Stevenson ready to present proof in Texas Senate race
Coke R. Stevenson said he will appear before the state Democratic executive committee with proof that the Jim Wells County returns are incorrect. He spoke at a Fort Worth press conference as the official count in the close contest against Lyndon B. Johnson indicated he could be trailing.
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Coke R. Stevenson
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Jim Wells
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stevenson
Johnson
Executive Committee
Texas
Truman
Byron Skelton
Temple
National Party
Credentials Committee
Stephens County
Skelton
Robert W. Calvert
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Beauford H. Jester
First Baptist Church
Montague
Frank S. Roberts
Brackenridge
D. T. Boles
Johnson suit actions loom over Texas Senate runoff
In Texan Jim Wells County a restraining order keeps Johnson from counting the runoff while he and Stevenson clash over alleged ballot tampering. The hearing opens with Johnson seeking an injunction as Adams and the committee dispute returns and a 200 vote error.
Louisiana Democrats Demand Truman Back On Ballot
The Democratic National Committee charged Louisiana Democrats with barring President Truman from the ballot as wrong and fraudulent. They threaten court action to restore Truman and urge resignations of local party officials backing the States Rights ticket. States Rights leaders claim 45 Southern electors are solid for Thurmond Wright, with a Georgia plan to name two unpledged electors as a hedge.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Louisiana
Truman
William J. Primm, Jr
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic Committee
States Rights
Tru _hman-Barkley
Primm
Democratic Party
William H. Talbot
New Orleans
Democratic National
Plane Crashes Near New Orleans Airport Killing Six or Seven
A Beechcraft twin engine Army plane from Ellington Field Houston crashed and burned near the New Orleans airport killing six aboard with reports of a possible seventh. Lt Comdr John Parsons of the Naval Air Station said the pilot radioed being lost with one motor out as zero visibility beset the crash site.
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New Orleans
Texas National Guard
Ellington Field
Houston
John Parsons
Naval Air Station
Lake Pontchartrain
Consolidada to Reopen Foundries After Labor Settlement
Consolidada the US controlled iron and steel works has settled a long dispute with its employees and will reopen its brass and steel foundries on Monday in Mexico City. The announcement comes as talks conclude while production plans resume after the agreement.
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Mexico City
Consolidada
Iron and Steel Works
Funeral for Katie Jane Riddle Held at Polk Street Church
Funeral services are set for 4 PM Monday at Polk Street Methodist Church for Katie Jane Riddle six year old daughter of Mrs Katherine Riddle of 1505 West Twelfth. She died Saturday after noon when struck by a cement mixer in the 1500 block Clover Drive. Dr Neal D Cannon will conduct with pallbearers named Gordon Cremer Ray Parr J C Lea Walter A Russell C E Robertson and Herbert Miller. Llano Cemetery burial under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Katie Jane Riddle
Katherine Riddle
West Twelfth
Clover
Katie Jane
Amarillo
Neal D. Cannon
Gordon Creamer
Ray Parr
J. C. Lea
Walter A. Russell
C. E. Robertson
Herbert Miller
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Pioneer Bakery founder John Kollaer dies at 80
John W. Kollaer 80 of 503-B Lincoln died at home Sunday after a long illness. He came from Austria-Hungary in 1898 to establish Pioneer Bakery. Survivors include his widow Emelia and 7 children in Amarillo and nearby towns. Funeral arrangements pending. body remains at N. S. Griggs & Son Funeral Home.
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Lincoln
Kollaer
Austria-Hungary
Emelia
Henry
Arthur
Walter
Amarillo
Tol Ware
Claytop
R. B. Cantrell
Pampa
George Stone
Emelia Kellner
N. S. Griggs & Son Funeral Home
Amarillo College Registration and Evening Community Meetings
A busy day in Amarillo lists 8:00 AM college registration followed by noon Kiwanis Club gathering at the Amarillo Hotel. Afternoon events include circus performances at 1:15 PM, evangelism conference at Bennett Hall, and a Tri-State Fair parade committee meeting. Evening meetings cover church groups, center registration, outdoor sports club, band parents association, chorus, Red Cross board, and Scout leader gatherings.
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Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Hotel
cCole Brothers Circus
Child Evangelism Fellowship Conference
Bennett Hall
Seventh
North Buchanan
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Men of
Sandie Band Parents Association
Amarillo Symphonic Chorus
Jacobson
West Tenth
Potter County Red Cross Board of Directors
Courthouse
First Christian Church
Guymon
Okla
Clayton
Union County Air
Stratford
Pampa
Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Committee
Schneider Hotel
Gray-Roberts County Teachers
Lieb Langston
Floydada
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Fellowship Hall
St. James Jones
Jaycettes
Jaycees
Miss America Beatrice Shopp Begins Year as Titleholder
Beatrice Shopp of Hopkins Minnesota started a year as Miss America after winning the pageant among 55 contestants in Atlantic City New Jersey. The 18-year-old brunette inherits 16 000 in value from scholarships cars and appearances and plans to turn down some Hollywood offers while pursuing personal appearances and a fashion show tour. She tends 160 chickens, farms four acres, helps at home and plays vibraharp drums and piano. She will leave for Minneapolis with her parents and then travel for appearances and a coast tour.
