04 May 1955
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1955
Page
1
The 1955 Pulitzer winners William Faulkner for A Fable and Tennessee Williams for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof trigger a critique of modern American literature. The piece laments the prize favors shocking or depraved works over nobility and decency and questions whether readers prefer four letter words over substantive themes.
A town band program is planned with two bands for park concerts this summer. A meeting Monday at Stephen F. Austin Junior High invites band musicians to join. Pat Jones directs the school band and leads organization, with two rehearsals per week per player and a dedicated bus for transport.
A column reflects on postwar growth plans for Amarillo aiming for 125000 in a decade and 250000 by 1965, praising forward thinking. It notes a humorous San Antonio billboard by Radio Station KITE and recounts local youth Patt Powell’s bus trip mishap near White Deer High, plus brief notes on Clovis chamber dedication and a Santa Fe rail spur hearing in Nolan County with opposition from Texas & Pacific.
Louise Evans reports a community milestone as a new business district takes shape after decades of planning. The project promises jobs and growth, with local officials and residents anticipating long term economic benefits.
In 1918 one woman foresaw an expressway across Amarillo land. After 38 years she sold a section for 628000, gifting the land to Mec Crossan Boys Ranch in memory of her husband. The forecast notes mild uptick in West Texas temps and a planned development by Estate Life Insurance Co. and John McCarty near Palo Duro Drive-in Theatre.
Sen. Lyndon Johnson says the administration plans nearly a billion dollars in new military aid to Korea Indochina and Formosa. A Foreign Relations Committee spokesman notes the figure excludes hardware and is part of a $3.5 billion total aid package. no breakdown of the $1.4 billion is provided.
Mr and Mrs L C Keith of 2118 Front reported lost key rings tied to Globe-News transfers. A passerby found the rings on the street and returned them to the Globe-News building within an hour. The rings bore contact instructions and were registered to the Keiths, ensuring future returns.
Police expanded the manhunt targeting crowded transit hubs and theaters after a Home-made bomb found under a Radio City Music Hall seat proved deadly enough to kill. Investigators, deeming the planter a psychopath, increased detective presence and warned of suspicious packages amid threats tied to Consolidated Edison Co. and an anonymous call.
A brush and grass fire burned in the Palisades summer home area south of Amarillo. Firefighters from Canyon and Amarillo plus local residents fought the blaze as gusty winds fed the flames. The fire, discovered near 11 a.m. by the creek, burned toward several yards including G. C. Laing and Mrs. Lorene Robertson cottages, but homes remained unharmed aside from close calls.
A grass fire near the Callahan residence swept toward the creek and crossed it after the wind shifted. Firefighters arrived in force from Canyon and Amarillo, with three crews from Canyon and one from Amarillo working from noon to about 5 p.m. The cause remained undetermined.
The long delayed blast test against a model city was postponed tonight because of bad weather, delaying the scheduled experiment and its demonstrations.
A calm forecast for Amarillo follows a dry, cool front that stalled in Western Oklahoma. Expect mostly sunny skies with highs around 84 and a slight chance of showers later in the week. Overnight lows dipped to 43 with yesterday's high at 78 and low 49. Thunderstorms produced up to two inches in Groom, with Panhandle and Claude reporting hail up to two inches deep. Local moisture totals included Panhandle 0.174, Clarendon 1.26, Miami 1.08, Plainview 0.66, Perryton 0.24, Follet 0.70 inches.
In the minor league action Abilene defeated Amarillo 8 to 6 while Clovis beat Plainview 15 to 11 and Albuquerque edged El Paso 2 to 9. National League results featured Chicago 6 New York 0 and Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 5 as the American League slate shows Cleveland 7 New York 4 and Detroit 4 Boston 2.
Hansford County leads the North Plains irrigation surge with 200 wells active. In Spearman and Grover a rapid pace of drilling continues as test holes hit productive sands. Of 464 farms on 377000 cultivated acres, 160 farms irrigate 60000 acres, mainly growing wheat sorghum with a shift toward silage hay and permanent pasture.
In Austin on May 3 the Legislature’s third filibuster collapsed at 8 14 p m after Sen Jimmy Phillips spoke for over six hours to block a 50 million tax bill. The measure would repay Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp 12 687 dollars in taxes later found invalid. Senate then passed on second reading. attempt to suspend rules failed for final passage.
Washington May 3 conferees agreed on an average 8.8 percent raise for 500000 postal workers retroactive to March 1. The measure blends 8.3 percent Senate and 10 percent House figures, costs about 178 million dollars yearly, and sets a 7 percent minimum with 1.8 percent from pay scale reclassification.
Cecil Green 39, an ex convict tied to Fort Worth Dallas mob activity, was killed by multiple gunmen in a tavern ambush. Rival ex cons Lester Eggleston and Tracy Eggleston also fired. Green died after a long medical effort.
Comparative readings at 3 p m yesterday show wind and visibility clear with no significant cloud cover. The report notes Amatillo continued steady sunshine over the period, marking favorable weather for most days.
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