Flag Pride Fades on Polk Street in Amarillo
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce forms a committee to explain why American flags are hard to buy on Polk Street and to revive flag displays downtown. WOW plans to donate flags while county officials debate flagpole ownership and proper flag size amid growing public indifference.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
Carl Allmand
Dixie Dice
Esquire Theater
Iwo Jim
Donald Duck
Joe
Nielsen Audimeter Buzz Reaches Local Home
Mrs Arrington near Goodnight hosts Nielsen Audimeter on her radio as researchers seek tuning insights. Edgar Luttrell of Denton and a West Coast associate installed the device and removed parts from other sets to keep only one Audimeter in use. Five dollars pending to Mrs Arrington, while local officials and advertisers weigh the value of listening surveys versus national ratings.
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T. E. Arrington
Nielsen
John Ballard
KFDA
Ballard
East
Farming humor and street names tease readers
A Kiplinger magazine excerpt notes an optimistic farmer planting young apple trees set to bear in 1955. An Austin cabbie jokes Amarillo street names after presidents. A pupil defines agriculture as farming.
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Kiplinger
Changng Times
Austin
Amarillo
Puttowell
Truman Street
Wes Izzard
Big Four open talks face minor clashes in Paris
Russian deputy Anrei Gromyko and British delegate Ernest Davies led rival agendas as they met for three hours to plan a possible Big Four foreign ministers session. Western and Soviet positions clashed over disarmament, German peace terms, and force levels as preparations continue for future talks.
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Paris
Andrei Gromyko
Ernest Davies
Russia
West Germany
China
Philip Jesup
Gromyko
Jessup
Rainmaking program eyed for five states in Southwest
Five state farmers consider a large scale rainmaking project in New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Texas and Kansas with a conference set in Guymon Oklahoma. About 700 ranchers and farmers are expected to attend while speakers from the Water Resources Development Corporation discuss precipitation experiments and costs per county per rainmaking period.
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Guymon
Okla
Southwest
Jack Alexander
Hotel
Dale
Don Chitman
Lee Cox
The
Water Resources Development Corporation of
Pasadena
Cal
Irving P. Krick
California
New Mexico
Colorado
Rockies
Alexander
Drouth
Chamber of Commerce
Water Resources Company
Stage Set For 18 Year Old Draft Vote In Senate
The Senate voted 55 to 31 to draft 18 year olds after extending service from 21 to 24 months. Debate centered on lowering the age and reservist fairness while military leaders prefer 18 with fewer limits. Lyndon Johnson urged caution while Taft backed Morse’s plan amid expected midweek action.
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Washington
Senate
Morse
Oregon
Taft
Ohio
Secretary of
Defense Marshall
Congress
Military High Command
Russell
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Marshall
Senator Johnson
Armed Services Preparedness
Weather Digest AMARILLO AND VICINITY TEMPERATURES AND NOTES
Cloudy and windy with much colder conditions for Tuesday and Tuesday night. Tuesday high around 40. Panhandle and South Plains expect light rain and much colder temps Tuesday into Tuesday night. Wednesday warms slightly with partly cloudy skies. Sunrise 7 10 AM, Sunset 4 47 PM. Historical notes mark the Alamo siege in 1836 and Detroit's first automobile in 1895. Moon crescent. solar eclipse visible from New Zealand to Central America tomorrow. Witty quip ends the brief.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Alamo
Antonio Santa Anna
Detroit
New Zealand
Central America
Influence Charged In RFC Hotel Loan Inquiry
Senate inquiry probes Senator Murray of Montana for a one million dollar RFC loan to the Sorrento Hotel in Miami Beach that aided his son James who earned twenty one thousand in fees. Donaldo Dawson and others visited Florida as guests at the Saxony hotel which borrowed 1.5 million.
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Gamgar
Murray
Montana
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Miami Beach
Senate
Donald Dawson
White House
Florida
Saxony
RFC
Bennett
Utah
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Florida Playground
Sorrento Hotel
James Murray
Washington
Charles Murray
Walter Dunham
Sorrento
George M. Glassgold
New York
Food Fashion Show Draws Amarillo Crowd
Nearly 2,000 women from Amarillo and some from Tampa attended the opening session of Globe News All-Electric Food Fashion Show. Furr Food Company sponsored groceries prizes and a life-size Reddy Kilowatt interacted with Mrs. Dobbs Knight. A broiler dinner and electric cooking demonstrations highlighted the event.
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Amarillo
Tampa
Fla
Globe News
Furr Food Company
Reddy
Knight
Southwest
Fern Brannen
Home Service
Southwestern Public Service Company
Daily News
Ruth D. Knight
Municipal Auditorium
Lions Club
Herring
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Saratoga Cafe
Continental Club
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Real Estate Board
VFW Hall
Globe-News
City Commission
Amarillo Credit Association
Panhandle
Better Business Bureau
Amarillo Club
Harlem Globetrotters
Lubbock Thomas Tinkers
Aréia
Tri- State Fair Park
Panhandle Independent Garagemen
Parkmoor Drive-In
Sixteenth
Monroe
Toastmasters Club
2710
West Tenth
Cold snap expected across plains with gusty winds
Forecasts say a cold air mass will hit the plains with temperatures dropping to around 15 degrees and winds up to 35 mph. The system trails another front and may bring scattered clouds but little moisture. Weather observers note a harsh early winter pattern while spring remains distant.
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Tri-State
Sheridan
Wyo
Amarillo Air Terminal
Great Falls
Mont
Amarillo
North Pole
Red Cross Drives Off Today At Herring Hotel Luncheon
The Potter County Red Cross annual drive opens today with a luncheon at the Herring Hotel. Campaign chairman Bill Butler cites a $49,251 goal to fund the coming year, including disaster funds and military support. The drive aims to cover expanded needs from air base reactivation and civil defense duties.
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Herring Hotel
Bill Butler
Davis, Davidson & Butler
Potter County
Red Cross
Amarillo
Butler
The
Pressure on Rowe as Band Parents Press for Answers
About 25 Sandie Band Parents led by President John Merchant protested at the school board meeting over the resignation of band director Rowe. The board moved the effective date to this weekend, denying claims of pressure and stating the decision aimed to favor students ahead of the Canyon contest on April 21. Parents urged a full explanation to reassure children and clarify the situation.
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Sandie Band
Pres. John Merchant
Viyus Nuwe
Rowe
Chas. M. Rogers
George M. Waddill
Canyon
M Blackburn, Jr
Rainmaking course announced at University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming issued a spring quarter schedule including a rainmaking course. Professors said the class would cover artificial rain production and its possible use in the state, reflecting early interest in weather control methods.
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Laramie
Wyo
U.P
University of Wyoming
Chinese Red Third Army shifts force to central Korea
General MacArthur said a large Chinese Red Third Army contingent is moving into central Korea to reinforce the Fourth Field Army. The UN commander noted nine to 12 fresh divisions in the battle area with tanks and cavalry as snow blankets the front and Operation Killer continues.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Red Third Army
Korea
Third Field
Fourth Field
United Nations
Hongchon
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Central Korea
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Dobbs Knight
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CIO Textile Workers Union of America
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