Liquor Petition Referred To Commissioners Court In Chil dress County
Petitions signed by 882 voters seek a liquor sale vote in Chil dress County. County Clerk Mark Graham certified the signatures, and the court will verify them before calling an election. If approved, the election must be held between 20 and 30 days after court action, with July 7 discussed as a possible date and July 14 as the final Saturday.
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Childress
Commissioners Court
Mark Graham
Leonard King
Graham
King
Big Three In Steel Facing Crucial Week
United Steelworkers of America and 172 steel companies enter a pivotal bargaining period as a June 30 contract deadline nears. The union seeks about 60 cents per hour in raises, potentially costing the industry $800 million annually if granted, while management prepares counter proposals expected to be far smaller.
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New York
United Steelorkers of America
USW
Page
County OK for Right-of-Way on Highway 287 west
Childress County commissioners authorize purchasing the right-of-way for US Highway 287 from the county line westward. Amarillo bond broker W U Sterguel Jr reports H L Shaffer and Company refunding actions to finance the project without tax increases. The court plans to issue $8,000 in road and bridge warrants maturing 1960–63, with about $20,000 needed for the right-of-way and an estimated total cost of $615,000.
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Childress County
Childress
Commissioners Court
WU. C. Sterguel, Jr
Amarillo
H. L. Shaffer and Company
Palmer Massey
Amarilloan Fined On Liquor Charge
John F. Sutton of Amarillo admitted illegal possession of liquor for resale in county court. He was fined 300 dollars plus court costs by County Judge Leonard King after arrest by the sheriff at 707 F. Nw. six pints of half pints of whiskey were seized.
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John F. Sutton
Amarillo
Leonard King
Sutton
Sheriff's Department
F. Nw
Car damages after collision with cow near Kirkland
A Sunday night crash two miles east of Kirkland involved Richard Vandyke and his Amarillo wife driving east on Highway 287 when they struck a cow. Left side damage to the Vandyke car was about $125, no injuries reported. Sheriff's department investigated.
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Kirkland
Richard Vandyke
Amarillo
Sheriff's Department
Jaycee Rally to Feature C. T. Johnson and Yarborough
C T Johnson seeks lieutenant governor as Democratic candidate and has accepted a Jumping Fourth of July appearance at the Childress Jaycees rally in Fair Park. Ralph Yarborough, aiming for a third governorship, may attend and will confirm soon. The Old Fashioned Political Rally includes a Bathing Beauty Contest and a Fishing Derby for youths, plus a pool filtering fund drive ending July Fourth. Johnson advocates four year terms, a state utility commission, 75 dollar monthly pensions at 65, tax cuts, and a statewide water plan. He is a World War II veteran and UT ex student active in Baptist and civic groups.
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Austin Businesman
C. T. Johnson
the Childress Jaycees
Larry Lawrence
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Childress
Jaycees
Fair Park
Johnson
Moulton
University of Texas
Demo Leaders See Little Chance Of Dixie Rebellion This Year
Democratic leaders say a Dixie rebellion this year is unlikely despite southern discontent. A South Carolina move hints at possible action, but most southern Democrats back party regularity and fear losing the presidential nomination to a liberal in Chicago. The long shot idea of pledging electors to a favorite son exists if no candidate wins a majority, with details continued on Page Five.
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Washington
South
Chicago
South Carolina
House of Representatives
First Major Heat Wave Bakes Nation
The nation faced a severe heat wave spreading from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. No relief was seen as a deep hot air mass resisted northern and western clashes. 100 degree readings appeared in Dakota towns and the Missouri River region, with many people seeking shade and water as beach crowds swelled. Drowning incidents rose across an eight state Midwest area, with Wisconsin reporting multiple weekend fatalities.
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Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
New England
Dakotas
Canadian
Bismarck
Huron
Pierre
Minnesota
Redwood Falls
Midwest
Wisconsin
Trickery suspected in Russian bid to Twining invitation
Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker warned that Russia may use trickery in inviting Gen. Nathan F. Twining to Moscow for the air show. He noted Soviet experts hope for a reciprocal U.S. invitation to gain access and see more than allowed. Twining had accepted a Moscow invitation. Eisenhower proposed extending similar courtesies if Moscow does likewise.
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Washington
Army
Wilbur M. Brucker
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Brucker
United States
Twining
Air Force
Moscow
Eisenhower
Kenneth B. Keating
RNY
Harlingen Opens 1956 Cotton Festival Week
Lower Rio Grande Valley marks Cotton Weeks ahead of Harlingen auction for the nation’s first 1956 cotton bale. G A Bingham of mission Tex delivers the bale and Harlingen Chamber of Commerce pledges at least 2500 dollars from the bale. The Cotton Ball Wednesday will crown 18 year old Yvonne Davis queen.
