Rocket Wreck Injures Three In Amarillo Bound Train
Three rear cars derailed from the Rocket deluxe passenger speedster on the Amarillo run from Memphis. Arthur Sherlee Clemente Solis and Grazerson Reames were injured with burns bruises and cuts. Rail damage and 550 feet of track were reported with detours around Shamrock and Pampa. Passengers were moved by bus and taxi to Amarillo after the 1 PM derailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Amarillo
Arthur Sherlee
Little Rock
Ark
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Clemente Solis
Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Davis
Conway
Yarnall
Julian Prade
Luscombe Aircraft
Dallas
Shamrock
Pampa
Fort Worth
Denver
Pampa A
Ed C. Boyington
Daily News
Clifford Holt
Des Moines Flood Leaves 1800 Homeless and 2 Missing
Des Moines suffers record flood levels as two streams merge near the city center. About 1,800 residents are homeless and two are reported dead or missing. Red Cross totals estimate 40,429 refugees across Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Illinois. Downstream towns brace for further crisis as floods spread along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Red Cross
St Louis
Red Rock
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Keoseagua
Midwest
Boonville
Mississippi
Alton
Cairo
Plains Farmers Struggle as Combine Shortage Tightens Panhandle
Panhandle farmers race for combines as weather turns favorable. Over 700 more units needed in 18 counties with total likely above 800. County agents report a surplus of labor and trucks but a dire lack of machines, triggering desperate moves to salvage harvest. County officials warn that Gray County alone needs 50 plus 50 more by next week while other counties search with little success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Kidd
Panhandle
Kidd
Middle
Eastern
Vic Joiner
Gray County
Sherman White
E. M. Gossett
Lipscomb County
Gossett
Walter Grist
Hemphill County
Canadian River Bridge
Canadian
Panhandle grain storage set at Pantex igloos
St Francis Farmers Union Cooperative Elevator to sublet wartime igloos at Pantex Ordnance Plant for Panhandle wheat storage. Capacity to hold several million bushels with 12 000 bushel per igloo, rental 200 dollars for six months, open to all wheat producers. WAA arrangement and Texas A&M Extension aid credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
St. Francis Farmers Union Cooperative Elevator
Co-Op Group
War Assets Administration
Pantex Ordnance
J. R. Hogge
St. Francis Organization
Hogge
Co-Op
WAA
Ray Lanning
St. Francis Co-op
Solons To Stop In Amarillo
Representative Worley of Texas says members of a special congressional committee will fly to Amarillo on Saturday en route to Mexico to study the campaign to eradicate foot and mouth disease in cattle. The trip includes a stop at King Ranch and a meeting with cattlemen before heading to Mexico. Worley notes a seven million supplemental agriculture appropriation may be requested.
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Washington
Worley
Texas
Mexico
Guillie
Indiana
Bramblett
California
Thye
Minnesota
Amarillo
King Ranch
Anderson
House
Soviet crop prospects glow from grain regions
Moscow reports glow with expectations of a bumper crop as grain regions across the Soviet Union provide hopeful updates. The dispatches emphasize strong yields and favorable growing conditions in the large farming areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Japanese Government Authorized to Seize Angaur Phosphate Mine
The Japanese government is authorized to take over phosphate mining on Angaur Island in the Palau group from an American company, per official headquarters statements dated June 26. The note mentions Dietzgen graph papers for engineers and references Russell Stary Co. 611 Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Angaur Island
Palau Group
Dietzgen
Russell Stat Y. Co
Taylor
Truman Urges Labor and Management to Respect New Law
President Truman urged labor and management to comply with the Taft Hartley Act and warned of action by the Attorney General as coal mine walkouts grow. AFL vows lawsuits and court challenges while planning political mobilization to defeat lawmakers who backed the legislation. AFL leaders schedule a July 9 conference in Washington with 105 unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Truman
