From A to Izzard Man of the Year Opens a New Era
Time names Harlow Curtice of General Motors Man of the Year for symbolizing industrial courage in the Cold War era. The piece argues Curtice marks a shift from single founders to professional managers running vast empires with banks insurers and government influence shaping modern corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow Curtice
Ford
Firestone
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Glen McCarthy
Howard Hughes
Jerked beef comments cite old sun-dried method
J C Ainsworth of Milnesand New Mexico, a noted Hereford breeder, says jerked beef depends on upbringing and describes a sun drying process that cures in three to four weeks. Mrs Albert Hahn of Amarillo recalls jerking venison served at a Medina County workshop near Hondo and says she liked it.
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J.C. Ainsworth
Milnesaind, N.M
Ainsworth
Albert Hahn
Amarillo
Hondo
Medina County
Rogers at Moscow reception shows Russian obedience to perceived authority
Congressman Walter Rogers attended a Moscow reception for Canada's Lester Pearson. He mistakenly entered the wrong dining room, slipped past guards, and then helped another American gain entry, illustrating a quip about obedience to authority. Also notes season greetings from Pete and Carolyn LaMaster in Montevideo and juvenile driver education donations by car dealers.
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Walter Rogers
Moscow
Lester Pearson
Canada
Mr. Rogers
Pete
Carolyn LaMaster
Montevideo
Uruguay
Perryton
Congress
Carolyn
Amarillo Weather Report for 1955 Summary
The record notes Amarillo had sun on 441 of 861 days in 1955 with 3:20 p.m. readings. Weather data from Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City shows cloudy and partly cloudy conditions with visibility, sky conditions and wind speeds varying across locations.
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Amarillo
Houston
S.s
Dallas
Okla
City A
Eisenhower to Fly to Key West for Rest and Exercise
President Eisenhower, advised by doctors, will fly to Key West Florida for about two weeks of rest and outdoor exercise. He plans to send the State of the Union on January 5 and will stay at Naval Base quarters L at the former Truman area, avoiding a Washington return before Congress opens.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
White House
Congress
Georgia
Ida
Hagerty
White
Paul Dudley
Naval
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Special Juvenile Squad Proposed for Amarillo Area
Tom Little the county juvenile officer urged a joint Amarillo Police Department and Potter County Sheriff's Office juvenile squad at the Amarillo American Business Club meeting. He noted no deputy now works closely with juveniles and called for better training including sending officers to the Delinquency Control Institute in Los Angeles. He added a mental hygiene clinic is needed.
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Amarillo
Rillo
American Business Club
Police Department
Delinquency Control Institute of
Southern California
Los Angeles
City Awards Jobs For Water Wells
City Commission awards eight water wells contracts at Carson County site. Western Drilling Co. wins four wells at 81 625 dollars. Texas Water Wells, Inc. secures four wells at 101 675 dollars. Mayor says bid split favors timely completion.
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Carson County
Western Drilling Co
Garden City
Kan
Texas Water Wells, Inc
Houston
The Southwest Border Patrol Series Opens on Page 16
A vivid look at patrolmen guarding the Southwest border and their risky work. The feature notes Operation Wetback, begun in 1954, reduced fugitive migrant workers from about a million to a trickle, with more installments on Page 11 and future pages.
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Southwest Border Patrol
Daily News
Men Fight Way to Job at Westinghouse Plant in Sharon
More than 200 Westinghouse Electric employees forced through a picket line to reach work at Sharon plant. They were kept inside for hours after shift due to fear of renewed violence. Several injured, police report said. Negotiations in Pittsburgh resumed with no immediate progress. next session set for tomorrow.
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Sharon
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Wil
Bridge guru Ely Culbertson dies in Vermont
Ely Culbertson, 64, famed bridge theorist and peace crusader, died after a short illness at his Brattleboro home. Born in Romania with a cosmopolitan youth, he built a world renowned contract bridge system, led World Federation Inc., and earned wealth from books and lectures.
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Bridge Authority
Ely Culbertson
Vermont
Brattleboro, Vt
Culbertson
World Federation, Inc
Skies Clear as Flood Toll Mounts in West
San Francisco reports a fair weather forecast easing tension in flood ravaged northern California. Death toll stands at 41 in California and 12 in Oregon with more possible, as searchers comb wreckage. Damage estimated above 150 million dollars. danger remains near Stockton.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Stockton
Man of the Year Symbolizes How the U S Fights the Cold War
Time magazine names General Motors President Harlow Curtice Man of the Year for 1955 praising his leadership in sustaining the postwar boom and defense of the West. The piece notes his billion dollar expansion pledge boosted confidence within GM and beyond.
