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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1951
Page
7
Co H Puckett of Dimmitt died of a heart attack in downtown Amarillo this morning after 10 o'clock while walking with his wife and daughter Mrs C B Finch. They were near the 600 block on Polk Street when he was stricken.
After 32 months in the Navy Robert Swafford is home on leave. He is the son of J A Swafford owner of the King Hotel Barber Shop. His nine months of duty were in Chinese and Korean waters. His ship helped in the evacuation of United Nations forces after the big reversal. He is 20 years old and enlisted during his junior year at Amarillo High School.
Mr. Puckett, a Virginia native and longtime member of the Pentecostal Church, died on the sidewalk before aid could reach him. He lived in Dimmitt the last two years. Survivors include his wife Tina, a daughter at his death, another daughter Mrs. H. E. Bowen of Sayre Oklahoma, three grandchildren Doris Earlene and Earl K. Gilbert of Los Angeles, two brothers J. B. Puckett and T. S. Puckett and a sister Mrs. Charles Hundley of Sayre. Funeral arrangements are by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Use a hot stew to moisten a spoon before dipping the batter. This helps dumplings slide off the spoon when adding them to the stew.
A 10 alarm blaze at Hawkins Point pier Baltimore destroyed a large troop transport and four smaller vessels. Estimated losses exceed 25 million dollars with the pier valued at five million and the 25,000 ton George Washington troop ship valued around 20 million. About 150 firefighters worked through the night as fire fought the smoldering ship and contractors reported an additional 300 thousand dollars in losses including a tug and scows. The fire began around 4 PM when workers spotted smoke 200 feet offshore on the 1,200 foot pier.
The Himalaya mountain range extends about 1500 miles, marking a monumental natural barrier between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of Asia. Its towering peaks influence climate and human settlement across multiple nations.
City Commissioner Loren Young sought condemnation to gain right of way for street widening in front of his Whiteway Food Store at 1200 East Tenth. Other commissioners rejected the proposal, favoring appraisal to set compensation. The bid review on police cars and trucks was postponed for manager and department heads study. A $1,200 contract was awarded to Associated Growers of Hereford for park fertilizer chemicals. other bids were higher. Advertisement authorized for water department vehicles, 40 fire hydrants, and 30 six inch gate valves.
A joint statement from B A Myers and Lt Col Vincent Lockhart says Amarillo Air Force Base has no current employment opportunities and no known timeline for future openings. Texas Employment Commission and Texas National Guard officials emphasize no information is available yet and public announcements will be widely publicized.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary G. Moore of Richmond California were held at 10 this morning in Ivy Chapel Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Rev R D Erhard officiated with pallbearers E L Regal DuWayne Bartels Paul Evans J P Medert J A Stevens T J Estes. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery Pampa. She died Sunday from a heart attack on a Santa Fe train en route to visit a daughter in Prairie Grove Arkansas. She was 65. Survivors include two sons Lee D. Moore and Henry P. Moore both of California and a sister Mrs Sadie Lusk of Baytown Texas.
Walter Shaller March of Dimes director reports Potter County aided 23 polio patients last year nine new cases and 14 previously stricken. He notes over 100,000 Americans affected in three years and 58 million dollars spent on care, with a 5 million dollar national debt. He urges 1951 goals of 50 million nationally and 25 thousand locally.
Texas public schools received less of each state dollar last year under the Gilmer-Aikin program, a reduction of 0.54 cents from 1939-40 while enrollment, teachers, and attendance rose. Officials noted 49,628 classroom teachers, 2,181 support staff, and 175 days of instruction guaranteed for every child.
During the 1949-50 fiscal year total funds reached 527,252,453 with 156,430,559 allocated to schools. Per capita apportionment and related programs used 145,350,068, textbooks cost 3,410,723, and the free lunch program consumed 3,758,361. The State Commission for the Blind notes WWII era gains in surveying instruments and aircraft for terrain mapping. A specialized plane surveys 450 miles in three hours, while ground teams would take a full day per mile.
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