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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1971

Page

2

Clarendon Plans July 4 Event With Rodeo and Dance

Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association president Horace McClellan announces annual July 4 celebration for July 2 and 3 with nightly rodeo performances, saddles for top roping and riding averages, stock from Cordell and Campbell, Emil Schattel band for three dances, and a free barbecue on courthouse lawn July 3. Entries for the Queen’s Contest are open. Ernest Kent will lead the Old Timers meeting.

Clarendon Horace McClellan Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association Cordell and Campbell Emil Schattel Chamber of Commerce Wayne Riggs Ernest Kent

Mexican Heat Wave Kills 54 Children in Two Cities

The Mexican Health Department reports 54 children died from heat in Chihuahua and Monterrey over two months as temperatures exceed 100 degrees. About 1,950 children were treated for dehydration in Chihuahua and 2,691 in Monterrey, with many more affected by heat-related illnesses.

Mexico City

Amarillo Daily News Joins Amarillo Globe Times

Announcement that Amarillo Daily News will merge into Amarillo Globe Times. Names Globe-News Publishing executives and offices at Ninth and Harrison. Includes contact details and staff roles such as Publisher Editor and City Editor.

Amarillo

Hospital admissions list from multiple Texas towns

A long hospital roll lists admitted patients by town and facility, naming individuals and addresses across High Plains Baptist Stratford El Paso and nearby regions. The document compiles names such as Eva Weakley Carroll Wisdom Linda Beasley Deborah Baldwin and many others in multiple cities including Lubbock Pampa Stratford Clovis and Shamrock.

High Plains Baptist Eva Weakley Stratford Carroll Wisdom Deborah Baldwin Wilbur Linda Beasley Kingston Aurora Chatarre Tudor Elaine Darby Rosemary Haynes Lenwood Bill Moss Lamar Walter Pollard Thuman Glen Wooldridge Bonham Pole City Olive Ragan Sadie Mitchell Elovis Mul Howell APPY Johnnie McCarley Hereford Cirilo

Water Use in Steel and Rayon Production Compared

A ton of steel requires 65,000 gallons of water while a ton of rayon needs 300,000 gallons, highlighting higher water intensity for rayon manufacturing.

Texas Violent Death Toll Reaches Twenty Four This Weekend

The Associated Press tallies Texas violent deaths from Friday 6 pm to Sunday midnight, reporting 24 fatalities across the state. Victims include motorists in Seawall Boulevard crash in Galveston, drownings near Lake Grapevine, gunshot deaths in Houston and San Antonio, and a fatal wreck near Beaumont, with multiple incidents across Dallas Fort Worth and other locales.

Associated Press High Low Pr Abilene Rose Sen Ness Alpine Austin Beaumont Onan el Pasore Fort Worth Rae Ees Galveston Houston On Ee Junction Nwivueques Laredo Ai Texas Billy Roy Castleberry Houston Gene O. Jackson Seawall Dorann Gill Whitford Meridian U.S. 22 Bosque County Carol Joyce Ashmore Lake Grapevine Santos C. Tijerine Fresno Calif Emory Kelly Clara Cooper Mary Jones Evan Lilienthal Irving San Antonio William W. Loomis Bellaire Billie R. Teague

Residents Vote On Mixed Drinks In Potter County

Potter County Justice Precinct 2 residents will vote Tuesday on whether mixed alcoholic beverages may be sold. Sixty thousand voters? No, 196 registered voters cast ballots at Highland Park School from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The election was called after 57 residents petitioned. only the mixed drinks issue appears on the ballot.

Potter County Justice Precinct Highland Park School U.S. 60 Farm Road Earl Dial Justice Whitaker Road Canadian River Randall Armstrong Potter County Commissioners Court George Lokey Trades Fair Shopping Center 24Th Grand Fairpark Shopping Center 11Th Sunset Center Western Plaza DS Drug Stores

Swiss Women Back Ecology in Constitutional Vote

Swiss women participate in a national vote endorsing an ecological amendment to enshrine environmental protection in the constitution, including limits on air pollution and noise. A separate referendum approved a tax reform raising indirect taxes for roughly 41.6 to 61.2 million dollars annually, while turnout varied by canton and many rural voters still lack voting rights locally.