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Time
Curtice
General Motors
U.S
Stevenson Favored by Texas Democrats to Face Nixon in 1956
A Look polling of 90 Texas county Democratic leaders and 1,200 chairmen shows Stevenson as the leading Democratic nominee choice with 66 votes, Harriman 10, Kefauver 5, and others unnamed. Nixon is the leading Republican pick with 48 votes, Eisenhower 19, Warren 10, Stassen 2, others unnamed. The survey also indicates Stevenson is seen as the best campaigner in Texas against Nixon, with Lyndon Johnson and Harriman among other preferred Democratic contenders for county races.
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Washington
Texas
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Nixon
Look Magazine
Stevenson
New York
Averill Harriman
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Nixon
Eisenhower
GOP
Earl Warren
Harold E. Stassen
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Harriman
Kefauver
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Allan Shivers
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Frank Clement
New Cave System Found Near Cave City Kentucky
Explorers unveil the Floyd Collins Crystal Cave as the nucleus of a vast network. The 32 mile maze of passages could expand to 180 miles with full mapping, surpassing Switzerland’s Holloch Cave. NSS members say deepest sections lie about 200 feet underground in a four to five square mile area.
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Atlanta
Cave City
Louisville
Holloch
Switzerland
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
National Speleological Society
Floyd Collins Crystal Cave
Brother G. Nicholas
FSC
Cumberland
NSS
Police Credit Quick Action in Amarillo Hit Run
Amarillo police quickly apprehended a suspect within hours after William J. Bass Sr., 56, was struck and killed crossing East 10th Street. Charles Lowell Jones, 25, of 1113 North Houston, is charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. more charges await in county court. Bass owned A-1 Van Line and Storage Company and died of internal injuries at Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Charles Klein
Daily News
Amarillo
E. 10Th
William J. Bass Sr
Taylor
Texas
Bass
A-1
Charles Lowell Jones
Houston
Jones
Jack Deavers
Norman Fisher
Arrest of Jones Follows Hit and Escape in Amarillo
A witness described a car that struck Bass and fled. Police found a matching headlight fragment and located the abandoned vehicle on E 8th Street. Jones was arrested after being identified via his aunt and his mother’s statements. Bass, born December 1, 1899, in San Marcos, was a longtime Amarillo resident with a large family and funeral plans pending.
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Bass
Marshall Padgett
J. R. Poole
E. 8Th
Jones
San Marcos
Tex
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
Minola Pearl
W. J. Bass Jr
Marvin Jennings Bass
John Howard Bass
Midland
R. L. Morrison Jr
Graham
Violet Bass
Marvin
San Antonio
Howard Bass
E. S. Sutton
Mia
L. B. Walker
Charles Abell
Ethel Bass
Ham Fisher dies creator of Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher, creator of Joe Palooka, was found dead in a friend's Madison Avenue studio in New York at 34. Police said self-inflicted death with pills, a note cited failing eyesight and diabetes. Fisher left his mother a call earlier and his wife Marilyn had not seen him since noon. Fisher began Joe Palooka in 1930 with McNaught Syndicate. at death the strip appeared in about 800 newspapers.
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New York
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Moe
Marilyn
Morris Weiss
Englewood
N.J
Madison Avenue
Weiss
Kean
Wilkes-Barre
Record
McNaught Syndicate
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Izzard
Time Magazine
Wes Izzard
William J, Bass SR
Ike
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Florida
James C. Hagerty
Flor
Poston
Charles L. Jones
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Scovecess
Desatias
Art Jordan
Gibson, Ochsner, Harlan, Kinney and Morris
John Morrison
Story OF the
Border Patrol
HSI
Roice
Westinghouse
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Pittsburgh
New York City
Brattleboro
Romania
Caucasus
Geneva University
L’ecole Des Sciences Economiques Et Politiques
Paris
Yale
Mexico
Spain
Harrow Curtice
Out Tomorrow
G.M
Stevenson Vs. Nixon
Jack K. Russell
DEMQS
Floyd Collins
Police
Headquarters
Deavers
Wiley Alexander
Astro-Guide
Martha Mason
Plains Party Line
Pace
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