The Lowly Potato Is Lowly Again
Pampa reports a potato shortage ending as markets refill with spuds from California Oklahoma and Alabama. Hereford and Altus Oklahoma harvests expected July 1 to boost supply and drive prices down after nationwide AP survey shows prices falling up to one third from recent highs. Wholesale prices in major cities back near ceilings with reductions continuing before market stabilizes.
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Pampa
California
Oklahoma
Alabama
Hereford
Altus
Okla
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Water Flows In New Main And Sewer Progress
City water lines near completion along W Kingmill with partial 16 inch main tied into 12 inch and smaller feeds. An 18 inch tidal sewer line is about halfway finished with 4 000 feet installed and 6 600 feet remain. Transformers for a new south town well are delayed five months. city aims to have the well contributing by July 4 and restrooms in parks expected by mid July.
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W. Kingmill
Hobart
Gray
W. Kingsmill
Ray Evans
Somerville
Kingsmill
Gillespie
Warren
Evans
Southwestern Public Service
Two Pampe Students Honored by Texas Christian University
Two Pampe students are honored in TCU publications Fort Worth. Roy Lynn King 801 E Malone has a humorous essay On Painting included in a freshman writings anthology. James L King from Pampa High School is co business manager of a student project studying religion.
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TCU
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Roy Lynn King
E. O Malone
James L. King
Pampa High
Injured Girl Seized From Mountain Grove Church
Springfield officers entered the Free Pentecost Mission Church at Mountain Grove to remove 16 year old Ruth Carder who had been held for 24 hours for prayer healing after an oil stove explosion burned her face chest and shoulders. She was taken to a Springfield hospital by ambulance amid church protests.
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Springfield
Ozarks Mountain
Ruth Carder
Free Pentecost Mission
Mountain Grove
Cora Carder
Jim Baker
Garner Moody
Ith Baker
Texas Eisenhower Taft Battle Roils State Campaigns
In a heated Texas GOP scene, Eisenhower and Taft factional fights surge as contenders rally in Wichita Falls Snyder Longview and other cities. News centers on policy stances, tideland oil, and contested delegates shaping the national convention lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eissenhower
Robert A.taft
United States
E. W. Napier
Wichita Falls
Senate
Snyder
China
United Nations
Korea
Alty
Price Daniel
Longview
Drew Pearson
Daniel
Texas
Peason
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Rayburn
Tidelands
H Pearson
Pearson
GOP
Charles P. Howard
Secresary
National Committee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Virgina
Chicago
Howard
Eisenhower
Taft Farcves
Ex-Wife Shot By Salesman In Fort Worth Office
M. D. Scotty Scott, 27, shot his ex wife Dorothea Sue McKnight, 22, six times with a .22 revolver at her Fort Worth insurance office, then fatally wounded himself. He died hours later. Inquest verdict: murder and death by own action. Married Oct 20 1950, divorced Feb 10 1982. Scott, a former Marine, worked for Miller's Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
M. D
Scotty) Scott
Dorothea Sue McKnight
Justice of the Peace
Whit Boyd
Scott
Miller's Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Swedes vow retaliation after Soviet Baltic incident
Angry Swedes named the Russians liars and Denmark ordered airmen to shoot back if attacked by Soviets. The Swedish cabinet held a special session over the downing of a Swedish Catalina rescue plane and planned to discuss the Russian note and territory claims. Danish air and sea units were also instructed to fire back without orders if Soviet forces fired on them. Both nations condemned the Soviet claim that Sweden was at fault in the Baltic incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Foreign Policy Council
Copenhagen
Adm
E. J. C. Quistgaard
Denmark
Baltic
House Appears Ready To Back Taft-Hartley Act Use
The House signaled willingness to back the Senate in urging President Truman to use the Taft-Hartley Act to reopen strike closed steel mills. Rep. Howard W. Smith said many Democrats and Republicans support the move as debate opens on a bill extending controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
WSB
Kears
R-Pa
Barden
D-Nc
Kearns
Congress
Senate
Truman
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Harriman Tops Kefauver In DC Democratic Preference Race
Harriman won the District of Columbia Democratic presidential preference contest with 14,075 votes to Kefauver 3,777 in his debut at the ballot box. He asserted President Truman's approval, while GOP hopefuls Eisenhower and Taft moved between Denver and Washington as delegates gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averell Harriman
Truman
Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Harriman
Mutual Security
Senhower
Onio
Robert Taft
Denver
Washington
Wilkinetettee
Hisenhower
GOP
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Taft
National Press Club
No Compromise For the Forces Seott Says
Rep Hugh Seott Ru declares Eisenhower forces will not compromise Texas delegates at the GOP convention. He reports Eisenhower gaining delegate strength nationwide and warns a convention showdown could yield a Democratic victory in November.
