From A to Izzard Ara 144114144 Here Are a Few Kind Words About Work
Readers are urged to value work as a lifeline to happiness not simply a duty. The piece cites John Luther and Marie Beynon Ray to argue fatigue stems from boredom and worry plus a sense of inferiority, not just overwork. It urges finding engaging tasks and doing more and better work.
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Izzard
Mr. Luther
Marie Beynon Ray
Reader's Digest
Miss Ray
Luther
Pupils Write Letters Across Cities in San Jacinto Program
Mrs Suzella Parsons class at San Jacinto engages nine 1st graders in a letter writing project with peers in Lubbock. Susan Harvey tells Teresa about her dog and cat and redecorated school last summer. Principal Mr Birchfield is described as nice and handsome after breaking his arm in a race. David Powell informs Ben that Amarillo has 128000 residents and three skyscrapers.
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Susan Harvey
Teresa
San Jacinto School
Mr. Birchfield
David Powell
Lubbock
Ben
Amarillo
Chamber Off Commerce
Elaborate Vernon Holiday Decorations Impress Delbert Eaves
Vernon shines with sparkling street decorations praised by Delbert Eaves who says they are the most elaborate seen in the Panhandle. The note hints at holiday driving trips to view the displays.
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Delbert Eaves
Vernon
Panhandle
British Soldier Killed as Cyprus Outlaws Communists
In Nicosia Cyprus the British government bans the Communist party provoking violence. One British soldier was killed and five wounded as strikes sweep the island. Archbishop Makarios denounces the measure urging self determination for Cyprus amid pro Greek sabotage and riots.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Communist Party
Makarios
Enosis
Union With Greece
Greece
Middle East
Gas decision report from Dumas on Oklahoma law
A Guymon Oklahoma farmer told 50 Texans at Dumas that Phillips Petroleum may sell natural gas pending further litigation. H. C. Hitch Jr. and E. E. McDaniel reported on a Phillips suit challenging the Oklahoma gas irrigation law, which federal judges upheld as constitutional. The meeting, led by W. J. Morton Jr., emphasized the law’s legality for Texas gas irrigation efforts.
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Phillips
Oklahoma City
Hitch
Oklahoma
High Plains Gas For Irrigation Association
Aman
Texas
W. J. Morton Jr
Natural Gas For Irrigation Committee
Dumas Chamber of Commerce
Morton
United Nations approves 16 new members ending decade stalemate
In a dramatic shift the United Nations Assembly accepted 16 new members, 12 non Communist and four Red countries, ending a ten year deadlock on membership. The votes followed a rapid roll call sequence as 16 nations gained UN status.
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United Nations
N.Y
All Europe Excited Over Mail Catalogue
Business men visiting from Stockholm to Karachi received certificates from Secretary Weeks for trade mission service. A news conference highlighted how mail order catalogues showcase American life and aid foreign markets. Germans crowded tables, analysts noted foreign visitors including Berlin crowds and questions about private capital in Pakistan.
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Europe
Secretary of Commerce
Stockholm
Karachi
U.S
Campbell
Shepperd Wins Round in Fight Against Parr
In Austin this case centers on Estella Garcia a Duval county commissioner who loses job after a suit seeks her reinstatement and a restraining order to stop Sam Burris and Shepperd from pursuing a Webb county suit against Parr. The Texas Supreme Court upholds a lower ruling dismissing Garcia's request.
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Shepperd
Parr
Austin
Duval County
Supreme Court
John
Ben Shepperd
George Parr
Duke of
Duval
Estella G. Garcia
79Th
Sam Burris
Garcia
Webb County
Jim Wells
la Salle
Plains Family Survives Second Fire Within Week
In Plainview on December 14 a local family the J. D. Morris clan faced another disaster after their farm home burned last Sunday. They were living in a temporary residence owned by Mrs. Morris' parents when another blaze struck. The report notes the family had already lost everything in the prior fire and now must endure another housing loss while recovering.
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Plainview
J. D. Morris
Edmonson
Morris
R. L. Baker
Weather and local home explosion shock Plainview readers
Panhandle and South Plains forecast calls for fair weather Thursday and Friday with continued cold. Lowest Friday morning temps expected near 10 to 20 degrees. In Plainview a family incident at the Baker home on 24th and Quincy ended with a gas leak search, a house explosion, and no serious injuries despite a six room frame dwelling being shattered.
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Aday
Panhandle
South Plains
Morris
Brent
Karen
Baker
24Th
Quincy
Plainview
Hughes Springs
Texas
Cold Weather Continues as Amarillo Sees Record Low
Amarillo endures the coldest day of the season with a high of 35 after an overnight low of 24. The Weather Bureau reports no frontal activity and predicts a warming trend after today, with a high near 45. Previous lows reached 37 on Nov 30, 38 on Nov 16, and 38 on Dec 5.
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Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
46 Charged in Plainview Liquor Violations
In Hale County 46 charges of liquor law violations were filed after undercover liquor-control actions. Judge Lee Nowlin handled pleas from Monday to Tuesday, totaling fines of 4500 dollars and court costs of 573.75 dollars across multiple defendants including Carl McClenan Jr and Dave Moore.
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Plainview
Hale County
Lee Nowlin
Liquor Control
Board
Carl McClenan Jr
Dave Moore
Bond posted in Texas on kidnaping and assault charges
Dr. Frank Sainburg posted 10000 bond and was released after a three day sentence for contempt of court. He and his wife planned to travel to Austin for an extradition hearing on the New York kidnaping case involving his son Phillip. A dispute with the boy’s mother led to the arrest and the Hobbs call alleged assault.
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Longview
Frank Sainburg
Henderson
Tex
Big Spring Hospital
Samburg
Bob Lloyd
Austin
Sainburg
Phillip Sainburg I
New York State
Doris Blanchard
Itha
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Oklahoma City 1955
Partly cloudy conditions recorded in Amarillo and Oklahoma City with readings shown for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Wind visibility and sky conditions noted as the sky remaining partly cloudy across the listed locations.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
Gaitskell Elected Labour Leader in Britain
Hugh Gaitskell, a moderate socialist with pro American views, won the Labour leadership with 157 of 267 ballots, becoming chief of opposition to the Eden government. Aneurin Bevan and Herbert Morrison trailed, Morrison resigning as deputy leader in tears. Attlee stepped down after 20 years in the role.
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London
Hugh Gaitskell
Britain
Labor Party
Eden Conservative Party
Labor
Clement Attlee
Gaitskell
Laborites
Aneurin
Bevan
Herbert Morrison
Attlee
Morrison
Tragedy Strikes West Texas State College Campus
West Texas State College mourns after two students were killed and two more critically injured in a bus car crash. Funeral plans are set for Helen Ruth Rittenhouse and Winfred Doyle Russell. driver Gene Roy Peggram shows injuries with skull and pelvis fractures. Medical staff report Dyalthia Lee Bradshaw in critical condition with internal injuries and multiple transfusions. Mary Nelson survives in shock with contusions.
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House
Winfred Doyle Russell
Gene Roy Peggram
Quail
Neblett Hospital
Dyalthia Lee Bradshaw
Bovina
Mary Nelson
Plainview
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Wage G. McCargo
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Kenneth Campbell
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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