Dixiecrats in Texas Attack Truman and Jester
F E Townes of Houston addressed about 250 people in Houston praising or criticizing national and state leaders. He attacked Truman calling him a peanut roaster and urged the president to change course amid Dixiecrat organizing. Jester faced sharp remarks for opposing meat policy and for his stance within the party.
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Truman
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Duke of
F. E. Townes
Houston
Townes
Randolph
Charles
England
Louis XVI
France
Dixiecrats Rally Behind Fort Worth Convention Battle
A Texas Dixiecrat rally features Nowlin Randolph of Houston denouncing seating moves at the state Democratic convention and warning officials of political retaliation. A Thurmond statewide committee forms with Jim Yancey of Houston as chair and Dan Moody Jr as vice chair while youth groups organize for the effort.
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Nowlin Randolph
Houston
Fort Worth
Harris
Dallas
Corsicana
Thurmond
Jim Yancey
University of Houston
Dan Moody, Jr
Texas
D. ‘van Zandt
Texas A&m
Jack Blanton
University of Texas
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Goliad
Hockaday Schools
Russian Teacher Case Blocked by Top Reds in New York
A New York Supreme Court justice reserved decision on a writ to free Russian teacher Osakana Stepanovna Kosenkina held in the Soviet consulate. The case drew protests from Russia and a U S Department telegraph stance suspending actions against the consul. Lomakin claimed the teacher was rescued from Valley Cottage but the countess Tolstoy denied the tale. The hearing included a second teacher and his wife facing American Activities Committee inquiry as they sought protection from Soviet officials.
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New York
New York State Supreme Court
Christopher Emmet
Osakana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Washington
Alexander Panyushkin
State Department
Thomas E. Dewey
Yakov M. Lomakin
Alexandra, Tolstoy
Tolstoy Foundation
FBI
Assia
Charles Kramer
New Deal
House
Richard M. Nixon
California
House Un-American Activities Committee
Kramer
Senate Subcommittee
Justice Department
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
Reds
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Nixon
Joan Magnara Lor
W. Std
New York Times
Michael I. Samarin
Ren
United States
Samarin Bppena
House UN- American Activities Committee
Ing
Babe Ruth Rally Still Critical In New York Hospital
Babe Ruth 53, once Yankee slugger, remained in critical condition at Memorial Hospital New York after a relapse while being treated for pulmonary complications. A 7 31 AM CST bulletin reported slight rally with stronger pulse as doctors monitor his two year illness.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankee
Martin
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Ruth
Five Die in B 17 Bomber Crash Near Berryton Kansas
Five of seven crew members died when a B 17 Flying Fortress crashed at the Grange fairgrounds Berryton Kansas on a training flight. Surviving crew were rushed to Winter General Hospital Topeka in fair condition. The pilot First Lt Dewey R Laney 25 of Amarillo was among the dead.
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Amarillo
Berryton
Kan
Dewey R. Laney
Laney
D. R. Laney
Buchanan
Pete Henderson
Pierce Henderson
North Wilson
Pantex
Eran
Leutenant
Hagen
Haj
Grange Fair Grounds
Topeka
Grange
Winter General Hospital
Topeka Kan
Topeka Air Force Base
Thomas E. Hagen
Jean’ K. Jones
Kansas
James M. Poole, Jr
Los Angeles
Willig W. Allison
Johnson Heads to Amarillo for Panhandle Senate Rally
Johnson planned a Sunday rally in the Herring Hotel Amarillo for supporters and Panhandle county chairmen starting at 2 PM. He would meet in Dalhart to discuss plans with local leaders and then travel to Amarillo for a final two-week campaign push with noted Panhandle figures attending.
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Amarillo
Johnson-for- Senate
Herring Hotel
Panhandle
Jay Taylor
Taylor
Johnson
L Dock
Jack Miller
Dimmitt
Dee Graham
Hereford
Horace ‘Tarver
Memphis
8.B. Owen, Jr
Wellington
John T. Morris
Claude
Morris Higley
Childress
Tom’ Kruser
Dumas
W. F. Talley
Silverton
Henry Teubel
Tulia
Clifford Braly
Pampa
Family Of Three Hurt In Crash In Albuquerque area
A former Amarillo couple and their two children are hospitalized after an automobile crash near Los Lunas New Mexico Monday night. Mrs Mason suffers serious injuries including a compound leg fracture, broken right arm and jaw injuries. The Mason family moved to Albuquerque several years ago.
