Federal Aid for School Construction Meets Poltical Clash
The piece argues federal control of public education grows as Congress backs a school construction aid program for next spring. It notes the government spends about 1.6 billion dollars annually on 81 programs and cites local gains in classroom construction, citing 67,000 new rooms last year and 73,000 planned, while overseas muse on socialized medicine and veterans benefits.
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Congress
Nation
Arthur Webb
Knife & Fork Club
England
Big Business Seen Helping Day Nursery Stubs
A mimeographed memo from G R Buchanan vice president and general manager of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Co notes the company will turn over to the Railway Business Women's Association pencils for their Day Nursery project. Mrs Lillian Stone presides over the local chapter supporting working women.
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Santa Fe
Railway Business Women’s Association
G. R. Buchanan
Buchanan
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co
Lillian Stone
J. M
Red) Simpson
J. M. Simpson Oil Co
Stanley Blackburn
Blackburn Bros
Robert S. McCartt
McCartt Super Markets
Charles Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Jeff M. Neely
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
General Insurance
Herb Reynolds
Hill Lines, Inc
Texhoma state idea pushed by Methodist minister
Rev Paul Hively, Clayton Methodist minister, promotes the 49th state concept to Texline and Seneca and mails the proposal to Senator Clinton Anderson urging action in Clayton. He also suggests W Angie Smith might become first bishop of the proposed Methodist Conference of New Texhoma if he applies soon.
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Paul Hively
Clayton
Texline
Seneca
Clinton Anderson
W. Angie Smith
Oklahoma City
New Texhoma
Amarillo
Weather summary for Amarillo and regional readings 1956
Weather report notes Amarillo had 321 days of sun from 339 days in 1956. Comparative readings at 3 pm Tuesday show varying conditions across cities with wind visibility and sky states. Houston Dallas Okla City and Amarillo display patterns from partly cloudy to clear.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
KGNC TV Matinee and Kraft Theater Evening Show
KGNC TV presents a matinee at 2 p.m. followed by Kraft Theater at 8 p.m. with listings of the afternoon and evening programs.
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Kgnc-Tv
Stepfather Questioned In Death Of 3-Year-Old At Amarillo Base
An Amarillo Air Force Base airman was questioned after the death of his 3-year-old stepdaughter Sharon Gleason. Authorities said she died from a perforated ruptured intestine after blunt force injuries. The 22-year-old Justinio Melendez initially claimed a board fell on her but later admitted beating the child.
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Daily News
William Ball
Amarillo Air Force Base
Justinio R. Melendez
Potter County
Sheriff's Office
Melendez
Alvin Stoneking
N. Pierce
Warner W. Hilton
Sam Bynum
Aafb Hospital
Paul Gaither
Air Force
Sharon Lee Gleason
Bonita Potter
Justice of the Peace
Whiteways Okayed for City Commission Plans
Amarillo officials adopt a master street lighting plan to convert over 16 miles of major arterial streets to modern mercury vapor whiteways. Completion depends on material delivery and engineering, with a projected timeline of one to two years or more. Polk Street is among the first to be brightened.
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Don Boyett
Daily News
Amarillo
Polk, W
Amarillo Approves Gas Rate Hike After Months of Negotiation
The City of Amarillo and Pioneer Natural Gas Company reached a settlement Tuesday ending over six months of talks. A resolution approved by the commission sets a new rate with a $1.50 minimum charge for up to 3000 cubic feet per month and small increases for higher usage, replacing the prior $1.25 minimum.
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City of
Amarillo
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Commission
Baptists Elect Dr. Carl Bates in Texas Convention
Dr. Carl Bates pastor of First Baptist Church Amarillo was chosen as vice-chairman of the Texas Baptist General Convention in Dallas. he also becomes chairman of the board's finance committee. The convention reports 17 regional districts 122 local associations 3720 churches 431 missions and 1463 293 members with 65803 baptisms and 9868015 dollars donated for missions.
