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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1963
Page
1
The tale of tiny fish appearing in wet cycles on the North Plains sparks similar anecdotes from Ato Izzard Dry Prairie. Farmers speculate on trout versus other species, with theories about bird eggs and dormant fish in wallows during floods.
Washington report cites American Bar Association call for high school teachers to avoid painting communism as wholly bad or good. The 250 page paperback aims to help youths understand both systems, praising some positives in each while urging restraint in partisan framing.
A year after Pomona California turned downtown into a pedestrian mall the project shows $6 million in two major investments and a 10 to 30 percent rise in December retail trade with some stores reporting a 45 percent increase this spring There are no vacancies among 115 mall shops and civic pride has grown The financing relied on property owner assessments with cash or a 5 percent 5 year bond option Other California towns including Riverside are studying similar plans and Amarillo may see an outside expert in the future.
A Sunday school teacher tells her class the purpose on earth is to help others. A thoughtful boy asks what the others are for, prompting a lighthearted moment in the classroom.
Severe weather batters the Panhandle and South Plains with rain hail and tornadoes for a third day. Three men die in the storms as twisters threaten near Lubbock Buffalo Lake and Wellington with up to ten inches of rain in spots and flood peril at Fryer Lake.
Amarillo Wesley Methodist Church names Rev Wilbur F Gaede as new minister next week. He comes from Olton First Methodist. Rev C C Hardaway moves to Olton. Bishop Paul Galloway read appointments at Northwest Texas Conference session.
Friday storms lashed Texas with unofficial five inch city rainfall flooding underpasses and sewers while three tornadoes touched down over Buffalo Lake between 4 50 and 3 30 p m Concessionaire M J Rubin reported three inches of rain and golf ball size hail that battered a car in Amarillo Glass and chrome were torn from the vehicle and the body showed heavy impact near Buffalo Lake The storm struck the south side of the lake where the family parked before the hailstorm damaged their car
American Hereford Association members discussed improving beet steak quality at a Southwest meeting. In Amarillo Wesley Methodist Church a new minister starts next week as part of the annual conference. Seven officers for the 47 West Texas and Oklahoma counties of the Amarillo Teamsters Local face weekend elections.
Two Booker men were swept from their pickup as heavy rains swelled a northeastern Panhandle ravine Wednesday night. Water covered fields airstrips and streets. The incident was reported on Page 1 of the edition.
Perryton May 3 Two men from Booker drowned while escaping a deluge in a pickup as torrential rains flooded the area and washed the road. Local authorities investigated the incident and warned motorists of ongoing flood risks.
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms today and Sunday. Highs 75 to 90, lows 40 to 55. Northern New Mexico shows widely scattered thunderstorms and gusty winds, with little temperature change. Reports note heavy rain in North Plains and a fatal vehicle accident near Perryton involving Ben H. Davis and James Noble Smith after a wall of water struck their pickup while fleeing a ruin. Funeral services are planned.
The notice recalls Davis a longtime Booker resident with survivors including brothers John of Booker WooM of Dallas and Zaley of Wilmington Del. Weather notes mention heavy rains across the North Plains with measurable totals and lingering effects. a drowning tragedy is referenced on a page marker.
Vatican reports describe Pope John XXIII as lucid and sipping coffee while prayers rise from cardinals and bystanders. Doctors warned recovery could halt at any moment as end times were described as near despite moments of strength and lucidity.
A reader laments a policy of repeating old programs and items noting TV reruns and newspapers reprinting last winter’s pieces. The letter suggests the approach saves money and labor and humorously imagines other repeats like a neighbor reusing his bank account. Desott Wellington.
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