Back to Classes For 310 Students Announced for Summer
Howard Lynch, summer school principal, announced 310 students enrolled for summer school this morning. Of these, 224 attend senior high school and 86 elementary courses. Classes begin tomorrow at 7 30 and end at 12 40. Band and orchestra times run 9–10 for beginners and 10–11 for advanced students. music classes close July 13. Royal visitors Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret return from Northern Ireland.
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Howard Lynch
Supreme Court upholds conspiracy conviction of 11 communists
The Supreme Court affirmed the six to two ruling upholding the 11 top Communist leaders’ convictions under the Smith Act for conspiring to overthrow the U S government by force and violence. Justice Vinson delivered the majority, with Justices Reed Frankfurter Jackson and Minton joining.
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Washington
Supreme Court
America
Vinson
Communist Party
United States
Black
Douglas
Clark
Jackson
Frankfurter
Reed
Burton
Minton
Congress
Allied Drive Succeeds Against Red Defenses in Korea
Troops press through rain toward North Korea main Red redoubt as UN forces repel counterattacks. On eastern front Chinese fortifications delay Americans with dug-in positions and camouflaged bunkers. flame throwers clear them. Battles flare along Yonchon to Kansong, signaling approach to main line.
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Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
Yonchon
Kansong
Acheson Defends Yalta Limits on Soviet Gain
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the Senate MacArthur inquiry that concessions at Yalta were due to grave danger of Soviet delay and that Russians would have pressed to seize more if given time. He argued military planners foresaw a bloody invasion of Japan and urged timely Soviet entry to prevent a revival of Japanese forces in Manchuria and China.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Yalta
Japan
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Hsewwor Ssr
EMRE
Far East
Russia
Sakhalin Islands
Port Arthur
Dairen
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
China
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Pacific
Baseball scores and tonight’s schedule across leagues
Fragmented box scores list Pittsburgh versus Philadelphia and St Louis versus New York results with pitcher pairs. It notes Chicago at Brooklyn tonight and American League games including Washington at Detroit and a slate featuring Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St Louis, and New York at Cleveland this evening.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Friend
McCullough
Meyer
Candini
Seminick
St. Louis
New York
Presko
Rice
Jansen
Westrum
Cincinnati
Boston
Wehmeier
Scheffing
Surkony
Cooper
Chicago
Brooklyn
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Remodeling Loans Olver & Wysegins Lumber Ad
Olver and Wysegins Lumber Company at 1200 West Sixth announces remodeling loans. The notice highlights financing options for home improvements and suggests consulting the store for terms, rates, and eligibility.
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Olver & Wysegins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Amarillo Struggles Against Jet Propelled Mosquito Invasion
Amarillo faces a severe mosquito invasion as the city health department prepares a counter‑attack. Insecticide fogging will cover alleys citywide within about 10 days and lakes near Amarillo will be treated with crude oil to halt breeding. Female house mosquitoes lay 40 to 300 eggs, with larvae and pupae highly active. DDT, chlordane, lethane, Diesel oil, and xylol are used, though fish and bees may be harmed.
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Jack Wyatt
Amarillo
Wyatt
Health Department
Wayland College Enrolls Four Negro Students
Four Negro teachers enrolled at Wayland College this morning becoming the first Negro students admitted to a Texas denominational college. Annie Taylor of Floydada Bessie Williams Ernest Dykes and his wife joined education courses after board and faculty votes supporting the move as the Christian democratic choice.
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Plainview
Wayland College
Texas
Annie Taylor
Floydada
Wayland Board of Trustees
J. W. “Bill” Marshall
The
Baptist College
Bessie Williams
Lorenzo
Ernest Dykes
Wayland
University of Texas
US Supreme Court
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
US Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy and warmer conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Highs: today 74 and tomorrow 80 with lows around 53 and 49 respectively. Panhandle agricultural outlook notes scattered late afternoon showers affecting outdoor work in the Southern Panhandle and South Plains. West Texas and New Mexico regions show similar partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms and gusty winds, with temps rising into Tuesday.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Bankers urged leaders to take community role at Panhandle meeting
Speakers at the 46th Panhandle Bankers Association convening urged bank executives to step from behind their desks and assume leadership in local affairs. The Globe Business Editor Thomas Thompson notes the call to proactive community involvement at the gathering.
