Dust Bowl Victims Rise In Cadillacs And Land Boom
A Chicago Daily News farm writer reports from Dalhart Texas on Harold Hogue who survived the dust bowl, built wealth from wheat and land, and now irrigates with deep wells. The piece contrasts grim dust image with bank deposits, new homes, and a Dalhart boom.
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Chicago Daily News
George Thiem
Dalhart
Harold Hogue
Thiem
Oklahoma A&m College
Hogue
Texas
U.S. Geological Survey
Harold Rogers
Dusty Rhodes Hosts Amarillo Seniors on Kids Day
Dusty Rhodes praised Amarillo High School seniors on Kids Day at Can yon Highway amusement park describing them as the best behaved group. Other notes mention Cleburne acquiring an old Santa Fe locomotive for the city park and casual observations on railroads and recreation spending.
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S. B. Rhodes
Dusty
Amarillo
Canyon Highway
Cleburne
Campbell Charged in Misapplication of County Funds
Indictments allege Alta Campbell deputy in the county clerk office misappropriated 64839.91 across 1952 and 1953. Two 75 and 18 count indictments cover and audit-led charges with single-day thefts from 10 to 200 dollars. Bond set at 2000 dollars. Potential prison term 2 to 10 years. Continued on Page 2.
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Hamp
Stennis Daily News
Alta Campbell
Oh FR
Roer County
Campbell
District Attorney’s Office
Dist. Atty
Gib Howard
Shivers Maintains Stevenson Stand at National Meeting Outlook
Texas Governor Al lan Shivers says he has not changed his opinion of Adlai Stevenson and plans to attend the Democratic National Convention as a delegate next year. Stephen A. Mitchell predicts some Eisenhower backers may be barred from seating as delegates. Carmine de Sapio criticizes Stevenson while praising the convention process.
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Washington
Allan Shivers
Texas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Shivers
Eisenhower
Carmine de Sapio
Tammany Hall
New York State
Stevenson
de Sapio
Politician Dodges on Stevenson and Harriman Support
In remarks about 1956 party nominations, a speaker avoided naming Stevenson and did not rule out Gov. Averell Harriman's possible backing. He paused, grinned, and referenced a certain Democrat while hinting at broader speculations.
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Stevenson
de Sapio
Tany
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Circus Arrives in town to aid Crippled Children's Fund
The Bailey Brothers Cristiani Circus comes to Fair Park Coliseum today at 9 a.m. with shows at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Crippled Children's fund. Tickets cost 1.20 for adults and 0.55 for children, no reservations. Tickets available at local drugstores and shops.
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Bailey Brothers-Cristiani
Fair Park Coliseum
San Jacinto Lions Club
Crippled Children’s Fund
S¢M Drug Stores
N.E
Fillmore
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods
Polk
Jones Friendly Shoe
Bitter Peanut Support Debate Hits House Floor in Brooklyn
Democrats clash over price supports as a teller vote 186 to 150 drops peanuts from basic commodities. The decision follows complaints that shortage of peanuts hurts Brooklyn Dodger fans at the ballparks. The result signals continued opposition to rigid farm price supports.
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Washington
Brooklyn Dodger
Brooklyn
House Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
Dem.n.c
Second in Series on Peanut Subsidies Sparks Debate
Ochiltree Irrigation cratic House Leader McCormack said action would be delayed until tomorrow. Rep. Green proposed a peanut amendment arguing government aid since 1946 has reached 118 million dollars and discriminates against peanut users. Rep. Multer backed Green and hinted at increasing peanuts in bags sold at Ebbets Field as baseball fans complained of few peanuts per bag. The amendment would remove peanuts from fixed price supports and end planting controls, prompting warnings of bankruptcy for peanut growers.
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Cratic House
McCormack
Mass
Rep. Green
D-Pa
Rep
Multer
D-Ny
Brooklyn Dodgers
Green
Ebbets Field
Poage Defends Peanuts Prices Amid House Floor Fray
On May 4 Rep. W R Poage charged opponents of peanut price supports and crop controls with bias. Four times Rep Hoffman protested Poage using you. Rep Sikes admonished Poage to follow rules while Poage accused the GOF side of harming peanut farmers with you all rhetoric.
