Outraged Oklahoma Fans Defend State Nickname
A reader letter column defends Oklahoma against jokes calling it Ornery Oklahoma. Panhandle readers insist the region belongs to Texas, while Sayre and Elk City readers defend the Sooner state, with others calling for pride in Outstanding Oklahoma and Omnipotent Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Sayre
Elk City
Reno
Highway 66
EL Reno
Ornery
Radio Whodunits and Quick Jokes by the Wire
A column notes a radio mystery tale with a private eye and a dramatic scream then pivots to light jokes. It includes a Washington dispatch about Congressman Earl Wagner and a pun about metaphor and cows. The piece closes with humor from Arthur Godfrey and Wes Izard.
Annual Chamber Commerce Banquet Event
A local chamber of commerce hosts its annual banquet with organizers inviting members and guests to stay for speeches and awards. Details including time and venue are being coordinated with participating businesses on the High Plains Today roster.
Lausche Draws Mild Reproach From Truman Over Voting Hint
President Truman tempered remarks about Ohio Governor Lausche amid Lausche’s fence sitting on the 1950 Senate race. Lausche refused to commit to Taft or Democratic challenger Joseph Ferguson, saying both candidates have merits. Truman’s White House briefing discussed the governor’s stance as reporters noted the apparent party split.
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Washington
Truman
Ohio
Congress
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
White Sulphur Springs
Taft
Republican
Joseph T
Joe” Ferguson
White House
Early Classified Deadline Ahead of Get Acquainted Week
Classified ads must be received by 9 p.m. Friday for weekend publication in Sun day's News-Globe. Extra staff stay Friday until 9 p.m. to handle the rush for the mammoth Get Acquainted Week edition scheduled for Sunday.
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News-Globe
Port of Houston reports higher tonnage through May 31
The Port of Houston shows 1950 tonnage through May 31 beating the same period in 1949. The report highlights growth in shipments and port activity for the year to date.
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Houston
Chief Opposes 70 Group Air Force Plan
President Truman rejects the long sought 70 group air structure saying the country cannot pay for it. The Senate House conference backed a ceiling of 70 groups but the plan remains an authorization pending money appropriations. The proposal would authorize about 48 first line groups as the target under a variable group unit.
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Washington
Truman
Senate House
Conference Committee
Old Tack Film Frolic at Paramount Theater
Old Tack hosts a morning film frolic at 10 o clock at the Paramount Theater. Fathers of married daughters are invited to a special showing of Father of the Bride starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. The party is strictly stag with doors opening at 9 30 and coffee and doughnuts served.
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Old Tack
Paramount Theater
Spencer Tracy
Elizabeth Taylor
Cal Tech scientist Dubnoff held on inquiry into Weinbaum case
Dr. Jacob W. Dubnoff of California Institute of Technology was brought into federal court in Los Angeles on grand jury orders tied to an investigation of colleague Dr. Sidney Weinbaum. U S Attorney Ernest Tolin said Dubnoff, 41, declined to discuss Weinbaum's Communist Party ties and actions. Weinbaum, 52, was arrested last Friday and charged with perjury and fraud against the government. Dubnoff, a Cal Tech senior research fellow in biology, is a UCLA graduate who earned his PhD at Cal Tech in 1944 and joined the institute in 1936. He is a Los Angeles native. Cal Tech says he had no known military work there. He will have a chance to explain his reasons to U S District Judge James M. Carter.
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Los Angeles
Jacob W. Dubnoff
California Institute of Technology
Ernest Tolin
Dubnoff
Sidney Weinbaum
Cal Tech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Weinbaum
FBI
Tolin
Dubinoff
James M. Carter
University of California At
Spearman Rainfall Tops Area Reports
Showers swept across the Tri-State area with Spearman leading totals at 2.55 inches. Dumas 1.34 inches, Borger 1.06 inches, Perryton 0.91 inch, Gruver 0.25 inch, Follett 0.41 inch, and Guymon 0.38 inch. A two hour electrical storm in Gruver accompanied the rain with lightning and thunder. Tulsa recorded 0.47 inch, first rain since Saturday, while a dust storm hit Memphis with lightning and imminent rain.
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Dumas
Borger
Perryton
North Plains
Guymon
Follett
Gruver
Daily News
Herbert Hughes
Memphis
Weather Almanac for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers on Friday and cooler temperatures into Saturday. West Texas Panhandle and New Mexico west and east areas show cooler highs with windy conditions and thunderstorms in the southern and eastern portions. Winds and temperatures vary with time of day as shown by observed highs and lows.