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Harlengin
Up- Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
G. A. Bingham
Ission Tex
Yvonne Davis
F. Earl Davis
Harlingen High School
Trinity University At
San Antonio
Camp Fire Meetings Slated Here Tuesday
Camp Fire Girl units in Childress prepare for three Tuesday sessions with leaders advised on attendance. A 1:30 pm session, a 3:30 pm session, and a 7:00 pm meeting for the temporary council are planned at the Community House. Elizabeth Owens, Camp Fire Girl official from Dallas, arrived to assist.
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Childress
Elizabeth Owens
Dallas
Eisenhower resumes light duties after hospital walk
President Eisenhower, convalescing, walked 40 feet in his hospital room today and resumed a light schedule after conferring with aides. Press secretary Hagerty noted he felt some pain but less than Sunday. Discussions covered NSC meeting, youth conference, and a Blair House lunch with Chancellor Adenauer.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Isidor Ravdin
Adams
White House
Presidential Suite
Ravain
Leonard D. Heaton
Howard
Snyder
Nixon
Konrad Adenauer
Blair House
John Foster Dulles
Gamest
Heavily Slashed Foreign Aid Measure Approved By House
The House approved a $3.8 billion foreign aid bill to assist 54 allies against communism. It is $600 million below Eisenhower’s stated need and $1.1 billion less than the original $49 billion program. The action authorizes the program but requires separate appropriations. The House also blocked Eisenhower’s request for long term annual commitments and instead granted authority to reallocate funds.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Senterfitt Seeks Bar To Daniel Governorship Bid
Senterfitt urged Texas Democratic Executive Committee to disqualify US Senator Price Daniel from the gubernatorial primary, arguing constitutional limits prevent holding two offices. He asserted Daniel should resign the Senate but said he will not file a lawsuit.
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Austin
Reuben Senterfitt
Democratic Executive Committee
Price Daniel
Senterfitt
Daniel
San Saba
House
Executive Committee
Texas
People — of
Senate
Public Hearing On Foundation Set This Month
The House Committee on Un-American Activities plans public hearings starting June 27 to determine if the Fund for the Republic, created with Ford Foundation support, serves an inimical interest. Committee Chairman Francis E Walter says the probe seeks whether the fund is a friend or foe. Gaither Jr. at Ford Foundation defends the fund board’s integrity and patriotism.
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Washington
UJP
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Fund For the Republic
Francis E Walter
D-Pa
Ford Foundation
H. Rowan Gaither Jr
Walter
Methodists Meet Here For Dinner In Childress District
More than 100 Methodists from 40 churches of the Childress District gather at First Methodist Church for a 7 30 p m dinner meeting. District Superintendent E E White leads the event with speakers Ray Nichols of Vernon and Gilbert Galloway of Childress.
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Childress
E. E. White
First Methodist Church
Ray Nichols
Vernon
Gilbert Galloway
Dr. White
Segregation Declared Dead by NAACP Leader in Texas Event
Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP told Texas Negroes at the 20th anniversary of the Texas State Conference that segregation is dead though persistent in practice. Lula Goldberg was named Texas freedom queen to attend the national NAACP convention. Gloster Current said full abolition of segregation is hoped for by 1963.
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Houston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Texas
Roy Wilkins
New York
NAACP
Wilkins
Lula Goldberg
San Fransicio
Gloster
United States
Navy board probes Pearl Harbor race riot deaths
A naval inquiry will frame charges against sailors after a race riot at Ford Island recreation hall left one dead and three injured. Ten sailors are held for questioning as the clash between white and Negro sailors, mostly Southerners, escalated with stabbings and a beer can injury.
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Pearl Harbor
Naval Board of Inquiry
Navy
Recreation Hall
Ford Island
Naval Air Station
Whiiie D. Dansby
Graceville
Fla
G. C. Medley
Fort Davis
W. L. Short
Austin
N. O. Vela
Alice
Short
Medley
Vela
Thundershowers Expected Today Across State
Patches of ground fog were seen in East Texas as radar showed thundershowers near the Gulf off Galveston. Forecasters expect widespread thundershowers across the state late today through Tuesday. Rain totals included 0.86 in Galveston and 0.56 in Houston with other readings in Victoria Junction and Austin. Overnight lows ranged from 59 at Amarillo to 76 at Del Rio.
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East Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Houston
Victoria
Junction 26
Austin
Amarculo
del Rio
Harriman Drives Democratic Nomination Momentum Forward
New York Governor Averell Harriman accelerates his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as he campaigns after the primaries. He asserts readiness on Meet the Press and plans a Denver meeting with Western and Midwestern supporters. Harriman counts about 90 delegates from New York and aims for blocs in Oklahoma Idaho and other states to gain viability.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
Adlai BE. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Harriman
New York
NBC
Roosevelt
Truman
Denver
Oklahoma
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Michigan
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Heinz Krekler
Dulles
Amarilloan
Cer
Cow
Sam Privitt
Jaycee Political Rally
Cc. T. Johnson
United Press
National Security Council
Richard M. Nixon
Annapolis
Georgia Tech University
Atlanta
Shirley Clements
Rochelle
Diane Michel
Shirley
Diane
Naval Board
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