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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1951
Page
6
Amarillo Gold Sox start the 1951 West Texas New Mexico League home schedule versus Lamesa Lobos at Gold Sox Field. Navy Band performs Sunday afternoon and night at Municipal Auditorium. Regional track meet results and a long list of local sports and community names follow.
Gallup poll shows Dwight D. Eisenhower ahead of Truman by more than two to one, with Harold Stassen and Robert Taft also beating or near beating the President. Taft and Stassen run ahead of Truman among Republicans and some Democratic voters prefer Ike or Taft amid MacArthur’s firing.
Involuntary guests at the city jail disturb hotel patrons at the next door establishment run by Mrs. Slaughter. She and W. Huff urged the city council to address the constant night wailing of prisoners hurting the hotel’s trade.
Boston reports show 1900 families spent 43 percent of income on food. In the 1930s the share was 33 percent. Current figures indicate about 45 percent, reflecting shifts in economic conditions and consumption.
A tomb stone cutter named Bill Shirley discovered phosphate deposits in Tennessee in 1888 marking an early notable mineral find.
The declarer switches to trumps and wins four tricks in each black suit and one in each red suit. After the ace of diamonds, West leads a heart and South discards, a decisive choice that prevents defeat. South keeps trumps to two rounds, avoids ruffing, and blacks are run, with West cashing ace of diamonds and setting tricks if diamonds are led.
Memphis report notes the U S cotton crop for 1950 totaled 9.7 million bales, well below the 1950 output of the previous year at 15.9 million bales, affecting a major portion of the global supply.
Allan Correa, aged one, is believed by his parents to be the youngest roller skater. Lionel Correa says his son skates better than he walks and especially enjoys skating to music in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Janet McLaughlin, 12, plays with a real cat named Butch who enjoys baby clothes, naps in a crib, and sleeps in a doll carriage at night. The playful scene from Boston mixes whimsy with a pet behaving like a toy.
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