Pop Bottle Hurlers Face Charges As Fans Alcohol Concern Grows
Reports from Shanghai indicate the U S War Crimes Commission disclosed the execution of three Doolittle fliers and new testimony about their 1942 shooting. In America, Butler Field football games see charges announced for bottle throwing with officials warning arrests for drinking on site. School leaders emphasize football as a student activity focused on character, sportsmanship, and school spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.S. War Crimes Commission
America
Community pledges to curb disorder at school games
Students 100 strong vow to report any one seen throwing pop bottles at future games. Police and state agencies join the effort with the American Legion and Will Rogers Range Riders to end lawless conduct. Parents urged to accompany children as over 1,000 bottles were broken or stolen at the last game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Will Rogers
Amarillo Field
American Legion
Butler
Peace Society Formed in Tokyo Led by Toyohiko Kagawa
The International Peace Society was formed today at Premier Higashi Kuni's residence in Tokyo. About 30 persons attended led by Toyohiko Kagawa, a Japanese Christian social worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
International Peace Society
Higashi- Kuni
Toyohiko Kagawa
Soviet paper urges hastening Franco regime collapse
Izvestia, the Soviet government newspaper, states the present situation is highly favorable for hastening the collapse of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's regime in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Izvestia
Francisco Franco
Spain
Bulgarian Opposition Leader Demands Government Resign
Nikola Dimitrov Petrov, head of the opposition, urged resignation in Sofia. An Agrarian party editorial claims the government uses terrorism against political opponents and workers in the first Narodne Zemedelsko Sname issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Nikola Dimitrov Petrov
Agrarian Party
Narodne Zemedelsko Sname
Idle Labor Strife Pushes Idle Workers Toward Two Million
Labor unrest grows as about 1.85 million workers are off their jobs nationwide with 370000 idle due to strikes. Oil talks in Chicago shift toward Washington at the Labor Department push, while New York faces a major city strike draining millions in trade. Pennsylvania and West Virginia report 25000 miners idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ews Withort
Vyuidieagks
U. S. Conciliation Service
Edgar L. Warren
Chicago
Washington
Warren
Labor
Schwellenbach
CIO
Daniel T. Pierce
Sinclair Refining Company
New York City
AFL
Garment
Wales
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Army Seeks Smaller Force Ahead of July Target
Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson said the Army may fall well below the 1,950,000 strength target for July 1, noting the White House plan counted 320,000 in discharge. He indicated current estimates would yield about 1,630,000 a few weeks after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.A
Robert P. Patterson
White House
Abandon Plan for Merger of Army and Navy
Congressional leaders said a proposed merger of the Army and Navy into a single Department of National Defense is abandoned for now. Vinson May and Walsh indicated no merger plan. joint chiefs of staff supported per war experience. Navy size legislation pending. Army troops for occupation under review. President Truman had signaled possible unity talk but gave no stance this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Vinson
May
Joint Chiefs of Staff
David Walsh
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Truman
Congress
Cosmopolites Start Flying Before Walking
Two young fly ers A E Meyer ITI and Jonathan Carl Meyer born in Lima Peru are described as starting aviation before turning one. They traveled with their mother from Chocoya Bolivia to the United States, faced a four day delay due to bad weather, and later flew over the Andes reaching 22 000 feet. Gene Meyer played football for the Golden Sandies at Amarillo High School and plans to visit Amarillo as the twins pursue possible Korea offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Meyer
ITI
Jonathan Carl Meyer
Gene Meyer
Chocaya
Bolivia
Los Angeles
Amarillo
California
United States
Lima
Peru
Chocoya
Patino
Meyer
Chocova
A. FE. Meyer, Sr
Andes Mountains
Gene
Jonathan
Amarillo High School
Golden Sandies
Korea
Flying Twins
Truman Presses for Jobless Pay Liberalization
President Truman told 12 Ways and Means Democrats that the Senate let him down on extending unemployment benefits and urged the House to reconsider a 14 to 10 vote to shelve the bill indefinitely. Press Secretary Ross said the President spoke vigorously and stood firm on 26 weeks and 25 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democrats
Senate
Charles G. Ross
Scattered thundershowers and cooler weather forecast
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with scattered thundershowers late this afternoon and evening, cloudy and cooler tonight with northerly winds 20 to 30 mph, and continued cloudiness and cooler conditions Friday. West Texas and New Mexico show partly cloudy days with chances of thundershowers in parts, and cooler conditions in Panhandle and Northeast New Mexico. Highs reached 91 with a low of 60 in the 24 hour period ending 6:30 A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Hat-Tipping Hirohito Breaks All Tradition
NBC reports from New York quote Tokyo sources saying Emperor Hirohito may abdicate and a constitutional redraft is underway. Allied officials refuse disclosure while troops move in Kobe area. Hirohito meets MacArthur in a formal yet understated welcome, signaling a pivotal occupation moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirohito
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
General MacArthur
British Broadcasting Corpora- Pepa
British Broadcasting Corporation
New York
NBC
Douglas Willis
Associated Press Today
Allied
MacArthur
Domei Agency
Sixth Army
33Rd
Kobe
Honshu
Admiral Fujita
Car
Soner Fellers
Maj
Saubion Bower
Fellers
Bower
Nurse’s letter claims American soldiers poor lovers in World War II
A London report notes an Army nurse in Stars and Stripes blaming U S soldiers for lacking romance. She favors British and French troops for gallantry and subtle courtship, describing American “catch as catch can” methods and candy driven approaches, signed Nurse 59th Evacuation Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stars and Stripes
Europe
United States
59Th
Argentina Jails Teeming With Opposition Leaders
Buenos Aires reports a state of siege as the military regime under President Farrell and Col. Peron enforces a decree suspending civil rights. Police sweep the capital and other regions, seizing opposition leaders, editors, and officials while calls for elections continue and news rooms face government requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Atlantic
Andes
Edelmiro Farrell
Juan Peron
Gasoline Line Brings Back Memories to Nicotine Fans
In Toledo on September 27 motorists queued for up to three hours at the only filling station without a city gas ration card. Attendants reported two mile lines as other stations sold gasoline only to ration card holders due to an oil refinery strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Fire in car upholstery at Second and Pierce
Firemen fought a stubborn upholstery blaze in a car parked at Second and Pierce last night and again this morning. They succeeded on the second attempt after discovering smoldering upholstery requires tearing apart cushions to find sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butler Field
Vernon
RK. B. Norman
R. B. Norman
Doom Franco
Pacific Northwest
Ree Manning
Globe-Trotting Twins
U. S Weather Bureau
Russell Stationery Company
John Maynard Ltr. Co
A. Regal Co
Neely-Greenhill
Lowndes
W. R. Higginbotham
Farrell
Ernest Carreras
Critica
Alberto Desimone
Noticias Graeficas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!