Amarillo officer slain in liquor store ambush
Police officer B W Woods Jr. was killed and Detective Lt. Eli Leflar wounded during a staged trap at Head's Liquor Store 419 Pierce. An airman, Nelson William Warner, shot himself after the gun battle, while Leflar was not seriously hurt.
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Daily News
B. W. Woods Jr
Eli Leflar
Nelson William Warner
Leflar
Woods
Amarillo
Head
Pierce
Warner
Enid
D. O. Carter
W. C. Alexander
Liquor Store Operator Gives Account Of Fatal Gunfight
Eyewitness account from H. F. Head, operator at 419 Pierce, describes a hijack attempt at a package store. Gunfire killed policeman B. W. Woods Jr and wounded Eli Leslar, while gunman Nelson W. Warner reportedly died as officers closed in. Warner supposedly boasted of the planned robbery.
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Tommy Kelley
Daily News
Pierce
B. W. Woods, Jr
Eli Leslar
Nelson W. Warner
H. F. Head
Warner
Head
Woods
Leslar
Amarillo Votes On Charter To Expand City Commission
voters decide on a single proposition to enlarge the City Commission to five members with immediate effect. the plan also changes how vacancies in the mayor’s office are filled by appointment from among commissioners. polls run 8 am to 7 pm with numerous voting sites including two in randall county.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Randall County
Municipal Auditorium
Buchanan
McKinley
Adams
16Th St
Harrison
Washington Randall County
Canyon
Lamar
Lipscomb
Wolflin
Hughes
Lee Bivins
Fannin
Avondale
Highway 66
Hillcrest
Plains Boulevard
Western
Sam Houston
Forest
Plains Blvd
San Jacinto Fire Station
Georgia
Horace Mann
N. Buchanan
Forest Hill
N. E. 8Th
Sanborn
Roberts
Bills Roll Into Legislature in fast start for Shivers program
Austin January 17 AP Bills launch Gov. Shivers reform drive as House kills Senate pay hike for top officials and approves a smaller raise for all state workers. House delays governor salary rider while 109 bills await formal introduction and Senate has 41. Major water and social reforms, narcotics tightening, and redistricting propose action. A veteran land program amendment seeks 100 million dollars pending voter approval. Water saving measures propose 3 cent tax or 200 million bond option.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
House
Senate
Shivers
George Moffett
Texas
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Harold Parish
Portland
Pretty Miss Anne Meets City Fans
Movie actress Anne Francis visited town meeting fans in the Herring Hotel lobby for about 30 minutes. She autographed pictures for about two dozen teenagers and posed for photos before dining in the XIT Room with Chamber of Commerce and Interstate groups.
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Anne
Patsy Dian
Daily News
Anne Francis
Herring Hotel
The
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate
Plains Men Ready Bill On Gas Price
Lawmakers prepare to introduce House Bill No 7 and Senate companion giving the Railroad Commission authority to set minimum natural gas prices statewide. The measure shifts focus from the Panhandle to all gas fields and empowers the commission to determine value without a fixed minimum. Senators Hazlewood and Lane sponsor with Amarillo and Borger and Wichita Falls representatives among supporters.
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Plains
Austin
State Railroad Commission
Texas House
Senate
Panhandle
Railroad Commission
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Wardlow Lane
Center
Sam Wohlford
Stratford
Guy Hazlett
Borger
Bill Andis
J. Edgar Wilson
Elbert Reeves
Matador
Grainger McKhany
Wheeler
J. B. Walling
Wichita Falls
Amarillo Weather Report 1955 Sees 12 Sunny Days
Comparative readings show Amarillo with 12 sunlit days out of 17 in 1955. The 3 PM yesterday observations list Amarillo at 15 mph winds with cloudy sky and visibility 15 miles, alongside Cloudy conditions in Houston Dalles Oklahoma City and similar.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
Amarillo Chamber Banquet Tonight With Stars and Music
About 400 to 500 guests attend the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 p.m. in the YMCA gym. Anne Francis and the Blackburn-Shaw quartet headline along with the Green Valley Boys. Ross D. Rogers serves as MC. Joe Jenkins gives the invocation. Parking at Fedway lot on 8th and Harrison is free. tickets remain at the chamber office.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Anne Francis
Holly
Homer Rice
Chamber
Ross D. Rogers
Joe Jenkins
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Group Invited To Aid World Neighbors
A. J. Hesler outlined World Neighbors plans to help villagers in 400 Indian communities. He urged Amarillo and area residents to adopt a program after a five month observation tour in India Egypt and the Philippines.
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Amarillo
Marianne Johnson
Daily News
World Neighbors, Inc
A. J. Hesler
Purdue Uni
Versity Department of Agriculture
World Neighbors
India
Egypt
Philippines
Hesler
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Weather Forecast
U.S. Weather Bureau
B. W. Woods
KGNC
al Rogers
Associated
United Press
Washington
Curtis Ford
Corpus Christi
Jim Lindsey
Margaret Mayer
Business and Industrial Review
Ener
Martha Mason
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