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Washington
W. R. Poage
Hoffman
R-Mich
Sikes
D-Fla
Poage
GOF
More Showers Are Forecast for Panhandle Weather
The Panhandle area is expected to see scattered afternoon showers with possible thundershowers as moist air from the southwest moves in. Temperatures rise to a high around 87 after a low near 49. Skies will be partly cloudy today.
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Panhandle
Plane Crashes With 9 Aboard in Atlantic Storm
REYKJAVIK Iceland May 4 A U S Air Force tanker carrying nine men caught fire in the air and crashed into the stormy Atlantic Ocean Rescue planes spotted an oil slick and wreckage but no survivors found The U S Air Force said the craft belonged to the 3100th Air Refueling Squadron on an overseas tour of duty and that a distress signal reported fire about 90 miles off Iceland's coast
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U. S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
London
3100Th
Salina
Kaw
Air Force
Baseball results from Western league and major leagues
West Texas New Mexico League games include El Paso 10 over Lubbock 4 Albuquerque 9 over Pampa 5 Clovis 10 over Plainview 6 Amarillo 10 over Abilene 9. American League scores: New York 11 over Cleveland 5 Boston 3 over Detroit 2 Washington 5 over Chicago 4 Baltimore 6 over Kansas City 5. National League results include Brooklyn 12 over St. Louis 4 New York 4 over Chicago 3 Cincinnati 7 over Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 4.
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Fl Paso
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Pampa
Clovis
Plainview
Amarillo
Abilene
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Kansas City
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Weather summary Amarillo and Panhandle Plains forecast
Partly cloudy and warm Thursday and Friday with late afternoon or evening thundershowers. Low Wednesday night 49, high Thursday 87. Also in Panhandle and South Plains, expect scattered thunderstorms and rising temperatures into Friday morning. Sunrise 5 52 AM.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Oil Executive Die s in Crash Near McLean
John H. Mackey 41 district manager for Midcontinent Oil Corporation from Wichita Falls was killed when a trailer separated from a GE Trucking Co. tractor and swung across Highway 66 at about 3 15 p m, 20 miles west of McLean. Fred Randall of Pampa drove the truck and blamed a late passing car for the sudden stop. The trailer detached and struck Mackey’s car, causing the fatal impact.
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Grady Stapp
John H. Mackey
Wichita Falls Oil Company
Highway 66
Groom
McLean
Wichita Falls
Midcontinent Oil Corporation
Mackey
GE Trucking Company
Pampa
Driv
Fred Randall
Randall
Senate Okays Eisenhower Trade Plan Amid Big Vote
The Senate approved President Eisenhower's foreign trade bill 75 to 13, widening tariff powers and extending the reciprocal trade agreements law to June 30, 1958. Amendments to curb or liberalize the bill were defeated as the measure heads to conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Sen
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Morse
Dore
House of Congress
West Germany Achieves Independence Amid Allied Troop Change
West Germany becomes independent today as sovereignty is restored and Allied troops under British and American control begin to depart. French high commissioners ratify treaties allowing remaining forces only for defense while a veteran notes the occupation gravy train ends, signaling substantial U S force reductions.
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George Boultwood
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
U. S
Big Farm Fight of 54 May Have Gone for Naught
Washington May 4 The 1954 vote backing flexible supports once touted as a major Eisenhower win may be reversed as House debate opens. Democratic leaders lean rigid price supports despite earlier Western support. farm voters loom large ahead of a likely close 1956 election.
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Benson
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Santa Fe
Dave Garroway
Las Vegas
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Mennen Williams
Michigan
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Fu Campbell
Plains
Ochiltree Irrigation
Weather Bureau
Ours
Osseveses
Seseeenes
Douglas
D-Ill
Sen. Malone
R-New
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
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Pace
Martha Mason
Reese
Bascom N, Timmons
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