Next Boy Scout Outing Aug. 14
The Amarillo District Committee of the Llano Estacado Council announces the summer Boy Scout outing at Camp Don Harrington from Aug. 14 to 21. Enrollment ranges from 10 to 12 dollars with early signup discounts. 1,471 Scouts citywide are registered.
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Don Harrington
A. N. Thompson
Thompson
Amarillo
Llano Estacado Council
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion Hall
Boy Scout Office
Johnson Building
Harold Gallamera
W. J. Hiatt
Llano Estacado
Valley Forge
Dick Silverstein
Court of Honor
Pleasant Valley
Loren W. Young
W. B. Lawrence
Wayne Middleton
Ralph Lennon
J. H. Shewbert
Harry DeLashmutt, Jr
Willard Hurst Taken by Death
Willard M. Hurst aged 53 of Adrian Idaho died yesterday at Veterans Hospital after a long illness. An electrics equipment installer he moved from Panhandle towns to Twin Falls 13 years ago for health. Born September 7, 1896 in Weatherford he previously lived in Plainview Hereford and Texline. Surviving wife Ruby two daughters and four siblings, with funeral 2 pm tomorrow at N S Griggs & Sons Chapel. burial in Happy Cemetery.
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Willard M. Hurst
Twin Falls
Idaho
Adrian
Veterans Hospital
Panhandle
Weatherford
Plainview
Hereford
Texline
Ruby
A. L. Hurst
Olton
Manford Glock
Elke
Nev
Hank Etchemendy
Carson City
Russell
Trenchera
Cole
Raymond Hurst
Happy
Dewey Dennis
Orton
Myrtle Coleman
Los Angeles
Cal
Luster Hogge
Eads
Colo
Seven Amarillo Grocers Fined for Ground Meat Violations
Seven Amarillo grocers faced fines totaling 675 dollars plus court costs after pleading guilty to ground meat charges. Judge Harris E. Loftus set fines of 100 dollars for all except Jack Spence who paid 75 dollars. Charges, filed by Sam A. James of the city health department, relate to meat sold with undeclared sulphite and related additives.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
Harris E. Loftus
Jack Spence
Spence Grocery
West Thirty- Sixth
A. V. Barnard
Palace Market
Florida
Lester Black
Black Bros. Meat
West Sixth
F. S. Wallace
Wallace Grocery
Taylor
Charles Wong
Asia Grocery
East Fourth
W. S. Metcalf
Hut Frozen
North East Eighth
Wayne Kuykendall
Mead's Market
West Seventh
Loftus
Spence
Sam A. James
Food and Drug
City Health Department
Fred Hawkins 51 Taken by Death in Amarillo Home
Fred Hawkins 51 died at 2 45 yesterday afternoon in Walker's Convalescent Home. An Amarillo resident 26 years he is survived by wife Esther Hawkins two sons Byron and Wayne Hawkins both of Amarillo two daughters Byrlene and Azalia Ruth Hawkins both of Amarillo a brother Marshall Hawkins Picher Oklahoma three sisters Mattie Montesmith Port Orchard Washington Ollie Hanson Steele City Nebraska and Daisy Brown Fairland Oklahoma and three grandchildren. Services 10 o'clock Wednesday morning in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery. Other arrangements incomplete.
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Fred Wilt Hawkins
Cleveland
Walker
Amarillo
Esther Hawkins
Byron
Wayne Hawkins
Amazillo
Byrlene
Azalia Ruth Hawkins
Marshall Hawkins
Picher
Okla
Mattie Montesmith
Port Orchard
Wash
Ollie Hanson
Steele City
Neb
Daisy Brown
Fairland
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Llano Cemetery
Randall Wildcat Drilling Ahead at Currie Ranch
The Randall County wildcat on the Currie ranch drills ahead below 4738 feet. Cores between 4670 and 4680 feet and 4720 to 4738 feet show very porous dolomite with salt water. A drill stem test from 4658 to 4738 feet shows salt water and no gas. Pipe running deferred. Location: section 7, block 6, I&GN survey, 12 miles SE of Amarillo.
