Hughes Testifies He Spent for Entertainment After Army Snub
Howard Hughes told Senate investigators he began spending on entertainment after hearing Army officers viewed him as a “stuck up” rich man. He warned he would leave the country if his giant cargo plane fails to fly, defending the project and its costs as unjustly criticized. He cited wartime profits and said generals complained he did not bother with them, while the wartime contract under scrutiny involved the 200-ton flying boat and a Kaiser-Hughes partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard Hughes
Senate
Army
Kow Tow
Hughes
Aeronautics
Hughes’ Company
John W. Meyer
Meyer
Ferguson
Michigan
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Army Air Forces
Lockheed Company
Famous General Visits Relatives
Lucian King Truscott Jr a noted World War III general and cavalry veteran visited Amarillo relatives with his wife Sarah Randolph and son Jamie. They planned to visit daughter Mrs Robert Wilburn in Chama NM after the dinner at Miles Bivins home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucian King Truscott, Jr
Amarillo
Sarah Randolph
Virginia
Randolph
Jamie
Truscott
Chama, NM
Robert Wilburn
General Truscott
Loretta Truscott King
Harrison
Miles Bivins
West Sixteenth
Bivins
Trus
Desert flood blocks Santa Fe main line near Needles
A severe desert cloudburst near Needles California disrupted the Santa Fe main line and washed out sections of the transcontinental Highway 66. Rail traffic was halted with detours planned through Parker and Wickenburg Arizona until a tunnel mouth blockage on the branch is cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
Needles
Here
Santa Fe
Parker and Wickenburg
Ariz
State Election Interest Aided By Local Issues
Texas voters face a statewide vote on a college building amendment while four congressional races and 33 county road plans boost turnout. Key contests include US District 16 El Paso vacancy, District 9 Colum- bia death, District 18 state senate, and District 3F House vacancy plus road-law referendums in 53 counties. Northwest Texas Hospital expansion also noted in Potter County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
South
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
Joseph Mansfield
Fred Mauritz
Canada
J. P. Fant
Jefferson
Potter County
Northwest
Aeroneers Head to National Meet in Detroit
Amarillo Aeroneers Club members Bruce Norman and Bob Redfearn left Saturday to attend the International Model Airplane Contest in Detroit Michigan August 13 to 16. Sponsored by the Amarillo Exchange Club and Plymouth Motor Corporation the event features free flight competition. Bruce will fly his original designed airship sponsored by Witt Motors Inc and Bob will fly a zipper craft sponsored by Carlton Florey Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Norman
Bob Redfearn
Amarillo Aeroneers Club
Detroit
Mich
Amarillo Exchange Club
Plymouth Motor Corporation
Bruce
Witt Motors, Inc
Bob
Carlton- Florey Grocery
Truck crash east of Santa Fe underpass kills two
A head-on collision between a 1937 Ford coach carrying Donald Louis Drobeck 23 and Joseph F. Johnson 42 and a heavily loaded Transport Company of Texas gasoline truck near the Santa Fe underpass left two dead and two seriously injured. The truck driver was identified as Marshall Cook 42 with a 18 year old woman, Mrs. Sylvia Simmons, among the injured. Fire and rescue crews aided victims at the scene and at St Anthony's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Louis Drobeck
St. Louis
Joseph F. Johnson
Texhoma
Okla
Marshall Cook
East Twenty-seventh
Transport Company of Texas
East Tenth
Sylvia Simmons
Fort Worth
Drobeck
Johnson
Ford
Royal Carter
West Ninth
Yellow Cab Company
English Field
Yellow Cab
Carter
Texas Transport
Cook
Texas Company
International
Transport Company
Cubs Pilots In Maine Complete First World Flight Leg
Presque Isle Maine August 9 two former Army pilots Clifford V Evans and George Truman completed the first leg of a round the world flight in two light Cubs stopping to gather weather data. Evans landed at 4 PM EST and Truman 21 minutes later at Dow Field Bangor to check radio reception. They plan to depart for Goose Bay tomorrow en route to England via Greenland Iceland and Prestwick.
