Attend World Series as Reporter Eyes Congress
Mr and Mrs Cal Farley leave tonight for New York to cover the World Series for The News Globe. Farley, who dropped by for a press ticket, was asked about a report against Gene Worley for Congress next July and replied with a loud laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Farley
New York
Farley
News- Globe
Gene Worley
Congress
Fair grounds feature girls rodeo and fitness hype
At the Tri-State Fair promoters tout a girls rodeo as thrilling as the men’s, predicting Madison Square Garden potential. Observers note the crowd-pleasing stunts, including a 60-year-old judge on a rocking chair horse, and praise the display of youth and physique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
Outdoor prowess praised by a patriotic crowd
A wartime era speaker extols American women and men for outdoor skills and achievements. The message proclaims pride in the sex and in western capacities, asserting extraordinary capabilities of American girls and their peers.
Trial Set for Assassins in Rangoon
Burma officials announce former Premier U Saw and 10 political leaders will be tried Oct. 8 for alleged complicity in the July assassination of Premier U Saw and six cabinet ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
U Saw
U Oe Saw
Markets End Mixed as Industrials Move Higher
Merrill Lynch led stock averages with 90 Industrials up 0.32 to 176.37 while Rails and other sectors also gained. Chicago grain quotations show wheat, corn and oats futures with modest moves across Dec May and July contracts reflecting typical harvest season activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain fed cattle lead steady markets in Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City report shows cattle receipts around 8 200 with grain fed stockings and calves mostly steady to firm. Hogs weaker 50 to 75 cents with top around 28 dollars. lamb bids weak to steady. Chicago totals 9 000 hogs and 9 300 cattle with steady to lower bids, noting a top 35 35 for a load of 1 346 pound steers and various price levels for cows and bulls. Financial notes show Liquidating fund at 1 8746 offering 2 05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Macey
Chicago
Truman envoy Myron Taylor lands at LaGuardia
Myron Taylor, President Truman's special representative to the Vatican, arrived by plane at LaGuardia Field and will report to the President next week on conditions observed during a European tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myron Taylor
Truman
Vatican
LaGuardia Field
UN Security Council fails to pick Trieste governor
At Lake Success on September 23 the UN Security Council failed to reach agreement on a governor for the new Trieste free territory. Four candidates from Chile Belgium Norway and Switzerland are under consideration as US protests Yugoslav actions escalate tensions. The council plans an informal meeting of the Big Five to decide among the nominees.
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Lake Success
UN _ Security Council
Trieste
Free Territory
Robert A. Lovett
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Security Council
Old Settlers Recall 1885 Snow and Dry Year
Railroad versus Riley appeals a 250 dollar judgment for killing cattle. Mr Richardson, oldest settler, receives a white flower from Matthew Bones Hooks and passes it to Mrs Patrick. Senator Hazlewood hosts a question about blizzards and drought as the Panhandle Old Settlers Association recalls its 1914 Tri State Fair founding and annual mid fair meetings.
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Riley
Mr. Richardson
Matthew
Bones” Hooks
Patrick
Richardson
Grady Hazlewood
City tax debate ties to Amendment No 4 defeat
Election judge D W Britain said residents opposed the maximum tax rate of 2 50 per 100 valuation as too risky for future commissions. The city proposed 1 65 next year while the state allows 2 50. Potter County Taxpayers Association members suggested using the county road fund to solve revenue gaps. Mayor Hagg cited rising taxes across state county school and city as factors.
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D. W. Britain
Fillmore
Wilson School
Britain
Mr. Britain
City Commission
Ross Logan
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Hugo Loewenstern
A. N. Olver
Wade Brymer
Taxpayers League
Herring Hotel
Hagg
Early Texas Judges and Landmark Legal Beginnings
Old Settlers recounts early attorneys in the 31st and surrounding districts. Judges J H Willis L S Kinder W B Plemons J L Penry and T F Turner appear among the pioneers. Henry S Bishop notes cases then relied on statutes over precedents. The Southwestern Reporter began in 1886 with Fort Worth & Denver as first case.
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J. H. Willis
31St Judicial District
L. S. Kinder
Hale
Jones
W. B. Plemons
Potter County
J. L. Penry
Oldham County
Amarillo
Thomas F. Turner
Bagwell
Henry S. Bishop
47Th Judicial District
Southwestern Reporter
Fort Worth
Denver
Loud Speaker Ad From Airplane Is New City Problem
A University of Kansas student complained that a loud speaker on an airplane disturbs his mid day nap sparking a city debate over aerial advertising. He suggested a dirigible with neon lights as an alternative.
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New City
Lawrence
Kan
U.P
University of Kansas
New Statistics Class Planned at Amarillo Center
Enrollment for a new statistics analysis course at Amarillo Center of West Texas State College to be held at 7 tonight, directed by Dr. R. G. Boger and taught by C. A. Murray. Murray reports several applications and urges late enrollments. center enrollment reaches a record 192, about 20 percent above the prior high.
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Amarillo Center
West Texas State College
Harrison
R. G. Boger
C. A. Murray
Murray
Boger
Enee
Friar
City approves most amendments except precinct 4 vote
The mayor noted that seven amendments passed while Precinct 4 Sanborn School voters rejected all propositions. Passed goals include filling vacancies by appointment, approving claims, annexing adjacent territory, bidding on expenditures over 1000, callable revenue bonds, and reorganizing the corporation court.
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Sanborn School
City Commission
Corporation Court
Petitions Circulated in Amarillo Churches Sunday
Potter County local option election petitions printed and mailed from Dallas were to circulate in Amarillo churches Sunday. County clerk Loren Jones said 200 copies were ordered and require 897 signatures. The move is led by residents seeking prohibition of alcohol sales.
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Potter County
Loren Jones
Dallas
Amarillo
Truman Signals Action On High Prices
President Truman said in a letter to Rep. O'Toole that he is giving the matter of high prices careful attention and hopes to reach a decision soon. A non governmental study of resources is led by Secretary Harriman and an economic study by Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the economic advisory council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Secretary of
Commerce Harriman
Edwin G. Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
Rep. O'Toole
New York Democrat
Transfer of Sgt A L Chilcote to Amarillo Highway Patrol
Capt Polk Ivy announces the transfer of Sgt A L Chilcote from Waco to the Amarillo district highway patrol headquarters to succeed Sgt John T Cope. Cope will be stationed in Waco. The move takes effect Oct 1 with Chilcote already on site and seeking hunting quarters for his wife and two teenage daughters.
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A. L. Chilcote
Amarillo
Polk Ivy
Chilcote
Waco
John T. Cope
Cope
Underwood Improving at St Anthony's Hospital
R E Underwood is reported to be doing fairly well at St Anthony's Hospital. His son R E Underwood Jr said the illness is not serious and he will remain in the hospital several days. Mr Underwood went to the hospital yesterday.
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R. E. Underwood
St. Anthony's Hospital
R. E. Underwood, Jr
Mr. Underwood
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Dorothy) Donahoe
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Lubbock
Lula Moore
Floydada
Henry Smith
Lamesa
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Canyon
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Texas Corporation
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United Aircraft
Kansas City Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
L. C. Pope Distributing CO
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News-Globe
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