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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1950
Page
19
50 Mercury Club Coupe 50 Chevrolet Club Coupe Heater. 47 Buick Special Sedanet 50 Studebaker Champ. 389 Ford Tudor 701 W 6th Ph 5262 Louis Earthman Rich Richards.
Mountain Drive Belin NM hosts include Mr and Mrs James Summers visiting Miss Margaret Morris of Parrel Mexico. Mrs Summers and Miss Morris were Texas Western College classmates in El Paso. J A Scruggs and wife hosted in Big Spring. Scruggs’ aunt and uncle welcomed them. Buck Yarbrough of Laramie Wyoming visited friends across their five sisters in town.
A story recalls Eleanor wearing the team colors and breaking records while a wedding ring goes missing. A mother phones to register a beer, and a New York paper quotes a low valuation. Ellie’s father bought the ring for about 20 dollars over 40 years ago, prompting sentiment over its loss.
Car listing from Marshall Scott Automobiles at 317 N. Fillmore featuring multiple 1946 to 1949 Chevrolet Ford and Dodge models. Entries include 47 Chevrolet sedans and convertibles with prices ranging from 645 to 1450 dollars, 48 and 49 model pickups and sedans, with features such as radios and heaters and color notes.
A busy car lot advertises a wide range of used vehicles from Studebaker, Buick, Chrysler, Ford, and Chevrolet with prices from 1095 to 1595 and notes on R and H equipment. The listing includes a 1942 Burma Jeep, a 1932 Dodge 2-ton, trailers, wrecking yard inventory, and a variety of used and trailer homes with contact details in Amarillo’s Panhandle area.
Washington The 2500 word restatement of party principles issued February 6 drew sharp criticism from U S Senator Margaret Chase Smith. She chaired the Senate Policy Restatement Committee and urged a shorter simpler statement to win independent voters and reach the rank and file. She offered her own version as an alternative.
Amarillo city officials said permanent line markings will wait for warm weather. The plan uses Perma Line, a white mastic poured into ground trenches, with a grinding machine preparing the pavement. Several options for permanent lines were discussed while the city awaits installations.
Absentee voting starts Monday for a 125 million bond issue for street improvements. Eligible voters are property owners who paid 1949 poll tax or hold exemption certificates. Election is Tuesday February 28 with a 5 pm Friday February 24 deadline for absentee ballots.
Shawnee Oklahoma reports Central Airlines may drop service to 10 Oklahoma cities 12 in Texas and three in Kansas unless expenses align with revenues. President Kahle’s aide Jack Lenox cites higher costs and lower revenues and vows outreach to civic groups in Shawnee and other communities to persuade the Civil Aeronautics Board. Central operates from Fort Worth via Dallas Greenville Paris Texarkana Denison Sherman Gainesville Pampa Amarillo and serves Durant Holdenville Okmulgee Tulsa Bartlesville Ponca City Enid Woodward Oklahoma City Shawnee Ardmore with additional flights to Arkansas City Winfield Wichita Kansas.
Final rites for Baz H. Plemons aged 65 a member of a pioneer Amarillo family were held Wednesday afternoon at N. S. Griggs & Sons Chapel. Dr E B Fincher pastor emeritus of Southern Presbyterian Church officiated. Burial followed in Llano Cemetery. Plemons died Monday. home listed as 1823 North Garfield.
Willie Barrett a 24 year old Negro of 513 West Second is reported in fine condition by nurses at Northwest Texas Hospital after suffering second degree burns to face and hands when a car engine burst into flames at Raymond's Magnolia Service Station on Polk Street. Barrett inhaled smoke and was burned while trying to extinguish the fire and was brought to the hospital by N. S. Griggs & Sons ambulance.
The San Jacinto IOOF No. 102 met at 2807 West Sixth with 23 members, 2 visitors, and 3 candidates. R. E. Young presided. Refreshments followed the session. The next meeting is set for 7 30 oclock next Thursday evening at the same address.
The Panhandle Market Show committee met at the Capitol Hotel to finalize spring events. The show will occur February 26 27 at the Herring Hotel. Chairman Paul Smith announced 3 000 market guides mailed to buyers across five states. A new plastic worm bait wiggle device was devised for fishermen who dislike digging for bait.
Potter County tax assessor Hubert Cole said police may help verify vehicle registrations for residents who register out of Randall or Carson counties. He noted losses of several thousand dollars to the county and cited a Panhandle fleet that registered elsewhere. The deadline for 1950 license plates is March 31, with about 100 sets issued daily. last year’s figures show 22 562 passenger cars and 3 736 trucks.
Mayor and Mrs. Gene Klein depart tomorrow for Chicago to attend the National Home Builders Association convention scheduled Monday through Thursday. In Chicago, Mr Klein will meet city officials to study methods applicable to Amarillo problems.
Korea’s first airline begins service and plans to extend routes to Japan, signaling bold growth for a new carrier. The mission centers on expanding regional connectivity and tapping Japanese markets.
Beverly Hills California February 17 Arthur Kramer head of A Harris Department Store Dallas died today at his Beverly Hills Hotel suite His wife was with him A heart attack listed as the cause He was 69 years old He came here from Dallas for a visit last Sunday He was a native of Louisville Kentucky and president of the A Harris Company there He is survived by his widow a son Arthur Lee Kramer Jr and two daughters Frances Kramer Denning and Marcelle Kramer Simon
Round Town continues from page 15 with casual musings on patience, authority and popularity. The column ends with Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Cruse and children Gary and Ronnie at 320.
Billy Rose laments crime plagued area with rapes robberies and murders. He warns city must act to protect the street or illuminate it from his roof like a world's fair midway. Two detectives who helped on the case knew Eleanor from Flatbush and Erasmus High.
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