Texas States' Rights Leaders Rally Against Supreme Court Rulings
The Texas States' Rights Democrats in Dallas denounce Supreme Court decisions on tidelands and UT segregation as threats to state sovereignty. They propose a referendum in the July primary, press Gov. Shivers and candidates to back the measure, and condemn federal actions as tyranny while pledging to resist with strong rhetoric.
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Dallas
Texas
Executive Committee
US Supreme Court
Texas Tidelands
University of Texas
Allan Shivers
Curtis Douglass
Pampa
Supreme Court
Douglass
J. Hart Willis
Port Worth
Marion Church
Gene
Lloyd Price
Fort Worth
National Socialist Party
Democratic
Price
PF. R. Car Jon
W. Frank Bartow
Dalias
Bradley
F E. R. Spencer
Columbus
Hereford Junior Chamber of Commerce Officers Named
Hereford June 15 Hereford Junior Chamber of Commerce elects Jerry Stoltz president at county courthouse meeting. Dick Lucas is named vicepresident. New directors include John Aiken Ed Skypala Dick Barnard Darrell Blanton Jim Terry and Bill Howard. Existing directors remain Kenneth Coker Gerald Wilson A Duckworth Leo Hellman Harold Loerwald and Ivan Block. Retiring from the board are Jimel Hartman Sam Nininally T J Gray Dub Reeves Bill Wolfe and Paul Coneway.
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Hereford
Jerry Stoltz
Shafer Funeral Set At Tulia
Tulia resident Mrs. Eppy Frances Shafer died yesterday in a Littlefield hospital after a brief illness at age 83. Funeral services set for 2 30 Friday at the Primitive Baptist Church with J Ellis officiating. Burial in Rosehill Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home direction. Survivors include three daughters and four sons, plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Tulia
Eppy Frances Shafer
Littlefield
Primitive Baptist Church
S&s. J
J. H Windham
Amarillo
D. E
Wichita Falls
Death Takes Mother Of Dalhart Woman
Mrs. D. A. Gay aged 84, mother of Dalhart women Mrs. H. D. Barber and Mrs. W. H. Ruffner, was buried in Cherokee Texas after dying Monday in George West. Last rites were attended by her niece Mrs. Clyde Freeman and nephews Hugh Ed and David Barber of Dalhart.
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Dalhart
D. A. Gay
Cherokee
Tex
George West
H. D. Barber
W. H. Ruffner
Gay
Clyde Freeman
Hugh Ed
David Barber
Second Class Boy Scouts Eligible for National Jamboree
Second class Boy Scouts aged 11 may register for the National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania June 30 to July 6. President Truman will open the event. 48 000 scouts and leaders are expected. A tour route includes Washington Philadelphia Liberty Bell New York City Niagara Falls.
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Valley Forge
Scout
Lewis P. Pields
Truman
Washington
Don D. Harrington
Boy Scout Office
Dogs Chase Fox Amid Nighttime Lodge Says Fox Escapes
A missing silver fox evaded five or more pursuing dogs near the Knights of Pythias Lodge at North West Sixth and Fillmore. George Marsh reports the fox, about the size of a large cat, dashed through his yard while a lodge member and possibly the owner pursued in a car, stirring local excitement.
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Knights of Pythias
Marc
Marsh
Fox
Youth Mexico City Choir Set to Sing in Amarillo
A 22 voice Mexico City youth choir ages 8 to 15 performs a non profit goodwill tour concert Saturday at 8 PM in Amarillo High School Auditorium. Admission 180 for adults 90 cents for children with lucky 10 advance tickets. The program mixes sacred classical and Mexican songs including Un Viejo Amor Jarabe Tapatio and Adios Margarita Linda. Directed by Senor Rogelio Zarzosa y Alarcon.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United State
Canada
Amarillo High School
Demonstrates Use Of Liquefied Air At Rotary Meeting
Dr. Cliff Seibel of the U S Bureau of Mines spoke at Amarillo Rotary Club on liquid air and its roles in helium production. Hal Brown introduced him, with Henry Buthker in charge. A bees report followed from Mrs. W R Clark noting a tremendous swarm in her yard.
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Amarillo
W. R. Clark
North East Fourteenth
Candidate Talks of Government at Lions Club Luncheon
State Sen G C Morris spoke on government excess and federal encroachment at the South Amarillo Lions Club luncheon in Old Tascosa Herring Hotel. He cited tidelands rulings and desegregation limits as examples, while the Gainesville Community Circus raised about 2000 for crippled children cerebral palsy and polio funds at a June 29 event.
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G. C. Morris
South
Gainesville
VFW
Warren D. Lowry
Travelogue At San Jacinto Kiwanis Meeting
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club members met at the San Jacinto Youth Center for a travel film on Mexico shown courtesy of Bob Young Continental Trailways district agent. Plans discussed for a Fourth of July event at the Youth Center. Approximately 20 guests attended. Dr Roy Barnes presided.