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Carl Bates
First Baptist Church of
Amarillo
Texas Baptist General Convention
Dallas
E. Douglas Carver
Pampa
Bates
Associated Press
Texas Baptist
Southern Baptist Missions Program
Baptist General Convention ‘of Texas
Roy L. Johnson
Amarillo Christmas events shaped for shoppers and parades
Amarillo gears up for Christmas with Men’s Night December 11 and extended store hours through December 24. The annual Christmas Parade on Saturday features at least 10 floats and eight bands including Palo Duro and Amarillo high schools, Amarillo AFB, and church groups. Trophies will be awarded at the Jaycee luncheon December 12. Santa visits nightly December 12–24 at the Mary E. Bivins Library lawn and workshop near the tree from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Retail Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Sherman Stockton
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Palo Duro
U.S.O
St. Paul
Polk Street
Jaycees
First Baptist Church
Marine Corps Reserve
KAMQ
7Th
Jaycee
Marine Corp
Myrna McDaniel
Polk
Rock Island Depot
City Park and Recreation Department
Mary E.bivins
City Commission
Palo Duro High School
Santa Claus
Army Pigeons Deactivated in U S Army Demobilization
The Army will sell the last 1000 World War I pigeons and close Ft Monmouth training center as radio and field telephones replace winged messengers. About 1300 sentry dogs remain in service for guard duty while other animal corps are phased out.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Army Signal Corps
Desert
France to fund development in Morocco and Tunisia
Paris reports the National Assembly approved 137,142,804 dollars for social and economic development in Morocco and Tunisia for the coming year. The act aims to boost services, infrastructure, and living standards in the former protectorates.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Morocco
Tunisia
Rogers addresses area grain men on farm income bias
Congressman Walter Rogers told the 18th annual Producers Grain Corporation stockholders meeting in the Herring Hotel that failure to sell on world markets fuels farming woes. He criticized Benson and Dulles for prioritizing foreign agriculture, urged restraint on aid, and argued tax funds aid foreign growers at Americans’ expense. He noted farm income losses align with aid expenditures.
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Daily News
Cong
Walter Rogers
Producers Grain Corporation
Herring Hotel
Rogers
Amarillo Chamber elects 12 new directors for 1957
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce yesterday named 12 new board members including public utility officials bankers a publisher oilmen a railroad man an insurance executive a motor freight official a supermarket treasurer and a merchant. They join 13 holdovers to form the 1957 board with officers to be chosen and installed at the July banquet.
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Amarillo
Boy Hangs During Neighborhood Cowboy Game
In Clathe Kansas a 5 year old boy Phillip DiPaolo hung himself from a clothesline while playing a neighborhood game of cowboy and rustlers. Lawrence Hale who lived nearby cut him down but he could not be revived.
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Clathe
Kan
Cowboy and Rustlers
Phillip DiPaolo
Lawrence Hale
Jury Indicts Whiteard On Multiple Counts in Shamrock
Twenty-year-old James Whiteard was indicted by a Wheeler County grand jury on four counts including two murder with malice charges tied to the deaths of his half brother Junior Bard Myers and Victor L. Stephens. He also faces two counts of assault with intent to murder Shamrock patrolman M Nix and Deputy Sheriff Luke Henley who tried to arrest him. Nix was wounded and Henley was hit as bullets struck his jacket. A special venire will be drawn in January for Whiteard's case.
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Shamrock
James Whiteard
Wheeler County
Junior Bard Myers
Victor L. Stephens
Whiteard
Myers
M. Nix
Shamrock Night
Luke Henley
Nix
Henley
Agencies Vote To Continue Fund Drive In Amarillo
Agencies and agency boards vote to extend the United Fund campaign through Friday December 14 to raise the remaining 20 000 toward a 429 946 goal. The special executive meeting at the YWCA approved continuing the drive with a windup plan tied to agency quotas and 1957 budget allocations.
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United Fund Workers
YWCA
Jackson
Manuel B. Edquist
Amarillo
Kenneth S. Grenewald
United Fund
Citizens’ Budget Committee
Adlai Says No Third Run for President
Adlai E. Stevenson announced he will not run again for the presidency, returning to Chicago to practice law. He said his interest in the Democratic Party remains undiminished and he will help where he can, noting his two previous runs ended in defeat against Eisenhower.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
Cleveland
Bryan
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