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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1950
Page
23
Class B used autos list from Nimmo Motor Co at 900 Fillmore with phone 6311 8686. Includes 1949 Buick Roadmaster with Dynaflow 9000 miles and Kaiser Frazer trade, various 1950 Oldsmobile Pontiac Chrysler Mercury models with savings from 100 to 350 dollars. Also 1950 models and certificates plus service policy. 68 autos listed.
The piece argues the Soviet atomic success tilts power away from the United States, urging governors to study the cost of inadequate protection. It cautions against quick fixes like a hydrogen bomb or VOA boosts and warns Stalin aims to push the U.S. from Asia and Europe, risking renewed isolation.
Franklin Pennsylvania clerks report young women seeking postage stamps with color and vibrancy. They disdain the old purple three cent issue as old fashioned and favor the newer bright special issues. The three cent green American Bankers Association stamp sold quickly, described as a January rush.
An 1948 Packard sedan with 35,000 miles is offered for sale or trade equity for a home or older car. The note invites buyers to see Harry Roberts at Southworth Motor Co. lth and Fillmore. Also listed is a 1950 Hudson two door sedan in A-1 condition priced $300 under list with Cameron at 208 W. 6th. A 193? Ford station wagon in good condition is viewable at 3204 South Washington.
Minneapolis maternity hospital staff physicians report 6 845 consecutive maternity cases with no maternal death from April 1940 to August 1947. Dr Milton Abramson notes contrasting figures from Chicago and Madison hospitals and cites 2 288 cases since May 1948 without maternal death.
One day remains to reserve a seat on the West Texas pullman trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The five day all expense tour is organized by Red Wing Travel Service and reservations may be made today.
February meeting featured a goat in the council chamber representing goats of the San Fernando Valley opposing a proposed ordinance restricting goats on plots under half an acre. Rupert O. Alan urged lawmakers to consider goats alongside horses. The owner, Clarence Straight, invited officials to judge the odor. The council postponed the measure for one week.
Kansas City report outlines four proposed Valentine origins from Hallmark expert Jeannette Lee. She cites Lu percalia, bird mating cycles, Galantin's Day, and Saint Valentine, noting multiple St Valentines appear in calendars. Valentines are described as the oldest greeting cards, predating Christmas cards.
George Warner of Johnstown received a gold engraved pocket watch in 1892 as a birthday gift from his father. The watch vanished years later, but workmen clearing land at Grandview cemetery in Johnstown found it, fulfilling Warner’s wish that it would turn up someday. He had moved to Los Angeles and died in 1937, leaving two sons.
An old Amarillo Globe page lists a used 1948 Buick Roadmaster convert and a large public notice announcing an election on February 28, 1950 in Amarillo to issue 1,250,000 dollars in street improvement bonds. It details polling precincts and election officers across multiple precincts, with the bond terms and voting options.
Erie residents face a strong odor from over a million dead mooneyes and gizzard shad washing ashore on Presque Isle bay. Since Jan. 24 authorities from the City of Erie and the Pennsylvania Fish Commission have removed carcasses, but many dead fish remain along the water and beaches.
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania proclaims itself the sweetest maple syrup hub in the country and hosts a two day maple festival to challenge Vermont. The Meyersdale chamber of commerce again funds the event as Vermont stays silent.
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