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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1951
Page
1
A column laments a strike between iron workers and electricians delaying an AEC defense project. The writer argues the dispute harmed public interest and national security, urging a solution by those responsible to end the conflict. Also notes a Christmas compliment to courteous staff in a classified ad section.
A late December milk price increase of one cent per quart was revealed Friday, with local distributors stating prices go into effect Christmas Day. Stores report many have raised all milk prices by a penny, with pasteurized and homogenized options listed in per quart and per bottle formats. An official distributor explains the hike aims to cover rising feed costs, and dairy operators claim they are not profiting from the raise.
A brief fragment reflecting on questioning life and noticing many small joys hidden in plain sight as the speaker contemplates meaning and observation.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the General Mills grain plant in Amarillo causing thousands of dollars in damage and forcing an early shutdown. The fire confined to the fifth and sixth floors damaged two purifiers and a sifter as shown in a Globe-Times photo.
A Friday dawn fire damaged machinery on the fifth and sixth floors of the General Mills mill, forcing a shutdown for at least six weeks. Cause undetermined but suspected to begin in one of two purifiers or related stock. one purifier destroyed a sister unit, extensive smoke and water damage reported. Ed White detected the blaze at 3:45 am during a plant inspection. alarm sounded, 10 workers followed emergency shutdown procedures as Central Fire Station sent five trucks to the scene.
Officers sought scientific help after the Christmas slaying of Oran Wilson Jr. as Moore County Sheriff John Easley headed to Austin to have DPS experts examine evidence marking a bold effort to solve the case.
Four year old Tommie Yates lies in critical condition after a Christmas Eve beating in Vernon. Hundreds flood Baylor Hospital with calls and gifts as the boy undergoes surgery. His mother and stepfather, Robert and Mrs Simpson, are jailed on assault to murder charges. Wilbarger County seeks to remove parental rights. suit to place Tommie under state ward pending Monday hearing.
The UN command said at least 450 American soldiers died in North Korean rear-area prison camps, about 77 percent of UN troops known to be imprisoned and unaccounted. The report notes the 450 were not listed among the 11,559 prisoners and may reflect deaths from disease or clashes while in captivity.
The article reports on Harold Stassen’s Philadelphia announcement launching his presidential bid and addressing Eisenhower’s possible plans. It notes Moody’s view that Eisenhower would not run as a Republican and outlines questions about Stassen’s strategy, Taft opposition, and potential Taft E eisenhower deadlock. The piece cites prior conferences with Eisenhower in Paris and notes presses questions at Washington and Philadelphia events.
US Weather Bureau reports fair weather and rising temperatures across Amarillo and vicinity with mild nights. Forecasts show highs near 65 and lows around 38 on Friday and Saturday, with generally favorable outdoor conditions and warmer temperatures across West Texas and New Mexico.
Construction workers return to the Pantex plant as iron workers resume welding after a union board ruling in Washington. Iron Workers Local 408 awarded welding on the Del Webb contract, ending a dispute that paused about 1,500 workers. A similar ruling had been made on the Silas Mason contract months earlier. Potential flare ups loom on the Claude E. Mathis project when reinforcing steel welding starts. Broome Electric workers were part of the subcontract involved. The union general president J H Lyons announced the settlement in their favor.
Perryton rancher John Tillerson reports a plan to move cattle to Amarillo ended with a theft and forged check. A Perryton man, jailed in Los Angeles, faces forgery charges and possible extradition. Authorities also seek him for parole violation tied to the alleged cattle scheme.
Graham B Johnson Jr died in a Norman Oklahoma hospital at 5 30 am Friday after a Christmas night auto mobile wreck return to Norman from Oklahoma City He was 22 and a Rhodes scholar former Oxford student and president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon His uncles Eddie and Hap Johnson of Amarillo were en route by air to Oklahoma Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Saturday at St Johns Episcopal Church Norman Williams Boyce Phoge
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