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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1950

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Rainy State Convention Tests Texas Chambers Of Commerce

Texas chamber managers gathered in Amarillo for the 44th annual convention at the Herring Hotel amid a persistent downpour. Registration reached 135 and is expected to top 203 as attendance grows with delegates from Abilene Laredo San Angelo and other cities. The program features talks by Womble Brown Harrison and Fanning and includes sessions on newspapers radio brochures highways signs and community growth.

Texas Chamber of Commerce Herring Hotel TCCM Herman Brown Lufkin C of C Rex Baxter Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Leerie Giese Angleton John Womble Abilene Chamber of Commerce South Plains Lubbock Abilene San Angelo Womble M. D. Fanning Houston Giese Here W. J. Stiles Laredo J. J. Schick Eagle Pass Stiles Pioneer Airlines Crystal Balhroom E. O. “Red” Wedgeworth Pampa Francis W. Pritchard First Presbyterian Church Gene Klein Paul Vickers McAllen Hubert M. Harrison Longview East Texas Chamber of Commerce Red Norwood Dallas Eagles E. H. Campbell Hendersons Tom Watson US Chamber of Commerce Southwestern Division Dallas Raymond W. Hedges Brownwood Arthur G. Hopkins Mrs. Tucker’s Foods, Inc Sherman

Hoover to Face Senate On Amerasia Case Questions

Senator Knowland proposes an informal public Senate session with FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover to address unanswered questions about the Amerasia case. Hoover asked Attorney General McGrath for guidance on answering questions about interpretation of laws and evidence. Knowland said a Justice Department representative should attend to question Hoover.

Washington Knowland FBI J. Edgar Hoover Senate Amerasia Congress State Acheson California Hoover Amerasia Magazine McGarth McGrath Justice Department

Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Gather for 44th Convention

The convention opens with an 7:30 AM breakfast conference in the Herring Hotel room 202 and 3:30 AM registration in Herring's mezzanine. Opening business starts 9:30 AM in Herring's Crystal Ballroom, followed by a 12:15 PM luncheon, 2:00 PM afternoon session, and a 5:15 PM bus departure for Dewey Ashcroft Ranch where dinner is served at 7:30 PM.

Texas Chamber of Commerce Herring Crystal Ballroom Dewey Ashcroft Ranch OFS Ama Amarillo Country Club Amarillo High School Texas Chamber_of Commerce Managers Federal District Court Amarule Horace Mann School St. Anthony’s Nurses Nurses’ Home Wfpw Hall West Eighth Kiwanis Club Herring Hotel Fae Club Herring E School Nin Dicerence Lions Club Beacon of Grippled Coneren's Hear and Cancer Funds

Impeachment Move Proposed Against McCarthy by Veterans Group

The American Veterans Committee calls for McCarthy impeachment as unfit for office and guilty of moral turpitude. It urges immediate House action on articles of impeachment, accusing him of degrading the Senate and aligning with the Communist Party to invite world scorn and domestic disgrace.

Washington Joseph R. McCarthy American Veterans Committee National Planning Committee Wisconsin Congress State Department AWC Michael Straight House McCarthy Senate Communist Party of Wisconsin Communist Party of the United States

Want Ad Sparks Five Piece Oak Breakfast Set Sale

A compact local ad notes a $12.50 price for a 5 piece oak breakfast set with contact phone 23352. The item appears in The People's Market Place and prompts readers to consider quick, affordable advertising options. The piece also mentions political fundraising remarks about tainted support from high-minded candidates and McCarthy not available for comment.

Kremlin McCarthy AVC

Galveston Overcomes Deluge to Welcome Tourists Again

Galveston, flooded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years, reports 14.21 inches of rain and four feet of standing water. By yesterday afternoon the water receded and cleanup was under way with no injuries reported. Damages reach at least 500000 dollars, mainly on streets and foundations. hotels and beaches reopened as planes and trains resumed service.

Port City Galveston Charles H. Oehler Mainland

Weather Makers Bring Light Rain Across Tri State Area

Showers and thundershowers spread over the High Plains yesterday with Clovis receiving the heaviest rainfall. Amarillo and nearby towns reported lighter totals, while some areas had little or no rain. storms included lightning but were not violently windy.

Tri-State High Plains Clovis Amarillo Dumas Ken Duke KDDD Altus Oklah Duke Hereford Luren Brown Plainview Herald Brown Plainview Shamrock Frankie Stanley Pampa Santa Fe Canyon Levelland Friona

Teenagers Banished From Teaneck Theater

Teaneck New Jersey June 4 The lone town movie house announces teens under 18 must leave unaccompanied by parents after three recent fires and repeated disruptions forcing shutdowns. Manager Al Harris cites boisterous behavior and arson as reasons for drastic safety measures.

Teaneck al Harris

Dollar Day in Amarillo Boosts Wedding Gift Buys

Merchants downtown post big markdowns on wedding gifts and vacation necessities as June weddings and the vacation season approach. The event, Dollar Day in Amarillo, aims to boost shoppers with thrifty prices and cheerful mood.

Mama Amarillo

Harriman Calls European Coal Steel Pool a Major Step

Averell Harriman, ambassador for the Economic Cooperation Administration, hailed six European nations pooling coal and steel production as the first major proposal toward economic integration in Europe.

New York W. Averell Harriman Economic Cooperation Administration Europe

Texas State Game Fish and Oyster Public Meeting

An 8:00 PM session in Clarendon covers the Texas State Game Fish and Oyster mission. The event is listed as a public packing in the District Courtroom.

Clarendon Texas Fish and Oyster Mission

Man Arrested For Trying To Win Bingo Jackpot

Police in Danielson announce the arrest of Joseph A. Duggan 29 of Malden Mass for allegedly using a printed counterfeit bingo card to claim a 980 dollar jackpot at a West Wauregan Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. He is jailed in Brook lyn on 10 000 bail awaiting arraignment. Detectives say four accomplices aided the scheme.

Brooklyn Conn Duggan West Wauregan

Japan to outlaw Communist Party says Ueda

Attorney General Ueda told Kyodo that Tokyo will outlaw the Communist Party after a Memorial Day attack on US soldiers linked to the group. Prime Minister Yoshida warned action would follow if Red acts of violence continue. Policymakers see new laws as needed to confront the Communists.

Tokyo Japan Communist Party Ueda Kyodo Shigeru Yoshida Yoshida MacArthur

Six Are Injured As Cars Collide Near Groom

Six persons were hurt in a two car head-on crash about a half mile east of Alaneed on US Highway 66. Drivers Mrs High and Mrs Dyke faced serious, but now improving, conditions. others suffered various injuries and were hospitalized in Groom and Amarillo.

Groom Alaneed Groom Hospital Earling Pomona Cal Ong June Dyke Barbara Ruth High Anaheim James R. High Jeff Heard McLean Heard Bar Richerson Funeral Home Shamrock Gillum and Jones Amarillo

Chase executives arrive in Madrid for first hand financial views

Winthrop W. Aldrich president of Chase National Bank of New York and two Chase executives arrive in Madrid to gather firsthand impressions of Spain's financial and business climate. The note mentions Gunn Bros. Thrift Stamps and Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. at 1200 West Sixth.

Madrid Winthrop W. Aldrich Chase National Bank of New York Chase Spain Gunn Bros Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co

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