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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
2
Minnow dealers from downstate have exhausted streams and now move into Panhandle creeks to sell shiners illegally. Game wardens pursue the operators who often work late at night. The influx threatens local fisheries and offers farmers a potential income from tiny running waters.
A letter to Tack from Phillips Texas asks for soap making tips tied to moon phases. The column cites that soap softening occurs when the moon is in the crease during the third and fourth quarters and notes Apr 21 22 for soft soap and Apr 28 for hard soap. It also mentions high New York Broadway ticket prices for Guys and Dolls.
Fred King of Wichita Falls relayed word from Houston that Tack had a stroke. He noted Tack’s health as a recurring concern, reflecting the community’s awareness of Tack’s frequent health ups and downs.
An authority notes informal address may assume a female correspondent is single if marital status is unknown while formal salutation remains Madam. Lawrence Hagg plans a future departure for another European tour.
A local observer notes that after years of large wheat crops many youths struggled to pass exams with roughly 40 percent failing. Two poor crop years reduced failure rates to under 10 percent, arguing hardship improves conduct as prosperity tests character.
A reflection notes that men perform better while chasing dollars than after securing them, highlighting a common human weakness in financial drive and ambition.
The text states that the hungry excel in business athletics and the professions while the fat and soft lag behind. Eventually the hungry grow fat and lazy too, and chaos or upheaval follows. This applies to individuals groups and nations alike and warns of complacency.
The next major committee to crash the front pages is led by Senator Lyndon Johnson focusing on war frauds, a move that historians say helped elevate Truman to the White House. Milton Berle remarks hint that basketball has become a dominant cultural symbol in the era.
A reader shares quack methods for determining an unborn baby’s sex using a sewing needle and thread and recalls a storm time birth aided by axes and superstition. The letter notes a rural upbringing with large families and complaints about outsized clothing for Easter.
William Huie profiles Truman, recalling his boyhood taunts and fierce family lore from Independence Missouri. He notes Truman’s contentious character toward Roosevelt family figures, including the Barkley episode, and the perception of Truman as an overlooked vice-presidential pick in 1944.
A reader identifies with Tack and critiques the column’s readers and photos, praising the host’s tolerant approach. She urges less quarrel and more civility, and jokes about sending liver pills to chronic critics while backing the column and its face.
Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Stine mother of Mrs. W. T. Leachman Jr. will be held tomorrow at the Schneider Funeral Home in Clinton Oklahoma. Mrs. Stine age 63 died yesterday morning in Northwest Texas Hospital. Her home was 610 Alabama and she had lived in Amarillo the last three years. Arrangements were handled by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Phillip L. Galbreath 49, former Amarillo resident, died yesterday at his Santa Ana home. Born March 25 1902 in Iowa, he worked for Magnolia Petroleum and in The Globe News circulation here before moving to Santa Ana 17 years ago. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 in Santa Ana. Survivors include parents C D and Mrs. Galbreath, brother Frank of 1201 Kentucky, wife Clara, two sons Dick and Jimmy, sister Mrs. D D Cross of Lubbock, and brother Hubert serving in Korea.
Frid ay horoscope notes exceptional versatility and a studious mind born today. Emphasizes specializing in art, music or literature to master one field, cautioning against becoming jack of all trades. Predicts ambition, romance, social ease, beauty and hosting talent with guidance to pursue daily star readings.
Justice of the Peace M I Mirek ruled the death of Mrs Mae Walzel a Houston policeman's wife was a death by own action following a fatal shooting yesterday The inquest verdict was delivered in Houston on April 5 and cites the deceased as Mae Walzel authorities indicate.
A nineteen year old writes to question U S policy in Korea and criticizes Truman Acheson and taxes while urging reform to end corruption and graft He pleads for peace and uses a faith based appeal to warn against national decline and call for strong leadership for America’s future
Vienna April 5 The late Emperor Franz Joseph's missing pants were found after an auction. The blue gray marshal's coat worn in 1905 sold for 28 dollars with a black cap gloves and tie. Pants will be offered for sale May 16 by heirs of a former servant.
Electric power utilities use about 20 per cent of all the coal consumed in the United States.
Famed flyer Eddie Rickenbacker urged renewed faith in God in San Angelo on April 5, accepting the Christian Athletes Foundation award. He said, We must recapture and sustain a living Christianity in all things if we are to be victorious.
A fire yesterday destroyed the Leverett's Chapel High School gym and heavily damaged a manual training shop. Superintendent D B Mason estimated the loss at 100000 dollars. The cause of the blaze was not yet determined.
Tokyo reports floating mines, likely from North Korea, have killed 63 people and injured 50 while damaging 2,000 homes along Japan’s coast in four months. Forty three mines washed ashore December through March, hitting fishing villages hardest, with 78 more found in the Japan Sea. Officials link mining of Wonsan harbor to delaying UN landings.
Newburyport Massachusetts police officer Ralph A. Miller arrested Harley F. Warren from Lebanon New Hampshire for drunkenness and drunken driving on Saturday and then posted Warren’s bail to allow him to be free during the weekend.
Trustees of the University of North Carolina voted to admit qualified Negroes to professional and graduate programs. Negroes would be allowed, however, only where courses are not offered in the state's Negro colleges. The decision was announced in Raleigh on April 5.
Los Angeles reports the Siamese twins born 23 months ago will exhibit publicly, bringing their mother at least 10000 dollars yearly. She signed a contract granting 70 percent of net proceeds or a minimum of 5000 dollars every six months. The twins with joined heads will display today at a circus and later tour in a glass paneled trailer.
Advert says Vitalis hair tonic improves scalp health and hair appearance with a 50 second scalp massage plus 10 seconds combing. Claims include preventing dryness and dandruff while making hair look neater and more handsome.
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