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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1950
Page
20
Allen Hawkins, 37, was injured when his plane crashed in fog near Barnsdall Oklahoma while en route from Springfield Missouri to Tulsa. He crawled free and was hospitalized in Tulsa with head and knee lacerations and a bruised shoulder. He was expected to return to Amarillo today or tomorrow.
The 1950 Houston Fat Stock Show crowned a 3 year old black stallion from Fort Bend County as the grand champion. Jack Mehrens of Richmond presented King’s Joe Boy to a crowd of about 2000 as the finals winner, earning a silver trophy from the American Quarter Horse Association. The reserve champion was Baby Mack shown by John Dublin Jr and Buster Cole of Midland.
Mr Hawkins, a geologist for Pure Oil, escaped a plane crash 35 miles south of Barnsdall and walked away unharmed. The aircraft was based at Amarillo Air Terminal and had been flown for about a year and a half. His wife spoke of his luck this morning.
Amarillo Garden Club led by Mrs. B V Blackwell Jr shares guidance on selecting proper evergreen varieties and placing them for landscapes in the Panhandle Texas. The article emphasizes Arbor Day observance and presents what, when, and how to plant and care for evergreens in homes churches parks and other settings.
J W Edgar 45 will move from Austin schools to run the state public school system appointed by the state school board for four years at 17500 dollars. He supports slight law changes if needed and emphasizes ongoing evaluation of the Gilmer Aikin program to ensure equal educational opportunities. He was one of 18 members on the GA committee created by the 50th Legislature in 1947 to study public education in Texas.
Services honoring Blanche Jane Murphy aged 63 were set for 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Childress with Rev. E R Foster officiating. She died Saturday at 851 Anthony's Hospital after 13 years in Childress. Surviving are three sons Ira Murphy Clovis Claude and Frank Murphy. four daughters Audrey Kennedy Jule Bray Johnnie Johnson and Vivian Steele. a brother Roddie Ansley. a sister Miss Julia Ansley. Burial will be in Childress cemetery under Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home supervision.
The Spanish-American Club laid plans for an educational program on February 17 at 8:30 p.m. in Dwight Morrow School under Principal Mrs. Virginia Mc Quirk. Pedro Minharea, a new member, spoke for the United Latin American League, suggesting a name change to Latin American Club, which was rejected, but cooperation with the league was approved.
Aviation circles report a plan by a cluster of Mexico's 21 small airlines to merge into a nation wide system. Some carriers run a single plane on a short route, and discussions seek coordinated schedules and shared resources.
The article argues that defenses cannot be impregnable everywhere and calls for diplomacy aided by armaments including atomic and hydrogen bombs, though the public is not prepared for such measures. It contends the nation has been misled by the belief in military containment.
A 1950 Herald Tribune excerpt argues that a policy justified by monopoly on atomic arms must be corrected through rational public discussion. It warns that delay could force corrective events as in China, stressing the grave yet not irreparable situation if opinion stays open and adaptable.
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