Public notice on censors and civic concerns in Amarillo
The News-Globe lists board members and urges crackdown on hotrod hoodlums while urging parents to discipline youths. A letter worries about speeding, vandalism, lies, and the need for training, home life, and accountability to curb juvenile unrest in Amarillo.
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Tne Velow
News-Globe Board of Censors
Wes Lazard
Paul Allingham
N D. Barttt
Bob Babb
Grady Camp
Jah Winter
J. P. Black
Lewis Nordyke
Charley Underwood
Hoods Warned Of Future By Harsh Odds
A terse editorial condemns careless youths who roam as hat wearing hoodlums. It predicts grim futures in prison wards, insane asylums, and pauper graves as they mature, urging society to curb delinquency now.
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Mama
Youth Injured in Car Bicycle Crash
14 year old Don Gene Turner, son of Riley W. Turner, suffered minor cuts and abrasions after being struck by Claude M. Melson while riding east on Tenth at Buchanan. Turner was taken to St Anthony's Hospital and released after treatment.
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Don Gene Turner
Riley W. Turner
Pine
Tenth
Buchanan
Turner
Claude M. Melson
East Eighth
Mr. Melson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Griggs
Northwest flood drives thousands from homes and claims lives
Portland braces for its worst flood in 50 years as mountain snowmelt swells rivers across Washington Oregon Idaho and British Columbia. About 10 000 people flee their homes while 14 lives are reported lost in the Pacific Northwest as refugees stream from Fraser Valley communities and surrounding lowlands.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Canada
Rooney Wife Wins Uncontested Divorce and Settlement
Betty Jane Rooney wife of Mickey Rooney secured an uncontested divorce and property settlement exceeding 125000 after testifying that the actor instructed her to return to Alabama with the rest of the "icks" in a Hollywood hearing.
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Hollywood
Betty Jane Rose Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Alabama
Borger Recall Ballot Set for July 10
Borger city commissioners scheduled a recall election for July 10 after attorney H. M. Hood filed a petition with sufficient signatures to recall Mayor Fred Herbst and four commissioners. Hood warned a second petition could seek a ward-based system with an elected mayor, changing the city’s current at large structure.
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Borger
H. M. Hood
Fred Herbst
George Finger
Neil Vows
Jack Latimer
George Boyd
Hood
41 Americans Seized in Lebanon to Return Home
The State Department announced that 41 Americans forcibly removed from an American ship at a Lebanese port have agreed to return directly to the United States. Lebanon claimed they were bound for Palestine to join the new Jewish state of Israel.
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Lebanon
Washington
United States
State Department
Palestine
Israel
American Airlines DC-6 makes emergency landing in Mexico
An American Airlines DC-6 diverted to Pamuin Mexico after an inboard engine caught fire. The blaze was extinguished before landing. All 17 passengers traveling from Los Angeles to Mexico City were unharmed and taken to a hotel. Pamuin lies about a day’s drive from Mexico City.
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Los Angeles
American Airlines
Pamuin
Mex
Mexico City
Quintuplets Turn Fourteen With Quiet Birthday
The Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario turned fourteen on May 28 and celebrated with a low key party at home taking a break from school.
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Callander
Ont
J.P
Dionne
Aggie Band Impresses With Precision And Style
Kenneth F Smith extols the 200 member Texas A&M Aggie Band for precision marching and music, slamming rival Texas University as tea sip pers with odd uniforms. E R T replies praising TU band while noting football crowds want spirited, rousing music and university pride.
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Kenneth Smith
Texas
Tack
Texas Aggie
Aggie
Austin
Texas University
Kenneth F. Smith
Flight Air Force
Texas A&m
College Station
Mr. Smith
A&m
Athrob
E.R.T
Markets Stock Averages and Quotation Sheet
Merrill Lynch quotes show varied returns across industries with railroads and utilities fluctuating. The daily listing includes numerous company securities from Air Reduction to Wyandotte Iron and a New York curb market snapshot with gas and oil stocks, plus grain and Kansas City livestock results from May 27–28.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ecvcescess
GORE
Allegheny
Lambert Co
Libby McN&l
Allied Stores
Lockheed Aire
Allis Chalmers
Loews Inc
Amer Airlines
Lone Star Cm
Amer Cable&r
Long-Bell
Amer Car&Foly
Louisvy & Nash
Amer Locomot
Mack Trucks
Amer Powr &L
Martin
Amer Rad&ss
Miami Copper
Amer Roll Mill
MinCont Petr
Amer Smelt&r
Amer
Murray Corp
Nash Kelvintr
Jones Fom
Abd Armour &Co
Natl Biscuit
Assoc
Arch Top&sf
Ane
Natl Dairy Pr
Dent
Baca
Natl Steel
Pentis Aviatn
NY Cent RR
Blaw-Knox
North Amer
Bliss Co
North NatGas
Boeing Airpin
North Rac RR
Bohn Alumn
Ohio Oil
Borden Co
Oliver Corp
Borg Warner
Packard Motor
Braniff Airway
Pan Am Airway
Bridgeport Br
Panhand P&r
Briges Mfc
Paramount Pe
Brices &Strat
J C Penney
Buevius Erie
Penn Pow&Lt
Budd Co
Pennsyl RR
Burroughs Ad
Dr. Pepper
Butler Bros
Pepsi Cola
Calif Packing
Phelps Dodge
Canada
Philco Corp
Netrol
Philips Ta Bolt
Carrier Corp
Bigmouth
JIT Case Co
Cateviller Tr
Stand Brands
Distillers Corn
Gaspid
Doehler Jarvis
Oilaltt
Dom Tann
Fouxes “Garcrain
Stand Oil NJ
Dupont
St! Spz
Fagle Picher
Stewart Warn
Eastern Airlin
Stone &Webst
Faton Mfe
Studebaker
Flectric Autol
Flectric
Pw&t
Erie Railroad
Symington Gd
Farsworth Tv
Texas Co
Federal Mtr T
Tex Gulf
Firth Carpet
Tex Pac C&o
Foster Wheeler
