McCormicks of Amarillo and Panhandle Cowboy Legends
A reminiscence on Mac McCormick of Amarillo, his family, business in photo engraving, and community leadership. The piece recalls feuds at the country club, the Brown Eagles circle, and the birth of the Amarillo Club, with memories of Lois and the loss on Friar's Peak. It weighs on legends of panhandle cowboys as readers submit nominees for top hand, including Pitchfork Kid, Bones Hooks, and others.
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Mac
Lois
Joan
Bob
Amarillo
Harvey Allen
Brown Eagles
Friar’s Peak
Don
George
Douglas Meador
Matador
Pitchfork Kid
Bill Pardle
Panhandle
Kansas City
New Mexico
Meador
Douglas
J. Capehart
Bones Hooks
Bones
DeGrassi and Scott Insurance Firm History in Toronto
An old fragment notes DeGrassi and Scott insurance in Toronto and a receipt from 1867 signed by Winnette DeGrassi as agent of Western Insurance Co. It references history of the firm and questions who the Scott partner might be. Additional bits touch on political threats to Senator McCarthy and other unrelated clippings from the era.
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DeGrassi and Scott
Toronto
Canada
Scott and Degrassi
DeGrassi
Winnette DeGrassi
Western Insurance Co., Ltd
Marshall Scott
Scott of
Bascom Timmons
Washington
McCarthy
Huey Long
McKinley
Buffalo
Navy pilots avert disaster with daring jet maneuver
A runaway F9F6 Cougar headed for San Diego was steered to sea by Lt. (jg) C. W. Vanderberg after Lt. (jg) J. R. MacCoun bailed out. Vanderberg maintained positions under the wing for 12 minutes before turning the plane seaward. Pilotless jet crashed safely in open water, preventing a possible catastrophe near populated areas. Ens. B. G. Huntley aided rescue by guiding a Navy helicopter to MacCoun.
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San Diego
Cal
J. R. MacCaun
C. W. Vanderberg
Ens. B. G. Huntley
Miramar Naval Air Station
MacCoun
Huntley
Mac
Fair Skies for Week End Due
Weather outlook promises fair skies for the weekend after several days of changeable conditions. Today’s high near 69 degrees, low around 41, with light winds and scattered clouds. Rain in the period totals .09 inch, month total .17 inch, well below normal. yearly total stands at 52 with a normal of 2.10.
Minimum Gas Price Test Set for Monday in Texas House
The Texas Legislature faces its first test on minimum gas price bills in the House oil gas and mining committee Monday at 7 30 PM Two bills would authorize the railroad commission to set field prices or fix a 7 cent minimum and a tax rise from 5 72 to 9 06 percent of market value could also be considered Sponsors report momentum despite a narrow committee vote and potential challenges to fit the call.
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Margaret Mayer
Daily News
Austin
House
Railroad Commission
Shivers
Nof
Germaine
Oil and Gas Committee
Sam E. Wohlford
Stratford
Ball of Fire Hi Bomb Film Ready for Public View
The government plans a 28 minute film of a hydrogen bomb blast set in the Pacific in November 1952. It will be shown to the public starting 6 p.m. EST on April 7 with portions censored for security. The release accompanies a large AEC atomic program and defense plans discussed by lawmakers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pacific
Civil Defense Administration
Voting by Plainsmen AUSTIN March 26
A summary of Panhandle senator voting in the past week shows Senate passes include a pay raise for public school teachers by $402 annually and a $10,687,500 appropriation for state institution buildings. A $180 yearly raise for state employees is approved, with rules suspended. The bill banning the Communist Party passes 30 to 0. Hazlewood and Rogers vote for each final passage.
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House
Senate
Hazlewood and
Rogers
Hazlewood and Rogers
Communist Party
Seven German Dock Workers Arrested for Theft
Police in Bremerhaven report the arrest of seven German dock workers for stealing 85 000 cigarettes and 200 pairs of shoes bound for American soldiers in West Germany. Six of the seven have confessed the thefts.
