Amarillo Forms New Traffic Engineering Department Budget
The eighth budget article outlines Amarillo's new traffic engineering department, hiring Harold Miller as traffic engineer, a seven-person staff, and transfers from the traffic painting group. The department's total budget is 59,838 with 22,618 in payroll and a 23,250 capital outlay focused on signs and signals, plus 12,000 for replacing homemade school and zone signs and 10,000 for expanding the signaling system.
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Amarillo
Harold Miller
Traffic Engineering Department
17 Convictions in Liquor Violations
Amarillo district of the Texas Liquor Control Board filed 18 criminal complaints in July, yielding 17 convictions and fines totaling 2291.45. One complaint was dismissed and three led to jail terms, with 367 total complaints across 18 districts. Big Spring and Longview led with 54 complaints each. The state recorded 283 convictions, 28 jail terms, and fines totaling 46751.70.
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Amarillo
Texas Liquor Control Board
Austin
Nly
Big Spring
Longview
Lubbock Soldier Receives Distinguished Service Cross
TOKYO reports Corporal Richard C. Van Cleave of Lubbock Texas posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for single handedly wiping out a Red machine gun crew and rallying his company near Chonjae May 28. He led his squad in hand to hand combat after destroying the crew and remained in command all night until succumbing to wounds.
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Tokyo
Richard C. van Cleave
Lubbock
van Cleave
M. C. van Cleave
40Th
Chonjae
Co. A
GOP Moves Closer to White House Headquarters
The Republican National Committee moved its headquarters into a six story office building on Fifteenth Street, placing the party closer to the White House in Washington. The shift marks a strategic upgrade in visibility and operations for RNC activities.
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Washington
White House
Republican National Committee
Fifteenth Street
Republican HQ Moves Near White House in 1952 Era
A report notes the Republican headquarters was relocated within a mile of the White House area in 1952, moving from a corner residence on Connecticut Avenue to a closer central site near the presidential mansion three blocks away, signaling strategic positioning ahead of the election season.
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Ter
Washington
Presidential Mansion
GOP
Connecticut Avenue
Druggists Plan Picnic in Ellwood Park Amarillo
Amarillo retail and wholesale druggists along with drug clerks and families are invited to a basket lunch picnic Thursday at 6:30 pm in Ellwood Park. The event, sponsored by the Amarillo Retail Drug Association and Auxiliary, requests attendees bring their own lunch while drinks will be provided.
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Ellwood Park
Amarillo
McCraw to Speak at Panhandle Industry Meeting
Dallas figure Bill McCraw former Texas attorney general now heads Variety Clubs International public relations will deliver the keynote at a Panhandle area conference of the Council of Motion Picture Organizations at the Paramount Theater Tuesday morning September 11. Amarillo chairman Jack King leads regional talks with COMPO campaign director Robert J. O'Donnell of Interstate Texas.
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Panhandle
Council of Motion Picture Organizations
Paramount Theater
Bill McCraw
Dallas
McCraw
Texas
Variety Clubs International
Amarillo
Hollywood
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Robert J. O’donnell
Interstate Circuit of Texas
COMPO
Moscow Reports Spies Convicted
A Moscow radio broadcast says a Bulgarian court sentenced three men to death for spying for the United States. Three others received prison terms of 10 to 20 years. The six were alleged to have engaged in economic espionage and subversive activity against Bulgaria’s government.
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Lyunnon
Moscow Radio
United States
Bulgaria
Lincoln quote on consent and governance
Abraham Lincoln states no man is fit to govern another without that person’s consent. The remark underscores the primacy of consent in legitimate political authority and individual liberty.
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Abraham Lincoln
Santa Fe Carloadings for Week Ending Sept 1 1951
Santa Fe Carloadings for week ending Sept 1 1951 reached 23 218 vehicles, down from 23 695 in the same week of 1950. Cars from connections totaled 12 655, below 12 878 in 1950. Total cars moved were 35 873 versus 36 573 in 1950. The preceding week this year saw Santa Fe handle 36 520 cars.
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Santa FE
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