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Denver
Hugh Seott
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Texas
Seott
lGen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Scott
Chicago
Huk Leaders Sentenced for Armed Rebel Acts in Philippines
William Pomeroy, once an American propaganda chief for the Huk movement, and his Filipino wife Celia were sentenced to life imprisonment in Manila on charges of armed rebellion. They pleaded guilty to the indictment including murder, kidnapping, arson, and robbery as members of the Flux organization. Ocampo cited indications of repentance as a reason for not imposing the death penalty.
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Manila
William Pomeroy
Huks
Celia
Philippines
Hach
Flux Organization
Fudge Pelicisima Ocampo
Pomeroy
Rochester
N.C
Canadian Pastor Baptist Speaker at church dinner
The imonway dinner meeting of the Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church was held last night with Rev Taft Holloway as principal speaker on The Four Walls We Have Built Around Us. Royal Ambassadors from Bonavista presented a play on Christian home values. John Ward and Mr Bresegle attended. 150 people were present.
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Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
Taft Holloway
Madian
Christ
Bonavista
Eloise Lane
John Ward
First Baptist Church
Seminole
Oklo
Bresegle
Long Island Strike Ends Restores Rail Service
New York The two day engineers strike on the Long Island Railroad ended with a full settlement between the railroad and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Independent. Normal service resumed as trains operated on schedule to Penn Station and commuter routes between New York City and Long Island.
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New York
Lone Island Railroad
Worsk
Pennsylvania Station
Brothersiad of Locomotive Engineers
Long Island
New York City
Blaze Interrupts Firemen's Practice In Pampa
A small car fire interrupted the Pampa Fire Department drill at 7 18 last night at the Duncan and Louisiana intersection. Jimmy Keel 17 said trouble developed from a gas line not being lit. Total damage described as a car carburetor full of dirt. The accident occurred in the 400 block on E Louisiana. Firemen had the blaze out before the Wire Department arrived. Six killed seven injured in Tokyo rail line rail station incident.
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Pampa
Duncan
Lousiana
Jimmy Keel
E. Louisiana
Tokyo
One-Plane Blow Breaks Up Red Attack Over Korea West Coast
Three U S airmen credited with breaking up a massed Red assault on a United Nations position on the Korea West Coast after 20 prior combat missions as a team. Lt Robert L Mosley pilot from Florida Corp Robert Virkatis gunner from Michigan and Capt William Sanders navigator from Abilene Texas spoke of the raid. The B 26 dropped bombs and strafed the area as U N troops reported Reds massing on mud flats before the attack was halted.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Robert L. Mosley
Stuart and
West
Palm Beach
Fla
Robert Virkatis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brooklyn Dodger Farm
William Sanders
J. A. McQuary
Clinton St
U.N
AWOL Navyman Is Picked Up Here
Dennis Ray Wilkinson, 22, a Navy sailor, was captured from Wichita Falls Texas and brought to Amarillo for trial on a charge of absent without official leave. AWOL since early April from a California base, he had been in custody after earlier arrest in Dallas. Wilkinson previously spent time in Kerney prison and was convicted under the Dyer Act for taking a stolen car across state lines.
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Navy
Dennis Ray Wilkinson
Sheeis
Amarillo
California
Wilkinson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Dallas
Kerney
Neh
Hughes Sells Lot To Borger For $1
Dick Hughes a pumpa has sold a 50 by 145 foot lot to the city of Borger for 1. The fire station will be built on the lot facing West 10th Street in Coronado Circle. The deal was transacted at a speciality commission meeting Monday. Good Fit 2x4 2x6 eight per cwt White House Properties Lewig Hdw
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Dick) Hughes
Pumpa
Borger
Fot
Coronado Circle
W. 10Th St
Speciality Commission
Ballot Standings Decided June 23
County Democratic Executive Committee meets June 23 to finalize the ballot and draw for positions in races from governor to constable. Candidates must file intents, meet qualifications, and pay fees by June 21 to avoid automatic removal.
Plans Laid For Eisenhower Park Lodge Cabins
Denison architect Donald J Mayes will draw plans for a 112 room lodge and 45 triple cabins for the Eisenhower Estate Park on Lake Texoma. The park was directed by the state legislature in 1947 to honor Denison born Gen Dwight D Eisenhower with an estimated one million dollar development cost to be financed by however.
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Carlos Grissom
Cuyler
New Main
Pamela Klein
Brother Bradley
U.S
James NH. Duff
Kefauver
Huk
Blaze
Hughes
White House
Lewig
Wil Persh
Jilly
Eisenhower Park
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