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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
4
Pete cece To Robert Lee Bradshaw, 20, is jailed in Potter County while the district attorney seeks to revoke a two year suspended sentence for a 1948 burglary conviction at W. T. Marshall Grocery. He also earned an 18 month Fresno forgery term, complicating the case.
Amarillo prepares to discuss with the city commission and Civil Aeronautics Administration officials the construction of a new 400000 terminal at Amarillo Air Terminal. Leigh Fisher of South Bend and CAA engineers J D Church S E Travis Jr Bill Brown will join the talks at Municipal Auditorium.
An old fashioned advice column touts Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic for backache fatigue headaches and nighttime urination linked to kidney strain. It claims Doan's has helped millions for over 50 years and promises relief by aiding kidney function.
Herbert O. Willborn former Amarillo YMCA board president has been elected to the Estes Park Conference executive board. The combined southwestern and central western YMCA areas oversee Estes Park grounds expected to host over 1,000 people. The board, meeting twice yearly, will hold its next session in November in Denver. Willborn also serves on the southwestern area board.
In Santa Monica a motorist reporting car accessory theft began to reveal his name but was interrupted by an officer. He then joked about being called Wow. The piece also notes that the letter Q is omitted from phone dials to avoid confusion with O.
A new textile testing station and industrial research laboratory is to be built in Cairo named the Fuad Institute. The project will cost about $900,000 and aims to advance textile research and manufacturing capabilities in Egypt.
An exclusive Amarillo auto auction serves dealers from Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado New Mexico Arizona California Washington Oregon and Utah. Dealers trade to match demand, with convertibles and sedans switching hands as buyers and sellers move cars through a tightly controlled, carded entry system overseen by McClure. Buckwheat is raised commercially in 15 US states.
Earl Allmand of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce urged local manufacturers to complete and forward industrial questionnaires. More than 100 were mailed two weeks ago, about 50 percent returned. Capt. Horace F. Pair of the Fort Worth Air Force procurement field office said the data will aid surveying Panhandle industrial potential for war production.
Stanton Field city engineer said bids will be let August 22 for paving of the first alleys under the city alley-improvement plan. Nine petitions for paving under the plan have been submitted. The city will cover half the asphalt paving cost with the rest paid by adjacent property owners.
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