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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1951
Page
6
Entries are sought for a $2,000 ukulele contest at the Paramount Theater. All ages eligible with two divisions under 12 and 12 to 102. Submit entry forms to Bobby Henshaw. contest runs through February 8 with a long list of gifts for winners.
Early arrival advised for ukulele contest preliminaries at the Paramount Theater at 7 25 pm sharp. Last night’s group saw Carol Jean Ross win under 12 and Cecil Rook win over 12. Seventeen entrants total, with prizes ranging from a refrigerator to a record player. two divisions, eligibility rules, and entry with Bobby Henshaw.
Twenty one states now authorize or pay veterans bonuses for World War II. Federal tax data shows over 2.7 billion in total authorized awards, far above World War I payments of about 400 million by 20 states. State debt rose from 2.303 billion in 1945 to 3.622 billion in 1949 due to bonus borrowing. The Pennsylvania voters approved the largest single WWII bonus of 500 million.
In Prague Castle ruins archeological workers reveal vestiges of a ninth or early tenth century Roman church in the northwest wing. The find includes paving, portions of the northern and western walls, and part of the altar. Dr Ivan Borkovsky leads the team.
Peter Leventritt and Ruth Sherman captured the mixed pair title at the American Contract Bridge League national championship in New Orleans last December. The article outlines their precise bidding and play, including a decision to pursue slam and a sequence starting with West opening spades.
Peter raked in high cards in hearts and clubs while West faced a squeeze. He could keep only five cards but needed four diamonds to block dummy and two spades to stop South from taking a low-spade trick. Any discard cost him.
The key play was the loss of a heart at the second trick. This allowed Leventritt to develop the Squeeze eventually. If declarer had cashed his high cards without giving up a heart trick, he would have been set.
A ukulele a guitar and a blanket were found near Kirk McDowell's farm with no signs of humans. Sheriff Charles Cahier notes the items may suggest a humorous or mysterious departure by two musicians who had reportedly left the area.
Des Moines reports the price stabilization office told an unidentified Milo barber that increasing a haircut price from 60 to 75 cents violated the freeze. Des Moines barbershop prices run about $1.25.
Warren A. Newcombe, a $1,000 weekly Oscar winner for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Green Dolphin Street, pleads for court relief as he faces estranged wife Dorothy and ex wife Hazel. He reports $27,000 federal tax arrears, a $670 net weekly salary, and austerity spending while creditors seek monthly support and property claims including houses, cars, Texas oil land, and insurance. Judge Elmer D. Doyle notes Newcombe’s longstanding alleged generosity yet stresses the need for fair allotments amid long-running family financial disputes.
A judge mandated Newcombe to pay Mrs Dorothy Newcombe 100 dollars weekly and Mrs Hazel Newcombe 200 dollars weekly during the divorce proceedings after the man earning 52000 annually for eight years had no savings to show for it. She had sought 250 and 300 dollars respectively.
In Calcutta and at a government school in Bairagarh India a tractor operation training course is conducted under the supervision of an American. Indian farmers are learning modern farming methods as part of a structured program.
Earl K. Rambo, agricultural engineering adviser to the Indian Agricultural Ministry, is on loan from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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