One Man Shot and Two Beaten in Drive-In Battle
Ed ward H Bruce 25 charged with assault with intent to murder after a shooting at the Jeeper Drive-In near West Tenth. Robert L Johnson 35 in serious condition with a lung injury. Mrs Melva Fae Johnson 27, wife of Johnson, and Woodie Watkins 36 were involved witnesses and victims. Bruce surrendered later with the weapon, a .32 pistol, to police. Justice of the Peace set no bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Bruce
North
Maryland
Robert L
Bob” Johnson
North East Fifteenth
Texas Company
Melva Fae Johnson
Monroe
W. O
Woodie” Watkins
West Seventh
Justice of the Peace
Charles Carder
Bruce
J. L. King
Dean Dunlap
Johnson
Jeeper
900 West Tenth
Watkins
Harry V. Russo
Hayden
Adams
Ninth Street
Sam Houston
First Marine Division
South Pacific
D. S. Bruce
Truman Prepares Security Measure
Speaker Rayburn said President Truman may send an anti sabotage message to Congress later. After meeting with Barkley Lucas and McCormack Rayburn did not share details. He noted the message concerns security sabotage and Communists and likely requests additional legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rayburn
Truman
Congress
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
House
McCormack
Weather Roundup Amarillo and West Texas Areas
The Amarillo region expects sunny to warm conditions with isolated night showers and highs near 94 to 95 degrees. West Texas will be clear to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the Panhandle and South Plains, little temperature change. Newco notes generally fair weather with a few scattered thundershowers. Pi 2x4 sold at $5.75 per hundred by Olver & Lumber Co at 1200 West 6th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos
Newco
Olver & Lumber Co
West
6Th
Two Escape After Robbery Wounding of Bandits by Dallas Police
Dallas police wounded one bandit and pursued two others after a daytime robbery at a Preston Hollow home. Officer Grinnell exchanged fire, a getaway car fled, and Flemming Van Derrick, 33, of Chickasha Oklahoma, was captured with knee wounds. A second suspect escaped as officers combed the area with rifles and found weapons including an M 3 grease gun and carbines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaihy WimMan
HM. Brann
Preston Hollow
Lloyd S. Reeves
Chickasha
Okla
Tim Treadway
Brann
William C. Grinnell
Grinnell
van Derrick
Parkland Hospital
Warships Promised France Under U S Aid Plan
France will receive its first two U S war ships August 12 in Philadelphia under the foreign military aid program. The 1,240 ton destroyer escorts Samuel F. Mills and Riddle will be renamed Arabe and Kabyle. France is the second recipient after the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Philadelphia
Samuel F. Mills
Riddle
Henri Bonnet
United States
Netherlands
Indochina
Turkey
Burma
Southeast Asia
Defense Headquarters
Amarillo School Board Approves New 113 Room Elementary
Amarillo Independent School District trustees approved a $2.5 million building program and a $2.8445 million 1950 51 budget. Plans include a 113 room North Amarillo elementary with bids Aug 28 and an Avondale school to be built west of Avondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Fifteenth
Lawrence Kerr
North Amarillo
Polk
Stephen F. Austin
Twenty-fourth
Bonham
Milam
Lamar
Thirty-eighth
Fortieth
Parker
Lipscomb
Amarillo College
Waddill
Amarillo High School
Renew Push On Red Hue In Korean War Updates
Tokyo reports American F-80 jets attacking Seoul targets and rail yards while bombing runs hit pontoon bridges along the Han River. General MacArthur says Red Korean flak is heavy and accurate as B-29s strike Pyongyang Wonsan and Seoul fronts. Fifth Air Force notes 550 sorties with 419 by its pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Seoul
Han River
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Far East Air Forces
Fifth Air Force
Chinju
Pansong
Leatherneck
West Seoul
Kimpo
Taejon
Andong
UN forces renew Seoul front clash in across river push
Allied and South Korean units reported heavy combat as Red forces crossed the Naktong River threatening Taegu. The New Front extended toward Chinju and Pohang on the east coast while US Marines pressed toward Kosang and Chinju from the south. Casualties mounted as Task Force Kean and 24th Division fought to clear bridgeheads and slow the Red drive along the peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Naktong
Taegu
Pohang
MacArthur
First Cavalry
Pusan
Yongdok
Naktong River
South Korea
Tokyo
Changnyong
Kean
William Kean
Chinju
Eighth Army
Korea
Korean Peninsula
John E. Church
34Th
Waegwan
Kumchon
Kosang
Chindong
Five Days of Heat Ahead for the Area
The region faces continued hot weather with temperatures about four degrees above normal for five days. High yesterday reached 92, with 95 forecast for tomorrow. A few isolated night thunderstorms are possible but moisture remains scant. The five day outlook includes light, scattered rainfall and several area towns report varied weekly rainfall totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Winburn
Clayton
Des Moines
Dumas
Amarillo
Borger
Childress
Crosbyton
Dalhart
Follett
Hereford
Lubbock
Memphis
Muleshoe
Panhandle
Plainview
Shamrock
Spearman
Vega
Clovis
Tucumcari
Guymon
Okla
Gage
France Seeks 225 Million Dollar Loan
Paris August 8 Finance ministry sources said France is negotiating a 225 million dollar loan with a group of American banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Finance Ministry
UN Counters Red Charges In Korean War Reports
The United Nations Commission on Korea issued a report denying North Korean charges of barbarous war methods. It notes North Korea’s pledge to honor the Red Cross treaty and says South Korea and Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s command cooperated with Red Cross observers. The panel urges Security Council support for Red Cross supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UN Commission On Korea
Trygve Lie
United Nations Commission On Korea
Red Cross
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Security Council
International
California Swimmer Sets Channel Record
Florence Chadwick of San Diego crossed the English Channel in 13 hours 28 minutes, beating the women’s record set by Gertrude Ederle in 1926 and finishing near Dover after a 22 mile course from Cap Gris Nez. Shirley May France abandoned 8 miles offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Shirley May
France
Cap Gris Nez
Miss Chadwick
Georges Michel
Miss Ederle
Mille Gade Carson
Shirley May France
Somerset
Mass
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Norton Spryce
Globe
US Weather Sureau
Dallas
North Eas Fifteenth
Ficient
Horace Mann
Walsh
Forest Hill
Avondale
Gus Roberts
F. M. Blackburn, Jr
R. A. Wilson
Price Se
Associated Press
United Press
Great Plains Empire
Texas
H. H. Hutson
Hut Hutson
THE
Neely
Greenhill
Lowndes
Commission
California
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