Dusty Moore's Steer Sells At 1.15 a Pound
A 1,025 pound Aberdeen Angus calf shown by 15-year-old Dusty Moore won grand champion at the Scurry County Junior Livestock Show. Tom Pherigo won reserve calf, Hereford, while Pherigo and Moore led in calf weight classes. Swine and sheep honors occurred with multiple winners and trophy presentations. The event organizer H O Beard praised the show’s success and planned future growth.
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Dusty Moore
Doyce
Dusty) Moore
C. E. Moore
Snyder
Scurry County
Moore
Pete Ainsworth
C. T. McLaughlin
Diamond M Ranch
Tom Pherigo
Hugh Taylor
Pherigo
Billy Green
Max Coffee
James Sawyer
Bobby Hull
Buddy Dennis
Doug Sawyer
Donald Haney
Mardell Stephens
Alfred Weathers, Jr
Republicans Plan Tulsa Meeting to Choose Nomination Site
The Republican National Committee sets May 11 and 12 in Tulsa Oklahoma to decide where and when the party’s nominating convention will be held. Six cities, including Philadelphia and Chicago, are among early host options as talks with Democrats on shared hall-space possible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican National Committee
Tulsa
Okla
Guy Gabrielson
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Detroit
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
William E. Boyle, Jr
Gabrielson
Oklaome
Grand champion livestock auction at first show in three years
Dusty Moore led the 1025 pound grand champion calf sold for 1.15 per lb to Snyder National Bank for 1178.75 plus 100 prizes. Billy Smiths grand champion wine was bought by Melvin Newton at 1.25 per lb. A 220 lb pig sold for 275 plus 40 prize. 120 lb lamb fetched 2.10 per lb and 252 to Diamond M for 252. Readies for sale included 26 cattle 69 swine 71 lambs 11 capons.
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Dusty Moore
Scurry County
Snyder National Bank
Moore
Billy Smith
Melvin Newton
C. T. McLaughlin
E. A. Tennis
San Angelo
Snyder Packing Company
Swift and Co
Tom Jeffries
Andres, Tex
Waylon Glass
Buford Browning
Tom Pherigo
Forrest Builders’ Supply Co
Dub Popnoe
Roy C. Ayers & Son
Slaton Tex
Republicans Press to Extend RFC Inquiry Into Casey Probe
Republicans on a Senate Banking subcommittee push to recall former Rep. Casey as a witness in the Reconstruction Finance Corp loans inquiry. They hope to broaden scrutiny to Johnston's office and potential White House influence while Casey denies undue influence and faces memory questions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rep
Casey
D-Mass
Eric Johnston
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance C Orp
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Subcommittee
RFC
Senate
White House
WIDE
Bennett
Utah
Johnston
Alan Valentine
Treasury
Maritime Commission
Tax Probe Targets Underworld Figures in Treasury Drive
The U S Treasury says an elite team of investigators is formed to pursue tax fraud by underworld figures. Officials note three years of inquiry and anticipate criminal charges, with Ralph Capone among the first named in tax cases as Congress questions disclosure limits.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Congress
Ralph Capone
Chicago
al Capone
Boys Report Accident In Bridge Construction Zone
Two youths watched a 1937 Ford crash through a barricade on a bridge under construction near the high school and then ran five blocks to the police station to report the incident. The 22 year old driver said brake failure caused the mishap. passengers included his wife and a friend.
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Twenty-sixth Street
Carl Minshew
Twenty-fourth Street
Eugene Mullins
Twenty - Eighth Street
Avenue N
Snyder
St Patrick's Day parades mark city celebration in New York
New York on St Patrick's Day saw nearly 100000 marchers along Fifth Avenue under cloudy skies. Mayor Impellitteri reviewed the parade with dignitaries including former Mayor O'Dwyer and Cardinal Spellman. City traffic markings were repainted pale green. Elsewhere in San Francisco Swiss Chinese and Italian drum corps joined Irish bands. Grand marshal Sgt. McCloy, a Korea veteran, led the New York procession. Boston marked both St Patrick's Day and the 175th anniversary of British evacuation.
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New York
St. Patrick's Day
Fifth Ave
Harrigan
Vincent R. Impellitteri
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
U. S. Atty
Irving H. Saypol
State Supreme Court
Aron Steur
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner
Francis Cardinal Spellman
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
San Francisco
Spanish Town Downs
Colored Voters Club
James Robert McCloy
Korea
County Cork
Boston
Ireland
Experiments With Gas Injections In Scurry
The Railroad Commission sets April 4 for Lone Star Producing Company to pursue an experimental gas injection project in Scurry County and transfer allowances in the Kelley Snyder and Diamond M areas.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Lone Star Producing Company
Kelley-Snyder
Diamond M
Scurry County
Forum Tuesday Discusses Snyder Hospital Issue
An open forum at 7 30 Tuesday night in the district courtroom will discuss Snyder hospital concerns. Speakers include Dr W R Newton Edgar Taylor and Ross Hemphill with James Rosser as moderator. The event stems from county bond funds and potential county hospital purchase. Public sentiment on county purchase is split.
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Snyder
Business & Professional Women's Club
Mae Lyons
W. R. Newton
Snyder Hospital
Edgar Taylor
Ross Hemphill
James Rosser
Chamber of Commerce
Pedestrian Struck By Car On Twenty-fifth Street
Emmanuel Johnson a 62 year old resident of 2511 Twenty-fifth Street was injured but not seriously when hit by a 1949 Plymouth sedan driven by John J. Kinney of DeLuxe Trailer Courts as he crossed Twenty-fifth Street at Avenue Y about 8 30 last night. Johnson was taken to Snyder Hospital by Bolger Barnes ambulance and doctors said his condition did not appear serious. No charges were filed.
