U S denounces Soviet peace pact as propaganda trap
The United States rejects Nikolai Shvernik's proposed antiwar pact as a propaganda trap. The State Department affirms the UN charter is the solemn peace pact for all members and that existing obligations must be honored before any new treaty. McDermott cited loss of faith in Soviet treaties and warned the Kremlin aims to lull the public. President Truman would relay Shvernik’s message to Congress.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Russia
United Nations
Michael J. McDermott
Nikolai Shvernik
Truman
Shvernik
Great Britain
France
China
McDermott
United Nations General Assembly
Ussr
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Congress Shvernik
Two Lost In The Desert Search Continues
In Yuma Arizona a lone Air Force plane and four jeep squads continued hunting for Klaus Martens a Pasadena salesman and June Walker a Malverne nurse who vanished after abandoning a light plane near the desert. Sheriff Washum believes they perished though the extensive operation persists across a widening area as the note in the cockpit pointed west into waterless country.
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Yuma
Ariz
U.P
Air Force
Here
Fourth Air Rescue
Pasadena
Cal
Klaus Martens
June Walker
Malverne
March Air Force Base
Jim Washum
Washum
Arizona
Eral
Martens
Ridgway warns Koreans over Kaesong aid violation
General Ridgway threatened to end Korean cease-fire talks if the Communists again violate Kaesong neutrality. He demanded complete compliance with neutralization guarantees before resuming talks and warned that further violations would be seen as an attempt to terminate negotiations. No reply from the Reds by early today.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kae
Reds
Texas
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Ridgway
Red
Kaesong
Korea
Phantom burglar stalking West Amarillo blocks
A shadowy thief has hit the 900 block area around Yrtvis Bowie and Crockett in West Amarillo repeatedly since April. The phantom entered unseen, often while residents entertained guests, taking small sums from purses or leaving rooms empty handed. Victims spot faint tracks with crinkled sole footprints and recall near viewings but no identification. The latest incident occurred last Thursday night.
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Troy Martin
Amarillo
Yrtvis
Bowie” and Crockett
Horace Kendricks
Bowie
Kendricks
Kendrick
Clarence Wismeyer
Crockett
Air Strikes Hit Reds From Air In Korea War Update
Eighth Army said fighter planes killed or wounded over 200 Communist troops in behind the lines and on ground actions, while UN patrols failed to curb enemy activity. At Pyongyang Mustang fighters strafed Red positions, killing or wounding 180, with 30 more lives claimed at Kumsong. A Communist aid raid caused no damage.
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Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Kumsong
Concert Tonight In Ellwood Park
The first band concert of the season is scheduled for tonight at 8 o clock near the playground in Ellwood Park. The band under Charles Riker has previously presented many summer concerts in other parks.
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Ellwood Park
Charles Riker
Britain tightens coke rationing as wartime style limits return
Britain imposed the strictest fuel rationing since the war on coke use, forcing fewer baths and colder dishwater for households in London. Domestic coke had been unrationed since January 1, 1950, marking a return to tighter controls.
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Britain
London
Heat Wave Grips State With 100 Degree+ Readings
The century mark looms as Amarillo reports 102 degrees at the weather bureau and the day nears a season high, while Henriet ta shatters records with 116 degrees. Road surfaces radiate intense heat as residents seek shade and relief from extreme temperatures across the region.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
Henrietta
Heatwaves Push Downtown to Record Water Use in Amarillo
Officials report Amarillo consumed 31 million gallons of water marking a new high, surpassing the 29 million gallon record set July 21. Officials note peak flow between 8 and 9 pm, with a rate of 49 million gallons per hour extrapolated to a 24 hour total.
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Amarillo
Heat Record Drains Water as Heat Wave Roars North
Yesterday set a new water consumption record surpassing the prior July 21 figure of 29,800,000 gallons. Heat devils danced on the horizon as a hot belt stretched from Texas to the Dakotas and into the Mississippi Valley. Memphis topped 116 degrees, the region’s hottest spot, while Gage Oklahoma reached 109 degrees.
