Hold Water District Hearing on Underground Water Plan
Plainview residents will testify tomorrow on forming an underground water district to regulate and conserve the High Plains reservoir. The Texas State Board of Water Engineers will hold a public hearing at 10 in the Plainview Auditorium to decide if an election should be held to create the district covering parts of Arm strong Bailey Briscoe Castro Cochran Crosby Deaf Smith Dick ens Floyd Garza Hale Hockley Lamb Lubbock Lynn Oldham Palmer Potter Randall Swisher and Terry counties. The district would impose rules, require well permits, spacing, records, and could levy a tax up to 50 cents per $100 valuation.
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Plainview
High Plains
Plainview City
Texas State Board of Water Engineers
Texas
Western Plains
State Board of Water Engineers
Caprock
Canadian River
Armstrong, Bailey
Briscoe
Castro
Cochran
Crosby
Deaf Smith
Dickens
Floyd
Garza
Hale
Hockley
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Oldham
Palmer
Potter
Randall
Swisher
Terry
Amarillo native writes civics text on government
Dr. E. B. Fincher Jr of Montclair New Jersey and Amarillo born author a new high school civics book titled American Government Today aims to connect student life with government. He notes parallels between student courts and the judiciary and cites Boys Ranch as a form of government.
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Amarillo
Boys Ranch
E. B. Fincher, Jr
Montclair
Dre Fincher
Dr. Fincher
FE. B. Fincher
Washington
Amarillo High School
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Stunt Show Here August 20 With Jimmie Frazer Endurance
Plains Chevrolet plans a Jimmie Frazer Circus stunt show starting August 20 featuring a 50 foot circle endurance ride with Frazer handcuffed to a power glide steering wheel cruising two miles per hour in low gear. He speaks from a cake of ice via PA system as spectators watch. Frazer holds endurance driving records from 132 hours set in Reno. The piece notes a Las Lawton Lawton area stop and mentions platinum usage by the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Chevrolet Company
Jimmie R ’S
Death Enterprises
Jimmie
Chevrolet
Frazer
Reno
New
Lawton
Ohlo
Fish Fry Is Tuesday Night At Panhandle fairgrounds
Sportsmen of the Panhandle meet Tuesday night at the Bull Barn in Tri-State Fair Park for the Annual Fish Fry and World Championship Catfish Skinning Contest. The event honors Amarillo merchants who aided the 1951 Fish Rodeo at Buffalo Lake. The Fourth Annual Catfish Skinning Contest features experts who can skin and dress catfish in under 15 seconds. Indoor dog races accompany the program with seven races and two dogs per race chasing rabbits on a straight track. Tickets are $1 and available at seven outlets including Bagot Hardware Tom Roy Gun and Key Shop Edenborough Pharmacy Hancock Hardware Co Hatcher Drug Store Nathan M. Hunt Hardware Co and Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods.
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Panhandle
Tri-State Fair Park
Amarillo
Buffalo Lake
Bagot Hardware
Tom & Roy Gun and Key Shop
Edenborough
Macy, Hancock Hardware Company
Hatcher Drug Store
Nathan M. Hunt Hardware Company
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods Company
Morgan Sr. Improves After Temple Heart Attack
B L Morgan Sr Amarillo attorney is reported some improved after a heart attack in Temple while visiting Scott and White Clinic for a check up. Physicians at Temple treated him and his condition was described as improving.
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B. L. Morgan, Sr
Amarillo
Temple
Relatives Expect Longer Stay in Temple
The article notes that the individual formed with relatives is likely to remain in Temple for several weeks more, outlining plans for extended medical or family-based care and a gradual recovery period.
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Ubborn
Khoury Bros
Sth
Tai
EF. RB. Fincher, TR
Dallas
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Board of Directors
Pyramid Lake
Nev
Ralmes West Texas Boot & Shoe Shop
Deepfreeze Home Freezer
Eac
Taylor
Eagle-Picher
Eagle-Picker Company
Thomas
Greyhounds
Dishinak
Guver
Uleiries
Kasco
Kasco Mills, Inc
Toledo 4, Ohio
Waverly, N.Y
Dr. Gil. Knutson
Chiropractic
Electric
Service
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