Court Upheld Loss Dauphin Death at Age Ten
Paris court of appeals ruled France’s Lost Dauphin died at age 10 in Temple Prison during the French Revolution closing a 104 year lawsuit. The decision confirms Louis Charles did not become Louis XVII nor did Karl Wilhelm Naundorff impersonate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vy Carl Hartman
Paris
Court of Appeals
France
Dauphin
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Temple Prison
Louis Charles
Louis XVII
Karl Wilhelm Naundorff
Delft
Holland
Naundorff
Bourbon-Parma
Josephine de Bauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte
Netherlands
Yarborough Plans Amarillo Stop For Dam Debate Event
Ralph W. Yarborough, candidate for governor, visits Amarillo tonight to discuss the Canadian River Dam project and related delayed legislation. He arrives at 5 30 PM, speaks at 7 PM on courthouse lawn, and appears on KFDA KGNC TV radio in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Yarborough
Amarillo
Panhandle
Yarborough
Comanche
Amarillo Air Terminal
Potter County
Yarborouch
Kfda-Tv
Kgnc-Tv
Amarillo Area
Amarillo Yarborough
Potter
Randall
Lonnie H. Smith
Eastern New Mexico Crisis 3 Wind Rain Dust Compound Disaster
A seven part Daily News series surveys drouth across Roosevelt, Curry, Quay, Harding, Union and Colfax Counties. Reporter Al Hall reports varied impacts from crop loss to bank support, noting population shifts and weather complexities shaping the 1954 season outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Dreath
al Hall
Daily News
West
Curry
Quay
Harding
Union
Colfax
Ng Conservation Service
Drouth
Roosevelt
Quay County
Roosevelt County
Harding County
Mrs Beck Atkinson Dies of Stroke in Amarillo
Mrs Beck Atkinson 40 died after a stroke at St Anthony’s Hospital following faintness at the breakfast table. She was wife of cattleman Beck Atkinson and mother of Hollis Beck Atkinson Jr and two daughters. Born July 1 1914 in Plemons she lived in Amarillo since age nine and was active in PTA and Boys Ranch. She was a member of First Christian Church and survived by her husband, father Sid Hedgecoke, two daughters and a son, with two grandchildren. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Beck Atkinson
Sid Hedgecoke
Hot Springs
Ark
Mattie Hedgecoke
Plemons
Hutchinson County
J. A. Whittenburg
Pioneer
Atkinson
PTA
Boys Ranch
First Christian Church
US orders Czechs to free 7 soldiers after border incident
The United States demanded the immediate return of seven missing Americans, a captain and six enlisted men, who disappeared near Baernau on a sight seeing trip by the Czech border. The U S note rejected Czech claims of espionage and pressed for their release while noting films found on the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Baernau
U.S
Prague
U. S
Germany
816Th Field Artillery
State Department
Henry Suydam
Suydam
Ank
Defense Department
White Sox Lead Injuries Hit Major League Roster
AP report from New York notes the White Sox, 3rd in the AL, dealt with multiple injuries among players Ferris Fain George Kell Phil Cavarretta Cass Michaels. The spread includes Dee Fondy Joe Giardolo and others across several teams, with Al Rosen Bobby Avila sidelined and Bob Lemon out with rib cartilage injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Sox
Arnica Loop
Chicago
Ferris Fain
George Kell
Phil Cavarretta
Cass Michaels
Michaels
Paul Richards
Crew
Cleveland
al Lopez
al Rosen
Bobby Avila
Bob Lemon
Yankees
al Smith
Mickey Grasso
Rosen
Avila
Bids On Pioneer Natural Gas Stock Led By Major Banks
Sinclair Oil reports the top bid for a 769 721 share block of Pioneer Natural Gas common stock at 22.10 a share. An investment banking syndicate led by Union Securities Lehman Brothers and Wertheim Co submitted the highest bid. Two other underwriting groups bid 21.529 a share and 18.19 a share. Sinclair directors met to consider bids ahead of a possible public offering after registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sinclair Oil Corp
Eaid
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Union Securities Corp
Lehman Brothers and
Werthein? & Co
Pioneer
Sinclair Oil
Sinclair
Pioneer Natural Gas
Securities & Commission
King Ranch President Responds to Williams Criticism
Kleberg Jr. defends King Ranch against Senator Williams who urged an inquiry into drought relief feed sales. He says the senator did not fully understand the situation and explains why cottonseed cake was priced low and distributed to prevent cattle market flood. He notes beef yield and feed efficiency and affirms equal treatment for cattlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Tex
Texas
King Ranch
Williams
Del
Robert J. Kleberg Jr
Kleberg
Light Showers Hit Panhandle Forecast Warmer Day
Scattered showers covered the Panhandle with Amarillo area mostly dry. Hereford recorded .25 inch around 2 30 PM, clearing by 4 30 PM. Dumas Borger Clayton NM Clovis NM reports light showers and brief hail. Highs near 98 after 94 yesterday. lows around 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Hereford
Dumas
Clayton
Borger
Clovis
Farm Hiring Boosts US Employment in June
Nearly one million more Americans held jobs in June lifting total employment to 62,098,000 the highest since October. Unemployment rose only slightly to 3,347,000 as farm hiring accounted for the bulk of the May to June gain with about 800,000 more workers on farming jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitchell
Commerce
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
May
Weather Synopsis From Amarillo to Dallas and Oklahoma City
Weather readings show Amarillo 14 mph wind and partly cloudy skies at 3 PM yesterday, with Dallas 7 mph and Houston 5 mph winds. Visibility listed as 15 miles in Dallas and 15 in Oklahoma City, while Amarillo’s visibility is unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
Goodyear Strike Expands Across Akron Plants
United Rubber Workers strike at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co affecting about 30,000 workers across 10 plants after Cincinnati talks collapsed. In Akron 13,000 workers face picket lines at 30 gates, with 5 or 6 pickets per gate. Plant C in Akron was first hit as workers reported for the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
United Rubber Workers’ Executive Board
CIO
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Russell Davis
Cincinnati
Russell
Carl Baker
Goodyear
St. Mary’s
Muncie
Ind
Jackson, Mich
New Bedford
Mass
Windsor
Gadsden
Ala
Topeka
Kan
Lincoln, Neb
Los Angeles
Airform Manufacturing
West Texas New Mexico League Scores And Standings
District results list Lubbock over Amarillo 12 to 4 Pampas beating Albuquerque 8 to 5 Plainview 10 Clovis 6 Abilene 10 over Albuquerque? Noted American League games Chicago 9 Detroit 0 New York 17 Boston 8 Cleveland 6 Baltimore loss. National League Milwaukee 1 Chicago 0 New York 10 Brooklyn 2 St Louis 5 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Cubs
Dee Fondy
Joe Garagiola
Wilber Shantz
Philadelphia A’s
Andy Pafko
Charley White
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
Harvey Haddix
St.Louis Cardinals
Pee Wee Reese
Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
West Texas New Mexico
Lubbock
Amarillo
Pampas
Albuquerque
Berger
Plainview
Abilene
Clovis
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eleazar Williams
America
Navarre
Mrs. Firestone
Idabelle Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Mqsquero
Portiales
Mrs, Beck Atkinson
US Weather Bureau
Braves
Bette Thomson
Johnny Antonelli
Giants
Pioneer Gas
Senator
Martha Mason
Munters
Associated Press
James Roberts
Judith Ann Roberts
Inset
Miami
Fla
South Miami
Charles Smith
Kansas City
Plang
Arrow
Goodyear Co
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