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Emanuel Johnson
Twenty-fifth Street
Avenue Y
Johnson
John J. Kinney
L. J. Neal
Snyder Hospital
Bolger - Barnes
Kinney
Eisenhower denies Truman promise to draft Ike for 1952
Paris March 17 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower denied that President Truman ever mentioned political possibilities of 1952. The denial came through an official spokesman after NBC commentator Merrill Mueller quoted Truman as saying the general would be recalled from Europe to be available for the presidential nomination. Brig Gen C T Lanham at SHAPE also denied the story.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Merrill Mueller
NBC
Eisenhower
QUILL
Delta Chi
Miami
Fla
John T. Bills
Mueller
Denver
Europe
Key West
Joseph Short
Brig
C. T. Lanham
SHAPE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Hugh Smith Hurt In Oil Field Rig Accident
Hugh Smith a 17 year old resident of 3204 Avenue H was critically injured Friday night in an oil field rig accident near here He showed improvement after emergency surgery at Snyder Hospital Dr W R Newton owner performed the operation and said the patient remains in critical condition but has regained consciousness and can talk to staff Fellow employees of Warren Bradshaw Drilling Co reported the accident happened when a cat line failed to release a load
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Hugh Smith
Avenue H
Here
Smith
Snyder Hospital
W. R. Newton
Newton
Warren & Bradshaw Drilling Co
Regents to Probe Professor Ayres Charges at Texas
The University of Texas regents will investigate the truth of charges that economics professor Clarence E. Ayres advocated socialism. Rep Marshall Bell leveled the accusation. Ayres denied the claim and said he never supported socialism. The board will conduct the inquiry within ten days as ordered by the House, while emphasizing academic freedom with limits on subversive doctrines.
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Austin
University of Texas Board of Regents
Marshall O. Bell
Clar
Ence E. Ayres
House
Ayres
Socialist Party
Dudley K. Woodward Jr
Board of Regents
Reuben Senterfitt
Woodward
Texas
University
James Hart
Taft Charges Corruption In Administration
Senator Taft attacked the Truman administration from Charlottesville accusing it of political corruption and alleging Reds in government were whitewashed. He urged abolition of the Reconstruction Finance Corp authority and cited Senate subcommittee findings of favoritism and influence. Taft criticized the Tydings Committee for a whitewash and noted Sen. Tydings loss in November.
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Charlottesville
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Young Republican College
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Taffy Dies After 13 Hour Roadblock West of Abilene
In West Texas on State Highway 80 near Abilene an 85 year old elephant named Taffy fell from a carnival truck and refused to move. Caretaker Barons and trainer Killeen tried to revive her but she died after a long standoff with drivers delaying traffic for over half a day.
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Abilene
Texas
Here
Taffy
Texas Carnival
Jack W. Barons
R. J. Killeen
Killeen
Lexington Editor Named Senator To Fill Chapman's Vacancy
FRANKFORT Ky March 17 Thomas Rust Underwood 53 Democratic congressman from the Sixth District and editor of the Lexington Ky Herald was appointed to the United States Senate by Gov Lawrence Weatherby to replace Virgil M Chapman who died from injuries in an automobile crash in Washington on March 8 Underwood will be sworn in as a senator on Monday
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Frankfort
Thomas Rust Underwood
United States
Senate
Lawrence Wetherby
Underwood
Lexington
Herald
Virgil M. Chapman
Paris
Washington
Western Countries To Try Wool Allocations
Ten western nations will meet in Washington on April 2 to form an international committee to allocate and boost wool production. Members include Australia Belgium France western Germany Italy New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom United States and Uruguay.
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Washington
Australia
Belgium
France
Mother of Katharine Hepburn Found Dead in Connecticut
Bloomfield Connecticut March 17 Actress Katharine Hepburn found her mother Mrs Thomas N Hepburn dead in bed at home previously wife of a Hartford surgeon known for birth control movement leadership.
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Bloomfield
Conn
Katharine Hepburn
Thomas N. Hepburn
Hartford
Banzai Attack Thrown Back By Greek Unit
Greek troops using fixed bayonets repulsed Chinese Red banzai attacks in Central Korea. Allied forces advanced toward the 38th Parallel with heavy censorship on progress. Greeks seized a hill near Chunchon while Reds suffered heavy casualties and prisoners as air and ground actions continued.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Korea
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Hyongchon
U. S. Eighth Army
Chunchon
South Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Hongchow
Tidewater Land Man Is Found Shot to Death
Midland police report Lloyd Nash 57 district land manager of the Tidewater Associated Oil Co was found shot to death in his backyard. A revolver lay nearby. Police said Nash had been in ill health for several months.
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Midland
Lloyd Nash
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Jack Ellington
Nash
Ellington
New 18 Man Wage Stabilization Board Seen
President Truman may create a new 18 man Wage Stabilization Board, with labor and management likely to serve despite power disputes. Labor leaders plan rallies in Washington against high prices as price controllers dispute mark up limits for food stores. OPS aims to issue two retail orders and one wholesale food order within a week, while enforcement chief Morgan orders nationwide checks for record compliance.
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Washington
Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
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Weldon Johnson
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Fred Boren
Texas Tech
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Anderson
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Weldon Ford
Monty Hedges
Billy James
Hedges
H. O. Beard
Weldon
Oklahoma
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Horace H. Sayre
Underworld
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City Political Review
St. Patrick’s
Commissioners Court
Taylor
Daily News
Harry
Regents
BO Byers
Senate Foreign Relations
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Tydings
John Marshall Butler
R. J. Dillard
R. L. Dillard
General Kean
25Th Infantry Division
Chapman
Tidewater Land
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Office of International Finance
Thomas B. McCabe
Michael V. DiSalle
Edward P. Morgan
Morgan
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