Polio Patient in Iron Lung Heads Urgent Transfer Effort
Joe R. Sanchez a five year old polio victim confined to an iron lung faces transfer to a facility with more complete treatment as Northwest Texas Hospital seeks a destination. Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio hospitals report no iron lung beds. Local groups and the Infantile Paralysis Foundation coordinate funding and options while authorities evaluate Plainview facilities and risks of moving the child.
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Northwest Texas
Joe R. Sanchez
Truman
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation Center
Warm Springs
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Northwest Texas Hospital
Harry Hatch
Hatch
G. Carl Jenkins
Potter County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Jenkins
J. R. Sanchez
Carolina
Roswell
N. M
Houston Telephone Strike and Regional Labor Tensions Rise
AP reports walkouts by Houston telephone workers over seniority spur broader Texas labor action. NMU strikers block Texas ports seeking pay raises, AFL crews avoid crossing picket lines in Houston. Beaumont Port Arthur bus workers strike after wage talks fail. A Gulf States Electric strike looms from Waco to Baton Rouge with emergency calls limited to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
National Maritime Union
CIO
D. L. McCowen
Southwest Telephone Workers Union
St. Louis
Southwest
Maritime Union
AFL
Et ES
NMU
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Louisiana
Gulf States Electric Service Employes Association
Gulf State Utilities Company
Waco
Baton Rouge
Amarillo
A. O. Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Company
The
Globe
Thomas
Ashe Company
White House clash over Wallace as Truman confronts cabinet
President Truman rounds on Henry Wallace in a looming foreign policy showdown. Wallace presses for a broader pro-Russia stance while Truman may force him to quit the cabinet. Clayton and Russell confer with the President. Baruch is on the White House call list as tensions rise over the Wallace issue.
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Iativeman
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Will Clayton
Wal- Lees Lace
Russia
Bernard Baruch
White House
Clayton
Donald Russell
Truman
Charles G. S
Amarillo
Mr. Truman
America
Ross
Commerce Department
J. Wallace
Providence
R. L
Byrnes
Paris
New York
Commerce Secretary
Adm
William H. Standley
Moscow
Los Angeles
Decontrol Board Eyes Dairy Prices as Labor Strife Worsens
The dairy price decontrol panel report to the board notes no immediate recontrol decision and hints at possible delays. Separately, labor unrest spurs AFL and CIO actions across industries, including shipping, trucking, auto, and hotel sectors, with strikes, quieted operations, and wage settlements emerging in Chicago and New York.
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Life Lines
New York
APL Teamsters
Houston
Michigan
Impacts
CIO
United Auto Workers
Dodge
Chrysler Corp
Briggs
Packard
Chrysler
Windsor
Chatham
Ont
Reo Motors, Inc
Lansing
Mich
New York Harbor
AFL
Carnegie-Ilinois
Gary
Chicago
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
APL Teamsters' Union
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Archbishop Stepinac Arrested in Belgrade Crackdown
Belgrade reports Premier Marshal Tito’s government arrested Archbishop Alojzijo Stepinac in Zagreb on crimes against the people. He faces trial alongside 18 suspects, including 12 priests, as prosecutors seek an indictment linking Stepinac to the Ustachi terror network led by Col. Eric Lisak.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Alojzijo Stepinac
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Eric Lisak
Draja Mihailovic
Lisak
No Spokesman of the Workers
George L. Googe of Atlanta southern director for the AFL addressed 1,500 AFL locals from Texas and Oklahoma in Dallas. He argued Secretary Henry Wallace is not a spokesman for American workers, criticizing the PAC and praising a tougher stance on foreign relations. The meeting aimed to plan an AFL organizational drive in the two states.
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Dallas
George L. Googe
Atlanta
AFL
Texas
Oklahoma
Secretary of Commerce
Henry Wallace
Chamberlain
Munich
American Workers
Googe
Political Action Committee
PAC
Speed Mark by Army Jet Plane Sets Record
The Republic XP 84 Thunderjet official speed 611 mph and unofficial 619 mph, surpassing the British Meteor 616 mph earlier in the month. Capt. Martin L. Smith of Wright Field flew the U S plane, a 26 year old veteran of the South Pacific theater.
