Amarillo Observes Independence Day with Closures and Rodeo
Practically all Amarillo businesses will suspend operations tomorrow for Independence Day. Banks and post offices close. only essential public offices stay open. Feature event is the Will Rogers Range Riders rodeo at 2:30 PM and 8 PM. A hobby fair runs 10 AM to 10 PM at the Youth Center 609 Carolina, sponsored by the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club. The Spanish American Club holds a celebration at 1106.
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Amarillo
Carolina
San Jacinto
Potter County Adopts College Run Grasshopper Poison Facility
County commissioners accept J E Smith of Texas Tech to operate the grasshopper poison mixing station, replacing county control. Agent Art Bralley cites heavy non migratory hopper infestation in the northeast. The county notes the station is out of service after motors were stolen from the mixer and poison spreader.
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Potter County
Pantex Farms
Texas Technological College
Art Bralley
J. E. Smith
College Farms
Department of Agriculture
Bralley
Mrs Whippo Reported Doing Well After Surgery
Mrs. Whippo Charles Whippo of 3201 Monroe near St Anthony’s Hospital underwent nose and jawbone surgery in St Anthony’s and was reported doing well by hospital officials. She was admitted yesterday evening.
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Charles Whippo
Monroe
St. Anthony’s Hospital
John Adams Dies at 90, Longest-Lived U.S. President
John Adams died at age ninety, living longer than any other U.S. president. The prominent founder and statesman reached the milestone as the nation's elder statesman.
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John Adams
United States
Fashion Pattern Ad Offers Anne Summer Style Range
An old classified snippet promotes Anne Summer patterns with modest runabout styling and toasty tan options. Readers are urged to print their name and address along with size and style number for mailing a twenty cent pattern collection. The ad references Sew at least and mentions New York, St. New York 11. N.Y. as the mailing area.
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New York
N.Y
Freedom Fight Echoes At Texas VFW Convention
Governor Allan Shivers urged vigilance as the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened its Texas convention in Houston. Attorney General Price Daniel called for curbing Communist ten dencies at home while condemning the tidelands decision. A memorial service kicked off events as the gathering proceeds toward Wednesday officer elections.
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Houston
Allan Shivers
Annal
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Price Daniel Sunday
Korea
America
Shivers
VFW
Soviet Russia
Daniel
Tidelands
Music Hall
Wall Street Quotes Mix Wide Market Movers And Loulavé Nash
Quotation list from Amarillo Merrill Lynch shows notable shifts across numerous stocks including Loulavé Nash Juneau Mack Trucks and Allegheny Lud multiple industrials and consumer firms. The report also lists over the counter and New York curb activity with varied prices and percentages reflecting daily market movements.
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New
Amer Cyanam
Murray Corp
Amer Locomot
Nash Kelvintr 1814
Weth Auto Fibe Sa
Natscult Am Home
Amer
Nats Cash
Neti Dairy Pr
Amer Stove
Nati Distillers
Nati Gypsum
Amer Tobacc
Nati Steel
Amer Woolen
Nati Supply
Natomass
Ander Prnch
Newport Indu Itlia Armco
NY Cent RR
Armour & Co
North Au
Assoc
North Nat Gas
Arch Top&of
North Pac RR
Avco Manufac
Ohio Edison
Baldwin Locoon
Ohio Oil
Baltimore &O Gi
Oliver Corp
Geneste Oe
Packardine Aie
Pan Am Airwas
Bethlehem
Pan Est
Blaw-Knox
Panhand P&Ér
Boeing Airpin
Paramount Pe
Pone Ae
Parke Day 43rden_ Co
Borg Warner
Jo Penney
Ridgepor
Briesenfe
Bonnrowans
Bucyrus Erle
Dr. Pepper
Budd Co
Pepsi Cola
Bullard
Patton Reserth CO
Burroughs
Phin Morrie
Buechine
Phillips Petrol
Pittscb S&bolt
Plymouth Oi
Carrier Corp
Poor & Co
Proc&Gam
Caterpiller Tr
Publicker
Pullman
Gelotex Corp
Cent & Sow
Radio Corp
Gertainteed Pr
Radio K Orph
Che
Sud
I Co Tenn Corp
Gair Co
Texas Co
Ey Mikes
Te & F
United Gas
eud-Hershey
Gentrare
United Wallop
Zalted Waltie Harv
Nick Warner Bros. Internatioal Aie
Bd Petro
Wesson Oil Arte Johns Manvil
West Indies
Joy Migasx
Westinuh Aues
Kennecott
W Flee Rm
We Laded Ag Wine Soos
Lern
Bys Overlan
Wilson & Co
Lockheed Aire
Woolworth
Loews Ine
Youngstn
S&t
Lone StarCm
Lorillard
Zenith
New York
CURB
Holiday Warmth After Cool Front Passes
A weak cold front north of Amarillo moves south today bringing cooler afternoon and tonight temperatures. Tomorrow the mercury rises and a warm Fourth of July is forecast with highs near 91. Rainfall was reported in many Panhandle locales, Follet 2.61 inches and Perryton 1.01 among others, with Oklahoma line readings including Boise City 1 inch and Woodward 0.10.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Follet
Perryton
Plainview
Dumas
Mereford
Lubbock
Shamrock
Spearman
Vega
Clayton, NM
Childress
Dalhart
Crosbyton
Memphis
Miami
Tucumcari
Oklahoma Line
Boise City
Buffalo
Woodward
Gage
KCs To Install Officers Tonight
Amarillo Knights of Columbus Council No. 1450 will install new officers at its 8 PM meeting in Cathedral Hall, 1110 Washington. Officers include Russell H. Boyd as grand knight, Paul Carter deputy grand knight, Jack Walsh chancellor, Don Cummings warden, Tortello recorder, Dr. W. J. Bromert treasurer, Frank Wedding advocate, Joe Angeloni inside guard, Charles Galletin outside guard, and F. P. Bottoms trustee for three years. Boyd will chair the session.
