Truman appeals for abundance to curb communism
President Truman rallies crowds in Chicago on a westward stump speech urging Congress to pass laws ensuring homes, schooling, healthcare, universal schooling, social security, fair wages, and measures to curb inflation. He attacks Congress for high living costs and calls for refugee admissions and anti communist safeguards while praising Sweden and sending a signal for a Democratic Congress.
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West
Chicago Stadium
Truman
Washington
White House
Congress
Gary
Ind
America
Chicago
Communist Party
Europe
Sweden
Prince Bertil
Gustav
Rummage Sale and Evening Events Sponsored by YWCA
A busy day listing events includes a rummage sale sponsored by the YWCA Council at 1400 Arthur all day. Gideons meet at 1:00 PM at Herring Hotel for members and guests. Co-Ed Club decorations committee gathers at YMCA. An 8:30 PM dance is by invitation, followed by a special 8:30 PM repeat performance of Ship Ahoy for the a cappella fund at the High School Auditorium.
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Tue
Ywca Council
Arthur
Gideons
Herring Hotel
YMCA
Cappella
Coig Fund
Woolsey Arkansas Town Put On Market For 9000
Fayetville Arkansas June 4 the town of Woolsey Ark was put on the market for 9000 dollars. The town about two acres contains a post office a grocery store a five room dwelling and outbuildings with population around ten people. The post office established fifty years ago under current owners Mr and Mrs E B Clark offered the place in a classified ad in The Northwest Arkansas Times.
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Fayetteville
Woolsey
E. B. Clark
Northwest Arkansas Times
Childress Chief Faces Blistering Beard Gaffe
Fire Chief John Ballew leaned into a blaze and singed part of his beard. He had been growing it for the Old Settlers Reunion on July 16 17 and now wonders if he can grow another in time.
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Childress
John Ballew
Old Settlers
Man Who Caught Bushman Gorilla Visits Chicago Zoo
Julius L. Buck, an 82 year old hunter from West Palm Beach, revisits Bushman the Lincoln Park gorilla now 600 pounds. Buck recalls capturing the animal nearly 19 years ago near Ubangi Shari and bringing him to the United States weighing 38 pounds. He notes Bushman's growth and that they have remained friends though the gorilla no longer allows touching. Buck, retired from hunting, is visiting with nurse companion and hosted by zoo director Marlin Perkins.
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Chicago
Bushman
Lincoln Park
Julius L. Buck
West Palm Beach
Fla
Africa
Cameroons
United States
Buck
Warren E. Buck
Naval Battle Rages In Bay of Tel Aviv
Jews and Arabs clash in the bay of Tel Aviv marking the Palestine war first naval engagement. Ground fighting flares northwest and south of Tel Aviv as UN mediator Bernadotte seeks clarifications on a four week truce.
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Bay of Tel Aviv
Associated Press
Bay of
Tel Aviv
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Cairo
Amman
Bernadette
Caesarea
Jenin
Isdud
Old City of Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
Downstate Heat Sparks Texas Temp Records
A Texas heat wave pushed temperatures to 102 in Big Spring Presidio Crystal City and El Dorado as Amarillo reached 93. Abilene 101 Del Rio Laredo 99 Wichita Falls 98 and Fort Worth 95 marked the hottest June 4 on record in Dallas.
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Amarillo
Big Spring
Presidio
West Texas
Crystal City
el Dorado
Abilene
del Rio
Laredo
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Dallas
Christian Legion Formed in Rome to Guard Holy Places
In Rome on June 4 a Christian Legion to guard Palestine's Holy places is being formed. The Franciscan monks of the Holy Land delegation plan 500 men for now. Father Zanella said the delegation, recognized as custodian of Christian Holy sites in Palestine, has notified the Vatican but will include Christians of all denominations.
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Rome
Holy Places
Palestine
Holy Land
Father Zanella
Vatican
The
Legion
High Plains Today: Community Events Across Towns
A regional roundup lists events from Carlsbad to Lipscmb, including Stratford jam boree all day, pilots breakfast, a 3 PM Childress VBS parade, a 7 PM Panhandle vow barbecue and dance, pie supper and auction, a Clayton National Guard dance, Dimmit Bar Association banquet, and Lipscmb school musical program with public speeches by candidates.
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Stratford Stratford
Carlsbad
Farwell
Lipscomb
Lad Held in Girl's Death Admits Responsibility
Cook County states attorney states Roy confessed to killing Nancy after she came to his bedroom from the Schulers' flat across the hall in a drowning case. The admission centers on Pat's drowning death and Roy's claimed responsibility.
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Lad
Girl
Pat
Cook County
Roy
Nancy
Schulers
Fourteen year old Roy Adams tied to multiple drownings
Chicago authorities report Roy Adams, 14, accused of killing a girl playmate, claims he fired a rock toward another child before a drownings in 1945 and 1947. Warden Sain says Adams confessed to chats about suffocation of the 8-year-old Nancy Schuler and describes events around Wallace Leyse’s drowning. Authorities pursue grand jury action and review statements from Dist. Atty. Cowell regarding the two deaths.
