From A to Izzard a1 1241141114144 Enough of Florida In Six Months
The Gad dis family returns from Florida and declares Amarillo home. Harvey Gad dis, a barber and amateur magician, recounts Florida trips, praising Amarillo water, lawns, climate, and Panhandle people while noting they will not stay away again. The chamber of commerce could not beat this plug.
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Izzard
Florida
Harvey
Barfield
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Kiwanis aids Amarillo baseball team in style
The Downtown Kiwanis Club contributed 240 in cash and 200 in pledges to send the Amarillo American Legion baseball champs to Louisiana. Three players and coach Howard Ferguson attended the event, described as civic club spirit in action.
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Kiwanis Club
Amarillo American Legion
Louisiana
Howard Ferguson
Civic Club
Hearsemen
Decca Records
Randall County Court Asked To Aid In Housing Plan
Randall County commissioners were asked to help develop a 40 acre housing project in South Amarillo. Real estate dealer Gordon Fielden presented Western Manors located west of Western Ave near Arden Road. The court agreed to consider paving a county road to the site and would decide in the next meeting on paving streets inside the development. Fielden offered few details, promising a unique plan to be announced later.
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Canyon
Randall County
Amarillo
Gordon Fielden
Western Manors
Western Ave
Arden Road
Fielden
Galbraith Murder Trial Jurors Picked in McAlester
An all male jury was tentatively selected in McAlester for the murder trial of Dr Ben T Galbraith the 34 year old heart specialist accused of killing his wife Mary Katherine and their three children before the March 17 house fire. The defense requested a 30 day continuance but the motion was denied as jurors questioned tomorrow morning.
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Mary Katherine
Galbraith
Gal
Harriman predicts big swing against GOP nationwide
New York Governor Averell Harriman said voters are moving away from Republicans and would elect Democrats next year even if Eisenhower leads the ticket. He noted Eisenhower’s popularity but argued it would not survive a campaign, citing electoral trends in nine states where governors and Congress members flipped to Democrats.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Harriman
MBS
Republican Party
Weather station readings for Amarillo and others in 1955
Daily comparative readings at 3 p.m. yesterday show Amarillo with .10 inches of data, sky partly cloudy and visibility 15 miles. Other cities listed include Houston Dallas Oklahoma City all with varying wind and cloud conditions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Canadian River Authority vote spurs petition bid to force election
At Plainview on August 8, George Finger proposed extending the time to Sept 12 to allow any tax paying citizen to gather 100 signatures and force a bond election for the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. The motion passed 12 to 3 with Amarillo and Pampa directors opposing and Amarillo officials signaling willingness to let voters decide.
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Plainview
Amarillo
Pampa
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
George Finger
Borger
Finger
Canadian River Water Authority
S. B. Whittenburg
B. D. Robison
William T. Frasier
Lawrence Hagg
Connie Heads To Sea
Hurricane Connie veered northward in the open Atlantic with 185 mph winds near the center. At 11 p.m. EST it was 450 miles east of Titusville Florida moving about 12 mph, with tropical storm gales extending up to 350 miles. Small craft warnings were posted from Cape Hatteras to Block Island and tides along the Carolina coast were expected to rise.
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Miami
Fla
Connie
Atlantic
United States
Titusville
Miami Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Block Island
R.I
Jacksonville
Carolina
Daytona Beach
Uss Champlain
Mayport
Fire crews respond to Bowery fire alarm at Box 282
Twelve fire and police units rushed to Bowery Box 282 after a late night alarm. The site is described as a known danger spot. The question of a fire was confirmed, with responders reporting presence at the box.
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New York Herald-Tribune News Service
New York
Bowery
Fund Tops 520 for Hanson Chiefs Trip
Cash donations totaling 240.40 were raised at the Downtown Kiwanis luncheon to fund Hanson Chiefs’ trip after winning the Texas American Legion Junior Baseball championship. Donations pass 720.90 with pledges and mail-ins. local officials include Jerry Kolander coordinating at the Potter County courthouse. The drive follows a Kiwanis talk by Wes Izzard on cooperative community projects and precedes a doubleheader tonight at Gold Sox Field featuring Dumas Legion 66 Oilers versus Painters Phils and D&D Pharmacy from Amarillo YMCA league. Representatives from Hanson Post and Chiefs attend.
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Hanson Chiefs
Texas American Legion
Ponchatoula
Jerry Kolander
Potter County
Kolander
District One American Legion
Hanson Post
Gold Sox Field
Dumas Legion 66 Oilers
Painters
Phils
D&d Phar
Macy
Amarillo
Kiwanis
Bobby Verplank
Edwin Rice
Gene McClain
Chiefs
Howard Ferguson
American Legion
Tulsa Bride Denies Murdering Husband
A four week bride, Mrs. Geraldine Terry, 45, denies killing her husband Bill L. Terry, 34, a rising attorney, with a butcher knife after a spat at their Utica Square apartment. She testified she took the knife after he threatened her. he died on the operating table. Trial set for Aug 30. bond set at 10000.
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Associated Press
Geraldine Terry
Tulsa
Okla
Bill L. Terry
Kay Cunningham
Thomas Frasier
Jim Stiff
Iudge Lou Johnson
Terry
Utica Square
Two Governors See Harriman as Ike Opponent in 1956
Governors Goodwin Knight of California and Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut say Averell Harriman of New York would be the strongest Democratic challenger to President Eisenhower in 1956. Knight notes Harriman is a proven vote getter in the largest state. Ribicoff calls Harriman a wonderful springboard for a nomination. Both spoke at a conference scene as politics loomed.
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Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
Goodwin Knight
California
Eisenhower
Harriman
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Empire State
Ribicoff
Adlai Stevenson
Knight
Stevenson
Bus Trolley Collision Kills Four Miners Injures Fifteen
Four men died and 18 were hurt when a miner's bus collided head on with a gasoline truck near Carlsbad New Mexico. The dead were G H Porter W Mcllwee Tom Peacock and K D Gough. The injured included Bob Burns C Raynolds D Wright D Erkiller and others. The bus carried workers to Potash Co of America and the crash halted hospital access as staff treated victims.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Potash Co., of
America
St. Francis Hospital
G. H. Porter
William Mcllwee
Tom Peacock
K. D. Gough
Bob Burns
C. Raynolds
D. Wright
D. Erkiller
H. N. Hicks
J. P. Skinner
G. R. Stevenson
Fred Vossberg
Cecil Thomas
Odell Underwood
C. F. Randall
Don Patton
J. D. Hare
Phillip van Voost
James F
Need of Atomic Power Stressed at Peace Conference
Geneva August 8 The two nation atoms for peace conference opened with emphasis on atomic heating and electrical power as a major objective. Delegates discussed peaceful uses and potential benefits of atomic energy for industry and society.
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Assoc
Geneva
Bhabha Discusses Fuel Alternatives for Diminishing Supplies
Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, president, argues for broad development of alternative energy sources to address shrinking conventional fuel reserves and ensure sustained power for progress.
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Homi J. Bhabha
Johnson on partisan analysis of 84th Congress
Sen. Lyndon Johnson chided President Eisenhower for a partisan analysis of the Democratic controlled Congress. The ailing Senate leader urged a box score comparing the Republican 83rd Congress with six months of Democratic leadership to show voter intent. He spoke at his Washington home after a heart attack recovery news conference.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Congress
Senate
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