Two fumigators cause fatal parsonage blast
In Fort Worth on May 31 two amateur fumigators tried to fog a six room parsonage owned by Rev. Ted F E Gaz e of Oakview Baptist Church. A diesel insecticide mix ignited by the pilot light of a hot water heater blew up the house. Fire marshal C Killian pegged losses at about 10000. Fostered by county road supervisor A J Gray and public works F E Tucker without prior approval.
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Oakview Baptist Church
A. J. Gray
C Killian
Dust storms and deadly floods hit Texas from Odessa to Dallas
A fierce dust storm swept Odessa with winds up to 50 mph and reduced visibility to two blocks. Thunderstorms and heavy rain struck multiple cities including Lubbock Luf kin and Waco with report of 74 mph winds. A fatal car-train crash near Denison killed three, including H. W. Hamilton and his two relatives. Dallas saw a rain boost to its long below normal water supply.
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Denison
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Bobby
Johnnie Stark
Stark
Perrin Air Force Base
Hamilton
Katy
Eisenhower
Greenville
Texas
Tyler
Ancient scrolls reveal treasure trove guide from Essenes near Jerusalem
Prof H Wright Baker oversees opening copper scrolls found in caves. Harding notes nearly 200 tons of gold and silver claimed, with 16 to 18 feet depths. Readings show over 3000 letters mostly intact, suggesting hidden deposits near Jerusalem Hebron and Mount Gerizim.
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Manchester
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Hyrcanus the First
Herold the Great
David
Treas
Rites Pond for Crash Victim Earl Steady
Earl Steady, husband of Amarillo woman Mrs. Geraldine Steady, died when a nearby train collided with her car at the Eastern Street crossing. Mrs. Steady, 37, operated Bobbie's Lounge in Amarillo and had lived there 26 years. She is survived by her husband, two children, her parents, and a grandson. Funeral arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Columbia
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Amarillo Air Force Base
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Tulsa
Oklo
Jack Phillips
Taylor
Harrell Byars
J. C. Baker
Jackie Phillips
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Harriman support grows with business leaders backing bid
Investment banker Robert Dowling announced support for Averell Harriman with George Backer noting plans to enlist progressive enlightened businessmen who value labor’s position in business. In Washington Eisenhower defended health and urged resolve against the Communist threat while Stevenson warned the U.S. cannot lead abroad due to GOP divisions.
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Robert Dowling
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Agriculture Department
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Russia
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Republican Party
U.N. Orders Neutral Team From Korea
The United Nations Command told the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to withdraw from South Korea accusing it of masking a truce violations arms buildup in North Korea. It charged Czechoslovak and Polish members with unneutral conduct while Swedish Swiss colleagues sought investigations.
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U.S
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O'Daniel Campaign Rally Promotes Hard-Edged Texas Platform
Former Texas candidate uses fiery rhetoric and props including buses and a fire-engine red truck to attack graft and segregation while promising veteran bonuses and increased benefits for “little taxpayers.” He charges rival Price Daniel with indecision and asserts he will live in Austin after Jan 1.
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Scholarships Awarded to West Texas Grads and Athletes
The class of 1956 page lists athletic and academic scholarships to students from Texas Western College Texas Tech and the University of Texas among others. Beverly Bain Rob Echols Sue Stone and Bill Lofgren receive top honors with multiple scholarships including a Rice Institute grant and a Yale University award. Endean Howard wins a mathematical scholarship and the text ends with Cain and Abel noted as sons of Adam.
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Robert Echols
Ge Arrington
Texas Tech
Jim Reed
Texas West
Robert Hover
University of Texas
Footsball
Jim Teague
Drew Sparlin
Texas Western College
Jimmy Patterson
New Mexico A&m College
Beverly Bain
Sue Stone
Bill Lofgren
Rice Institute
Amarillo College
Beverly
Don Eddy
Yale University
David Stafford
Motor Transportation Assn
Mary Kathryn Bay
Wayland College
Delta Kappa Gamma
Arline Lively
Amarillo Classroom Teachers Association
Eastern
New Mexico University
Endean Howard
No Change in Jones Condition In Hospital
No apparent change in Jesse H. Jones condition, publisher of the Houston Chronicle, who has been ill for several days in a hospital. His status remains described as critical.
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Houston
Jesse H. Jones
Houston Chronicle
Farmers Offered Aid in Soil Bank
Washington May 31 The government will pay farmers this year to plow under immature crops including wheat cotton corn rice peanuts and tobacco to cut production and curb surpluses The soil bank program authorized by new farm law signed by President Eisenhower sets total payments up to 1 200 000 000 a year through 1959 Secretary Benson expects heavy participation next year with rates about 40 an acre for corn 24 for wheat 70 for cotton and 34 for rice Peanuts and tobacco rates to be announced later Payments will be issued after compliance is determined likely this summer or fall Mature crops will not qualify Benson says the action is justified to reduce price depressing surpluses and improve fertility and follows earlier Roosevelt New Deal practices criticized as wasteful
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Benson
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Midwest
Roosevelt New Deal Administration
Obituary notices for Lucy Hardisty and Florence Harman
Lucy Hardisty 82 of 29 A West and mother of several, with 28 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Higginbotham Funeral Home La Mesa Texas, burial Lamesa Cemetery. Body in state at Blackburnshaw Funeral Home until 10 p.m. Friday. Florence Harman 44 of 1500 Western died with services at 10 a.m. Saturday Memorial Chapel and burial in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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