The Great A Bomb Robbery sixth article summary
Harry Gold, a Philadelphia chemist spy, travels to New York and Cambridge pursuing Klaus Fuchs. Key meetings occur near the Brooklyn Museum and at Fuchs’s sister’s Cambridge home. Fuchs reveals Los Alamos work on the bomb lens, and Gold delivers secrets to Yakovlev in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Anatoli Yakovlev
New York
Fuchs
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Gold
Philadelphia
Central Park West
Lost items and trades in Ardmore classifieds ad row
A dense page lists lost purses with identifying papers and rewards, a torn Bible with Townsend names, and assorted trading offers for furniture, goods, and services. Subsections include babysitting, ironing, job requests, and a note thanking supporters for a front page request.
Rites Tomorrow For Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix also known as Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer died after a stroke. She was reputedly 90 though records cite 81. A private funeral is planned in New Orleans Tuesday. Dix built a global following with her heartbalm column and public persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Montgomery County
Tenn
Weathered wanderings and wind rattles Amarillo tales
The column muses on a biting north wind, traffic light woes, and nostalgia for traffic bells. It recalls Hemphill County and a colorful figure Jess Yakley at Horse Creek, noting the chill and a man who wears summer shirts with no shoes in 25 years amid prairie ranch talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemphill County
Jess Yakley
Canadian
Horse Creek Ranch
Widow's gate and makeshift gate tale at ranch
On reaching the ranch I exited his car to open a stubborn widow’s gate. He noted the gate’s makeshift character, explaining the term since a woman has kept it together with random wires, a new expression I hadn’t heard before.
Rancher Yakley Overlooks Panhandle Beauty From Stone House
The text profiles Mr. Yakley and his ranch near Canadian in the Panhandle. It describes a stone-faced brick home with a personal clothes closet jammed with suits and coats, his habit of counting railroad cars from a plate glass window, and a scenic north view of the Canadian valley plus nearby Santa Fe bridge. He and his wife travel often and keep boots as footwear.
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Yakley
Panhandle
Jess
Highway Bridge
Santa Fe Bridge
Yokleys Visit California and Texas Tales
Mr and Mrs Yokley travel after New Year to Southern California to visit their daughter the former rodeo champion now married with several grandchildren They boast taller California stories than Texas He recounts his daughter asked him about paying 800 per acre for a 40 acre alfalfa tract The deal ended at 2500 an acre then subdivided for sale He is portrayed as a kind Texan and practical cowman Will Reid from Long Beach visits the ranch travels alone with a dog They meet a warm day in the sandhills with a hot fire and lunch He feeds the dog raw meat but the dog prefers dog food So the host broils meat for the dog and the dog eats it too
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Gold
Fuchs
Fuch
Santa Fe
Castillo Street
Yakovievy
Philadelphia
Yagovlev
Julius Rosenberg
Mrs. Yokley
Southern Fornia
Rodeo Chamion
Kleys
California
Texas
Mr. Yokley
Ter
Will Reid
Long Beach
Cal
King
Remarkable Alberta Wind Narrative From Mr Reid
Mr Reid, born in Canada, recalls a tableland area in Alberta where natives speak of extreme winds. He notes winds often reach high speeds, with a norther or southwest gusts measured near 100 miles per hour, recounting a visit when the wind blew fiercely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reid
Canada
Alberta
Amarillo
Texan's Texaco Question in Fancy New York Store
A Texas man accompanying his wife to a lavish New York shop asked the doorman where the men’s room was and, feeling out of place, inquired if a Texaco station was nearby at the front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
New York
Old Sayings From a Quipful Time
A collection of rustic maxims and witticisms contrasts character and wisdom with satirical observations. It riffs on fools, fame, taxation, professors, and social manners using vivid imagery and ironic humor. The remarks blend metaphor and satire to critique human folly and pretensions.
Trademark for Burger Registered in Texas
The trademark Lota Burger was registered this week by F. E. Waller of Amarillo, announced by Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd. The charter of Exley Well Servicing Company of Pampa was dissolved this week, Shepperd announced.
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Austin
Austin Bureau
F. E. Waller
Amarillo
John Ben Shepperd
Exley Well Servicing Company
Pampa
Shepperd
Builder To Speak Here At Panhandle Home Builders Meet
William P. Atkinson of Oklahoma City president of the National Association of Home Builders will speak at the Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association annual meeting at Dell's Ranch House. The 7 pm session will feature Mickey Maguire as master of ceremonies and officers for 1952 will be elected. Atkinson, a noted national figure, developed Midwest City near Tinker Field, a WWII housing project still growing after winning 1950 Neighborhood Development honors.
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William P
Bill” Atkinson
Oklahoma City
National Association of Home Builders
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
Dell’s Ranch House
North East
Eighth
Mickey Maguire
Atkinson
Midwest City
Tinker Field
National Association of Homes Builders
Personal Health Service Ad By Dr Brady
A brief public health notice by William Brady MD offers personal health and hygiene guidance. Requests must be sent with a stamped self addressed envelope and will be answered within one page or about 100 words. Mail to Dr Brady in care of The Amarillo Globe-Times via the National Newspaper Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brady
Pat
Brady
Amarillo Globe-Times
National Newspaper Syndicate
So You Have Indigestion A Health Pamphlet Advice
A reader column reviews the pamphlet So You Have Indigestion advising calcium carbonate with magnesium trisilicate for excess stomach acidity and warns against spurious ulcers common in smokers. It notes recovery times after quitting smoking and promotes hygiene and diet tips, plus a request for 25 cents and stamped envelope for the pamphlet and related inquiries.
Bayou Defined as Inlet to Lake or Bay
A bayou is an inlet that connects a body of water to a lake or bay, functioning as a slow moving channel often surrounded by wetlands where freshwater mixes with tidal influences.
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Russia
Bob Considine
INS
Harry Gold
Harry
Mrs. Gold
Klaus Fuchs
New England
Alaska
New York City
Washington
America
Penn Station
Brooklyn
Yakovlev
West 77Th
Cambridge
Mass
Elizabeth Heineman
Raymond
Klaus
Heineman House
Los Alamos
Ninth Avenue
23Rd Street
Joaquin
Sabinas
Keno
Noel Noel
Teeta
An’ Rawd
Kress
San Diego
Earline Boyd
East Tenth
North Buchanan
Tack
News-Globe-Times
Polk Street
News-Globe- Times
Cordell
Okla
Floyd Eugene Townsend
Margaret Claudine Townsend
Slaton
Claud
Gunn Bros
Dallas
Winchester Target
B. H. Plemons
Polk
Britannica
Russell
Georgia
van Buren
Globe-News
Ava
W. P
Personal Health Service
Irving Gray
A. J
Topsy
Your
Better Business Bureau
Dorothy Draper
Packard
Packard Engineering
Southworth Motors, Inc
Fillmore
Rome
Huto
Ince
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