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Maroc
Cal
Army
U. S
Martin L. Smith
Wright Field
South Pacific
Scattered Showers Forecast For Panhandle Tonight
After days of cloudy weather the Panhandle expects scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. A low pressure area to the west near New Mexico influences moisture though it will not pass through the region. Partly cloudy skies remain, with light drizzle reported at several stations and Shamrock noting measurable precipitation.
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Panhandle
English Field
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Shamrock
New Bishop Named for This Area
Rev George H Quarterman named bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Diocese of North Texas announced at the 55th triennial Philadelphia convention. He will join Utah eastern Oregon and North Texas diocese as a candidate, having served Ardmore and Amarillo and led local church improvements and debt reduction.
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Episcopal Church Missionary Diocese of
North Texas
George H. Quarterman
St. Andrew’s Church
Philadelphia
House of Bishops
House of Depuiies
Reverend Quarterman
Utah
Oregon
Quarterman
Amarillo
Ardmore
Okla
General Theological Seminary
New York City
Oklahoma
Episcopal
Ardmore’ Ministerial Alliance
Red Cross
Council of Social Agencies
Milk and Ice Fund
Meat shortages hit Amarillo markets as supplies run low
Amarillo meat supplies were nearly depleted with beef and pork largely unavailable. Managers report limited stock with only luncheon meats fish and poultry in abundance. National retail figures show about 36 thousand shops closed nationwide while local firms struggle to keep counters from emptying.
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Amarillo
National Retail Meat Association
United Press
Meat famine prompts possible store closings in Amarillo
Closings loom as meat shortages deepen with sales down at least 70 percent. A butcher shop manager warns the crisis worsens, while Amarillo packing reps doubt relief from the new monthly quota will help due to staggered slaughter.
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Amarillo
Meat Shortages Hit Local Butcher Shops And Packers
A regional food shortage drives meat scarcity across the area. Butchers report running out of beef and near depletion of pork and lamb with substitutes like chickens rising in purchases. Pinkney Packing and Ama rillo Packing indicate drastic weekly slaughter declines due to quota controls, while hospital supplies stay steady.
One Way North East Third for Butler Field Football Games
North East Third will be a one way street for a few hours before during and after Butler Field football games this fall. Traffic will move east toward the field and out east or north after the game to ease congestion. At least 10 traffic officers will be on duty for the first Friday game.
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North East
Butler Field
Carlie Price
Price
North East Third
Restaurant Roach Fine Sets $2 Each Rate
New York health board imposes a $2 per roach fine after 100 roaches found in a restaurant. A magistrate orders $200 total, as a health inspector testified to the infestation. Wire letter baskets advertised by Russell Stationery Co.
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New York
U.P
Board of Health
Russell Stationery Co
Taylor
Sugar Price Rise Paused in Amarillo Stores
Producers gain two cents per pound but OPA rules delay passing the increase to shoppers until old sugar stocks are sold. Retailers report several days of supply remaining and expect gradual price changes as new stock arrives. Dry lumber discounts listed at John Maynard Lumber Co.
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OPA
Roy L. Thompson
Amarillo
Soviet Forces Hamper Church in Soviet Zone
High German church officials report that religious re education and church activities in the Russian occupation zone are hindered by unofficial measures of the Soviet military government and by the Communist led SED. Officials say bitterness, financial strain, and demoralization reduce church activity and foster doubt about the church’s role.
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Berlin
U.P
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Evangelical Church
Germany
United Nations to Probe Balkans Frictions Proposal
United Press prepared to press for a Greek Albania Yugoslavia and Ukraine border friction inquiry in the Security Council. The plan aims to shift Russian backed charges against Greece and Britain, using an American suggestion as a diplomatic counter.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Press
Russia
Balkan
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Council
Britain
Weather Watch: Amarillo Area Cloudy with Showers
The Amarillo region reports cloudy skies with fresh southeasterly winds and scattered showers tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight with north winds Thursday, while west Texas and the Panhandle see partly cloudy skies, scattered showers, and cooler conditions. New Mexico expects partly cloudy weather with showers and thunderstorms, cooler in the north, with frost in the northwest tonight. Low temperatures range from 35 to 60, high around 60 to 70, and 24 hour highs at 78.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
New Mexico
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Fillmore
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Agriculture Departments
Ead
George Quarterman
E. A. Regal Co
Pinkney Packing
Amarillo Packing Co
E. J. Husband
St. Anthony's
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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