Editorial Call for a Strong Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
An editorial urges Amarillo to form a well organized Chamber of Commerce with realistic funding. It notes the 1950s to 1960s growth, low per capita support, and the need for aggressive business leadership to secure economic well being for residents and the city. It calls on all businesses to participate regardless of size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
West Texas
Hisometown
Deposits Surge Across the Plains With Wheat Prosperity
The article notes high bank deposits from Sayre to Tucumcari and Liberal to Lubbock driven by a bumper wheat crop. It cites records at First National Bank Liberal and other institutions, highlights Amarillo Chamber momentum and projects like Palo Duro State Park funding, and previews continued deposits as wheat money flows into the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre
Tucumeari
Liberal
Lubbock
C. W. Law
First National Bank
Citizens State Bank
People's National Bank
Cieiden
Portales National Bank
Hich
Amarillo Industrial Plan, Inc
AMVOY
Palo Duro State Park
Amarillo
Dottyhas
Stone
Fist National Bank
Portales du Osits
Clovis
Clovis National
A. W. Skarda
Citizens National Bank
Tucumcani
Jack Haller
Clayton
Farmers and Stockmens Bank
Oklahoma Panhandle
Guymon
Beaver
Okla
Perryton
R. H. Holland
Chamber Budget Drive To Begin In Amarillo
A major effort to raise 132000 for operating the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will be launched at noon Monday under the Keep Amarillo Ahead banner. Gene Klein leads 332 business and professional volunteers, with John K. Boyce and M. Blackburn Jr. named as vice chairs. Kenneth Grenewald is keynote speaker at the kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IDEA
Amarillo
Gene Klein
Star Lumber Company
John K. Boyce
William- Boyce Agency
M. Blackburn Jr
Blackburn-Shaw
Kenneth Grenewald
Texas League Scores Mixed Baseball Evening
Amarillo defeated Mexico City Reds 13 to 4 while Puebla beat Veracruz 3 to 0 and San Antonio topped Mexico City Tigers 5 to 2. Monterrey won 3 to 0 over Ardmore, and Tulsa edged American League entries in a busy scoreboard wrap with several misprints present.
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Amarillo
Mexico City Reds
Austin
Pera Rica
Victoria
Puebla
Ardmore
Veracruz
San Antonio
Mexico City Tigers
Monterrey
Tulsa
Doves Triumph Over Amarillo in 1941 Flight Show
Report notes Amarillo achieved 188 doves out of 194 in a 1941 display. Mentioned comparative readings at 3 pm with winds and visibility varying by city including Houston Dallas Oklahoma City. Sparse, unclear recordings outline conditions described as clear in several locations.
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Amarillo
Houston
Jysveiseance
Dallas
Debate In U N Asked To Take Up Test Ban
The United States and Britain urge the United Nations to address the Geneva nuclear test ban issue at a September General Assembly meeting. Washington accuses the Soviet Union of trying to sabotage talks while pledging to continue negotiations in Geneva despite doubts about their fate.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
Russia
Great Britain
United Nations
General Assembly
State Department
U.S
Mass escape at Texas boys reformatory shocks Gatesville
About 42 boys fled the State School for Boys in Gatesville Texas during a Saturday night mass break. Director Mark Sils called it one of the largest escapes in central Texas reformatories history. No violence reported as about half were quickly rounded up and a search continued for the rest. Authorities noted residents were not disturbed.
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Gatesville
Yex
Mark Sils
Central Texas Reformatory
Sill
Kennedy to mobilize Reserve units to confront Berlin threat
The Chicago Sun-Times reports President Kennedy has decided to mobilize some reserve and National Guard forces to meet the Soviet challenge to West Berlin. Key legislators were briefed as Pentagon review proceeds, with final numbers and units to be ordered on approval.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Kennedy
West Berlin
Thomas B. Ross
Sun-Times
Washington Bureau
Congress
National Guard
Pentagon
Rossa
Defense Department
Kennedy Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Rusk
Maxwell D. Taylor
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Senate
British Warned of Economy Measures
London dispatch reports Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s government warning of severe austerity as Britain faces an economic crisis. Chancellor Selwyn Lloyd pledges possible unpopular actions to secure the nation’s survival and position. Labor leader Hugh Gaitskell criticizes blame for the mess, urging disciplined measures to restore exports and reduce deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Conserva
Harold Macmillan
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Selwyn Lloyd
Hawarden
Wales
Britain
East German Revolt Brews in West Berlin Refugee Reports
The Sunday Times reports signs of a planned East German uprising as Berlin tensions rise. Bonn officials privately note the possibility as a counter move to Soviet threats to sign a separate peace with East Germany.
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London
Sunday Times Today
East Germany
Berlin
Times
Bonn
West Berlin
Amusements and Puzzles Section Highlights
A compact reader page shows sections for Where To Find It Amusements Birdie Business Classifieds and canves strips plus a crossword puzzle. Includes editorial notes, ranch living items, oil and gas ads, radio listings, sports design notes and weather brief.
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Ea Seely
Mm 1B WB VB 108 SB 4R 14 4B
The fragmentary OCR notes basketball positions and codes with no readable names or events. No clear individuals teams or places are identifiable from the text.
Ayub Khan Arrives For Texas Visit Amid Cheers
Pakistan's President Ayub Khan arrives in Texas for a three day visit amid large crowds near San Antonio. President Johnson praises him as a friend of freedom and ally of the United States at the Alamo shrine where Ayub lays a wreath and recalls Texas history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Ayub
Far East
United States
Alamo
Mexico
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions
Weather Bureau notes partially cloudy skies across Amarillo and west Texas with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Temperatures mostly steady, highs around 90 degrees in Texas and 85 to 95 in New Mexico, with no major temperature changes expected.
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Amarillo
Tex
Morti- Gov
Noam
Yeast
Sunriae
Air Force Captain Picked For 2nd U S Space Trip
CAPE CANAVERAL U S scientists select Air Force Captain Virgil J Grissom for the nations second manned spaceflight to Liberty Bell 7 115 miles up and 300 miles over the Atlantic Ocean from Spaceport USA Marine Lt Col John H Glenn Jr to serve as back up passenger if medical checks permit Grissom would don a 20 pound spacesuit and ride a capsule similar to Shepard s May 5 flight with Glenn standing by Should the plan proceed the mission would largely mirror the earlier suborbital flight with Grissom likely to experience more time in space and less workload while scientists give an all clear for Tuesday morning launch
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
U. S
Air Force
Virgil J. Grissom
Cyigsom
Atlantic Ocean
USA
John H. Glenn
Grissoms
Navy
Alan B. Shepard
Grissom
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Lonp
James Bryce
By Paul Timmons
the Tourist and Convention Bureau
Traffic Department
Military Affairs Committee
Amarillo Air Force Base
Klein
Boston
Laihmore
Kanes City
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Minsteson
New York
Chiago
National League
Pronciece & Metsburah
Phiadelpha
Art Arigeies
St Louis
Mthyukee
Cincinnati
Chicos
Earl Turner
Duniven Lake
Hawthorne
U.N
Khrushchev
Vienna
Klee Reformatory
Reformatory
Chicago Paper Reports
SEE
Roswell Gilpatric
Ter
Ayub Khan
Liberty Bell
Space
Glenn
Gris
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