Panhandle bankers set attendance record at con vention
More than 500 delegates packed the Panhandle Bankers Association one day summit at the Herring Hotel Amarillo on Jeff Davis birthday. Virgil Patterson of First National Bank Brownfield welcomed attendees with J O Gillham of Brownfield state bank presiding. Warren A Barrett of Commerce Trust Co Kansas City urged aggressive consumer credit growth while noting prior loan declines. DeWitt Ray of the Texas Bankers Association wrapped the session before a luncheon and planned tea dance and golf event at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Jeff Davis
Herring Hotel
Lloyd Wiseman
Crocker First National Bank
San Francisco
Virgil Patterson
First National Bank
J. O. Gillham
Association
Gillham
Brownfield State Bank
Brownfield
Warren A. Barrett
Commerce Trust Co
Kansas City
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Johnny
Panhandle utility deal tops two million in nine towns
Southwestern Public Service Company announced the purchase of electric systems in Dalhart Chamberlain Conlon Dumas Etter Hartley Stratford Sunray and Texline plus an ice plant and water systems in Dalhart Dumas Stratford Sunray and Texline from West Texas Utilities. The transaction, awaiting government approval, expands an interconnected Texas Panhandle and New Mexico Pecos Valley network with REA involvement aiding irrigation and rural electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Southwestern Public Service Company
West Texas Utilities Company
Abilene
Southwest Public Service Company
Dalhart
Chamberlain
Conlon
Dumas
Etter
Hartley
Stratford
Sunray
Texline
Rock Island
North Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Public Service Company Electric System
West Texas Utilities
Texas Panhandle
Cunningham
REA
Amarillo elected DAV Texas commander and officers
James of Amarillo won the Texas Department Disabled Veterans post at the state convention in Corpus Christi. Other officers include H. E. Carrico, Lee Brown, Clem J. Smith, Hal Roach, and Fred T. Lee with staff DeWitt Kirby and Sol Flickman. The women's auxiliary re chose Mrs. Catherine Early as commander and Amarillo will host the 1947 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coa Ys Christi
James of
Amarillo
Texas Department of the Disabled Veterans
DAV
H. E. Carrico
Wichita Falls
Lee Brown
Corpus Christi
Clem J. Smith
San Antonio
Hal Roach
San Angelo
Fred T. Lee
Waco
DeWitt Kirby
Sol Flickman
John C. Goodwin
Women’s Auxiliary of
Catherin Early
Dallas
Estelle Wolfe
Eva Moore
Irene Jackson
Marian Gharis
Jimmy Mae Roberts
Austin
Soviet denounces Truman bill and US labor limits
London dispatch reports Soviet radio and press condemning President Truman anti strike legislation and other US labor limits as a plot against world peace. Moscow denounces Byrnes at Paris, attacks Vandenberg Clay and the Big Four disarmament plan amid a broader anti US campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Russia
Truman
Moscow Radio
Wall Street
Radio Moscow
United States
James F. Byrnes
Potsdam
Izvestia
Byrnes
Paris
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Lucius D. Clay
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Petrified Foot Found in Rail Locomotive
In Childress on June 3 a petrified left foot was found in the tender tank of a Fort Worth and Denver locomotive. A worker reported the discovery and an undertaker estimated the foot had been severed for at least a year. Officials pursued clues in the engine’s accident records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Fort Worth & Denver
Rain and Hail Hit Panhandle Wheat and Texas Floods
Rain and hail distressed North Plains and Central Panhandle farmers with damaged wheat yields and cooled temperatures. Dalhart to Dalworth area reported hail and 30 to 100 percent crop damage, while Amarillo recorded 0.04 inches in town. Trinity River floods near Dallas crest at 40.6 feet, one death, two injuries, and swollen waters threatening more rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Amarillo
Santa
North Plains
Dalhart
Coenlen
Trinity
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Wesley Harrington
Dallas County
Harrington
Paul
Alice
World record for consecutive parachute jumps set Sunday
Sioux City Iowa June 3 AP John Swetich 28 spent Sunday jumping from airplanes to set the world record for consecutive parachute jumps. He began at 3 am and completed his 60th jump under field lights at 8 30 pm yesterday, tiring but happy with the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
John Swetich
Swetich
Bevin On Spot as Spain Breakup Sparks Crisis
London June 3. Ernest Bevin, foreign secretary, faces a protest wave as leftist critics at the Labour Party conference push for breaking off diplomatic relations with Spain. Bevin’s position is said to be under pressure with resignation demands possible if he cannot mollify opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Ernest Bevin
Spain
Bevin
Labor Party
Bourenmouth
Living Confederate Vets Less Than 80
United Press survey shows fewer than 80 Confederate veterans alive on Jefferson Davis birthday. Texas leads with 16 survivors. nationwide counts by state include Virginia 14, Florida 9, Alabama 9, Georgia 8, North Carolina 8, Louisiana 7, South Carolina 5, Arkansas 3, Tennessee 1, Missouri 1, with 1,409 widows on Texas rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Jefferson Davis
Texas
Lone Star
Virginia
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Louisiana
South Carolina
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Argentina Is a True Democracy Says President Farrell
President Edelmiro Farrell told the people that despite accusations of dictatorship Argentina is a true democracy and that the government works without propaganda. He urged support for President-Elect Juan Peron as his term ends tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Farrell
Buenos Aires
Edelmiro Farrell
Former Soviet Leader Kalinin Dies After Illness
London reporting Michael I Kalinin, former president of the Soviet Union, died after a severe illness at age 70. He had stepped down as chairman of the Presidium on March 19 and remained a presidium member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael I. Kalinin
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Kalinin
Esidium
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai M. Shvernik
All-Union
Soviet Trade Council
Presidium
Amarillo Area Warmer With Clearing Skies Forecast
