Phillips talks resume as union workers return to Copolymer unit
In Borger a renewed bargaining round between Phillips Petroleum officials and Local 351 began while Copolymer plant office employees returned to work. With no federal conciliator present, prospects for a resolution dimmed as 90 percent of Pampa Production workers are back. The 29th day of the general Phillips strike saw a union meeting at the union hall and ongoing questions over Local 351 presidential eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Phillips Petroleum Co
Ethan Walker
Amone
Pampa
Phillips Refinery
Union Hall
Ers
Local 551
International
Washington D. C
E. C. Snider
Local 351
Snider
Burt Curtright
Curtright
Washington
Phillips
Harvest safety tips amid Panhandle wheat fires halt fields
Fire hazards from wheat harvest prompt cautions to cool engines and extinguish sparks. Smokers warned to fully deaden cigarettes, barrels of water and wet burlap hats advised in fields. Fires destroyed 259 acres near Canyon and about 60 more near Amarillo, with 19 combines short in Claude Panhandle area and 1,000 total short across Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill King
Wheat Harvest Control Office
Texas Employment Commission
Amarillo
Panhandle
Claude-Panhandle
Amarillo Canyon
Dumas
Lipscomb
Grover and
Perryton
King
Panhandle Pests Target Aerial Attack on Hoppers
The Agriculture Department plans to spray 700000 acres of Texas Panhandle range land starting about June 8 to curb grasshopper outbreaks. Amarillo will host the aerial operation coordinated by TSDA aviation expert Val D Mackiewicz with ground mistblower sprays. Local officials, ranchers, and state and federal representatives met in Amarillo and Darhart to finalize the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Tsda Aviation Ex
Pert Val D. Mackiewicz
Department
Panhandle
Darhart
Randall County votes for local grasshopper spraying plan
Randall County farmers backed a community spraying program to fight a grasshopper outbreak while balking at a county-wide approach. The meeting sponsored by the Randall County Farm Bureau heard from Connie Garner of Texas A&M and noted cooperation with the Highway Department and Transair Spraying. Ground and aerial plans covered 200 000 acres in Oklahoma and Texas and additional operations across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Randall County
Randall County Farm Bureau
Clarence Beckman
Umbarzer
Precinct 4
Connie Garner
Texas A & M Extension Service
Garner
Texas
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
Texas County
Showers Hop Across High Plains Panhandle
A line of thundershowers moved across the Panhandle and South Plains with dust winds and light moisture. Tulsa reported heavy rain and potential tornado funnels, while Amarillo saw a brief shower and damage to a residence frame at 2754 Palm. Temperatures reached near 98 in the Panhandle with scattered storms continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tulsa
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
U.S
Amarillo Air Terminal
Amavillo
Davis Construction Company
Pamna
Hereford
Clavion
Thurdershower
Childress
Clovis
Wheat Burns Near Groom
A fire of unknown origin destroyed about 20 acres of wheat on the Harris Barnett farm four miles east of Groom. The blaze started around 4:30 p.m. and was controlled 30 minutes later by local farmers and Groom Volunteer Fire Department. Harvest had begun two days earlier with yields reported around 30 to 35 bushels per acre. A separate wheat fire the previous day destroyed 19 acres near Grandview community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Barnett
Groom
Highway 66
Groom Volunteer Fire Department
Roy Ritter
Grandvieu
Trap Shoot Crowns Cla ss C and D Champions
Amarillo shooter W H Hyse edged Don Beck of Hobbs New Mexico 98 of 100 to win Class C. Class D tied at 92 of 100 with Vern Hawhaker Elmo Gambill both of Amarillo and Ralph McNeil. Handicap division led by Paul Blansett Liberty Texas with 97 of 100. John Loffland Fort Worth and Ray McGee Amarillo tied 95 of 100. Loffland had 23 yard handicap, Metree 21 yards. Betty Cox Wichita Falls high woman with 92. junior winner Liston Roberts. Houston 93 of 100. Some Hollingsworth Las Vegas New Mexico high sub-junior with 89. Doubles postponed to 9 p.m. due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
W. H. Hyse
Don Beck
Hobbs
N.M
Vern Hawhaker
Elmo Gambill
Ralph McNeil
Houston
Betty Cox
Wichita Falls
Liston Roberts
Some Hollingsworth
Las Vegas
New
