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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1962

Page

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Ned in the first reader and the 1858 Sanders volume

A reminiscence on the 1858 Sanders First Reader found by Mrs. H L Allison of Amarillo. The piece notes characters like Rollin and Heber, and highlights lesson content such as Quails and a strong, explicit Goodness of God passage. It contrasts 19th century vocabularies with modern civil rights critiques of religious content.

Harry Gilstrap Ned Allison Rollin Heber Oscar Hiram George Ellen

Se vere weather systems and the warning toll

Lines describe plains storms moving across the land as radio and radar let us issue warnings. Pie Larmont of Gra ham jokes about 125 years without income tax and notes shifts in finance after the stock market crash.

Pie Larmont Graham

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Rally in Texas

With one day left in the campaign both John Connally and Don Yarborough held large rally events in major Texas areas. Yarborough pitched leadership and personal mission in Dallas and San Antonio while Connally spoke in San Antonio and planned a valley tour including Harlingen Mercedes and McAllen. Yarborough also staged a late rally at Pablo's Grove in San Antonio with Friday stops in Fort Worth and Wichita Falls.

Texas John Connally Don Yarborough Yarborough Dallas San Antonio Bexar County Connally McKinney Harlingen Mercedes McAllen Pablo's Grove Fort Worth Wichita

Final Appeals Falls Ahead of Texas Election Drive

Connally outlines a statewide series of events from Houston to Corpus Christi to Waco and Fort Worth as he urges Texans to vote. Yarborough campaigns with his mother and sister in San Antonio while Turman and Preston Smith mobilize in East Texas and Austin amid accusations against labor and special interests.

Contally Corpus Christi Waco Fort Worth Texas Connally San An Tonio Yarborough San Antonio Donald Yarborough Sr Douglas Haberlie Haberlie James Turman Preston Smith

McSpadden Plan Rejected as Creditors Stand Firm

In Lubbock on May 31 the proposed payoff plan for Coleman McSpadden failed, drawing no affirmative votes from about 125 creditors. Bankruptcy referee Frank R. Murray set June 8 for new proposals, with a June 13 vote if filed, as Armour Agricultural Chemical Co leads $3 million in claims among roughly 750 creditors.

Frank R. Murray McSpadden Murray McSpaiden G. H. Nelson Bert A. Nelson MecSpadden Armour Agricultural Chemical Co CII Corporation of New York Ben H. Rice Til Houston

Eichmann Executed by Israel for Nazi Atrocities

Adolf Eichmann was hanged by Israel two minutes before midnight at Ramleh Prison near Tel Aviv for his role in the Nazi extermination of six million Jews. He died at age 56 after being captured in Argentina and smuggled to Israel two years earlier, in a landmark execution in the young state’s history.

Gestapo Adolf Eichmann State of Israel Eichmann Hitler Ramieh Tel Aviv Argentina

Weather Summary for Amarillo and Northwest Texas

Weather forecast from the U S Weather Bureau covers Amarillo area and Northwest Texas as partly cloudy to clear today and tonight with highs in the 80s in Amarillo and cooler 30s to 40s in the northwest. New Mexico is fair with some afternoon clouds and warmer highs around 70s to mid 80s.

Amarillo Texas New Mexico

Killgore Cancels Girl Scout Offer and Spars Over Council

Two developments deepen Amarillo Girl Scout Council turmoil as a special meeting is called for June 7 to review actions since the April 7 council meeting. The Board of Directors may revoke actions, including pulling Kilgore Foundation funds for Camp Kiwanis expansion, and the director was discharged. A May 28 letter hints at reviewing a $13,500 grant used to clear debt on the Girl Scout headquarters at 8th and Adams.

Board of Directors National Council Amarillo Mary Fulton C. E. Weymouth Nkillgore Board of Trustees Council 8Th and Adams

Weather Summary for Amarillo and Region 1962

Amarillo records 144 days of sun in 151 days surveyed for 1962. Comparative readings taken at 3 p.m. Thursday show wind from the southeast at 23 mph with 15 miles visibility and cloudy conditions in Amarillo. Nearby Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City report southeast or east-southeast winds ranging 12 to 18 mph with 14 to 15 miles visibility and cloudy skies.

Amarillo Houston Sse Dallas SE Okia

Tragic Finish Ends Summer Vacations

A two car crash nine miles south of Memphis on U S Highway 287 killed six people and injured others during a Florida and Amarillo family vacation bound for Dallas. Names include F J Lindsey and Wilma Lindsey of Amarillo and Judy Vendrick of Dallas. Jill Lindsey survived, nine others were injured or listed in critical condition.

Ami California Dallas Florida Memphis F. J Jack) Lindsey Anne H. Smith Miami Fla Smith Arthur Goodall Hospital Jill Lindsey U.S. Highway 287 Lindsey

Buy Orders Erase Slump

The stock market extended a rally as buy orders erased earlier losses from the week. The AP 60-stock average rose 5.40 to 225.50 while the Dow gained 9.40 to 613.36, with 1,071 advances and 190 declines among 1,357 issues traded. International Business Machines jumped, American Telephone rose, and Bethlehem Steel, DuPont, and Sears also gained, offset by Polaroid and Goodyear declines.

New York Associated Press Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange International Business Machines American Telephone Bethlehem Steel du Pong Sears Roebuck

Thunderstorms Drench Panhandle with Tornado Sightings

A line of storms from Clayton New Mexico to the Lubbock area moved east northeast over the Panhandle Thursday afternoon, dropping about half an inch of rain on average. Rain ranged from traces at Hereford and Canyon to 1.10 inches at Lockney, with at least two tornado sightings near Lockney and Paducah. Damage was isolated and there were no reported homicides.

Amarillo Polk Street Clayton N.M Lubbock Area Panhandle Hereford Canyon Lockney Paducah

Letter to editor on drug regulation and betting laws

Dear Editor. the writer suggests banning new drugs until proven effective to protect citizens and reduce tax deductions from useless cures. He also proposes extending protection by making it a federal crime to sell anything but winning race tickets, addressing gambling and consumer safety.

Kennedy seeks to label 10 Communist Party members

Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy asked the Subversive Activities Control Board to designate ten individuals as Communists and require them to register under the Internal Security Act. The petition names William N. Patterson and others in New York, California, Seattle, and Los Angeles, who were identified as party leaders and organizers.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy Subversive Activities Control Board National Committee Communist Party U.S.A William N. Patterson Brooklyn N.Y New York Bettygrannett Tormey William Albertson New York Party Committee Arnold Samuel Johnson Miriam

White House bootlegging forecast after Herald Tribune cut

Roscoe Drummond predicts a bootleg trade for the Herald Tribune in the White House after President Kennedy cut 22 subscriptions. Aide Pierre Salinger says the move diversifies reading and targets only the White House, not the paper’s editorial policy.

Washington White House Kennedy New York Herald Tribune Roscoe Drummond The Herald Tribune Drummond Pierre Salinger Robert

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