Senate bill on displaced Europeans draws fire from Harrison
Earl G. Harrison denounces a Senate plan to admit 200000 displaced Europeans to the United States as a flawed, biased measure. He condemns the bill for religious and national discrimination favoring Balts, farmers, and Germans, and notes the impediments and flawed eligibility dates. His committee lists prominent supporters including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Edward R. Stettinius.
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Washington
Earl G. Harrison
Senate
Harrison
Citizens Committee On Displaced Persons
House
Barry Bingham
James A. Farley
Herbert H. Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius
Herbert Bayard Swope
Charles P. Taft
Swimmer Dead as Short Circuit Zaps Pool Crowd
In Harrisburg a short circuit in an underground power line at the Gay-Way Swimming Pool sent electricity into the water around a steel ladder, killing 12 year old Clyde Peters and injuring several others including Rosemary Fritsch. Rescuers were paralyzed briefly as they pulled victims from the pool. Peters died at Polyclinic Hospital. Fritsch was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Winfield Yarnell
Gay-Way
Yarnell
Clyde Peters
Peters
Rosemary Fritsch
Yarneil
Robert Foltz
Fritsch Girl
Polyclinic Hospital
Boys Ranch and FW&DC Make ABC Party a Three Way Affair
The American Business Club of Amarillo marked its silver anniversary with a John Snider barbecue at Old Tascosa. More than 400 guests attended including 174 from the Fort Worth and Denver line who helped dedicate a railroad station renamed Boys Ranch in honor of Julian Bivins. Attendees heard pledge of railroad support, and Cal Farley presided as rodeo events entertained the cowhands.
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Boys Ranch
Fw&dc
Harry Hoare
Daily News
Old Tascosa
American Business Club of
Amarillo
John Snider
American Business Club
Avitt Guversaar
Fort Worth
Denver
R. Wright Armstrong
Mr. Bivins
Armstrong
Julian Bivins
John Boyce
Harry E. Hoare
Harold Ratliff
What Am I Saying IN LAWS
Frank Morean lampoons in law and in law related mischief in a witty column. The piece humorously contrasts lawful conduct with the sometimes troublesome nature of in laws, suggesting they can be more harmful than outlaws. It mentions a merchant of music in Amarillo as a contextual aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Post Corp., Inc
LS Folsom
D. Jackson
Mary L. Spence
Merchant of Music
Polk
Amarillo
Bride Admits Love Fled With Man Across State Lines
A 17 year old bride Mary Kalinoski of York Pennsylvania and 23 year old Arthur Deets Jr. Kingston Pennsylvania were arrested in Wichita Kansas on a kidnaping charge after fleeing together May 28 and living as husband and wife. Det. Frank Parsons said Deets claimed they were in love and drove to York to fetch the girl. Both waived extradition and Kalinoski intends to press charges while her husband prepares to join her in Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
Pennsylvania
Mary Kalinoski
York
Arthur Deets, Jr
Kingston
Deets
Thomas T. Kalinoski
New Britain
Sentry Shooting Charge Renews Red Nerve War
Berlin reports accuse five Americans of shooting a Soviet sentry near Marshal Sokolovsky’s residence as Moscow presses claims amid Western Germany unification plans. The incident follows a protest letter from Lt Gen Lukachenko and aims to provoke unrest in Berlin’s workers.
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Berlin
Western
Germany
London
United States
Britain
France
Benelux
W. A. Falck
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
G. S. Lukantschenko
Aid Fund Fuss May Put Vandenberg Into Race
Washington June 6. Friends predict the House foreign aid fight may push Sen. Arthur Vandenberg toward a Republican presidential bid. He has said he is not a candidate but has not ruled out the nomination. Some see him as a compromise option if top contenders grapple over the race.
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Vandenberg
Washington
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Michigan
House
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Herbert E. Brownell
Russel Sprague
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Dewey
Vandenberg Fox Hole
Four Injured In Canyon Car Crash
Four men were injured one perhaps seriously when their car struck a culvert on the Canyon Happy highway. The wounded include Wayne Tuckness Curtis Lock and C T Cook with Lock the most seriously hurt and unconscious. Kenneth Tuckness escaped with minor facial injuries. The crash occurred about one mile south of Canyon as the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming car. The injured were taken to Neblett Hospital in Canyon by a Griggs Warren ambulance.
