Governor Allred Blames Hickman In Gambling Raid Controversy
Governor James V. Allred told a legislative committee that Ranger captain Tom Hickman delayed closing gambling dens and staged a fake raid. The hearing followed Allred's Capitol appearance demanding to testify about Hickman's dismissal by the Public Safety Department amid political tensions and claims of slurs against officials.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Legislative Investigating Committee
Tom Hickman
Capitol
Hickman
Public A Safety Department
Allred
Texas
Stubborn Bobcat Defense Shattered by Power Attacks
A fierce matchup saw the Bobcats’ defense crumble under a relentless power attack as opposing scorers exploited gaps for a decisive win. Key players from both sides contributed with hard drives and clutch plays, shaping a high intensity contest.
Amarillo Sandstorm shellacks San Angelo 25 to 0 in state quarterfinal
Golden Sandstorm dominates with 436 rushing yards to 59 for San Angelo as Amarillo advances to the Texas Interscholastic League semifinals against Wichita Falls. Key blockers Clesson White and Rice pave the way while substitutions test both teams in a brutal 60-minute battle.
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Butler
Amarillo
San Angelo Bobcats
Butler Field
Sandies
Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Golden Sandstorm
A. D. Beck
Charlie Lindsay
M. Rogers
Blair Cherry
Howard Lynch
R. P. Parcells
Bobcats
Sandie
Bobcat
San Angelo
San Angeleans
John Denton
Karl Rice
Cochrane
Homer Wiseley
H. Hays
Reese
Zipper Closure Trial Aims to Extend Cancer Patient Life
An eminent Chicago physician employs a zipper fastener to open and close a stomach incision for daily surgical care in a historic, unprecedented experiment to treat cancer. Details withheld for patient and surgeon anonymity. confirmed by Dr Morris Fishbein.
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Chicago
U.P
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Mass Quarantine Used In Oklahoma's Fight On Spinal Meningitis
Kiowa County Oklahoma imposes mass quarantine to halt spinal meningitis outbreak. No more than three people may gather. towns appear deserted. Gasoline stations closed unless doctor ordered. essential transport allowed with dispensations. Buses and trains run. highways open for through traffic with line checks at county border.
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Oklahoma
Hobart
Okla
U.P
Kiowa
C. M. Pearce
Two Youthful Prison Breakers Nabbed in Oklahoma City
Dec 14 report from U P says Jimmie Lee Burns and Roy Henry Lowery, two of the youths who escaped from the Federal Southwest Reformatory at Fl Reno Thursday night, were captured by officers in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Jimmie Lee Burns
Roy Henry Lowery
Federal Southwest Reformatory
Fl Reno
Weather Watch Report for West Texas and New Mexico
Forecast calls for fair conditions in West Texas and New Mexico with a colder southeast portion tonight and possible frost. Sunday remains fair with temperatures fluctuating by hour. readings show noon around 42 and afternoon highs near 42. Week outlook: mostly dry across southern plains and West Gulf States with a chance of rain midweek. cooler temperatures expected overall.
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West Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Menico
Southern Plains
West Gulf States
Japs Warn China To Stop Agitation
The Japanese embassy in Nanking warned the central Chinese government to curb anti Japanese student agitation linked to the north China autonomy movement. It cited recent student demonstrations in central China and referenced a prior warning over anti Japanese manifestations in north China.
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Nanking
North China
Central China
New Jersey Governor Rules Out Hauptmann Pardon
Gov. Harold Hoffman said no reprieve for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the Lindbergh baby killer, with the electric chair scheduled the week of January 13. He also noted a searching inquiry into the case to clear questions of German guilt.
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Harold Hoffman
New Jersey
United Press
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Associated Press
Hauptmann
National Republican Club
Farmers Find Body of Girl Near Edmond Roadside
The body of a young woman believed to be Lucille Stevens Comer, missing since August as Chester Comer’s second wife, was found in a road side gully northeast of Edmond. Hair at the scene was reddish brown. the body appeared partially burned and covered with autumn leaves. Authorities said Comer is linked to multiple slayings, with two other victims already found.
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Edmond
Okla
Chester Comer
Oklahoma City
Here
Bill Ridge
Claude Tyler
State Crime Bureau
Lucille Stevens Comer
Ridge
Tyler
Hastings
Comer
Van W. Stewart Buys Liberal Southwest Daily Times
Announcement from Liberal Eas. reports the sale of the Southwest Daily Times of Liberal to Van W. Stewart publisher of the Ochiltree County Herald Perryton Texas. Stewart will assume ownership from the current publisher.
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Liberal
Eas
Southwest Daily Times
van W. Stewart
Ochiltree County Herald
Perryton
Tex
Jury acquits former deputy constable in Graves death
H. H. Wachtendorf, 32, a former deputy constable, is found not guilty of murder in the death of R. W. Graves at The Mint after a two hour jury deliberation. The trial, opened Monday, hinged on self defense and defense of deputy Timmins, who was injured in the September affray.
