24 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1959
Page
1
Heavy Sunday afternoon downpours flooded streets and underpasses in Amarillo. Police reported 16 crashes from 3:30 to 6:30 pm due to waterlogged streets and soaked brake bands. Local gauges showed up to 3 inches in parts, with some readings near 2 inches at several sites.
Two storms drenched Amarillo with up to three inches of rain in three hours stalling cars. Mrs. Zelda Welch and her son Johnny Russell abandoned their car in the 6th Avenue underpass where water rose high. Sam Barker of 112 North Bowyer photographed the knee deep flooding from the pedestrian walkway.
A mother, father, and three of their six children perished as a three story blaze swept the Gilking Apartment building at 302 E Kingsmill. Surviving siblings and others were hospitalized. Thomas Lewis aided tenants and saved two others. Police discovered the fire around 2 a.m. and radioed details.
British Railways officials in Bootle appeal to children to end the dangerous game of placing heads on rails as locomotives approach. Drivers report nervousness and harassment, with youths also piling junk on tracks and throwing stones when trains stop to clear obstructions.
Zealously, D. E. Scott of Wellington argues that the IRS hunts underpay errors more than overpayments, suggesting government care more about the money than fair returns. He notes taxpayers double-check their filings, and revenue agents may ignore overpaid amounts.
Six convicts escaped from the Fort Madison state penitentiary during Sunday church services. Four were captured by noon, three at the Fort Madison minister's home where the minister's wife, his three children, and a 17-year-old neighbor boy were held at knife point for two hours. A deputy warden crawled in through a basement window to surprise the escapees, who surrendered. A fourth escapee was caught near the prison in a wooded area. Two fugitives, Arlice Harrison Elliot and another blond youth, remained at large as a house-to-house search continued.
Clovis New Mexico August 23 William P Swinney 23 head bookkeeper at Worley Mills shot himself in the temple with a .22 pistol after learning investigators would probe a cash shortage of 10000 to 15000 dollars. Witnesses include Clarence Worley and his son Dick Worley. He died at Clovis Memorial Hospital two hours after the incident. Funeral plans via Wheeler Mortuary Portales. Surviving wife listed at 1409 South Lea Clovis.
The record notes Amarillo experienced sunny weather on 208 days out of 235 in 1959. Comparative readings were scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday.
Reverend Glen Norman announced his resignation as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church at Sunday worship and has accepted a new post as pastor of Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi. He plans to leave around September 15 after completing revival meetings in Killeen this week.
Khrushchev will arrive September 15 as premier not head of state and receive lower protocol honors. He may get a 19 gun salute, meet the President at the White House, ride a motorcade to the guest house, and share only an official lunch unless plans change. a full dinner is possible the next night with the President. He leaves after two days for a weeklong US tour.
The Commerce Department reports Texas per capita personal income rose one percent in 1958 to 1814, up from 1791 in 1957, with total personal earnings increasing three percent to 17 billion. The nationwide per capita income also rose to 2057 as the economy recovered from recession.
Texas League games list Amarillo at Austin postponed by rain with San Antonio 2 Corpus Christi 1 and Tulsa 6 Victoria 3. American League scores include New York 7 Chicago 0, Washington 7 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1 Boston 0, Detroit 9 Baltimore 5 with 2nd game postponed by rain. National League results show Pittsburgh 9 Los Angeles 2, Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 2, St Louis 3 Chicago 2 and San Francisco at Philadelphia postponed by rain.
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy to cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers through Tuesday. Panhandle and South Plains expect dry, partly cloudy days with isolated storms and little temperature change. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with afternoon and evening showers and storms, highs 80 to 95. Sunrise 6 13 a m. Sunset 7 25 p m. Precipitation reported 0 18 inches in 24 hours ending 6 p m yesterday.
Robert Loyd Eiland six year old son of Mr and Mrs L V Eiland died after running from behind a parked car into the path of a passing vehicle on State Highway 256 between Silverton and Burson Lake. He died on arrival at Lockney General Hospital.
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