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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1950
Page
14
The Amarillo Globe News publishs as a joint evening and Sunday morning paper with The Amarillo Daily News. It lists staff positions including Editor-in-Chief and General Manager and provides subscription rates for various terms, noting prices in dollars and cents.
A reader's letter excerpt shares an idea about life from Charles Eberhard of Travelers Rest in Hampton Falls NH. He compares life to a self service grocery stop where you pay for what you collect, echoing Emerson on compensation. A White Plains deli anecdote about secrets adds a final humorous touch.
Dr. Murray Banks argues lies stem from fear and ego, citing bragging to gain approval and avoid hurting others. The piece weighs when truth benefits or harms, urging discretion, with anecdotes on syndicated columns and social guile, and ends with religious and political quotes.
A New York brownstone fire draws the 4 AM crowds as the fire department uses a long hook and ladder to rescue a middle aged woman. The delay comes from her handbag clutched to her chest, a comical study in attachment amid smoke and rain.
Walter Lippmann analyzes post election British fate, noting reduced Labour majority and fragile leadership. He suggests a possible coalitions shift between Labour wings and Conservative moderates, with Attlee Bevin and Bevan facing new party discipline and the chance of renewed elections before Marshall aid ends.
A voice describes how toy makers use psychology to target children by age. They test dozens of toys on varied ages, track engagement, and price with staged reactions, then adjust models to predict what each age group will buy. The piece argues the method rests on common sense and consumer appeal.
A compact crossword list with numerous across and down clues ranging from actors and foods to geographic features and linguistic terms. Includes answers like Italian river, Greek letter, and various common nouns, with some misspellings and partial phrases in the clue set.
The piece counsels teens on dating choices, noting popularity varies, and urges temporary steady relationships only if necessary to fit in. It warns against mistaking present convenience for lasting love and against shutting out friendships by locking into a two person romance.
Ollie Otto Prince, 44, convicted of robbing two Central Texas banks, given a 10 year cut in his 45 year total. Federal Judge Ben H. Rice ordered the Corsicana used car dealer to run the 20 year Malone State Bank robbery sentence concurrently with the 10 year First State Bank of Rice robbery sentence, starting May 22, 1949. The 15 year Malone count remains to be served after the 20 year term. Prince has been held in Falls County jail since conviction.
Courthouse records show numerous warranty deeds transferring parcels in Amarillo and vicinity among Taylor Rowe Juergenset Shuey Mays and others, plus divisions in Wolflin Park and Famous Heights Park. District Court entries include divorces Gaines Hale Ramsey Ratcliff Hazle Grant and marriages Koch Sawyer Holmes Palmer.
Lloyd Buxton a 30 year old father of five was sentenced to life in prison after yesterday conviction for raping a 74 year old woman at her Newton home on January 29 A jury took only 15 minutes to reach the verdict He also faces an assault with intent to murder charge involving F M Foshee on January 29
A German scientist proposes that bats mistake human hair for navigation cues since hair does not reflect their high pitched calls, influencing their flight paths unintentionally.
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