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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1950
Page
20
In military and aviation settings where space limits antenna installations, a new multicoupler device allows one antenna to supply signals to multiple receivers. This enables compact receiving stations in the armed services and aircraft to function efficiently.
Starch serves as a reserve food supply across green plants, providing stored energy for periods of low photosynthesis and supporting growth and metabolism in plant cells.
Senatorial Democrats seem warm while Republicans complain of a coal shortage. The Senate Labor Committee weighs pressing Truman to act under Taft Hartley as coal stocks dwindle and schools close. Taft and several Republicans urge immediate government intervention amid blizzard conditions.
Uncle Sam expands the 1940 census with April 11 as transient night. Hotels with 50 rooms or more and at least 20 percent transients will participate. Guests register for an individual form with help in lobbies. Officials aim to tag permanent residents first and avoid double counts, despite logistical hurdles. The plan hinges on hotel guests providing accurate data and cross checking entries across Willard and Clinton, Missouri records.
A humorous note mocks the Republican coal business scene as a lady dynamiter delays her blast in the back pasture. The speaker humorously reports still having a house and a table for a typewriter, promising updates if fortunes allow.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters puts 1949 fire losses at 667.54 million dollars, 6.1 percent below 1948’s peak of 711.11 million, with December losses at 67.28 million, the year’s highest monthly total.
Fort Worth Texas Highway Patrol Captain Jack Sutherland has been named a recipient of a $650 Northwestern University Traffic Institute fellowship. He will join 34 other police officers from the United States and Puerto Rico to start a four and a half month course on February 1. Inspector C G Conner also earned a similar award last fall and is due to graduate January 26.
South Dakota's Badlands stretch across 5200 square miles of eroding silt and clay. Dust and erosion shape the rugged terrain highlighting the region's stark geology and natural history.
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