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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
2
A new antihistamine cold tablet line was introduced last fall and has rapidly gained traction, now generating annual sales of 144 million dollars. The growth reflects strong consumer demand and broad market uptake within a short period.
The flu epidemic continues to flourish as local physicians struggle to cope with rising patient loads and widespread colds and aches across the community.
Mrs Walter Caldwell Jr suffers sickness at home due to a juvenile germ. She laments the idea of catching mumps at her age, reflecting on her condition with humor and concern.
A humorous meditation on forecasting weather and laziness. The narrator contrasts physical and mental laziness, cites Tack’s belief that a mild winter is due to supposed signs, including a dog shedding early, and notes how industrious thinking led to this weather theory. The piece treats reasoning and coincidence with light skepticism.
You observe increased shedding from your dog at home in March or April, noting that nature treats its young more than humans.
Ed Bagot reports abundant fire-flies in Palo Duro Canyon south of Amarillo during summer and notes he has never seen them within Amarillo city limits. Mrs. Anne Norton of Bagot Hardware Company asserts sightings right in town.
The speaker warns President Truman to be cautious about proposing a $12,000 yearly income for every American family. He recalls Hoover's past pledge of two cars and two chickens per household and notes the ensuing consequences.
The article describes a popular eastern trend where girls ask the boys for dances to improve manners and reduce wallflowers. It notes the shift to alternating dance roles, perks of participation, and the social aim of inclusivity at gatherings. It also mentions a lost pet, an eight week old black cocker spaniel named Sambo, offered a $5 reward for its return. Sambo lived with Thad Ansley and Charley Henry Ansley at Fifteenth and Washington. contact details follow.
J D Porter of Clarendon urges an interview with Jim Posten of Wayside to recount hunting bears and cougars in the Palo Duro Canyon and nearby JA Ranch era. Porter recalls 1901 1902 childhood near Canyon and asks David Rasco to arrange the interview.
A reader asks whether a cougar, a panther, and a mountain lion are the same animal. The answer clarifies that they refer to the same species, Puma concolor, with regional name variations and no distinct species difference.
Buck Holman of Booker invites a visit to see the town and its people but warns the guest not to reveal the invitation or suggestion. He claims to be unpopular in the city and says disclosure would hurt the visitor.
Winchell quips that Thanksgiving humor marks Horace Gooch's path as pallbearer, noting his early days of demand for the next two decades. He jokes about advancing to honorary status as years pass and life moves forward.
A nostalgic tribute extols Judge J. D. Hamlin as a brilliant cultured gentleman whose life balanced personal freedom with public generosity. The speaker lauds his courage, honesty, and wide influence on art, culture, and intellectual standards in the plains country, contrasting simple Amarillo attire with distant New York fashion.
Reporters note enduring hostilities toward the United States as aid surpasses three billion dollars while Britain’s Socialist Utopia raises cigarette prices to 60 cents. Radio Daily lists thirty songs but none include the word love. Knock Poker described as a five card discard-and-knock game with no raises and show of cards.
Lawrence Griffith Jr reports a brown size 34 overcoat lost during the holidays. It was worn twice and had a Bert Levy tag inside, possibly with a theater book bearing his name in the pocket. Reward offered. call 2-2583 after 5 or return to 2603 Hughes.
A historical note recalls a rural若 character known as the country boy who wore earplugs, reflecting on changes in fashion and rural life over time.
The inquiry requests tonsil removal for a woman, with possible operation dates given as January 17 and 18 or January 30, according to the moon.
New York City again enforces a dry day to conserve scarce water supplies. Thirsty Thursday warnings spread via sound trucks from the New York Health Council urging residents to abstain from baths and shaving. Despite rainfall adding 2.41 billion gallons, reservoir storage remains at 39.5 percent, well below last year’s 76.7 percent. Mayor William O'Dwyer stresses the emergency continues.
Paris announced plans to open a full helicopter airport in April at the heart of the city. The project aims to improve urban air mobility and connect central districts with rapid rotorcraft service.
A nationwide search begins for legitimate descendants of Tillamook Chetco Coquille and Too Too Ney tribes to claim 16 515 603 dollars awarded by the US Court of Claims for unratified treaty lands along the Oregon coast near Coos Bay The payment comes after years of litigation and may take up to two years to sort claims by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Washington dispatch notes the Air Force received 195 site recommendations by the December deadline. Fourteen Texas locations are singled out as recommended for the proposed academy, including Alice Beaumont Bryan Dallas Fort Worth Gonzales Granbury Grayson County Harlingen Kennedy Lubbock Odessa San Antonio Camp Bullis and Randolph AFB.
Dockers in Marseilles walk off the job after discovering shipments of arms and munitions for Indochina aboard the Italian ship Sibila. Local authorities and union officials reported the action as a protest against wartime cargo.
The article analyzes William Lyon Mackenzie King as Canada’s prime minister, linking his hand lines to traits of leadership, imagination, generosity, and fortune. It notes a Star of Fame and Fortune on his third finger, a long heart line, a split head line, and a central palm square suggesting luck and longevity.
Spike Jones and his troupe arrive from Albuquerque for two Paramount shows at 7 15 and 9 30 with Helen Grayce as straight woman. Tickets are $3 60 and seats are reserved. The revue promises nonstop chaos with a three ring circus beat and a flexible baton wielding maestro.
New Delhi reports that 2 521 Communists were rounded up and detained without trial as of December 15. Excluded Hyderabad state with over 3 000 detainees and princely states. Communists urge underground activity to discredit Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s government and mobilize the masses.
Lawton Oklahoma observers report sheriffs and vigilantes pursuing cattle rustlers. Comanche County Sheriff Everett R Hale says thieves are stealing up to 100 head daily as Comanche Cattlemen's Association backs the hunt by forming vigilante committees.
Washington report notes lawmakers discuss a move to probe overseas trips by House members. A Customs spokesman hints at abuse of exemptions for goods brought home from abroad. The drive links to calls to curb government spending and close tax loopholes, with 1949 travel costs to taxpayers estimated at 6 million dollars for junkets.
A Customs Bureau spokesman commented that the figure involved could be quite sizable, signaling attention to the scale of the matter and implying significant implications for related enforcement or revenue.
Corsicana residents face a town plagued by skunks as Pete Hook killed 11 at his home but the odor spreads through houses and stores. Travis Knight and family fled their home after the stench drove them away. Exterminators report skunks under many buildings and offer the simple warning to leave them alone unless they bother you.
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