Gully Washers Hit North Canadian River Flood Threat Looms
Rainfall spread across the Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas with Borger receiving .02 inches of moisture while Stratford recorded .85 and Dalhart .42. Amarillo saw light rain with a downtown reading of .05 amid gusty winds 35 to 40 mph. Wind damage included a porch torn from a home. Officials expect continued windy, mild weather with highs near 77 and lows around 62.
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Stratford
Dalhart
Hereford
Muleshoe
Vega
Guymon
Okla
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Terminal
H. C. Winburn
Winburn
Amarillo School Board to discuss tax valuation increase
Amarillo School Board and city commission members meet at 7 PM tonight in the school administration building to consider raising valuation to a higher share of the 1942 value. The plan would boost tax revenues if the rate stays the same and supports bond plans for 2 to 3 million dollars. district indebtedness currently exceeds 7 percent of real estate value. Also on the agenda are maintenance staff policies including retirement sick leave and vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
City Commission
Amarillo Independent School District
Britain Warns Chutists as Iran Crisis Grows
Britain orders its 16th Independent Paratroop Brigade to state of readiness amid Iran oil tensions. Foreign Secretary Morrison updates foreign office from the Isle of Wight. About 3,000 troops assembling at Aldershot labeled a fire brigade unit ready for emergencies.
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London
Britain
Fobert Morrison
Isle of Wight
Foreign Office
Iran
War Office
Parachute
Aldershot
Fire Brigade
Brit
Ish
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Economist
Independent Journal of Opinion
Morrison
Tehran
Canadian River Dam projected cost stays at 85 million
The Canadian River Dam in pre Korean cost terms remains tentatively set at 85 million dollars despite inflation. J W Dixon and N B Bennett of the Bureau of Reclamation say efficient earth fill and pipe line work offset rising steel and concrete costs. A Solano Dam example shows a lower current estimate of 39 million dollars versus an original 45 million. Completion planning would take about two years, with possible acceleration if funds were already appropriated.
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J. W. Dixon
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington
Alaska
Federal Building
Dixon
N. B. Bennett
Mr. Dixon
Canadian River
Bennett
Solano Dam
California
Mixon
Losses Run High In Car Pilferings In Amarillo
Amarillo reported a weekend surge of car pilferings with losses totaling hundreds of dollars. Victims include Richard Lang Miller, Joe Fugate, J Battenfield Jr, Rose Marie Roberts, Mrs Albert Johnson, and A W Gilbert, with loot ranging from clothing to a two thousand dollar check and a fifty two thousand check.
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Amarillo
Richard Lang Miller
Coronado
Cal
Art
Joe Fugate
Maryland
Star Night Club
J. ©. Battenfield, Jr
Alabama
Avalon Night Club
North East Eighth
Rose Marie Roberts
North Hayes
Albert Johnson
East Eleventh
A. W. Gilbert
East Eighth
Johnson Leads Questioning of Marshall on Korea Policy
Secretary of Defense Marshall testified he fears MacArthur proposals would hinder Eisenhower's European defense plans and suggested Eisenhower backs Truman's limited Korean War program. Ridgway and other leaders publicly support the President's plan against MacArthur's China blockade, Manchuria bombing, and use of Nationalist troops. Police solved a theft case quickly after patrols observed a knot of men in the 400 block between Taylor and Polk. A man passed an item to another before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Marshall
Washington
Defense
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Truman
Administration
Matthew B. Ridgway
MacArthur CO
China
Taylor and
Polk
Texas
Joint Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Russell
Georgia
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Man Arrested After Fruit Jar Theft In Alley
Officers found a quart fruit jar filled with about 175 dollars in silver coins in an alley after a theft. A man claimed innocence and named the actual thief, O. W. Bennett, who was arrested in his hotel room at 12:30. Bennett faces felony theft charges as details unfold.
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O. W. Bennett
S. P. Beltz
North Taylor
East Fourth
Beltz
Bennett
Potter County Has Higher Federal Employment Than Avg
A congressional study shows Potter County has 854 federal civilian workers as of mid 1950, equating to 11.7 per 1000 residents, above the U S average of 10 9. The Texas rate is 10 7 and the West South Central region 9 9, with most jobs in the Veterans Administration at 258.
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Potter County
Joint Committee
United States
Washington, DC
Texas
South Central States
Veterans Administration
Weather Summary Amarillo and West Texas Plains
Weather Bureau report for Amarillo and vicinity notes cloudy windy conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with light showers or thunderstorms. High today around 98 low 62 high tomorrow 77. Record shows 24 hour high 81 and low 64 with trace precipitation. West Texas forecast includes further cloudiness tonight Tuesday scattered thundershowers across the Panhandle, South Plains, and Pecos Valley eastward with no major temperature change.