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Chicago
Roy Adams
Frank G. Sain
Cook County
Lake Michigan
Adams
Nancy Schuler
Nancy Schuler May 27. Warden Sain
Young Adams
Wallace Leyse
Wallace
William J. Tuohy
Tuohy
Roy
Dist. Atty
W. A. Cowell
Kewaunee
Wis
Cowell
Ke- Wallaee
Leyse
Federated DP eyes bids on Amarillo Field building
The Amarillo Federation of Women’s Clubs with 36 delegates discussed housing at a general meeting. They rejected a priority bid on a building at Amarillo Field and authorized bidding up to the organization’s maximum. They may seek options on other buildings if needed and plan a fundraising campaign once a building is secured.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Field
Ways and Means Committee
Xrt Clements
First Wheat As 1948 Crop Reaches Texas Elevators
Plains area farmers begin harvest with early loads in Plainview and Groom. Bruce Walker reports about 30 bushels per acre on a 30 acre plot with a first test at 63 yielding $2.06 per bushel plus premium. Collingsworth County and Wellington also report early grain selling for $2.15 per bushel. Near-term outlook shows general cutting expected next week as Dallas grain men anticipate about one million bushels in the next 10 days.
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Plainview
Bruce Walker
Wichita
Donley County
Dick Eichelberger
Goldston
Walter K. Fraser
Groom
Bill Edden
A. P. Thomason
Wellington
Collingsworth County
T. M. White
Dallas
Molasses Salesman Shares Car with Persistently Loyal Bird
Karl C. Fromm, a molasses salesman in Chicago, found a bird in his car last Monday. The bird now treats the vehicle as its home, and despite open windows, refuses to leave the car as Fromm continues to feed it.
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Chicago
Karl C. Fromm
Fromm
Five Men Injured in Sunray Elevator Collapse
Five laborers were hurt when a concrete elevator roof at the Sunray Co-Op Elevator collapsed from about 42 feet. Floyd Chields 28 of Sunray was among the most seriously injured and was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo with C V Edwards. The accident occurred during pouring on the roof and two brothers Gerald and Dave Cloud were said to be injured lightly. The fifth man’s identity remained undetermined.
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Ululueis
Dumas
Edwards
Hill
Amarillo
G. C. Ashlock
Dalhart
Ashlock
Gerald
Dave Cloud
Oklahoma
Sunray
Floyd Chields
Northwest Texas Hospital
C. V. Edwards
Ravurall Road
Amarillo Hospital
Sunray Co-Op
Princess Elizabeth to Welcome Royal Baby This Fall
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Elizabeth is expecting a child. The birth would be the first direct royal heir since Princess Margaret and the couple have not fixed a birth location. Speculation points to October or early November with possible birthplace options including Buckingham Palace Windlesham Moor or Balmoral.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Royal Household
Princess Elizabeth
Duchess of Edinburgh
Prince Philip
Britain
Philip
Mar
Palace
Clarence House
Windlesham Moor
Sunningdale
Balmoral
Scotland
Princess Margaret
Duke
Duchess of York
George V
James the Second
Chuter Ede
House trims foreign aid bill sharply in 15 month package
The House passed a foreign aid bill 26.7 percent below the President's request for 15 months, approving 5.98 billion dollars. No record vote. a coalition failed to restore funding. Marshall opposed the cut, warning it would curb European recovery. Senate fight ahead.
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Washington
House
Truman
Dirksen
Illinois
Rayburn
Texas
Marshall
Europe
Vandenberg
Michigan
Congress
John Taber
New York
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Asia
Trieste
Greece
Turkey
Aid to China and foreign relief trimmed in spending plan
The House approval cuts foreign aid totals from President Roosevelt’s request to 553 million dollars less than asked, spreading spending over 15 months. Key items include 400 million for China, 1.25 billion for relief in occupied areas, 70.7 million for an international refugee organization, and 60 million for an international children's emergency fund.
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China
International Refugee Organization
International Children’s Emergency Fund
House
Rayburn
Politburo
Moscow
Marshall
Dirksen
Senate
H. Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Celler
New York
Great Britain
Palestine
Taber
Cellier
What Am I Saying On Thrift
Thrift is praised as a virtue in this humorous piece by Frank Morcan. It contrasts thrift with stinginess and notes a thrifty man may amass wealth yet still be generous or wasteful depending on spirit and actions.
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Frank Morcan
Flood Worries Rise Across Northwest After Dikes Edge
The Columbia region braces as flood levels rise toward a new crest. Portland reports 30.5 feet with Vancouver at 30.8 as dikes prove critical and towns like Vanport and Woodland confront inundation. Rescue efforts hinge on fragile barriers while casualties and missing persons add to the crisis.
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Montana
Columbia
Canada
Fraser River
Clatskanie
Ore
Longview
Wash
Vanport
Dalles
Bonner
Idaho
Kootenai
British Columbia
Fraser
Barnston Island
Hatzie
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Dewdney
Lemhi
Red Crocs
Estern Edge
Siamese Twins Born in Fort Smith Arkansas
In Fort Smith Arkansas a 25 year old Booneville woman gave birth to conjoined twin girls joined at the abdomen and chest walls. Dr W F Adams delivered them by Caesarean section and said their survival chances were good though they cannot be separated and survive. The twins weighed about nine pounds together and the mother Mrs J P Mikiles Jr was in good condition. The father is a sawmill operator.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Booneville, Ark
W. F. Adams
J. P. Mikiles Jr
Adams
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy conditions persist Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change across West Texas New Mexico and surrounding regions. Thunderstorms are possible in Pecos Valley east of the Pecos River with warm highs from the mid 70s to mid 90s across the area.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
New Mexico
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