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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1951
Page
19
Low mileage Packard Deluxe four door sedan offered at 1875 with heater options. Jeep four wheel drive pickup priced at 1075. 38 Chevrolet four door clean unit listed at 175. Plymouth and other Packard entries include radio heater overdrive options with varied prices from 475 to 1395.
Used car list includes 1950 Studebaker Commander four door with radio and heater. 1950 Studebaker Champ two door with heater overdrive. Various 1948 1949 Studebaker Champs. Ford Custom and Ford Sedan with radio heater overdrive. Chevrolet Deluxe and Fleetline models. Buick Super sedans and Pontiac Dodge coupes also described. Many with low mileage, white walls, or cream/polish finishes. prices range from 845 to 1845 dollars.
Sale notice lists several used cars with radios heaters overdrive and white wall tires. Models include a 1950 Lincoln 4 door sedan, 1949 Rodan 4 door, 1949 Mercury 6 passenger coupe, 1947 Stude Champ 4 door, and 1946 Ford panel delivery. Prices from 975 to 1550. Garner Randall, 201 Polk, phone 8014.
Classic 1950 Chrysler Windsor four door sedan priced at 2450 dollars. Features include radio heater and seat covers with white wall tires. Strong value for restored or original condition car purchase.
A dense Amarillo classified page lists dozens of used cars with models from 1936 to 1951. Highlights include 1951 Ford Custom 8 Tudor, 1950 Olds 98, 1950 Chrysler Windsor, and 1949 Pontiac. prices range from about 295 to 1795. Dealers Neel’s and Bob Fuller Motors promote deals, trade ease, and financing options.
Funeral services for Leroy Stevens, 66, who died last night at Northwest Texas Hospital, are pending. He lived at 312 Buchanan and is survived by five sons. The body is with Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
Plain text ad for Plains Trailer Sales promoting Schult travel trailers ranging from 26 to 33 feet with arrangements to please buyers. Highlights a large used-trailer lot in Amarillo including 1950 Schult priced at 2,505 and other models from 1947 to 1949. Located 2 miles east of city limits on Highway 66, contact by phone.
William D Rockne son of Knute Rockne Notre Dame coach was shot twice after forcing entry into a Wichita home Novacek a used car dealer fired on him Rockne 35 underwent emergency surgery and remains in critical condition His mother arrived from South Bend Ind Sheriff Ty Lockett said Rockne had been drinking and had previously stayed at a state mental hospital from 1936 to 1939 No charges yet filed and Rockne had been working as a Salvation Army truck driver in recent weeks News notes include his travels and Knute Rockne Foundation involvement
Funeral services for W P Nesselroad 40 year old automobile salesman will be tomorrow at 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church with Dr Francis W Pritchard officiating. He died Sunday of a heart attack at 1309 Western. survived by wife Erma and siblings. Burial at Liano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home direction.
Funeral rites for the infant son Jon Logan Tidwell and daughter Janet Lynne Tidwell of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Tidwell will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include the parents a brother Stephen Tidwell and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Roper of Roseburg Oregon.
New York January 22 UPI Fifty five families who lost relatives in the Thanksgiving Eve wreck of the Long Island Railroad will receive about 1 022 500 in Social Security payments the Federal Security Agency said. Joseph B O Connor regional director said that 55 wage earners insured under the Social Security program were killed in the wreck which killed a total of 79 persons. Forty one wage earners left widows and a total of 79 children under the age of 18. O Connor said each family is receiving an average of 110 77 monthly in benefits. He said the expected total of benefits was based on a life expectancy of 80 years for the widows and payments to the children until the youngest child in each family reaches the age of 18.
Funeral services for Mrs. Merle White wife of Charles W. White were held at San Jacinto Methodist Church this afternoon with Rev. Hubert Thomson officiating. Pallbearers named. she died Friday at the family home and was 41. A resident of Amarillo since 1930 from Lubbock she belonged to the Methodist Church. Survived by husband mother sister and brother. Burial in Llano Cemetery under N. S. Griggs & Sons.
Funeral services for Thomas Wheeler Watson were held at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rev. J. Weldon Butler officiating. Pallbearers included W. N. Cretsinger Carl Fuqua Harry Holland and others. honorary pallbearers were Vega Kiwanis Club members. Watson 51 of Wildorado operated a grain elevator and was a Methodist. he is survived by his wife three sisters and a brother. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery.
Governor Shivers announced reappointments to key posts in Texas. John Ben Shepperd of Gladewater remains secretary of state, M. B. Morgan of Denison is labor commissioner, Maj. Gen. K. L. Berry of Denton remains adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. William H. Martin of Houston stays assistant adjutant general. E. H. Thornton Jr. of Galveston is named highway commission chairman. confirmations await Senate action.
Police said Willie Mae Rogers and Anna Lee Craig, both Negro women, were arrested Saturday on a shoplifting charge at Kress department store. They are charged with theft under five dollars. Anomaly in text mentions the Napoleonic Wars ambulance corps, noting French soldiers who removed battlefield casualties on stretchers.
Two year old Bobby Lehmann vanished from his Buckholts farm amid a large search by Milam County officers and volunteers. Found cold and exhausted at 6 30 am about 314 miles from home, he said he chased his dog after lunch with his grandparents. The child slept through the night with his dog by his side as authorities continued to plan further tests.
Army sergeant Olin Wilkinson of the 23rd Infantry reveals front line risks at Taegu Hyopchon and Anui shelling, where his unit suffered heavy casualties and earned Silver and Bronze Stars. He argues frontline posts deserve hazard pay as Congress weighs new compensation rules benefiting combat and direct support personnel. His family connections are noted in Olympia and Port Townsend.
Panhandle authorities report J. N. Vevest transferred to Amarillo to confront forgery charges. He is under a forgery indictment here, and sheriff's deputies say he received a two year sentence at Panhandle about a week ago.
Scientists estimate about 1800 thunderstorms flash worldwide at any moment to recharge the planet's electrical field and maintain its negative balance, highlighting the dynamic nature of atmospheric electricity and weather systems.
In Port Moresby a government spokesman said at least 23 people are dead and 34 missing after Mount Lamington erupted. A 40,000 foot volcanic cloud and heavy ash covered Port Moresby, with relief flights only gradually penetrating the area as missionaries and natives face high casualties.
Police reported the Kirk Drive-In Cafe at 205 West Ninth was entered last night. An unknown person pried open the west door and exited after opening the east door, with nothing reported stolen.
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