Bowles Plans Price Controls on 1946 Cotton Crop
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced that the 1946 cotton crop will come under price ceilings to stabilize textile and clothing costs. He noted raw cotton was previously exempt and praised CCC for providing additional stocks to help hold prices, aiming to prevent broader price hikes.
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Triade
Plan Seen As Blow At South Plains Farmers
The Avalanche-Journal reports mixed reactions fromSouth Plains cotton men to Chester Bowles plan to place the 1946 cotton crop under price ceilings. Growers warn ceilings based on grade and length could hurt profits. some fear a third factor spinning quality is needed. Buyers and authorities decline comment until prices are announced, while one source notes growers largely oppose ceiling prices.
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Chester Bowles
Avalanche-Journal
Navy cuts reduce critical scores for personnel nationwide
The Navy announces progressive reductions in enlistment and officer critical scores through March 2, lowering most male enlisted to 32 by that date and reducing officer thresholds to 39. Wave officer and enlisted scores also drop, with nurses, doctors, aviators, and other specialized categories reassessed. The moves aim to ease demobilization as the Army and Navy shift toward reduced personnel.
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China and Communists Reach Peace Talks Pact
Chungking January 3 government and Communist parties announce agreement on methods to end civil strife and set a Monday deadline for top negotiators to meet. Core issues include halting government advances into Jehol and lifting the blockade of Communist areas. U S Navy moves to deploy troops into Manchuria as unity talks proceed.
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China
U. S
Chinee
Chiang Kai-Shek
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Manchuria
Marshall
Jehol
Jebel
Negro Held In Big Spring Slaying Case
Federal agents report George Pickney, a Black man, is in custody in Los Angeles after arrest by the FBI on murder charges connected to the Big Spring Texas slaying of a white woman. Sheriff Bob Wolf and Texas Ranger Norvell Redwine traveled to Los Angeles to take Pickney into custody.
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Angeles
George Pickney
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
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Norvell Redwine
Anger
Los Angeles
Pickney
FBI
Post Office Installs Parcel Post Meter in Texas City
UBBOCK was among 100 U S cities and four Texas towns selected for a postage meter under a wartime parcel post modernization program. The new machine was installed in the local post office last week and is now in daily operation. Other Texas units include Dulles Fort Worth and Amarillo.
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United States
Ite
Texas
Post Office Department
Texas Post
Dulles
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Post office stamps replaced by new postage meter system
Manufacturers Pitney Bowes claim the meter eliminates stampping and denomination handling by using value from one cent to ten dollars as stamps. Tested in a large Eastern post office before the war, the device served sixty parcel lading customers in ten minutes, offering speed and sanitation benefits with no canceling or postmarks.
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Pitney-Bowles, Inc
County considers new courthouse with tours to Amarillo and Oklahoma City
Lubbock county plans a courthouse inspection trip to Amarillo and Oklahoma City to study design options. Commissioners, with Judge Walter Davies, await feasibility from architect T. Strange Jr. The plan may require bonds around 1.5 million to 2 million and could raise the tax rate 10 to 15 cents for courthouse jail and highway projects.
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County Commissioners ‘Court
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Cenerett. Penney
Ben Mansker
T. L. Holt
Val Farris
Walter Davies
T. Strange, Jr
Lubbock
Texas
Louisiana
Egyptian Ex-Egyptian Finance Minister Amin Osman Pasha Dies
Reuters dispatch from Cairo reports Amin Osman Pasha, former Egyptian finance minister and senator, died from a gunshot on a crowded street. The assailant remains unknown.
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Reuters
Cairo
Amin Osman Pasha
Egyptia Finance
Detroit Trooper Admits Killing Tavern Worker
Detroit police reveal 19 year old Pvt. Walter J Blattert of the Michigan State Troops confessed to killing Mrs. Gladys Marsden, 40, an Army ordnance employee. He said a tavern companion left with a different girl, and later argued with Mrs. Marsden on the way to her home. The body was found in a schoolyard after a night out, the detective chief reporting further details from witnesses at the bar.
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Paul Wencel
Walter J Blattert
Michigan State Troops
Gladys. Marsden
Marsden
Army Ordnance Office
Wencel
Blattert
Charles
Wichita Falls Bride Stows Away on Ship to New Home
Former Army Lieutenant John William Morgan and his bride Brenda arrived in Wichita Falls after a voyage from England. Brenda said she hid aboard a freighter using perfume to mask odors for a day and a half before being discovered by the ship's carpenter.
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John William Morgan
Brenda
Bethel Morgan
England
Housing Program Seeks Swift Action on Federal Red Tape
The new housing expediter Wilson Wyatt Jr promised to cut red tape and push immediate action to ease shelter shortages. He heads a White House meeting with Reconversion Director Snyder and other agencies as industry groups urge relief to accelerate construction of low cost housing for veterans. About 150,000 prefabs could be built this year with priority help, says Steidle, while traditional builders face site and financing hurdles.
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Washington
Wilson ~ Wyatt, Jr
Wyatt
Pee House
Snyder
Hfe
Cooperaon
Louisville
Steidle
Producers Council, Inc
Veterans seek housing to resume education at Texas Tech
Five hundred veterans who helped win the war plan to enroll for the spring semester at Texas Technological College. The Lubbock Veterans Civic Service committee launches a "share the home" campaign to secure temporary housing from Jan 25 to June 1. Homeowners are urged to offer spare rooms or apartments. A pledge form is printed in the paper directing replies to the American Legion home or to Dean James G Allen at Tech.
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Veterans Committee
American Legion
Texas Avenue
Dean James G. Allen
Texas Tech
Shop King's Jewelry for Dollar Day Values
Store advertisement from 1020 Edwy Avenue promoting Dollar Day values at King's Jewelry with emphasis on discounted pricing and special offers for shoppers.
Bread Shortage Seen For Southwest Area
Fort Worth area millers warn of a bread famine within weeks due to wheat shortages and early flour shutdowns unless the government acts promptly to relieve supply pressures.
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Fort Worth-Dallas
Navy Chief Says U S Should Have Been Set For Blow
Admiral Harold R Stark testified he left Pacific fleet movements to Admiral Kimmel after ordering a defensive deployment on November 27 1941. He said Kimmel had adequate information to guard for the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and explained naval chain of command and duties. The Senate House committee recessed until January 15 with Kimmel and Short scheduled to testify next.
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One Dead One Hurt In Plane Crash Near Joplin
A plane purchased from Army surplus stock crashed into a hill south of Joplin killing Rivers Robert Brown of Utica and injuring Private Robert E. Eastman of Waterville, Iowa. Both were from Sheppard Field Texas en route to Utica. Eastman was expected to recover.
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Rivers Robert Brown
Utica
Robert E. Eastman
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Sheppard Field
Storms Cause Heavy Damage In Louisiana
Tornadic winds from a Gulf coast disturbance struck Louisiana and Mississippi early today. One injury reported. many families homeless. In St Martinville damage exceed $100,000 and Ville Platte losses range $50,000 to $75,000. Cities affected include New Orleans Baton Rouge the Charles and Biloxi Mississippi.
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