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Amarillo Council
Knights of Columbus
Cathedral Hall
Washington
Russell H. Boyd
Paul Carter
Jack Walsh
Don Cummings
Tortello
W. J. Bromert
Frank Wedding
Joe Angeloni
Charles Galletin
Poland Bans Religious Sect
Poland closes activities of a religious sect, with over 50 members arrested on spy charges in Warsaw. The suspects are described as closely linked with American intelligence services and charged with diversionist activities.
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London
Poland
E Witnesses
Warsaw
Oil and fuel use by U S trucks in a year
The American Trucking Association cites that eight million trucks consume 568 million quarts of oil 8.4 million gallons of antifreeze and 8.5 billion gallons of gasoline annually. The gasoline amount would form five stacks to the moon if stored in gallon cans.
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Washington
American Trucking Association, Inc
United States
US Claims Victory on The Diplomatic Front
US diplomats expressed unusual optimism about Korea despite military strains. Moscow’s stance looms as a factor, with four Russian marked planes possibly in use without NK insignia. Washington rejected a Chinese Nationalist troop offer, preferring Formosa forces to deter a broader China Communist invasion.
Absentee Votes Cast for Democratic Primary Delays
By noon today eight voters had cast absentee ballots for the June 22 Democratic primary in the county clerk's office. Ballots are issued at 9 am with ballots tailored to each precinct, listing candidates from congressional contenders to precinct chairmen. The precinct chairmen list is omitted from some ballots, per clerk’s office explanation.
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Loren Jones
US publishers reach Argentina on luxury Pan Am flight
A group of 32 US publishers editors and government officials arrived in Buenos Aires aboard a Pan American Stratoclipper inaugurating a new luxury service between Buenos Aires and New York.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Here
New York
Vealers and lambs market prices noted in dull bid sale
The cattle sale shows vealers at 30.00 down and 1,000 head, native sheep at 50 cents high top 28.50, bulk goods mixed, old crop lambs and yearlings sluggish with bids steady to weak. Ewes 9.50 to 10.50, 160 to 200 pounds slow at 6.00 to 7.50.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Permit Issued for Convent Building at St Marys Academy
A 150000 construction permit was issued for the St Marys Academy convent building and a 30 by 40 foot boiler house. The one story convent measures 120 by 161 feet with Wedding and Cochran as general contractors on the campus. Other permits include Griffiths duplex 8500 Phipps residence 4000 and Hicks six room residence 22500.
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St .Mary’s Academy
Wedding & Cochran
St. Mary’s Academy
F. E. Griffith
Polk
C. J. Phipps
West First
Man Killed by Mysterious Bomb in Houston
William Alford, 40, died after handling a phosphorous-type bomb found in his yard and pulled the pin. The blast mangled his hand and scorched his body with burning oil. Police could not determine if the device was war surplus or homemade.
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Houston
William Alford
Alford
Thieves Take Cement Lion From Amusement Park Entrance
Vallejo July 3 A missing 500 pound concrete lion was stolen from John L. Sullivan’s amusement park after someone chiseled it from its 1,000 pound cement base. One lion was taken, leaving the other still secured at the entrance.
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Vallejo
Cal
John L. Sullivan
Tighten Guard of Panama Canal
Vital installations along the Panama Canal and in the Canal Zone are under guard of US Army units on alert since Thursday due to the Korean fighting. The Canal Marine Bureau orders strict enforcement of regulations including a 48 hour notice for ships’ prospective arrivals.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
US Army
Unis
Canal Marine Bureau
Three Die In Collision Near East Third Street
Three people were injured in a late yesterday afternoon crash when a car driven by Mrs. Evans on East Third rammed into the Tallant vehicle on Grand. Mr. Evans, in St. Anthony's Hospital for deep cuts and shock, was reported in favorable condition this morning. Mrs. Evans had scalp lacerations and Mrs. Tallant scratches and bruises as they were all taken to the hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance. city officers are investigating the accident.
