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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1951
Page
4
Syms introduces the guest of honor, Mr Killer Frankenstein, in the wrestling arena with a playful line. The moment blends theatrical hype with ring persona as spectators await the match.
Advertisement notes a traditional practice in New Mexico where people mounted a burro from behind and rode astride the ramp abaft the ps. The quirky historic line reflects period advertising humor and regional lore.
Hollywood August fifteenth. Film producer Preston Sturges aged 52 wed actress Sandy Mellen aged 21 on the stage of the Player's Theater after her performance in Room Service. Mellen, born Anne Margaret Nagle, is the daughter of a late Washington realtor. The couple met two years ago and this is Sturges third marriage and Mellen’s second.
An advertisement touts Bluestar Ointment as a single application remedy for itching and skin conditions such as eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with repeat use encouraged until healing occurs. Money back guarantee offers a satisfaction promise on the first jar.
The American National Bank at Seventh and Tyler will occupy about a third of the site with drive up banking and parking space for the rest. The design allows a potential north adjacent office tower, using the main two story bank building as a setback. The Davidson Hotel site foundation supports a 14 story structure and the usable office space on each floor measures 7,505 square feet. Ground floor may stay for drive up banking while upper floors could be leased.
The FDA cautioned parents today about vending machines that dispense plastic and metal trinkets with candy and gum. The agency warned that brightly colored merchandise can attract young children and risk choking if objects are swallowed or lodge in the windpipe.
In Dallas on August 15 Peace Justice Bill Richberg denied a husband’s plea to limit his wife to one comic book daily. He argued the reading interfered with housework and child care, but the wife said reading helped her relax and she countered in court.
An old patent medicine ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they stimulate two pints of bile daily to prevent digestive discomfort. The copy associates bile flow with improved mood and digestion and urges purchase at drugstores for 37 cents.
A terse exchange in the courtroom escalates tensions as remarks about jail and punishment surface. Lawyers argue over intent and jurisdiction while the judge warns against inflammatory statements. The case centers on alleged threats and the appropriate custodial response.
A husband lashed his wife with a belt over her reading habits. The Amarillo judge, a comic book reader, dismissed the case after warning the wife not to let reading interfere with housework and children. He told the husband not to whip his wife again and noted his own taste for funny books.
A reader asks about teen acne and a skin care routine. The advice favors a soap free cleanser followed by a greaseless antiseptic cream and promotes VELOCIA as a suitable treatment sold in stores and beauty salons. Peggy Allen signs the ad from Paris Tennessee.
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