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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1951
Page
2
Readers discuss income and housing inequality with a Busy Mother condemning misperceptions of renters in Silk Avenue as a family with two children, while a second letter questions Mrs. Johnson’s Yankee claim about corn in history and cuisine, arguing corn’s central role across the North.
A fragmented March weather reflection mixes nostalgia with local life notes. Cowboy greetings, shrimp sauce recipe, thanks to readers, and war era fears surface alongside humorous lines about hamsters and local anecdotes. Mentions Sunray, McLean Texas, Amarillo, and Alaska context.
A Daily Reader suggests folding sheets evenly and tucking hems neatly under a pillow to press them while sleeping. The piece playfully promotes sleeping with two sheets under each pillow to avoid waking for ironing.
A reader from Amarillo passages a humorous Texas anecdote about a woman in East Texas who pleads guilty to bootlegging. She explains she did it because her husband is dead, then arrives with four young children at his trial. The judge questions the children and the exchange reveals the local humor. The writer notes enjoying similar jokes and intends to send more.
A reader responds to a newspaper question about why women often visit the powder room in groups. The writer, Mrs. Syble Stanford, asserts women feel embarrassed to go alone and seek reassurance from others before stepping out.
A reader from Amarillo expresses strong support for Northwest Hospital noting efficient operation and dedicated staff. He acknowledges past negative publicity but asserts nurses and doctors provide essential care, fights overcrowding, and urges local residents to back and trust the hospital.
A letter from a long-time Texan reader defends Easterners and Newcomers, challenges a columnist's anti East bias, and recounts personal experience with home ownership, taxes, and community ties in Texas. The writer notes pride in Texas while acknowledging broad goodwill and urging lighter treatment of regional stereotypes.
Mrs. John L. Williams RN of Canyon Texas advocates for strong leadership to confront international policy and UN drag, urging vigor against perceived Chinese Communist interference. She cites General MacArthur and urges accountability of Truman Acheson Marshall, urging spine and zeal in U.S. strategic aims.
A reader describes six dress slip issues observed at an evening event. Names include Sarah the Serene Tillie the Timid Agnes the Agonized Helen the Holster Eve the Eyebrow Watcher and Frances the Fatsie. The note invites further observer suggestions from Hattie the Housewife.
Mrs Poke Bennett's daily column prompts readers to defend home life while debating opinions on mobilization and service. A Dumas Texas correspondent, Mrs Ray Daniels, questions the caricature at the page top and suggests wary readers prefer American stays for soldiers.
Goodnight Homemakers Club seeks a copy of the Al Jolson song Mammy for Clyde Hudson to perform at the upcoming Friday program on March 2. Amarillo music stores failed to provide a copy. Mrs. W. M. Crain requests help locating the sheet music.
A young black and white fox terrier about a year and a half old has strayed to Mrs. W. H. Davis's house. She has another dog and cannot keep him. Owners may reclaim by calling 3-1859. otherwise she will give him away. He is described as a nice little dog.
Sir Francis Drake reports to the local draft board for a physical examination. He is a Negro from Ida Louisiana. Board records also list Herbert Hoover Washington Huey Loo and General I Napoleon near Texarkana in this month’s files.
Mrs Loma Lowe of Amarillo Texas urges readers to raise meat on sun porches and small backyards. She shares experiences from 1949 with Broadbreast Bronze turkeys and rabbits, notes prices, buying and selling breeding stock, and argues guineas help control garden pests while providing good eating.
A reader claims Texans are less educated than residents of Boston and New York, citing Hadacol per capita sales and a reply about being paid to publish Hadacol. Mrs. Berry predicts Texans will surpass others due to large market size and proximity to Louisiana, where Hadacol is made.
A reader laments Owen English of The Globe for publishing a photo of a distressed Marine. The writer vows to hunt the photographer, denounces heartlessness, and imagines punishment unless the war’s impact is respected. He cites mothers and wives, and recalls wartime pain.
In Dallas a former deputy killed his wife and their 7-year-old son before shooting himself. Jack W. Medford, 39, used a 45-caliber revolver found beside him. Justice of the Peace ruled murder for the wife and son and death by self-harm for Medford.
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