Parent Responsibility Act in Michigan and idle youth
Michigan passed the Parent Responsibility Act in 1953 holding parents financially liable up to 300 dollars for their children's vandalism. The piece notes the shift away from blaming youth alone and cites Family Circle and Reader’s Digest. It argues idleness drives juvenile trouble due to lack of work and modern chores.
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Texas
Michigan
Phil Carlson
Family Circle
Howard Whitman
Whitman
Reader's Digest
Seattle
Superior Court
William G. Long
Golden Apples of Hesnerides Charm at Hesnerides Ranch
A Texan couple gilded bois d arc apples to create decorative gold and bronze fruits. Grandchildren gathered green tumble apples for school displays, turning a so called useless product into eye catching seasonal art. The Weymouths note the wider potential of such natural materials.
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Chansler Weymouths
Weymouths
Local drive in fines prompt double stamp quip at window
A motorist paid a $2 overparking fine at the drive in Police Building window and asked clerk Norma Friedman if it was Wednesday and if double stamps applied. The excerpt also notes petitions for Palo Duro Dons versus Amarillo High Sandies.
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Norma Friedman
Amarillo
Dons
Palo Duro
Sandies
Amarillo High
Parliament approves culture pact with West Germany
The Spanish Parliament unanimously ratified a cultural agreement with West Germany on December 21, marking a formal accord between Madrid and Bonn amid postwar cultural exchanges.
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Madrid
Cortes
West Germany
Fatal two car crash shocks Northwest Texas Hospital
A two vehicle collision at Wolflin and Bell at 9 10 p m left two teenagers dead and two others plus a 54 year old man in critical condition. Ambulances arrived by 9 35 p m as nurses and staff battled to save lives amid crowded hallways and emergency rooms.
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Daily News
Northwest Texas Hospital
Wolflin and
Bell
Lances
Editor’s Texas journey by car to Palo Duro Canyon
Editor George Carmack recounts a Thanksgiving Texas tour with his wife and daughter, visiting 51 counties to reach 215 of 254 Texas counties. He highlights Palo Duro Canyon as the trip’s centerpiece and reflects on the state’s expansive skies and landscapes.
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Julie
Texas
Potter County Medical Society
Texas State Medical Association
Canyon Approach Promises Awe In Grand Gorge
A travel vignette describes approaching a dramatic canyon from Canyon town. The Red River’s Prairie Dog Town fork carves a deep, colorful gorge over millions of years, revealing layered rock revealing a quarter mile descent.
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Prairie Dog Town
Red River
Pioneer Doctor Dr J R Wrather Celebrates 91st Birthday
A Panhandle pioneer physician, Dr J R Wrather, spent his 91st birthday in St Anthony's hospital amid his ongoing asthma illness. Relatives visited in shifts, gifting a Santa Claus whistle. Wrather, retired since 1953, practiced medicine in Amarillo after graduating from University of Louisville in 1886 and contributing to local medical societies.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
J. R. Wrather
Santa Claus
Wrather
University of Louisville
New York Poly Clinic
Amarillo
Daily News
J. Dowell
Panhandle South Plains Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy in the Panhandle South Plains with no significant temperature changes expected on Thursday and Friday. The report notes radio activity and daily times, including noon and two PM entries, and sunset at 5 38 PM.
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Panhandle
Ani South Plains
Milk Marketing Order Approved by Panhandle Dairymen
Panhandle dairymen voted 326 to 170 in a 67.5 percent approval of a federal milk marketing order covering 20 Amarillo area counties. The order, proposed by the Tri-State Milk Producers Association, aims to stabilize prices and supplies, with administration costs below one mill per quart paid by milk handlers.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Tri-State Milk Producers Association
W. L. Matthews Jr
Pampa
W. H. Scoggins
Borger
Matthews
Creamery Men Forecast Penny Rise in Milk Cost
Plains Creamery president A F Madison and Borden general manager Charles Young said a one cent per quart rise will come with the federal milk marketing order taking effect February 1. The order is expected to place about $150000 a year burden on consumers.
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Plains Creamery
Charles Young
Borden's
Madison
Panhandle
Washington
Amarillo Weather Report Amid Partial Clouds and Wind
A fragmented weather note for Amarillo mentions sun and cloud mix, wind speeds, and visibility. It references nearby areas and times but data are incomplete, with garbled names and stray figures.
Tragic Two Teens Dead In Wolflin Bell Collision
A pre holi night crash at Wolflin and Bell left two Amarillo youths dead on arrival at Northwest Texas Hospital and three others critically injured. Victims Willie D. Noland 15 Beverly Lester 14 perished. Injured were Garland Ball Stubbs 34 Roy Don Howington 15 and Mery J. Starr 15.
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Daily News
Amarillo
Wolflin and
Bell
Willie D. Noland
H. D. Noland
N. McMaster
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Gordon C. Lester
Virginia
Garland Ball Stubbs
Cline Cattle Company
Hayden
Roy Don Howington
James A. Howington
Florida
Mery J. Starr
Mildred Starr
Northwest Texas Hospital
Collision on Wolflin and Bell Kills Two Teens
An early report says a two-vehicle crash at the Wolflin and Bell intersection near Amarillo killed two teen riders and left two others unconscious. Eyewitnesses said Noland’s southbound car attempted a left turn into Wolflin as Stubbs’ eastbound vehicle met it in the intersection. Fire and police units responded quickly. the Stubbs car briefly burned but the flames were suppressed. Witnesses described a loud explosion and noted Stubbs, who was alone, was rescued before his car burned, while the other youths were ejected or found unconscious in their vehicle. Ambulances and patrol cars converged on the scene. Continued details to follow.
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Daily News
Amarillo
Bell and Wolfflin Blvd
Noland
Bell
Stubbs
Wolflin
Eugene Rutland
Travis
Duane Ivy
Wolflin Ave
Dowell Adams
Ford unveils assets and plans for large stock sale
Washington reports the Ford empire opens its ledgers showing assets of 2.483 billion, nine month sales of 4.043 billion and profits of 312.2 million. Ford Foundation to sell 10.2 million voting shares at 75 dollars each, aiming for about 730 million dollars. proceeds to fund human welfare via a public offering.
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Ford Motor Empire
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ford Foundation
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