Finding of Body in East River Ties Witness to Slaying Case
A six month probe into the slaying of GOP campaign worker Joseph Scottoriggio advances as the East River body is identified as Anthony Lagano, a former election district captain for Vito Marcantonio. Lagano’s death by asphyxiation is tied to a Dec 11 subpoena and relates to the Marcantonio campaign in New York’s 18th district.
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New York
Joseph Scottoriggio
East River
New York County
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Congress
Hogan
Scottoriggio
Vito Marcantonio
Anthony Lagano
Marcantonio
Logano
American Labor Party
Santa Fe Tower Site for New KGNC FM Unit
KGNC announces early installation of FM transmitter atop the Santa Fe Building in Amarillo with cooperation from Santa Fe Railway officials. The station manager Aubrey Jackson says the first KGNC FM broadcast from the tower is planned for July 15, signaling rapid FM service to Amarillo listeners.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe
Ninth and Polk
KGNC
Santa Fe Railway
Kgnc-Fm
Aubrey Jackson
Santa Fe Railway Company
Gcc
Jefferis
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe Western Lines Grand Dien
Third Goodwill Tour of Plains Opens Tomorrow
Amarillo business and professional men begin their third goodwill tour in seven months. The booster train leaves Fort Worth and Denver station at 8 30 in the morning visiting 13 Panhandle towns with parades led by the West Texas State Buffalo Band. Virgil Patterson and Bob Howle head the delegation and emphasize regional trade ties with Panhandle towns including Clarendon Hedley Memphis Childress Wellington Shamrock Pampa Borger.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Denver
Panhandle
West
Wholesale Trade Development Committee
Patterson
South Plains
New Mexico
Clark Plans Lynch Probe
Kansas City May 24 Attorney General Tom Clark said he will seek a mediate investigation into possible federal action over the lynching case in Greenville South Carolina where jurors acquitted white men in a Negro murder. A defense attorney warned federal prosecution would fail, urged education for both races, and a telegram from the United Negro and Allied Veterans demanded DOJ intervention under the 14th Amendment. Joe Louis is honorary national commander.
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Roanoke
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
FBI
Theron L. Caudle
Bush
K Margaret Allen Bryan
E. W. Edwards
J. C. Stephenson
Edwards
Tyler
Jackson
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Rich Square
Kansas City
Tom Clark
South Carolina
Clark
Ignains
Greenville
Thomas Wofford
Wofford
Kenneth C. Kennedy
Chicago
Natinal
United Negro and Allied Veterans of America
Department of Justice
Arkansas
United Negro and Allied Veterans
Midwest
Joe Louis
Notice to Subscribers Increases in Costs Drive Small Price Rise
Charles F. Underwood announces next Sunday June 1 a slight rise in independent carrier rates for Amarillo Globe News and related editions. New monthly charges range from 90 cents to $1.65 depending on edition with increases under 10 cents a week for all three papers. The change aligns with rising newsprint costs and follows five years of unchanged rates.
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Charles F. Underwood
Globe-New Publishing Company
Army Technical Village
Pantex Village
Amarillo Globe and
Sunday News-Globe
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
The
Globe
the New
News
the Globe
Underwood
Globe News
Globe- News Publishing Company
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Wichita Falls Daily Times
Record-News
Dellas
Oklahoman and Times
Tulsa Tribune
Abilene Reporter
Austin American-Statesman
Corpus Christ Caller-Times
Corsicana Sun
el Paso Herald Post and Times
Socialite Emily Randolph Found Dead in Fume-Filled Garage
Cincinnati report says Emily Randolph a 30 year old socialite was discovered dead in the front seat of a car in a garage at her suburban home. Two notes signed EM were found. one addressed to her husband John Randolph and the other to an unnamed man Werk Cook. Randolph was a former Junior League leader and region director for the Association of Junior Leagues of America. The husband is president and treasurer of Ohio Knife Co. The family says she had intended to fly to Florida with her husband.
