Perfect Skies Boost Globe News Model Airplane Contest
Calm winds at Tradewind Airport helped the second annual Globe News Model Airplane Contest unfold with dozens of planes on display. In a dramatic team race Judd Kennedy of the Gold Dusters and Ken Jennings both lost their planes in one lap. Kennedy’s crashed beyond repair while Jennings managed to keep his racer aloft before wing failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Beebe
Beverly
John Blackburn
Jerry Peek
W. 14Th
Nicky Merriman
Travis
Globe News
Tradewind
el Paso
Albuquerque
Tradewind Airport
Judd Kennedy
Presi
Dent
Gold Dusters
Amarillo
American Academy of Model Aeronautics
Ken Jennings
Kennedy
Jennings
Suday News Globe
Southwest
Jock Shaw
Shane O'Neill
Dallas
R. S. Underwood
Lubbock
Maj. E. B. Edmondson
YMCA
van Buren
Charges filed against retired Amarillo teacher over ballot inspection
Yarborough supporters filed criminal charges yesterday against Mrs. E L Hunter a retired Amarillo school teacher alleging unlawful examination of a ballot while serving as an election clerk at Precinct 20 900 North Pierce Amarillo Potter County Texas The complaint named A B Wilson Gene George and Lonnie Smith as filers The charge carries one to two years imprisonment and Hunter was arrested then released on her own recognizance awaiting arraignment Monday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarborough
E. L. Hunter
Amarillo
North Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
the Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Shivers Signs Note But Keeps Speech Until Victory Is Certain
Governor Allan Shivers monitors returns at his Texas farm home as results favor his reelection over Ralph Yarborough. An aide says a formal statement will come only after a clear win, while family and about 25 friends watch TV updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodville
Tex
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Texas Election Bureau
Robert Johnson
Wick Fowler
Stevenson assails new farm bill as futile and hypocritical
Adlai Stevenson denounces the Eisenhower administration's farm program saying the latest farm bill will do little beyond cutting farm prices. He brands the measure a cynical breach of promise and criticizes parity and price supports, urging continued strong farm stabilization while noting doubts about a workable mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S.D
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Congress
Stevenson
Weather notes from Amarillo 1954 observational record
Good Morning Good Morning reports Amarillo fared 213 of 240 days in 1954. Comparative readings at 3 PM show Houston 3.0 mph wind, 10 miles visibility and cloudy sky. Dallas 4.0 mph, 15 miles, partly cloudy. Oklahoma City unclear. Amarillo 9.0 mph, 15 miles, partly cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
Eisenhower Signs Farm Bill and Debt Increase
President Eisenhower signed a major farm bill hailed as a victory for Americans promising stable prices and farmer income plus a temporary six billion dollar increase in the national debt ceiling. He argued the flexible price supports would move agriculture toward balanced production and greater farmer freedom while warning the debt hike may prove inadequate. The signing at his vacation headquarters highlighted the administration’s top achievement in the 85th Congress amid political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
World Neighbors Leaders to appear on KGNC-TV
Dr. John L. Peters and Dr. William S. Harmon of World Neighbors, Inc. arrive in Amarillo and will be on KGNC television at 4 30 p m They will be interviewed by Dr A M Meyer president of Amarillo College Peters speaks at 8 p m Monday at Amarillo College Auditorium The program promotes aiding underdeveloped areas in agriculture industry health sanitation and literacy through non profit non sectarian outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Neighbors, Inc
Amarillo
KGNC
John L. Peters
Williams. Harmon
Southwest
Dr. Peters
Amarillo College
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
World Neighbors
A. M. Meyer
Peters
24 Airmen Die in B36 Crash Over South Dakota
A B36 bomber crashed near Ellsworth AFB in perfect weather killing 24 crewmen. Three survivors were hospitalized in critical condition at the base hospital. a board of inquiry will determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Harold Swallow
Air Force
Board of Inquiry
Shivers Wins Texas Governor Nomination After Scrappy Race
Ralph Yarborough conceded early Sunday as Allan Shivers secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination after a hard fought runoff. Shivers led 53.17 percent with 768 031 votes to Yarborough's 676 320 as results from 216 of 252 counties were tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Shivers
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Shivers
Eisenhower
Texas Election Bureau
Austin
Potter County Backs Allan Shivers in Landslide Primary
Potter County favored Allan Shivers in the Texas primary yesterday by 826 votes as 7,008 backed Shivers and 6,182 backed Yarborough out of 15,190 total. The county also supported Judge Few Brewster for re election to the Texas Supreme Court, 7,305 to 4,476 for Alfred Scott, with Yarborough losing strength in south and west Amarillo areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Yarborough
Few Brewster
Texas Supreme Court
Alfred Scott
Randall County
Amarillo
Shivers Extends Lead In Panhandle Plains Governor Race
Governor Allan Shivers widened his lead to an 8 341 vote margin over Ralph W. Yarborough in 33 Panhandle South Plains counties with 43 000 to 34 659 unofficial returns. Total statewide vote favors Shivers ahead of Yarborough and reflects a repeat of a bitter primary campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Shivers
Panhandle-South Plains
Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Austin
Democratc Party
Texas
Maroson
Felix Robertson
Panhandle
Yarborough
Panhandle Plains
Baseball Results From West Texas and New Mexico League
Amarillo 14 Albuquerque 7. Abilene 7 Pampa 5. Plainview 5, Lubbock 4. American League scores include New York 4 Detroit 2, Boston 3, Baltimore 21 Sapings, Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 5 New York 2, Chicago 5 nha 3, St. Louis 3, Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Abilene
Pampa
Plainview
Lubbock
New York
Detoit
Boston
Baltimore
Sapings
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Nha
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsbuesh
Also Mentioned on This Page
CABLE
LINDE
Adlai
Farm Bill
Associated Press
Brian McGee
Kgnc-Tv
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Oklahoma City
Voice of America
MacArthur
Wray P. Cotterill
Maplewood
The
J.C
John W, Harvey
Indianapolis
Phillip C
Toups
Kilgore
Roger Bumps
Taftsville
South Dakota
Alfred Swallow
Harold
Debrig R
Wilbur Martin
Ness
Robert L. Johnson
Election Bureau
Dwight Eisenhower
Martha Mason
Ve. Cosee
Battle of Plains
Potter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!