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H. H. Wachtendorf
R. W
Pat) Graves
Wachtendorf
Graves
E. T
Dusty) Miller
FE. A. Simpson
E. F. Timmons
Fast Tenth Avenue
Timmons
Grady Hazlewood
Clem Calhoun
Pat Graves
Jack
J. W. Graves
Worker at Mexia Killed in Plunge
C B Bass Jr a 27 year old telephone company lineman was killed in Mexia when a temporary pole he was stringing for a football stadium line broke and crushed his skull as it fell from the ground. He was the son of Mr and Mrs C B Bass of Dallas and is survived by his widow.
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Mexia
C. B. Bass, Jr
Telephone Company
Bass
C. B. Bass
Dallas
McAdoo Daughter Divorces Cowles in Mexico City
Nona McAdoo Cowles, daughter of Son. William Gibbs McAdoo, divorced Dr. Edward S. Cowles in Mexico City and married Francis Taylor son of late New York banker Moses Taylor. The report lists Taylor as a prominent financier’s son and Cowles as a noted California psychiatrist.
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New York
U.P
Nona McAdoo Cowles
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
Edward S. Cowles
Mexico City
Francis Taylor
Cowles
Taylor
Moses Taylor
Quake Reported From South America By Xavier Scientist
Cincinnati December 14 Dr Victor A Echschulte a seismologist at Xavier University reported recording a strong earth quake probably centered near the Peruvian Bolivian border in South America.
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Cincinnati
Victor A. &Echschulte
Xavier University
South America
Massed Chorus Presents Annual Messiah in Amarillo
The eighth annual presentation of The Messiah takes place at Municipal Auditorium at 3 pm with singers from Pampa Philharmonic and Hereford Civic Chorus joining the Amarillo Civic Chorus. A 17-member orchestra backs the performance conducted by Emil F. Myers with Lila Austin Myers on piano. Proceeds support the Social Center for Girls. admission is free with tickets available at the auditorium.
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Amarillo
Pampa Philharmonic Choir
Hereford Civic Chorus
Amarillo Civic Chorus
Emil F. Myers
Lila Austin Myers
Mattie Mae Swisher
Hereford
Clarence Huber
Pampa
Meessiah
Municipal Auditorium
George Prederic Handel
Business hits new high in mid December 1945
Industrial activity surged to 86.7 on the AP index, the highest in five years, with automobile production and carloadings at peak levels since 1929 and 1931 respectively. Electricity generation set a weekly record of 1,969,662,000 kilowatt hours, while steel mills showed their best mid December activity since 1929 amid usual year end slowdowns.
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Thomas F. Flanagan
Associated Press
New York
Steel Mills
Schreiner Institute Wins Texas Junior College Title
Schreiner Institute defeated College of Marshall 7 to 0 in Kerrville to claim the Texas Junior College football championship. Amarillo College protested the outcome after a coin flip resulted in the finals and a title game was arranged by Texas Junior College Conference president J R McLemore.
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Kerrville
Schreiner Institute
College of Marshall
Amarillo College
Schreiner
Marshall
J. R. McLemore
Paris
Texas Junior College Conference
Germany Ties Pact Rumors to Peace Plan Debate
The Associated Press reports diplomatic disclosures in Britain raise pressure on Ethiopia's Haile Selassie and hint at dropping sanctions if Mussolini negotiates. Rome shows renewed wariness as peace hopes falter. reports note quiet fronts but a fatal bombing involving a young American physician.
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Associated Press
France
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Britain
Mussolini
League
Dust Storm Sweeps Amarillo and Panhandle
A north wind of 15 miles drove fine dust into Amarillo late yesterday with cooler air forecast. Motorists used headlights on daylit highways as the dust storm subsided by night. Blowing dust also scourged the Oklahoma Panhandle with a cold north wind keeping the area unsettled.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Kans
Guymon
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Bullitt denies resignation and Moscow return plans
William C. Bullitt said reports he would resign as American ambassador to Moscow were false as he prepared for conference with state department officials and a return voyage aboard the USS Manhattan from New York on June 29. Tex Rankin piloted a Ryan monoplane to an unofficial US altitude record of 19 800 feet during the all-American air maneuvers in Miami.
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Army
Hamilton Field
Miami
Fla
Associated Press
Washington
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Bullitt
State Department
New York
Tex Rankin
Portland
Ore
United States
Nephew of Col House Takes His Own Life
Thomas William House Jr 31 nephew of Col E M House and son in law of former Governor Charles Deneen of Illinois was found fatally shot at his Waco home. Assistant district attorney Joe Trippet ruled the wounds self inflicted after House left notes to his wife and children saying it could not make the grade. He died at a hospital after four chest shots. Evidence centered on self inflicted wounds. inquest not held. T W House Sr arrived from Houston by air.
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Waco
Thomas Willam House, Jr
Col. E. M. House
Charles Deneen
Mllinois
Joe Trippet
Trippet
Howse
House
Texas Long Distance Telephone Company
Wae
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London
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