Mayor and General Clash Over Armory Rent Amount
Henry Gordon reports tension between Mayor Letty Hutt and Gen. K. W. Berry over a $180 monthly rent charged for the National Guard Armory at Recreation Park. Records show the lease was from the county, not the city, and that substantial county investment preceded the rental agreement.
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Henry Gordon
oMayor C. A
Letty Hutt
K. W. Berry
Adjutant General of
Texas
Texas National Guard Armory Board
National Guard
Recreation Park
Pampa
Court House
Berry
War Assests Administration
Pampa Army Airfield
Trumanites See Victory For Housing Weighs in House Battle
Washington Democrats predicted a favorable outcome as the House public housing debate entered its second day after a fist fight. Speaker Rayburn and backers argued the administration would win despite opposition splits on whether to fight or offer a substitute. The bill, backed by women Republicans among others, envisions slum clearance and low rent housing with costs estimated from 7.5 to 20 billion dollars. The clash centered on how long Cox could speak, with Sabath defending the bill and Cox opposing it.
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Washington
Truman
Rayiurn
D-Tex
House
Rep
Sabath
Cox
D-Ga
Pilot Cited For Skill In Crash Landing Near Memphis
American Airlines credited Capt Ed Hatch of Memphis for flight crew skill in a Fort Worth to New York City of San Antonio Convair crash near MCMPHIS Tennessee. The two engine craft nosed down three and a half miles from Municipal Airport after takeoff. A wing was mashed an engine ablaze and gasoline spilled. Thirty eight aboard were treated at hospitals with 18 released. none in critical condition.
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McMphis
Tenn
Allot
American’ Airlines
American Airlines
Ed Hatch
Memphis
Fort Worth
New York
San Antonio
Hatch
Gulf Oil Sets Annual Picnic for Tomorrow at Lake McClellan
Gulf Oil employees and their families will attend the company’s annual picnic starting at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Lake McClellan. An entertainment program is planned during the afternoon social.
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Eimployes
Gulf Oil Corporatons
Lake McClellan
Weather Summary for Texas and Oklahoma Regions
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Texas this afternoon and night with mild temperatures and variable humidity. Oklahoma shows partly cloudy skies with possible thunderstorms east and southeast, cooler conditions inland, and a trend toward reduced temperatures tomorrow morning.
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THE
Us Weather Bureau
Texas
Bush
Klahoma
Tage Fei & Houtheast
Enat Viday
Bert A. Howell & Co
Ward
Czech Group Defies Action By Catholics
Prague reports indicate Catholic priests say the Communist government has sealed Archbishop Josef Beran in semi captivity. Vatican and diplomatic sources fear formal arrest is imminent as Beran defies state control and a government backed Catholic Action society denounces him as anti state. The Vatican excommunicates members aiding the split. Leaders claim vast Catholic support in Czechoslovakia while denouncing government pressure.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Vatican
Beran
Catholic Action Society
Antonin Zapotocky
Analyst Considered Visit to Russia in Spring of 1948
Judith Coplon testified she considered visiting Russia in spring 1948 but dropped the plan. Prosecutor Kelley pressed her on alleged meetings with Russian engineer Gubilehev and questioned motives, while Coplon denied intentions to trade secrets and defended romance over espionage.
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Russia
Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley, Jr
Miss Coplon
Ben
Kelley
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubikchev
Europe
An Kelley
Dallas DA Says Criminal Code Outdated
Dallas County District Attorney Will Ri Wilson told a Pampa Rotary meeting that Texan criminal law is basically sound but obsolete since 2056. He cited modern inventions as complicating arrests and argued for improved yet decentralized police power and restrained federal authority while defending liberty and due process.
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Will Ri Wilson
Dallas County
Pampa Rotarian
Palm Room
City Hall
Wilson
Dallas
Texas
Citzen
No Candidate Seeks Ward 2 City Post
Ward 2 faces a vacant seat after City Commissioner Vernon Hobbs resigns for illness. With 36 hours left before the July 25 special election at Tom Rose Ford, no one filed to run and a write-in result may leave Ward 2 unrepresented unless a new special election is ordered. A second item notes a 12 to 18 cent per pound lamb price cut at Kroger stores.
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rUraig Owl
Ling
Vernon Hobbs
Tom Rose Ford Motor Company
City Commission
Cincinnati
Nisl
Lamb
Tammiro
Kroger
Higher Necks and Shorter Skirts Dominate Fall Fashion
California designers showcased fall rainwear with weighted hems and strapless slips in Hollywood’s California Apparel Creators show. Necklines rise and fall between very high and convertible collars, while skirts run a touch shorter. Details feature prominent pockets, cuffs, and front slits with fabrics ranging from plaid cord to brocaded satin stripes for dresses and coats.
