Typical Amarillo Father Nominated In Local Contest
Forrest W. Jones 30, Amarillo native, World War II veteran, painter by trade and family man with four children, wife Emily Smith, a dog, and active church member. The feature profiles Jones and four other fathers as candidates for a Panhandle wide typical father contest to be announced next Father’s Day.
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Forrest W. Jones
Amarillo
Emily Smith
San Jacinto
Jones
Buffalo Lake
San Jacinto Park
Noble Fowlkes
Hayden
R. E. Irelan
Taylor
W. M. Hale
Rosemont
Robert S. McNeil
Jackson
Mr. Fowlkes
Sunday News-Globe
Clifford Holt
Old Tack
Forrest Jones
Virginia
Mr. Jones
Forrest Wayne, Jr
Margaret Irene
Alan David
Carolyn Beth
Daddy
Cloudburst At Clovis Deluges City Reports Heavy Rainstorm
Clovis was soaked by a cloudburst that dumped up to three inches of rain in under an hour with high winds flooding streets and water over curbs. Amarillo and Hereford also recorded showers with lightning and hail as the Panhandle saw widespread activity.
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Clovis
New Mexico
Amarillo
Panhandle
Hereford
Tucumcari
Dalhart
Floydada
Borger
Spearman
Plainview
Tri-State
South Plains
Dumas
Flow of Wheat Slows Slightly But Activity Is Still Feverish
Fort Worth dispatch reports the 1948 wheat movement eased but elevators operated at peak capacity to keep boxcars moving to West Texas and Oklahoma. Producers expect heavy loadings early next week in the South Plains and Panhandle unless rains disrupt shipments.
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Fort Worth
West Texas
Oklahoma
South Plains
Panhandle
Mounted Patrol sponsors High Plains rodeo event
Public schedules list events across counties including CAGEBY Wheeler County Singing Convention at Matador Motley County Singing Convention in Flocada Floyd County Old Age Pensioners meeting at county court room Old Timers thirty year residents gathering at Dunn's Memorial Chapel to discuss an Old Timers Picnic and American Legion Auxiliary Father Son Banquet at Hartley Community Building with members and guests.
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Be Mounted Patrol
Wheeler County
Motley County
Floyd County Old Age Pensioners Federation
Tucumcari
Dunn’s Memorial Chapel
Hartley
American Legion Auxiliary
Texhoman Forecourt Explosion Claims Texhoma Operator
Texhoma filling station operator Ernest Lee Johnson Jr. died after an explosion at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. He was 25 and died on the way to Northwest Texas Hospital after being rushed from Texhoma to Amarillo. ambulance arrived at 2:30 p.m. and he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Ernest Lee Johnson, Jr
Texhoma
Liitourt
Johnson
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Mr. Johnson
Dawson Funeral Home
Dawson
Wilson Funeral Home
Stratford
Big GOP Meeting Could Follow Battle Tradition
Editor Al Bennett previews the 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia noting 1,084 delegates, a 548 vote majority, and a fast pace likely due to TV and radio limits. He recalls past nominating patterns and highlights increased female delegates along with the convention's three core duties.
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al Bennett
The
Globe
Atchison, Kan
Philadelphia
Texas
Republican Party
Gates
Egyptian Interior Ban Targets Rooney and Kaye Movies
Cairo June 19 The chief censor of the Egyptian Interior Ministry barred Mickey Rooney and Danny Kaye films saying the stars donate money to Zionism. Event marks a government move against Western cinema.
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Mickey Rooney
Cairo
Interior Ministry
Danny Kaye
Today in Amarillo events and addresses
At 1 PM the Exchange Club Aeroneer Club hosts a model plane contest near Thirty fourth and Bowie. A 2 PM dirt track motorcycle race is at 4800 North East Eighth Avenue. At 8 PM Mrs Juliette McIntosh Grathe speaks on spastics at Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Exchange Club Aeroneer Club
Thirty-fourth
Bowie
North
East
Eighth Avenue
Juliette McIntosh Grathe
Northwest Texas Hospital
Perscons
Abernathy Boy Killed on Farm
An 11-year-old boy, Gene Rhodes, died near Abernathy when a hay baler ran over him on the family farm eight miles northwest of town. The baler was operated by his brother-in-law Woody Coleman. the body was taken to Rix Funeral Home, Lubtecx, with services not announced.
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Amarillo
Mr. Johnson
Texhoma
Texhoma High School
Johnson
Highway 54
Guymon
Ernest Johnson
Ford Agency
Frances Sullivan
Michael
Connie Jo
Wendell Dean Johnson
Dawson Funeral Home
Abernathy
Here
Gene Rhodes
Clyde E. Rhodes
Woody Coleman
Rix Funeral Home
Lubtecx
Bomb Blast Kills Workers in Bucharest
A series of explosions during unloading of an ammunition train in Bucharest killed an undetermined number of workers. Police warned the death toll would be high.
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Bucharest
Romania
Court blocks removal of Amarillo highway signs
Old Tack sues to restrain Texas Highway Department from removing signs showing Amarillo’s population. District Judge W E Gee grants a temporary order. Hearing on a permanent injunction set for next Saturday. Sign dispute echoes prior removal and return of signs. Old Tack seeks to compare Amarillo to San Angelo population displays. The case stalled as Lott has not filed an answer.
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Texas Highway Department
Old Tack
Amarillo
James G. Lott
Highway Department
W. E. Gee
108Th District Court
San Angelo
Lott
Currency Smuggling Stopped in Germany
Berlin reports tightened controls on the border with armed patrols as currency reform looms. Eight alleged smugglers were captured while authorities curb the flight of Reichmarks into the Russian zone.
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Berlin
Germany
Bavaria
Major Measures Rushed Through To End Session
Congress passed a peacetime draft reviving conscription for two years and a large foreign aid bill, while approving pay raises for postal workers and federal employees. The measures were moved through in a late night session as leaders prepared to adjourn, with a possible special session contemplated. The foreign aid bill totals 6.03 billion dollars and allows spending the full amount within 12 months if needed. The postal and federal pay measures proceed to the White House for action.
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Senate
Taylor
Idaho
Langer
North Dakota
House
Wherry
Nebraska
Pacific Northwest
Columbia River
Angell
Oregon
House Representatives
Afeken
Vermont
Hope
Kansas
Aiken
House Agricultural Committee
Washington
Congress
Texas
White House
Trojans win Western NCAA Baseball title in 16 3 rout
Southern California defeated Baylor by sixteen to three to claim the Western NCAA Baseball Championship in Denver. Key players and scoring details reflect a dominant Trojans performance to seal the title.
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Trojans
Bears
Denver
Southern California
Baylor Bears
Weather Summary Amarillo and West Texas Map
Partly cloudy Sunday with widely scattered thundershowers and a warmer afternoon. West Texas fair Sunday with thundershowers in the Panhandle and El Paso areas and cloudy Monday. Temperatures yesterday peaked around the mid sixties to mid seventies with slight precipitation and long sunrise to sunset hours.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandie
el Paso
Panhandle
de Siar Aes
Se Eees
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