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Evans
St. Anthony’s Hospital
County allocates funds for new court operations
Commissioners earmark 12000 for the court budget as action on establishing the new court is deferred awaiting copies of the recent supreme court decision. Judge Gee notes possible rehearing after the motion period. Judge Bishop urges waiting for the court's opinion.
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Moreland
Supreme Court
Gee
Bishop
Attempt To Stop Oil Well Blaze
BIG SPRING July 3 The stage is set for a new effort to halt a Pan American No 1 Holley oil well fire burning for three weeks Firefighters waited as concrete cured around a heavy valve to divert the flow M M Kinley a Houston oil well fire fighter installed a hood with an open valve over the casing then poured cement Kinley will turn the master valve to divert gas and oil to separators If the hood holds the fire will be over
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Big Spring
Holley
M. M. Kinley
Houston
Kinley
Welfare grant approved after eye sale offer report
County commissioners authorized a welfare grant for an Amarillo woman who reportedly offered an eye for money to support her children. Welfare officer Mabel Ray noted prior aid and a prior rejection when cooperation was refused. County Judge Gene Jordan defended the court against implications it withholds help.
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Amarillo
Mabel Ray
Gene Jordan
Battle rustlers kill five in Puebla clash
Reports from Puebla say five men died in a confrontation between police, army and a band of cattle rustlers. Two soldiers and a policeman were among the dead in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Puebla
Mexico
Dam bill eyes final ratification before contracts start
Amendments agreed by committee tighten contract initiation to await ratification of the interstate water division compact. The payment rate to the federal government must be clarified and the final decision on reimbursing 1.6 million for fish and wildlife benefits rests with the President and the Budget Bureau. Johnson and Mahon push to carry the bill forward for Senate approval this session.
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O’mahoney
President and Budget Bureau
Johnson
Mahon
Budget Bureau
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Senate Committee
House
George Mahon
Lubbock
Rex B. Baxter
Amarillo
Federal Legislative Committee
Senate House Committee
Bureau of Reclamation
Secretary of Interior
Interstate talks advance on Canadian River waters
Negotiations continue between Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma for an equitable division of Canadian River waters. The first interstate compact commission meeting occurred in Santa Fe last Saturday. Eleven cities must sign repayment contracts with the federal government before funding and construction can proceed, shifting action to the local level for about a year. Howard Robbins of the Bureau of Reclamation says final dam plans and cost estimates need at least twelve months to complete.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Equitable
Interstate Compact Commission
Santa Fe
Howard Robbins
Bureau of Reclamation
Battle for Suwon and airfield stalls amid Korean War shifts
War front reports say Chinese and North Korean forces pressure Suwon 23 miles from Seoul but fail to dislodge the town. Red tank columns threaten near Han River while American air power slows the breakthrough. U.S. defense officials deny mobilizing reserves as China considers 20,000 plus troops for Korea. Chiang Kai-shek’s offer of 33,000 Nationalist troops is rebuffed, concerns rise over wider involvement.
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Suwon
Han
MacArthur
Korea
Pyongyang
Washington
Johnson
United States
Hong Kong
Canton
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Formosa
China
Accidents by State Totals for 0-6 Showcase
The document lists accident tallies by state for a page 1 continuation. It enumerates each state's counts across categories, showing Mississippi through Wyoming with varied totals, including several with missing or zero values.
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Ie Mae Ong
Arch Terre
C. F
Roland Nichols
L. C. Myrick
N.S. Grioas & Sons
Ruthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Anne Adams
Amcee
Kaiser Frazer
Real Ark
Nat Gasa
Pone Oo Gas
Atlas Plywood
Lad & Ex
Bud
Natl Bel Hens
Cessna Aircrft
Nat Fuel Gas
Ning Hud P
Corra & Rey
Northrop Aire
Pancostal A
Pantepec Crown Drugs
South Royalty
Technicolor
Tong Sol
Humble Oil
United Aire
Royal
United Life
Hug Hon Cn
Iteasn
Kcs
Entaire Aluminum
N. M. Cooper
Fillmore St
Alco Blind
N. Fillmore
MLB
Yee
Optometrist
Polk St
Meee
South Korea
Russia
Moscow
Turkey
Iran
Indo-China
Douglas MacArthur
Syngman Rhee
Camilla Wheatley
Japan
Miss Wheatley
Morrow- Thomas Hardware
Rhee
Tokyo
Financial Industrial Fund
Globe-News
Wenness “ News
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Virgina
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
George S. May Company
Central Division
Wichita
Kan
Lincoln
ITA
Amarillo Trailways Bus Center, Inc
Meas
Tyler
Baie
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