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Amarillo
Albuquerque
Los Lunas
Joe B
Mason
Presbyterian Hospital
L FE Mason
St. Joseph's Hospital
Masons
Kremlin Talks Drag On as West Envoys Probe Berlin Blockade
In Moscow the US Britain and France envoys and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov met for almost three hours with no conclusions. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith said after leaving the Kremlin that talks continue with no end in sight. The group seeks a basis for West East talks on Berlin and other differences amid tight secrecy.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Molotov
Walter Bedell Smith
Kremlin
Berlin
Smith
Rers
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Washington
London
Paris
John W. Gilliam Sr Dies in Fort Worth at 72
John W. Gilliam Sr., 72, retired Western Union superintendent in Amarillo, died in Fort Worth after traveling with his daughter Mrs Marjorie Crump from Boulder. Born November 7 1876 in Dallas, he had a long telegraph career in Texas and New Mexico. He leaves two sons John Gilliam Jr of Dallas and Charles Gilliam of San Francisco, a daughter Mrs Irene Thompson of El Paso, and three sisters.
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John W. Gilliam
Western Union
Amarillo
Mr. Gilliam
Jackson
Marjorie Crump
Fort Worth
Texas Postal Telegraph Company
Gilliam
el Paso
Wester Union Station
Dallas
Methodist Church
Masonic Order
Rotary Club
Crump
John Gilliam, Jr
Charles Gilliam
San Francisco
Irene Thompson
Ruth Dillon
Beula Rea
Beers Permit Suspended at West Amarillo Cafe
The West Amarillo Golden Light Cafe at 2908 West Sixth had its beer permit suspended for fifteen days after a conference between operator Ray and Texas Liquor Control Board district supervisor D W Lowe. The action follows the sale of beer to five juveniles who attacked and seriously injured Bobby Vaughn about two weeks earlier.
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Amarillo
Bobby Vaughn
Ray
Golden Light
West Sixth
D. W. Lowe
Texas Liquor Control Board
Amarillo Forecast Sees Hot Days Cool Nights Ahead
Weather observer H C Winburn predicts 95 degree high Thursday with 66 degree low and a 97 degree high Friday. Thunderstorms are expected Thursday afternoon across the area, with cloud cover cooling Thursday night. Amarillo reports 15.99 inches of rainfall this year and 2.82 inches this month.
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H.C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English Pier
Winburn
High Plains
Amarillo
Adrian
Follett
Hereford
Tucumcari
Plains
Clarendon
Perryton
Pampa
Tucumeari
Tobin Acceptance Seen as Demo Vote Getter
President Truman added a record vote getter to his cabinet by naming Maurice J. Tobin as Secretary of Labor Tobin left the Massachusetts governor’s race to take the post and aides hope he can mobilize labor support for the November election Tobin previously won Boston mayoral races and served as governor of Massachusetts.
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Tobin
Washington
Bay State
State Department Charges Reds Jamming Broadcasts to Russia
The State Department accuses Soviet agents of jamming broadcasts to Russia in a new Cold War era disclosure. Officials allege coordinated efforts to disrupt radio signals and hinder information flow into the Soviet Union.
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State Department
Russia
Washington
Ica
Weather Snapshot for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Weather bulletin notes scattered afternoon thundershowers in Amarillo and vicinity with high daytime temperatures. West Texas remains partly cloudy with a few thundershowers and little temperature change. New Mexico sees patchy clouds and scattered thunderstorms through Friday, with a listed low of 7 degrees and a high nearing 30 AM end.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
KFDA switches to 1440 frequency with higher power
KFDA will go on air Friday at noon on 1440 kHz higher power 5000 watts day 1000 watts night and a new transmitter site east of Amarillo with FM added. The change follows FCC approval received Wednesday and ties KFDA to KGNC’s former power and frequency. A luncheon at Herring Hotel will christen the upgrade.
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KFDA
Amarillo
Howard Robertson
Wene
Federal Communications Commission
Robertson
KGNC
Grand Avenue
Dallas-Fort Worth
FE. B. Gish
KGRS
American Broadcasting Company
ABC
Herring Hotel
Lawrence Hagg
Kfda Ix
South
J. Lin Nunn
Gilmore
Amay
Lexington
Collect Taxes as Levied Says Mayor Hagg on Assessments
Mayor Lawrence Hagg announced that the city will collect taxes as assessed and will pursue delinquent accounts by suit. The joint city school board has raised values, prompting protest hearings as 47 cases were heard by Thursday morning.
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Jals
Shellot
Ascftea
Calley Gat
Lawrence Hagg
Board of Equalization
Haysai
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High
Equalization Board
Pep Nan
TFOM
Mercantile
Equalization
LC. Nesbitt
Gus Leftwich
Ivor Davies
RG. Mills
Hugo Loewenstern
PV. Alexander
Alexander
Rose Seeks Opera Makeover to Boost Metropolitan Income
New York August 10 1948 Rose a pint sized showman urged the Metropolitan Opera to cut dirty costumes poor scenery and bad lighting to attract audiences. He proposed modernizing including cleaner costumes better lighting and updated staging to reduce annual deficits.
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New York
Zay Rose
Metropolitan Opera
Enot Nt
Rose
Hutt
Billy Bose
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Duke of Jester
Douglas Peabody
Southern’ Methodist University At
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Nane
Vadimir
Pas Amartre
John W. Gilliam, Sr
Gan
Kate Gilliam
Jim Gilliam
San Marcos
Omalata
Dalles
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