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Amaringo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Crete
Rites Set for Tom O Loughlin in Pampa Church
Funeral mass for 44 year old Tom O Loughlin will be held at Holy Souls Catholic Church in Pampa with Fr Otto Meyer presiding. Burial at Miami Cemetery. Pallbearers include Dr. H S W Corbin Clark Mathers Renee Ratliff C M Coffee Horace Smith George Black William Herr Tom Wade. Surviving family includes widow Mary O Loughlin son Thomas daughter Sarah mother Mrs Anna O Loughlin two brothers Bill Miles O Loughlin and extended family. He died after a heart attack in a Pampa hospital. He was a member of the O Loughlin cattle family and a longtime Miami resident. Context includes local population counts and Texas city rankings as of 1950 census.
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Miami
Tom O'Loughlin
Panhandle
Holy Souls Catholic Church
Pampa
Otto Meyer
Miami Cemetery
Duenkel-Carmichael Funeral Home
WW. Corbin
Clark Mathers
Renee Ratliff
C. M. Coffee
Horace Smith
George Black
William Herr
Tom Wade
O'Loughlin
Sarah
Anna O'Loughlin
Bill
Miles O'Loughlin
Ellen Earl
FR. H. Earl
Plane Crashes Near Bedford Kills Several On Board
A four engined plane caught fire in mid air near Bedford Virginia and crashed killing four or five people. The log indicated its last stop at Patuxent Naval Base Maryland. Witnesses said several victims were Navy personnel. The crash occurred in an open field near the Paterson mine rock quarry about eight miles south of Bedford.
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Here
Patuxent Naval Base
Paterson Mine Rock Quarry
Superfortress Reported Down Near Guam
A B-29 Superfortress carrying 11 crew members was reported missing near Guam. Air Force headquarters said two life rafts were sighted 140 miles southeast of Guam and believed all 11 men were aboard the rafts.
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Tokyo
Guam
Air Force Headquarters
Railroads Plan Shutdowns Amid Strike Threats
Railroads announce full operation cuts if AFL switchmen strike Sunday. Rock Island and Pacific and Western Pacific plan shutdowns, Denver and Rio Grande Western and Great Northern face walkouts. Rock Island restricts passenger service June 24 to 25. several trains cut or rerouted through Amarillo and Tucumcari.
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AFL
National (Railway
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Rock Island and Pacific
Western Pacific
AFL Switchmen’s Union
North America
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Great Northern
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Order of Railway Conductors
Rock Island
Amarillo
Memphis
Tucumcari
Ai Reno
Kansas City
Kensas Ty
Draft Act Extension Nears Final Approval
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a three year renewal of the peacetime draft act with limited authority for the President to order inductions in national emergency. Conference committee to reconcile House and Senate versions follows a 15 day stopgap extension.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Free Father of the Bride Showing At Old Tack Theater
Today in Amarillo many events at various venues include a free Father of the Bride film for fathers and prospective fathers at the Old Tack sponsored by the Old Tack. Also Paramount Theater hosts American Business Club and Herring Hotel hosts Exchange Club meetings.
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Paramount Theater
American Business Club
Herring Hotel
Amarilla
Paducah Lions mark 25th anniversary with park picnic
Paducah Lions Club held a four way meeting in City Park with wives and zone club presidents to celebrate the 25th anniversary. New officers were installed led by Dargan Sims with C A Cryer as installing officer. The club honored charter members with 25 year chevrons and recalled its civic projects since 1925.
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Lions
City Park
Che
George A. Dall
Fort Collins
Colo
Lions International
Roy Powell
Cecil Carr
Charles Holden
Bill Mulkey
Noble O. Ingram
Price Sandlin
M. J. Carmichael
C. A. Cryer
Frank Philli Junior College
Borger
E. A. Carlock
S. W. Weatherall
W.W. Bingham
W. E. Boyle
Grady Lane
Y. S. Biggs
First Methodist Church
Marlin Johnson
Lions Club
Rex Keys
Darren Sims
Ray Loftis
R. Wood
Pearl Loar
Dall
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Dall
Primary Campaign Funds and Expense Filings in Panhandle
The piece notes fourteen county and precinct candidates paid about 3000 into Democratic Party funds for July 22 primary costs. It lists filing deadlines for campaign expense reports and where to file, and mentions candidates and local party officials involved in committee work. It also covers Mel Armstrong entering the constable race and Pete LaMaster's campaign schedule. A Ben Guill newsletter excerpt discusses housing costs, social security, and government spending with critical remarks on policy.
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Charles C. Gibson
Potter County
Loren Jones
Secy
John Ben Sheppard
Ausetin
Bob Stone
Ernest Archambeau
A. P. “Skeet” Gibson
FE. F. Pinch
Max Montgomery
Panhandle
Mel Armstrong
Armstrong
Mel
Oldham County
Pete LaMaster
Hereford
Borger
Follett
Lipscomb
Higgins
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