Senate okays enlistment of 25000 aliens in two year draft
The Senate voted 43 to 33 to permit the Army to enlist 25,000 aliens as part of the two year draft bill. Lodge sponsored the amendment, offering citizenship after five years of service. Ty dings suggested lowering the figure to 25,000, with debate over a larger 50,000 option. Senate leaders sought final action tonight as House awaits.
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Senate
Washington
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Foreign Legion
Europe
State Department
Wherry
Nebraska
Russell
D-Cia
Langer
N-Sd
Draft Lord May Become President's Draft
Washington reports Congress weighs peacetime conscription with Senate and House bills proposing different draft ages. Under both plans men 18 to 26 would register while 19 to 28 or 18 to 26 could be drafted for two years. Most veterans exempt. final bill unlikely before month’s end.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Senate
Howse
House
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services
United States
Adobe Walls Council Tops Previous Boy Scout Enrollment
Adobe Walls Council announces a record 2,249 members with 1,424 Boy Scouts 717 Cub Scouts and 107 Senior Scouts. Santa Fe District in Gray and Carson Counties reports 369 Boy Scouts and 208 Cubs. In late 1947 the council reached 2,140 members, a prior high.
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Adobe Walls
Adobe Walla
L. O. Floyd Rites Held at McLean Church
Funeral services for L. O. Floyd 92 were conducted Sunday at the First Baptist Church in McLean with Rev. Ray Stephens and Rev. 5. R. Jones officiating. Burial followed in Hilstert Cemetery under Wo Mack Funeral Home direction. Floyd, born in Georgia, died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Lindbock. Survivors include two sons Wayland H. Floyd of Lubbock and Wesley Floyd of Oregon, three daughters Mrs. Kolb, Mrs. Winnie Biggera of Lubbock, and Mrs. Eunice O Kennedy of Tucson. The McLean American Legion post is named for his son, Andrew H. Floyd.
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McLean
Specie
L. O. Floyd
First Baptist Church of
Ray Stephens
R. Jones
Burla
Hilstert
Womack Funeral Home
Floyd
J. W. Kolb
Lindbock
Leader Loses Legislative Seat in Ontario Vote
Premier George Drew and the Progressive Conservative Party failed to hold a legislative seat as the PCs secured 68 of 104 seats with about 42 percent of the popular vote. Opposition parties gained strength in the provincial election.
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Toronto
Ontario
George Drew
Progressive Conservatives
Taxpayers urged on hospital funding and bed capacity
A Pampa Daily News notice explains Gray County faces a $45,000 shortfall between funds and the lowest bid for a proposed 100 bed hospital. The court may ask voters to approve a bond election or reduce capacity to 70 beds. hospital officials say 70 beds won’t meet county needs. Citizens are invited to return a straw ballot, not binding, with privacy assured.
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Gray County
Fara
Pampa
Desire
He County Commission
Mark X
Stosenes
Tyseneas
Calculating Coke Picked As Man to Beat for Senate
Veteran observers in Austin see Stevenson as the man to beat in the Texas Senate race while opponents at debates and on radio label him calculating and fence-straddling. George Peddy and Lynton Johnson spar over fear and military prep, with Peddy withdrawing a portion of a speech to avoid air cuts.
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Austin
Armer
Stevenson
Lynton Johnson
Houston
George Peddy
WFAA
Dallas
Ochelous
WIAA
Peddy
Paddy
Feridy
Sald
Assembly to Vote on Western Germany Accord in Paris
Paris report says the French cabinet approved the Western Germany accord and will seek formal acceptance from the National Assembly Friday and Saturday. The plan, drafted with the United States Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg, faces Communist and far-right opposition. de Gaulle may issue a statement before the assembly meets.
