Hail Bombards Canyon Turkey and Quitaque Panhandle
Storms hit Canyon Turkey Quitaque and surrounding Panhandle areas with heavy hail and rain damaging crops and property. US Weather Bureau Amarillo forecast warns of more locally heavy thundershowers tonight. Weatherman H C Winburn reports 2.07 inches of rain at the station. The fall lasted into the night.
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Canyon
Turkey
Quitaque
Panhandle
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
H. C. Winburn
Mobilization Chief Sets Firm Ceiling Prices
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson rejected cattle industry price relief requests with the firm rollbacks. At the White House President Truman canceled his Thursday news conference to work on a radio speech to be delivered at 9:30 p.m. Senate Democratic Leader McFarland said he would lay the lines on economic controls, with VP Barkley and House leaders present at the conference.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
White House
Truman
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Barkley
House
Rayburn
McCormack
Congressional
Congress
Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael DiSalle
House Banking Committees
Representative Spence
Kentucky
Banking Committee
Representative Walcott
Michigan
Destruction of slots marks sheriff and Rangers crackdown
Sheriff deputies and Texas Rangers destroyed 31 one armed bandits and a one ball machine in Amarillo. Machines valued at about $13 000 were smashed for scrap after raids on the Elks Club and Amarillo Club. More machines were slated for destruction this afternoon as part of a continuing drive against illegal gambling.
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Troy Martin
Sheriff's Deputies
Paul Gaither
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Amarillo
Elks Club
John Graves
Jake Carther
Elks
Fifth and
Fillmore
Sheriff's Office
Graves
Tri- State Fair Park
Amarillo Club
Henry
Bishop
Gaither
Sheriff's Department
Ranger
Slots
Praying Indians See Peace Dreams From Bear Butte Vision
At Bear Butte Cheyenne braves in loin cloth report favorable dreams for peace in Korea after four days of fasting and praying. Chief Whistling Elk relays visions of Albert Tall Bull Bert Two Moons Medicine Bull. Charles White Dirt notes a blue flame above a blue cloud over a peaceful valley.
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Sturgis
Bear Butte
Korea
Whistling Elk
Charles White Dirt
Brownwood Flood Reported Serious
The governor's office reports a serious flood in Brownwood with extremely high water and ongoing rains. Five Texas DPS units led by Capt. Ray Butler move in as state liaison. Residents in lowland areas are being evacuated and only the Brady highway remains open out of Brownwood.
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Austin
Brownwood
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ray Butler
Brady
Hailstorms batter Canyon as town endures severe weather
The Globe reports a light town rain gauge of .38 inches with 14.38 inches total for the year at the air terminal, seven nine inches above normal. Hailstones quarter to golf ball size struck Canyon causing heavy property damage, broken windows, torn roofs, and disrupted telephone service. Notable damage occurred at West Texas State College administration, Canyon High, First National Bank, and local residences. Mrs. Bess Jennings described windows smashed and furniture moved to block gaps, while Mrs. Ethel Mullins called the storm roaring. Weather page next.
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Amarillo
Canyon
West Texas State College Administration
James P. Cornette
Canyon High School
First National Bank
Post Office
Bess Jennings
West Nineteenth
Edna Jett
Mullins
Band Concert at Sam Houston Park Tonight
The first season concert begins at 8 o clock tonight under Charles M. Riker. The program features The Syncopated Clock The Bugler The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and My Hero with solos by Jackson H M Sharp and Mrs David Hayes. The Three Bettys Betty Chil cote Betty Elliott and Betty Edwards will twirl lighted batons. The next concert is June 19 at Memorial Park.
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Sam Houston Arc
Bettys
Betty Chilcote
Betty Elliott
Betty Edwards
Charles M. Riker
Memorial Park
Enemy Mopped Up in Retreat
American tanks strike along roads from the triangle to the east coast cutting the Red escape route from the eastern front. Unverified reports say Reds are building up near Kae song Korangpo area 30 miles northwest of Seoul. Fronts along Chorwon Kum song and the Imjin River show heavy artillery fire with limited action reported as censorship tightens.
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Triangle
Seoul
Kaesong-Korangpo
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
Mustang
Pyongyang
Kumhwa
Kumsong
Nip Nips Rattler Saves Baby Life in Amarillo Camp
Brenda Joyce Baker, 20 months, credited to Nip a mixed breed dog that guards her in a trailer camp behind the North East Eighth site. Nip nudged her away as a rattlesnake hid in the grass. Tech Sergeant William Baker killed the six rattle snake with a club.
