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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
2
Roy Carter Martin, age 16, owns edits and publishes Glasgow's sole newspaper using a duplicator. He works as advertising solicitor and circulation chief, earning money from ads paid by local merchants at 50 cents per page. The paper reaches about 60 subscribers, with a growing reach beyond the neighborhood.
Mrs. Floyd Coleman of Plainview recalls the Tombstone Camp origin on the XIT Ranch near Tombstone Camp in winter 1902. She notes cowboys visited the camp and a band of cattle was held there for days by a cowboy named Aziz, giving the area its nickname according to old XIT cowboys. The quote is attributed to Laura V. Hamner.
Harvest of the 1950 wheat crop has spread to about 13 counties in the Tri-State Empire with 8,246,380 bushels expected from 5,387,911 acres seeded last fall. TEC reports progress in North Plains and Panhandle areas, with finish targeted by June 18 to June 23 in several counties and July 1 overall. Kansas production revised to 168 to 180 million bushels. OK harvests adequate. no extra labor or machinery needed. Flag day reminders mark June 14, 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes.
An advertisement extols Lavoptik as a long standing eye wash for tired irritated eyes. It claims benefit for those doing close work and urges users to look up regularly. The copy promises soothing relief and a money back guarantee, praising the product’s 35 years of success.
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