Violent Panhandle Storm Claims Three Children in Storm Cellar
Severe winds hail and rain struck the southeastern Panhandle and the North and Central Panhandle areas. Three children perished in a Hardeman County storm cellar as floods and debris caused widespread damage in Clarendon Memphis Lakeview Estelline Quanah and Childress. Neighbors recovered the bodies after a wall of water entered the shelter.
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Hardeman County
Clarendon
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Lakeview
Estelline
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Childress
Stinnett
Stratford
Elba
Ira Keeney
Keeney
Emma Dean
Doris Allene
Thomas Truman
Alma Dean
Baby Born During Blackout at Northwest Texas Hospital
A girl was born at Northwest Texas Hospital during a power outage when flashlights lit the delivery room. The baby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Betts of Adrian, arrived at 7 29 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 4 1/2 ounces and 20 inches long. A nurse called the baby pretty and staff used five flashlights to assist delivery.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
W. B. Betts
Adrian
Police Radio Power Fails At Station
Emergency power failed at the police station last night when the main supply cut at 7 35 pm. The dead battery left no backup power prompting candle light, a radio car deployment, and ten extra patrolmen recalled as staff relayed orders by voice.
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Tyler
Fleck Upsets Hogan in Open Championship
Jack Fleck, a 32 year old Davenport municipal course operator from Iowa, upset Ben Hogan to win the Open with a 287 tied with Hogan after 72 holes. Hogan finished three strokes back at 72 after a tough final round error on the 18th. Hogan announced he would retire from serious competitive golf, saying he would play for fun.
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Will Grimsley
San Francisco
Jack Fleck
Iowa Corn Belt
Ben Hogan
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Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Olympic Club
West Texas New Mexico League Scores Report
Amarillo defeated Albuquerque 15 to 14 while Pampais and Abilene were 4 to 4 and Lubbock tied Plainview 5 to 5. Clovis won 3 to 1 over El Paso. Brooklyn beat St Louis 7 to 4 and Milwaukee 8 New York 7. Pittsburgh led Cincinnati 5 to 0. Philadelphia lost 7 to 1 to Chicago. New York defeated Chicago 7 to 5 in 15 innings due to darkness. American League games: New York 7 Boston 5, Chicago 1 Cleveland 7, Kansas City at Washington postponed, Detroit at Baltimore postponed due to rain.
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New York
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Amarillo Storm Leaves Damage From Hail and Winds
A severe afternoon thunderstorm swept Amarillo with hail up to golf ball size and winds 30 to 70 mph. The storm damaged roofs and porches, toppled trees, and knocked out lights, mainly in north and west Amarillo and Pleasant Valley, with rainfall totals reaching 1.81 inches citywide.
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Hall
Pampa
Globe News
Pleasant Valley
Weather Bureau
Canyon
M. E. Chrestman
Storm disrupts KGNC-TV in Amarillo studio outage
Storm winds and hail ripped the microwave unit from its moorings at KGNC-TV and caused roof damage. A bucket brigade cleared water while engineers, cameramen, and staff worked to restore service. The station returned to air around 10 PM and aired the 10 30 p m news via improvised facilities.
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Kgnc-Tv
Amarillo
Ad pull boosts buyer interest for Covington listings
A Covington Oklahoma farm real estate ad in the Amarillo Daily News and Globe Times drew 32 letters and calls in one week. The owner says he will likely run ads about every other Sunday for the rest of the year, proving classifieds work.
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Amarillo
Rogers
Covington
News and Globe Times
Trio Quizzed in Series of House Burglaries
Three men were questioned by city police in a weekend burglary spree. One was chased from Mrs. Ray Wheatley’s home at 2113 Harrison. A second man was arrested in a nearby car and the third after a chase in the 300 block of North Van Buren. The suspects face inquiries into Burglaries at Wheatley 2113 Harrison Herrman 2122 Hayden and Blackburn 2107 Van Buren.
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Ray Wheatley
Harrison
N. van Buren
Amarillo
Amarillo Weather Record Shown In 1955 Reading
The sun has appeared over Amarillo for 156 days in a 170 day period in 1955. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. yesterday show wind speeds of 7 mph in Houston and 1 mph in Oklahoma City with partly cloudy skies in all locations including Amarillo where visibility is listed at 3 miles.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
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