Labor and Management
American Federation of Labor
Public Service Company
Washington
AFL
William Green
Congress
Fire Damages Tech Stadium Under Construction
A late afternoon blaze in Lubbock nearly destroyed the east stands of Texas Tech’s unfinished stadium. Damage exceeds 200000 dollars on a project valued above 350000 dollars funded by a bond issue and Dr. Clifford B. Jones. Floyd Oldt, a Dallas contractor, estimated the loss and suggested the fire began beneath the stands where workers cut reinforcing steel. A display truck is scheduled for June 28.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Clifford B. Jones
Tech
Floyd Oldt
Dallas
Oldt
Quaking Amarillo Youth Charged With Murder After Father Dies
A 21 year old Amarillo youth, Leroy Murphy, is charged with murder after his father died from a beating. The complaint notes extensive injuries and a prior threat to take life. The incident occurred between 1 and 4 am Tuesday, with reports of a destroyed home, blood, and a possible arson attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Leroy
Murphy
Genuine
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Leo Yselding
M. D. Key
LaGrande Cafe
Ida Murphy
Weather Summary Amarillo and Vicinity Friday Saturday
Partly cloudy skies continue in Amarillo and vicinity with continued hot conditions. West Texas sees similar conditions with a few scattered thunder showers in the Panhandle and South Plains Friday afternoon. New Mexico remains fair with little temperature change and highs from 85 to 95 northwest and 90 to 100 elsewhere.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Flying Saucers Rally Across Nation Prompt Wide-Scope Reports
Kenneth Arnold's famed sighting near Mount Rainier spurred fresh reports from Byron Savage in Oklahoma City and W S Davenport in Kansas City describing disc like objects moving at extreme speed with engine sound and vapor trails. Skeptics urged explanations citing reflections, snow blindness, or persistent vision, while meteor theory was challenged by the observed swaying motion.
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Pendleton
Ore
Kenneth Arnold
Boise
Idaho
Mount Rainer
Mount Adams
Washington State
Byron Savage
Oklahoma City
Arnold
Savage
Kansas City
W. S. Davenport
Shane
Tions
al Smith
United Air Lines
Seattle
J. Hugh Pruett
University of Oregon
Elmer Fisher
Portland Weather Bureau
Pruett
Industry Clinic Opens With Labor Law Scrutiny At Hotel
The Texas Manufacturers Association sponsors an all day Industry Clinic at the Herring Hotel. R. E. Clements opens at 9 30 with A A Nance moderating a round table. Wales Madden discusses employer rights under NLRA and C B Brannon covers labor legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Manufacturers Association
Herring Hotel
R. E. Clements
Superior Manufacturing Co
Clements
Panhandle
TMA
A. A. Nance
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Nance
Wales Madden
Amarillo
Eighth Region War Labor Board
NLRA
Cc. W. Brannon
R. G. LeTourneau, Inc
Longview
Rodeo thrills blaze in Amarillo with famed stock
Ornery Cay hosts the Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo July 4 5 6 with top stock from the Jones Bros including three famed outlaws from the Bell Ranch Nicknamed empty Saddles Also featuring Lucky Strike Amarillo Boy and Johnnie Burson purses total 2750 Amarillo merchants add prizes Special acts include Star Baby Buck Robinson Russ Carson Beauford Jester attends Also Dallas banker Walter O Ford dies at 52 and a banned Chevrolet truck display planned June 28 to curb black market trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Will Rogers
Delbert Dalby
The
Range Riders
Mr. Dalby
Bill
Ralph Jones
Jones Bros
Amarillo
Bell Ranch
Albert K
Albert K. Mitchell
Johnnie Walker
Lucky Strike
Bland Burson
Greenhorns
Johnnie Burson
Johnnie Douthitt
Roswell
Star Baby
Buck Robinson
Bill McBrayer
Arena
Russ Carson
Hollywood
Cal
Beauford
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Rocket Wreck
Grazerson Reames
St. Anthony’s
Pantex
Plains Chevrolet Co
Solons
St. Louis
Aloys P. Kaufmann
Tech Stadium
Bill Adams
Alta Jo Kaltenbach
Alta Jo
Oklahoma
Wanda Gibson
Wichita Falls
U.P
Alvin H. Dell Delbert Dalby
Will Roger Range Riders
Blue Devil
Ornery Cay
Walter O. Ford
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
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