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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1951
Page
2
Letters and calls flood in on a proposal to restore Tack’s younger photo to the head of this column. Residents discuss rent hikes and potential price gouging around Amarrillo tied to airfield growth while readers drum up defense and national security musings.
A fragment recounts a party scene with a noblewoman and Minnie as Russell Nype pleads for calm. English readers muse on a faux pas and a political note erodes popularity. Bits from Winchell predict car blackouts after March 1 and a two term drift, with other quips about ginger ale and a Miami Beach incident.
A long letter from Shamrock Texas recounts ranch life and town visitors, noting strong opinions about gate loops and welcome mats. A reader laments town visitors intruding with friends and kin, while offering a tale of a respectful ranch encounter and asking why hospitality declines when outsiders return in large numbers.
Rep Walter Rogers was notified by the Atomic Energy Commission that six million dollars in Pantex construction contracts will be let by July end. Last week bids were sought for the administration and three other buildings exceeding one million dollars. Bids open March 19 at the Herring Hotel. J R Turan directs all construction from Los Alamos offices. Over the next two years AEC plans about twenty million dollars on the project.
Desreata officials and airline representatives will meet tomorrow morning with Amarillo city officials to discuss renewing landing contracts for Amarillo Air Terminal. Contracts expire in April and may include a revised landing fee schedule with tiered charges and a proposed flat rate per thousand pounds of aircraft weight.
In Washington on February 28 Representative Albert of Oklahoma said he had received only one complaint from a service member in Korea against drafting American women. The soldier urged stopping the draft of girls, arguing it could undermine efforts and lead to defeat.
Santa Fe System carloadings for the week ending Saturday reached 23 580, up from 20 036 in the same week of 1950. Cars received from connections totaled 14 446, above 9 366 previously. Total cars moved were 38 026 versus 25 462 a year earlier, and the system moved 36 289 cars in the preceding week.
The Navy has recalled Lt Larry Stitt a Naval Reservist to active duty He will leave Friday to report to the overseas transport Command Washington DC His orders are to the light cruiser USS Roanoke now with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Lt Stitt was battalion personnel officer at the Naval Reserve Training Center In civilian life he is a practicing certified public accountant He is a graduate of Amarillo High School and the University of Texas He served in World War II aboard USS Honolulu earning five battle stars Northern Solomons Philippine Sea Saipan Guam and Peleliu His family home is at 2204 Rockett Mrs Stitt and their child will remain in Amarillo.
Albert Randall of Amarillo has been appointed a member of a state wide committee by Gov. Allan Shivers to study governmental responsibility in the treatment of alcoholism. Other members include Dr. R. D. Black of Palestine Houston Harte of San Angelo Henry Bell of Tyler Dr. Andy Tomb of Victoria and Jack Elliott of Wichita Falls.
A roundup of warranty deeds transferring parcels in Amarillo and surrounding districts, listing buyors and property blocks from Wolflin Park to Denver Heights, plus marriage license for Howard Lowrey and Vera Frye and several divorces in the Court of Domestic Relations. Names include Barringer McGraw McMahan Gorman Horstenstine Williams Gibbon Starks Kurten and Nye Potts Heard.
Morris B Harrell of Farmersville aged 66 and a former judge of the Eighth Judicial District died at his office after a heart attack. A Hunt County native, he practiced as an attorney in Greenville and Dallas for many years. Funeral arrangements pending.
The Indian government designates twenty villages in the Midnapore district as disturbed and dangerous areas and dispatches extra police to the region to maintain order and safety amid tensions.
Four yellow kittens available for adoption. Two are long haired. Phone 5297. Contact Mrs Alexander at 842 Western.
A 32 year old widow with four children seeks a permanent well paying job and offers sales clerk and grocery store experience. She is open to learning any role and includes contact phone 30652. In a separate note a reader asks for information about a lost collie named Tip, white and brown with a black tail end, last seen in Amarillo, collar missing.
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