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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1951
Page
24
Classified item list offers Rent-A-Trailer at 50c per hour with location 3516 Fillmore and phone 2-0425. Van type metal insulated truck body 8x13. Well built 4x7 two wheel trailer with new tires and tarp at 807 Virginia. 4x and box stake body two wheel, good condition priced at $55. 1810.
Classified notice states Columbia Trailer Corp of Texas offers Spartan aircraft cargo trailers with 14 down and up to 5 years at 5 percent interest. Dailey Trailer Sales lists trailers on NE 8th Ave with conditions and several rental and room notices follow.
Hollywood mourns Al Christie a pioneer of one reel movie comedies born in London Canada who moved to Hollywood in 1911 and formed Christie Comedies with his brother Charles. He helped launch stars Betty Compson Bobby Vernon and Dorothy Devore and later produced full length hits before retiring in 1942.
Dallas poet Summer field G. Roberts offers $1,000 for the best piece about Texas heritage submitted by April 21. The award, announced at the 29th annual Sons of the Republic of Texas meeting in Dallas, honors those who advanced Texas independence and memory.
Amarillo reactivates its tornado warning network established in 1949 for spring and summer. H C Winburn notes 22 volunteer observers within a 50 mile radius will report disturbances to the Amarillo Air Terminal station and alert radio stations panhandle wide. Observers monitor twisters strong winds hail and other severe weather and report location direction and speed of any tornadoes.
End of each month unusual pressure depressions and pressure jumps are reported immediately by telephone or telegraph to the nearest forecasting center for current forecasts. The study is conducted by J. R. Lloyd, the weather bureau's top tornado researcher, at the district forecasting center in Kansas City Missouri.
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce will decide where to hold next year's convention on May 5 at Grand Prairie where the executive board meets. The same event will dedicate the new state headquarters building there.
Switzerland announces plans for an equipment exposition with details to be announced later. Officials indicate focus on industrial gear and technology displays, aiming to boost commerce and showcase local manufacturing capabilities.
In Houston on April 16 a 7-year-old boy named Wayne Gideon returned home after more than two weeks in hospital. He survived a rare blood disorder akin to hemophilia that left his throat bleeding after a fall. He received 41 transfusions of ORH negative blood and multiple injections of experimental anti hemophilia globulin.
A brief report notes a young boy in a domestic scene showing fierce appetite as he competes for a second piece of pie, illustrating determination and small daily struggles in a lighthearted moment.
A science demonstration by first grade pupils in Lubbock was noted as Edmund Notestine, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Notestine of 429 Arch Terrace, being elected to the Texas Cowboys, a men's honorary service organization at the university.
Among Amarillo residents at the funeral of Mrs. J. M. Winchester in Clayton NM were Mrs H N Miller Mrs E R Glass Mrs Jess Coble and Mrs Lee Simmers. Frank Brooks and wife returned from Denver after attending a sister of Mrs Brooks funeral. Others from Childress attended a youth meeting here including Joe A Gibbon and several named residents. B FE Small, a Portales NM area farmer, was in Amarillo for medical treatment.
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