New York Trust backs Neosho wintry beauty contest
Neosho Missouri hosts a beautification contest funded by the New York Community Trust with a $5,000 prize pool for window boxes and displays. The pilot town plans final judging on Sept. 1 with participation from merchants, clubs, churches, and schools citywide. Neosho offers courtesy parking funded by local merchants, sending visitors envelopes for overtime payments.
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Neosho
The
New York Community Trust
Outdoor Easter Sunrise Services In Area Details
The reader asks about an outdoor sunrise Easter service. Aside from Boys Ranch, two Lutheran churches plan sunrise services at drive in theaters on Sunday morning at 6 15. The Twin Drive in on Canyon Highway at Georgia and Christ Lutheran at the Tascosa on the north highway near Thompson Park host the events.
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Boys Ranch
Twin Drive-in
Canyon Highway
Georgia
Christ Lutheran
Tascosa
North Highway
Thompson Park
Special Aide to Dulles Dismissed
Edward J. Corsi, a Republican former New York state official, says he will be dismissed Sunday from his post as special assistant to Secretary of State Dulles on refugee and immigration matters. He expects a possible reassignment but has not decided whether to stay in the State Department. Rep. Walter accuses Corsi of Communist-front ties in the 1930s, which Corsi denies. State officials confirm an ongoing review of Corsi’s security background.
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T. W. Bethea
Neosho Lions Club
Washington
Edward J. Corsi
State Dulles
Corsi
New York State
Dulles
State Department
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Asst. Secretary of State
Lou Henderson
Handarenn
Alanele
Rails Rise to 25-Year High on New York Markets
Railroad stocks led gains with the Dow Jones average up 1.92 to 154.42 the highest since April 10 1930. Santa Fe Union Pacific and several lines rose over $2 while many others gained about $1. Chemical stocks Allied Monsanto and Union Carbide climbed about $2. Major oil stocks Texas Company Jersey Standard Deep Rock Shamrock Oil and Mid-Continent rose about $1 with Pure Oil up near $2.
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New York
Dow Jones
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Delaware & Hudson
Illinois Central
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Nickel Plate
New York Central
Norfolk & Southern
Southern Pacific
Allied Chemical
Monsanto
Union Carbide
DuPont
American Cyanamid
Texas Company
Jersey Standard
Deep Rock
Shamrock Oil
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Pure Oil
Protest Action of New School Board at Irving
About 100 mothers marched to the county courthouse in Irving Texas in a flareup of the school row. The town has seen the superintendent fired teachers strike and the board voted out. Mothers entered the county superintendent L A Roberts office amid the turmoil.
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Associated Press
Irving
Dallas
L. A. Roberts
John M. Cunningham
New School Board
Tex
Good Friday Rites Today and Tonight in Amarillo Churches
Good Friday observances will be held today in Amarillo churches with a central three hour service at Polk Street Methodist Church joining five nearby congregations. The noon to 3 p.m. program features seven 25 minute meditation periods on Christ’s seven last words. Ministers from First Christian First Baptist First Presbyterian Polk Street Methodist Westminster Presbyterian Southern Presbyterian and host church assist with two minute periods each. Music is led by Lloyd Patten with Mary Ruth McCulley at the organ. Trinity Methodist plans a 12 to 1 p.m. service led by Rev. J Frank Peery.
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Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
Christ
Newton J. Robison
First Christian Church
Carl E. Bates
First Baptist Church
Robert M. Skinner
First Presbyterian Church
James T. Carter
William E. Everheart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Clarence E. Dodge
Southern Presbyterian Church
Eugene Slater
Lloyd Patten
Mary Ruth McCulley
Trinity Methodist Church
J. Frank Peery
Deputy in County Clerk's Office Charged With Misuse of Funds
Mrs. Alta Campbell a deputy in the county clerk's office is charged with misapplication of county funds after a $100 conversion on January 15 1952. The complaint follows an audit begun last December by the county commissioners court and the Potter County Grand Jury has started an investigation. Campbell suspended pending further inquiry.
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Daily News
Alta Campbell
Hughes
Dist
Gib Howard
Campbell
Howard
Potter County
Grand Jury
Tulsa
Lubbock
Loren Jones
Brother Accuses Houston Sister in Murder Case
A Houston brother and sister, Jimmie Baker 23 and Evelyn Watson 24, are charged with the Feb 15 slaying of Mrs. Lucille Quarles 46, widow of Rev. Lewis Quarles. The sister denies the murder and vows to take a lie detector test.
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Houston
Jimmie Baker
Evelyn Watson
Lucille Quarles
Ft. Hood
Lewis Quarles
Grady E. Watson
Plot To Kill Oilman Bared
An ex convict recounts a plan to murder wealthy Texas oilman William P. Clark for ten thousand dollars in a staged robbery. Mary Clark, 46, widow of the slain oilman, was arrested for investigation as police disclose two other suspects, Harry Huggins and gambler Leroy Eggleston, were jailed for questioning. The case recalls a 1940s murder in a 23 room mansion where Clark was found shot. a verdict of death by own action was later changed to murder.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Mary Clark
William P. Clark
Clark
Harry Huggins
Leroy
Tracy) Eggleston
Huggins
Associated Press
Park Hill
Jewell Walker
Pretty Weather on Tap for High Plains
Spring fever and pleasant skies forecast for the High Plains with warmer temperatures today. Yesterday the thermometer swung with a high of 62 and a low of 35 as clouds drifted overhead. Moisture reports from Section Line Clubbers showed small measures across several local spots.
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High Plains
Macmillan Named Foreign Secretary in Eden Cabinet Shuffle
London April 7 AP Harold Macmillan a friend of President Eisenhower and son of an American mother was named foreign secretary in Prime Minister Eden's cabinet. Selwyn Lloyd becomes defense minister as nine minor shuffles follow Churchill's exit. Speculation grows of a national election possibly May 26.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Eden
Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Winston Churchill
Helen Tarleton Belles
Spencer
Ind
Britain
North Africa
Viscount Swinton
Earl of Home
Hume
Swinton
Churchill
Earl de la Warr
Violence Flare in Southern Bell Strike Across States
Gunfire hit a Birmingham Southern Bell exchange as the 25th day of the strike drew crowds. Police noted a .22 bullet shattered a window with no injuries. In Louisville four leaders were indicted for dynamiting cables amid contract disputes with no-strike clause issues. In Miami a CWA vice president was charged with disorderly conduct after shouting at a picket line.
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Birmingham Southern Bell Telephone Exchange
G. L. Pattie
Pattie
Communication Workers of America
CIO
Louisville
Arthur Black Chism Jr
John D. McDermott
CWA
Southern Bell
Marvin Lee Scott
Gus Henry Pack
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Miami
Howard Walton
Eisenhower Signs Paris Treaties Rearming West Germany
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles signed the Paris agreements at the White House ceremony restoring West Germany’s sovereignty and its rearmament under NATO. The treaties integrate the Federal Republic of Germany into the alliance and set armament limits.
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Eisenhower
Nazi Germany
West Germany
North Atlantic
Secretary of
State Dulles
White House
Dulles
London
Paris
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