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Newspaper
Waco Tribune Herald
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1955
Page
2
Research workers at the Texas Research Foundation found a 1909 pamphlet from Ellis County Mirror by W. H. Getzendaner showing recurring five and a half year cycles in Texas weather. He notes drought and rain cycles, mild winters, late springs, and variable corn yields, citing 1902 as a drought example with July planted corn producing 35 bushels per acre.
The Fort Worth District Corps of Engineers advertises bids for Fort Hood projects including a main post exchange and cafeteria with June 17 bid opening, 300 days to complete, plus four battalion motor repair shops with June 16 openings and 300 days. Additional contracts include paving for automotive facilities, motor pool facilities, a warehouse and dispatch house, nine frame buildings, and water supply enhancements at Nolanville. At James Connally AFB, bids cover a maintenance hangar, electronics repair shop, taxiway lighting, celestial navigation and academic buildings, runway and taxiway strengthening, and a new base theatre. Gray AFB sees air field lighting and a warehouse with shop under construction.
Sadler served in the Army of Occupation in Germany until 1923 and held posts across the United States. He earned decorations for WWII Normandy and led port duties at Yokohama 1945-46 before retiring in 1947. Survived by wife Mary McClellan, son S. M. Sadler, daughter Mrs. Thomas Richardson, and two grandchildren.
Severe weather swept across Central and East Texas with tornado warnings in parts of West and North Texas. In Brownwood area strong winds toppled a 60 barrel water tank and a dock housing with 25 boats, while storms dropped hail the size of golf balls near Seymour. Rain totals reached 1.5 to 2 inches near Lake Brownwood as temperatures ranged from 84 to 100 degrees.
United Press Telephoto reports a cool air mass crossing from Canada into the Upper Plains and Northwest while the Gulf Coast remains hot with temperatures above 90. The Midwest stays mild around a Kentucky Tennessee high pressure center, and showers span the central nation with fair skies elsewhere. Highs listed for major cities.
United Auto Workers leader Walter Reuther warned that 140,500 Ford workers nationwide could walk out if no accord is reached by midnight Sunday. He proposed a three man arbitration panel with Chief Justice Earl Warren as a potential third member if needed. General Motors talks continue with a Friday end to negotiations in sight.
The Dallas Police Department asked the City Commission for floodlights and a surrounding fence around its automobile pound to keep the lot secure from prowlers and thieves.
State Historian Wil G. Robinson notes that uranium fever in South Dakota’s Black Hills is not a new phenomenon. He cites a July 5, 1884 newspaper item describing a discovery of a very rare mineral believed to be uranium and questions its early use.
NAACP officials from 16 states and the District of Columbia urged voluntary desegregation of southern schools by next fall and warned of court action against recalcitrant states defying the Supreme Court rulings. The group met in Atlanta to map a local level compliance program and directed branches to petition school boards for Negro admittance.
Board member W. W. Jackson calls the Supreme Court desegregation decision a sound statement. Paul Greenwood notes 1900 local problems but urges state board leadership. a committee with Edgar Morgan and others from Emerson Stone to Leon Coker is formed while Governor Shivers cites no specific legislative recommendations.
Mount Carmel Illinois workers moved a railroad drawbridge across the Wabash River to new piers. The old span was rolled a short distance downriver, freed from its base, and swung into place on the new center pier using rollers and a steel beam.
Vienna reports that Russia and Bulgaria issued a communique suggesting Greece and Turkey could be Khrushchev's next targets as he seeks neutral nations along Europe. The Sofia accord with Yugoslavia aims to improve Soviet Bulgarian ties with Greece and Turkey, NATO anchors amid Balkan security dynamics. Observers in Belgrade warned Khrushchev’s mission could aim to undermine the Balkan pact.
County commissioners delayed action on assessments and ordered notices to be sent. Bank assessments risk the tax base as sales show 20 to 25 percent of value. A 25 percent base could trigger reductions for higher assessments and threaten 1956 operating funds. Officials foresee a compromise with banks and a 1956 revaluation to level the tax base.
Aleatha Beverly Carol Diana Eva Felice Greta Har line and classmates graduated from Pellston high school Friday night in a formal ceremony. The event celebrated the seniors including Joanne Karen Laquita Maurine Naomi Orpha Patricia Queenie Rebecca Shirley Teresa Una Valeela Wanda Felice Yolanda Zoe Kalfoken.
State leaders push reforms in welfare, insurance securities, narcotics laws, water laws, and a modern corporate code. Long range water bond plan stalls amid House Senate financing disputes. redistricting remains unresolved. school segregation stance remains to be seen as governors urge inaction.
The Curlee clan from the Mart Ben Hur area held its annual reunion at Cameron Park Municipal Club House in Waco with an estimated 75 to 130 attendees. Members ranged from 76 year old Lee Cutee to young children, gathering for a business meeting a fried chicken feast and an entertainment program. The Curlees first settled near Ben Hur in 1879.
An interview recounts a slave escape in 1948 with companions possibly dead. The speaker describes speaking in bad French, preserving photos of the group until recently, and a Russian official confiscating the images that showed Americans in uniform during their transfer toward Austria.
Heavy rainfall on Friday night filled Graham Lake and overflowed the municipal water system. City officials say the surge provides about a five year supply after a dry spell and past missed rains in West Texas.
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