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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
2
Notice to the public lists es fagard Paul Allingham Barnett area Camp Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs Bob Babb Lewis Nordyke Joe Hess and Charley Underwood for publication by The News Globe board of censors.
A reader offers a mama cat with three kittens aged four weeks a three month old black part Chow and Shepherd female pup and bantams for sale. The writer notes her three year old son brings stray animals to the yard and urges good homes through the column. Mrs Hibdon 2304 Cleveland expresses gratitude for the help.
The article presents age based survival figures for railroad workers under the Railroad Retirement Act. It shows probabilities of reaching ages 65 70 80 and 90 for those retiring at 65 and disability patterns. It also notes different life expectancies for women and values the averages as group figures not individual forecasts.
Robert E. Bush director of the US Railroad Retirement Board in Amarillo explains new life expectancy figures. The data show railroad workers generally live longer than in the past, with more reaching retirement age and surviving longer after retirement, affecting retirement benefits.
The piece critiques a weather prophet named Jay Taylor and his Chicago source, arguing that recent forecasts misfired for winter and spring. It predicts ample spring and summer rains after heavy wheat losses and discusses market forecasts tied to weather services, noting the service charges and claimed accuracy.
A personal message from E A Tack to Joe Knittel in Canadian discusses dogs, sire shares, and demand for pups. It mentions Princess showing signs, Ed Bagot wants one, and asks how many pups are desired. The letter hints at privacy and a forthcoming visit to Canadian.
An inquiring reporter asks ten top Amarillo dressers including Nat Glenn how often they change underwear and undershirts in winter and summer. Respondents reveal varied habits, with some preferring comfort of worn socks and others compelled by social or ritual pressure to refresh attire.
The reader asks about how frequently women change their undergarments, noting a claim that brassieres are changed daily or every few days, but lacking precise timing. The inquiry seeks factual guidance on typical frequency and hygienic practices.
A narrator recalls women’s higher standards for cleanliness and propriety, citing a tale of a woman who refused holey stockings even at home. She argues modesty matters because in a hospital she could be unseen yet @undressed@, and nurses would form judgments if she wore holes in her stockings.
Readers hear a brief, possibly tongue in cheek note on the expectations of wives regarding clean and dirty clothing and the condition of golf club lockers. The item suggests social commentary on housekeeping standards in a golfing or social club setting.
A local columnist jokes about golf club locker hygiene prompting a Sanitation Department inspection of Amarillo lockers. The Esquire screens Bill Franklin’s Africa expedition films, donated by Jack King, with praise for Bill’s panhandle hunting critique and self funded journey at age seventeen.
The letter discusses upcoming rain and a wet crop year despite prior drought started in September, noting calm winter months and expected spring storms. It then shifts to a humorous personal rant about a 50-year-old man criticizing marrying a younger woman, praising willpower, and recounting travel to Mardi Gras with a wife of 32 while the writer is 69. The writer, J. W. Fanning, signs from Grady New Mexico.
A Texas farmer from Odem near Corpus Christi was told by a doctor to have a heart on each side but fluoroscope tests in Corpus Christi revealed only one actual heart. The farmer, calm at heart, decided he would manage with one heart and continue his plowing.
Raya quotes Peiping radio stating Red China recognizes the United States of Indonesia. The foreign affairs ministry says it has not received official word.
Nu Kappa Sigma fraternity announces a Easter holiday dance at the Nat on Friday night. Committee members Jerry Little Bud McMurtry and Gene Smith Jr said the 16 member Bobby Burns orchestra will provide music. Admission is 1 per person with tickets from Nu Kappa Sigma members Cooper and Melin book and record shop. Proceeds fund the fraternity’s annual free Christmas dance at the Nat.
The Bahamas government allowed Nassau to import six million United States cigarettes intended solely as a tourist amenity to encourage visitors.
Segend of a five part Lenten series reprinting Christ's Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5 21 to 48 passages cover anger lust adultery oaths retaliation and love for enemies. The sermon urges reconciliation honesty forgiveness and perfect imitation of the heavenly Father.
A reader asks to keep children in Tack’s home and offers contact by phone 3-6744, seeking a fostering or caregiving arrangement.
My large red cocker disappeared Tuesday night March 28. He answers to Butch and is about 4 years old. Vaccination tag No 542. Call 2-1111. Owner Billy Hertner, 2619 Ong. Also found car keys in parents car at McLean.本人
A reader offers to work three to four hours in the evening, available after 4 pm and all day Monday, asking interested parties to come to 100 Harrison, room 4, noting no phone and no weekends contact. The note mentions contact options via Myers Motor Co on Polk Street and Luther Petty in McLean, with a contact number 37738.
A lady from LeeLean Texas writes to Mr Tack expressing need for employment. She mentions past experience in a drug store and cafe work and shows willingness to learn and perform well. Box 762 is provided for responses.
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