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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
11
Greenland has long been a landing place for large meteorites. Eskimos pounded these meteoritic pieces into flakes and inserted them into the cutting edges of their harpoon points, strengthening them for hunting.
Corporal Donald R. Moore son of Mr and Mrs Sam R Moore of 614 Jackson is now attending the Army Supply School at Fort Lee Virginia. He previously spent two years at Camp Hood Texas before departing last week to enroll in the school.
The Children's Home hosted a Sunday afternoon session providing permanent waves to 17 girls. The event, part of the Texas Association of Accredited Beauty Culturists program, featured 15 beauty operators offering free services. Operators also treated the children to a picnic lunch.
Plans for the Better Baby Show sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Hanson Post No. 54 were made by the contest committee. Registrations for the show will be accepted Thursday Friday and Saturday at the infants department of White Kirk for children under five. No fee, in person registration only. Winners from six age classes compete for Miss and Master Amarillo of 195% at the coronation pageant September 15 in Municipal Auditorium. Coronation will feature royal figures. loving cups to winners.
Mrs Ben K Collins Mrs Ray Smith Mrs Davis Medley Mrs L A Pitt Mrs J W Potts Mrs Dorothy Long Mrs Louise Long Mrs Clyde Burton Mrs Lou Roberts Miss Louise Standefer Miss Christine Collins Mrs Ruby Johnson Miss Carolyn Fowler Mrs Charles C Gibson.
Graveside rites were held at Memorial Park Cemetery for Clay Baumgartner infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Baumgartner of 2100 North West Eighth. Rev. Frank A. Godsoe of Central Baptist Church officiated. Burial by N. S. Griggs & Sons. Survived by paternal grandmother Mrs. Isabel Baumgartner of New York City and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Artis Hand. Amarillo.
The Downtown Kiwanis Club has matched two German youths with local host families for a school year. Ulrich Fritz Otto Hungsberg will stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Madison at 108 Crestway, while Gerhild Echaible will live with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sharp at 1617 Hayden. Ralph Lemons, Kiwanis boys and girls work chair, praised the host response and noted final selections were made by the American Field Service.
A vintage advertisement touts BC powders and tablets for quick headache relief. It claims multiple world famous pain relievers work together for faster, stronger effect than each alone, with safe use when directed for simple headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It notes same formula in tablet and powder form and two tablets equal one powder, priced 10c and 20c.
Ulrich and Gerhild, soon to be Amarillo High seniors, will arrive around August 28 after staying with those who offered hospitality. The notice highlights community welcome for the students.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home for George W. Mitchell 81 of East Fourth. He died shortly before noon yesterday at his home after living in Amarillo 22 years as a retired farmer. Native of Decatur Illinois he is survived by his wife Emma and a niece Mrs K T Price of Decatur.
A letter from Andrew H. Truby of Woodland Illinois joins hundreds praising Kellogg's All-Bran for constipation relief after long dosing. The ad urges daily one ounce with water and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
A promotional pitch offers a free trial bottle of Hexol to calm irritability. Readers are invited to request a sample by writing Hexol, Inc., Dept. 4B, 1500-17th St., San Francisco 7, California, with no obligation.
Report notes that during a period on the Franco-Belgian frontier smugglers used powerful light emitters called dazzle guns to deter authorities. These devices projected a beam capable of four miles, temporarily blinding anyone in the path and aiding illicit tobacco smuggling.
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Eldridge 78 of Houston formerly Amarillo were held at 2 pm at Griggs Sons Chapel Rev Hubert Thomson officiated burial Llano Cemetery Pallbearers were Bill Mosley Lee Stroud Less Sims R B Manning Walter Glovier Hulett Agee Mrs Eldridge widow of E L Eldridge died Saturday in a Houston hospital She had lived with her son Frank Eldridge of Houston for two years in Amarillo she had lived at 1306 Buchanan Survivors include two other sons Oliver Eldridge of Craig Colorado and Tom Eldridge of Farmington New Mexico a sister Mrs John McGabe of Robert Lee Tex
Three more organized reservists have been called to active duty. Lt. Comdr. John J. Vandale announced this morning. The men are Thomas C. Hicks Jr., Claude E. Steven, and Ernest E. Hagee with addresses in Dallas and surroundings. They are ordered to report to Oklahoma City early next week.
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