Radio ratings wars and the limits of Nielsen
An editorial discusses the history of listening surveys from Hooper to Nielsen and BMB. It questions the accuracy of gadget based figures and mail ballots, noting regional variations and practical issues like multiple radios per home. The piece questions whether Nielsen devices exist in the Panhandle and urges caution in trusting national ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BMB
Broadcast Measurement Bureau
Nielsen
NBC
CBS
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Nielson
Dr. Gallup
Hooper
Tom Kruser
KGNC
Names on streets spark debate and humor in city notes
The proposal to rename West Eighth plus Line Avenue Klein Boulevard and West Tenth plus Plains Boulevard Hagy Boulevard draws mixed reactions. Critics question Boulevard use and some suggest alternatives while others joke about modesty and local officials. The Globe News editor Delbert Eaves taps a new Civil Air Patrol paper name contest with RE-CAP as a possibility. A quip about marriage and a rhumba beat closes the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Eighth Plus Line
Klein
Hagy
West Eighth
Globe Boulevard
a_ street
Globe News
Delbert Eaves
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Automatic pay raises for 1.7 million workers tied to cost of living
The government announced a 1.5 percent January rise in the cost of living, triggering automatic wage increases for about 1.7 million workers, including 800,000 in the auto industry. The new index rose to 181.5 mid January from 178.8 in mid December, with details on escalator contracts and stabilization approvals outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stabilization Agency
Vote on Draft Issue Scheduled Monday
The Senate agreed to vote Monday on lowering the draft age from 19 to 18. An amendment by Senator Morse would set the age at 18 years and six months with 18 to 18 4 year olds eligible to volunteer. House plans include registration at 18 and induction at 18 2 with no delay after 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
McRarland
Arizona
Senate Armed Services Committee
Morse
Oregon
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Georgia
House
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Hereford and Sanford Pupils Meet in Quizdown at KGNC
Hereford Shirley School and Sanford School compete in Quizdown this morning hosted by KGNC and The Globe News. The winner earns a Britannica Junior set and the runner up a Rand McNally World Atlas with warm up at 9:30 under Quizmaster J. B. Linn and visitors invited.
Drew Pearson Sues McCarthy for Damages
Washington March 201 columnists Drew Pearson sued Senator McCarthy Wisconsin for 600000 dollars and others for three million dollars or more. He named eight persons including John Doe Richard Roe and others as unknown at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drew Pearson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pearson
Washington Times-Herald
John Doe
Richard Roe
Payroll theft at Sheppard Air Force Base leads to three charged
Federal officers charged Graden A. Miller 19 Rush Springs Okla CPL John J. Hersch Sheppard and Del Norte Colo and William Garfield McNeely 32 Wichita Falls civilian in a 33000 payroll robbery at Sheppard Air Force Base. Miller admitted being gunman and Hersch escorted the money. The loot was recovered and all three are held on 15000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Sheppard Air Force Base
Henry Hawkins
FBI
Dallas
Graden A. Miller
Rush Springs
Okla
Air Force
Sheppard Base
John J. Hersch
Sheppard
del Norte
Colo
Ray D. Harwood
William Garfield McNeely
McNeely
Miller
Oklahoma
Hersch
McNeeley
Hawkins
Mrs. Works 79 Dies After Illness in Amarillo
Texas native Mrs. F P Works 79 longtime Amarillo resident died at home 1918 Tyler last night after years of invalidism. Born July 31 1871 Teoria Texas daughter of Maj and Mrs Joseph Coger Dixon she married F P Works Nov 11 1897 and moved to Amarillo in 1911. She was active at Polk Street Methodist Church with the Women’s Missionary Society. Survived by husband Judge F P Works son Fountain Albuquerque four daughters Nashville Shreveport Amarillo and nine grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral plans not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountan
Albuquerque
E. S. Davis
Nashville
Joe J. Mickle
Shreveport
W. W. Gibson
W. W. Nicklaus
Amarillo
Unclear fragment notes shrapnel injury at office building
Police described injuries from shrapnel in a three story brick building after a dark sedan arrived at the scene. The desk inside the room reportedly shielded occupants from worse harm.
