25 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1952
Page
1
A reader praises a weather stick with colored pictures as a simple forecasting aid. They note forecasts yesterday used by The Daily News gauge indicated clear weather with a west-southwest wind and minor cloudiness. The writer mocks expensive instruments at the weather bureau and advocates the stick method.
A collage of notes and jokes from The Ladies Home Journal and local items. Quips on civics for high school students and poll tax questions mix with rural outlooks on wheat, bugs and highway capacity. A stray Missouri yarn and a courthouse anecdote add to the potpourri.
Sheriff deputies arrested 48 year old An drew Ortega of Lubbock as he left a bus in Amarillo and confiscated seven cans of marijuana plus 27 marijuana cigarettes. A9 Negro suspect, believed to be Ortega's courier, was also taken into custody. Ortega allegedly operates as a wholesale trafficker with most of the drugs coming from El Paso.
President Truman hinted he might run for the U S Senate rather than seek re election in 1948 while signaling a likely decision on his future candidacy before Missouri’s filing deadline of April 29. He dodged a direct answer when asked about seeking the Missouri seat and quipped that doors are always open.
Directors of Braniff International Airways and Mid-Continent Airlines announce a plan to consolidate with stockholder and Civil Aeronautics Board approval required. The exchange would be one Mid-Continent share for one Braniff share, with Mid-Continent’s J W Miller joining Braniff as VP and director. Employees to be integrated into Braniff, aiming for efficiency and better service across Braniff’s 31 cities and Mid-Continent’s 55 cities in 12 states and Gulf region.
French forces moved into two towns as Arab nationalist revolt escalated in Tunisia. Casualties reported with at least eight killed and many injured as attacks hit Kelibia Kairouan Teboulba and urban clashes continued in Tunis.
Alger Hiss, jailed for five years, asked for a new trial claiming new evidence exists A custom-built typewriter allegedly matching the old device is cited as key proof He accuses the FBI of hindering his access to records amid prior dual trials that convicted him of perjury in the prewar spy case.
A garbled report from Clovis describes a boy named Joe, about 12 years old, who overcomes gloom and begins to work after hardship. The piece mentions a special edition and a distant war context without clear details. The readable portions offer a brief human-interest moment amid broader news.
Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner told the Reds they must limit air power in North Korea or progress on armistice terms would stall. Allied negotiators suggested a simple oral pledge to curb air strength might break the deadlock as talks continued in Munsan.
A 2-year-old prospective father robbed Club Liquor Store of about $7910 and fled with a gun. He was nabbed by detectives L C Howard and Ralph Rusty Rhodes seven minutes later as he left a taxi at St Anthony’s Hospital while his wife was in the maternity ward. The suspect kept the loot in a paper sack and claimed he needed the money because his wife was about to have a baby. The driver said he knew nothing of the crime. The victim identified the suspect.
Examinations to fill the Inspector of Police post, funded in 1951 52, are set for January 31. Eligible competitors include John Amend director of training J L King chief of detectives and John C Anderson traffic captain. The inspector will be second in command and serve as executive assistant to Police Chief Sid Harper.
A misprint in The Daily News swapped photos of Amarillo insurance agent John Coggins and Houston Eisenhower leader Jack Porter. Thousands of copies circulated with Coggins pictured as Porter. The error was corrected in later print runs and the paper apologized to both men.
A terse line notes a figure 24, 2x6 dimension, price 45 per hard, with names Olver Wiggins Lor and a figure 1200 Weet 6th implied as detail.
Washington dispatch notes a Congressional Quarterly poll showing corruption in government as the top election issue, followed by tax increases and the high cost of living. The survey of political writers editors and 79 congressmen lists government spending the Korean War Truman and foreign policy among other key topics.
Partly cloudy and mild conditions forecast for Amarillo and vicinity with 34 to 74 degree extremes. West Texas and New Mexico expect similar trends with highs from 40 to 70 and no major changes. Moon phase shifts Saturday evening as Rigel and Spica guide the night sky. On this date in 1776 the U S government ordered its first monument to General Richard Montgomery.
Judge Henry Bishop to announce whether the Potter County grand jury will continue in session. If not, today’s meeting ends the current term and a new grand jury will be empaneled Monday under House Bill 352 to extend investigations into narcotics.
Two renowned dentists Dr Balint Urban and Dr Harry Sicher, longtime Vienna instructors, reunited in Amarillo to headline the Panhandle District Dental Society meeting at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. The two leaders will guide the two day event expected to draw about 90 attendees including dentists and guests.
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