Bern Switzerland Cox Lake Lugano

Photo Survey Ends in Orchard Search for Bodies Near Feather River

Authorities say the orchard search for 25 bodies near Yuba City is nearly over as infrared photos are reviewed. Sheriff Whiteaker will recheck a film strip for potential gravesites while Tehama County reports a Corning river body linked by similar slaying marks to Juan Corona, the farm labor contractor charged in 10 cases. Navy aerial photos may aid the investigation in a few days.

Yuba City Calif UPI Feather River Roy Whiteaker Tehama County Corning Lyle Williams Juan Corona Whiteaker California Corona Walter Bromberg Sacramento

Cash Burial Policy Ad by National Benefit Life

An advertisement offers a $1,000 burial policy to age 90 from Old Line Legal Reserve. No salesman calls or medical exam required. Money back guarantee. Free details in a plain envelope. Tear out and write to National Benefit Life Insurance Co Fort Worth Texas AG.

OLD Line Legal Reserve National Benefit Life Insurance Company P.O Fort Worth Texas

Burial Rites For Murphy Today At Arlington

Audie Murphy the war hero will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The interment will take place near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a 10 a.m. procession from the administrative office. His widow Mrs. Pamela Murphy and their sons Terry and James are expected to attend in North Hollywood Calif.

Arlington, Va UPI Audie Murphy Arlington National Cemetery Murphy Roanoke Pamela Murphy Terry James North Hollywood Calif

Shell Raises Glycerine Prices and Polystyrene

Shell Chemical Co. announced a one cent per pound price hike on synthetic glycerine effective Monday and said all grades of polystyrene will rise, with the increase taking effect July 1. The action was disclosed in Houston by UPI.

Houston UPI Shell Chemical Co

Bechtold Nursery Owner Plans Retirement and Travel

Nancy Bechtold of Amarillo, after 18 years running Bechtold Nursery at 6027 Canyon Drive, retires and auctions her house and nursery June 29 to pursue world travel and study of plants. She cites long hours, desire to see native plant habitats, and preference for locally adapted species for growth. She plans to explore New Zealand Portugal and the Bahamas while remaining based in Amarillo when not traveling.

Amarillo Nancy Bechtold New Zealand Portugal Bahamas Mrs. Bechtold United States

Judge Allows Jesuits to Sell Interest in Note

A federal judge granted the Houston Jesuits permission to sell their $400,000 stake in a $2.9 million promissory note in a bankruptcy reorganization. Now the Houston Educational Foundation Inc, the Jesuits petitioned via trustee Henry Oliver to sell the note tied to the Sharpstown deal and collateral.

Sharpstown Eleven-O-Four Associated Markets Investment, Ltd Sharpstown State Bank AMI New York

Texans to Voice Time Opinions on 1972 Poll

Texas voters will decide in the 1972 party primaries whether to express views on Daylight Savings Time. The nonbinding straw vote, backed by western and southern lawmakers with Gov. Preston Smith, comes on the session's last day after a similar measure failed earlier.

Austin UPI Texas Preston Smith

Senate passes bill making threats to police a felony

Sacramento legislators push a measure to classify shouting Kill the pig or any exhortation to kill a police officer as a felony. The state Senate approved the bill amid debate on public safety and free speech implications.

Sacramento Calif UPI State Senate

Minnie Williams Green Services Set at West Amritto

Minnie Williams Green aged 68 of 967 Lincoln dies and services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at West Amritto Church of Christ. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Stephens.

Green Minnie Willams Green Lincoln Donald Stephens West Amaritto Church of Christ

Martin Road Chapel Service for James Fainnie Pearl

James Fainnie Pearl, 64, of 804 South, will have service at 10 pm Monday at Martin Road Chapel. Interment will be at Quengh, Texas. Local newspapers note the Blackburn Show in relation to the service and pre‑funeral arrangements.

James fAinnie Pearl James Blackburn Martin Road Quengh Texas Armstrong Beatrice Armstrong Tularose Griggs Dale Walter A. Dole South Lipscomb Griggs Pioneer Chapel Emphysema Memorial Fund American Heart Association

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