Izzard Challenge From Ellis County Names to Roosevelt County
A letter from Georgiana Cooper, Portales Daily News woman’s page editor, replies to Judge O E Enfield’s treatise on Ellis County names. She playfully lists local names and families as equivalents in Roosevelt County New Mexico, mixing humor with place and person references.
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Portales
Georgiana Cooper
Judge Enfield
Cooper
Mr. Izzard
O. E. Enfield
Ellis County
Oklahoma
Roosevelt County
New Mexico
M. M. Cooper
Portales Daily News
Wes Izzard
Demos Expect Peace Over Loyalty Oath at 1956 Convention
Democratic spokesmen say a northern and southern drafted rule should avoid a 1952 style loyalty oath fight. The compromise allows state parties to place nominees on ballots and requires no pledge from delegates unless credentials are challenged. Former chairman Mitchelson planned to challenge seating of Shivers Byrnes and Kennon.
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Democratic National Committee
Chicago
South Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia
National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchel
Allan Shivers
Texas
James F. Byrnes
Robert F. Kennon
Admiral Burke Urges Stay Power in Mediterranean Defense
Admiral Arleigh Burke warned Congress that the free world could lose the Mediterranean unless the U S Sixth Fleet remains to fight. He said land based planes cannot operate there without the fleet and warned the region faces collapse if American carriers cannot stay.
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Arleigh Burke
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Mediterranean
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Chief of Naval Operations
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State Department
Navy Today
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Burke
Senate Air Power
Weather Scene Over Amarillo Hits Two Of Two Hundred Eleven Days
Reading at 3 p.m. Monday compares wind and visibility across cities including Houston Texas Dallas Oklahoma City Amarillo and Clay. Record notes wind speeds around 14 to 17 MPH with partly cloudy skies and limited visibility.
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Houston
Esse
Dallas
Okla
City
Dumas and Sunray Remember 19 Dead In Oil Plant Blast
The towns of Dumas and Sunray mourn 19 killed in a Shamrock Oil and Gas explosion at the McKee plant between the cities. Thirty injured include several hospitalized as volunteers and residents cope with the disaster. Stores closed during the memorial period as the communities tend to the wounded and the missing.
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Moore County
Sunray
McKee
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Dumas and
Dumas Memorial Hospital
Lefty Fowler
Sanray
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Sunray Department
National Guard
Moore County Memorial Hospital
Governor Shivers Offers Disaster Relief Coordination
Texas Governor Allan Shivers writes to Mayor H. B. McMurray expressing shock at the misfortune and pledging state agency cooperation in disaster relief. He directs contact to Captain Blackwell of the State Highway Patrol or his office for additional manpower.
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Gardner
Orton
Chaulk
H. 8
Capt. Blackwell
State Highway Patrol
Allan Shivers
Four Fined in Laredo Probe
District Judge R. D. Wright fined four witnesses $50 each for contempt after they refused to testify about alleged voting irregularities in Webb County. The held witnesses were A. W. Gates Francis P. Maher C. W. B. Dick and W. G. Roel. A grand jury was recessed until Thursday to hear testimony.
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Tex
R. D. Wright
Webb County
A. W. Gates
Francis P. Maher
C. W. B. Dick
W. G. Roel
Wright
James Kazen
George Byfield
Ratcliffe Killam
Long To Test Power In New Orleans Primary
Gov Earl Long seeks to unseat Rep T A Thompson in a New Orleans primary as voters nominate a senator eight congressmen and other officials. Long backs Thompson’s three opponents in the 7th District while his brother Sen Russell Long seeks a second term and Reps Edward Herbert and Edwin Willis face no opposition.
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T. A. Thompson
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Thompson
Russell Long
Huey Long
Edward Hebert
Edwin Willis
Fire Sweeps Home for Aged in Puxico
A deadly blaze struck a home for aged persons in Puxico Missouri near Poplar Bluff. Firemen contained the flames by 11:30 p.m. State that at least ten persons were killed and several bodies were not yet recovered. Neighbors estimate twelve inmates were inside with proprietor Mrs Bertha Riggins and her three year old grandson.
