11 Aug 1951
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1951
Page
1
The Will Rogers story recalls his 1929 talks with Barney Baruch about investing. Rogers planned to put $5 000 weekly into stocks but Baruch urged mortgage payments instead. Black Friday followed months later and, at Christmas, Baruch sent a plain card: I gave you my present last spring BARNEY.
Eddie Johnson cites Chickasaw weather lore on a wet moon while reporting on the Korea ceasefire talks at Kaesong and a tense armistice stance. The item also notes visitors’ spending at the State Fair and local tax office transparency, with a joke from The Brewery Gulch Gazette and Life magazine critics on American cooking.
United Nations negotiators returned to crisis laden Korean armistice talks as the Communist delegation held to its demand that the 38th parallel define the buffer zone. The stalled session featured silence from the Reds while Allied envoy Joy proposed a general cease fire buffer zone and possible adjustments. An additional meeting was set for Friday evening Texas time after a fruitless 4 hour 15 minute session.
President Truman endorses an industrial dispersion policy to dilute concentrated plant sites against atomic attack risk. House GOP leader Representative Martin denounces it as defying Congress, while supporters argue benefits reach all regions. Jack Gorrie explains aims and local cooperation guides.
Dr E U Condon resigns from the National Bureau of Standards where he earned $15 000 a year to pursue a higher paid private industry post. In his letter he cites financial sacrifice and President Truman accepts the resignation with regret effective Sept 30. White House has not chosen a successor.
The Treasury Department collected $55.71 from 12 Marshall housewives for unpaid Social Security taxes on servants, including penalties and interest for the first quarter. An additional $7.74 was seized from Mrs. Mary V. Hicks at Marshall National Bank. An Austin man sent $36.03 to distribute among the women, signed by John W. Bode.
A jurisdictional clash between Iron Workers Union 408 and Electric Workers Union over welding on reinforcing at the Pantex AEC Plant is to be settled by Monday after arbitration was requested. The issue arose Wednesday with unions negotiating since then. forty iron workers reportedly sat idle Wednesday, returned Thursday, and missed Friday due to weather.
George Turner, 26, a Amarillo artist and co author of The Ancient Southwest, sketches jet engine diagrams and morale posters for Amarillo Air Force Base. His work spans exploded views and perspective drawings for the 2220th Technical Training Group while he also revisits fossils and dinosaurs in his spare time.
The House delayed action on a $5.77 billion military construction bill after an argument over locating a $19 million Air Force airport expansion in Grandview Missouri. The plan to move Continental Air Command HQ to Grandview prompted opposition and a committee-led recall motion.
A Washington dispatch notes Sen. McCarthy brands Herbert Fieret as linked to Red activity and attacks the “big lie technique.” Other items reference Korea negotiations, a GSA government workbook, a Democratic fund drive, and remarks on Truman nominees, West Point football hints, and wartime preparedness.
A 9 year old boy, Douglas Davis, buried in a sand collapse at a gravel pit near East Lansing, remained missing as more than 50 rescuers, aided by a steam shovel and bulldozer, halted digging at dusk. Witnesses described the cave in after two playmates triggered the slide.
The B F Goodrich Company raises wages by 13 cents an hour for 16 000 employees across seven plants in multiple states. The action affects all workers in the specified plants and marks a broad wage increase across the company.
The Senate by 38 to 13 refused to drop contempt charges against Morris Klein and Louis Rothkopf for refusing to testify unless TV radio and newsreels were shut off. The Senate cleared contempt citations to be sent to the US attorney for grand jury presentation with penalties up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine.
Tens of thousands of Communist blue shirts roamed West Berlin during a world youth festival, bringing total Western visitors to about a quarter million for the week. East German leaders planned controls as some youths fluttered toward Western sights and luxuries amid a crackdown that backfired with at least one attempted self harm.
Partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers in Parhan die and South Plains areas on Saturday. Widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers elsewhere. Temperatures mostly steady with a range from highs around 85 to 95 degrees and lows near 50 to 65. Precipitation measured as 24 hour total ending 8 PM shows trace amounts to light rain in some locales.
Dallas police hold a 37-year-old former convict linked to the Noble murder as Rangers say evidence appears strong but not conclusive. Denton County Sheriff Hodges notes a blue 1951 Chevrolet pickup seen near the scene. Donica claims innocence and an alibi, while Crowder warns more checks are needed before clearing him. A Denton witness who saw the truck and three occupants will be brought to Dallas for identification. Noble, a silver-haired gambler turned cattle raiser, was killed by an explosion at his grapevine ranch as he drove to his mailbox. the blast used a new battery later found at the scene. Experts say the device matches charges used in Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles, and Nashes. One suspect’s lead has been eliminated. another appears promising, according to Crowder.
The Jingling Bros Ray Rum Bailey s Ringless Circus postponed from last night to Tuesday night at 8 15 in Sam Houston Park. Public parks recreation director Jack Haas said wet weather caused the delay. The 35 acts remain, with 300 children from a dozen playgrounds joining the annual circus featuring Samson the strongman hula dancers trampolines tumbling and more.
Sen Paul Douglas of Illinois again used senatorial privilege to block Truman’s second federal judge nomination in Illinois. He called Cornelius J. Harrington personally obnoxious and urged the subcommittee to reject Drucker for the district court seat. Douglas and Truman agree on the third vacancy, Joseph S. Perry, to be filled by a Catholic.
Cooling rains lifted heat-wilted Panhandle crops with showers spreading from northwest to southeast. Officials report up to 2 inches in places, with significant amounts across Hansford, Lipscomb, Childress, and Sherman counties. Farmers praised the relief while urging more rain to sustain grain sorghums, cotton, and pasture as moisture improves fields.
Promoter Tom O Shanter May, linked to the O Shanter Country Club, was ordered before Cook County grand jury amid threats to reveal gambling and slot machine operations. May claimed a wide disclosure would follow if indicted, and disputes with State's Attorney and others are noted as the probe continues.
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