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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1951
Page
13
Istanbul has added 42 hotels totaling 40 500 beds to improve visitor accommodations. Six hotels are luxury class and 16 are rated first class. The government plans a large new Istanbul hotel of about 500 rooms.
Jim Saunders son of Mr and Mrs Roy Saunders of 921 Milam has been released from St Anthony's Hospital. He suffered fractures to his arm finger and shoulder blade in a car truck collision near Guthrie Texas. He was with two UT students Ben Ramsey Amarillo and Melvin OMealy en route to Oklahoma.
Three one act comedies will be performed at 8 15 pm in the college auditorium under Susan Wise. Box and Cox The Boor and The Marriage Proposal star Jim Burris Jim Phipps Lynn Danner Connie Clark Jo Ann Rees and others with double casting. Admission is free.
Efforts were under way to contact relatives of Carl S. Harrison, 60, found dead yesterday afternoon at the old McKnight livery barn on North Harrison. Justice of the Peace C. W. Carder, acting coroner, said he likely froze to death during last week’s deep cold. Born August 7, 1890, in Missouri, the body was placed in the care of N. S. Griggs & Sons. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Dreyer celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary in Vredefort, South Africa.
Grace Brown of 6209 Amboy Road Prince Bay Staten Island writes she used Garlex for Rose Fever and a nervous disorder, reporting quick relief. she says she will continue buying it as long as affordable. The note praises its benefits and urges others to try the product.
Beautiful Savior American Lutheran Church at 3603 Parker announces Ash Wednesday service at 7 30 pm led by Rev Daniel Schorlemer. Services continue each Wednesday for six weeks during Lent with the sermon theme The Gospel According to Judas Iscariot and soloist Mrs W R Clark singing O Divine Redeemer by Gounod.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Tolk aged 70 will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. Roy G. Percival officiating. The body lies in state until an hour before the service and the casket will not be opened. She died yesterday afternoon at 2117 Taylor after an extended illness. Survivors include three sons C. J. Tolk Roy Tolk John Tolk, two daughters Mrs. W. D. Elder and Mrs. W. M. Clark, a brother G. Molenaar and a sister Mrs. N.2 Wijk. Burial is at Llano Cemetery.
Georgetown reports two men, Clifford Doyle Robbins and Donal Eugene Brantley, charged with stealing 900 dollars from the First National Bank of Schwertner in a Monday night burglary. Robbins is charged also with garage burglary for tools. bonds set at 2000 and 5000 dollars. Sheriff says nearly all loot recovered, mostly from roadside ditches. suspects captured Tuesday near Georgetown.
Hereford and Amarillo Toastmasters Club joint meeting last night at the Herring Hotel featured Paul Conway presiding, with Dick Lucas and Saul Kaye assisting. Topics included universal driver's licenses, best trip, and labor interchange. a debate on fighting Communist aggression occurred. Bill McEachern was elected a delegate to the regional Toastmasters convention in Tulsa tomorrow and Friday.
Police yesterday recovered two stolen motor vehicles. A pickup truck owned by Max Zweig of 2116 Hughes was recovered by Officer Glenn Daniel. The vehicle was found in an alley off the 100 block of East Eighth.
A car reported stolen from R. L. Phipps at 623 Russell was recovered after Daisy Guthrie at 405 Georgia read a newspaper story and spotted the vehicle in the 560 block of McMasters. Harbor commissioners at Wexford Northern Ireland prepare old mine casings as warning buoys for safety.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce will award prizes to cities in 71 East Texas counties for best civil defense organizations. A contest recognizes progress in disaster planning, wartime relief, industry conversion, agricultural output, National Guard support, and public education. It runs March 15 to March 15, 1952 with divisions by city population.
In London on February 7 the air secretary Arthur Henderson said Britain ordered very large numbers of faster jet planes for the Royal Air Force and hopes to decide soon on obtaining American F-86 Sabre jets, currently the speediest fighter in regular use. The Sabre is rated at about 670 miles per hour.
Haley infant, son of Mr and Mrs J C Haley Jr of 1207 North Bolton, died this morning at the family home. Born Jan 4, he is survived by two sisters Janet Ruth and Linda June and grandparents James Clarence Haley of Bellville Arkansas and Harold Chick of Hoboken New Jersey. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Noble Fowlkes announces reservations for the coming Tri State Callers meeting must be in by Friday night. The clinic starts at 3 p.m. Sunday at Club Runny mede. A fried chicken supper is served at 5 p.m. A jamboree runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $2 per person. Reservations mailed to 15i Tyler, Fowlkes Studio.
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