Scouts Leave for Jambooree on Saturday
Sixty scouts and seven leaders from Llano Estacado Council head to the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania by train. About 48,000 scouts and leaders from across the United States and 15 foreign countries attend the opening convocation led by President Truman. The group forms two troops, 31 and 32, with leaders Jeff Bentley and Walter S. Mellor among others. Each attendee receives a Jamboree Log Book from Southwestern Public Service Company.
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Llano Estacado Council
Valley Forge
America
Truman
Boy Scouts of America
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George Washington
Jeff Bentley
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Parker
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Exell
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Dalhart
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Hereford
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Dumas
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Lee Drake
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Experience Becomes Poor Teacher in Pasadena Incident
In Pasadena on June 23 Mrs May A Fegan faced repeated license denials after failed tests. She returned with a temporary permit for another inspection, but at the depot she collided with a slow Santa Fe freight train cow-catcher. State Driving Examiner George Bray confiscated the permit, noting only her feelings were hurt.
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Pasadena
Cal
May A. Fegan
George Bray
Mrs. Fegan
Scouts Train Trip to Jamboree Drafted by Amarillo Leader
Nearly 400 Boy Scouts depart Amarillo at 7 AM on Saturday as they join a train to Newton Kansas and Chicago. They continue to Washington DC for a one day visit before a three day shakedown camp at Valley Forge. After the Jamboree they tour New York City and Niagara Falls, returning to Amarillo July 9.
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Lewis P. Fields
Amarillo
Newton
Kan
Chicago
Washington, DC
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Hudson River
New York Central
Niagara Falls
Eligibility of Randall County attorney candidate questioned
The dispute centers on whether D E Gene McGlasson Jr meets the six month residency requirement to be Randall County attorney. Opponent Joe Thompson filed a protest with the Randall County Democratic executive committee, with McGlasson planning to meet the panel in Canyon to clear the matter and tender his filing fee. McGlasson, whose Amarillo home is 3100 Polk in South Amarillo, asserts he is qualified under Texas law and will serve if elected.
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Randall County
D. E
Gene” McGlasson
Joe Thompson
Democratic Executive Committee
Thompson
McGlasson
Randall Executive Committee
MacGlasson
Canyon
State of Texas
MacLeish Denounces Senate Inquiry At Pomona Graduation
Archibald MacLeish former assistant secretary of state attacked Senate investigations of Communist activities during Pomona College commencement in Claremont. He warned against public smear campaigns by uninformed officials and criticized the conduct of minor politicians making charges against the State Department.
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Claremont
Cal
Archibald MacLeish
Senate
Republic
MacLeish
Pomona College
State Department
Pays To Advertise Collegian Proves Pays To Advertise
CHICAGO June 23 A 24 year old Michigan State College graduate Arthur H Miller posted a highway sign near Lansing Michigan advertising him as a mechanical engineer trained in better methods The sign worked his mother Mrs Harry A Miller of Chicago said he accepted a consulting engineering firm job in Lansing
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Chicago
Arthur H. Miller
Michigan State College
Lansing
Mich
Harry A. Miller
Lad 12 Admits Slaying Girl Near Brownsville
Brownsville authorities hold a 12 year old alien boy who says he struck 7 year old Francisco Castro with a fist and left her to drown in a shallow lake after she threatened to reveal his improper advances. The body was found earlier this week in the lake.
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Brownsville
Francisco Castro
Mystery Ending Reveals Hidden Motives in Homicide
In a courtroom exchange, Stanton admits uncertainty while a prosecutor hints at an airtight case before Stanton reveals a plain gold wedding band found earlier. He and his wife remark that their past does not matter, ending the tale as two strangers previously linked by fate. The scene closes with a final reflection on shared history.
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Wright 3
Day Keene
King Features
Syn
Second Girl Enters Miss Amarillo Contest
Miss Jerry Williamson, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williamson, enters the Miss Amarillo pageant sponsored by Bagot Hardware. She joins Miss DeLois Utterback, 20, in a field aiming for 15 to 20 entrants to begin judging July 27 at the Paramount Theater.
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Jerry Williamson
Claude L. Williamson
Ellaire
Bagot Hardware
Miss Williamson
B. F. Shepherd
DeLois Utterback
J. H. Utterback
Washington
Shepherd
Amarillo High School
Amarillo High
Dick Morton
Old Tascosa
Jerry
West Texas State College
West Texas State
Amarillo Times
Monte Rosenwald
NBC
Crawford
Bobby Burns
Chamber of Commerce
B. F. S&sepherd
Leonard Nusbaum
Wallace Crawford
Fred Brien
J. L. Adams
New Braunfels
Atlantic City
Cliff Lambert
West Texas
Liquor Case Trial In Federal Court
Arturo Herrera of Amarillo Latin American faces two counts in federal court alleged to involve operating as a retail and wholesale liquor dealer without paying federal taxes. The trial opened late with jury panel expansion and an interpreter requested due to Herrera’s limited English.
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Arturo Herrera
Amarillo
Herrera
W. 8
Birge
White Horse Cavalry Surprise on Western Front
Billy Rose recounts a WWII ironical episode where Allied cavalry in white uniforms charged an empty space, causing German troops to panic and flee despite shells from artillery. Captain Haywood’s men found no British soldiers present, only emptiness in the field.
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Haywood
Billy Rose
Mrs. Roosevelt Leaves for Paris with Perle Mesta
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt departed for Paris today escorted by Mrs Perle Mesta the American minister to Luxembourg.
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For
Paris
Luxembourg
Eleanor Roosevelt
Perle Mesta
Bullet a Pain in The Head to Him
San Francisco June 23. Taxicab driver Nicholas Rasberry, 44, said his head hurt after a bullet wound. He told police at the hospital he shot himself in a fit of despondency over a love affair. The bullet entered his neck, broke his jaw, and emerged near his ear.
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San Francisco
Nicholas Rasberry
Rasberry
Jury Deliberations In Pruitt Motor Vehicle Case
The Federal Court trial of Charles Lee Pruitt over transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce remained unsettled as the jury had not reported by early afternoon. Pruitt, represented by Amarillo attorney Bill Nix, denied a signed coercion statement to FBI agent Carl Perlmann.
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Charles Lee Pruitt
Pruitt
Bill Nix
Amarillo
Carl Perlmann
FBI
Harlan, Ky
Middlesboro
Dumas
Rare Mineral Found Near Kingman Arizona
Santa Barbara college reports discovery of thalentite a rare radioactive mineral previously known only from Sweden found near Kingman Arizona by Douglas Woodhouse lecturer in mineralogy. The sample was located last spring and may have value for atomic research.
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Cal
Kingman
Ariz
Santa Barbara College
University of California
Sweden
Douglas Woodhouse
Notice to Bidders for Amarillo Street Contract 1950
City of Amarillo invites sealed bids for earthwork sub grade curb gutter caliche base and bituminous surface with alternates. Bids due 3 00 PM July 11 1950. Plan specs at City Engineer office. Includes liens and required bid guarantees. Public hearing July 5 1950 at 3 PM on Washington Street assessments. Mayor Klein and City Secretary Burwell sign.
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Globe-News
Amarillo
Texas
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Stanton M. Field
City Hall
City OF
N. V. Moss
Washington Street
36Th Avenue
City Commission of
Commission Chamber
City Commission
F. H. Klein
Katfperyne Burwell
Manning and
Manning
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