Taylor Seeks Commie Vote at Third Party Convention
Philadelphia July 22 AP Henry Wallace's New Party convenes with Glen Taylor courting Communist votes. The platform and ADA clashes spark a row as committee meetings proceed at Bellevue Stratford Hotel. Loeb accuses ADA of intemperate motives while Tugwell defends the party against civil rights insinuations. A Howard University faculty member calls Loeb's remarks insulting to Negro progress.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
Glen Taylor
Rules Committee
Bellevue- Stratford Hotel
Americans For Democratic Action
James Loeb, Jr
ADA National
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Ada
Loeb
Tugwell
Joseph Johnson
Medical School
Howard University
Washington, DC
Rainfall Drenches Panhandle With Varying Showers Across District
General rains and cloudiness filled the Panhandle Thursday night with some cities receiving heavy moisture while others saw only light drizzle. Farwell district reported the heaviest rain around an inch, Palmer Castro and Bailey Counties saw soaking showers, and Olton noted over an inch during the afternoon. Hail fell between Olton and Littlefield as a slow rain continued, with thunder and lightning accompanying the drizzle. Plainview had a light sprinkle, Tulia a winter rain, and a small flood followed a heavy rain northeast and southeast of the city after 7 o'clock.
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Panhandle
Farwell
Palmer
Castro
Bailey
Dimmitt
Olton
Littlefield
Plainview
Tulia
Sheriff's Office
UN Staff Stand by Oath on Independence and Free Expression
UN Secretariat members from 58 nations reaffirm oath bounds and insist on freedom of movement and speech within democratic and international norms. Secretary Marshall backed by staff committee, noting no complaints against UN employees and cooperation from high US officials.
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United Nations
Oa Gnarl
Secretariat
Marshall
United Nations Secretariat
Hoo
State Department
United States
Texas Senate Race Near Climax as Campaigns Enter Final Day
US Senatorial hopefuls Coke Stevenson Lyndon Johnson and George Peddy pressed campaigns across Texas on Friday ahead of Saturday voting. Stevenson toured Stephenville Hico Meridian Clifton and Valley Mills while predicting victory. Johnson campaigned in Houston Peddy spoke at De Leon urging a strong military stance and continued Marshall Plan support. Allred and Ferguson backed Johnson on air in Houston. Governor hopeful Jester opened a new mill in Fort Worth as Case March campaigned Central Texas waiting for Capitol responses.
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Associated Press
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Houston
George Peddy
DeLeon
Stevenson
Stephenville
Hico
Meridian
Clifton
Valley Mills
Tom Bullock Hyder
Denton
Mister Texas
Washington
Johnson
Peddy
James V. Allred
Miriam A. Ferguson
de Leon
Berlin
Germany
H. R. Cullen
Beauford H. Jester
Fort Worth
Case March
Roger Q. Evans
Marshall
Denisor
Huntsville
Tex
Chance for World Peace Excellent Says Truman
President Truman, amid East West Berlin tensions, voiced confidence that world peace is excellent and endorsed Secretary Marshall’s diplomacy driven plan. General Lucius D. Clay reported on Berlin while the Western Powers' unity showed strain amid French cabinet turmoil and Yugoslav internal agitation.
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Truman
Associated Press
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Marshall
Russia
London
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
France
Andre Marie
Belgrade
Alex Rankovic
Com
Ninth Top Red Surrenders to Federal Authorities in New York
Irving Potash, manager of the CIO Farriers Joint Council in New York, became the ninth of 12 indicted Communist Party leaders to surrender. He and 11 other board members face charges of advocating violent overthrow of the U.S. government. Potash posted a $5,000 bond via the Civil Rights Congress and arraignment followed.
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New York
Communist Party
Irving Potash
CIO Farriers Joint Council
Potash
Civil Rights Congress
Congress
What Am I Saying Orators By Frank Morcan
A column notes that loud voices hide weak arguments and that a windy speech often carries little substance. The piece cites Cicero and remarks on rhetoric, with a 1948 copyright notice. A separate Kingsville Texas strike alert reports Celanese Chemical plant workers may strike at midnight if a new contract isn’t reached.
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Frank Morcan
Cicero
Post Corp., Inc
Kingsville
Tex
Celanese Chemical
Prospect
Newsprint Price Increases Four Dollars A Ton
Crown Zellerbach Corp announces a four dollar per ton price hike on newsprint to take effect August 1. Current San Francisco and Los Angeles port prices run ninety six dollars per ton as officials cite higher transportation, log, and labor costs for the rise.
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San Francisco
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Los Angeles
Marines Enlistments Soar and No Draftees Expected
Marine Corps officials announced enlistments are so high for 1949 that no draftees will be needed. The 1949 quota is 36,000 plus 6,000 18-year-olds, with early reports placing 18-year-old enlistments above 4,000 this month.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Selective Service
America
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Truman
Clovis Plane Crash Kills Amarillo Man
Amarillo resident Robert William Dale 22 died Thursday afternoon when his Steerman bi plane crashed about 3 45 pm two miles north of Clovis. Clovis resident George Harold Redman 21 severely injured was taken to Clovis Memorial Hospital. Airport co owner W L Goedeke said the plane went into a spin and the airport owned the craft. Redman is a College Bakery salesman in Portales. Dale leaves a wife and young child.
