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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1950

Page

7

Amarillo Daily News masthead and billing page

The page shows the Amarillo Daily News publication details with the Globe News publishing company address at 600 Fillmore Street. It lists staff such as Gene Howe president and publisher Wesley Blizard and editor in chief Paul Allingham along with Grady Camp general manager and business manager. Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions are provided.

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Trailing Mobsters Reach To Cities In War On Organized Crime

The Frank Erickson trial in New York opens a nationwide push against organized crime. Senators and lawmen expect rackets to be fought in federal and state courts as gamblers and mobsters prey on victims and earn billions. Authorities warn communists and Russians may back illicit operations with profits approaching 15 billion dollars, threatening the economy and families.

Frank Erickson New York Erickson Eaoly Senate Chey FBI Washington United States

Stockpiling A bombs gets go ahead order

Washington reports President Truman ordered increased A bomb production after solving large scale stockpiling bottlenecks. Movable storage bins for weapons at overseas bases and US points were devised, with AEC backing and NSC recommendation. Also notes a medical report on Hiroshima Nagasaki survivors and a personnel change in London staffing.

Robert S. Allen Washington Truman Atomic Energy Commission National Security Council National Security Resources Board Council The Armed Services Committee Atomic Energy Committee House Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Odd Life Census Adds Up to 80 Years of Moments

An octogenarian, on his 80th birthday, itemizes life into sleeping 26 years 313 days and other activities. The column surveys postwar topics from tuna for babies to kindergarten registration, car durability, jokes, and a Nash $1000 experimental car. It reflects wartime era concerns and light editorial musings with brief notes on broadcasts and politics.

Swampscott Mass William Nash

Sinatra schedules, tours, and a Hoboken campaign push

Frank Sinatra signs a CBS television contract and plans new recordings. He will entertain troops in Berlin on July 4 and then open at the Palladium in London, with a hoped Berlin collaboration by Louis Armstrong. Armstrong’s 50th birthday celebration on July 4 is canceled by his surgery. Sinatra may return to Hoboken in the fall to help Dolly Sinatra’s mayoral campaign.

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Write-in bid for congressman shocks local voters

Random Thoughts by Lewis Norpyxe laments losing county surveyor post to a last minute candidate. He launches a write-in campaign for Congress in the 18th District, outlining a 1950 plan to spread votes by word of mouth and promising to work hard six days weekly. He asks supporters to mail postal cards to begin the effort.

Sen. H. Alexander Smith New Jersey Philippines China Foreign Relations Committee Smith State Department Pakistan Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc Texas Congress Lubbock

Fifteen Couples Granted Marriage Licenses in Clovis

Clovis issued fifteen marriage licenses on Thursday and Friday. Couples include Thomas Duran, Guadalupe Garcia. W L Smith, Alice Reams. Weldon Summers, Mary Lou Hedgecake. Charles McVay, Elizabeth Puderer. Carl Mantooth, Lois Bradley. Tom Budy, Wilma Parker. James Goode, Vada Endsley. Franklin Walters, Charlotte McDaniel. Charles Heaston, Mary Cooley. Kenneth Darrell ...

Clovis Thomas Duran Guadalupe Garcia W. L. Smith Alice Reams Lubbock Weldon Glenn Summers Mary Lou Hedgecake Charles Henry McVay Amarillo Elizabeth Christine Puderer Cleveland Ohio Carl Boyd Mantooth Lois Kathleen Bradley Ft. Smith Ark Tom Joe Budy Wilma Jewel Parker Turkey James Hubert Goode Vada Endsley Portales Franklin Russell Walters Charlotte Ann McDaniel Dumas Charles Lewis Heaston Mary Harriet Cooley McPherson Kan Kenneth Darrell

Saw Turns Off but Hazard Persists at Work

George Spinka of Senneff Lumber Co. in Chadwick Illinois turned off a buzz saw and backed into it, suffering a 12 inch gash in his hip. The incident shows that an off switch may not stop a buzz saw immediately.

Chadwick, Ill George Spinka Senneff Lumber Company

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