Mahon Warns on War Like Debate Surges in Congress
George Mahon, Texas Congressman and Military Affairs Committee member, opens debate on a 56 billion dollar military appropriations bill. He warns that options against Russia range from cold to hot war and urges continued vigilance even after funding passes. The piece calls for warnings to persist regardless of immediate budget outcomes.
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Ess Maho
House
Miltary
Congress
South Plains
Russia
Mahon
Carl Vinson
Lyndon Johnson
Wet Moon Weather Lore Across Canada and Old South
A regional writer discusses the wet moon superstition, tracing its origins to Algonquin hop pickers in Ontario and noting a hundred year old weather forecaster who linked crescent moon positions to dry or rainy spells. The piece playfully questions why such lore isn’t better known or sung about.
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Harry Weare
Old South
Harry
Weather Bureau
Canadian Weather Bureau
Amusement and Ads From Old Papers Spark Light Critique
A collage of quips from various papers highlights a man powered mower tribute, a columnist lament, and humorous classified lines. The Augusta Gazette notes a playful ad for a kitten as a companion and a cook’s barbecue verdict covers many meats.
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Kansas
Augusta
Kitten
Charley Lowe
Wes
House advances record military spending bill toward passage
The House moved the 56 billion dollar defense bill toward quick passage amid warnings that billions more will be needed this year to prepare for possible war. Texas Democrat Chaney George Mahon said the measure is the costliest peacetime bill and will likely rise further, noting it includes no more than 17 billion for foreign arms aid and base construction.
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Washington
House
Russia
Chania George Mahon
Texas
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
America
Mahon
Railroads Win Moderate Rate Hike In 3 Regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved new freight rate increases totaling about 548 million dollars yearly for a limited period. East 9 percent South and West 6 percent, with a cap of 6 percent on interterritory shipments, expiring February 28, 1953.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
TCC
McGee insanity hearing petition denied by Texas judge
Richard W. McGee condemned slayer of Lubbock grocery executive R L Allston had insanity trial petitions denied by Judge Dan Blair in 72nd District Court Lubbock. Attorneys F E A Simpson and Burton S Burks will seek a writ of mandamus in the Court of Criminal Appeals to force Blair to impanel a jury for the hearing. Blair's ruling cites the criminal procedure code and notes the plea does not sustain itself.
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Richard W. McGee
R. L. Allston
Lubbock
Dan Blair
Cal F
Blair
Code of Criminal Procedure
Top of Texas Rodeo Opens Amid Parade Sparkle
Pampa gears up for the seventh annual Top of Texas Rodeo with a grand parade led by Paul Crouch and featuring riding clubs, high school bands, and Hollywood star Monte Hale. The girls sponsor contest draws attention while Tex Gouldy and his Texas Hired Hands perform nightly. One rider was taken to hospital after a parade mishap. five other family members rode in the event.
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Daily News
Pampa
Russell Street
Frost Street
Paul Crouch
Top of Texas
Khiva Temple
Shriners
Clarendon
Shamrock
Panhandle
Monte Hale
Hollywood
Tex Gaouldy
Texa
WBAP
Fort Worth
Jimmy Layton
Sunray Roping Club
Recreation Park
Tex Gouldy
Texo
Gouldy
Bud Lucas Troup
Wichita Falls
Louis Blair
Dundee
Goat Mayo
Petroleo
Mystery Phone Call Leads in The Cat Murder Case
Long police probe into the killing of Dallas gambler Herbert Noble known as The Cat. A mysterious phone tip to Sheriff Hodges of Denton County pointed to Dallas suspects but no arrests were made. Investigators also pursued a blue late model Chevrolet pickup seen near the Grapevine ranch after the blast that killed Noble. Noble had testified that Benny Binion offered a $50,000 price on his head.
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Dallas
Herbert
the Cat
Noble
Ones Hodges
Denton County
Diamond M Ranch
Denton
Grapevine Ranch
Gene Oxford
South America
Hodges
Ranch
Texas House
Benny Binion
Las Vegas
New
Nobie
Cotton-Picking Disk Jockey Tops Bale Challenge in Texas
Harlingen on August 8 IP Ed Boll Weevil Keane finished a grueling cotton picking ordeal by harvesting 286 pounds in a day and 1,254 pounds over five days, totaling a 542 pound base weight for a bale as crowds cheered his victory. He received a 45 cent per pound premium plus a $25 seed premium and a haul of prizes from merchants and Swift and Company.
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Harlingen
Keane
Nininger
Sandlin
Swift and Company
Marshall Women Stand Firm Against Taxed Domestic Help
Aug 8 report from Marshall notes defiant housewives vow to confront Social Security tax on domestic servants. They plan letters to all congressmen urging tax collection. Treasury agents left the scene and no further seizures occurred. Yesterday and Monday agents seized 44.23 dollars from ten women’s accounts for taxes and penalties due for the year ending April 30. Two groups joined the protest, with about 20 supporters endorsing the rebellion.
