Man Loses Battle of West Sixth When Woman Puts Him to Flight
San Angelo police report a would be robber, Clarence Billingsley, 29, fought a shop owner during a hold up at Buttons and Bows on West Sixth. He left with four missing front teeth after a struggle with owner Mrs. Cherry Gragg and bystanders including Merrell Johnson and hotel workers J R Walker and Raymond Hayden. The incident near 5:30 pm drew in several witnesses before officers arrested him. the drawer held about $20. The event followed a claim that San Angelo is the largest city in West Texas proper, surpassing Abilene for the first time since 1930.
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Sixth Avenue
Steve Baskette
Billingsley
Globe
West Sixth Street
Population shifts in Swisher and Lipscomb Counties 1950 census
First complete census figures by district supervisor Walter Shaller show Swisher County population at 8,232 and Lipscomb County at 3,636. Tulsa reaches 3,167, Booker gains to 615, Carrouzett 327, with Darrouzett not counted in 1940. Higgins shows a population decline.
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Lipscomb County
Walter Shaller
Swisher
Lipscomb
Tulsa
Roy McCasland
Higgins
Booker
Carrouzett
Darrouzett
County
Bookeree
Higgins Serene
Follett
Tulsa County Coves
Happy Seenee
Worthy Pair Ready To Get in the Swim
Eager for Thompson Park swimming stadium opening, bathing beauties Claire Smith and Betty Jane Boger await the season starting Thursday, June 1. T. G. Hull will manage the pool. Mark Miles and Jack Hans inspect filtration and equipment as Amarillo officials report the pool in top condition.
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Thompson Park
T. G. Hull
Amarillo
Mark Miles
Jack Hans
Mr. Miles
Claire Smith
O. Dale Smith
Hayden
Betty Jane Boger
Roy Boger
Amarillo Center
Harrison
Amarillo High School
West To Send Arms To Mid East Nations
The United States Britain and France announced a joint arm supply pact for the Middle East for defense only. Arab states and Israel may receive weapons if they pledge not to attack another state. The plan aims to boost security and stability in the Near East amid ongoing regional conflict.
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United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Truman
London
Israel
Palestine
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Paris
Middle Eastern
Mid-East
Indict 3 More Binaggio Passes Indict 3 More Binaggio Passes
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted three more Binaggio underworld associates on income tax evasion charges. Walter Rainey Samuel Goldberg and John Mangiaracina faced taxes for 1946 47 and 48 with Goldberg accused of failing to file returns for 1947 48 and a gross income of 68631. The probe into crime and underworld activity in Jackson County and Truman County continues as Binaggio aide Lococo and others previously named face related indictments.
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Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Walter L. Rainey
Samuel Goldberg
John Mangiaracina
Samuel C. Hayden
Jackson County
Tano Lococo
Hayden
Truman
Lococo
Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Truman Road
Goldberg
Rainey
Mangiaracina
Pappy O'Daniel Hints At Political Run In Radio Speech
W Lee O'Daniel a former Texas governor hints he may seek another office. From Dallas he said a Sunday radio announcement on Lone Star Radio Network will reveal his political status. He will speak at 3 30 p m with rebroadcasts in San Antonio Beaumont and Houston.
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H. Smith Johnson
United Press
Dallas
W. Lee “Pappy
O’daniel
Texas
Highland Park
Lone Star Radio Network
San Antonio
Beaumont
Houston
Wayland Board Probes Smoking Policy Dispute
Wayland College trustees meet in private session to discuss fallout from campus no smoking rule. Resignation of Judge Frank R. Day cited amid anti smoking policy tension. President J W Marshall’s no smoking plan gains broad student support. Marshall denies resignation rumors. See WAYLAND-Page 4.
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Plainview
Wayland College Board of Trustees
Wayland
Frank R. Day
J. W. Marshall
Marshall
Nordyke Resigns Globe-News Post
Nordyke leaves The Globe-News after 13 years to focus on magazine writing. He has contributed to Reader's Digest The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets and edited The Country Gentleman during the war. He authored Cattle Empire and returns to Amarillo with wife, residing at 2105 Hayden.
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Lewis Nordyke
Globe-News
Nordyke
Southwest
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Saturday Evening Post
Llser’s
The
Country Gentleman
Curtis
Philadelphia
Texas
Globe News
Associated Press
Houston
University of Missouri
Nordykes
Amarillo
Hayden
Truman rejects need for a national security commission
President Truman said there is no reason for a super government and will run the government under the Constitution. He spoke at a news conference after a Washington Post editorial proposed a bipartisan security commission and discussed defense budgeting and spending ceilings for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
National Security
Washington Post
Bipartisan Commission
Post
Mr. Truman
London
Three a Day Mail Service Restored in Amarillo District
Postmaster Gordon Jordan announced the downtown business area returns to three deliveries daily after a two delivery period. The shift from one to three deliveries reduces walking distance per carrier, with 18 employees released during the economy measure, including 11 carriers and 7 clerks, though only temporary substitutes had been released.
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Amarillo
Gordon Jordan
Jesse M. Don
Jordan
Lee MA
Alason
Central Business District
Mr. Jordan
Amarillo Post Office
Amarillo Weather Summary: Warmth Breaks Ahead
Amargo and vicinity report fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with a cooler trend Friday. Today's high near 86, with 90 recorded this morning. low around 54. Panhandle outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, with cooler air and scattered thunderstorms mainly in mountains and northeast areas.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Upper South Plains
Plains
Forecast Calls for Cooler, Fair Weather Tonight
Weather outlook predicts generally fair skies and cooler temperatures. Yesterday reached 90 degrees with a low of 54. Tonight’s low and tomorrow’s high around 80 degrees.
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