Tex Pac Land
Freeport
Tidewater Aso
General Electr
Green Sant
General Foods
General Motor
20Th CentFox
General Tirer
Union Bav&p
Gillette Safety
Unio
C&c Oe Gimble Bros
Union Pacific
Glidden Co
United Atrerft
Goodall Sant
United Airlin
West Indies
Houd-Hersher
Western Auto
Houston
Wilson & Co
Internat
Nick
Wood
Gar
Woolworth
T&t
Wyandotte
Johns Manvil
Youngstn
S&t
Jones & Laugh
KC Southern
Zonite Prodd
New York
Curb Amer Lt
Curb Amer Lt&Trac 173,la Land&Expl
Amer Maracab
Lone Star Gas
Ark Natl Gasa
Natl BellHess
Alias Plywood
Ning Hud Pwr
Catalin Corp
Northrop Airc
Central &Sw
Pantepec Oil
Cities Service
Pioneer Gold
Colden Petrol
Solar Aircraft
Humble Oil
Superior T&d
Kaiser Fraser
Utal Idaho Sg
Chicago
Park Developments Eye Palo Duro State Park Plans
The article reports a $21,000 park total and a proposed $250,000 appropriation for Palo Duro State Park improvements including roads playgrounds and overnight cabins. It notes board meetings and a potential new board member replacement, with a tourism committee list of planned enhancements to attract visitors and boost revenue.
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J. Blake Timmons
Amarillo
Board of Control
Palo Duro State Park
Herring Hotel
T. E. Ashford
Maude
Beasley
Lodge
Canyon
Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Pricing Across Weights
The market stays fairly active with gains to 25 cents on weights around 230 lb while heavier butchers show slow Start and close 25 cents lower. IOUS bids hold 24.75 top on 170-230 lb cattle with varied prices for 240-260 lb and 270-300 lb ranges. sows and cows show mixed declines, calves small, sheep receipts light and quotations nominally steady.
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Kansas City
USDA
President Truman to Visit Naval Academy and Memorial Day
President Truman boarded the yacht Williamsburg for an overnight trip to Annapolis Maryland. He will witness sports events including a baseball game between the midshipmen and West Point cadets and then return to Washington to attend Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Annapolis
Midshipmen
West Point
Arlington National Cemetery
Reappearance Of Moisture Forecast In Amarillo
Weather forecast predicts showers across the Amarillo area with moderate to locally heavy moisture. Skies to be partly cloudy today with a high around 83 F and a low near 58 F, then a 79 F high tomorrow, followed by more showers mid‑next week and cooler weekend conditions.
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Amarillo
English Field
Courthouse Closed Monday for Memorial Day Observance
Potter County officials announced the courthouse will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. The county clerk’s office will remain open for absentee voting and observes Independence Day on July 5, delaying related closures.
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Potter County
Lawmakers clash over registration of Communist groups
Foster and Rep Marcantonio oppose a bill forcing Communist groups to register. Foster warns it would expose members to persecution ostracism and employment blacklisting. Marcantonio rejects accusations of following the Communist Party line, insisting he speaks for liberal Americans. The bill threatens foreign-control dictatorship advocacy with severe penalties.
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Foster
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
New York
Ferguson
Michigan
Marcantonio
Communist Party
Stolen English Motorcycle Tied to Albuquerque Killing Suspect
Police link a red James English motorcycle reported stolen in Dumas earlier this month to a man linked to a killing in Albuquerque. Officers said the suspect, about 18, wearing khaki pants and a white shirt, fled after a service station attack that killed an attendant.
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Albuquerque
Dumas
Amarillo
New Mexico
Gene C. Osborn
Fuqua Younger
James English
US Plans Military Shipment to Iran Worth 60 Million
The United States will ship surplus military supplies to Iran totaling about 59.995 million dollars. The package includes tanks fighter and cargo planes guns ammunition and other equipment as announced by the State Department.
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Iran
Washington
United States
State Department
MacArthur Visit This Year Unlikely Says Wainwright
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright said in Aston that he believes General MacArthur will not come to the United States this year. He noted MacArthur's courteous but noncommittal cable response after his invitation.
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MacArthur
Wainwright
Ambassador Prentice Cooper resigns from Peru post
President Truman accepted the resignation of Prentice Cooper as US ambassador to Peru effective July 15. Cooper will leave his post on the date announced by the White House.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Prentice Cooper
Peru
Memorial Day Closures Mainly State and Federal Offices
Memorial Day rites include a moment of silence at 11 o clock. State and federal offices will be closed Monday including regional Bureau of Reclamation HQ Post Office and VA offices. Banks and city offices have mixed plans with banks not closing and city offices staying open.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Post
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MR. Tack
Hotrod
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Jack Grant
Police Department
Ralph Dykeman
Seventh and Polk
Globe-News
Bob Foight
Mr. Hagg
Marilyn Hester
B. M. Hester, III
Odessa
B. M. Hester
Wichita Falls
R. E. Jordan
A. Strickland
Victoria
Rooney
News-Globe
Mexico
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Financial Industrial Fund
Naval Academy
Schenley
Dial
Paton
Schenley Distillers Corporation
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