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Atlantic City
Beatrice
Bebe) Shopp
Hopkins
Minn
Hollywood
Shopp
Miss Shopp
Minnesota
Elaine Campbell
Minneapolis
Mrs. Strohmeier Crowned Mrs. America in Pageant
Maria Strohmeier of Philadelphia won the Mrs. America title, chosen by beauty and homemaking judges. She is 21, married to Raymond Strohmeier, with no children, and stood five feet six inches tall weighing 124 pounds. Second place went to Toni Farrell, Mrs. Texas, with two children.
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Asbury Park
Maria Strohmeier
Philadelphia
America Today
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Summary
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for New Mexico Monday with little temperature change. Highs reach the mid eighties and hourly readings show morning 53 to 64 and afternoon around 84 to 85 degrees with sunrise at 6 28 and sunset at 6 57.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Akee As
Hurricane Near Bermuda Maintains 140 mph Winds
A severe Atlantic hurricane bears down on Bermuda with 140 mph winds near the center. At 6 15 PM EST the storm was 375 miles south of Bermuda and 960 miles east of West Palm Beach moving northwest at 12 mph, with gale forces extending outward. The Weather Bureau noted a possible turn to a more northerly path within 12 hours and warned shipping to the north and northwest to exercise extreme caution.
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Bermuda
West Palm Beach
Fla
Weather Bureau
Amarillo Circus Arrives. Workers Prep For Show
The Cole Bros Circus opened in Amarillo with several thousand spectators as the crew began unloading at Third and Grand. George Davis nicknamed Laughing George runs the cook and dining sections while Geneal Manager Noyelles Burkhart oversees operations. Cat teamsters Thomas Boyd and Heavy Thompson manage Caterpillar vehicles. Billy Walsh and Ike Melham set up grounds and concessions as animals and wagons move into place for two performances starting Monday.
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George
Geneal
Noyelles Burkhart
Third and Grand
Husky Thomas Boyd
Cole’s
Ringling’s
Wichita Falls
Thompson
Cole's
Cole Bros. Circus
Ike Melham
Grand
Ike
Cole
Billy Walsh
Walsh
Eugene “Arky” Scott
Reds Rally in Berlin as West-East tensions rise
Communist crowds in Lustgarten Square draw 120 000 to 550 000 protesters, while Soviet officials claim a large turnout and American armored cars patrol Berlin. The rally honors Hitler’s camps victims as Moscow counters a Berlin protest, amid global East West talks and volatile Libya Eritrea Italy Somalia debates in Paris and London. Mahomed Ali Jinnah’s funeral in Karachi draws vast processions as Hyderabad unrest stirs India. De Gaulle criticizes French cabinet as Britain and France face Berlin crisis in parliament.
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Associated Press
Lustgarten Square
Berlin
United States
Paris
France
Lewis Douglas
Britain
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Hector McNeil
Robert Schuman
Libya
Eritrea
London
United Nations General Assembly
Marshall
McNeil
Pope Urges Scientists to Use Science for Good at St Peter’s
Pope Pius XII called on scientists to transform weapons of brute force into instruments of good. He warned that atomic energy and other advances have changed the universe and noted dangers from upheavals possibly more grave than Rome’s fall in a crowd-filled St Peter’s Square.
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Pius XII
St. Peter’s Square
Rome
Trades Union Congress backs boost in Anglo Russian trade
The Trades Union Congress, a pillar of Britain's Labour Party, approved a resolution urging the government to raise reciprocal trade with Soviet Russia.
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Trades Union Congress
Britain
Labor
Russia
Dollar Day brings fall fashion at bargain prices
Nip in the air signals a clothing snap as Amarillo merchants stage another Dollar Day this Monday. Quality and dressiness guide the sale with coffin corner kick style prices, offering autumnal brightness and frost protection for shoppers.
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Amarillo
Dollar Day Bargain Center
Hibok Hibok volcanic subsides halt islander evacuation
Mount Hibok Hibok on Camiguin subsided prompting officials to stop further removal of islanders. Government volcanologist Arturo Alcaraz reported no dangerous gases for 36 hours as US Army transports continued evacuations with 8,000 refugees already underway.
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