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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
3
In Munich authorities and American soldiers hunt Homer Cook, 27, an Oklahoma inmate who escaped Dachau prison. He has staged multiple jailbreaks in two months. police plan to shoot on sight if located, with warnings broadcast across American and German stations.
American bombers began direct participation in the western European air defense training program as announced by the Air Force. Crosby arrives from Europe dodging questions about a possible separation from Dixie Lee, saying he knows nothing about it. Milk strike continues with workers and housewives urging negotiators to end the walkout for deliveries, while prescriptions supply milk to hospitals. CBS strike nears end as 370 technicians expected back after mediator J R Mandelbaum says return to work tomorrow pending talks.
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, newlyweds, departed Capri by night and headed north toward Naples to begin their post wedding travel.
Dwight Cupp Wett, a 36 year old from Van Nuys California, will spend a week in Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon hunting for a wife. He was chosen on Art Linkletter's People Are Funny to spend similar weeks in Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Palo Duro State Park reporting results.
A doctor advised Hadacol to address vitamin deficiencies B, Bs, iron and niacin believed to cause neuritis and digestive issues. Myrtle Wade of Martin Tennessee credits Hadacol with rapid relief, claiming improved sleep and overall well being after several days. The ad stresses using Hadacol to treat underlying deficiencies, with a money back guarantee and prices of 1.25 for trial size and 3.50 for larger bottles.
The city proclaims People Are Funny Week with Mayor Gene Klein confirming the event. An eligible bachelor will stay in the Herring Hotel and Coronado Lodge while Plains Chevrolet provides a new automobile for the stay. He will arrive via TWA and participate in a Palo Duro treasure hunt for gold coins. Cupwett is announced as the selected bachelor on KGNC.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock this morning for Mrs. Anna Klapproth 87 years old pioneer Midland resident. She died Monday in a Midland hospital where she had been a patient since May 9. Widow of H Klapproth a saddle and harness merchant who died in 1919. Services were in the First Methodist Church with Rev Hollowell officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce iron lung fund grew by 300 dollars after the Hell on Wheels daredevil driving show at Tri-State Fair Grounds. Leonard Nussbaum, committee chairman, reported at the Jaycees luncheon in the Herring Hotel. Howard Wilson announced sponsors for soap box derby entrants as the other business. Dan Higgins presided. Japan has received orders for hundreds of small diesel engines made there.
A strike by about 14 workers shut down the Wichita Falls & Southwestern Railroad between Wichita Falls and Dublin during the wheat and cattle shipping peak. Twelve shopmen in the local roundhouse and two at Breckenridge walked out over a wage dispute, with management saying pay is 75 to 92 percent of a dollar and no funds for raises. The embargo blocks shipments to Wichita Falls from Graham north.
Don D. Sullivan resigned as vice-president and general manager while denying a link to the strike. H. S. Lemmons of Breckenridge named general manager to succeed him. Pickup trains may be sent out tomorrow to relieve emergency conditions at wheat and cattle points. the board of directors will fill the vice presidential vacancy.
Ceylon schedules an austerity drive to improve its economic situation. The move aims to reduce deficits and stabilize public finances through spending curbs and revenue measures. Leaders say action is necessary amid inflation and debt pressures.
In Lamb County agricultural employment prospects are almost nil, says J. D. Jordan, manager of the Texas Employment Commission office. He has received only four or five requests for cotton choppers so far this year, a drop from last year when the office logged hundreds of requests. A total rainfall of only 2.23 inches contributes to the limited job outlook.
Inches this year has kept cotton plantings to about 80,000 acres so far.
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