Amarillo Growth Fueled by Leaders and Cooperation
A historic recount of Amarillo’s 1920s–30s development credits civic leaders and business cooperatives for building key institutions. Leaders like Col. Thompson and Father Dunn guided churches, hospitals, and civic projects while banks, property owners, and a broad business community funded urban improvements and the shift of the Santa Fe terminal to Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Joan F. Hill
Amahas
Globe Red
Eakie
Polk Street
Bush
Lee Bivins
R. Bo Masterson
Third Avenue
Col. E. 0
Thompson
Col. C. T. Herring
Herring
Jack Robinson
WS. Rule
First Baptist Church
James L. Smith
GL. Yates
Ems
Methodist Church
Tom Turner Sant
Jeff Blackburn
Presbyterian Church
RK. Thomsen
P.M. Landergin
M. C
J. D. Shuford
First Church
Sone
Tom Currie
Amarillo Pioneers and Promoters Shaped City Growth
A historical account credits farmers, city leaders, and business figures for Amarillo’s rise. Prominent names include Mr. Crudgington, Judge J. C. Paul, Nobles Brothers, A. S. Stinnett, W. W. Lynch, Avery Turner, and F. C. Fox. Efforts covered streetcar systems, San Jacinto expansion, Tri-State Fair grounds, and Santa Fe railroad extensions across the Panhandle to Roswell and beyond. The narrative notes visionary leadership and pivotal developments in early Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ams
Crudgington
J. C. Paul
Nobles Brothers Company
Amarillo
W. W. Lynch
San Jacinto
Tri-State Fair Grounds
A. S. Stinnett
American Smelting and Refining Company
Stinnett
Shreveport
Panhandle
Avery Turner
Santa Fe
Plainview
Lubbock
Coleman
Clovis
Roswell
Belen
F. C. Fox
Transcontinental freight lines and rock island road contract
The Belen extension became a key revenue producer and a major transcontinental freight line in the nation. An important contract promotion involved building the Rock Island road from Amarillo to Liberal Kansas under the leadership of Mr Stinnett and Mr Bivins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belen
Becme
Rock Island
Yoad
Amarillo
Liberal
Kan
Stinnett
Bivins
Amarillo Oil Company founder tale amid a gas well saga
In Amarillo a reminiscence recalls the formation of the Amarillo Oil Company by the late W. M. Ningham and associates. Each partner invested $350 to launch the venture and promoted the initial discovery gas well as part of a continuing boardroom story.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Mary's Academy
St. Anthony’s
Father Dunn
Clarendon
William H. Bush
Cleophus
Winifred
Dublin
Ireand
Eugene
Galway
Sreand
Conrad
Germany
Pather Dunn
Frank Shaudinessey
John Herrington
Henry Reitman
Price Memorial College
Cardinal Mandelin
Chicago
St. Anthony's
Mother Mary Lourdes
Father O'Brien
Northwest Texas Hospital
Marvin Jones
C. W Seibel
Municipal Auditorium
Court House
J. W. Drudgington
John W. Veale
Washburn
Joun
East Suh
Ene
E. St
Home Loans
Lukay Investment CO
News-Globe
NYT
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