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Cincinnati
Emily Randolph
Charles Fricke
John Greene
Greene
John Randolph
Cookie
Werk Cook
Florida
Fatal gun accident claims Adrian man Fortenberry
Adrian resident Glenn Fortenberry died in Amarillo Veterans Hospital from an accidental self inflicted gunshot wound while showing a recently purchased firearm to friend Buck Jordan at his father in law C W Jones home in Adrian. He was 20. Survivors include wife Ann and parents Jay and Mrs Fortenberry along with six sisters and a brother.
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Glenn Fortenberry
Adrian
Amarillo Veterans Hospital
Buck Jordan
C. W. Jones
Fortenberry
Vega
Veterans Hospital
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Ann
Jack Fortenberry
Jay Fortenberry
Amarillo
Mary Dorris
Clovis
Stella Lee Seivier
el Paso
Alta Mae
Christine
Anna Kate
Chloe Dell Fortenberry
Mrs. Truman Grows Weaker in Grandview
President Truman’s mother, 94 year old Mrs Martha E Truman, grew weaker tonight in Grandview Missouri as the President stayed to tend her and his physician advised no immediate return to Washington. Brig Gen Wallace H Graham conveyed the medical view to reporters in Kansas City and President secretary Charles G Ross.
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Granview
Truman
Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Martha E. Truman
Kansas City
Charles G Ross
Science Joins Sea Gulls' Attack Against Mormon Crickets
Farmers in Pendleton Oregon fight Mormon crickets as sea gulls descend in Mt. Ordnance Hermiston area. Chlordane dust sent from Denver to Umatilla Gilliam Morrow counties to aid control. Dr Claude Wakeland oversees blower spreader with hopes for a swift plane-based coverage.
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Pendleton
Ore
U.P
Ordnance
Great Salt Lake Valley
Hermiston
Oregon
Science
Umatilla
Gilliam
Morrow
Portland
Denver
Arizona
Claude Wakeland
Western
US Department of Entomology
Oregon Crickets Threaten Crops Across Sagebrush Range
Gov Earl Snell pledged to send a plane as crickets swarmed the old Oregon Trail. Insects turned the landscape red and slippery, destroying alfalfa and other greens while residents described crickets as walking appetites that bite kick scratch spit and croak in a relentless battle cry.
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Earl Snell
Oregon
Baccalaureate Services For Six Amarillo Schools
Baccalaureate Sunday for six Amarillo schools with Amarillo High School ceremonies at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets issued to seniors cover family attendance. no admission charges. Clergy include Dr. Francis Pritchard with Dr. Roy Snodgrass assisting. Music by A Cappella Choir and high school orchestra. Commencement themes are “A Date With the World” and “Are We Ready?” with speeches by Christine Moyer and Horton Russell.
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Amarillo
Amarillo High School
Francis Pritchard
First Presbyterian Church
Roy Snodgrass
Julia Dean Evans
Tennie Thompson
Louise Dicken
Municipal Auditorium
Donald Storseth
Jim Burch
Christine Moyer
Horton Russell
Herring Hotel
Amarillo College
First Baptist Church
Northwest Texas Hospital
St. Anthony Hospital
Price College
St. Mary's Academy
Sacred Heat
St. Mary’s Academy
St. Anthony’s
Priday
Price
Gurley Defends Boxcar Handling Before Western Congressmen
F. G. Gurley president of the Santa Fe Railway tells Western lawmakers that boxcar shortages stem from overall car scarcity and wartime material diversion, not discrimination by the AAR or ICC. He cites two causes: few cars built in the 1930s and wartime needs, and notes a plan to lift production to 10,000 boxcars monthly beginning July.
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Washington
U.P
F. G. Gurley
Santa Fe
West
Gurley
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
AAR
ICC
Europe
Senator Fred Mauritz Dies in El Campo
Sen. Fred Mauritz died today in El Campo after a public service career spanning the 44th Legislature in 1935, 1937 House terms, and Senate since 1940 with reelection in 1944. State will lie in state at Ganado from 1 to 5 PM tomorrow. Funeral services set for 12:30 Monday at First Lutheran Church in El Campo with burial at Forrest Cemetery in Houston beside his wife.
