Prize list from a bygone Franklin County fair
A clipped Arkansas Gazette item recalls 50 year old Franklin County fair prizes such as silk petticoats and homemade lard, contrasting old time awards with modern livestock and 4 H shows. The piece notes the old county fair fading toward extinction as prizes shift to livestock and machinery.
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Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Rex Baxter
Montague Co
Franklin County
Arkansas
June visitors at Carlsbad Cavern rise amid political notes
Tom Boles reports Cavern attendance for June first 17 days totals 61 197 with daily counts 3 507 on the 15th 4 910 on Sunday and 4 734 on Monday. Since January 182 949 visitors, 16 000 more than last season. Also notes West Texas political arousal and conservative shift comments from Floyd Boles and a jab about a bumper sticker Ban the Brothers.
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Tom Boles
Carlsbad Rotary Club
Jury Selected Opens Clements Fraud Trial
Robert E. Clements of Amarillo leads a fraud case tied to fake tank mortgages and fictitious credits connected to Superior Manufacturing Co. Harold Orr testifies that Clements proposed bogus financing and helped sell the firm for 482000 with 382000 from fake tank mortgages. Orr, Alexander, and MacSpadden had pleaded guilty to related counts. trial continues with testimony scheduled.
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Harold Orr
E. E
Gene) Jordan
47Th District Court
Clements
Orr
Alexander
McSpadden
Senate Hearings Delayed in Civil Rights Clash
Senate voices attack Kennedy civil rights proposals as Russell accuses the president of aiding demonstrators. Commerce Committee postpones hearings on public accommodations as Thurmond demands strict rule enforcement, with scheduling difficulties and witness issues delaying action.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Kennedy
Russell
Senate
Liberal Brothers
Senate Commerce Committe
Strom Thurmond
D S.C
Thurmond
Robert F. Kennedy
Kenney
House Judiciary Committee
Emanel Celler
D-N. Y
Mittee
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Run Away Child Found Safe After Four Hour Missing Incident
An 11 year old East Amarillo girl ran away after Bible class. Police searched with a familiar officer finding her four hours later in the town. A missing person bulletin was issued at 3 pm and the dispatcher recognized the girl in the lobby.
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Amarillo
Wilts
Cartoonist Al Capp critiques abstract art on Youth Wants To Know
Al Capp, creator of Lil Abner, appeared on a television program tonight to discuss abstract art. He called it a product of the untalented sold by the unscrupulous to the utterly bewildered during interviews with teenagers on Youth Wants To Know.
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Washington
al Capp
Lil Abner
Weather summary for Amarillo and other cities
Weather glance shows Amarillo with 165 days of sun in 175 period. Readings at 3 PM list wind 23 29 mph and 15 miles visibility with clear sky. Houston and Dallas labeled cloudy with light wind. Oklahoma City marked partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Kennedy urges Atlantic teamwork on trade defense and money
President Kennedy told a West Germany press conference that Europe Britain and the United States must strengthen cooperation on trade finance and defense. He warned a wall should not separate the Atlantic nations, cited 400000 US troops overseas, and urged broader European contribution to NATO amid De Gaulle tensions. He endorsed multilateral pacts over bilateral ones and stressed unity to meet Cold War challenges.
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West Germany
Europe
Britain
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Kennedy
West
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
NATO
Weather outlook Amarillo and vicinity and surrounding areas
Fair to partly cloudy conditions with travel hazards due to isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs near the low to mid 90s, with variable winds. Isolated storms expected this afternoon and tonight across northern New Mexico and eastern plains.
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Amarillo
New
Mek
First KC135 tanker welcomed at Amarillo AFB ceremony
The 909th Air Refueling Squadron received its first KC135 tanker at Amarillo Air Force Base with on the flight line ceremonies. Page 2. Robert E. Clements faces district court on felony theft charges tied to bogus mortgages on anhydrous ammonia tanks. Page 1. Summer training for National Guardsmen in the Amarillo area starts Sunday at North Fort Hood with Maj. Gen. Selden Simpson commanding the 36th Division. Page 3. Junior Olympic Week opens at city parks. Page 18. Cliffside road opening request by Potter County Commissioners involves a fenced section. Page 18.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Dwight O. Monteith
Amarillo Air Technical Training Center
F. W. Wallace
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Carlton B Justis
47Th District Court
Robert Earl Clements
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
Arthur Lee Moore
Superior Manufacturing Co
Clements
Robert E. Clements
Amarillo
North Fort Hood
Selden Simpson
Fire kills one in Plainview area home tragedy
A one year old Tari Danette Thompson died from suffocation as a house fire northeast of Plainview destroyed the home. Damage reached thirty thousand dollars from a tornado at Levelland that damaged two airplane hangars and a rodeo grandstand.
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Tari Danette Thompson
Dan Thompson
Plainview
Levelland
Bearer Coffee Debate Sees Ulcer Claim In Public Health
A doctor links certain coffee to ulcers while a neighbor urges caution about drug store coffee. The writer notes ulcers may lead to workman’s compensation if developed during work hours, quipping about the seriousness of the issue.
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Nichols Wakefield & Moore
H. E. Dowell
H. B. Bartleson
W. A. Carter & Son
R.H. Strong Co
Barbara Worth
E. Hail
FFA
AAFB
Boles
Floyd Boles
Midland
Texas Manufacturers Association
West Texas
Brothers
Somerset ‘Mass Spectator
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Ama
Rillo
Billie Sol Estes
Elony
Superior
Southwestern Investment Co
Coleman MacSpadden
Lubbock
Ruel Alexander
John Simmons
Wildorado
R. W. Davis
Fowler, Colo
U.S
JFK
Chicage Tribune Press Servi
America
Atlantic
Atlan
Euro-Wesion Network
Foreign Ministry
France
S. Weather Bureau
Erdoy
Cliffside
Potter County
Albert Wimblerly
78Th Artillery
Borger
Pampa
Clarendon
James Latham
Seymour
Huntsville
Randall County
Commissioners Court
First National Boak of
Bloca
West Fifth
Psege
Me Edie
Connec
Aaditor
Myo
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