Timms City and the Railroads That Never Came
In 1889 Timms City was promoted as a future rail hub with four proposed lines and cheap land in ads from The Texas Tribune. The town failed as the rails went elsewhere, leaving only a faint outline near Carrouzett, preserved by local historians and a county clerk's photostats.
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Timms City
Carrouzett
Laura V. Hamner
Panhandle
Basil Dukf, JR
Lipscomb
Timms
The
Texas Tribune
Basil Duke S
Dale Wilder
Billings
Mont
Wilder
Mr. Duke
Linscomb County
Second Creek
Tribunne
Rock Island Railroad
Atchison, Toneka & Santa Fe
San Francisco RR
Kansas Texas & Mexican Rv
New Mexico
C. Bushey
H. W. Frost
Trem
Maxey Bros. & Pough
Higgins
Tribune
Higgins Pharmacy
T. R. Hoover
Seymour & Combs
Guitar talk and a teen speech highlight Texhoma note
A Merkel Mail clipping quotes Gabby Doodle on Congress members and guitar myths. Mart Cooper a Pampa High senior speaks to the Downtown Kiwanis about invisible social walls and overcoming them. The piece ends with a Seattle bank sign about saving.
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North Panhandle
Sam Lasley
Texhoma
Merkel
Tex
Gabby Doodle
Congress
Mart Cooper
Pampa
Kiwanis Club
Mart
Key Club
Eisenhower Frayed by Grueling South American Tour
President Eisenhower completed a demanding 15 560 mile South American trip amid deep doctor concerns over fatigue. Officials note heat and crowded schedule drained him though he refused shelter during heat and rain. He regained strength after a Puerto Rico rest period before returning home.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
Pakistan
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Senhower
Palm Beach slaying suspect tied to seven murders
A 17 year old, Dennis Whitney, linked by police to six killings in Phoenix and Miami is held in connection with a Palm Beach County kidnapping and the death of Mrs Virginia Selby. Authorities consider the possibility of a seventh murder as warrants are issued for Whitney in two service station deaths. Whitney admitted various shootings from February 12 to March 5 across California Arizona and Florida.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Miami Herald
Phoenix
Ariz
Ira Lee Hardison
Hardison
Dennis Whitney
Miami
Frazier
Whitney
Palm Beach County
Phil O'Connell
Virginia Selby
Hialeah
Jupiter
California
Florida
Addicts Dear Editor Letter on a 30 hour work week
In a Crossroads Rep letter D. E. Scott of Weilington argues against a 30 hour work week and shorter breaks. He warns it could lead to work becoming a sin and people illicitly labor or become hardened to work as with other transgressions.
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Eisenhower
Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Puerto Rico
Weather Across Amarillo and Surrounding Regions
Cloudy conditions prevail across Amarillo and Northwest Texas with light or no rain. Fog and drizzle possible tonight with a low around 27 and a high near 48. New Mexico eastern plains see low clouds and fog with temperatures between 60 and 80 in the south and 60 in the north.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Plains
Pecos Valley
Posie. Oo
No Pickets Strike Idle 5000 In Hollywood
Hollywood actors began a walkout by the 14,600 member Screen Actors Guild over post 1948 film telecast pay. Notables Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor among those idled as studios lay off 5000 workers. production continued at some sites with no picket lines.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Marilyn Monroe
Debbie Reynolds
Bing Crosby
Gina Lollobrigida
Elizabeth Taylor
Fred Astaire
Alan Ladd
Columbia
Hawaii
Jack Lemmon
Ricky Nelson
Cantiflas
Dan Dailey
Iide
Nixon Rebuffs GOP in Bid to End Filibuster
Vice President Nixon spurred Republicans who failed to marshal enough support to cut off the Senate civil rights filibuster. Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas argued there is no chance to limit debate now as the Senate enters its second week of near paralysis.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirkser
Illinois
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Ervin Proposal Seeks Weaker Civil Rights Penalties
Johnson pushed for an air clearing vote as southern senators signaled a roll call on Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr.'s amendment to soften criminal penalties in the Eisenhower era civil rights bill. Dirksen noted some GOP backing aiming to align with House expected action. Civil rights advocates faced a round the clock session with cot setups as talks continued.
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Johnson
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N-C
Ervin
Eisenhower
Dirksen
House
Educators react to Rickover comments on Idaho schools
Idaho educators fire back at Vice Admiral Rickover over his critique of local school potato harvest vacations. Rickover returns to Washington and declines further comment, saying he does not want personal involvement.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Vice Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
America
Rickover
Washington
John Booth
The
Idaho Education Assa
Cuban mining firms close as Cuban policy tightens export controls
U S businessmen warn Cuba will seize American property after the munitions ship disaster. Moa Bay Mining Co plans closure due to government restrictions. Freeport Nickel in Cuba also halts operations after failed talks. Oil refiners face foreign exchange shortages. backlog of unpaid crude oil imports around 50 million dollars. Some suggest Cuba will source oil from the United Arab Republic and the Soviet Union and build its own refinery.
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Havana
U.S
Cuba
Moa Bay Mining Co
Ime
Cupasi National Bank
Ernest
Che) Guevara
Dollar Exchange
Guevara
United Arab Republic
Soviet Union
Lanphier Urges Higher Defense Spending To Avert War Loss
Former Atlas missile executive Thomas G. Lanphier Jr. told the House Space Committee he quit a $60 000 a year job to press Congress for a four to five billion dollar annual defense boost. He warned the United States could be losing World War II this winter unless action is taken.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Thomas G. Lanphier Jr
Lanphier
Convair
House Space Committee
Eisenhower
Herter Loudly Denounces Castro Over Le Coubre Blast
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter denounced Fidel Castro as baseless and misleading after Castro implied US involvement in the Le Coubre explosion. Herter summoned Cuba’s chargé, warned of deteriorating relations, and released a full transcript of the sharp exchange.
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Washington
United States
Fidel Castro
Havana
Christian A. Herter
Cuba
State Department
Castro
Herter
Enrique Patterson
le Coubre
Brussels
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Wes Izzard
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Howard M. Snyder
Walter R. Tkach
Sao Paulo
Bariloche
Barbara Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
Dorado
Jim
Ryan
Victorville, Calif
Spencer Frazier
Phoenix, Ariz
Glenn Smith
Tucson
Ken Mezzarano
Arthur L. Keeler
Jack L. Beecher
Crossroads
D. E. Scott
Weilington
U.S. Weather Bureau
John McClellan
Arkansas
Richard Russell
Georgia
George Smathers
Nixon
Gop
Fair Houston
Smoky Dallas
Okla
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Moaday
Freeport Nickel
Freeport Sulphur Co
New York
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Martha Mason
Santa Fe
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