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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
19
Ford dor sedan radio heater ta deau condition 148 Taylor 2-0492 or 3-2741. CHEVROLET Club Coupe clean 919.B Bryan 3don J STER in perfect condi tiog equity or trade for r car. Clyde Bearden Serv oe 22nd and Washing ton 6863.
Truitt s Guaranteed Used Cars markets a 1949 Oldsmobile 98 Sedanet with radio heater priced at 2095 along with 1949 Buick Super Sedanet 1947 Buick Super Sedanet 1948 Pontiac 4 door Sedan and other models including Studebaker Commander 1942 Buick Super Sedanet all advertised with radios heaters hydramatic or overdrive. Several carry 30 day or 90 day guarantees and evening hours noted.
A dense classified listing offers multiple used cars and prices. Vehicles include a 1949 Hudson Brougham with 17,000 miles priced at 1700, a 37 Ford Station Wagon at 250, a 1941 Plymouth at 275, a 1940 Nash sedan, a 1949 Nach 600 cheap, a 1946 Chevrolet 1 1⁄2 ton panel, a 1946 Buick 4 door sedan, and various others with phone contacts and trade options. Private party sales, trades, and contact details are included.
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel condemned a stop gap tidelands bill as creating a new federal control policy. He urged interim measures to allow states to continue existing operations while avoiding full federal takeover. Senator Sheridan Downey supported renewal of current stipulations in place for three years as a simpler solution.
James V of Scotland reportedly served a dessert of covered dishes piled with newly minted gold pieces. The tale frames a decadent royal banquet amid a land famed for hunting and gold mining.
Montgomery Ward & Co advertises guaranteed rebuilt motors for Ford, Chevy, Plymouth and Dodge with payments as low as 1100 monthly. Plymouth motor offered for 1948, call after 5 pm. Also features shock exchange water pumps and nylon seat covers in stock.
Truman Kemper of 88 Fairmont, Amarillo, valedictorian in 1948 with a 98.15 average, has been named the Daily Times Herald Scholarship winner for 1950 51 to attend the University of Texas. The $100 award comes from a $5,000 fund established by the Daily Times Herald of Dallas. Kemper, employed by the Texas Company Refinery, plans to study business administration and law.
City Manager N V Moss says the 1950 51 budget will be filed with the city secretary this week. Only a few capital outlay items remain, notably a proposed 150900 swimming pool at Ellwood Park. Final estimates go to the city commission after tomorrow's meeting. The report notes more than 509000 new power connections financed by the Rural Electrification Administration in 1949.
City recreation director Jack Haas says the Jin gling Bros. Bay-Rum and Barley Ringless circus is ready for 8 pm next Friday in Sam Houston Park. Over 200 children from ages 5 to high school will perform 25 acts, with new routines and acts from last year. The Amarillo Community Band will provide a pre circus concert under Charles M. Riker, and last year’s finale drew about 8 500 spectators, with room for 10 000 to spread blankets and watch the show.
Leland Grant of 502 Pairmont and Willis Veale were charged today in connection with a break-in at White's Boot and Shoe Shop, 3612 West Twelfth. City Officer Poindexter caught one suspect climbing the window at about 3 am Sunday. Stolen property was recovered and identified by Carl Stages, owner. Bond set at 1500 dollars each by Justice Carder.
Uniformed members of Khiva Temple plan to participate in Perryton's Wheatheart celebration Friday and Saturday. Shriners from Amarillo should report at the Temple on Fifth at Pillmore at 7 30 Friday morning. Buses depart at 7 45. Unit members should wear full uniform, said Bill Brown.
T. F. Drake a 20 year old of 1104 Fillmore pleaded guilty in county court to driving while intoxicated after a collision Saturday at North Fourteenth and Nelson. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs.
Laddie the eight month old collie belonging to the G W Campbells of 3908 Cheyenne vanished after a frenzied run with Blackie the Hess dog Friday night. Found Sunday under a floor, Laddie is diagnosed with fright. Mrs Hess saw a large snake in adjacent lot Saturday morning and police and firemen could not locate it. A petition to clean up the vacant lots will be circulated. Laddie has not barked or played since returning home.
Funeral services for James An drew Robinson aged 59 of 2405 Cleveland were held at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev. George Turrentine officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include a wife four stepdaughters a stepson three brothers and two sisters. He died after a two car collision near Highway 66 and Pullman Switch Road.
W H Gattis chairman of the market show committee says the advance spring apparel exhibit dates shifted from Nov 12 13 to Nov 19 20 due to conflicting conventions. He also reports on the successful gift show and the committee's plan to continue that feature.
Graveside services were held for the infant son of Mr and Mrs T S Boren at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev Roy Flippo officiating. The burial was by Blackburn Shaw. The infant died Sunday morning in Northwest Texas Hospital. Survivors include two brothers Richard Dale and Oran Kerley three sisters Alta Margaret Sue and Mildred Jo paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Dick Boren Amarillo and maternal grandmother Mrs CC A Alexander Lampasas.
Mrs Mary Jane Fairchild aged 89 sustained a cut to the back of her head when she fell in her bathroom at 3810 Harrison. Relatives said her head struck the bathtub. She was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital by Blackburn Shaw ambulance. nurses reported the condition not serious.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie A. Davies of Bement Sn aged 92 will be held Tuesday in Bement. Colby Davies and his wife have left Amarillo to attend the service. Mrs. Davies died Saturday at Bement.
Samuel Davis, porter at the Herring Hotel, was fined $100 and costs in county court after pleading guilty to selling liquor without a permit. The alleged sale occurred on July 27 and charges were filed by Texas Liquor Control Board agents.
Potter County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold an 8 o'clock board meeting tomorrow night in the Old Library Building. J B Briscoe serves as board chairman for the Red Cross directed session.
Gallup poll shows rising public backing for a greatly expanded Voice of America effort to tell America’s story abroad. Before the Korean War support was 5 to 4 in favor. now it is 1 to 4 in favor, with informed voters nearly 3 to 1. The surge accompanies Senate proposals for a world radio network and a broader propaganda of truth, backed by Eisenhower and Truman.
JOHANNESBURG American auto makers price themselves out of a growing South African market says H J Edeling vice chairman of the South African Automobile Association In a Johannesburg speech he notes that 11 years ago American cars cost 980 and now fetch 2375 prompting South Africans to favor low powered British and continental makes.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association reports May monthly output of passenger tires at 17,369,190 units, a new peak surpassing the prior October 1947 record. Inner tube production rose to 7,089,227 units, up 12.7 percent from April, and tire inventories stood at 10,364,646 for passenger tires, 2,002,692 for bus and truck tires, and 12,109,933 for inner tubes.
Chicago report links high sugar intake to widespread dental decay affecting over nine of ten Americans according to findings from the Journal of the American Dental Association.
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