Drive around Amarillo to see the town changing
County Judge Bill Adams urges residents to explore Amarillo beyond familiar routes. He notes new developments along Highway 66 bypass, a south Washington home factory, a new elementary school on East 27th, and the need to improve streetscapes on the east approach to 10th Avenue including curb, gutters, and landscaping.
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Bill Adams
Highway 66
Grand Avenue
East Amarillo
10Th Avenue
Elizabeth Bivins
Bowie
Kiwanis Banquet Preview and Local News Roundup
Publicity agent Thad Ansley notes the Downtown Kiwanis Club installation banquet at the Country Club next Tuesday night. Earl Barclay of Bushland discusses Fat Stock Show prices, and his son Olan will show calves lambs and hogs. The ditch digging puzzle receives more solutions from readers across multiple towns.
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Thad Ansley
Kiwanis Club
Earl Barclay
Bushland
Olan Barclay
Potter County
Eisenhower and Benson Finalize Soil Bank Plan
President Eisenhower and Agriculture Secretary Benson moved the soil bank plan toward final form as the farm surplus relief measure. They discussed the proposal with Hauge Morse and Seaton before Hagerty called the farm message nearly complete for Congress.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Agriculture
Benson Friday
Benson
Gabriel Hauge
True Morse
Fred Seaton
James C. Hagerty
Wash
Eisenhower urges soil bank plan to balance farm production
President Eisenhower calls for authorization of a soil bank to pay farmers to divert land into a conservation reserve. He says it would ease diverted acres and overexpanded agricultural planting and will push other steps to strengthen surplus disposal, support commodity programs, cut controls, curb surpluses, and fund research for new crops to balance production with markets and fair returns.
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Soil Bank
Eisenhower
Johnson assails Eisenhower on farmer aid and health laid plans
Senator Lyndon Johnson, speaking to Texas newspaper correspondents in Washington, accused the Eisenhower administration of stalling farm relief until an election year. He urged Congress to reverse the farm slump, noted openness on the Natural Gas Bill, and described his health and work hours as improving with renewed effort.
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Washington
D.C
Dan
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Congress
House
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity shows high clouds and cool conditions through Saturday with gradual warming on Sunday. Panhandle and South Plains expect clear to partly cloudy skies and a cool start followed by rising temperatures. New Mexico reports partly cloudy skies with slow temperature increases in the northeast, highs mainly 50 to 75 in various zones.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Tures
New Mexico
Senator to Bar Use of U S in Firm Names
Sen Price Daniel plans a bill to bar any insurance banking or investment company from using the initials U S in its firm name. He cites the failure of U S Trust and Guaranty Co of Texas as prompting the move and indicates the measure will be introduced Monday in Washington D C.
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Daily News
Washington
Washington, D.C
Sen
Price Daniel
Trust
U.S
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Texas
U S Bills Russia For Shot Down Plane
The United States presented a bill to Soviet Russia totaling 1 449 895 36 for damages from the June 22 Neptune patrol plane shoot down over the Bering Sea. After discounts to 724 947 68 the bill reflected injuries to 11 crew members and fault lines between Moscow and Washington.
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Washington, Dan
Soviet Russia
United States
Benin Sea
Molotov
U. S
State Department
Russia
Bering Sea Channel
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Dulles
Georgi Rubin
Weather Summary for Amarillo Six Days Into 1956
Weather notes show six days of sun in Amarillo with mixed readings. Officials record wind speeds around 13 to 15 mph, visibility clear to partly cloudy skies, and temperatures showing light variation across the period.
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Amarillo
Houston
Corbin Calls for Impeachment and Investigation
Sen Kilmer Corbin of Lubbock urged impeachment proceedings and a special legislative session to probe lawmakers ties to questionable corporations. He declined to name targets but supported action if any official wrongdoing is found, referencing his link to the Texas insurance affair and the U S Trust and Guaranty Co. case.
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BO Byers Austin
Kilmer Corbin
Lubbock
Corbin
Texas Insurance
C. H. Cavness
U.S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Telephone strike ends in San Angelo after six days
The General Telephone Co. strike in San Angelo Texas ended after six days with a compromise agreement. The new 15 month contract reduces pay schedules from six to four for operators from four to three for office staff and expands crafts schedules from one to two. Pickets were to be removed and workers return to orderly duties at the start of all night tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
General Telephone Co
Penny in Time Costs UM Student Eleven Dollars
University of Michigan student Frank G. McLenon pleaded guilty in municipal court after dropping a penny in a parking meter to extend time for an absent driver. He was fined 11.85 dollars for the act, which violated an ordinance restricting meter extensions to agents of the car owner or driver.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Frank G. McLenon
Gibraltar
London Smog Eases as 1950s Fog Lingers in Regions
London officials report the worst smog in three years has lifted but a smoky pall persists over 25 counties. Smog tasters collected samples while hospitals note more breathing trouble. traffic remains slow in eastern and midland districts with northern ports still fogbound.
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London
Britain
Midland
Thames
Liverpool
Hull
Middlebrough
Parity plan seeks wheat price balance amid farm program push
Lawmakers from Kansas Nebraska and Colorado meet in Washington behind closed doors to push a domestic parity plan for wheat. The scheme aims to assure farmers a full parity price for human consumption wheat while market prices fund producer shares.
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Washington
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Sen
Carlson
R-Kan
Sen. Milliken
R-Colo
Amarillo Fat Stock Show Sets Record Entries
The Amarillo Fat Stock Show expects a record crowd of animals January 23 to 27 at Fair Park. Rex Baxter reports 1,062 entries plus rabbits, with Angus making their first appearance and premiums raised 10 percent. Breeders favor Amarillo over Fort Worth, and some stock will move to Denver and Fort Worth events. Angus total 155, Herefords 359 with 170 in breeding class.
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Amarillo
Rex Baxter
Baxter
Denver
Fort Worth
Fair Park
Shepperd urges Texas action in Santa Fe case
Texas Attorney General Shepperd asks the Texas Supreme Court to decide its Santa Fe railway dispute quickly before the U S Supreme Court rules in a Nebraska case that could strike down the Texas Right to Work law. Workers sought to block a closed shop tied to unions. Amarillo court issued an injunction.
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Shepperd
Santa Fe
Austin P—Atty
Texas Supreme Court
Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Nebraska
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