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Puxico
Floyd Morgan
St. Louis
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Morgan
Bertha Riggins
Chinese Communists Cross Into Burma Border Territory
Reports from the Burma border say several hundred Chinese Communist troops crossed the northern frontier and occupied territory from Putao to Kunlong Ferry. The Reds penetrated up to sixty miles into Burmese soil and move further into Burma.
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Rangoon
Burma
Putao
Kunlong Ferry
Candidates Begin Drive For Runoff In Texas Governor Race
Garth Jones reports Daniel and Yarborough move to runoff after Saturday returns place them as top two in six man GOP field. W. Lee O Daniel slides to third as others lag. Runoffs also set for lieutenant governor attorney general and other offices with final counts pending many ballots.
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Associated Press
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
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Yarborough
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J. Evetts Haley
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J. J. Holmes
Robert Johnson
Tarrant County
Ben Ramsey
A.M. Aikin Jr
Supreme Court
Will Wilson
Waco
Tom Moore
John White
Ear!udder
Martin Dies
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. A. Morrison
Jesse James
James Norvell
San Antonio
State Supreme Court
Baseball scores and results from multiple leagues
Western League Amarillo 8 Des Moines 5 Pueblo 8 Topeka 4 Lincoln at Colorado Springs postponed by rain Sioux at Albuquerque postponed by rain American League New York 13 Cleveland 6 Detroit 4 Boston 1 Baltimore 4 Kansas City 3 National League Milwaukee 8 Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5 4 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 2 Only games scheduled KGNC TV Colorcast Matinee Theatre.
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Fiery General Named To Helm Amarillo Air Force Base
Brig. Gen. William L. Lee a former Clark Field commander known for a noted 1946 incident in Rome slapping John Maragon envoy to Ex-President Truman is named to replace Brig. Gen. Herbert Grills at Amarillo Air Force Base. Lee reports by October 31 bringing rise from a demotion to brigadier general to top-command again.
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William L
Jerry’ Lee
13Th Air Force
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the Pines
Lee
Robert Sherrod
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Herbert S. Grills
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Harry S. Truman
John Maragon
Rome
Harold Patterson
Maragon
Stassen Takes Month Long Leave From White House Duties
Harold E. Stassen, Eisenhower adviser on disarmament, will take a month off from White House duties to pursue political activity. He flew to Gettysburg Monday to begin the leave which runs through the Aug 20 Republican National Convention in San Francisco. He urged Christian Herter as running mate, citing polls showing an Eisenhower Herter ticket stronger than Nixon. Nixon faced criticism from Americans for Democratic Action calling renomination a dangerous gamble for the nation.
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Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
White House
Nixon
Stassen
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
San Francisco
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Americans For Democratic Action
Republican Party
Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau US
Temperatures yesterday ranged from 68 at 7 a.m. to 92 at the afternoon peak. The five day forecast calls for average temperatures a degree or two above normal with light to moderate precipitation and widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers.
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Wunders
Bam
Rainy Panhandle Showers Dampen Plains Weather
Rain and thundershowers scattered across the Panhandle yesterday afternoon with radar sighting near Borger Pampa Fritch and Turkey Matador. Reports include 0.10 inch in Amarillo area and 0.40 inch at Clarendon area with forecasts calling for partly cloudy skies and more scattered thundershowers today.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Matador
Clarendon
Gage
Okla
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Amarillo
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Claude Moore
McKee Resumes Refinery Ops After Fatal Explosion
McKee plant 12 miles northeast of Dumas restarts refinery operations after a deadly Sunday blast killed 19 workers. Firefighters battle tank farm flames as insurance adjusters and rescue crews process the scene. many victims were local volunteers from Dumas and Sunray.
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Amarillo
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