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Marshall Housewives
Treasury
Marshall
Veterans Bureau creates centralized care 30 years ago
On this date the US Veterans Bureau formed unifying veterans services previously scattered across agencies. In Amarillo skies the moon sets at 11 11 PM and first quarter arrives 6 22 AM Friday. An anniversary notes Nagasaki's 1945 atomic bombing.
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US Veterans Bureau
Alleterans
Amarillo
New Attorneys For Reds Okayed By Associated Press
The government accepted a plea from 17 accused Communist leaders and approved new defense attorneys. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, speaking for the defendants, asked dismissal of eight court-appointed lawyers, saying they fed prejudice against the group.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Allies Await Communist Reply on Kaesong Neutrality
In Tokyo on August 9 1950 the Communist top command pressed a waiting game in the interrupted Korean cease fire talks. They accused the United Nations of stalling while Gen. Matthew Ridgeway demanded new assurances that Kaesong’s neutrality would be scrupulously observed. The Allied team waited for a signal to proceed as Peiping and Pyongyang radios minimized the incident and ridgway’s response to combat troops at Kaesong.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Matthew Ridgeway
Red
Kaesong
Korea
Peiping
Pyong- Yang
Alled
Ridgway
Amarillo clubs and meetings fill Election day notes
A dense list from Amarillo shows multiple organizations holding meetings at venues including the Chamber of Commerce Offices Herring Hotel Saratoga Cafe and South Hangar AFB. Also listed are a Baseball game Gold Sox vs Pampa Oilers and a schedule of free summer movies and wrestling at local parks and arenas.
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Amarillo
Public Library
Altrusa Club
Bleechstone
Civili Air Patrol
South Hangar Air Force Base
Gold Sox
Pampa Oilers
Ellwood Park
Tri-State Fair Park
Showers Bring Trace Rain as Amarillo Feels Heat Break
A trace of moisture totaling 0.01 inch fell on Amarillo yesterday around noon cooling the day from a morning low of 86 to a late high near 96. North Plains and nearby towns reported light totals while Graver suffered hail and wind. A lightning sparked a small fire on the Johnny Venniman farm near Hitchland. Forecast calls for warm, fair to partly cloudy weather with possible late thunder showers.
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North Plains
Perryton
Follett
Gage
Okla
Graver
Johnny Venniman
Hitchland
Amarillo
Public Hearings and Events Across Panhandle Towns
Public hearing by Texas State Board of Water Engineers set at City Auditorium Plainview. Dalhart and Dallam Hartley Sherman district Boy Scout workers meet at 4 PM. Ballyhoo Parade for Top O Texas Rodeo in Pampa with rodeo, dance at 9 30 PM and junior banquet at Texas Tech Exes Palm.
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Plainview
Texas State Board of Water Engineers
Dalhart
Dallam - Hartley - Sherman
Boy Scout Workers
Texas Tech
Board to Hear Varying Views on Water District
Plainview, Aug. 8 Special The Texas State Board of Water Engineers will hear testimony Thursday on a proposed election for creation of a high plains water district for underground water conservation. The bill provides protections for the water source but does not specify operations.
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Plainview
Texas State Board of Water Engineers
High Plains
Potomac Fever and Washington Headlines
Secretary Acheson challenges Russia to aid UN peace efforts while railroads gain freight-rate power. Inflation looms and West Point offers special athlete courses. McCarthy vows to name State Department loyalties. Butler debates retirement after a six-year term. White House souvenirs extended to Sept. 30 amid war-avoidance talk and Mahon’s 56 billion defense bill.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
United Nations
TCC
Joe McCarthy
State Department
Joe
Senate Rules Committee
Butler
Maryland
White House
Harry Vaughan
Donald Dawson
High Plains Water Association seeks witnesses on district plan
The High Plains Water Conservation and Users Association calls for witnesses to testify at a 10 AM Thursday board session in Plainview City Auditorium. Open hearing will hear both supporters and opponents of creating a water district covering parts of about 20 counties above the Caprock south of the Canadian River. Supporters cite groundwater conservation and regional management by five precincts. opponents argue against new government divisions and a potentially unworkable law. Farmers have recently intensified irrigation as Plains cotton acreage reaches a historic peak, with pumps running day and night across the Plainview area.
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High Plains Water Conservation and Users Association
City Auditorium
Plainview
Caprock
Canadian River
Two New Housing Projects To Begin In Amarillo
Two housing developments to ease the area’s housing shortage for AEC and air base personnel will start in about 30 days. Sunrise Village will add 204 units north of Fort Worth Highway, while West Lawn adds 44 units between Georgia and Western. Total cost around 1.5 million dollars with rents of 50 and 70 dollars monthly respectively.
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AEC
Narillo
Lowell Munday
Amarillo
Munday
Sunrise Village
Fort Worth Highway
Tri-State Fair Park
West Lawn
Green Acres
Wolflin
Georgia
Western
Atomic Energy Commission
Munday-Cooper Company
Troy Jones
Ricks- Maguire Company
Munday - Cooper
Ricks - Maguire
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