Roberts Blanks Pirates as Phillies Win 8-0
Robin Roberts pitched a six hitter to beat the Pirates 8-0, extending his dominance over the foe. The Phillies climbed to fifth in the standings as Milwaukee faltered, while other NL and AL results included Giants over Dodgers 5-2 and Indians 2-0 over Orioles on a busy night.
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Fred Down
United Press
Robin Roberts
Hbuusburen Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Grover Eveland Alexander
Roberts
Pirates
Phillies
Alexander
Nomati ® Reds
Robin
Rone
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Brooklyn Edgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Cleveland Indians
Mike Garcia
Baltimore Oroles
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Bill Tuttle
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Boson Red Sox
Yankees
Bill Wilson
Athletics
Washington Senators
Sonny Dixon
Connie Marrero
Cowboys Schedule 1954-55 Basketball Slate
Abilene Texas July 1 Athletic Director Bill Ledbetter announced the 1954-55 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys basketball schedule. The team will play 12 intercollegiate games and 12 Border Conference tilts, opening December 1 at Texas at Austin and facing Baylor at Waco before conference play begins January 8 against New Mexico A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
E. W
Bill) Ledbetter
Texas University At
Mint And Maize Top Nursery Colors In New Survey
New York reports mint and maize as the top nursery colors with white a close third. The survey by Jack Turk and Co. shows printed designs outranking solid shades, an average layette spend of 50 dollars, gifts account for about 60 percent of children’s purchases, and men make up under five percent of buyers.
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New York
Jack Turk and Co
Truman Improving After Gall Bladder Operation
Kansas City July 1 Former President Truman shows signs of improvement after emergency gall bladder appendix surgery 11 days ago. Hospital spokesman Robert Adams says he is stronger daily, vitals stable, diet advanced, and IV feedings stopped. Truman notes Hagerty retirement and quips about vomiting. Official listing remains fair.
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Kansas City
Truman
Robert Adams
Mr. Truman
James A. Hagerty
New York Times
Roulette game fatal to man in girlfriend’s apartment
Leonard Lee Barr, 39, died at Parkland hospital after losing a Russian roulette game in his girlfriend Fran Brooks’s apartment. Neighbor Richard Carey said he found Barr with a bullet wound to the head and the revolver on his chest. Barr was pronounced dead early Thursday. burial planned in Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Leonard Lee Barr
Parkland Hospital
Richard Carey
Fran Brooks
Carey
Bart
Ow- Owens-Brumley Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Guatemalan Crisis Deepens as Arbenz Departs
In Washington the United States weighs diplomatic steps after Castillo Armas and exile allies oust President Arbenz. The revolt ends Arbenz's Red-influenced government and Guatemala forms a new regime with Monzon leading a junta.
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Ter Dulles
United States
Russia
Central America
Guatemala
Washington
Castillo Armas
Monzon
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz
Col
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Former FHA employee invokes Fifth Amendment in refusal to testify
Frost, a 20 year FHA worker, refused to testify about alleged misconduct. He invoked his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment after questions about a motel party in Alamogordo New Mexico with paid guests, free cement blocks for his house, and offshore fishing trips with contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Frost
FHA
Simons
Alamogordo
N.M
Super-Light Corp
Mexico
el Paso
Little Grabs First Match In City Golf Tourney
Medalist Audie Little defeated Chester Huffstetler 3 and 2 to reach the second round of the annual city golf tournament. J D Michie beat Lyman Davenport 1 up, Herman Thorne edged Sheffy Mahan 1 up, and Leo Inman won over C C Broughton 1 up. Other first round results and upcoming second round matches are listed.
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Audie Little
Chester Huffstedler
J. D. Michie
Lyman Davenport
Herman Thorne
Sheffy Mahan
Leo Inman
C. C. Broughton
Jey Compton
Hubert Dishman
Keith Johnston
Conley Bishop
Gus Leftwich
O. K. Smith
Fletcher Carter
Jess Cannon
Hufstedler, Mahan and
Broughton
Lester Phillips
Davenport
Rabb Holland
Resort Diamond Mine In Cape May Is Not Real Gemstones
Cape May New Jersey locals and visitors chase so called Cape May diamonds which are whitish quartz pebbles mistaken for real gems. The stones gained commercial appeal when cut as souvenirs and later resembled fine diamonds to customs and jewelers. Realtor John V Pontiere claimed his cut stones fooled officials and helped him through hard times.
