Izzard Teen Jobs Service Helps Teens Work
In Amarillo an anonymous benefactor funds the Youth Employment Service for nearly a year. High schoolers sign up for chores from lawn care to babysitting at 75 cents an hour. Jeanette Crosby assigns work 1 to 5 PM weekdays and Saturday mornings. The service, started by a civic club that folded, now operates with no charges to youths and aims to curb juvenile delinquency.
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Amarillo
Youth Employment Service
Barfield
Jeanette Crosby
Knee Contest Proposed by Greenhill Aims at Aged Knees
Roy Greenhill offers a sizable prize for a contest among men over 40 who have the most attractive knees with matching contributions from others. He would enter the 49 year old division and donate proceeds to Boys Ranch. The note invites participation and promises future details.
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Roy Greenhill
Boys Ranch
Vallecito Reservoir yields big trout in Durango region
The Reynolds party reported daily limits with many trout weighing 1 to 3 pounds in Vallecito Reservoir north of Bayfield. Stream fishing suffered due to fast melt and high water levels. The item includes local notes on fishing, social anecdotes, and a bus schedule update for Perryton to Amarillo, with light humor from Wes Izzard.
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Reynolds
Vallecito Reservoir
Bayfield
Durango
Aftermath of nuclear attack cripples U S cities and industry
Widespread devastation follows a hydrogen bomb strike as millions face death and injury. Immediate needs include shelter, food, and funds while vast war production facilities and critical utilities are shattered. Radiation fallout contaminates water and crops in major cities as authorities consider urgent action.
City Plans to Gift Amarillo Landing Field to Air Force
The Amarillo City Commission moves to deed the Amarillo Air Terminal landing field to the Air Force in exchange for runway extensions and a persistent designation as a permanent installation. Mayor Art Jordan says the plan remains unchanged despite CAA advice to retain ownership. The goal is a joint use contract for city airfield access after land transfer.
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City Commission
Amarillo Air Terminal
Air Force
Art Jordan
Civil Aeronautics
CAA
Jordan
Weather Summary for Texas and Oklahoma Cities 1955
Comparative readings at 3 p.m. yesterday show Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City and Amarillo. Wind speeds ranged 12 to 17 MPH with varied visibility and sky conditions from clear to partly cloudy. Amarillo has had sun on 151 of 167 days that year.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Seamen Reach New Phase Contract Ending Ship Strike
New York June 16 seamen's strike hit American flag transatlantic passenger and dry cargo shipping but an agreement was reached on terms for unlicensed personnel on those vessels. The NMU pact typically guides other contracts and a CIO union no-work policy threatened sailing of about a thousand ships until settlement.
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NMU
CIO National Maritime Union
Revolt Against Peron Erupts in Buenos Aires
Air raids and a bloody revolt erupted in Buenos Aires as President Juan Peron faced a major challenge. Peron announced by nightfall that the uprising had been quashed after clashes and air attacks.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine
Juan Peron
Peron
Revolt in Argentina Leaves Hundreds Dead or Injured
Reports from Buenos Aires say 156 killed and 800 wounded in an abortive revolt against President Peron. Violence and air bombings surround Government House as Peron blames the navy and convokes Congress amid martial law threats. The Vatican excommunicated Peron over the clash with the church. Navy ships and planes retreat toward Uruguay.
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Associated Press
Juan Peron
Plaza Congreso
Argentina
Government House
Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo
Santiago
Chile
United Press
Peron
Navy
Uruguay
Vatican
Congress
Missing Judge and Wife Reported Vanished on Gold Coast
West Palm Beach police investigate a lighted boat sighting near a beach cottage before a noted criminal court judge Joseph S. White and his wife Marjorie disappear. Investigators weigh kidnaping and murder theories with ties drawn to a Ferri case. Blood stains noted in the empty beach cottage.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Criminal Court
Gold Coast
Ferri
Joseph S. White
C. E. Chillingworth
Chillingworth
Charles Ferri
Miami
Albert Anastasia
Marjorie
Dance marks day one of Railway Brotherhood meeting
In Sad Monkey Texas the Palo Duro, Burlington and West Texas Railroad hosts a large rail labor dance on the PD B&WTRR platform. More than 300 convention attendees from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Ladies Auxiliary enjoy music by the Panhandle Swingsters after a canyon barbecue. Mayor Art Jordan welcomed delegates at the Herring Hotel Amarillo start. President William P. Kennedy is due to arrive to participate. Mrs Mary Gorman leads the auxiliary.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Pdb&wtrr
Sad Monkey
Palo Duro Canyon
Brotherhood and Auxiliary State
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Canyon
Art Jordan
William P. Kennedy
The
Mary Gorman
Ladies Auxiliary
Julia Carmical
Houston
Brotherhood and
Wild Rose Lodge No. 312
Vacation Pac Service Promised by Daily News
The Daily News reminds readers to call DR6-6262 to arrange Vacation-Pac service during trips. Don’t miss features like Donald Duck while away as the paper offers to set up vacation delivery.
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Daily News
Donald Duck
The
Scare of Tornadoes Hits Panhandle Towns as Funnels Reported
Funnels spotted between Panhandle and Conway sparked fears of tornadoes in twelve towns. No injuries. Winters hospital windows shattered and lines damaged as a twister briefly touched ground near Ashtola. Weather Bureau warned of severe storms with hail and high winds across the region.
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Ashtola
Conway
Follett
Winters
Abilene
Weather Bureau
Winters Municipal Hospital
Borger
Skellytown
White Deer
Groom
Alameed
McLean
Lefors
Clarendon
Pampa
Memphis
Estelline
Daily News
Selkirk McNear
Paraguan airliner crash kills 14 with 10 survivors
A Panair do Brasil four engine Constellation crashed near Asuncion in fog while approaching land from London to Buenos Aires. US correspondent John Graham Dowling and 13 others were killed or missing. 10 survived. Survivors include Cecilio Bartoli and several passengers from Brazil and Argentina. Paraguan authorities opened an inquiry into the disaster.
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Paraguay
U. S
John Graham Dowling
Panair Do Brasil
London
Buenos Aires
Cuatro Mojones
Paraguay River
Dowling
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Time Magazine
Eddie Dowling
Comedienne
Raye Dooley Dowling
Italy
Turin
Bartoli
Jose Paredi
Panair
Augusto Franco
Juan Carlos Avila
Maximiliano Moises
Maximo Jorman
Otto Altbach
Hilda Altech
Air Ministry
Drag Races At Tradewind This Sunday
Race day at Tradewind Beach features high speed drag events this Sunday. Drivers from local lanes prepare for fast times and thrilling runs amid warm conditions and cheering crowds.
Explosion sinks British submarine Sidon in harbor
In Portland England the submarine Sidon exploded while moored for torpedo exercises. Thirteen officers and men were lost with seven crewmen injured escaping. Oxygen explosion in a torpedo caused a blast, with rescue efforts ending in the loss. Lt Cmdr Hugh Verry reported choking smoke halted rescue.
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England
Sidon
Royal Navy
J. P. L. Thomas
the Admiralty
House of Commons
London
Thomas
Cmdr
Hugh Verry
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