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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
2
Mrs. Cora Gaswick of San Jose connected with a real estate firm borrowed funds to build two houses. One sold in mid summer, the other remained unsold, causing worry and sleepless nights. After indecision, she finally rented or sold the second house following a Christmas night inquiry and a successful sale.
Buick Special presents unbeatable value with room, finish, and maneuverability for easy parking. The ad touts lower cost per pound than Butter and cheaper than the lowest price sixes, emphasizing distinctive styling and home-like practicality.
A 50 year survey of moisture trends finds no sign of upcoming precipitation in the North and East. Officials delay January forecast, expressing cautious optimism without a solid basis. A reader from Amarillo, Alfred Tucker, questions Tack's prophecies and requests a brief office visit to discuss the weather outlook.
Message invites Mr Tucker for an informal visit to discuss weather. The author says Tucker’s forecasts rely on past cycle records plus common sense and luck.
The Amarillo city commission approved a major paving project totaling 82314.10 dollars covering 13 areas to aid growth in Southwest Amarillo. Bell-Braden-Barker & Gilvin, Inc. won 11 sections for 66100.39 dollars while Klock Construction took the remaining two sections for 16213.71 dollars. Work will start immediately with the city paying about 24000 dollars, near half of the 50000 dollar street paving budget for the fiscal year.
Roy Wickware 21 of Maysville Oklahoma was killed Saturday when a shotgun on a tractor fired after the barrel struck a rough spot. He died in Pauls Valley Hospital. Survived by wife parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral at Maysville First Baptist Church.
Civil Service lists openings with the Federal Housing Administration and other federal agencies in Texas. Positions include construction aide valuation aide and examiners with salaries from 3100 to 4600 dollars annually. Medical record librarian posts offer 3100 to 3825 dollars. Application forms available from H. M. Timmons, civil service secretary, Room 21, post office building.
Berlin reports the Sozialdemokrat says new low grade uranium deposits were found near the Werningerode Nordhausen railway in the Hartz Mountains of Thuringia.
Hollywood star Shelley Winters rails at intellectual dullness in the industry naming five supposedly most intelligent men George Stevens Farley Granger Marlon Brando Charlie Chaplin and Charles Laughton She laments scarcity of intelligent talk at parties and recalls defending Laurence Olivier Hamlet A brief capsule review notes The Bicycle Thief among postwar European films as a stark realist tale ending without hope.
December 28 marks the death of Matthew Caldwell known as Old Paint, a Texas leader in the Santa Fe Expedition and commander who repelled General Woll. Born in Kentucky in 1798, he tamed a paint horse and fought Indians at Plum Creek before being captured in Mexico and dying after prison privations in 1842.
Tokyo reports three day quake siege causing damage estimated at more than 3.6 million dollars. Eight dead, one seriously injured, one missing, 103 structures collapsed, 338 damaged, four bridges destroyed and significant harm to power plants water systems and railways.
A palmistry sketch praises Bob Hope as a popular toastmaster with a strong hand. It cites his long life lines and notes a triangle of humor at the base of his second finger and a projection mark on the Mount of Luna as markers of his comedy success.
A collection of reader questions and Mrs. Post’s answers covers topics from public grace expressions and personal letterheads to addressing young boys as Master and girls as Miss, addressing women by last name, and whether out of town guests must be invited. The column includes note on obtaining Mrs. Post’s Letter Writing booklet.
William C. Barnard profiles N. K. Woerner of Austin, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety statistics division, famed for holiday death forecasts. He predicted 2,056 traffic deaths in 1948, missing by three, and estimates 194 fatalities for the 1948 Christmas to New Year period.
In Honolulu on December 28 Judge Clifton H. Tracy questioned a drunkenness defendant who claimed surprise at the judge. The jurist replied that he remembered the man’s face and the man conceded, noting he had been before the judge once before and that the judge had married him.
Dallas police said K. T. Chis holm charged with robbing a local liquor store weeks ago will be returned from San Antonio after being arrested there. Detective Captain Will Fritz confirmed the arrest. Frank Freitas, former All Black rugby star, won $40,000 in a Hobart New Zealand lottery.
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