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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
11
Funeral arrangements are pending in Mineola for Mrs. Lou Cash mother of C C Cash manager of National Cash Register Company in Amarillo. Mrs. Cash died Sunday at her Mineola home. Mr and Mrs Cash 3207 Tyler are in Mineola to attend services.
Liquor control board agents recommend a 15 day suspension of the beer license for Peter Montes and James Claon at 300 East Fourth New York Coney Island after they waived a hearing on charges of allowing intoxicated patrons to stay on the premises. The order becomes effective upon receipt from the administrator of the state liquor control act in Austin.
A fire at the Texas Harvey oil lease about 20 miles southeast of Midland destroyed two 500-barrel tanks and a tank truck last night. Flames were visible for miles. No casualties were reported and the cause was undetermined.
In a desolate spot in Russia two blocks of radioactive material united creating an explosion heard round the world. President Truman announced the event as proof the Soviet Union harnessed atomic energy. The Associated Press editors ranked it the outstanding event of 1949, with NATO and Berlin airlift among other top stories shaping world relations this year.
There is one non-farmer resident to each farmer resident in occupied Japan, compared with six non-farmer residents to each farmer resident in the United States.
An all Mendelssohn program at St Andrew's Episcopal Church features Elijah and other hymns. Rev. Galen H. Onstad praises Elijah as a heroic Victorian scale work. Choir, soloists, organist Nellie Erhard will perform with Mr Dwight Elliott and Mrs Louise Thomas among featured soloists. All Amarillo residents invited to attend.
Public Housing Administration assigns low rent units to four Texas cities. Dublin receives 50 units with a $20,000 loan request, Mission 80 units and $32,000, Cisco 70 units and $28,000, Bay City 90 units and $36,000, all awaiting presidential approval.
In Los Angeles on January 4 thieves took a small box used to test earth strata for underground oil pools from the Mechanical Research Laboratory. The box contains 27 dynamite caps and will explode if opened, laboratory officials warn.
John J. MacDonald, American consul at Taipei, reported two critical problems for Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government during their Formosa retreat. Money shortages threaten operations while the Chinese Reds menace an invasion of the island fortress as he arrived in San Francisco aboard the President Wilson en route to a new State Department post.
Jess Nichols, 42, was found guilty of assault with intent to murder after shooting Tom Roe, 36, in a dice game. Roe was wounded in the legs and later had them amputated. Nichols was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary. Roe testified in court.
Texas state revenue stamp sales fell in December from November but rose versus December last year. December income totaled 2,798,582 dollars, down from 3,022,939 in November and up from 2,529,290 a year ago, per State Treasurer Jesse James.
A home recipe by Duncan Hines uses black walnuts and sherry to flavor sweet potatoes serving 4 to 6. Mix mashed sweet potatoes egg sugar salt butter walnuts and sherry. shape on greased sheets, indent, top with butter and brown sugar, bake at 400 F until browned. garnish with paprika. Released by Bell Syndicate Inc.
Dr. Hermann Sander, 40, faces a first degree murder indictment in the mercy killing of Abbie Borreto, 59, at Hillsboro County Hospital. Witnesses include a nurse and a hospital librarian. air injected into the patient’s veins is alleged to have hastened death. If convicted, punishment ranges from death by hanging to life imprisonment.
Yesterday Amarillo High School welcomed a group of former students now pursuing college. Among them were Gene Gately enrolled at Yale University Walter Patton at Dartmouth Jack Little at Texas Tech Kathryn Eckle at Rice Marka Ann Oliver at Scripps Nell Killough at Stephens Paul Olivo at Phillips University Marie Olivo at Texas Tech Cherry Blair at University of Texas and Linda Marsh at Ward Belmont.
The condition of Bob Ricks, senior member of Ricks Maguire Realty, Amarfilo Building, is reported as excellent after major surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital yesterday. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
Roy Bell, Amarillo Graybar Electric manager, learns the Southwestern District splits into two units with the new district office in Houston while Amarillo still reports to Dallas. The division reflects sales more than quadrupling since 1940, and Amarillo is one of 20 new branches in 10 years. Since 1946, Amarillo has doubled warehouse space and quadrupled staff. Prospects show continued growth in 1950.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Wright announce the birth of a son this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Baker of 608 Fannin and great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Galle of 113 East Seventeenth.
Dr Charles Wolfson announces the opening of his new General Medical Practice offices. The move introduces patient care services across his practice with extended hours and modern facilities.
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