Grenade Targets AFL Union Office in Jersey City
A hand grenade exploded in the Ross quarters of an AFL longshoremen’s union office wounding five. The blast shattered a plate glass window as two opposing union leaders, Vincent Barney Brown and Armand Faugne, were injured amid factional violence and threats to resignations. A detective noted the suspect car bore New York plates and had been stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Jersey City
Ross
AFL
Frank Slawsky
The
Crime Investigation Bureau
New York
Vincent Barney Brown
Secy
Armand Faugne
Records Set In 4 H FFA Sale Of Swine Calves
Amarillo Fat Stock Show 4 H and FFA auction set new high marks for calves and swine with bids from Plains Chevrolet Furr Food Stores Shamrock Oil and Gas and the Bivins family. Grand champion calf bought by Plains Chevrolet for about $2 000 and $2 50 per pound for the champion pig. lambs near 2 50 per pound, rabbits top $75 per pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Mary E. Bivins
Pinkney Packing Company
Richard Hoelting
Nazareth
Pinkney
Harley Kern
FFA
Sears-Roebuck
Lamch
W. B. Gunn
Gunn Bros
Johnny Gregg
Plainview
George Nance
Canyon
Roy Gregg
Don Donathan
Little Aubrey Lee Lewis
Potter County
Aubrey Lee
Rapid Elip
Plains Chevrolet
Furr Food Stores
Shamrock Oil & Gas
Buck Carter
Plains
Furr Food
Bivins
Coldwater Cattle Company
Killough Heads Road Group Elects New Texas Highway 66 Leader
Cecil Killough of Amarillo was elected president of the Texas Highway 66 Association at a Long Champ Cafe meeting. About 100 members approved eight resolutions covering junkyard removal, a state advertising program, beautification efforts, and highway rights of way related issues including Mrs. Fred Miller’s sign access dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
Lyle Overman
Oklahoma City
Texas Highway 66 Association
Overman
Highway
Cecil Killough
The
Texas Association
A. J. Montgomery
Shamrock
Texas Group
Fist Ansley
Liston Wilson
Amarillo
Long Champ Cafe
A. J. “Jack” Montgomery
Gene Klein
Highway 66
Chamber. of Commerce
Fred Miller
Park View Courts
Texas Highway Department
Missing Harold Taylor family found safe in transit home
Harold C. Taylor his wife and three children Travis Charlotte Jean and Donna Lee were reported safe after telephoning Peters burg residents that they were en route from Clarksville Texas toward home. The family had been missing since a telegram from Texarkana requested funds for a breakdown repair. Police had tracked them to New Boston and Clarksville before the call confirmed their safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Harold C. Taylor
Taylor
Clarksville
New Boston
Tex
C. F. Taylor
Texarkana
Harold Taylor
Pine Bluff
Ark
Blue Flash Seen In Nevada Skies
A bright blue light streaked across the Nevada night sky near Las Vegas about 11 50 PM Texas time. An eyewitness Western Airlines pilot approaching for a landing and a Civil Aeronautics Administration tower operator observed the object which may have exploded on the ground northeast of town or burned up in the atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
U.P
Texas
Western Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Grand Opening and Public Events in Amarillo
Don Mc Millian Used Car Department opens at Eighth and Tyler with noon prize drawings. City election filing deadline at 10:00 AM and a children story hour at 11:00 AM at Amarillo Public Library. Amarillo Bar Association meeting at Amarillo Hotel. A 30 PM square dance at Cathedral Hall benefits Presbyterian Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McMillian
Eighth & Tyler
Amarillo Public Library
Amarillo Bar Association
Amarillo
Presbyterian Children's Home
Cathedral Hall
Plane Crash Kills 15 of 25 Aboard Mid-Continent DC-3
A Mid-Continent Airlines DC-3 crashed while attempting a second landing in a heavy snowstorm near Sioux City Iowa killing 15 of 25 aboard. Pilot Captain James Graham 34 of Kansas City and Co-pilot Philip K Toler 30 of Mission Kansas among the dead. Ten survivors were hospitalized with injuries including a stewardess Marilyn Woodbury with possible broken back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Mid-Continent Airlines
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Mid-Continent
Tulsa
Philip K. Toler
Mission
Kan
Ernest F. Eilert
Overland Park
Marilyn Woodbury
Marines Drive North of Hoengsong in Central Korea Push
Marines advanced north of Hoengsong after overruning the town, aided by heavy artillery and air support. South Korean Sixth Division cleared hill positions with bayonets, while North Korean activity along the road forks north of Yongdu intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hoengsong
Central Korea
Yongdu
Pangnim-Hoengsong
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Battle Over Air Rifles Heats Up In Texas Legislature
March 2 at the Capitol the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee holds a public hearing on a bill to outlaw air rifles inside city limits. Rep. Harley Sadler of Abilene says the time has come as injuries to children mount. Linda Lucas, whose daughter was injured, led local activism urging action through letters to lawmakers and police chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
House Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
Harley Sadler
Abilene
San Angelo
Sadler
Linda Lucas
Linda
Wilma Xendrick Lucas
House
PTA
State of
Texas
Bids Mount Up At Charity Sale
Charity auction at Tri-State Fairgrounds drew warm bids for 22 calf resales and one grand champion lard. Eleven groups benefited, including Amarillo Junior League and the American Red Cross, with buyers such as Plains Chevrolet and Coldwater Cattle Company supporting multiple lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Amarillo
Amacillo Council of Church Women
Plains Chevrolet
Buck Carter
Chevrolet Company
Coldwater Cattle Company
Mary E. Bivins
Lee T. Bivins
Furr Food Stores
Kearns Grain Seed Company
Bill Dee
Inez Carter
Pampa
Chansler E. Weymouth
R. B. Masterson
Pat Slavin
Clarendon
O'Brien Company
Gunn Bros
Aivid
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Panhandles
New Mexico
Ves Izzard
Truman
Charles E. Wilson
Hereford
Sanford
Sues McCarthy
Mrs. Works
F. P. Works
Tyler
Daily News Almanac
Panhandle
Procyon
Antares
Highway 66 Boosters
Killough Heads
John McCarty
McLean
Groom
Vega
Chamber of Commerce
National Highway 66 Association
George Smith
Palo Duro Canyon Park
Tom Watson
Wildorado
Nevada
Ientatec
James
Graham
Dave Olson
Robert Toman
Camp Polk
Pusan
Haeju
North Korea
Austin
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