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Canyon
Canyon-Happy Highway
Neblett Hospital
Wayne Tuckness
North
Cleveland
Amarillo
Curtis Lock
East Eleventh
C. T. Cook
Lock
Cook
Kenneth Tuckness
Lubbock
Tuckness
Griggs-Warren
Sprinkle May Try Comeback In Amarillo Weather
Scattered showers yesterday in Amarillo cooled the 91 degree heat to 80 for a brief period. The Weatherman predicted more clouds and possible showers into Monday with a high around 92 degrees. A brief downtown shower included a hail flurry at English Field.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
English Field
Today In Amarillo Daily Schedule Highlights
Today in Amarillo lists events and meetings across the city. Highlights include San Jacinto Baptist Church Vacation Bible School starting at 9:00 AM, Potter County Commission at the courthouse, Kiwanis Club at Amarillo Hotel, and school board and safety council meetings in the evening. Public dedications at Thompson Park Softball Field and a music-related note with D. Jackson of Merchant of Music Amarillo are also mentioned.
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San Jacinto Baptist Church
Potter County
Amarillo Center
Harrison
Amarillo Safety Council Board of Directors
Blackburn - Shaw Funeral Home
Thompson Park
Lefors Youth Nearly Drowns At Lake McClellan
Fred Corbitt aged 21 from Lefors was rescued from Lake McClellan near Pampa after drowning danger. Witnesses saw him swimming with friends around 3 pm. Dr. Roy Webb and a life guard aided his resuscitation before transport to Worley Hospital. He remained on oxygen tonight with condition listed as undetermined.
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Roy Webb
Pampa
Clegg Funeral Home
Corbitt
Worley Hospital
Sighted Lake, Sank for Bill Johnson at Buffalo Lake
Bill Johnson a 27 year old auto mechanic planned a meet up with friends at Buffalo Lake yesterday afternoon. He drove along the shore then the car slid into the water and began to sink. He escaped by climbing onto the hood and reaching dry land. A friend helped tow the car back onto the road.
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Bill Johnson
North
Cleveland
Bill
Buffalo Lake
Mrs Patching Taken by Death in Clarendon
Mrs Mary Josephine Patching of Clarendon died in St Anthony s Hospital. She was 81 and had been ill a month. A Springtown native who lived in Bowie Tulia Happy and Goodnight, she married F G Patching in 1890. Funeral at 5 p m at the family home with burial in Citizens Cemetery Murphy Spicer Funeral directed. Survivors include her husband two daughters two sons a sister eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Mary Josephine Patching
Clarendon
Eva Patching
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Patching
Springtown
Bowie
F. G. Patching
Happy
Tulia
Goodnight
Patchings
Methodist Church
Citizens Cemetery
Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home
Wyatt He
Bargain Weather and Dollar Day Shopping Hype
Weather talk gives way to a price driven note as Amarillo joins Dollar Day promotion. War Assets Administration announces auction of over 3,000 tons of scrap steel at Todd-Houston shipyard in Houston on June 9.
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Amarillo
Dallas
War Assets Administration
Todd-Houston
Houston
Four die as Tulsa Hotel fire rips Kilgore building
Fire gutted a two story Tulsa Hotel in Kilgore Texas early today killing four guests. Victims identified include Gerald Lee 19 Odin Illinois Victor Eason 31 Kilgore and George Clifton Young of Jacksonville Texas. One body initially misidentified as Roy Evans later corrected. Over two dozen guests escaped five hospitalized one critical. Fire chief on cause undetermined. Loss estimated at 150000.
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Kilgore
Tulsa
George Clifton Young
Jacksonville
Tex
Gerald Lee
Odin
Ill
Victor Eason
Roy Evans
Bowling Green
Leroy Rader
Evans
W. J. McBride
Texas
Louisiana
Mike Carlton
Dan Kirkland
Nichols
B. P. Dillahunty
Lillahunty
Clyde Spencer
Houston
Memorial Hospital
Donna Jean Thornbrugh
Gracie Lee Thornbrugh
Spencer
Truce Talks in Palestine Hit Snag in Amman
Negotiations for a four week truce in Palestine faced a break after Count Bernadotte met with King Abdullah in Amman. Arab and Jewish leaders disputed immigration limits and the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway as Intensive fighting continued around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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Cairo
Palestine
Amman
Folke Bernadotte
Abdullah
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Tulkarm
Tulkarm-Jenin-Nablus
Yibna
Irael
Jrusalem
Old City
Zion Gate
Bernadotte
United Nations
Trans- Jordan
Fawzi Pasha Maliki
Ralph Bunche
UN Secretariat
Arab League
Haifa
Beirut
UN Security Council
Camera inventor Lumiere dies at 83 in Bandol France
Luis Lumiere aged 83, co inventor of the motion picture camera with his brother Auguste, died in Bandol near Toulon today. He helped pioneer early cinema equipment and filming techniques that shaped the industry.
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Toulon
France
Luis Lumiere
Auguste
Bandol
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in Amarillo and West Texas Monday. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. New Mexico sees scattered showers and minimal temperature change. A 24 hour precipitation total is reported as 2 inches with sunrise at 5 33 AM and sunset at 7 59 PM.
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US Weatherurea
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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