City Considers Mineral Rights Lease At Lake Property
The city commission weighs a $1 per acre lease, $1 rental, and one eighth royalty offered by Placid Oil Company of Houston for mineral rights at City Lake, about 20 miles southwest of Amarillo. Drilling could begin in 30 days as surrounding acreage already leases to Placid and Gulf and Magnolia.
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City Commission
City Lake
Amarillo
Placid Oil Company of
Houston
Commission
Placid
Gulf and
Magnolia Oil Companies
Bell, Braden, Barker & Gilvin
Klock Construction Company
Panhandle Men Promoted To Captains In Air Force Reserve
Fourteenth Air Force Robbins Field Georgia announced promotions of Panhandle men from first lieutenants to captains. Named promoted: James C. McCausland Jr Byron B. Dees Ross W. Dowdy A T Fouts Jr Boudy F. Pospisil Leon M. Ryan William W. Lewis Myron J. Porter Herbert C. Harter Jr Karl R. Tripp.
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United States Air Force Reserve
Fourteenth Air Force
Robbins Air Force Base
Georgia
James C. McCausland, Jr
Ong
Byron B. Dees
Bonham
Ross W. Dowdy
Tyler
A. T. Fouts, Jr
Milam
Boudy F. Pospisil
West Fifteenth
Leon M. Ryan
Sunset
William W. Lewis
Pampa
Myron J. Porter
Herbert C. Harter
Dumas
Karl R. Tripp
Negroes Fight for Equality Gains Momentum in Court Attacks
Atlanta June 27 Militant Negroes plan broad legal attacks to end segregated facilities in education transport health housing and public places. NAACP led by Thurgood Marshall will press suits under the 14th Amendment to overturn racial segregation in schools and public accommodations. Marshall cites forthcoming cases including Georgia school funding and entry of Horace Ward to Georgia law school as test of federal rights. Roy Wilkins predicts two million Southern Black voters by 1956, urging immediate rights rather than gradualism.
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Atlanta
United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Marshall
South Carolina
US Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
James Byrnes
Georgia
Horace Ward
University of Georgia
South
Roy Wilkins
New York
Wilkins
Lion cub escapes four times aboard Africa to Zurich flight
Four instances occurred overnight as a lion cub aboard a plane transporting wild animals from Africa to Zurich faced cage breaches and interacted with the crew. Officials reported the animal remained contained, and no injuries were recorded during the attempts to recapture it.
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Africa
Zurich
Switzerland
Forest Fires Rage Across Three States. Gila Blaze Out of Control
Four major fires burned in Arizona Colorado and New Mexico with mop up under way on many smaller blazes. The Gila National Forest fire in New Mexico has destroyed over 30000 acres of timber valued at 250000 and remains out of control with 1200 firefighters from seven states battling it. Officials warned only ideal weather could help control the blaze by Friday.
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Albuquerque
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
US Forest Service
Gila National Forest
Cimarron
Forest Service
Gila
Mauldin couple announce birth of son in Abilene
Mr and Mrs Rex Mauldin announce the birth of a son Tuesday night at Abilene hospital. Rex is the son of Mrs H J Mauldin and the late Rex Mauldin, pastor of the Fargo Methodist Church at Vernon. Mrs Mauldin is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Hooper of Abilene.
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Rex Mauldin
Abilene Hospital
Rex
H. J. Mauldin
East Eighth
Mr. Mauldin
Fargo Methodist Church
Vernon
Shreveport Firm Is Trackage Low Bidder
The Cambell Construction Company of Shreveport Louisiana was apparently the low bidder yesterday afternoon on a railroad trackage contract for the Pantex AEC project. The Louisiana firm bid 265 330.75 dollars for construction of additional trackage to present railroad facilities. A total of six bids were opened at the Herring Hotel yesterday afternoon.
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Cambell Construction Company
Shreveport
Pantex Aec
Louisiana
Herring Hotel
Two Welshare Restorations at St Plagan Glamorgan Wool Mill
Two traditional Welshare windmills are being restored. The Esgair Moell wool mill, built around 1760 and used until four years ago, is paired with a 16th century barn from Stryt Lydan near Peney Flintshire, both targeted for preservation.
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St. Plagan Glamorgan
Esgair Moell
Stryt Lydan
Peney
Flintshire
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Associated Press
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Margie Portman
Dallas
Mel C. Kruse
VFW
Miss Portman
A. L. French
CITY
Klock
Bell, Bradden, Baker & Gilvin
C. E. Mitchum
Texas Sand & Gravel Company
Quides
Ines
Pere
Ford
F.d.ape
Don M ° Millian
Taylor
N.E
Doan
Mima
Rex Mauldins
Son
Ideal Heating & Air Conditioning Co
S. Fillmore
S&h
Gouldy Bros
PET Supplies
2Nd
U. S
Goodyear
Tire Service
Gunn Bros
Harrison
Amarillo Lumber
F.H.A
Amarillo Lumber CO
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