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Cape May
N.J
Ipp
Philadelphia
Belgium
Germany
New York
John V. Pontiere
Europe
Floods Hit Nuevo Laredo and Tamuli State Bridge Rail Link
Gov Horacio Teran reports three main flood impacts in Nuevo Laredo across the river from Laredo Texas, including no electricity water or gas. Electric service should restore soon enabling pumps, gas lines cross river but the railroad bridge washed away. About 15 000 homeless and 1 000 homes flooded with seven people missing.
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Horacio Teran
Tamulipas State
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
U. S
Laredos
Texas
Food focus to aid Latin Americans discussed at meeting
Polson urged food items such as potatoes and beans as donations for Latin Americans. Donations should go to the Chamber of Commerce or city hall, with Jaycees handling packing and shipping. Attendees included Loyd Roland Jack Hester J T Carter Morris Higley and Jim Welch new Goodyear credit manager. About 600 Republic of Korea Army officers attended U S Army Schools in 1953.
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Polson
Chamber of Commerce Office
City Hall
Jaycees
Alper
Hafner
Loyd Roland
Fort Worth
Jack Hester
J. T. Carter
Abilene
Morris Higley
Jim Welch
Goodyear
Adams Family Reunion Draws Wide Circle in Childress
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Adams hosted a large Adams reunion at the home of Earnest Brandon in Goodlett with many relatives from Delhi California Quanah Wichita Falls and other locales attending. Names listed include Roy Adams D E Adams Wilburn Adams Gordon Adams Troy Adams and Earnest Brandon plus J E Owens Janette H R Steele Berchel Finley Amos Wilson and Jack Fipps among many others. Opal Montgomery and Lequita Debby were also in attendance.
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Gordon Adams
Troy Joe
Shelby Smith
Marjorie
John Mitchell
Childress
Aford King
A. C. Beal
Gordon
Roy Adams
Delhi
Calif
Earl Montgomery
Washington
Pete Loven
Clyde Tilley
Troy
Lonie
Earnest Brandon
Co. M. Jenkins
Guy Adams
Will Jenkins
Quanah
E. E. Jenkins
Wichita Falls
J. E. Owens
Janette
Midland
H. R. Steele
Charles Jim Gore
Delhia
Bill Tabor
Goodlett
E. J. Brandon
Jerry Wayne Stephens
Jim Finley
Berchel Finley
Amos Wilson
Jam
Wilburn Adams
Kirkland
Bill Gusenberry
Lazare and Mines
Opal Montgomery
Skamokawa
Wash
Jack Fipps
Wellington
Lequita Debby
Wrights’ Flying Machine Adopted by Army in 1909
The first military meeting flying machine built by the Wright brothers was accepted by the Army in August 1909. Specifications laid in December 1907 required minimum speed of 40 mph and a sustained flight of at least one hour. The aircraft enabled U S Army aviation expansion.
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Army
Wright Brothers
United States Army
Western Electric strike action may not halt Dallas dial service
A Dallas dispatch notes Western Electric workers at the Haskell Bryan and downtown exchanges could strike without stopping service in Oak Cliff or other city areas. Some Amarillo employees planned a 11 a.m. strike though no picket lines were ordered, while other exchanges housed non customer facing dial lines.
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Page One Electric
Dallas
Haskell and Bryan
Oak Cliff
Mays
Western Electric
Amarillo
Senate Debates Tax Cuts Amid Miner Depletion Allowance Fight
The Senate kept a $1 million to $5 million tax boost but trimmed it to 15 percent for incomes above $5 million. Douglas’ amendment failed as another proposal by Senators William and Aiken to cut depletion allowances on all ores and minerals to 15 percent was defeated. Opposing votes from Johnson Monroney Price Daniel and Anderson argued such cuts would curb wildcat exploration and hurt small independents.
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Douglas
Senate
John J. William
R-Del
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Lyndon Johnson
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Population estimate compares India and Pakistan to world three centuries ago
The statement asserts that the combined population of India and Pakistan today rivals the global population from three centuries prior. It frames a historical scale comparison, implying immense demographic growth in the region relative to early global census benchmarks.
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India
Pakistan
Visitors and visits spread across area homes
High Point area social notes list visitors including J B Goodson Carolyn Amarillo. families in Childress Tell Wichita Falls Rotan Friona and Paducah. over 200 English private estates and gardens opened to foreign visitors by British railways this summer.
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Allen Jones
J. B. Goodson
Carolyn
Amarillo
Jones
Eugene Dill
Vicky
Minnie Cochran
Childress
Gene McCain
Max Foster
Earnest Arm
C. T. Rothwell
Tell
Lee Rothwells
John Wright
Jerrell
Friona
H. E. White
Jarrell
Ancel Newman
Rotan
Clyde Hacklers
J. E. Begley
England
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