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J. C. McCoy
North Grant
Southwestern Public Service Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Amarillo
Housewives Unhappy Meat Still No Bargain
The AP reports price shifts by butchers nationwide as new dollar ceilings affect beef costs. Housewives express disappointment at limited cuts. Retailers describe confusion and regional price variability with some cuts up and others down. See MEAT-Page 4.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Tax hike looms on cars cigars gas in Ways and Means vote
Washington May 14 The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved increases totaling over six billion dollars yearly across taxes on cigarettes automobiles and gasoline. Cigarette tax would rise one cent per pack from seven to eight cents per unit. Auto tax moves from seven to ten percent. Gasoline tax to two cents per gallon from current level. Estimated yields: gasoline 193 million, cigarettes 165 million, autos 158 million. Remodeling Loans. Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co. 1200 West Sixth.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
News Tip Prize Goes To Mrs M S O Dell
Mrs M S O Dell won the weekly five dollar first prize for a News Tip on the burglary at Pierce Street Baptist Church where four men were captured. Second prize went to Mrs R F Reed for tipping on a girl injured by a splinter spear. Additional callers listed include Mrs May Foreman and many others.
Judges Named For Big Parade
Three judges have been appointed to decide floats in the Armed Forces Day parade led by Chamber of Commerce official C. R. Garner Jr. The jurors are George Hammock of Gulf Oil, C. O. Sutton of White & Kirk decoration, and Isabell Robinson of West Texas State College art. Prizes total 1500 dollars with 500 dollars for each top category: best industrial float, best organization or club, and best out-of-town entry. The parade starts 11 AM at Polk and Fourteenth, proceeding north to Polk, then dispersing at Polk and Second.
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C. R. Garner, Jr
Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee
George Hammock
Gulf Oil Company
C. O. Sutton
Decoration Department of
White & Kirk
Isabell Robinson
West Texas State College
Polk
Fourteenth
Transcontinental Cub Pilot Sets Coast to Coast Flight
Max Conrad, father of nine, completed a Los Angeles to New York coast to coast flight in a Piper Cub. He landed at LaGuardia Field at 1 39 31 PM after 23 hours 4 minutes 31 seconds. The feat sets a new coast to coast non official speed record for light planes. Also reported is John F. Maragon's denial of Supreme Court review and a naval collision near Cape Henry causing one death aboard the Valcour and cargo ship Thomas Tracy.
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New York
Max Conrad
Los Angeles
LaGuardia Field
Conrad
Chinese Troops Break Through Front In Korea Push
Thousands of Chinese Communist troops drive about five miles into South Korea as UN air forces attack. More than 450 UN planes fly a around the clock offensive while Allied infantry prepare behind a heavy defense line near Pusan. Front reports warn of three major threats including a Chinese corps east of the Imjin River and advances near Seoul.
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Tokyo
South Korea
United Nations
Pusan
Inje-Kansong
Imjin River
Seoul
Lee War
Boston Braves Face Tonight’s Only Major League Game
American League notes list Boston lineup featuring players WOO R cook o ce toe ose Wight Scarborough Batts Moreno Guerra. Tonight Cleveland at New York. Only game scheduled highlights the sparse slate and key matchups.
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Boston
Woo
Cook
Ose Wight
Scarborough and Batts
Moreno and
Guerra
Cleveland
New York
UN Group Votes To Ban War Goods for Red China
The United Nations sanctions committee voted 11 to none with Egypt abstaining to worldwide ban ship ments of war goods to Communist China. The Additional Measures Committee, a 14 nation body, aims to punish Red China for Korea fighting and signals a first step toward embargo imposition. Members backing the measure include the United States Britain France Australia Canada Belgium Brazil The Philippines Turkey Mexico and Venezuela. Egypt abstained due to no trade with China and as part of an Arab Asian bloc seeking a cease-fire. Sir Gladwyn Jebb noted Britain has long restricted trade with Peiping and urged wider action. Selim Sarper Turkish chairman called for further steps.
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United Nations
United Nations Sanctions Committee
China
Egypt
Additional Measures Committee
Korea
United States
Britain
France
Australia
Canada
Belgium
Brazil
Philippines
Turkey
Mexico
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
Burma
Ernest A. Gross
Gladwyn Jebb
United Kingdom
Peiping
Selim Sarper
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Oklahoma Panhandle
Borger
Ture
Srrens Et Bee
By Thomas Thompson
Lobe
Sanford
US Bureau of Reclamation
Rex Reed
Homer E. Robbins
Jack W. Dixon
Reed
Robbins
Bureau
Ridgway
Far Eastern
US Weather Bureau
New Haven
Conn
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes— Insurance
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company
West Sixth
May Foreman
M. R. Compton
Fillmore
E. M. Vanderslice
Monroe
Wiley Dodd
Sunset Motel
H. M. Mitchell
West Eleventh
R. M Hanna
North Mirror
Gale Meigs
Kentucky
W. B. Gilbert
Hastings
E. C. Krizan
Roy Phillips
Bulletin
Maragon
John F. Maragon
Senate
Supreme Court
Norfolk, Va
Valcour
Thomas Tracy
Cape Henry
Great
Hwachon
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