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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1947
Page
5
Divers searched Camp Pendleton today for the bodies of seven Marines after Water Buffalo tractors capsized during invasion practice. Nineteen or more men were cast into the surf. thirteen reached shore or were rescued, while five privates and two instructors remain missing. Names were not released.
A textile report notes 75 denier yarn used in women s rayon hose has a conversion of 59 527 yards per pound indicating fiber strength and production efficiency.
Blackpool education authority announces a kindergarten to altar sex education program. Elementary facts will be introduced through scripture talks and fairy stories, culminating in high school senior year with correct biological terms. The plan ties sex teaching to religious story contexts for young students.
Miss Virginia Lee Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs A Baker 3418 Hayden. She is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration at Cornell University Ithaca N Y for tomorrow's commencement. She belonged to Pi Beta Phi served as treasurer secretary to Ye Hosts secretary of the Cornell Hotel Association and Hotel Ezra Cornell board of managers and earned the Harris Kerr Forster and Company scholarship.
In the Panama Canal Zone a large industry has grown around cultivating four leaf clovers, with most shipments directed to the United States.
The text notes that bamboo grows exceptionally tall in Ceylon, reaching up to 120 feet with stalks about one foot in diameter, illustrating its remarkable size in the region.
Few seats left for the All Girl Orchestra directed by Phil Spitalny at Municipal Auditorium. No more mail orders. remaining tickets to be sold at Panhandle Concert Bureau box office by closing tonight.
War born bead shortage cripples Utah Indians in making beaded gloves hunting vests and regalia. European imports halted during the war leaving only a trickle of beads. Full regalia requires thousands of beads and many areas report only a few complete costumes remain.
The Mexican Supreme Court dismissed Braniff’s appeal on technical grounds regarding the cancellation of flying permits for the Mexico City Laredo and Mexico City Merida routes. The decision comes ahead of the main appeal set for February 28, as Braniff’s fleet remains grounded in Mexico City after last November grounding and subsequent charter operations.
The wood tick found east of the Rockies and in California is a serious pest of dogs and a health hazard to humans because it carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Helen MacKellar will head the roadshow cast in The Glass Menagerie at Municipal Auditorium tomorrow night. She plays Amanda Wingfield alongside Will Hare as the son Pamela Rivers as the sister and Joe Sullivan as the caller. Tickets at Panhandle Concert Bureau box office range 90 cents for students to 2.95 for adults. Curtain is 8:30 PM.
Mr and Mrs Jones Christian and Mr and Mrs Jimmy Seaman of Claude were Amarillo visitors Sunday.
The crescent moon’s orientation shifts with the seasons, turning upward toward sunset in Spring and more horizontal in Autumn. The tilt is a seasonal effect tied to the sun’s path, not to rain or drought.
Daniel Joseph Brooks infant son of Mr and Mrs E D Brooks of 1108 West Sixteenth died late yesterday at Northwest Texas Hospital. Graveside services set for 4 30 PM in Memorial Park Cemetery conducted by M Cuthbert son Central Church of Christ. Burial under Burn Burn-Shaw. Survived by parents a sister Carolyn Ann and grandparents Mr and Mrs Daniel J Brooks of Oneonta NY and Mrs Arrie L Gatewood of Amarillo.
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