Amarillo’s 1955 government reach and civic life snapshot
A 1955 Amarillo chamber of commerce brochure lists 37 federal and 14 state offices serving the city, along with a host of parks, facilities, and services. It notes cotton area irrigated by 33 537 wells, 336 million in 1954 crop value, and local fire and police resources, libraries, and clubs.
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Amarillo
Air Base
Pantex
You
Washington
Austin
Carlsbad Caverns
Chamber of Commerce
Mysterious Hitching Post Found Near The Globe News Site
A note led residents to an old hitching post near a hedge by a duplex west of The Globe News building on Ninth Avenue. Concrete with an iron ring, estimated around 1907 vintage, is seen as a curiosity by passersby. Dr J R Carroll owns the property.
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Duplex
Globe News
Ninth Avenue
J. R. Carroll
Snake Touches Electric Fence Sparks Farm Fire
In Twin Lake Michigan a blue racer snake touched an energized fence post and was electrocuted, starting a grass fire on the Willis Johnson farm. Fire crews responded to contain the blaze as residents reported the incident in the rural area.
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Twin Lake
Mich
Willis Johnson
Indictment filed in state fund conspiracy case
A grand jury indicted U S Representative John J Bell and two men on charges of conspiring to steal 154 810 in State Veterans Land funds The defendants are J T Wofford of Cuero Texas and T J McLarty of Denver Colorado Bond set at 1 000 each Bell denied guilt and said he would remain in Washington The case concerns July 1952 deals selling 3 7014 acres in Guadalupe county known as the McLarty Subdivision to 24 veterans Also reports investigation into the May 4 disappearance of Mrs Andrea Phares wife of C W Phares at their farm west of Plainview with a court of inquiry continuing into witnesses and evidence.
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Arthur Tschoepe
Bell
14Th
Washington
Veterans Land Board
Texas
Congress
Guadalupe County
McLarty
Plainview
Andrea Phares
C. W
Bill) Phares
Here
Phares
Washington, D.C
John J. Bell
Cuero
Johnson
Maxwell
Bell Shocked By Indictment
Rep. John J. Bell of Cuero says he is shocked by an indictment accusing him and two others of conspiring to steal over $154,000 from Texas. He protests innocence and plans to travel to Texas to face the charges.
Nab Armed Trio on Wildorado Raid
Within 15 minutes after an S T service station was held up by an armed trio at 7 p m today Sheriff Day Thompson and Deputy John Ivy had three Galveston area boys in custody A search of the boys and
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Wildorado
S&t
Thompson
John Ivy
Galveston Area
Amarillo records 172 sunlit days in 1955
Weather figures show Amarillo experienced 172 of 189 sunny days while other U S cities like Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City reported partial cloudiness. Three suspects named George Delton Pennings Daniel T Cloud and James E Young were taken to the Potter County sheriff for questioning in an armed robbery and stolen car case tied to Lufkin.
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Amarillo
Houston
Reese
Dallas
Okla City
Potter County
Telephone workers strike spreads in Southwest area
In San Angelo Texas and across Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico unauthorized walkouts disrupted General Telephone exchanges. CIO union seeks wage rise from 75 cents to 125 cents per hour with contract due July 1. John Limmroth says San Angelo walkouts were unauthorized. About 2,000 union employees and 242 exchanges affected.
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San Angelo
Tex
CIO
General Telephone
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
John Limmroth
CIO Communications Workers of America
Highland Park School Bond Election Today
Voters at Highland Park School vote on a 100000 bond to build a combined gymnasium and auditorium and remodel facilities. Officials say financing will not raise taxes or alter valuations and a water line to the city will be added. Polls open 8 a.m. and close 7 p.m. at the school beside Amarillo AFB.
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Highland Park
Highland Park School
John L. Bischel
Jack Swann
George T. Fesser
First Desegregation Steps Taken by Texas U Regents
The University of Texas Board of Regents adopted a three point plan toward desegregation. It calls for immediate admission of qualified graduate students, fall admission of qualified students to all levels at Texas Western College in El Paso, and delaying undergraduate Negro enrollment at the main Austin campus until fall 1956 when a selective system is planned.
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Texas U. Regents
Austin
University of Texas
Board of Regents
Texas Western College of the
University of Texas At el Paso
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Western College
el Paso
Texas Western
Leroy Jeffers
Houston
Sealy
Associated Press
Claude Voyles
Board of Regent
Tom Sealy
Midland
64 Million Americans on the Job June employment hits record
Washington reports June saw civilian employment rise to 64,016,000, the highest in history, up from 62,073,000 in May. Unemployment rose modestly to 2,679,000 as manufacturing employment climbed by 148,000 to 16.5 million and the work week reached 40.7 hours.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce Departments
Amarillo Council Rejects Rogers Integration Plan
The Amarillo Council of Community Organizations calls Supt. Chas M. Rogers plan a shameful evasion and vows to contest it in Federal District Court if adopted. The plan would place only 15 Negroes in areas with white students, prompting a council committee to press the school board Monday to drop it. If unresolved, legal action is planned.
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Supt
Chas. M. Rogers
Amarillo
David Hughes
Organization
Rogers
Hughes
Debtor and contractor in street melee over past debt
A 51 year old contractor and a 35 year old plumbing supplier owner fought after the debtor demanded repayment of 3300 dollars. Maxwell grabbed the whip from Johnson, Johnson then struck back, and both men were injured. A third man Coffman photographed the incident as police charged both Johnson and Maxwell with aggravated assault.
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Houston
Friday
Thomas Johnson
Doyle Coffman
Frank Maxwell
Johnson
Maxwell
Coffman
Baseball scores from West Texas New Mexico and major leagues
In West Texas, Amarillo beat Lubbock 5 to 13, Clovis 13 defeated Pampa 11, El Paso 9 over Plainview 6, Abilene 5 over Albuquerque 4. In the National League Brooklyn 12, New York and Pittsburgh 11 1 Philadelphia 5 5. Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 4. American League Cleveland 1 Chicago 0. Detroit 11 Kansas City 8 8 New York 3 Washington 0. Baltimore 9 Boston 3.
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West ‘Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Lubbock
Clovis
Pampa
el Paso
Plainview
Abilene
Albuquerque
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change. Panhandle and South Plains expect warm, partly cloudy weather with scattered nighttime thunder showers. New Mexico sees generally fair days with isolated thundershowers in southeast areas. Highs reach 85 to 105 in various zones. lows around 70s, with one hundredths of an inch of rain reported.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
West
Texas
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Izzard
Atlantic City
Wes Izzard
Bill
Ouis
Joe Cox
Court of Inquiry
Bill Phares
REP
John J. Pell
Bascom N. Timmons
Daily News
del Rio
Tohoka
Denver City
Sea
Graves, Abernathy, Ralls
Wellington
Falfurrias
Carlsbad and
Hobbs
Rex Harp
DAILY
Martha Mason
Gerald Sayle
Lloyd Whitaker
Amarillo Air Force Base
Supreme Court
Ted Turner
Wichita
Kan
First National Bank
Turner
States
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