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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1951
Page
5
The Panhandle Ducks Unlimited Round Up and Banquet at the San Jacinto Youth Center will feature Meet The Ducks a top color film on migratory waterfowl. R A King will speak as hundreds of local sportsmen attend this event.
W L Berry of Little Rock Arkansas, a skilled carpenter, weighed down by loss of appetite and weight, credits HADACOL with restoring his health. After a week he felt better, regained weight, and his appetite returned, leading to repeated purchases and strong recommendation to friends.
Texas Panhandle sportsmen present a ten thousand dollar check to Mr. King as part of Ducks Unlimited restoration near Calgary Alberta. The event features An Gus Shorrt waterfowl caricatures and action shots of nesting ducks and geese. Roger King of Wichita Falls and R A King speak. banquet by San Jacinto Kiwani Am. Tickets at two dollars per plate. Saturday is the last day to buy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Winfield McCamy will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the E B Mann Funeral Chapel. The 81 year old, born September 20 1869 in Sevier County Tenn, died yesterday at a son's home. Survivors include son James L McCamy of Madison Wis and daughter Mrs Winfield McCamy of Greenwelt Md. A Melbourne murder trial referenced in the source did not pertain to this obituary.
About 76 Panhandle Servel dealers and reps attended a luncheon in the Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Hotel. Harvey Corn of Consolidated Appliances presided as factory team outlined the 1951 refrigerator lineup including a double door combination unit and a new sales program.
Construction of the Palo Duro State Park highway began at 7 am with 14 workers and 10 pieces of equipment. The project spans 7.6 miles with three phases: earthwork, caliche base, and asphalt topping 18 feet wide. C B Hudson of Hereford supervises for the Texas Highway Department, with bridge and dynamite crews to be used as needed. Local officials and residents from Hereford Canyon and Amarillo attended the morning ceremonies and a reception followed at El Coronado Lodge.
Law enforcement officials from the Panhandle and nearby areas will assemble in Amarillo on April 12 at 10 a.m. at the Herring Hotel. Sheriff Paul Gaither chairs the meeting with Amarillo Police Chief Sid Harper as vice chair and secretary. An arrangements committee includes Sheriff W. W. Woody Liberal Kan Sheriff Dick Stout Dalhart Ranger Capt. Bob Crowder Lubbock Sheriff Tom McKinley Guyman Okla and Sheriff Hugh White Tulsa. Businessmen and civic groups will be invited.
In Plainview Hospital Mrs. Elias Duncan of Silverton remained critical with concussion brain fracture of right leg and body lacerations after a two car crash seven miles east of Kress. Her husband Elias Duncan and Mrs. Earl Traylor Jr of Kress recover from chest and knee bruises and facial injuries with Traylor’s condition listed as favorable. Icy roads are blamed for the collision.
In corporation court this morning Melvin Stevenson aged 32 and Pinky Hodge aged 50 were fined 15 dollars each after pleading guilty to theft under five dollars. The pair were charged in connection with the theft of two pairs of women's hose from the Tyler Street Drug Store at Sixth and Tyler. they were arrested last night.
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will speak tonight on Only One Way to Brotherhood in God at Temple B'nai Israel during the Friday night Sabbath service starting at 8 o'clock.
Moderating temperatures are forecast with fair weather and rising temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Walter Watts of the US Weather Bureau in Amarillo projects a high near 60 degrees tomorrow and a low around 31 tonight. The five day outlook suggests near seasonal normals with little precipitation.
A Sydney wedding guest tipped the head waiter four dollars to buy two lottery tickets. One ticket came up a winner, delivering a 46000 payout as Globe News Want Ads urge readers to act on results.
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