Pickup Plunges Into Lake. City Man Dies in Canyon Crash
An Amarillo man died and four others were injured when a pickup rolled off a bluff into Buffalo Lake near Canyon. Victim Vernon H. Ellis, 35, of Amarillo, was killed. injured were Harold Barclay, Shirley Eileen Lonis, Herschell Dale Fisher, and Eva Lee, all treated at Neblett Hospital. Rescue efforts hampered by rain and wind.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Buffalo Lake
Herschell Dale Fisher
Eva Lee
Neblett Hospital
Dan Dowdy
Barclay
New Farm To Market
L. S
Slim) Johnston
Johnston
Ellis
Warren-LaGrone Funeral Home
W. R. Evans
Lincoln
Evans
Miracle Wheat Crop Near Wichita Falls Shatters Expectations
Wichita Falls May 26 Farmers in this region call their wheat crop a miracle as yields surge. Reports show 10 to 60 bushels per acre with tests at 62 to 65 pounds per bushel. First loads reached Seymour and Burkburnett last week and processing progresses. prices at $1.93 per bushel with no government loans.
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Glenn Shelton
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
Electra
Allen Dale Kemple
K&k Grain Co
Fred Hatler
Farmers Co-Operative Grain Co
Seymour
Joan
Hurtis Baker
Oklahoma
Red River
Charle McClure
Raymond Henry
Elliott
Ed Gooch
Baseball scores from multiple leagues update the day
Western League results include Amarillo 5 6 Pueblo 4 0 Des Moines 4 Topeka 3 Albuquerque 5 4 Colorado Springs 3 11 Sioux City at Lincoln rain. Southwestern League Plainview 12 San Angelo 4 Hobbs 4 Midland 1 Carlsbad 4 El Paso 0 Clovis at Pampa rain Ballinger at Roswell rain. American League Balt imore 9 New York 4 Washington 4 Boston 1 Detroit 12 Kansas City 6 Cleveland at Chicago rain. National League Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 6 New York 0 Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 1 Chicago at St Louis rain.
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Amarillo
Pueblo
Des Moines
Topeka
Albuquerque
Colorado Springs
Sioux City
Lincoln
Plainview
San Angelo
Hobbs
Midland
Carlsbad
el Paso
Clovis
Pampa
Ballinger
Roswell
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Vacation Packs Offered By Globe News
Globe News announces Vacation Packs for summer delivery. The plan saves all newspapers during subscribers’ travels and delivers a full package on return, preventing porch pileups. No extra charge. call DR6-6262 to arrange.
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Globe-News
Globe News Circulation Department
Antarctica Colorcast Dodges Dodge at Hedgock 2 P.M.
KGNC TV reports a 2 PM colorcast event from Antarctica with the Dodge team taking on Hedgock in a late afternoon matchup. The broadcast highlights the anticipated clash and offers viewers regional coverage.
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Kgnc-Tv
Antarctica
Baylor Graduate From Amarillo This Baby Doctor Is a Dad
Houston May 26 Baylor University College of Medicine will award a diploma to Jack Herrmann 30 of Amarillo president of the graduating class of 77 He plans two more years of study to become a pediatrician and pediatric surgeon He and his wife Mary Lou have had a child every year since 1950 and expect another in August The Herrmann family includes four girls and one boy with more relatives in Texas and Oklahoma He will intern at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston after graduation
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Houston
Baylor University College of Medicine
Jack Herrmann
Amarillo
Herrmann
Mary Lou
A. FE. Herrmann
Harrison
Mary Lou Pfannbach
Price College
St. Louis University
University of Texas
Herrmanns
James Rogers
Crockett
R. P. Herrmann
University of Texas School of Law
Rita Ann
Gail
Jack
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Rain floods creek as Beaver area records 2.40 inches
A One Section Line report states 2.40 inches of rain fell late Thursday night. B O Ellis of a community 12 miles south of Beaver Oklahoma described the scene as a road drowner with wind hat and flood on the creek.
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B. O. Ellis
Beaver
Okla
Showers Roll Over Plains in Thunderstorm Night
The High Plains region endured a Saturday night of thunderstorms bringing needed moisture to crops. A flash flood occurred east of McLean with 3.50 inches in 20 minutes reported by Buck Henley, while winds toppled a drive-in screen and hail accompanied the rain.
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Daily News
High
McLean
Buck Henley
Gray County
Tribute to War Dead Planned in Memorial Park Ceremony
The American Legion sponsors a Memorial Day event at Memorial Park 24th and Washington next Wednesday at 10 15 a m with units from Amarillo Air Force Base. Lt Edward E Swanson will deliver the address and wreaths will be placed on a replica of the Unknown Soldier tomb. A crack drill team from the base will perform around the ceremony.
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American Legion
Amarillo Air Force Base
Memorial Park
24Th
Washington
Edward E. Swan
Bus Drivers Strike Is Off in New Mexico
A threatened strike against the New Mexico Transportation Co. was cancelled by a union vote. A new contract was accepted by a small majority, with pension funding, pay raises totaling 4 mills, overtime pay, and delay compensation. Cities served include Albuquerque Santa Fe Roswell Carlsbad Las Cruces Hobbs Amarillo El Paso.
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New Mexico Transportation Co
AF of Amalgamated Assn., Street Electric and
Motor Coach Operators of America
Mark L. Boykin
Carl Mueller
Fort Worth
Fred Powers
Omaha
Neb
San Francisco
Capitol Hotel
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Roswell
Carlsbad
Las Cruces
Hobbs
N. M
Amarillo
el Paso
Weather Log Shows Sunny Stretches Across Amarillo in 1956
Daily comparative readings note Amarillo weather for 139 of 147 days in 1956. Entries list wind speed visibility sky condition and cloud cover for Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Amarillo with measurements such as 21 mph wind and cloudy skies.
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Amarillo
Houston
Cldy
Dallas
Okla
City
Eisenhower Visit Boosts Republican Appeal in Texas
President Eisenhower’s Texas trip drew 30 000 along a Baylor route and 11 000 at convocation, seen as a subtle chance to strengthen his appeal among Texans. GOP leaders call the visit social but its political color remains debated amid Texas politics and 1956 campaign plans.
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Baylor
Dave Cheavens
Waco
Texas
Eisenhower
Baylor University
Texas Baptists
James Connally Air Force Base
GOP
Jack Porter
White House
Murray Snyder
Fisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Gov
Shivers
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Congress
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Harold D. Cooley
Thurmond Chatham
Co. B. Deane
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Harold Barclay
Shirley Eileen Lonis
Clarence Avenue
Hedgecok
Linda
Aloysius
Janet
Nancy
Carolyn
Alvin Memorial Hospital
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Assn
W. T. Gooch
Daniel Downey
West Palm Beach, Fla
Borger
J. B. Herrmann
Roy Clark
Waters Swamp Farm
Wheatley Studio
Clayton
Fayne Wilkes
Texline
Lester Paris
Harry McCain
Hanson Post
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Baptist University
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