Founder of TMHA To Appear Here
West Texans push hospital reform through TMHA effort led by Mrs. Leland Croft and the Lubbock Jaycees. States Jaycee chapters in Fort Worth Midland Seminole Carthage Crosbyton Lubbock and Odessa chapters form a Mental Hospital Committee to advocate better conditions. Mrs. Croft travels to meet groups and will speak in Amarillo January 31 with Derry Sanders guiding the movement.
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Sunday News-Globe
Leland Croft
Odessa
Texas Mental Hospital Association
Jerry Sanders
Lubbock Jaycee
Globe Times
Sanders
Jaycees
Lubbock Jaycees
Texas Jaycees
Fort Worth
Midland
Seminole
Carthage
Crosbyton
Lubbock
Croft
United Council of Church Women
Amarillo
Derry Sanders
Texas Junior Chaber of Commerce
Trust and Guaranty Chief Found Shat
A Texas dispatch reports that five legislators were paid by the defunct U S Trust and Guaranty Co or affiliates. The Texas Constitution requires disclosure of personal interest in any measure but does not bar lawmakers from private payrolls. The piece notes weak laws against influence peddling and that disclosure is uncommon among legislators.
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Austin
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
DeWitt County
Veterans Land
Suicide of U S Trust Chief Shoemake Leaves Note for Wife
A B Shoemake president of the collapsed U S Trust and Guaranty Co shot himself at his Waco home leaving a loving note to his wife saying he was too broke to defend himself. His bank failed December twenty second leaving seven million dollars in creditors. He was in critical condition with slim chances of survival and a neighbor alerted his doctor after finding him.
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WACO
A. B. Shoemake
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Shoemake
Justice of the Peace
Receiverships Placed On U S Life and Dallas Fire & Casualty
Austin Texas Twenty two companies were placed into receivership by District Judge Charles O Betts after petitions by Attorney General John Ben Sheppard. The actions bar the two firms from further business or asset disposal and follow orders from the State Board of Insurance Commissioners. Defendants include A B Shoemake of Waco and Joe A Irwin of Dallas as officers tied to linked firms. No insolvency questions were raised in either case.
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Austin, Dan
Charles O. Betts
U. S. Life Insurance Co
Waco
Dallas Fire & Casualty Insurance Co
Dallas
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
U.S. Life Insurance
U.S. Trust & Guaranty Co
Dallas Fire & Casualty
Joe A. Irwin
All American Home Lloyds and Home Service Casualty Co
U. S. Life
Tucumcari Man Dies in Crash
Adrian January 7 a head on collision between a car and a convoy transport loaded with pickups killed Denver C Harelson of 1623 S Adams Tucumcari NM at 832 tonight. The car driven by Harelson was wrecked and the truck driver was uninjured. The body was sent to N S Griggs and Son Funeral Home Amarillo.
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Adrian
Denver C. Harelson
S. Adams
Tucumcari
N. M
Here
Harelson
N. S. Griggs and Son Funeral
Amarillo
Mayor Seeks Bond for 1.99 Million Street Upgrades
Mayor Art Jordan said approval of a 1,990,000 general street improvement bond would ease current traffic and prevent future problems. The plan funds widening and hard surfacing on crowded streets, including neighborhood paving for low cost hard surfaces, with 443.22 miles of city streets and 242.84 miles paved. The measure also covers leaveouts alleys and higher cost paving in new developments. An election is set for Tuesday after 26 absentee votes were cast.
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Art Jordan
N 8Th
Jordan
Georgia
McMasters
Wolflin
NW 8Th
W. 8Th
W. Tth
Plains
W. 34Th Ave
Bell
Canyon
Ardmore City Councilman Re Arrested in Burglary Ring
Ardmore City Councilman Joe Taylor was taken from a district judge’s chambers by two State Crime Bureau agents while a deputy sheriff barred supporters with a shotgun. He faces four burglary counts in Garvin County and a fifth charge pending. linked to a three state burglary ring.
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Ardmore
Okla
Joe Taylor
State Crime Bureau
John C. Caldwell
Taylor
Garvin County
Pauls Valley
Raymond Burger
Weather Forecast Fragments and Temperatures
Fragmentary forecast notes show temperatures and sunrise hints with unclear locations and dates. Readable items mention max values around 44 to 51 degrees and a partial reference to Sam Tam weather data. No definite city or period specified.
Weather notes from Amarillo 1956 sun days and readings
Reading excerpts show sun days in Amarillo during 1956 with 3:30 p.m. Sunday observations. Entries list wind, visibility, sky condition, and relative humidity, noting partly cloudy skies and 81 percent humidity in Amarillo and Okla City readings.
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Amarillo
Okla
City
Last of quads holds own at Lancaster hospital
Six day old Charles Norman Hohenwarter, lone survivor of quadruplet boys born to Mr and Mrs Norman Hohenwarter last Monday, was holding his own at Lancaster General Hospital, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.
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Lancaster
Charles Norman Hohenwarter
Norman Hohenwarter
Lancaster General Hospital
Johnson urges action in businesslike Senate session
Senate leaders from both parties voiced confidence that election year politics won t block a constructive domestic agenda. Lyndon B. Johnson urged prompt action on farm and Social Security bills as he warned against personal polemics while Congress pursues serious remedies. Knowland said Congress should avoid stalemate and maintain vigorous debate without name calling.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Knowland
California
Gop Ieader
Sen. Johnson
Johnson
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Holds First News Conference in Five Months
President Eisenhower meets reporters in Key West Florida to discuss health and immediate plans. Observers look for any hint on a possible second term while White House officials downplay questions about his political future. Falls from Denver heart attack cited as context for ongoing speculation.
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Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
White House
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Denver
New Hampshire
Atty. Gen. Brownell
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TMHA
Big Spring Hospital
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J. W. Barnes
Boyd Alexander
Torney
John Ben Shepperd
Hampton Stennis
Fat Steck
Hedgecoke's
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Panhandler
South Plains
Sam
Associated Press
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Rayburn
Washington, D.C
Ea Ee
Ike
Brownell
Republican Finance Committee
Chattanooga Times
Maj
John Eisenhower
C. Park
Drake
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