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Paris
Germany
Georges Bidantit
United States
Great Britain
France
Belgium
London
Charles de Gaulle
de Assemma
Man Escaped VA Hospital Apprehended in Pampa
A man who fled the Veterans Administration Hospital for the mentally ill at Fort Lyons Colorado over a month ago was picked up in Pampa by two police officers after the hospital registrar alerted authorities. The man allegedly sent his sister in Kansas City money requests and awaited a reply. He was to be returned to Colorado by Rafe Jordan, chief deputy sheriff.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Lyons
Colo
Pampa
Louie L. Allen
Kansas City
Allen
Western Union
Rafe Jordan
Colorado
Jaycee picnic softball game ends amid disputed call
Jim Arndt of the Junior Chamber of Commerce said men’s softball players at a Lake McClellan Jaycee picnic were robbed of a fair decision after being forced to play with six outs per inning because women umpires. The game was diplomatically called due to darkness.
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Lake McClellan
Jim Arndt
Junior Chamber of Commerce
University Professor Struck by Polio in Galveston
Dr. Martin Schneider head of Radiology at the University of Texas Medical School Galveston is reported in critical condition with poliomyelitis the 33rd case this year in the city health department bulletin notes he has been in an iron lung for several hours.
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Calveston
Galveston
University of Texas School of Medicine
Martin Schneider
Real Estate Board OKays Bond Issue And Hospital Plan
The Pampa Real Estate Board recommended immediate action to issue bonds for a new county hospital with 100 beds and to fund its equipment. It also favored calling a city election to expand the water supply, noting bids for the hospital were higher than expected and options to issue $585,000 in bonds or reduce hospital size were on the table.
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Pampa Real State Board
Pracdt
Clarence Ammold
Commissioners Court
Real Estate Board
Hove
The
Pampa News
Driors Imine
Czech Vote Set Monday for Presidency After Benes
Prague Czechoslovakia 1948 election looms as Eduard Benes resigns. Communist Klement Gottwald seen as leading candidate with Antonin Zapotacky successor prospects. Talks suggest Gottwald may stay premier, with Nejedly or Fierlinzer as possible interim options. February date cited.
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Prague
Cachoslovaka
Czechoslovaka
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Antonin Zapotacky
Gottwald
Nejedly
Zdenek Fierlinzer
Industry
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Girl Scouts Award Second Class Badges to Troop 24
Thirteen members of Troop 24 Girl Scouts received Second Class badges at the Scout House yesterday afternoon. Mrs. K. E. Thornton and Mrs. Don Robinson presented the awards to the scouts and listed each recipient: Doris Sheriff, Nancy Presnell, Bernadine Schultz, Flaxine Watson, Nat a Forde, Donna Pranktin, Ada Jean Morgan, Jeannie Rittenhouse, Wanda Jo Scott, Dixie Lea Robinson, Sue Frantin, Ann Sadler, and Meredith Bracka. A crop conditions note from London reports widespread Soviet Union crop issues according to Izvestia.
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K. E. Thornton
Jampa Girl Scout Association
Don Robinson Jo
Tromp
Tlais
Doris Sheriff
Nancy Presnell
Bernadine Shultz
Flaxine Wat+rson
Nata Forde
Donna Pranktin
Ada Jean Morgan
Jeannie Rittenhouse
Wanda Jo Scott
Dixie Lea Robinson
Sue Rantin
Ann Says der
Meredith Bracka
Texas Farmers Battle Grasshoppers and Wheat Storage Crunch
Texas farmers contend with a grasshopper invasion and severe wheat storage shortages. Burkburnett warehouses overflow as thousands of bushels pile in streets, while trucks back up to unload. Officials report the outbreak threatens crops across Central Texas and beyond, prompting spraying and use of mixed poisonous bran to curb the pests.
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Associated Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Burkburnett
Tex
Warse
Gald
John Brookman
Ers
Greenville
Abilene
Hill County
W. Eb, Crous
Covington
Nat Thomas
Vaughan I
Bluebonnet Experiment Station
McGrego
Hill
Four Men Attack Paralyzed Veteran in Baltimore
In Baltimore four men allegedly dragged and beat a paralyzed veteran after he toppled their hat. Police search for five suspects. two others, Franklin and Bosjusny, are named. The magistrate awarded up to 150000 in a separate unrelated case.