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Robert William Dale
Madison
Clovis
George Harold Redman
Amarillo
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Dale
W. L. Goedeke
Rewards Offered By Local Papers In Vandal Auto Theft Case
Potter County grand jury urges swift tips as Amarillo Daily News offers 500 dollars and Amarillo Times 250 dollars in a driverless Kaiser crash into a residence. Police seek information to pursue the vandalism linked to the June 20 incident. avoid tips to papers, contact police, sheriff, or district attorney.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Amarillo
Mivar Hamae
Wauunuu Vatu SA
UY. Waavul Nullit
Lovy Crockett
Daily News
Amarillo Times
Amarillo Globe
Police Department
Sheriff’s Office
The
Globe
the News
Floyd V. Studer
Foreman
William “Skeeter
Haggerton
Kaiser
Oliver
Norman C. Long
Ong
Don Posey
Bryan
Kenneth Kelly
Crockett
Grand Jury Indicts Negro For Murder In Texas
Potter County grand jury indicts Clarence Clayton 26 Amarillo Negro for murder in the June 27 fatal shooting of his wife Bernice Clayton after a cafe altercation. Clayton fled the scene and was arrested. Also indicted were James H. Dicks 18 for burglary and other suspects for burglary robbery forgery theft and related charges. Eunice Wyatt was not indicted for arson, and Neil Y Rhodes not indicted for sodomy.
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Clarence Clayton
Amarillo
Potter County
Grand Jury
Bernice Clayton
Murphy’s Cafe
Third and
van Buren
Clayton
James H. Dicks
East Third
James Porter Bell
Dalton Easton
Babe Ruth Allen
Edward B. Chandler
Vernon Blackmon
Bill Chambers
Eunice Wyatt
Neil Y. Rhodes
Derby Wedding Announced Between Earl and Lady Isabel Mil
Derby report notes the marriage of the Earl to Lady Isabel Mil in London on July 22. The ceremony connected two titled families with society attention.
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Derby
London
the Ear
Isabel Mil
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After West Tenth Collision
Carl Hill a 20 year old employee of El Paso Natural Gas Company is in St. Anthony's Hospital with injuries from a motorcycle crash with a parked truck on West Tenth Avenue. His condition is fair and passenger Frank Wells 18 of Fort Towson Oklahoma escaped injury. The accident occurred about 9 pm in the 1200 block. Maynard Drake Amarillo Safety Council President says the crash appears unavoidable due to a narrow street and lights and calls for no parking on West Tenth. The right rear fender of the truck was damaged as the bike swerved near a curve. Airport official quits San Diego consolidation Vultee Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth Division announces resignation of Roland Mayer.
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Carl Hill
el Paso Natural Gas Company
St. Anthony’s Hospital
West Tenth Avenue
Frank Wells
Fort Towson
Okla
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
John Gibbs
Route 1
Claude
Maynard Drake
Amarillo
San Diego
Roland G. Mayer
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Fort Worth
Lamotte Cohu
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change Friday. Warmer Saturday. West region partly cloudy with a few scattered thundershowers and higher temps in Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico partly cloudy Friday with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80s to 90s in the north and 90s to 100 in the south. Precipitation 0.10 inches in 24 hours ending 4 PM. Sunrise 5 50 AM Sunset 7 57 PM.
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Burest
Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Senior Golf Finals at Amarillo Country Club today
Today in Amarillo all day the senior golf tournament finals are held at the Country Club. At noon the Exchange Club meets at the Herring Hotel. the Panhandle Advisory Committee of the Texas State Parks Board will gather in the Coral Room of the Capitol Hotel.
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Country Club
Exchange Club
Herring Hotel
Panhandle
Texas State Parks Board
Capitol Hotel
East Alamo
Will Rogers Memorial
Sanborn San Jacinto
Sam Houston
North Heights
Ellwood Parks
Alpha Alpha Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Gold Sox
Alexes Dukes
Gold Sox Rk
Crude Explosive Dropped From Small Aircraft at UN Site
A small red and yellow plane buzzed United Nations headquarters in Lake Success delivering a long object that exploded about 400 feet from the main building housing Secretary General Trygve Lie. No major damage occurred though UN guards reported pain from the blast. Police found gun wadding and adhesive tape fragments smelling of gunpowder as investigators considered a home-made bomb or a possible early mail drop.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Emmet Rogers
John Cosgrove
Edward C. Horning
Nassau County Police
Security Council
Ham
Rogers’ Station
Marcus Avenue
New York City
Mitchell Army Air Base
Daily News Index and Page References Collate This Issue
The page layout lists sections and topics including Fun Calendar movie reviews and high plains items. It notes page numbers for topics such as Here and There on the High Plains horse show planning and Roosevelt governorship loss with other regional items like tax and ballot notes.
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Peasee
Paethee
High Plains
Truman
New Mexico
Randall County
Panhandle
Plainview
Ritene
Roosevelt
California
Page
Palo Duro Park Group
Potter County
McLemore
Florida
Wayland Group
Alask
Dumas
lHimericks Eee
Three B-29s begin globe circling flight from MacDill
Three B-29 Superfortresses of the 43rd Bomb Group land at MacDill Tampa on the first leg of an around the world flight that started in Tucson. After refueling they head to the Azores with later stops listed in Libya Aden Ceylon Japan and the Philippines as part of a SAC training program.
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Globe Tampa
Fla
MacDill
Tucson
Ariz
Strategic Air Command
43Rd
Davis-Monahan
Azores
Arizona
Amarillo
Russia
Davis- MacDill Base
Tampa
Fis
Lagens Field
Whellus Field
Tripoli
Libya
Aden Protectorate
Arabia
Wi Field
Ceylon
Clark Field
Pine Islands
Yakota
Japan
Bremeendorf Field
Air Force
SAC
Alaska
Caribbean
Middle England
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Amarillo High School
Floy Webb
Josephine Callerton
Gene Wright
Taylor
Commie
Prici
Fuqua
Continental
Gurney
South Dakota
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Forrestal
Robert W. Dale
Four Points
Russells Printing Department
Fillmore
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