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Presque Isle
Army
Clifford V. Evans
George Truman
Evans
Truman
Dow Field
Bangor
England
Greenland
Iceland
Prestwick
Scotland
Hungarian Official Denies Kovacs Death in Russian Custody
An official of Hungarys information ministry denied Bela Kovacs former secretary general of the Small Holders Party had died while in Russian custody. The denial came in Budapest on August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungarian Information Ministry
Bela Kovacs
King Family Vacation in Monterey Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Thurman L King and daughter Dorinda of 2011 West Seventh are spending two weeks in Monterey Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman L. King
Dorinda
West Seventh
Monterey
Tenn
Plywood Cabinets Listed by Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Ad listing plywood for cabinets from Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co located at 1200 West 6th. The item focus is cabinet making supplies with material details implied in the brief.readable OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
1200 West 6Th
Globe Girder Nearing Goal
Globe Girdler William P. Odom flies from Tokyo toward Chicago in a nonstop around the world attempt. Reports place him over Adak at 10 25 PM CST and en route to Amchitka with expectations of a Chicago arrival around 10 11 AM CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Globe
William P. Odom
Adak Island
Aleutians
Army
Adak
Chicago
Aleutian
Elmendorf Field
Tokyo
Alaska Communications System
Shemya
Odom
ACS
Amchitka
Northwest Airline
Free Movie Tickets Reward Safe Driving In Amarillo
Amarillo traffic officers handed out complimentary movie tickets to drivers obeying safety rules in a reverse campaign with Interstate Theaters and the city police. The aim is to reduce crashes after three fatalities and injuries in 48 hours. The first beneficiary was Mrs. Lorene Farris of Dimmitt, who received a ticket to Welcome Stranger starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Polk
Maryland
Jack King
Chance
Lorene Farris
Dimmitt
Midwest Hit by Brief Regional Earthquake
The Associated Press reports a brief earthquake rattled multiple Midwest states with tremors felt near Chicago. Seismologists called it larger than prior Midwest quakes, noting the center possibly in Ohio and readings from 8:57 to 9:01 CST with three to four minutes of shaking and minor damage unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Midwest
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Alphonse Schmitt
Loyola University
Amarillo And Vicinity Weekend Weather Outlook
Weather forecast covers Amarillo area and West Texas for Sunday and Monday with little temperature change. Hourly data shows high 90s and lows near 60s, no precipitation reported in the last 24 hours ending 4 PM. Sunrise at 6 03 and sunset at 7 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Arabian Prince Arrives Tomorrow on Oil Tour
Prince Saif al Islam Abdulla of Yemen and a mixed official and unofficial party land in Amarillo on a private Phillips plane from Oklahoma City around 5 15 p m to tour U S industrial plants. The group includes aides and Yemen officials before traveling to the Borger refineries for a follow up visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yemen
Saif al Islam Abdulla
Amarillo
United States
Phillips Petroleum Company
Oklahoma City
Borger
Prince Abdulla
Said Hasan Abrahim
Yemen Army
Muhammad al-Amri
Hasan Baghdabi
Bey
Interpreter Wakim from Cairo Among Arabian Peninsula Details
George Wakim, an interpreter from Cairo, Egypt, is noted in a report concerning the Arabian region. The article mentions Yemen as a relatively small country and places him in the southwestern corner of Arabia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wakim
Cairo
Yemen
Arabia
Wallace Heath Auto Loans Office Listed
Wallace Heath operates a loan office at 821 West Sixth Street offering auto loan services and related financing options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Heath
West Sixth St
Attlee Faces Labor Critics Over Steel Nationalization Plan
London Aug 9 AP Prime Minister Attlee faced internal Labor Party dissent over his nationalization drive amid fears of a totalitarian power expansion. Reports said a private Labour meeting would weigh steel nationalization as ministers debated whether to proceed or soften plans. Bevin Dalgleish and Bevan figures were central to the unfolding debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Britain
BBC
Daily Express
John Wilmot
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Ernest Bevin
Hugh Dal
Worley Sees New Iron Curtain Over British Film Tax
Rep. Eugene Worley of the Texas Panhandle described Britain's new tax on American films as the start of an iron curtain around Great Britain. He warned the action deprives the U S economy of substantial revenue and violates reciprocal trade and the British loan agreement. Worley previously chaired a foreign trade subcommittee in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eugene Worley
Texas Panhandle
Great Britain
Worley
Special House
Attlee Faces Criticism Over Cuts and Steel Nationalization
Deputy Prime Minister Morrison backs delaying steel nationalization as Attlee answers Left Wing critics on armed forces cuts. Churchill again tries to strip the Attlee bill of broad controls. his amendment failed 251 to 148. Hollywood tax hits spark industry alarm and possible chaos in British cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Herbert Morrison
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Hollywood
J. Arthur Rank
Whoever Cowdin
Universal Films, Inc
United States
London and North Eastern train crash near Doncaster kills seventeen
A speeding LNER passenger train struck the rear of a halted train outside Doncaster Station today killing 17 people and wounding about 50, officials said. The collision occurred in England as crews investigated the cause and assessed damage at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doncaster
England
London and North Eastern Railway
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Henry J. Kaiser
Lucian K. Truscott, JR
Desert
Dave Cheavens
Austin
Aeroneers
The
Chicago Daily News
Pampa
Pat Daly
Amarillo Hotel
News-Globe
Clifford Holt Ease Sess Emsesse
Cub
Maine
Balkan
Tennessee
Globe Girder
Lee Anderson
Alabama
Albert W. Johnston
W. P. Nesselroad
Western
Verle Brown
North
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