Weather summary from the Weather Bureau notes warmer conditions and decreasing clouds this afternoon across Amarillo and vicinity. Fair tonight and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies in West Texas. Highs reached 62 yesterday, 67 by noon, with a 47 degree low overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Globe to Carry Report on Russia Series
The Globe will feature a four article series by Eddy Gilmore AP correspondent who has five years in Russia. He will address if Russia is preparing for war if Stalin remains in power and what would happen if dethroned. He will also discuss Russia’s atomic program reasons for opposing world press freedom and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Stalin
America
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Globe
Gilmore
Clean-Up Meeting Sets 18 District Headquarters
Chairmen for 18 city clean-up districts will meet tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the chamber of commerce to choose district headquarters. Clean-up Day is next Monday. Charles Eads and Chas Rogers are mapping districts with Jack Wyatt directing volunteer truck dispatch for haul away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Charles Eads
Chas. M. Rogers
Mr. Eads
Jack Wyatt
World record price paid for Hereford bull Real Silver Domino
A Hereford bull Real Silver Domino 44th fetched a world record price of 52000 at Aledo Texas sales. Hill and Dale Farms La Granga Ga purchased the top sire of Jack Turner as more than 700 head of Hereford cattle are offered in a three day sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rasco Aledo
Government Labor Breach Widens Amid Maritime Strike Threat
Seven CIO affiliated maritime unions appealed to the World Federation of Trade Unions for support in a June 15 strike if Truman’s threat to use armed forces to man ships holds. The unions submitted counter proposals after warning owners to avoid settlement, while Congress planned hearings on the emergency strike control bill and Republicans warned of political fallout for Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Organized Labor
World Federations of Trade Unions
Truman
Coast Guard
Navy
Congress
World Federation
Louis Saillant
Paris
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Harvey Brown
Independent International Association of Machinists
Hugh de Lacy
Washington
Supreme Court rules against Virginia segregation in interstate buses
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 1 that a Virginia Jim Crow law forcing racial segregation on interstate bus travel violates commerce balance. Irene Morgan, fined in Middlesex County for refusing a seat change, triggered the appeal. Justice Reed said uniform national rules are required for interstate travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia
Reed
High Tribunal
Burton
Black
Frankfurter
Irene Morgan
Greyhound
Norfolk
Baltimore
Circuit Court
Middlesex County
War Talk Vicious Eisenhower Says
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower labeled talk of another world war vicious and said the Army could not be ready for some time. He noted only a few units remain reliable and it would take months to rebuild efficiency. He warned that discussing another world war does a disservice to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reserve Officers Association
Army Chief of Staff
Quake in Turkey Probably Killed More Than 600 Officials Say
Officials in Istanbul report the East Turkey quake likely killed over 600 people as Mus and Erzurum provinces ground villages to dust. Deputy Fezzi Kansagil of Erzincan confirmed widespread destruction across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Istanbul
Mus
Erzurum
Fezzi Kansagil
Erzincan
French Republicans Unseat Communists
In Paris on June 3, the Popular Republican Party swept the election for the constituent assembly, leading with 163 seats, a gain of 20. Communists held 144 seats, Socialists 120, Left Republicans 41, and other groups filled the remainder as 553 of 586 seats were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Popular Republican Party
France
Constituent Assembly
Crosica
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Popular Republican
Righ
Republican Party of Liberty
Algerian Democratic Union
Extreme Nationalists
Peasant Party
Unified Resistance Movement
Plea Rejected in Willie Francis Case
The state pardon board refused to commute Willie Francis's death sentence, sealing his fate for the electric chair. Willie must return June 7 to the death penalty after the chair failed previously. attorney Bert rand DeBlanc had urged commutation amid witness presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Willie Francis
State
Louisiana
Willie
Pardon Board
Emile Verret
Fred Leblanc
James D. Simon
Bertrand DeBlanc
DeBlanc
Civil District Court
No-Strike Policy Suggested by Hatters Union Leader
The president of the United Hatters Cap and Millinery Workers International Union AFL urged adoption of a no strike policy during the reconversion period. Special showing furs Tuesday only on the second floor White Kirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White & Kirk
New York
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union
AFL
Mrs Helen Ellis Wins News Tip First Prize
Mrs Helen Ellis of the Amarillo Hotel won the five dollar prize for the best news tip about a body identified after 30 years in a Sapulpa funeral home. Andre Palmateer earned three dollars for a first tip about a east Amarillo twister. W C Stallings won two dollars for reporting a man who walked from a Rainbow Hotel second story window with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Helen Ellis
Amarillo
Andre Palmateer
Madison
East Amarillo
W. C. Stallings
North Tyler
Rainbow Hotel
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Southwestern Public Service
Bankers
Jack Cunningham
Jimmy Moore
Eterans
UO S Weather Bureau
Russell Staty. Co
Globe To Carry
Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
NEA
Atlanta
R. L. Ballard
Eisenhower
Bull
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Gordon Creamer
News Tip
Ed Putman
Milam
Gary Garner
West Ninth
E. L. Selby
Betty Ann Thompson
Hayden
Louanne Moreman
Monroe
Guy Chisolm
West Eighteenth
Howard King
James Sanderson, Jr
C. Wheatley
Anchor Sport Shop
West Tenth
C. R. Eaton
Tyler
Wanda Sue Reid
North Pierce
Karl Degenhardt
Prospect
Corkey Campbell
W. P. McIntosh
W. J. Pearson
North Bivins
Fred L. Smith
Birmingham
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
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