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Baltimonn
Rank l Franklin
Joseph Bosjusny
Maristrate
Herbert Frantlin
Manistrate
Truman Gets Welcome Lift From Idaho
President Truman travels Idaho on an automobile tour as he campaigns for the White House. Idaho leaders promise strong backing, with Dan Cavanagh reporting 60 percent support for the Truman doctrine and 100 percent behind the Truman administration.
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Sun Valaagy
Idatea
Truman
Snc
Bun Valley
Idaho
White House
Chatrayn
Dan Cavanopi
Tusha
Wei Ariel
Ganteaved
Sun Valley
Averell Harri
ACA
Raving Aimbnasandee
Sevrelmy
Rannneres
Cavanagh
Te, McDowall
Pathe
Mont
Sutte High Scheel
Saul
Rom. Ust
Putta'a Bill's Triad Delayed in Gray County
Fragmented OCR reports a delayed event at Gray County Cant involving Ruthte Bi and Putta a Bill's Triad. The note references a disappearance near BAL Garret on Citven Bt and a carnivalesque suspect linked to Cody’s Pony show, with court tension surfacing as prosecutors debated nomenclature.
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Mtr
Bill Meyfeetty
Ruthte Bi
Gray County
Ehishona
BAL Garret
Citven
Dyp
Eotrtraen
Services Tomorrow For A L Gillis
Funeral services are set for Arthur B Gillis at 12 noon tomorrow at the Brethren church with Rev. Taisiel Weel officiating. Pallbearers include George Mat, Robert Chitin, Tiny James, Clyde Hi Gyay, J P Matthews, and Wuel Webster.
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Feneval Semdeca
Arthur b.Gillis
J.P. Matthews
Wuel Webster
Fall Guy Hen Involved in Betting Suspect Case
A patrolman reported a hen in a stakeout nest with an egg and a suspicious hook at ticket numbers. Recorder’s Judge George Murphy handled the case as a possible engagement in illegal betting, with untidy details from the scene at Licks Sts and a mention of Crystal occupation.
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Charles Overton
Mrusting
Recorder
George Murphy
Gvorton
Lewis Hadware Co
Cady
Egyptians Seek Way Out of Trap in Coastal Battle
Eyewitness reports from Tel Aviv describe Egyptian forces landing troops on the Jewish coast near Isdud and Tidud as fighting rages in Northern Palestine. Israeli and Arab factions debate Count Bernadotte’s four week truce proposal while Tel Aviv endures air raids and casualties.
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Palestine
Tel Aviv
Tidud
Owl
Micsanim
Nitsanim
Isdud
Miesanim
Vol Aviv
Dows
Kolke Bernadotte
United Nations
Alilel Ratan Agam Pasha
Arab League
League
Bernatotte
Bernastotte
Haifa
Amarillo Hit by Flood and Windstorm Chaos
Flood and violent wind struck central Amarillo driving water levels up to four feet and forcing river and park closures. Boats and canoes ferried pedestrians and motorists as radio stations went off air for hours and a revival tent collapsed from lightning. No fatalities reported, but injuries occurred and business districts faced travel paralysis.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Mn sAmArita
Slo
Palo Pure Park
Gold Sox
Weather and local notices mix of garbled text
Fragmented OCR blends weather forecast with local notices and garbled names. Indicates cloudy conditions with possible showers, plus scattered public or business notices. Specific names, dates, and locations are unreadable.
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Untaious
Mats
Sniffy
Chips
Max Behner
Chicago
Scout Council
Stevensatt
Hallett
U.S
Vet Hospital
Renato Finance
Han Ho
Prralslont
Tarift Commission
Atugkin Vandenberg
Millikin
Lavitt
Miki
Senath
Th Tariff Commission
Omakhng
Girl Scouts
Izvestia
Soviet Union
West Point
N. Y
Miliary Academy
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Peters
Edward Die Mamel
Henry A. Wallace
Sucte
Ohio
Wallace
B Buesie
Michigan
Mehipan
Kim Sigler
Garherd
Pollah
A. L. Gillis
Mexico
Westiaahliay
West Wen
eMarthy
Herhuun
Lonte
Suneddle
South Mains
Berettian
S. Cuyler
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