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San Jacinto
One Killed Six Hurt Near Vaughn New Mexico Crash
A highway accident about 30 miles south of Vaughn left Derese Melchair 60 of Eden Texas dead and six other people critically injured. State police said an auto overturned after hitting loose gravel on US 285. Injured were Carlos Aguirre 22 Eden Reginio Cruz 29 Eden Vicente Rodriguez Lamesa Driver Marcello Hernandez 61 Eden Felipe Aguirre 45 Eden and Lorenzo Dominouez Roswell.
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Vaughn
Derese Melchair
Eden
Tex
Carlos Aguirre
Reginio Cruz
Vicente Rodriguez
Lamesa
Marcello Hernandez
Felipe Aguirre
Lorenzo Dominouez
Roswell
Officials in Pacific Manila
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Gen. Omer Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will arrive here by plane tomorrow from Guam.
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Pacific
Manila
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Gen
Omer Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guam
The Day's Records Highlights and Figures
Reported postal receipts amount to 87 120.95. Building permits total 1 564. School enrollment and bank deposits for the quarter end March 31 reach 110 281 416 59. Traffic fatalities this year stand at 2. Death certificates issued are 66. Parking meter receipts and utility meters are listed. Birth certificates issued total 7. Traffic accidents this year number 251. Water usage yesterday amounts to 20 700 000 gallons.
Amarillo Briefs and Births Reported in Late Thursday
Fire calls and alarms logged for a 24 hour period ending Thursday evening. Births list multiple local families at Amarillo area hospitals with new daughters and sons tallied by time. Marriage licenses and employment data accompany the community update.
Property Transfers and Deeds in Local Advertisement
A compiled list shows various name transfers and ownership changes including METER TRANSFERS, WARRANTY DEEDS, and tract descriptions. Notable items include Walter Hensel et al to J Sissan 50x150 tract. A L Palm et als to Kenneth Johnson 20 Grand Avenue Tracts. Wolflin Park Inc to Homer Eaton lot 16 block 62. M Y Galloway et al to Lafayette F Blake lot 21 block 17. North Heights and Country Club Terrace area lots. Addresses and names appear in dense utility-style notice form.
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Walter Hensel
Sissan
Plemons
L. Palm
Kenneth Johnson
Grand Avenue
M. Y Galloway Et
Lafayette F. Blake
Country Club Terrace
Wolflin Park, Inc
Homer Eaton
Wolflin Park
T. Curtis
Edward B. Johnson
North Heights
May to June observances and promotional weeks listed
The note outlines Father Child Month from May 18 to June 18, Dairy Month in June, National Ice Cream Fiesta in June, National Flag Week June 11 to 18, and Tie Leather Goods Week on June 17. It presents a calendar of observances without further details.
Weather Report Summary From Amarillo Office
Data from the US Weather Bureau Amarillo show precipitation for the 24-hour period ending 6 PM yesterday as none. Year to date totals list 4.01 inches this year and 2.56 inches last year with a running total of 14.18 inches and an all-time average of 8.16 inches for the period.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Austin
Brownsville
Clarendon
Dalhart
Dallas
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
San Antonio
Texarkana
Waco
Wichita Falls
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Ted Eenee
Denver
Detroit
Wrens
Kansas
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
San Grapcinco
Abe pHaeesensae
Shreveport
Bese Teass
Tulsa
Scar Renee Oees Seegess
Wee Kan
Murder charge filed in stabbing in Amarillo
Rand Hawkins a 40 year old Amarillo man was charged with assault with intent to murder after stabbing his 24 year old wife Fay in the 200 block of North Monroe. Bond set at 2500 by Justice of the Peace Charlie Carder Hawkins surrendered to police after the incident. Fay Hawkins remained at St Anthony's Hospital with multiple knife wounds but not in critical condition.
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Justice of the Peace Charlies Carder
Rand Hawkins
Amarillo
Hawkins
Fay
North
Monroe
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rumor of Horse Birth Triggers Bombay Turmoil
In Bombay on Friday June 16 crowds of about ten thousand men and women gathered to storm a central tenement after a rumor claimed a woman had given birth to a horse. Police showed an infant to reporters described with an equine head and small size as authorities searched the area for the supposed mother.
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Bombay
India
Southwestern Bell adds long distance circuits to Guymon and Amarillo
Dalhart June 15 The Southwestern Associated Telephone Co. said it has added two direct long distance circuits one to Guymon Oklahoma and one to Amarillo. District Manager T M Rogers noted this brings the Guymon links to two and Amarillo to nine.
Texas Oil Board approves July allowables to curb imports
The Texas Railroad Commission sets July crude and product allowables at 2 752 545 barrels daily, up 66 706 from June, aiming to boost domestic production to counter foreign oil imports. National stocks reached 238 772 000 barrels as of June 3, with a July statewide hearing planned in Austin on July 14.
