Truman Signs Draft Bill Inductions Start Sept 22
President Truman signed the peacetime draft bill and two appropriation measures totaling over 10 billion dollars for the Army Navy and Air Force. Inductions could begin Sept 22 after registration starts mid August with a six week setup for draft boards. The Navy gets 3.75 billion for a 65,000 ton aircraft carrier and related needs while the Army Air Force receive 6.7 billion to expand manpower and equipment.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
National Guard
Stassen Gains Support From Amarillo Delegate In Philly
At the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia on June 24, the Amarillo delegate backed Harold Stassen on the first ballot as Taft led with 30 and Dewey and Stassen trailed. The report notes TV and film stars boosting Warren and War ren while Kansas delegates wore sunflowers amid hot, crowded halls.
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New Hampshire
Dewey
Granite State
New York
Dudley Hay
GOP
Stassen
Minnesota
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Joseph W. Martin
Harland Kelley
Milwaukee
al Bennett
The
Globe
Atchison, Kan
Philadelphia
Texas
Taft
Amarillo
Frank Todd
MacArthur
Vandenberg
Warren
Kansas
Flash Flood Drenches Amarillo Region Centered on English Field
A sudden rainstorm drenched areas north and east of Amarillo, centering on English Field. 3.46 inches fell in 90 minutes with hail up to 0.625 inches, flooding highways and slowing traffic. Reports covered Borger to Hereford, with total local rainfall reaching 11.30 inches for the year, while forecasts warned of ongoing flood threats along rivers and creeks in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Highway 60
Army Tech Village
English Field
Fritch Road
Hal Martin
KGNC
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Borger
Globe News
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Santa Fe Dispatcher
Amarillo Creek
Dumas
Hereford
Canyon
Vega
Tulsa
Conway
Groom
Panhandle
Boden
Fitz
Fort Worth & Denver
Channing
Tascosa
Clinton-Weatherford
H. B. Ammacker
American Automobile Association
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas River
Hail Damages Gate Community Wheat in Panhandle Storm
A June 24 Oklahoma Panhandle storm near Gate, 28 miles west of Buffalo, caused over 250000 dollars in damage. Hail the size of marbles battered wheat, flattening fields in a 1.5 to 2 mile by 11 to 13 mile area. S. E. Lee of Harper County Journal reports the storm began about 3 15 and lasted an hour, with the worst 15 minutes.
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Okla
Gate
Here
S. E. Lee
Harper County Journal
Oklahoma Panhandle
Gate Hit by Severe Storm Causes Glass Breakage and Damage
A severe storm moved east through Gate and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Windows shattered in the Gate school and buildings, roofs torn, and windmills toppled while a silica plant and a bank building sustained major damage. Power and telephone service were disrupted with restoration planned for the business and residential sections.
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REA
Gate
Harner County
Coy Martin
Home Lumber Co
Earl Kerns
Buffalo
Christmas Babies Birthday Party Plans June 27 in Amarillo
Hundreds from the Panhandle South Plains New Mexico Oklahoma and beyond descend on Ellwood Park Amarillo for the Christmas Birthday Club party. The world's largest birthday cake will be served as Amarillo High Choir and KGNC organist Bernie Howel provide music. Membership since last December exceeds 1500 with ages from 80 to six months. The party is free for club members with a 2 30 p m start and roped off park section.
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Panhandle
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New Mexico
Oklahoma
Hillsboro
Texas
Hollywood
California
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Daily News
Babes
the Nation
Gladys Swarthout
Amerillo
Thirteenth
Madison
The
Globe News
New Mexico events and meetings across towns
RUIDOSO hosts New Mexico Press Association gatherings while veterans seek VA guidance at the courthouse. In Baileyboro and Shammrock veterans advise sessions continue at public venues. Junior Chamber and Baptist workers meet in Tucumcari and West Plains with officer elections and planning. A preschool roundup, a rodeo prep, a band concert and a fish rodeo planning session are also public events.
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Ruidoso
New Mexico Press Association
Wheeler
Lowell Sharbutt Veterans Administration
Baileyboro
Baptist Church Workers’ Conference
West Plains Baptist Association
Sesssion
Tucumcari
Veterans Administration
Chamber of Commerce
DE Baca
Littlefield
Paducah
What Am I Saying Sour Singing
A short humor piece by Frank Morean riffs on singers and criticism of voices, echoing Coleridge with a humorous twist. The spoof title suggests a light column about stage performance and audience reactions, noting a 1948 copyright claim by Post Corp. Inc.
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Frank Morean
Samuel Coleridge
Sam
N. ¥. Post Corp., Inc
Two Killed In Lubbock Area Storm Crash
A severe storm caused flooding along the Anton Littlefield highway and in Lubbock area roads. In Lubbock two traffic crashes killed Bobby Gene Oliver and injured Emmett Carroll when a sign blew into a car. A third crash near Littlefield left eleven people uninjured as water flooded streets and highways.
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Littlefield
Bobby Gene Oliver
Emmett Carroll
J. N. Pruett
Anton-Littlefield
Anton
Weather summary for Amarillo West Texas New Mexico
CUS reports partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers across Amarillo and vicinity and western Texas with little temperature change through Friday and Saturday. New Mexico sees widely scattered showers or storms east Friday afternoon, otherwise fair, with highs from 75 to 85 and 85 to 95 in the north and south.
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CUS Weatoe
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Coal Argument Accord Reached
President Truman announced a settlement in the coal dispute as John L. Lewis and soft coal operators reached a new contract two days after the emergency board pressed for talks. The deal includes a $1 a day wage boost and a $100 million annual welfare pension fund, avoiding a potential July strike and keeping the current contract in force past June 30.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
David L. Cole
Lewis
Steel Company
Harry M. Moses
Steel
Moses
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