Grain storage crisis hits Hale and Floyd counties
In Hale and Floyd counties farmers rush grain to distant and unused storage points as shortages choke local elevators. Trucks back up at Floydada and Plainview elevators while grain stands near farm homes due to green cuts and long waits.
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Petersburg
Hale County
South Plains
Abernathy
Hale Center
Floyd County
Floydada
Plainview
Harvest Queen Mills
Wheat flow from South Plains grows as Amarillo waits
Heavy yields from the South Plains flood Amarillo elevators as harvest slows in damp weather. Most local wheat sells for 1.85 a bushel amid car shortages and requests for patience. Burrus PanhandleElevator sees record arrivals while others report slow deliveries and rising storage. Authorities warn continued damp weather could delay shipments and curb pricing.
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South Plains
Amarillo
June Davis
Coffee-Davis Grain Company
Kearns Grain and Feed Company
Burrus Pan
Weather and local notices mix in Plains item
Weatherman H C Winburn forecasts showers and warm temperatures for wheat cutting with highs near 84 today and 89 tomorrow. A new Chevrolet truck debuts June 28 at Plains Chevrolet Co. plus skating event at Roller Palace on Tuesday night.
Miners Walk Out as Truman Confers on New Labor Law
Large scale strikes hit coal mining shipbuilding and livestock handling as the Taft Hartley labor law takes effect. President Truman convened National Labor Relations Board members to review administration. Labor leaders warn the measure won t stop all strikes. 40 percent of coal diggers idle across eight states with hundreds of mines closed.
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Truman
Associated Press
National Labor Relations Board
Capitol Hill
Smith
Virginia
Coal Mines Administration
Pennsylvania
Mighty Workshop
Coal and Steel
CMA
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ilinois
Alabama
Ohio
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Easternylvania
UMW Union
UMW
Cumberland
Dave Fowler
Muskogee
Okla
Southwestern Drug Announces Amarillo Warehouse Plans
Southwestern Drug Corp plans a single story warehouse and office of more than 70 000 square feet at Second and Grant in Amarillo. Fred M. Truett and Bob Epperson inspected the site as 120 employes and families attended a company picnic at Canyon Country Club.
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Southwestern Drug Corp
Fred M. Truett
Dallas
Truett
Amarillo
Canyon Country Club
Second and
Grant
Bob Epperson
Amarillo House
Dennis O. Armstrong
John Eastwood
Ben Bracher
Paul Jones
Charles Moore
Thrill killer Terpening sentenced to life in Michigan
Oliver Terpening Jr., 16, confessed to killing four playmates on May 26 near their farm in Lapeer Michigan. A judge sentenced him to life with hard labor at Jackson State Prison after psychiatrists declared him sane.
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Lapeer
Mich
U.P
Oliver Terpening, Jr
Jackson
Terpening
Barbara Smith
Terpenine
Stanley Smith
Chinese Accuses Soviet of Aiding Manchuria Communists
Chinese Nationalist officials told the constitutional enforcement committee that the Soviet Union equipped about 600000 Communist troops in Manchuria, with 100000 Korean Communists also fighting. They said the civil war is a life and death struggle between Communists and Nationalists as the new constitution nears effect. Maj. Gen. Hou Hei-shin provided the figures from the defense ministry intelligence division.
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Nanking
U.P
Manchuria
Soviet Union
China
National Defense Ministry
Hou Hei-shin
Defense Ministry
Strikes Sweep Sicily and Northern Italy Against Degasperi
Communist dominated workers in Sicily and northern Italy walked off work in a bid to destabilize Premier Alcide Degasperi. A labor spokesman warned a nationwide general strike could follow, signaling broad anti-government action.
