This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1951
Page
2
The piece notes 1844 flood records, Kansas City flood aid from Johnstown, and a Galveston style water post. It profiles Jodie VanHorn, a river entrepreneur selling carp and lumber, and comments on communism and Will Rogers with reflections on American prosperity and European envy.
The text compares European and Asian tensions with revolts and corrupt leadership, then shifts to a rural vignette of dairy farming woes. It mentions Arabs along the Suez Canal, oil wealth misused, and a farmer who pivots from dairy to other farm chores after a troublesome hired hand milks cows twice daily, leading to selling nearly all cattle.
The narrator argues that British rule fed Indian strength and that post‑independence India, with growing armed forces, will soon wield greater regional power. The piece contends Indians may face harsher conditions than under British rule as they expand military and political reach.
A speaker argues that the people cannot remove their rulers for long and that financiers are easier to manage than soldiers. He notes temporary revolts fail as new leaders arise and quotes a harsh definition of optimism tied to ignoring three years of front-page news.
A Voltaire quote frames the piece on strengthening the nation from within through courage and truth telling. It notes demagogues, calls for unity across classes and creeds, and reflects on a Kansas City Star editor responding to a Boston Globe error as fantastical. The writer recalls an old friend now living in the country.
A speaker argues against continuous cow milking, stating a man who milks many cows daily without help is a modern slave. The suggestion is for everyone to have at least one night and one morning per week free from milking duties.
A baseball summary notes Texas low self harm death rates contrast with homicides, while organized baseball struggles. The American League races tighten yet attendance falls in top teams. The Kansas City Blues feature Mantle as a Yankee farm rookie who faltered in New York, collecting five hits in five at bats but making three errors in the outfield in yesterday's doubleheader.
Dizzy Dean of Texas owns a large ranch with cattle named after him. He recently spoke on the radio with Mr Kaltenborn, calling him Mr Cattleborn. Dean trains his son to pitch fast balls only, claiming curves harm young pitchers and bend trees the wrong way.
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Chauncey commanding general of the Technical Training Air Force was due in Amarillo today for a routine inspection of Amarillo Air Force Base. He will travel from Lowry Field Denver to Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls after completing the inspection.
The bite of some ticks may produce a peculiar tick paralysis which disappears when the tick is removed, according to the Encylopedia Britannica.
A new organized reserve unit was formed yesterday in Amarillo at the Organized Reserve Headquarters. The 448th Military Prisoner of War Processing Company becomes active Aug. 1 to process POWs from the front, interrogate them, and redistribute information. The unit calls for five officers and 56 enlisted men with vacancies for three officers and 15 enlisted. Lt. Allen Johnson is commanding officer and Dean Dunlap serves as executive officer. Specialists needed include photographers, fingerprinters, interpreters, supply men, section leaders and truck drivers.
A local notice describes Fruitone as a sticky plant spray for tomatoes to keep blooms from dropping and aid germination. It also lists multiple classified items including eight collie puppies for sale, lost dog notices, and help wanted for ironing and yard work with contact numbers.
Eight tons of buttered sweet corn will be served free to thousands at Mendota Illinois for the fourth annual Sweet Corn Festival. The event, sponsored by the chamber of commerce and civic groups, will feature corn cooked in a large steam boiler with butter supplied by a local creamery.
Tokyo reports that Japan plans to wear artificial roses as flowers of peace on the day the peace treaty is signed in San Francisco. Volunteers will sell the flowers in the streets, with proceeds to fund construction of an International Peace Hall.
A letter from Mrs De Voglaer at 409 North Georgia asks locals to visit and befriend her 69 year old father in law, a 30 year Army veteran who recently moved to Amarillo. He lacks transportation and hopes veterans or neighbors will reach out and call 35821.
Dear Mr Tack asks for the method of a Princess dressing recipe. The note questions whether the dressing is beaten with a rotary beater and requests the correct order of adding ingredients and whether an egg base is used to bind it.
A fragment describes making an eggless dressing by combining syrup and other ingredients in a fruit jar, shaking well, and storing in the frigidaire. It warns never to put an egg in and to shake before use. The text appears as informal kitchen guidance with unclear context.
The harp is regarded as the oldest stringed instrument used by many nations in various forms. Ancient texts, including the Bible, credit Jubai as its inventor.
New York August forecast for Perseids promises about 50 meteors per hour from August 9 to 13 with peak after midnight on August 11 and 12 when skies are moonless. Meteors travel about 40 miles per second, burn hot and blue white, sometimes leaving trains of sparks. Origin unknown. named for Eta Persei.
The piece notes that Perseids can produce true showers in mid August with a rain of fire that never reaches the earth. During the August 11 period, observers may see 60 to 100 meteors per hour.
Ladislav Galan former manager in the nationalized milling industry in eastern Slovakia was sentenced to death by a Kosice court for feeding bread to pigs. The case cited sabotage hampering nationalization and damaging national property with tens of thousands of pounds of bread and use of musty supplies.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.