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Randal County Wildcat
Currie Ranch
I&gn
Amarillo
Scouts at Valley Forge Jam Big Crowd for Jamboree
Valley Forge Pa June 26 Hundreds of American Boy Scouts march toward the historic site as the 47 000-strong jamboree begins with two special trains bringing 873 youths and leaders from the Midwest. Officials expect over 16 000 campers tomorrow and the encampment grows into a tent city near the eve of opening day.
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Valley Forge
George Washington
America
Midwest
Washington
Reading Railroad
Gettysburg
Forest Hill Civic Club forms city commission attendees
Five members of the Forest Hill Civic Club were named a permanent committee to attend city commission meetings for northeast Amarillo. The group includes Mrs. F E A Tisdale, Mrs. Nathan Martin, Mrs. R C Gray, Mrs. Lou Blackwell, and Mrs. C F Staples. They discussed creating a community house and youth center, explored a food concession at the Tri-State Fair, and planned crossing assistance for Ridgemere Addition students. A basket lunch picnic is set for Saturday at Thompson Park, with the next meeting July 10 at the Forest Hill School annex.
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Forest Hill
FE. A. Tisdale
Nathan Martin
R. C. Gray
Lou Blackwell
C. F. Staples
Forest Hill School
North East Eighth
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair
Ridgemere
Texas Highway Patrol
Thompson Park
Kiwanis Members Receive Service Awards in Meeting
The Downtown Kiwanis Club honored Dr. Bob Younger with a Kiwanis Legion award for 270 years of service and Dr. Roy Snodgrass for 20 years. Snodgrass leaves Amarillo for a new church in Fort Worth. A. N. Olver spoke on Caribbean and Central American observations. Blackburn-Shaw Quartet performed. Camp Kiwanis Swim Pool dedication set for July 10. pool and camp were major projects begun before the war and delayed by finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Legion
Kiwanis International
Bob Younger
Kiwanis Club
Younger
Roy Snodgrass
Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Amavillo
Fort Worth
A. N. Olver
Caribbean
West Indies
Bermuda
Cuba
Central America
Blackburn-Shaw
Wendell Henry
Paul Ellis
Dwight Elliott
Dick Gifford
R. A. Selby
Camp
Kiwanis
Oil Progress in Texas Gains in Wells and Permits
Texas oil well completions reach 5,034 this year, up from 4,213 in the prior year. Drilling applications total 7,890 versus 6,185 last year. Wildcat wells number 277 this year, compared with 226 then. A daily allowable increase of 7,976 barrels is reported, with permissive production at 2,398,186 versus 2,390,210 last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Trial set today in theft charge
Earnest Thompson a 24 year old Tyler man faces trial at 9 o clock this morning in 47th District Court on a theft over $50 charge. He is accused of stealing a car from H B White used car dealer on November 28 1949 and was indicted in February. Pleas of guilty in two forgery cases were heard in the same court yesterday with suspended sentences of five and three years for J Smith and Frank M Holstine respectively for forging $20 checks last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Earnest Thompson
Tyler
47Th District Court
Thompson
H. B. White
Buchanan Street
J. Smith
Grand
Frank M. Holstine
Tennessee
Farm Authority Dies at Lubbock Spur Expert
R E Dickson 61 a pioneer West Texas agricultural authority and superintendent of the Spur Experiment Station died at 3 40 PM in West Texas Hospital Lubbock He fell ill at his Spur home Wednesday and a blood clot was cited Doctors noted he had directed experiments benefiting West Texas farming since the Spur station opened in 1914 Funeral arrangements were not learned and the body was sent to Spencer Funeral Home Spur
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Lubbock
R. E. Dickson
Spur Experiment Station
Pioneer
West Texas Agricultural Authority
West Texas
Spencer Funeral Home
Spur
Dickson
Spur Station
Smith Services This Afternoon for Clarence R. Smith
Funeral services are set for Clarence R. Smith age 45 at 2 PM at the First Christian Church with Rev. Leon Hill officiating. Burial follows at Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Survived by wife, son Joe Bob Smith in Kodiak Alaska, mother Zola Mae Smith, brother Chet Smith, and sisters Elmer Herrington and Joe Dilday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R
Fillmore
Chet Smith
Elmer Herrington
Milam
Joe Dilday
Riverside
Cal
Texaco Official Files Charges Against CIO Strike
F J Wallace Texaco works manager filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Local 23 CIO oil workers of violent strike tactics. He alleges threats to workers families mass picketing and violence at Texaco refineries amid a labor dispute seeking changes in conditions and security plans.