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Los Angeles
California
Collegtl Hollywood
California Apparel Creators
Woman Burned And Assaulted Near Drang Texas
Sheriff reports a white woman living near Edhube five miles south of Drang was burned and battered by a stout Black assailant described as about six feet tall in a blue suit. She fled during a running episode and fainted then later found injuries consistent with assault. Names withheld pending investigation.
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Drang
Tex
Milan Anileyden
Edhube
Here
Anderson
Sae
Une Negro
Wherlif
Negra
Scouts Distribute Handbills for Good Turns Saturday
Scouts from Troops 4 and 80 handed out X-ray handbills yesterday and plan to continue today at the American Legion VFW Hall starting at 9 a.m. The notices mention a hardware store source for the item.
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American Legion-Vfw
Lewis
Adv
Jester Signs Bill Killing Rent Controls in Texas
Gov. Beauford H. Jester signed House Bill 808 abolishing state rent controls in Texas. The law becomes effective 90 days after adjournment of the Legislature plus 16 days for federal processing, with localities allowed to set rent controls during housing emergencies. The measure, backed by Attorney General Price Daniel, upholds home rule and permits cities to declare emergencies warranting rental limits. The adjournment date remains uncertain.
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Austin
Texas
Beauford H. Jester
Silat
Jester
Price Daniel
Lexan
Area Dam to Be Studied in Canadian River Project
Federal reclamation official questions cost and location of a dam and water purchase in the Canadian River development plan. Rep Worley after meeting with Wesley Nelson said talks will be held on the $85 million program. The plan calls for a $27 million dam near Sanford and a $54 million aqueduct serving seven Plains and Panhandle cities. About 78 million of the total would be repaid by water users. A formal report will be sent to a Congressional committee after completion of the reclamation agency study.
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Washington
Worley
Wesley Nelson
Southwest Reclamation
Piebd
Sanford
Plains
Panehandle
Thornton Known For Death-Defying Oil Field Feat Fame
Tex Thornton, famed explosives expert and president of the U S Nitroglycerin Co, was found slain at a tourist court in Amarillo. Police say the body showed ligature marks with a shirt and towel near the neck. Thornton, about 60, gained national renown after lowering a charge into a well in Electra, Texas, where the charge blew out and he caught it. A Detroit registered young woman and a 22 year old man were in the party. No weapon found. investigation ongoing.
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Amarillo
Tex Thornton
Electra
Tex
Borger
Hutcheinson
Sea Thornton
U.S. Nitroglycerin Company of
Justice of the Peace
C. W.f——_ Carter
Jessie May Walker
Park Plaza
Thornton
Mredalrleigh
Ace
J. L. King
Annacille
Devita
Bing
Detroit
Mich
Potter County
Amarilla
Royal Dutch Plane Crash Claims 30 to 40 Lives
A KLM airliner en route from Batavia to Amsterdam crashed into the sea off a southern Italian port in clear weather. About 30 to 40 people on board, including Americans, Dutch, and Turks, were killed with no survivors reported. Bodies recovered included 26 men, five women, and three children. Authorities suggested a possible off course emergency landing attempt near Bari.
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KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Ho Sali
Oedica
Bn Happy Scan
Rome
Bari
Batavia
Java
Amsterdam
Jousk
Brashkyia
Sail
Britavia
Mauritius
Aden
Cairo
Theneath Holland
Yram Galro
Greece
Yugoslavia
Gremany
Speegle Convicted of First Degree Murder in Arkansas
Sgt Kenneth D Speegle, formerly of Borger Texas, was found guilty of first degree murder for the slaying of Arkansas State Trooper Sidney Pavatt. The jury imposed life imprisonment as the sentence. death penalty was avoided by the verdict. Defense argued insanity due to wartime experiences. two state hospital experts testified Speegle is sane. Speegle had been AWOL from the Army, reenlisted in 1948, and left again.
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Yellville
Ark
Kenneth DB
Speegle
Barger
Tex
Gene Moore
Sidney V. Pavatt Dart
Pavatt
Arkansas State Hospital
Walter Speegle
Borger
Jon Speegle
Zua Ke, Crook
Vatican Says Uniate Bishops Tortured by Communists
A Vatican source reports two leading Uniate Church bishops in Romania were tortured by Communist officials to force allegiance to Pope Pius XI. The regime seeks to wipe out Uniate and Romanian Catholic branches, using terror. Six bishops refused, led by Monsignor Ion Lucia, papal representative to the metropolitan of Fagaras and Alba Julia.
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Vatican
Ion Lucia
Sda
Fagaras
Albla Julia
Sulti
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