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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
2
The August forecast promises pleasant days. A Cincinnati reader cites a Kentucky breakfast joke, a shotgun wedding anecdote, and a legal note on social guest liability. The piece surveys fashion tips, wartime chatter, and a lengthy letter defending Russia’s actions and critiquing Western policy.
Mr and Mrs E L Easley of 2216 Polk received news that their son Cpl Earl P Easley at Brooke Army Medical Center sent a recording of a musical selection dedicated to them. Earl, a former trombonist in Amarillo High School and Amarillo College, is hospitalized for treatment on a hand from a March gunshot accident and his ward’s Hi Neighbor broadcast on KBAH.
European nations received about 71 percent of their oil imports from the Middle East in 1950, with the United States Economic Cooperation Administration aiding regional supply efforts.
Preliminary government forecasts indicate Pakistan will harvest nearly a quarter more jute in 1961-52 than in 1950-51. The report from Dacca cites increased output and favorable conditions as key factors affecting the crop outlook.
Globe Correspondent reports Jennie Henry of Floydada praised as cooking queen for meals at home and for contributions to club dinners. Neighbors cite her mother-in-law’s skill, her PTA and community roles, and a standout 2-foot birthday cake, while her husband, a 200-pound oil dealer, remains indifferent to food.
An adopted Texan from Alabama writes to counter a hostile view of Texans. She explains growing up in Birmingham and moving to Texas for court reporting training, asking readers to judge individuals rather than states, and expressing a desire to remain in Texas for life. She notes Birmingham’s reaction and hopes Alabama won’t mirror it.
Lost on Polk Street Saturday July 22 a child’s plastic rim glasses brown frames gold trim case contains address reward Jed Lynes 2015 Jackson phone 2 0893 WANTED baby skunk Ray Walker 205 Louisiana or phone 2 0552 Small puppy for my baby Mrs B H Hopwood phone 2 4445 BABY SITTING fenced yard References Will take good care of children Phone 2 6601 WOULD CORRESPOND Amarillo new and lonely meet girls 18 to 24 John G Moreland 21 blond 6 ft 180 Call 3 0335 Route 2 Box 241 JOBS WANTED Nursing in home preferably with quarters attached References Call 4 1826
Prowlers climbed a steel fence and took two storage batteries from the Salem police department radio transmitter site. The incident indicates a break in at the facility and raises concerns about security. No injuries reported.
A San Jacinto resident complains the water department charges $25 to connect water and a $3 meter deposit, while Southwestern Public Service Co. and Amarillo Gas Co. charge only $5 for connection and meters, noting no prior water connection fee in Amarillo and urging awareness of the issue.
A reader sermonizes on Democratic values and contrasts past and present party nobility. He argues forefathers fought for democracy, condemns congressional spending, and recalls a president who served without pay and without abuses of taxpayer money.
The Amarillo Life Underwriters Association will hold a 730 AM meeting in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel featuring Kenneth D. Moore of Lubbock as principal speaker. Moore has long been active in the Panhandle Plains life underwriting scene and will discuss industry topics before the group returns home for afternoon business. The gathering marks the first regular session under the newly elected officers.
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