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Port Arthur
F. J. Wallace
Texaco
Oil Workers Union
CIO
Wallace
National Labor Relations Board
Experiments in Coal Gasoline Request More Funding
Secretary Chapman asked Congress for 25 million dollars to extend the Interior Department's coal and shale oil research. He seeks to keep the program running until April 5, 1958 to provide data for private industry to develop synthetic fuels on a commercial scale.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
Congress
Depletion Safe If Bill Passes
Washington June 26 The new tax bill would keep the 27 4 percent depletion allowance for oil and gas operators denying President Truman’s 15 percent cut proposal House Ways and Means Committee rejected the reduction after study Representative Combs Texas said the 27 percent depletion is plainly evident to support drilling and costly risks Senate expected to back the 27 percent rate with Senator O Mahoney Wyoming anticipating Senate support for the provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Representative Combs
Texas
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Senate
Busy Day Planned by Railroad Commission on July 27
The Texas Railroad Commission schedules a heavy hearing day for July 27 listing applications across multiple counties. Cases include discovery allowable rights for wells in Victoria Orange Stephens Wood San Patricio Garza Yantis and other fields. new field designations. and water flood and field rule actions for operators such as Minnis Wilder Houston Oil, Wittmer Knight Ewing, Grace Oil, Magnolia Petroleum, and Richard King Jr. Horace White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Minnis
Wilder
Minnita Field
Victoria County
Houston Oil Company of Texas
Shannon
Lemonville
Orange County
Wittmer-Knight and
Ewing
Stephens County
Lowell F. Oil Company
Clay County
Sam G. Dunn
Garza
Garza County
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Alexander
Yantis Field
Wood County
Grace Oil Company
Trigg
West Linton
San Patricio County
Ted Weiner Et al
Calvin
Archer County
Richard King, Jr
Horace FE. White
Ogden-Mabee
Runnels County
New Field Rumored In Austin County
Oil men here say a major strike is developing along a 15 mile stretch between New Ulm and Bellville in Austin County. The area includes a field opened at New Ulm by Glenn McCarthy of Houston and a Dallas well near Bellville, G S Hammonds No 1 Schneider, testing production from the same sands as McCarthy. Blocked acreage at Bellville is held by John Mayo and associates of Houston.
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Houston
New Ulm
Bell Ville
Tex
Austin County
Glenn McCarthy
Dallas
Bellville
Schneider
McCarthy
John Mayo
Mexican Oil Loan Sparks U.S. Debate in 1950s
Representative Combs of Texas urged Secretary Acheson to block any U.S. loan to Mexico for petroleum development. He warned the long-discussed proposal, linked to Pemex and a $203 million project package, could proceed. Combs argued private capital should fund oil ventures without taxpayer subsidies.
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Washington
Rep. Combs
Texas
Acheson
Mexico
Texan
Combs
Antonio Bermudez
Pemex
Bermudez
Truman
Herbert E. Gaston
Thoughtful thief leaves money at Hereford golf club
Hereford police report a burglar rifled the Hereford golf course club house Sunday night taking about 125 dollars from the cash register while club pro Jim Terry slept nearby. The thief left some money and a .38 caliber pistol was missing from Terry's bedroom. Entry was gained through a west side window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Hereford Golf Course
Jim Terry
Terry
J. C. Reese
Matador Firms Change Hands In Major Local Deals
In two weeks here County Judge C W Giesecke Jr sold Western Dry Goods to George Gabriel of Spur. the store to be renamed Gabriel's Department Store with no staff changes. L C Harp sold Matador Implement Co to M S Thacker Buzz Thacker Mike Hoyle of Roaring Springs. Hoyle to move to Matador as manager. A new Joe Murrell Furniture Co in the old Jackson Building opens July 1, and Ralph Horton Welding and Blacksmith Shop foundation is laid on the square. Turner Campbell tasks Elwin Markham as contractor. Fred Simpson nears completion of a filling station and lunch room at US70 and SH170 intersections.
