House Banker Convicted in Swindle Case
Kenneth Romney former sergeant at arms for the House of Representatives was convicted in federal court of concealing a 143 863 shortage in his office account. He faced three counts with Judge Holtzoff to rule on a new trial May 23. Bail set at 2 500, maximum 30 years and 30 000 in fines.
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Washington
Kenneth Romney
House of Representatives
Romney
Walter Starke
Justic Alexander Holtzoff
Congress
Fihelly
US Treasury
Montana
House
Men Vote Pact Down 985 to 341 in Phillips Strike Vote
Phillips Petroleum union Local 351 members rejected the company settlement 985 to 341. The union said it would seek elimination of preferential seniority in exchange for union security at the Kansas City refinery and vowed to meet the company soon. The firm said it has no further offers.
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Harry Hoare
The
Daily News
Borger
Phillips Petroleum Company Union Workers Tonight
International Union of Operating Engineers
Phillips Kansas
Kansas City
Adams
Phillips
Akron
Panhandle
Beaumont
Joe Rigdon
Skids Greased Under Franco
Laborite MP Dr Mont Follick told the House of Commons that Prince Don Juan aims to cooperate with General Franco to found a constitutional monarchy in Spain and urged Britain to assist during the transition. Follick, who met Juan in Portugal, cited manifestos by six senior Spanish generals calling for Franco to step down.
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London
Mont Follick
House of Commons
Prince Don Juan
Franco
Spain
Britain
Follick
Prince Juan
Portugal
Commons
Madrid University
Congress Grants Truman 400 Million for Greece Turkey Aid
Congress approved a 400 million dollar aid program for Greece and Turkey to halt Communism, while difficulties lingered in appointing an administrator. The measure includes UN charter conformity, Senate confirmation of the administrator, and loyalty checks for aid mission members. UNRRA’s funds and relief efforts are noted, with details on shipments and funding shares.
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Washington
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Congress
House
Senate
Mr. Truman
Talatha
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
United Nations International Refuge Organization
John H. Hilldring
White House
Greece-Turkey
Vandenberg
Michigan
Dooley’s Name Goes to Senate Nomination for US District Judge
Joe B. Dooley of Amarillo was favorably reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee for the North Texas seat. The panel approved the nomination 8 to 4 on April 28, with no committee comment on testimony. Texas Senator O’Daniel objects, while Senator Connally backs the nomination.
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Washington
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
North Texas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Wiley
Wisconsin
O’daniel
Texas
Dooley
Connally
UN Creates Neutral Palestine Inquiry Commission
New York May 15 The United Nations Assembly forms a small nation neutral commission to investigate Palestine and report in the fall with recommendations. The 18 day session adjourns as 46 to 7 vote sets up the 11 member inquiry meeting May 26 at Lake Success before traveling to Palestine.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Lake Success
Assembly
Siam
Haiti
Turkey
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
Iraq
Soviet Union
Australia
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Guatemala
India
Iran
Netherlands
Peru
Sweden
Uruguay
Yugoslavia
Holy Land
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
Inquiry Commission
Warren R. Austin
Doctor delivers triplet set across three towns
Mount Vernon Missouri report notes Dr Kenneth Glover swiftly kept pace with the stork delivering three baby boys in a single day across three hospitals in three towns. Each infant weighed exactly seven pounds eleven ounces. The text ends with an ad-like fragment mentioning Kim Dried Granary Lumber River and Wiggins Lumber Co at 1200 W.
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Mount Vernon
U.P
Kenneth Glover
River & Wiggins Lumber Co
Hired Trigger Man's Poor Shooting Saves Farmer From Wife's Scheme
A North Carolina incident describes Mrs Mary Ellen Currin Miller organizing a fake murder plot with a hired shooter to kill her husband David Miller. The plan failed as Miller survived after a chest wound and the accused gunman fled. both suspects face felonious assault charges. Nearby reports include a White Sands rocket test near Alamogordo New Mexico and a separate murder charge in Nacogdoches Texas.
