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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1956
Page
1
A local math puzzle highlights Amarillo traffic growth from 38 500 registrations in 1952 to about 56 000 today. The proposed nearly two million dollar street improvement bond would fund an adequate, overall program to ease congestion and support civic growth. If defeated, critics warn business could suffer.
Readers submit tricky puzzles including an age problem from Aaron Stern now at the Tulsa bureau. The riddle uses two people and three time elements past present future and asks to chart ages to total 63 when future ages equal the present. The teaser promises an answer tomorrow.
A Tulsa bond issue seeks 3 100 000 for a 14 000 seat circular downtown coliseum in a new civic center between the courthouse and old auditorium. The plan mirrors Amarillo’s 25 year city plan and aims to spur a civic center.
The city asks voters to approve a 1.99 million dollar general street improvement bond. If approved, funds will widen streets, finance paving including a neighborhood program, and continue alley paving. Key projects include W 6th, Georgia, McMasters, Western, Bell, 10th, and 34th streets, with various widening and traffic changes.
Congressional leaders call Eisenhower's farm program sincere and constructive but warn it lacks immediate aid for farm families. Democrats and some farm belt Republicans press for quick relief and market boosts while planning nonpartisan action. Senator Kefauver urges tangible aid now as Johnson signals continued debate.
Rep Walter Rogers of Pam pa assails the President's farm message as high sounding words. He says the plan adopts every Democratic proposal including Brannan, while farmers starve and calls for action now. He notes the soil bank is just an enlargement of soil conservation.
The forecast shows fair Tuesday with cool nights and milder daytime temperatures. Panhandle and South Plains expect no major changes, New Mexico mainly fair with high clouds, highs in the 55 to 70s regionally, and hours yesterday noting highs around 53 and lows near 33 with sunrise at 7 57 a m and sunset at 5 33 p m.
The notice lists voting locations including Courthouse McKinley School Fire Station and Lamar School with addresses for residents to choose their polling site.
This notice lists polling locations in Amarillo districts including Adams Washington Wolflin and several schools and fire stations. It explains voter eligibility requirements such as residency periods, tax payment or exemption, and poll tax status, plus precinct boundaries and polling hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and how to confirm precinct numbers.
Jay Taylor of Amarillo criticizes price support and dam analogy as threats to liberty and enterprise. He urges stronger agricultural policy focus at the 59th annual ANCA convention. Ezra Taft Benson to address via broadcast on KLYN at 6 p.m. today. Cotton acreage restrictions complicate decisions for diverted land and beef production.
Amarillo Stock Show sales committee met at the Amarillo Hotel and set the annual auction of 4 H and FFA entries for Friday January 27 after the top grade animals feeding show. Mason King presided as members urged merchants of Amarillo to continue offering slightly above market prices to reward the club boys.
Reading shows nine straight sunny days in Amarillo through 1956 with stations in Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo. At 3 30 p m readings list wind speeds visibility and sky conditions across cities with Amarillo noted as partly cloudy.
Virginia voters backed a constitutional convention to authorize state money for private school tuition grants and curb forced racial mixing in public schools. Returns from 1677 of 1862 precincts show 287,858 for the convention and 136,110 against, with strong support in southside regions and opposition in Northern Virginia. Governor Stanley called the result a boost for lawmakers tackling school issues.
The Ama Tillio School Board unanimously approves a desegregation plan tied to the summer session and 1956-57 term. Negro advisory members criticize the plan as circumvention of the Supreme Court ruling, urging immediate high school integration and the closure of Carver School for junior high and high school classes.
The board approved a desegregation plan with minor changes to Hilltop and Carver attendance areas. It preserves transfers, allows liberal cross area moves, and enables Negro students from Carver to attend Amarillo High or Palo Duro with permission if needed. Willborn stressed cooperation and patience, noting the plan aims to follow legal and moral standards.
A compact index page listing sections such as Astro Guide Martha Masom Bowis Oil Ravan Plains Party Line Radio and TV Markets and Sports across pages 3 6 8 12 13 15 and 27, indicating a multi-section newspaper layout with cross references for readers. The fragment notes page numbers and column labels rather than article details.
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