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Matador
C. W. Giesecke, Jr
Western Dry Goods Company
George Gabriel
Spur
Gabriel
Roaring Springs
Matador Implement Company
L. C. Harp
Thacker
Buzz" Thacker
Mike Hoyle
Hoyle
Harp
Pontiac
John Irvin
International Harvester
Joe Murrell
Plainview
Jackson
Turner Campbell
Elwin Markham
Fred Simpson
Scatter Weather Report From Plains Dust Storm Case
Noon visibility exceeded miles in Clayton Tucumcari NM Childress and Hobart Oklahoma as dust swept fields. Guymon Oklahoma logged a low miles yesterday afternoon. Amarillo winds shifted from southwest to northwest as a cold front passed about 10 am. Temperatures fell slightly and by 4:30 pm winds returned to 20 to 40 mph from the south southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Tucumcari
Childress
Hobart
Okla
K. R. Jenkins
Weather Bureau
Guymon Okla
Amarillo
Oscar Vaughn Taken by Death
Oscar Vaughn 75 longtime Hereford butcher died at home after several weeks illness heart attack He was Palo Pinto County native resident here since early 1900s and retired 20 years ago He was member of Christian Church Funeral at Gilsland Funeral Home with survivors wife Homer Lee Vaughn Phoenix Arizona stepson Bartley Reed San Francisco and two step daughters Gladys Woody Colorado and Faye McConnell El Paso
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Oscar Vaughn
Vaughn
Palo Pinto County
Christian Church
Gilsland Funeral Home
Homer Lee Vaughn
Phoenix, Ariz
Bartley Reed
San Francisco
Cal
Gladys Woody
Colorado
Faye McConnell
el Paso
Tennison Dies at Higgins Hotel in Pampa
William G. Tennison aged 72 died in a Higgins hotel room this morning. A retired farmer and rancher, he had lived in Higgins for 20 years and was born in Farmington Tennessee. The body will go to Melrose New Mexico for burial in Melrose Cemetery with services at the Methodist Church Tuesday. Survivors include daughter Marie Chenault of Kerrick son Bill of Pagosa Springs and brothers C L Tennison of Melrose and Ozco Tennison of Amarillo.
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B. M. Dennis
Melrose Cemetery
Steed Funeral Home
Marie Chenault
Kerrick
Bill
Pagosa Springs
C. L
Melrose
Ozco
Amarillo
Weather Observations for the Hour Ending 6 30 Yesterday
US Weather Bureau observations report precipitation and the minimum and maximum temperatures for the hours ending at 6 30 yesterday.
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US Weather Bureau
Mrs. Timmons Dies at Northfield in Motley County
Mrs. Kate Timmons a 78 year old Carson County pioneer and great aunt of J Blake Timmons died at her Northfield home in Motley County after a month of illness. She resided in Northfield since 1903 with husband Fletcher Timmons who died in 1942. Burial will be at Northfield with J Blake Timmons and Jerome Timmons expected to attend. She leaves four daughters and seven sons including Lawrence and Eldridge among others.