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Farmer
White Sands
N. M
White Sands Proving Ground
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Indian Springs
Almogordo
Rowland
N. C
Robeson County
Willis Britt
Mary Ellen Currin Miller
Fred Wiggins
David Miller
Britt
Wiggins
Baker Hospital
Lumberton
Miller
Grain Allocated for Export in July by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department allocated 1,407,000 long tons of grain and grain products for export to shortage areas for July, about 54.5 million bushels. June allocations were 1,179,000 long tons, roughly 46 million bushels, with the rise mainly in wheat.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Train Derailed Near Panhandle Station
Seven Santa Fe freight cars derailed east of Panhandle station around 3:30 yesterday afternoon blocking the main line. A brake beam broke and lodged in a crossover switch causing the accident. all cars stayed upright and were empty. Engineer G. G. Gatton of 804 Arthur and conductor H. E. Dodd of 1411 Buchanan were aboard.
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Santa Fe
Panhandle
G. G. Gatton
Arthur
H. E. Dodd
Buchanan
These Bargains Are Old Stuff
A Wichita Falls couple sought help finding a store from a Times Publishing Office after clipping bargains reflected in the first issue of The Wichita Daily Times from May 14, 1907. The ad was reproduced in facsimile for the paper’s 40th anniversary, noting ginghams at 8 cents a yard neckties at 19 cents men’s suits at $5 and shoes at $1.
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Wichita Falls
Times Publishing Company
Wichita Daily Times
Skating Kidnaper Sentenced After Two Year Abduction
William G. Fuller a 42 year old roller skater was sentenced to ten years for abducting Mary Ann Ruben then three. The girl was found with Fuller and his wife in New Orleans on April 9 and returned to her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Ruben.
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Chicago
William G. Fuller
Mary Ann Ruben
FBI
Fuller
New Orleans
Mary Ann
Walter Ruben
Myrtle Ruben
Walter
Latin Plus Java May Save World By ARTHUR EDSON
Article quotes Arthur Edson referencing Congress discussing improving coffee and Latin study. Rep Mathews of New Jersey urges learning Latin with a quip about Quidquid id est timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. The piece also notes Toledo congressman Lieberman complaining about rising coffee prices and adulterated product.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Congress
Mathews
New Jersey
Calvin Lieberman
Toledo
Ramey
Ohio
Congressional Record
Lieberman
Crazy Quilt Weather Map Shows Wide Panhandle Rain
Thundershowers cut a crazy quilt pattern over the Panhandle with Pampa at 0.45 inches, Hereford 3.70, and many towns reporting trace amounts. Hail damaged wheat near Hereford Umbarger, with Clovis planes sustaining about 6,000 dollars in losses. Amarillo saw 72 mph winds, two feet of water in City Lake, and the storm damaged water works and sewers. Rainfall extended into New Mexico with a downpour at Tulsa. forecasts call for cooler, partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and West Texas Panhandle.
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Pampa
Gage
Clayton
Guymon
Amarillo
Childress
Lubbock
Moss
Tyre
Hereford
Spearman
Shamrock
Stratford
Miami
Claude
Clarendon
Dalhart
Dumas
Memphis
Plainview and
Adrian
Muleshoe
Beaver
Okla
Guyman
Woodward
New Mexico
Des Moines
Tucumcari
Umbarger
Nelson Worley
Clovis
N. W. Moss
Water Department
West Texas Panhandle
Tulsa
Hope Show Tickets Sell Fast at Auditorium
Tickets for the Bob Hope Municipal Auditorium benefit are scarce after one day of sales. Prices range 3.60 2.40 and 1.20 with two shows planned next Tuesday night at the Paramount and the Municipal Auditorium. Proceeds benefit Boys Ranch and tickets may be ordered by mail to News Globe.
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Bob Hope Municipal Auditorium
Maxor Drug Store
Boys Ranch
News-Globe
Bob Hope
Amarillo
NBC
KGNC
Paramount Theater
Paramount
Municipal
Weather Summary Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast
The Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and nearby areas for Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. West Texas expects scattered thundershowers east of the Pecos Valley Friday, otherwise fair to partly cloudy with no major temperature shifts. New Mexico: fair Friday with small temperature changes, high around 70. Yesterday’s temps ranged from 38 to 70 with a 24 hour precipitation of 1.31 inches. Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:44 PM.
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U S Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
I. Saeliss
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