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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1951
Page
2
A New Year editorial notes sharp splits within the Republican Party over Taft and Roosevelt factions amid rising tensions and potential cross party support. A Baltimore letter delivery and a Hemphill County resident praising an electric blanket highlight domestic notes as a looming blizzard threatens REA wires and comfort for rural readers.
The text notes double electric blankets and individual heating systems for each side of the bed, allowing the wife and husband to set their own temperature independently. Each side has its own control.
In the country trip with Bill Kane and Rusty Milley the ignition key was hidden in Kane’s coat and the coat placed in the trunk. After discovering the swap the group kicked the rear compartment to access the engine wires and restore the car, then continued on their way.
In Amarillo during the holidays talk turns to rare robberies and the idea that thieves may be celebrating like everyone else. A separate discussion centers on promoters profiting from Matador ranches sold by a British syndicate, led by a young French lawyer, with profits of 12 to 15 million dollars expected as land values rise and a capital gains tax looms next month.
The region sees many residents planning to buy portions of large ranches as the big holdings are earmarked for division into smaller parcels. The trend reflects ongoing interest in ranch land and property opportunities across Amarillo and surrounding Panhandle areas.
Texas ranch land prices have risen 300 to 400 percent while the dollar loses value, with demand far outpacing supply. The piece argues inflation devalues the dollar by about 60 percent, yet ranch land appreciates dramatically, creating distorted markets.
A famous saying attributed to a renowned newspaperman frames life as a relentless sequence of trials while love remains a counterpoint, enduring amid chaos. The quip echoes themes of persistence and affection in the face of daily difficulty.
A fragment from a historical page asks what the serious task is for all of us. The readable lines hint at a call to action but lack clear specifics or names. The context remains unclear and no definite event or instruction is provided.
A letter from two Amarillo readers advocates a traffic overhaul. They propose southbound Tyler and northbound Taylor, side traffic lights, and no parking on Polk Street 4 to 6 PM. They urge through streets with limited signals, city traffic engineer collaboration, and a cross-town open committee to design a fair plan.
A speaker muses on saving versus spending and argues that those who save owe a debt of gratitude to spenders. He cites Cal Farley as endorsing the idea that without free spenders and profligates, savers would face greater hardship. The remarks question thrift culture and its social balance.
The message extends warm wishes for the coming year. It expresses hopes for happiness, better health, and easier world conditions, wishing the reader a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.
A jumble of personal notices, job requests, lost and found items, trades, and household services. Calls for a coat return, job seeks for a night watchman, dishwashing, bookkeeping, a live-in arrangement, child care, and a baby sitting need, plus offers to trade pianos, animals, and household items. Includes a lonely marriage-minded woman and various locality addresses and phone prompts.
A reader argues that apparent meteors near Las Vegas Los Alamos and Amarillo could be rockets from Siberia aimed at U S projects. The letter mocks media gullibility and urges traffic officers to curb hot rod driving rather than installing dips on streets.
An escapee from Potter County jail for over two years, Marion Moss, 33, was recaptured and returned here Sunday from Dallas where he was picked up for investigation. A check showed he was the man who escaped this jail on October 5, 1949, with four other prisoners. the others were captured. Moss was awaiting trial on felony theft and was serving a fine for drunken driving at the time of the escape.
North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung said in New Year's greetings to Chinese volunteers in Korea that America is doomed to collapse unless she washes hands from Korea. He thanked the Chinese volunteers for assisting Pyongyang radio broadcast the message from Tokyo.
Police planned to charge a dozen men nabbed in a raid in the 900 block of Buchanan Sunday night with gambling. The suspects are accused of gaming with cards with one man suspected of operating a gambling place. Some had prior gaming arrests.
1406 North Apache in North East Amarillo. Lady seeks contact with toy type Boston Screwtail Bulldogs. Call 3-3323. Lost: Black Cocker puppy female two months. Reward. Strayed from TM 3619 Ong. Call 3-1173.
Peggy Lou Snyder’s dance pupils present a program at Amarillo High School auditorium at 8 30 Thursday night January 10 to raise funds for the Ama rillo Day Nursery expansion. Tibb Burnett son of G T Burnett a Petri Ballet Company member will headline with 75 Snyder students aged 2 to 14. Tickets go on sale Wednesday with proceeds funding the expansion.
A satirical look at kimchi as Korea's national dish. The piece recalls Maj. Gen. William F. Dean’s captivity and letter to his wife, jokes about his craving for kimchi, and describes its pungent odor and strong flavors that challenge Western palates.
A Durham Britain farmer acquires Pics cub to deter poachers. The move aims to protect livestock and reduce intrusion on farmland. Local authorities note the unusual measure follows rising concerns about trespassing and theft in rural areas.
Leonard R. Shomell, formerly of Dallas, becomes branch manager of Burroughs Adding Machine Co. in Amarillo at 110 West Fourth. He replaces R. K. Weisinger, who will head Burroughs Memphis in 1952. Shomell joined Burroughs in 1936 after Alabama graduation, with a career spanning Nashville Memphis Chicago Detroit and Dallas roles. he plans to move his family to Amarillo.
The Call to United Christian Youth Action a nationwide program held at 10 o'clock Monday morning in Polk Street Methodist church. It aims to enlist a million Christian youths and adult leaders in united life action. The movement represents 38 denominations with about 10 million members in 11 national agencies. A motion picture The Accused and a flip chart were shown by Miss Judy Boozer before a discussion. A Call committee will be formed by cooperating churches. The islands of New Zealand stretch from the tropics to Antarctica.
Hamburg December thirty one The stocky former Soviet major V M Denisov who served with Zhukov Sokolovsky and Cuikov in Potsdam expects 1952 to be the most dangerous year yet. He says war would come from Western economic strain rather than a swift attack. He fears the Soviet regime would target deserters like him and recalls Chuikov’s 1949 warning. Denisov now lives in West Germany with his German wife and daughter on aid of 9 percent marks monthly.
The 1950 census reports 96.6 men per 100 women aged 21 and over, with 97,416,365 in that group. The female bracket rose 18 percent from 1940 to 1950, while males gained 13.9 percent. Nearby, petty thefts by school children worry Schanhalburg residents in South Africa.
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