Rain Break Eases Heat Across North Plains
A weather break eased the heat across the Tri State area with heavy showers in the North Plains and lighter rain toward Plainview and Dimmit. Temperatures cooled from a low of 60 to 65 tonight as crops benefit from the moisture, with Plains counties like Groom, Grover, and Shamrock recording varied rainfall totals. Grover in Hansford County remains known as the North Plains Weather Capital.
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Tri- State Empire
North Plains
Plainview
Dimmitt
Panhandle
Wellington
Shamrock
Berger
Groom
Grover
Hansford County
Union conflict halts welding at Pantex project
Iron Workers Local 408 walk out over a jurisdictional dispute with International Electrical Workers Union at the Pantex atomic energy project. About 40 iron workers are idle while electricians continue welding, with a likely early settlement but potential for escalation if the walkout extends past Monday.
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Jerry Kolander
Pantex—Atomic Energy Commission
Iron Workers Local Union
No. 408
International Electrical Workers Union
Walden, Fulton and Payne
Lubbock
Pantex Atomic Energy Project
Iron Workers Union
Silas Mason Co
Silas Mason Company
Pantex
Trains Hit Head-On in Louisiana Disaster
A Kansas Southern streamliner collided with a 300 Marine troop train near Simmesport Louisiana killing 12 and injuring more than 60. State police dispatched 100 officers as wreckage blocked lines and limited death notifications while bodies were taken to Morganza. A burning wreck left Marines reportedly training officers injured in a damaged car.
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Simmesport
Kansas Southern
Morganza
Baton Rouge
Kansas City Southern
Southern Belle
Baseball scoreboard notes and tonight’s MLB schedule
National League Pittsburgh at Chicago this afternoon with no early scores. Tonight Philadelphia at New York Boston at Brooklyn Cincinnati at St Louis. American League all games tonight with New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston Chicago at Cleveland St Louis at Detroit. Lumber ad mentions shiplap prices and Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Phiadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Snowstorm hoax at First National Bank in August
Ama rillo residents witnessed a convincing artificial snow effect near the First National Bank Building caused by solvent mist from the bank's air conditioning mixed with water. Bank manager Bill Coker later explained it was a staged demonstration to amuse staff and readers.
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Oe —Globe
J. Howard Miller
Bill Coker
First National Bank
Amarillo
Bank
Globe News
Bill
First National
Santa Fe
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Coker
Quiz Suspect in Gangland Death
Dallas report states Findlay Donica, questioned as a suspect in Herbert Noble’s bomb slaying, claims no motive and asserts his 1951 Chevrolet pickup stayed at home. Rangers plan to interview more witnesses while evaluating Donica’s alibi and battery evidence amid other possible suspects and timelines.
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Dallas
Findlay Donica
Herbert
Hanger
Bob Crowder
Crowder
Donica
Noble
Denton County
W. O. Hodges
Reds Stand Firm on 38th Parallel in Korea Talks
At Kaesong, Communist negotiators rejected any demarcation other than the 38th parallel and refused to pass on any other agenda items. The four hour session ended with a pledge to meet again, as the stalemate deepened and hopes for an early ceasefire dwindled. Chief UN negotiator Nam Il maintained a tense silence before finally objecting to alternatives to the 38th parallel.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Nam Il
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Nam Ils
38Th Parallel
Adm
Phantom Burglaries Suspect Sought in Amarillo Case
Amarillo police seek a suspect in a long string of phantom burglaries, with a pickup order issued and details on a car believed used. Two witnesses described a tall, slender man with bushy hair seen near homes on June 5 and June 12, suggesting possible accomplice activity in the adjacent alley.
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Amarillo
J. L. King
King
Lorene Cormack
Crockett
Billy Forbes
East Eighteenth
Forbes
McGee lawyers push for sanity hearing in Austin
Counsel for Richard W. McGee, condemned for the slaying of Lubbock grocer R. L. Allston, traveled to Austin to seek a writ of mandamus to force a sanity hearing. Col. E A Simpson and Burton S Burks urged the Court of Criminal Appeals to order District Judge Dan Blair to convene the hearing after Blair rejected an earlier request. McGee remains under death sentence with a 30 day reprieve after an Aug 2 execution date.
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Richard W. McGee
R. L. Allston
Lubbock
Austin
Col. E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Burton S. Burks
McGee
Court of Criminal Appeals
Dan Blair
Blair
Amarillo Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies this afternoon and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Highs near 88 today and 92 tomorrow, with a 24 hour high of 90 and low of 60. Scattered thundershowers possible, light rainfall common, occasional moderate to heavy downpours may interrupt outdoor work. West Texas remains mostly partly cloudy with scattered storms and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
River Road ISD to vote August 22 on tax rate rise
River Road Independent School District plans an August 22 election to raise the tax rate from 1.25 to 1.50 per 100 dollars, aiming to fund a 40 000 dollar budget with projected revenues of 37 000. The move follows budget reviews, adding a teacher and a second bus, keeping one grade per class. Charles O'Dell leads the board.
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River Road Independent School
Glenn Scott
Scott
River Road
Board of Equalization For
Charles O'Dell
River Road District
Telephone Company To Enlarge Building Amarillo Addition Planned
Southwestern Bell will add a 100 by 37 foot wing to its Amarillo exchange at Ninth and Tyler. The $175,000 concrete and tile addition, built by C. B. Lambie Co., will house long distance facilities, lounges, offices, and storage. Construction starts when materials arrive.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Amarillo
A. O. Thomas
Southwestern Bell
C. 8. Lambie Co
Ninth and
Tyler
Six Hurt in Burning Airplane Incident Near Houston
A Fort Worth plane caught fire over Houston and exploded after landing at Municipal Airport. Six aboard were burned, two critically, as the emergency door jammed and extinguishers failed. Passengers included Dick Moncrief and wife Dee, Bill Waggoner, Webb Walker, Jr., and pilots Gaillard Mahoney and Thomas Ellis.
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Houston
Fort Worth
Oirman
Municipal
Dick Moncrief
Texas
W. A. Moncrief
Dee
Bill Waggoner
University of Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Moncrief
Webb Walker, Jr
Moncriefs’ Company
Montex Drilling Co
Gaillard Mahoney
Thomas Ellis
St. Joseph's Infirmary
CAA
Th Houston
Mahoney
As Waggoner
Williams Boyce Auto Liability Insurance Notice
Auto public liability and property damage insurance coverage under Williams Boyce. Contact by phone for policy details and coverage terms.
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Auto
Williams-Boyce
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Reds
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Edna Milford
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