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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
1
A 16 year old who sprayed a trash can with aluminum paint earned $1.50 after costs from three blocks of work. Separately, vandals stole paint from Amarillo College student union site and damaged 14 doors, totaling $200. The piece contrasts productive initiative with destructive acts.
A reader from Clarendon recalls finding a red pencil note on her car windshield asking not to park in front of a business. a Canyon resident reports an urgent Amarillo traffic court notice for 2 overparkung or face arrest and a 5 warrant fee, while in Lubbock Jaycees left courtesy tickets on cars for overparking. The piece urges balance between rights and neighborliness.
Colorado summer heat gossip from the eastern slope includes Rusty Bur nets family vacationing near Colorado Springs while Mason King reports dusty Denver parks. Alaska visitors send a dehydrated sourdough starter from Seward and discuss Panhandle cowboy lore and sun safety.
Rio Grande tears through bridges and floods Del Rio Texas forcing thousands to high ground. The river’s worst rampage on record promises more destruction as waters rise.
Falcon Dam stands ready to save the lower Rio Grande Valley as flood waters approach the reservoir. IBWC officials say the dam can hold 4 085 000 acre feet and can release up to 90 000 cubic feet per second if needed. The flood has already caused casualties and widespread damage across the border, with Ozona and Ciudad Acuna hit hard and Eagle Pass isolated. Local Red Cross relief teams move in after clearance from Pentagon and state department.
A federal court jury in New York awarded author Quentin Reynolds 175000 dollars in a libel suit against newspaper columnist Westbrook Pegler and two Hearst companies. The ruling follows over ten hours of deliberation and includes a symbolic extra one dollar as compensatory damages for a 1949 Pegler column calling Reynolds yellow and an absentee war correspondent. The damages were punitive and divided among the defendants.
In Ozona Texas on June 28 a sudden dawn flood washed through the town, killing 13 and sparking a large-scale relief effort. Water contaminated some areas as the sheriff and officials coordinated aid, Red Cross setup, and a town meeting to organize rehabilitation. Homes were destroyed and a water supply was compromised.
1954 Amarillo weather tally notes 163 of 179 sun days with 3 PM readings. Wind speeds 10 to 19 MPH, visibility 15 miles. conditions include partly cloudy in Houston Dallas Amarillo and clear in Oklahoma City.
Jake Mitchell 28 of Dalhart takes on indoor arena duties as a rodeo clown at Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo in Amarillo. He aims to entice bulls away from riders amid four performances, noting indoor venues offer more bucking action and a tougher show. His pet bull, a midget Brahma, has not yet performed indoors.
Camera fans may witness a partial solar eclipse tomorrow with peak partial coverage between 6:21 AM and 6:21 AM local time. Observers north and east of a Brownsville to Vancouver line will see partial phases, while total eclipse is visible only in a narrow U S and Canadian strip. A neutral density filter 4.0 is advised for safe sun photography.
In a news conference with President Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill urged Western powers to seek peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union while pursuing a Southeast Asia defense treaty. The leaders backed a potential Big Three meeting with Malenkov, warned that rushing into war would hurt all, and pledged closer Western trade and cultural contact with Russia to foster 25 years of peace.
The New York market surged to a 25 year high as Du Pont jumped to 143.50 a share up 15.50, lifting the Associated Press average of 60 stocks 0.90 to 128.20. Industrials rose 2.20 while rails gained 0.10 and utilities held steady amid split and GM share distribution rumors.
Sir Winston Churchill, frail yet marching in, enters to applause at the Hotel Statler in Washington. The event, hosted by local press and TV, drew attendees paying four dollars for a luncheon to hear the famed leader. Anthony accompanies remarks elsewhere in the paper.
Amarillo Baptist ministers pledged help to Avondale Baptist Church facing a suit by adjacent owners. Fred T. Dines and others seek an injunction to stop moving a building onto church grounds and to bar using adjacent property for parking. Hearing set for next Tuesday in 108th District Court.
Amarillo invites a citywide day of fun with a 11 AM parade along Polk and Tenth Street to the Globe News Free Fireworks Show at Amarillo Stadium. Will Rogers Range Riders and five visiting riding clubs join indoor rodeo at 2:30 PM in Fair Park Coliseum. Tickets at Amarillo Hotel. stadium show at 6:30 PM with KGNC entertainers and rodeo acts. Fireworks planned around 8:30 PM if dark.
Wilmington Delaware June 2 heiress Mrs Andrea Luckenbach Hammer 33 wounded with two bullets as estranged husband Fred Hammer 45 opened fire amid Delaware Park crowd. Trainer Woodrow Long hit but not hospitalized. horse Now Hear This un raced. Hammer jailed on assault with intent to kill and weapon charges.
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