Defense Bill Amendments on Secretary and Chiefs Proposals
The roll calls show multiple votes on defense amendments. A 183 to 170 vote upheld broad access to Congress, while 123 to 97 rejected a constrained appeals rule. A 150 to 82 ballot backed limiting service leaders to Joint Chiefs, and a 211 to 192 final vote combined Eisenhower amendments into one defeated package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Texans See 3000 Discharged From Armed Forces In May
State Selective headquarters reports 3000 Texans discharged or relieved from active duty in May. Col. Morris S. Schwartz says about 2500 Texans entered service in May as volunteers or draftees. North Plains harvests near full swing with field hand shortages feared if weather turns adverse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
API
Morris S. Schwartz
King
Panhandle
North Plains
Man Surrenders After 33 Years AWOL From Army
A 51 year old Cordia Georgia man told Amarillo police he had been AWOL from the Army for 33 years. He said he left Fort Benning in 1924 or 1925 from a tank battalion and lived quietly working on railroads and farms. He turned himself in saying he was tired of being a phony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Cordia
Fort Benning
Adams Concedes wool labeling act amid White House dispute
President Eisenhower’s aide Adams acknowledged the wool labeling act amid mentions of the East Boston case. James Hagerty defended Adams saying relations with Goldfine were personal and not improper, though questions lingered about the adviser’s ties to the SEC and legacy scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
East Boston
Goldfine
Fisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Helium Plant Prospects Boost Private Investment Says Meyerhoff
Meyerhoff notes helium use rises in private ventures for titanium and zirconium, urging oil men to inspect new gas wells for helium. He warns no strong government helium policy exists besides the Bureau of Mines, advocating private operation of new facilities. Estimated plant cost 14 million dollars for 240 million cubic feet capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mevgerhoff
Bureau of Mines
Meyerhoff
Moeyerhoff
Tragic Airman Keeton Missing after Suicidal Flight
A young pilot, Don Keeton of Dallas, left a note saying he planned to die in an airplane. He departed Gulfport on a doomed flight and authorities searched several miles in Louisiana for signs of a crash, with multiple sightings turning false alarms before no contact was re established. The investigation traced his despondency to a broken engagement with Doris Lynn Dowling, a Cro ner Tech student.
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Hall Summit
Castor
Monroe
Bienville Parish
Shreveport
Keeton
Croner Tech
Doris Lynn Dowling
Don
Dallas
Doris
England Air Force Base
Alexandria
Barksdale Air Force Base
Gulfport
CAA
Moisant International Airport
New Orleans
Louisiana
Keesler
W. M. Mayo
W. H. Chevis
Chevis
Mary Helen Dykes and Susan C Ryan Rites Noted
Mary Helen Dykes 65 of Clayton New Mexico wife of C T mother of James Jne Matt Pat Johnny Day sister of Matt Joe O Brien Mrs Rose Solomon 11 grandchildren 1 great grandchild body taken to Kilburn Funeral Home Clayton for service and burial Susan C Ryan 97 of 4808 West lth mother of F A Johnson Gibbs Jones John Loftand I J Harle H W Richards Johnny E Ryan sister of Ed Spears grandchildren service 9 am Friday Ivy Chapel burial Tolbert Texas
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Southall
Potter County
MM Cattle Co
Roy S
D. B. Pavillard
Pers
Randall
A. R. Morgan
Cii
Texas Highway Department
Matrice Steen
Transair
Canon
Beaver
Harper, Ellis
Roger Millis
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Denver
High Plains
Westher
South Plains
Hobart
Clayton
Gage
Guyman
Paul Blansett
Liberty, Tev
John
Loffland
Fort Worth
Ray McGee
Metree
Ee Transfer Storage Co
PTA Ve
Chitacs
Deason
Complete Optical Service
Ce Tacarr
Pole ST
FISK
Douglas Optical
Zales Jewelers
Harris
Amarile
Txell
Ofis
Kan
Shiprock
Monroe Area
La.m. Est
Annabelle Keeton
Dun and Bradstreet
Rience
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Keesler Airport
Boxwell Bros
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Gray
Coney
Jesse Lee Rovd
Helen Leverkuhn
Linda Carroll Marion
James
Willard Gray
Albert Gray
Wilson
Paul
Luther
Ernest
Howard Gray
Etta Bell Quinton
Jolene Shult
Blanche
Dad
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Polk
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