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Globe Business
Eoitor
Panhandle Bankers Association
Dude Ranch Benefit Show Opens Three Night Stand
Tonight marks opening night for the Dixie Dice show at Amarillo High School Auditorium at 8:30. The Lions Club sponsors the three night benefit for Crippled Children and Cancer funds, with Nile Nobles and his orchestra providing music and elaborate ranch scenery and costumes planned to surpass prior productions. Tickets are $1 at local drug stores or at the door.
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Amarillo High School
Nile Nobles
Downtown
Lions Club
Crippled Children and Cancer Funds
Crippled Children
Amarillo
Cretney
Galloway
Maxor
Walgreen Drug Stores
Phone Workers Strike Threat Across Western States
United Press reports sixty three thousand telephone workers threaten to strike against Bell System in 12 western and midwestern states. District 6 CIO CWA, about 51000 members, poised to strike at midnight over wage talks with Southwestern Bell in St. Louis. District 3 CWA in Denver predicts 12000 members may vote to strike against Buntain States Telephone and Telegraph Company serving Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Arizona and Western Texas. District 8 voting deadline June 10 for ballots.
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United Press
Bell Telephone System
District 6
CIO Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illinois
Denver
District 3
CWA
Buntain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
District 8
St. Lee
Klein's 66 Leads Open Qualifying at Amarillo Club
Charles Klein of San Antonio shot four under par 66 to lead the halfway 36 hole Open qualifying at Amarillo Country Club. Sam Schneider of Houston matched 67 with a 30 back nine to surge behind, tying the back nine record. J T Hammett of Breckenridge noted 41 in 1941 Texas Cup play.
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San Antonio
Charles
Chuck” Klein
Amarillo Country Club
Klein
Sam Schneider
Houston
J. T. Hammett
Breckenridge
Breckenridge Country Club
Schneider
Kiga
W. A
Lefty” Stackhouse
Laredo
GOLF
News Tip Winners Named in Local Contest
Mrs. Don Williamson wins $5 first prize for calling in a Lake McClellan flood story about her family losing cars and camping gear. Second prize goes to Mrs. Howard Slaughter for her tip about her son’s dog being hit. Mrs. Robert Martin takes $2 for a tip about her son being locked in the State Theater. Several others submitted News Tips.
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Don Williamson
Levelland
Lake McClellan
Howard Slaughter
East Seventh
Robert Martin
Henry Lawrence
Polk
Earl Wallace
Pierce
Joe Ted Davidson
West Nineteenth
H. F. Haley
Fillmore
Cecil Crotty
West Eighth
Sam Wilson
Alabama
E. A. Collie
North Grand
E. H. Higgins
Ong
M. C. McWhirter
Lincoln
Admits $200 Theft To Pay for Wife's Medical Care
W. W. Miller, 26, confessed this morning to stealing about $200 from Bailey Service Station at 523 North Fillmore to pay for his wife's medical attention. He said he took the money to take his wife to relatives in El Reno for care. Miller surrendered at Potter County sheriff's office after being released by El Reno police. The Miller family includes a 15 month old daughter and another child due next month. Miller is charged with theft over $50.
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W. W. Miller
Miller
North Fillmore
Bailey
el Reno
Oklo
Paul Gaither
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Potter County
Sheriff's Office
Millers
Gaither
Earl Bailey
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Princess Margaret
Northern Ireland
Bradley
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Paris
Associated Press
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Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Chester Albritton
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Wichita Falls
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