Rain Falls Across Panhandle And South Plains
Rain drenched the eastern Panhandle and South Plains with totals from .04 to .63 inches. Amarillo saw a trace while Lubbock reported .39 and Shamrock .19 inches. Dodson and Loco in Collingsworth County measured up to 3 and 2 inches respectively, causing minor crop damage. Scattered showers continued over the region with a note to see Rain Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Shamrock
Clarendon
Childress
Claude
Clovis
Plainview
Lubbock
Gage
Okla
Hobart
Big Spring
Collingsworth
Donley
Hall
Wellington
Quail
Sumnerwood
Dozier
Memphis
Tulsa
Allotments Overpayments Probe At Army Center
A congressional subcommittee reported the Army finance center in St. Louis overpaid 157.6 million dollars in wartime allotments to military dependents. The General Accounting Office cites 130,000 more overpayments pending review and 125,000 cases lost in inactive files. Communist infiltration and lax security are cited, with calls for public hearings and a broader Armed Services Committee probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Finance Center
St. Louis
House Civil Service Committee
General Accounting Office
Karst
Missouri
Army
Air
Joseph H. Liebman
Civil Service
Two Perish in Oklahoma Floods
Flood waters in Oklahoma claimed two lives and forced evacuations in Southern Oklahoma. Hazel Dalen, 29, and Jack King, 25, of Shawnee, were swept from their car on a flooded State Highway 18 bridge south of Shawnee. Two other passengers clung to trees for hours before rescue. Dwain Davis swam a rope to save Marie Berry and Floyd Shackelford, both 25, of Shawnee. Pauls Valley faced the worst danger as the Washita River ran high and Rush Creek flooded into the city, with sixty residents evacuated to higher ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Hazel Dalen
Jack King
Shawnee
Salt Creek
Highway Patrol
Dwain Davis
Tecumseh
Marie Berry
Floyd Shackleford
Pauls Valley
Washita River
Rush Creek
Court bars Thornton relatives from Johnson trial
Defense attorney Miller invokes rules barring Thornton relatives and Johnsons from courtroom as witness lists grow. Subpoenas issued for Thornton kin and Johnson family members total 14 defense witnesses while 19 are subpoenaed by the state. Judge Bishop warns spectators to avoid food and newspapers and to keep to the back walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Johnson
E. T. Miller
Bates
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
Dode
van Thornton
Homer Ratliff
Nell Gillian Gilliland
Thornon
Lee Stroud
Georgia
Miller
Antone Louis, Sr
Munising
Mich
Mrs. Thornton
George McCarthy
Henry S. Bishop
Citroe
Ofice
John Graves
Italians Visit Plains Fields To Study Gas Industry
Amaro residents hosted three Italian oil experts from Rome Dr Piero Veroni Dr Giorgio Roberti and Dr C Gavotti They toured North Panhandle and Hugoton gas fields guided by Amarillo engineer William Weidlein They were entertained at the Amarillo Club dinner and shared insights on Italy’s gas developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Bartlett News-Globe Oil
Amarillo
Rome
Italy
Piero Veroni
General Petroleum Corporation of Italy
Giorgio Roberti
University of Rome
C. Gavotti
Government Petroleum Company
United States
Panhandle
J. F. Pritchard Company
Kansas City
Pritchard Company
Hugoton
H. A. Martin
E. E. Frye
K. H. Weil
North American Petroleum Gas Corp
New York
William D. Weidlein
North Panhandle Gas
Hugoton Field
Oklahoma
Kansas
Amar!oo Club
Mr. Weidlein
Harry Wheeldon
Shamrock O&g Corp
H. O. Hodson
Southwestern Public Service Co
Earl Nutter
Panama Company
Po River
Roberti
Europe
Sabotage Charged as Ambushers Open Fire on Freight Trains
Ambushes on freight lines near Amarillo and Knoxville raise violence fears as Santa Fe firemen and enginemen strike for a second fireman. Picket lines operate around the clock with many union members. disruption hits mail, coal mines, and several rail and industrial facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive
H. 8. Osborne
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Osborne
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Chicago
Borger
Cr. H. Tyler
Burlington Zephyr
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press
Southern Railway
Knoxville
Tenn
John Sevier
H. A. Porch
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
D. W. Brosnan
Southern
Central
Brosnan
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Western Pennsylvania
Fisher Body
Altoona
New York Central
Albuquerque
Southern Railway System
Confession Hint From Yank On Missing Baltic Plane
Washington says Moscow may produce an alleged confession from a crew member of the American Navy plane missing in the Baltic on April 8. A government official cited possible Russian efforts to salvage wreckage and crew, noting fires, fighters, and remote survival chances while outlining speculative rescue angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Moscow
Baltic
Russia
Baltic Sea
Navy
North
China
Great Britain
Sweden
Pinland
Weather brief for Amarillo area and Panhandle outlook
Low clouds and fog improve to partly cloudy by afternoon then overcast again tonight. Cooler, clearing Friday afternoon and warmer with today’s high near 66 and tomorrow 78. Panhandle outlook shows cloudy periods with warmer Friday. West Texas and New Mexico expect more clouds and scattered showers today into Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Pecos Valley
South Plains
New Mexico
Shaw's on Tavior Hiring Sparks Local Interest
Shaw's store on Tavior advertises available positions drawing attention from residents seeking work. Local business leaders note steady demand for service staff as the market recovers.
United States considers sharing atomic bombs with allies
A congressional briefing outlines a plan to arm Western Europe with lightweight A bombs to deter Soviet action within two years. Proponents argue faster, cheaper defense. opponents warn of leakage, political shifts, and bombs falling into enemy hands. Safeguards include Atlantic control organization and nearcontintent storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Britain
France
Western Europe
Russia
Friends
Atlantic Atomic Energy Control Organization
United Nations
England
North Africa
Cabbie Moore verdict over 29160 tip for 4 fare prompt
A Miami jury ruled taxi driver Joseph Morgan innocent of stealing a $29,160 tip for a $4 fare to Standley, who alleges the money was a gift. Morgan faces further litigation to determine rightful possession as another $22,700 check recovered at arrest remains unrecovered and bank stopped payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Joseph Alexander Morgan
Standley
Morgan
Elmira
Edwin Lee Mason
Elmira Bank
Newt Hudson
Judson
Mine blast in Belgium kills 13 miners and traps others
A large coal mine explosion near Belgium leaves 13 dead and about 25 miners trapped in debris, with another estimated 30 workers potentially trapped. Rescue efforts continue as investigators assess the site and the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trazegines
Belgium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dominick Atteo
Democrat
FBI
International Business Machine Co
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter Intelligence Corps
Vinson
Georgia Democrat
Armed Services Committee
Morris Dunbar
Mirror Enterprises Syn
Gunn Bros. Thrift
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
Yank
US Weather Bureau
Shaw's
Tavior
U. S
Cabbie
Florida
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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