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Texas
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Memphis
Gage
Okla
Sirius Business on Polk Street and the Dog Star’s Heat
A Polk Street astrologer claims Sirius the Dog Star drives desperate acts during the Dog Days. He notes Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, making it invisible but active, predicting risk of murder, suicide, and embezzlement until early September when Sirius returns to the night sky.
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Polk Street
Sirius
J. Lunar Perallax
J. Lunar
Blistering heat grips Southwest with record highs
Across Texas and neighboring states temperatures soar with Wichita Falls at 109 and Gainesville at 118 degrees. Deadly heat spurred strikes as workers protested office heat. at least ten fatalities were reported over the blistering weekend. Telephone workers walked off in Waxahachie and Houston. Weatherman Winburn warned no relief yet.
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Childress
Lubbock
Dalhart
Guymon
Okla
Tucumcari
Downstate
Fort Worth
Dallas
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Waxahachie
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Houston
Waco
Gainesville
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Winburn
Need for another day nursery urged in Amarillo
E. L. Hunter, president of Amarillo Day Nurseries, urged the chamber civic affairs committee to create another day nursery due to a surge in applications tied to the Air Force Base reactivation and Atomic Energy Commission project. The group discussed coordinating with service clubs and potential help from Miss Dorothy Beers to survey in October.
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Amarillo
E. L. Hunter
Will Rogers
Negro Day Nursery
Service Clubs
Margaret Fletcher
Business
Professional Women’s Club
Dorothy Beers
Child Welfare League of America
Vera Newcourn
USO
Second and Polk
National Production Authority
Ed Moyer, Jr
Charles Woodburn
Plan to relieve traffic on Highways 60 and 66 near Pantex
Potter County officials disclosed a traffic relief plan for Highways 60 and 66 to Amarillo from the Pantex AEC Plant. The proposed options include widening St Francis Highway to Highway 287 or extending Hastings Street to connect with the Fritch Highway, requiring about 2 1 2 miles of new road. Negotiations for right of way have begun with Col. Wrockleff reviewing the proposals, and landowners largely support the project. The plan aims to provide a safer and more convenient route from the plant to the city and would boost area development.
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Globe
Pantex-Aec
Masterson Road
Fritch Highway
St. Francis Avenue
Hastings Street
Hastings
Pantex Aec
Potter County Commissioners Court
AEC
G. E. Wrockloff
Fourth Army
San Antonio
Amarillo
Pantex
St. Francis Highway
Pleasant Valley
Fritch
Tom Bursey
Earl Cayton
Cas Johnson
Bill Adams
Judge Jordan
Hobart van Valkenburg
Wrockloff
Johnson
Baseball schedule for afternoon games and tonight’s matches
In the American League Chicago plays Detroit this afternoon with no early score. Tonight’s games include St Louis at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Boston. In the National League Cincinnati visits Chicago this afternoon with late scores, and tonight New York at Brooklyn Boston hosts Philadelphia in two games while Pittsburgh faces St Louis.
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Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Fir 2x4 2x6 1x8 shiplap Price Six 95
Oliver and Wiggins Lumber Co offers fir boards 2x4 2x6 and 1x8 shiplap at 6.95 per hundred or unit. Located at 1200 West 6th.
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Fir
iOlver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
Governor names John P. Morgan to library commission
Austin August 7 Gov Allan Shivers appointed John P Morgan of Dallas to the Texas Library and Historical Commission to fill the unexpired term of Mrs Virginia Gambrell who resigned.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
John P. Morgan
Dallas
Texas Library and Historical Commission
Virginia Gambrell
Amarillo Area Weather Summary Cites Heat Wave
The Weather Bureau reports continued hot and dry conditions across Amarillo and West Texas with fair skies. Forecasters expect high temperatures near 101 today and 98 tomorrow, while the 24 hour high reached 102 with a low earlier. Thunderstorms are possible in New Mexico and little temperature change expected.
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Amarillo
Torning
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Auto public liability and property damage policy
Williams Boyce insured with auto public liability and property damage coverage. Contact 3-4334 for policy details and quotes.
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Williams-Boyce
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