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Texas
Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
US Bureau of Mines
Austin
Southwest Texas
Gulf Coast
East Central Texas
East Texas
East Texas Field
West Central Texas
West Texas
North Texas
Panhandle
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Bralley Re elected President of Texas Agents Group
Art Bralley of Amarillo was reelected president of the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association at the convention in College Station. Other officers for 1950-51 are A. B. Jolley of Dallas County as vice president and D. F. Bredthauer of Refugio County as secretary. Bralley, a Potter County agent since 1944, also leads the Amarillo Fat Stock Show and has represented agents at national conferences.
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College Station
Art Bralley
Amarillo
Texas County Agricultural Agents Association
A. B. Jolley
Dallas County
D. F. Bredthauer
Refugio County
Brasley
Potter County
Gladewater Rodeo Draws Top Hands
Jiggs Burke of Comanche Oklahoma set the pace at the 13th annual Gladewater Roundup Rodeo winning the bulldogging event with a near world record of 4.5 seconds and leading the calf roping first go round. Other leaders include Todd Whatley Hugo Oklahoma bareback, Bill Hancock Ozone Arkansas saddle bronc, and Grant Marshall Pryor Oklahoma bull dogging. Carl B Everett Jr Gladewater contractor and oilman lost a finger helping install a new bull dogging chute during opening night.
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Gladewater
Jiggs Burke
Comanche
Okla
Madison Square Garden
Burke
Todd Whatley
Hugo
Bill Hancock
Ozone
Ark
Grant Marshall
Pryor
Carl B. Everett, Jr
Everett
Harvest Begins with First Wheat Load in Hemphill County
J. B. Henderson delivered the first Hemphill County harvest load to Canadian Grain Co-Op. The 208 bushels tested 61 pounds per bushel with 11.5 percent moisture. The grain came from an Early Wichita variety plot, per R. A. Ford, manager of the firm.
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Canavan
Hemphill County
Canadian Grain Co-Op
J. B. Henderson
Henderson
R. A. Ford
Robbery at Amarillo Air Terminal as thief eludes capture
A man suspected in robbing the Dobbs House restaurant at Amarillo Air Terminal of 495.36 from a locked filing cabinet remains at large after two other overnight thefts at San Jacinto Methodist Church and Mack's Second Hand Store. Police broadcast a regional description and followed several leads.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
Sheriff's Office
San Jacinto Methodist
West Sixth
Mack
John Dougan
Paul Gaither
H. P. Cochran
Campbell
M. C. Dickerson
Jesse Lee Davis
Malakoff
Tex
Amarillo
Davis
Cleveland man jailed for eight months for tax return failure
Attorney Fred N. Acker aged 54 received an eight month prison term in Cleveland for failing to file a tax return for 1946. He is noted for his stance against income taxes.
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Cleveland
Fred N. Acker
Funeral services for Charles Lannie Line in Pampa
Funeral services for Charles Lannie Line, 31, will be held at Duenkel-Carmichael Chapel in Pampa. The El Paso born radio announcer died suddenly Tuesday while attending Texas Western College. Burial at Fairview Cemetery. survivors include wife, son, parents, siblings, and grandmother.
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Line
Panhandle
Canyon
West Texas State College
KHUZ
Borger
Kent Line
Dallas
Lucy Line
Pampa
H. J. Line
Snyder
Ed Line
J. C. Line
Redmond
Ore
Fred Brook
J. S. Carter
Flag Ceremony at Camp Don Harrington Today
A 60-foot steel flag pole will be unveiled at Camp Don D. Harrington in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony led by Troop 24 of First Christian Church. Scoutmaster Vernon Lain and former Scoutmaster L. E. Smith organize the program, with the color guard from Troop 24 handling the retreat. Lewis P. Fields chairs the camping and activities committee and will accept the flag. Scouts and friends are invited.
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Don D. Harrington
First Christian Church
Vernon Lain
L. E. Smith
Lewis P. Fields
Council
Engineers Gather On Monday Night at Trustt Hall
Division personnel and safety supervisor for the Southwestern Public Service Company will explain why People Are Important at an ASME meeting Monday night. The session starts 7:45 PM in the lobby of the Southwestern Public Service Company offices at Fifth and Polk. Cleon Ligon serves as temporary chairman.
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Trustt Hall
Southwestern Public Service Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fifth
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Annora Fern Carver
Texas Employment Commission
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Worth Taylor
Robert F. Dennis
John Bingham
Virginia
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Warage
Amarillo Ol Mill Co
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Glynn Cooper
Turner
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Sanborn
Rudy Bauman
Milam
Lorene Callicoutte
Fannin
Floyd B. Ellington
Jackson
Ted Allen
Harry G. Hatch
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Acme Glass Shop
Ace Sheet Metal Works
Hayden Carroll F. Jones
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O. L. Byrd
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Anna Cheyne
Tom C. Connally
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Truman Henderson
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Polk
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Gladewater Rodeo
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