Kerr and Humphrey Attack Taft Eisenhower Rivalry
Oklahoma senator Robert Kerr condemned the Taft Eisenhower struggle at the Chicago Republican convention calling it a brawl and urging unity. Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey blasted GOP infighting saying party members steal from one another and cannot run the government. He warned that nominating Eisenhower would not fix the party without real change.
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Chicago
Kerr
Washington, D. C
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
White House
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Humphrey
GOP
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
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WTSC Signup Slated Tuesday
West Texas State College will hold registration for the second summer term on Tuesday per registrar Frank H. Morgan. One day only is set for enrolling, with final exams for term one and class hours on Friday. Classes begin Wednesday. last registration day or program changes is July 21. degree applications due July 18. summer commencement August 22.
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Canyon
West Texas State College
Frank H. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Bank Official Faces New Indictment In Swindle Case
The indictment accuses two men of misrepresenting loan firm status to stockholders to push a stock purchase. They allegedly claimed association with a Wyoming drilling operation and mailed multiple letters and a draft for 6880 to several officials. Wilson was sent to the Texas penitentiary after pleading guilty to swindling.
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Wyoming
W. D. Wallace
Hereford
Bain
Wilson
Lubbock
W. T. Rutledge
Empire State Bank of Dallas
W. N. Durham
First National Bank
Hereford State Bank
Fort Worth
Bilberry Bilbrey Family Reunion Planned in Lubbock Park
A reunion of the Bilberry and Bilbrey families is set for Friday at McKenzie Park in Lubbock. Amarillo relatives including Mrs. C. M. Dodson and daughters of 4249 W. 13th are among about 350 expected attendees.
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Bilbrey
McKenzie Park
Lubbock
Amarillo
C. M. Dodson
W. 13Th
Model Air Enthusiasts Compete In Amarillo Meet
Air Force model airplane meet opens in Amarillo with more than 2600 models entered across 27 events over eight days. Teams from bases worldwide vie for the championship trophy with top entrants advancing to the 22nd National championships at Los Alamitos.
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Richard Moorhead
Fairchild Afb
Wash
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
Amarillo Air Force
Harry G. Vogler
Air Force Project
South Gate
Vogler
Los Alamitos Navi Air Station
Cal
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Air Training Command
Elrods Indicted in Kidnaping Case Under Lindbergh Act
Federal grand jury indicts Fred Elrod and wife Tommie Elrod of Wyomi on transporting in interstate commerce a kidnapped 3 year old, John Robert Wade, from Aztec New Mexico to Levelland Texas on May 5 1951. They appeared in Lubbock jail on 7500 bond each. A second indictment charges Eugene Osvey of 804 Arthur with transporting a stolen car from Denver to Amarillo.
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Fred Rodgers Elrod
Tommie Neil Elrod
Wyomi
Thaeans
Taenaping
John Robert Wade
Aztec
N.M
Levelland
Tex
Robert John Wade
John Robert
Anthem Wade
Kim Wyman
Wyman
Elrods
Rod
Osvey
Denver
Colo
Amarillo
Potts County
Tragic Friona Grain Pit Death Claims 16 Year Old
Oscar Gentry 16 of Friona dies after slipping into a grain pit while unloading wheat at the Santa Fe Grain Elevator. Justice of Peace ruled accidental death. Funeral held in Friona, burial planned in Sulphur Oklahoma. survivors include parents Jess J. and the Gentry siblings.
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Oscar Gentry
Jess J. Gentry
Gentry
Albert Davis
Santa Fe
Davis
Justice of Peace
J. D. Hamlin
Sulphur
Okla
Gillilland Funeral Home
Hereford
Bill Gentry
Harold Gentry
S. N. Gentry
Farwell
Calena Frederick
Oklahoma City
Leona Gentry
Francis Gentry
Carolyn Gentry
Donna Gentry
Winn Prepares for Tri-State After Texas PGA Win
The golfer Winn, four under par for 72 holes to win the Texas PGA last year, plans to play three rounds this week to sharpen for the Tri-State. Born in 1863 during the Civil War, he notes golf began in the U.S. in 1888, making him 25 at that start.
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West
Byron Nelson
Winn
Tri-State
United States
Airman Fined $100 For Carrying Prohibited Weapon
A 21 year old Amarillo Air Force Base airman, Robert G Bouyea, pleaded guilty to carrying a prohibited weapon. He was fined $100 and costs after arrest at a drive in cafe on North Fast Avenue with a pistol in his possession.
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Robert G. Bouyea
Amarillo Air Force Base
Bouyea
North Fast &Th Ave
Price Daniel Wraps Panhandle Campaign Swing
Texas attorney general Price Daniel capped his Panhandle tour with stops in Amarillo Pam pa Stinnett Dalhart and Dumas drawing large crowds and optimism about a Senate bid He plans further campaigning through West Texas and South Texas before the election asserting a splendid Panhandle majority backing.
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Price Daniel
Panhandle
U.S. Senate
Daniel
Texas
Tom Connally
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Pampa
Borger Service Clubs
Stinnett
Dalhart
Dumas
West Texas
Snyder
Sweetwater
Abilene
San Angelo
Brownsville
Senate
Georgia Texas clash at convention over party seats
The Taft Eisenhower battle heats up as Texas Georgia and Louisiana contests trigger tense exchanges. Delegates argue over seating 17 Georgia and 22 Taft 16 Eisenhower Texas delegates and a 570 vote roll call determines the outcome.
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Texas
National Committee
Eisenhower
Georgia
Chicago
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Thomas Fef. Dewey
New York
Dirksen
Walter S. Hallanan
Pennsylvania
Michigan
John
Fine
Hallanan
Louisiana
Thomas FE
Dewey
Hallahan
G. Mason Owlett
Yes
Farlier
Eisenhower Gains Momentum as Delegates Split On Ballot
The convention backed Eisenhower with 62 California and 570 Virginia votes while Taft faced losses as Louisiana and Texas alignments shifted. Duff, Martin and Warren figures shaped the roll call as Georgia and California caucuses foreshadowed a late battle for the GOP nomination.
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California
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
Taft
Michigan
Ohio
Virginia
Plague Victims Treated With Streptomycin in Tanganyika
In Tanganyika's Tanga province streptomycin is used for the first time to treat bubonic plague victims, marking a new medical approach in the region. The report details early results and local response as health workers deploy the antibiotic.
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Tanganyika
Tanga
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