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Nip
Brenda Joyce Baker
Brenda Joyce
Tech
William Baker
Amarillo Air Force Base
Marshall Returns From Rapid Korean Front Visit
Secretary Marshall came back from a seven day trip to the Korean front and reported a very successful operation by United Nations forces in the field.
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Marshall
Washington
Secretary of Defense
United Nations
Senate adds 10 percent payroll mandate to labor bill
Washington bulletin reports the Senate approved a mandatory ten percent federal payroll deduction within the federal security appropriations bill totaling 2.528 billion dollars. The move ties payroll allocations to federal labor programs and signals broader funding adjustments.
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Washington
Senate
Guymon Man Dies In Crash Near Optima
Orville Charles Martin 54 died yesterday afternoon when the car he rode in collided with a road roller on US 54 one mile west of Optima. Driver Wesley Hankla 23 injured. Martin’s survivors include a daughter in California and several siblings. Body at McElroy Funeral Home with services pending relatives arrival.
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Martin
Guymon
Lorie Anderson
San _ Leandro
Cal
W. A. Martin
Bakersfield
G. W. Martin
Hot Springs
C. E. Martin
Hardesty
Garment Workers Strike Halts New York District
Thousands of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members walked out in a first major regional strike in 25 years. About 65,000 workers across 2,000 shops in New York New Jersey and Connecticut refused to work while negotiations continued over two major agreements with four employer associations. Shops closed with no picketing as the dispute escalated.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
New Jersey
Connecticut
Air Force Chief Finletter Meets Weyland in Tokyo Visit
Secretary Thomas K. Finletter conferred with Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland Far East Air Forces commander and other senior officers in Tokyo. He also met Gen. Ridgway and planned visits to bases in Japan and Korea and a Navy carrier off Korea. He arrived the previous night.
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Tokyo
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Otto P. Weyland
Far East Air Forces
Finletter
Matthew B. Ridgway
Japan
Korea
Weather Summary Amarillo Panhandle and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports clear mornings and partly cloudy afternoons across Amarillo and vicinity with warmer conditions. Panhandle outlook shows unsettled weather with locally heavy thunderstorms in the extreme east, while West Texas and New Mexico expect partly cloudy skies and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Osage Oil Revival Seen With Water Flood Project
Osage chief De-Hee-Bee turns a valve to launch a large scale repressuring project on the Osage reservation. Sixteen oil companies join to revive fields in an 28 year plan expected to yield up to 149 million barrels with water flooding at 300000 gallons daily. Production may peak at 20000 barrels daily in 1953, delivering royalties and dividends to Osage members and stockholders nationwide.
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United Press
Bartlesville
Okio
U.P
De-Hee-Bee
Washington
Arkansas River
Osage
Phillips Petroleum Co
Department of Interior
US Indian Service
Osages
Paul Pitts
Pitts
H. H. Kavelgz
North Burbank
Kaveler
Baseball Scoreline and Schedule with Rain Delay
In the American League St Louis led New York 100 to 000 with Pillette Lollar Sanford and Berra noted. Pitchers and batters include Fondy homering for Chicago. Tonight Detroit faces Boston Cleveland plays Philadelphia and Chicago meets Washington amid rain delays. Additional games list New York at Cincinnati Boston at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at St. Louis. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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St. Louis
New York
Pillette and Lollar, Sanford and Berra
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Meyer
Seminick
Hiller
Burges
Fondy
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Slot Machine Law Costly to Houston
Harris County faces about 29 000 dollars in annual lost revenue from the state law outlawing slot machines. Officials note illegal past use for gambling did not remove tax potential on coin operated machines and other occupations remain taxable.
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Houston
U.P
H. L. Washburn
Harris County
Ice Causes Jet Crashes Over Indiana to Ohio Training Flight
The Air Force reported icing from a localized storm near Richmond Indiana caused eight F-84 crashes during a training flight from Austin Texas to Selfridge Field Michigan. Three pilots died as investigators examine 71 planes on a round the clock basis for possible atmospheric effects.
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Air Force
Austin
Tex
Selfridge Field
Mich
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
Richmond
Ind
Victor E. Bertrandias
Sevrre Pattersson
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson
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Globe
Billy Forbes
George Snappis
Jake Carthel
Arms of Law
Praying Indians Vision Peace
Olver & Wigging Wumber Company
1200 West Sixth
Rattler
Baby
Bulletin
Garment Workers Union
Weyland
By Carter Bradley
Neely Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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