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Forrest Cemetery
Houston
Burglar Briefly Tries Quiet Break In West End Apartment
In St Louis a man woke to a burglary at 4 am when a window climber entered his west end apartment. The intruder apologized saying he thought he could do the job quietly and stole 50 dollars before fleeing through the window.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Herman Goldman
West End
Goldman
Clovis Egg Co co-owner dies in storage locker
Buster B Laughlin co-owner of Laughlin Egg Company died in a cold storage locker at his plant in Clovis after a fall from a ladder left him unconscious. The 41 year old arrived in 1942 to start the business with Elbert Lott. He leaves a wife and three sons, plus his mother, a brother and seven sisters. Funeral services set for Monday at River Funeral Home with burial in Clovis Cemetery.
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Buster B. Laughlin
Laughlin Egg Company
Mrs. Pearl -Laughlin
Ted Laughlin
Ters
Bernice Bronson
Grand Junction
Colo
Iris Terrell
Wichita
Kan
Ruth Carter
Clayton
Maxine Kilgore
Los Angeles
Lucille
LaVonne
Christine Laughlin
River Funeral Home
Luther, Sharp
Clovis Presbyterian Church
Clovis Cemetery
Texas City Burial Date Set for June 8
The long delayed mass burial for unidentified Texas City dead is tentatively planned for Sunday June 8. Mayor Curtis Trahan said a memorial funeral park may be created northwest of the city to honor the unknown victims. Ninety five unidentified bodies are in vaults at Camp Wallace Morgue as identification work continues. Masonic memorial services will be held Wednesday on the city athletic field.
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Houston
U.P
Texas City
Curtis Trahan
Camp Wallace
Bus Disabled By Gunfire Report Near Amarillo
Greyhound officials investigated a late night report of a bus fired upon about 20 miles east of Amarillo on the Oklahoma City Highway. Kenneth Smith of Kingfisher Oklahoma reported the shooting and a 20 mile distance from Amarillo. About 30 passengers were on board bound for Oklahoma City with unconfirmed damage to fuel pump and radiator. no injuries initially reported.
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Greyhound Bus Lines
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Union
Taylor
Kenneth Smith
Kingfisher
Okla
Conway
Poppy Day Sale Sets New Record in Amarillo
Poppy sales in Amarillo totaled 1904.84 dollars marking a record for the annual drive. Mrs. L A Pitts president of the American Legion Auxiliary praised participation and thanked all helpers led by Poppy Day chairman Mrs Biddie Maxwell and neighborhood leads Mrs Tex Thornton Mrs Granville Routh and Mrs Charles A Putnam. Kim Dried Granary Lumber Olver Wiggins Lumber Co 1200 W 6th.
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Amarillo
L. A. Pitts
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddie Maxwell
Auxiliary
Tex Thornton
Granville Routh
Charles A. Putnam
Kim Dried “Granary Lumber
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
6Th
Pistol No Fare On Trolley Ride
Washington police report a man armed with a .32 pistol confronted a trolley conductor after passengers jumped from the car. Police disarmed him and learned the man’s token dispute led to the incident as Capitol line token use had recently ended.
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Pistol
Washington
U.P
Norman J. Miller
Miller
Capitol
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers expected Sunday and Monday. Warmer Sunday and cooler Monday. Panhandle and South Plains show similar trends with eastward showers. New Mexico sees sun and storms in mountains to the north. Highs mostly 70s to 90s, temps yesterday ranged upper 40s to 50s, precipitation 0.22 inches in the 24 hours ending 4 PM. Sunrise 5 37 AM, sunset 7 51 PM.
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the Weather - Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Aspen Dam
Mus
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Mrs. Langford Carleton
Fred Mauritz
el Campo
Clovis Man
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Mexia
T. C. Ashford
Maud
State Parks Board
Beauford H. Jester
Meilink
Russell Stat’y. Co
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