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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
2
A reflective column questions West Point exam improprieties and media reactions. It derides Pegler and critics, calls for humane treatment of disciplined cadets, and contrasts wartime leadership with alleged journalistic cruelty. The piece condemns sensationalism and asks about the duration of the misconduct system.
The piece accuses a prominent American columnist of smearing General Eisenhower with a diabolic between the lines charge involving a secretary who was part of his staff. The allegations tie to Roosevelt era politics and wartime command. The vice of sensational journalism is condemned as moral decay.
About eighty women joined the first of four Merrill Lynch investment classes at Amarillo Center, learning basic concepts from George Simms of the Amarillo Merrill Lynch office. The session covered bonds, stocks, debentures and investment aims, with guest speaker Jack Cunningham of Southwestern Public Service highlighting utilities and company growth.
A Merrill Lynch session in major financial centers explained how utility financing differs from industrial investments. General Motors turns over capital every 39 days, while the light and power industry cycles once every three and a half years. Government ownership of utilities has declined since 1949 and 1950, with private companies remaining dominant.
Experimental installations of radio equipment in railway communications were undertaken on the Lackawanna, Burlington, and other railroads over three decades ago, marking early advances in integrated signaling and passenger service communications.
A columnist contrasts optimists and pessimists, praising local scenery and tourist potential. He laments closures of Hardyng ranch and others due to abuse, urges improvements like parks, trees, and resort development while praising climate, air, water, and hospitality. He ends by asking what remains for a visitor to do.
Washington notes that the United States has twice fought wars to protect commerce and secure settlements without conquering adversaries. It cites 1798 with France, the War of 1812 with Britain, and the Spanish American War aiding Cuban independence without invading Spain.
In Greenville Massachusetts Bill Emerson cast a fishing rip when a 14 inch bullfrog sprang up and tried to swallow his plug. Emerson landed the frog. The report also notes the moon jelly aurelia aurita as the Atlantic coast’s common jellyfish with eight eyes tentacles and stingers.
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