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Rome
Sicily
Italy
Alcide Degasperi
Cattle Jam at Border Hosts Livestock Leaders
In Albuquerque on June 24 a gathering of Western state livestock leaders and ranchers from across the border region discussed cattle impounded in northern Mexico due to foot and mouth disease controls. Ralph Trigg represented Secretary Clinton Anderson to explain the border closure limits and potential topics include Mexican canning plants for processing. The meeting aims to be exploratory with talks running through tomorrow and includes advisory members from New Mexico Texas and other regions.
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Albuquerque
Mexico
Ralph Trigg
Production and Marketing Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Trigg
New Mexico
Albert K. Mitchell
Albert
Horace H. Hening
Texas
Chansler Weymouth
Amarillo
Coke Stevenson
Austin
Harbert and Ferrier Tie In PGA Final At Plum Hollow
In Detroit on June 24 the 36 hole PGA final at Plum Hollow saw Melvin Chick Harbert of Northville and Jim Ferrier of San Francisco level after 18 holes. Harbert led twice and Ferrier matched each turn as both produced uneven play with Harbert missing several short putts.
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Detroit
Melvin
Chick” Harbert
Northville
Mich
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Plum Hollow
Harbert
Ferrier
Truman nominates Rear Admiral Noble as chief of Bureau of Ordnance
President Truman nominated Rear Adm. Albert G. Noble for four years as chief of the Navy Bureau of Ordnance. Noble, born in Preston Texas, lists Ardmore Oklahoma as his official home. Black market. Plkins Chevrolet Co.
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Washington
Truman
Albert G. Noble
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Nobile
Preston
Tex
Ardmore
Oklo
Amarillo sets 75000 strong clean-up drive push
Amarillo launches a city wide clean up with an army of volunteers up to 75000 to clear trash fix up and paint properties. Jeff Neely camp aign chairman says every attic closet basement and yard is a battleground against uncleanliness as overtime trash collection begins and routes are announced. City leaders including Mayor Lawrence Hagg commit support and the health dept plans mosquito control while local groups urge planting grass shrubs and flowers after cleanup efforts.
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Amarillo
Jeff Neely
Neely
Lawrence Hagg
Ira Stephenson
Bug Curtis
North Johnson
North Pierce
Glenwood Addition
Fillmore
Pierce
van Buren
Johnson
Hayden
Parker
Jackson
Monroe
Madison
Jefferson
Bowyer, McMasters and Rusk
Rock Island
North West Fifth
Fairmont
Prospect
Line Avenue
Tom Holman
Amarillo Garden Club
Rhythm Roundup to headline Waddy Week stage show
Delbert Dalby announces Waddy Week feature Rhythm Roundup at Municipal Auditorium. The two hour show includes Dixie Dice Westward Whoa and Lucky Moeller and his Western Oakies with a square dance exhibition. Admission is 1 per person.
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Municipal Auditorium
Delbert Dalby
Waddy Week
Dixie Dice
Lucky Moeller
Western Oakies
Myrtle J. Cooper
Polk
Millions in Crops Lost To Floods
The fourth major Missouri River flood crest devastates the valley, threatening about 300000 acres of crops and inflicting nearly 200 million dollars in immediate losses. Some 20000 people have been displaced as high water nears St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Missouri
St. Joseph
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas outlook
Mostly cloudy this afternoon to night and Wednesday with a few widely scattered thundershowers. Slightly warmer tomorrow. No important temperature change. High 85, low 62, noon 78. A truck will be displayed June 28. Plains Chevrolet Co.
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H. C. Winburn
Clarendon
Clayton
Childress
Elk City
Plkins Chevrolet Co
Plains Chevrolet Co
Amarillo
West Texas
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R. L. Simmons
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Simmons
Fort Worth & Denver
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Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
G. C. Jefferis
Western Lines
Minchin
Roller Palace
Sixth
Russell Staty
Southwestern Drug
Thomas Thompson
Globe Business
F. P. Corbritz
R. L. Thompson
Gladys
Janet
Ellen Mae
Barbara
Stanley
George W. Des Jardins
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Halleck
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Nebraska
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