Vandals Wreck Wesley Center Interior Over Weekend
Vandals damaged the Wesley Community Center at 1615 Roberts with over $1,000 in losses. Paint splatters stained walls and floors, furnishings and records were destroyed, medicines and equipment looted, and nearly 50 books including a set of encyclopedias ruined.
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Daily News
Wesley Community Center
Roberts
F. N. Shhenefelt
Fairmont
J. H. Cooper
Methodist Women's Council
Charles Klein
Maria Hurtado
Cleveland
Nixon Reaffirms Stand on Reds in Far East Visit
Vice President Nixon, during a Bangkok stop on his Far East tour, defended Thailand’s pro Western stance and rejected claims Eisenhower backed down on recognizing Red China. He met Prime Minister Pibulsonggram and Foreign Minister Wan Waithayakon and said Khrushchev must cease acting like Stalin before affecting the Far East. He heads to Karachi after a tire delay.
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Far East
Formosa
Karachi
Pakistan
Taipei
Nixon
Eisenhower
Red China
United Nations
Pibulsonggram
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Don Muang
Thailand
Asia
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Gulf of Siam
Bangkok
U. S
Max Bishop
Free Peoples of
United States
Renters Respond To Classified Ad Sparks Multiple Calls
Mrs C B Ogg of 1617 Ong said if she had 30 houses she could rent them all after advertising a furnished two bedroom house for rent. Her classified ad drew 35 calls prompting the Amarillo Daily News to promote the newspaper's classified section.
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C. B. Ogg
Ong
Amarillo Daily News
Range Riders Rodeo crowns area winners amid fifth night
The 13th Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo concluded with a fifth performance drawing 20 000 admissions over five days. Winners included Darrell Renfroe in calf roping and Harland in Bareback Bronco, with several locals placing in saddle bronc bull dogging girls barrel racing and bull riding.
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Will Rogers
Darrell Renfroe
Borger
Eldon Dudley
Perryton
Jimmy Bird
Post
Boog Trainham
Maxwell
N. M
Red. Harland
Texhoma
Okla
Lloyd Goodale
Pueblo
Colo
Ea Brock
Dimmitt
Cotton Barrington
Lubbock
Johnny Plunkett
Conchas Dam
Bud Coffee
Morse
Ed Harland
Janet Dudley
Mildred Farris
Iowa Park
Reba Garrison
Amarillo
Kathleen Ward
Trinidad
Rusty Welch
Jayton
Don Workman
Olton
Red Austin
Memphis
Sydney Johnson
Snyder
Darrell Cribbs
Wildorado
Jack Walters
la Junta
Nick LeCompte
Jim Lancaster
Las Vegas
L. D. Ward
Bud Davis
Keynote aims loom as DNC meets in Chicago
Democratic leaders in Chicago prepare for a keynote decision to be announced after the Executive and Convention Arrangements committees meet. Sen. Kerr of Oklahoma and Sen. Jackson of Washington are favored, while Stevenson and Kefauver backers push for broader delegate support. Republican farm HQs open under Dan Thornton as Harriman preconvention offices take shape, with Truman aiding library fundraisers in Independence.
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Chicago
Paul Butter
Los Angeles
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Kerr
Jackson
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Frank G. Clement
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Humphrey
Clement
Kennedy
Adlai E.stevenson
Illinois
Republican Farm
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Harriman
Thornton
Midwest
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Democratic National Committee
Frank E. McKinney
India Edwards
Stevenson
Kefauver
Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League final scores include Albuquerque 8 Amarillo 4 and Des Moines 11 Topeka 6 with Lincoln 7 Sioux City 3 and Colorado Springs 4 Pueblo 2. National League results show Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 2 and New York 11 Cincinnati 5, plus Chicago 10 Milwaukee 6 and St Louis 2, while American League totals list Cleveland 17 Kansas City 3 and Detroit 17 Chicago 5.
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Albuquerque
Amarillo
Des Moines
Topeka
Lincoln
Sioux City
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Two Brothers Charged in Liberal Police Attack
In Liberal Kansas two Hooker Oklahoma brothers Frank Humble and John Humble face felonious assault charges for ambushing and beating two officers Patrolmen Damon Smith and Charles McKnight after a fake car wreck They were extradited from Guymon Oklahoma and blood studies linked to the car are planned as part of the case The assault left the officers with severe head and facial injuries and the suspects are hired defense attorney Herbert Hubble The incident occurred near Liberal on a late Saturday night and led to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrest two hours later
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Liberal
Kan
Seward
Hooker
Okla
Damon Smith
Charles McKnight
Epworth
Frank Humble
John Humble
Guymon
Ohio
Ralph Smith
Paul Packer
Frank
Beech Aircraft Plant
Chief Smith
Gerald Pound
Robert Byrne
Pound
Byrne
Herbert Hubble
Smith
McKnight
Weather summary from Amarillo 1956 daily readings
Daily weather snapshot notes Amarillo reporting 181 days of sun in 190 so far in 1956. Comparative readings at 3 pm list wind mph visibility and sky conditions for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Amarillo with mostly partly cloudy conditions and light winds.
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Panhandle
South Plains
T bin
Amarillo
Houston
Essen
Dallas
Okla
Violent Storm Lashes Childress Carey Area
High winds up to 98 mph thunderstorm strikes Childress and Carey causing damaged barns garages and blown down trees. Amarillo reports light showers and a brief power outage with rainfall totals of .12 inches at the Weather Bureau station and .08 inches at the Globe News building.
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Childress
Carey
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Globe News
Absentee Balloting Opens for Democratic Primary
Absentee voting in the July 28 Democratic primary begins today at the Potter County clerk's office in the courthouse. Voters will select nominees for state and county offices from governor to constable.
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Potter County
Amarillo Parks Show Popular for Family Reunions
Amarillo’s 28 parks with over 1000 acres serve as popular gathering spots for family reunions. People travel from Canyon and Littlefield to celebrate birthdays at Ellwood Park with shaded areas, outdoor fireplaces, pools, lighted courts, and picnic tables.
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Daily News
Mary Simon
Canyon
Brenda Gail Broaddus
Wildorado
Ellwood Park
Amarillo
Simon
Amarillo Parks
Mrs. Simon
Brenda Gail
Littlefield
Moderate editors foresee close race in Texas senate primary
A composite of 27 Texas editors and reporters reports a neck‑and‑neck race between U S Senator Price Daniel and Ralph Yarborough for first in the July 28 primary. Haley gains in West Texas Dallas Houston Fort Worth and Northeast Texas while labor backing trims Yarborough support in East Texas. Lee O Daniel draws votes from both Daniel and Yarborough as the Shivers machine shows fractures.
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Austin American
Texas Daily
U.S
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Sen
Yarborough
Daniel
J. Evetts Haley
Haley
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Concensus
Lee O’daniel
Shivers
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Severe Quake Is Recorded in California Seismograph
A major quake, possibly the strongest since January, was recorded by Caltech seismograph. Dr Charles Richter placed the magnitude around 7.6, noting a distant 7,000 miles but no initial direction. Reports from Greece described strong shocks in Athens with no damage or injuries reported.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology Seismograph
Charles Richter
San Francisco
Tehachapi
Richter
Greece
Athens
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