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Matador
Kate Timmons
Carson County
J. Blake Timmons
Northfield
Motley County
Amarillo
Robert C. Elliott
Tell
Alvoid Monk
Melrose
Harley Ware
Albuquerque
Henry Pope
Lawrence
Cee Wee
Childress County
Eldridge
Ewell
Grady
Weldon Todd
Leland
Walter
Game Bird Stock Reported Thriving
Peters burg special report notes Tom Suits recruited local sportsmen to buy pheasants last fall. He shipped 486 birds that were released within a 10 mile radius of Petersburg. Nesting shows hens lay 10 to 22 eggs before setting with near 100 percent hatch. Early mortality runs high for seven days, but survival may reach 50 percent. Hens set three times and Suits predicts 1500 to 2000 pheasants in the area by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Tom Suits
Suits
North Korean Tanks Enter Seoul as War Surges
Radio Moscow broadcast confirmed by NBC reported North Korean tanks reached Seoul amid rising peril. President Rhee criticized US aid delays while analysts blamed morale issues and the collapse of two defense divisions on the road to Seoul. US moved to tighten military equipment shipments from Japan as the battle intensified Monday night.
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National Broadcasting Company
Radio Moscow
New York
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Republic
United States
South Korea
Japan
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Willard Hurst
Amarillo Grocers
Fred Hawkins
Randall Wildcat Drilling
Airlines
World News Review
ST. Joseph, Mich
Northtwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
St. Joseph
Chicago
Jime
AFL
Hiram McCaslin
Wisconsin
Rhinelander
Wis
No-Man’s Land
Taipei
Formosa
Chekiang
Kiwanians
Paris
Bob Foster
Red River
Leonard Ingram
Oklahoma
RR Commission
Gabriel's Department Store
New
Bendix Dalamatic
Bendix. Pru Us
W. G. Tennison
Higgins
Amarzinlo Tenes Abilene
Eace
Brownsville
Dallas Dalhart
Wens Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Ies
San Antonio
Eeerdooves
Wichita “Falls
Alouduerque
Ae Dan Vreveesesese
Denver Trapebeass, Eres
Detroit
F. J. Kelly, M.D
West 7Th St
Sige—Army
Khoury Bros
West St Avenue
Herbert Drug
We Forture
Marie Earle Cosmetics
Cate
Oscar Ene
KGNC
White King News
Red Foley
XIT
Sens
XIT Boys
Wneighbo
Trading Post
Eddy Arnold
Bernie Howell
Platter Palace S
Platter Palace
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Bing
Dream House
Be Annou
Really Harp
Jack Berch
David Harum
Ma Perkins
Young Dr. Ma
Pepper Young
Stella Callas
Lorenzo Jones
Young Wider
Portia
Perry Mason
Ame
P’ny
Prst
Jou
Morton Mawney
Blue Barron
Dream
Dream Awhils
KFDA
Spor
Jimmy Wakley
Sunrise Serena
Betty Crocker
David Rose
Mary, MacDona
Weldon Bright
Bing Crosby
Homemkrs
Afterno iNews
Sons of Pioneers
Jarmen Cavlaro
Lifetime Chance
Sam's Club
Rex Maupin
Erwin Canhar
Robert R .Nathar
Joe Hassell
Klyn Gkadio Progran
Town
Safety Council
Vevotia
CBS News
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Sons of Pionee
Or Webber
Drebber
Arthur Godfrey
ADIO
Bob W Wills
Eddie Arno
Lou Childre
Hall
Ham
Harmo
Hilltop House
Mack’s
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Mack
Max
Jmack
Klyn Kowboys
Hollywood
USA
Curt Massey
Dio Progr
Texas Wanderers
Newton
Smokey Joe
R. Newton
Vlad
Heatter
Matibag
Wim Pierce
Lanny Ross Kirby Kwiz
Bord
Corral
Corral J. Lisemore
Cedric Foster
Johns
Nweulah ‘City News Bell Club 15
En Murrow
New Mystery Theatre
Mystery Theatre
Maisie Maisie
ED Fulton Lewis
Bill Johns Gabriel _Heatters
John Steele
Myster Traveler
Myster ‘Traveler
Uth
iLocal News
iDance Orchestra
Frank Edwards
News Reel
Orch
Johns Marine _ Melodies
Dance Orchestra
Onte Cristo
Monte Cristo
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