Prize Winners Highlight High Plains Editorials
The National Editorial Association honors the Grahams of Farwell for best under 2 000 circulation agriculture service. The State Line Tribune earns second in typography and a news writing honorable mention. The piece praises Farwell's farm-focused journalism and notes Hop Graham's legacy.
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Grahams
Farwell
National Editorial Association
State Line Tribune
the Tribune
Hop Graham
Texas
Graham
Hop Jr
High Plains
Down State
Paul Crume
The
Dallas News
Flora and shrubs and a church magnolia on a Texas note
The piece describes A J Castleberrys new yard at 3415 Lenwood Drive with azaleas and rhododendrons, Laura Hawkins's four nectarine trees, and a magnolia seen in a church lawn. It also includes observations from Texas press meet preface, plus light local anecdotes and schoolyard quotes.
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A. J. Castleberrys
Lenwood Drive
Yarborough presses corruption issue in Panhandle campaign
Judge Ralph Yarborough told about 150 at the Amarillo Hotel Ballroom that corruption in office is the basic issue for governor, pledging progress and honest government. He cited land and insurance scandals and urged a victory to uncover more, naming needs for better schools stronger narcotics laws and water conservation.
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Daily News
Ralph Yarborough
Amarillo Hotel
Panhandle
Yarborough
Cor
Senators boil over search for eavesdropping devices in Lehman office
Two Pentagon agents conducted a probe for hidden listening devices in Sen. Lehman’s New York office as part of a private subcommittee’s hearings. Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson apologized for the incident and urged Defense Department accountability.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sen. Lehman
Senate Democratic
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Lehman
Senate
Johnson
Defense Department
Department
Sen
Douglas
DTI
Capitol
Clark A. Morgan
Armed Services Subcommittee
America
Farmers Eligible for Soil Bank Signups After Grazed Lands
The USDA announced that crop land grazed through yesterday may enter the soil bank program. Amarillo ASC manager J D Breitling said signing could begin soon with deadlines of July 20 for farm operators and July 31 for farm owners. He urged careful consideration as no cancellation is allowed.
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United States Agriculture Department
J. D D. Breitling
ASC
Amarillo
Breitling
Alexander Selected as Police Chief in Amarillo
A man who rose from patrolman to deputy chief in nine years will become chief of the Amarillo Police Department at 4 p.m. Wiley C Alexander was chosen after R H Rhodes resigned. Mayor Jordan cited a need for greater administrative ability and spirit to reach city standards. Rhodes led since July 1955 after acting since January.
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Amarillo
Wiley C
Alec) Alexander
City Commission
R. H
Rusty) Rhodes
Art Jordan
Rhodes
Commission
Jordan
Francis Wright
Linda Gale
Cherry Lou
Alexander
Baseball Scores From Multiple Leagues Reported
Western League results include Amarillo 11 over Sioux City 5 and Topeka 20 with Colorado Springs 2. Pueblo blanked Lincoln 1. Des Moines won 7 Albuquerque 6 in 11 innings. American League shows Kansas City 15 over Washington 6 and Cleveland 5 Boston 0. Chicago 1 Baltimore 0. Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 2. NL games include Chicago at New York postponed by rain. St. Louis at Brooklyn night games scheduled. Southwestern League scores list Hobbs 5 Pampa 3. Roswell 11 Plainview 6. San Angelo 3 Clovis 1. Ballinger 5 El Paso 2. Midland 11 Carishad 5.
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Sioux City
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Hobbs
Pampa
Roswell
Plainview
San Angelo
Clovis
Ballinger
el Paso
Midland
Carishad
Crash Kills Farm Woman Near Canyon
Mrs Mae Buchanan Brumme, 62, was killed when her car collided with another at a county road intersection southeast of Canyon. Mrs Foster, 48, was treated for injuries and her condition was not serious. Survived by husband Henry Brumme, a son, two daughters, a brother, mother, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services pending.
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Canyon
Mae Buchanan Brumme
Jack Foster
Jesse Priest
Texas
Brumme
Foster
Priest
Burkburnett
Warren-LaGrone Funeral Home
Check passer sentenced for forgery in Borger
D C Bolton of Sunset was sentenced by District Judge Jack Allen to three years in the penitentiary on each of two counts of forgery. Bolton admitted his occupation by saying I just write checks.
Weather notes from Amarillo region 1956 reading
Weather report fragment shows comparative readings at 3 p.m. with wind speed 20 mph and clear skies. Ample sunshine recorded in Amarillo for 163 of 172 days in 1956. Other locations cited include Dallas and Oklahoma City with unspecified conditions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Haley urges interposition at Amarillo campaign stop
Canyon rancher historian J Evetts Haley spoke to about 300 listeners in Memorial Park Amarillo urging interposition against federal court decisions. He blasted the court as politically prostituted and called for Texas to stand on its fundamental principles of good government.
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Daily News
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Memorial Park
Amarillo
Haley
Texas
Mike Service
Federal Supreme Court
Interposition Theory Seen Over Texas Gas Case
A speaker warned at the state line that if the Supreme Court action isn’t stopped the price of milk could be set at the cow’s udder. He cited a Texas gas price ruling at the wellhead and traced a federal court segregation battle to illustrate his theory.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Collyns of Midland Elected T EA President at 40th Meeting
Bill Collyns of Midland was elected president of the Texas Editorial Association at the 40th annual meeting in the Herring Hotel. Russell W. Bryant of Italy and David M. Warren of Panhandle were elected first and second vice presidents, with Jack P. Shannon Houston T. Richardson Dallas and G A Mabry Houston named other officers. Outgoing president J Marvin Hunter Jr Grand Prairie acted as toast master. Wes Izzard addressed about 80 members, warning that shrinking student expression and spelling endangers the written word, citing Why Johnny Cant Read.
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Clay Bailey
U. S. Steel
Houston
Wall Street
The
Chase National
Harvard
Kiowa County
Indian Territory
Times-Herald
Dallas
Ees
Lyndon Johnson
Daily News
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Midland
Texas Editorial Association
Herring Hotel
Russell W. Bryant
Italy
David M. Warren
Panhandle
Jack P. Shannon
T. C. Richardson
G. A. Mabry
J. Marvin Hunter Jr
Grand Prairie
Wes Izzard
Izzard
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Hampton Stennis
Veterans Land
Price Daniel
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USDA
By Tommy Kelley
Daily News Farm Editor
Daily News Index
Pace
Nay
Doe
Ceeeeres
Martha Mason
Otis Pase
Roger W. Babson
Wildorado
Amarillo High School
Ppnon High School
Sid Harper
Wiley Alexander
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South Plains
Pamaeneran
By Alton Slagle
Rudolph Flesch
Johnny
Silya
Texas Press Agsociation
W. R. Becumier
Lufkin
TPA
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