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NAB
Bremerhaven
Germany
West Germany
Red Rebels Refuse Brief Cease Fire at Dien Bien Phu
In Hanoi Indochina March 26 the French high command said their pleas for a short cease fire to allow evacuation of wounded via airstrip at Dien Bien Phu were ignored by Vietminh forces. French patrols fought the besieging rebels and claimed 15 Vietminh killed four miles south of the fortress as air attacks continued.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Northwest Indochina Plains
Russians Stirred Up by Young Red Delinquents
London dispatch reports the 12th congress of the Komsomol approving a resolution on juvenile delinquency among Pioneers and youths ages 10 to 16. The document condemns rudeness, disobedience, and damage to state property, calling for a tougher campaign against harmful influences and religious prejudices.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Russia
Young Communist League
Soviet Union
Komsomol
Moscow Radio
Pioneers
Komsomols
Pioneer
The
Eer
Favorite Cowboy Contest To End At KGNC-TV
Voting ends at midnight for KGNC-TV sponsored favorite cowboy contest. Young viewers have ballot drawn pictures and letters to win a play house, with many suggesting ranch headquarters as their intended use.
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Kgnc-Tv
Mystery Convict Shot Near Montgomery Report
J. K. Mumford of the Dallas FBI said one of two Alabama escaped convicts believed sighted nearby weeks ago was shot and killed in Montgomery Alabama. Universal Homes announced a $130000 building project for the trade. Jaycees to install new officers at a Crystal Ballroom banquet. Leonard Nussbaum named president. Miss Evelyn Cochran praised Amarillo polio progress on her Texas tour. A fast operator posing as a Chicago firm hiring agent faced DA and BBB scrutiny over $300 in checks. firm denies having agents here.
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J. K. Mumford
Dallas
FBI
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Jaycees
Crystal Ballroom
Leonard Nussbaum
Chicago
District Attorney’s Office
Amarillo Better Business Bureau
Thirty five firms begin business in Texas
The Texas Employment Commission said 35 firms with 786 employees began business in Texas last month. Only firms with eight or more workers were included in the count.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Plane Tragedy Kills Amarillo Leader McCormick Family
A DC-3 of Aeronaves de Mexico crashed near Monterrey while returning from Mazatlan killing Jas L McCormick 55 his sons Don and George and Burton Farmer 12 nephew of Mrs George McCormick all three Amarillo residents among 18 dead. The tragedy ended a fishing trip and followed a prior fatal crash near Falcon Dam.
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Jas. L. McCormick
Amarillo
Don
George
Monterrey
Mexico
Burton Farmer
Guthrie
Okla
George McCormick
Mazatlan
Pacific
Monterréy
Aeronaves de Mexico Line
Friar’s Peak
Falcon
Rio Grande River
Joel 8. Quinones
Aeronavas de Mexico
Amarllo
Panhandle
McCormick Advertising Agency
High Plains
Amarillo Country Club
Lois Tyson
University of Chicago
Plains
Richa Nixon
United States
McCormick
Truman urges probe of spies in Siberia by vast investigator
President Truman at a Kansas City luncheon taunted Sen McCarthy indirectly about alleged American spies in Siberia. He joked a famed investigator could be sent to Malenkov to uncover actions, and critiqued Linus Pauling while defending science funding and peace through atomic-age progress.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Siberia
Malenkov
Truman
McCarthy
Division of Chemical Marketing and Economics
American Chemical Society
Linus Pauling
Calif
Nia Institute of Technology
National Science Foundation
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Tzzard
Lorna Beth
Donnie
Martha
McCormick Clan
Malacy
High Plains Range
D. B
Tom Smith
Pistol Scott
Aspen
Izzard
Houston
City
Wayland Queens
Wayland College Queens
Kansas City Dons
Yweather
West Texas
WTNS
Panhandle High School Press Association
West Texas State College
David Miller
Canyon
Sandra Burch
Pampa
Dorinda E. Bond
Mike Price
Celia Spivey
Dalhart
Queen Anne
Eerl
Eee
Photos
Edwards and McCormick Co
Donald T. McCormick
House Appropriations Committee
AEC
Phillips
Senate Armed Services Committee
Continental
Fisenhower
Sonar
Bia
Ascescesesenceesen Ss Pasos
Universal Homes
Evelyn Cochran
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Joe
Un-American Activities Committee
Pauling
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