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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
2
Gordon Jordan, the progressive postmaster, announced that Amarillo is officially zoned for mail deliveries. The city now has four zones and merchants are urged to state their mail zone in headings, such as Amarillo 4, Tex, in the Amarillo Globe News.
The Amarillo zoning plan lists No 1 as the residential district excluding San Jacinto and North Amarillo with No 2 San Jacinto and No 3 North Amarillo and No 4 the business district. Mr Jordan asks printers to include zones on letterheads and letters and thanks Tack for cooperation while noting population projections and calls for peace.
Reader's Digest warns that world population is rising rapidly with doubling times of 70 years overall and much faster in developing regions. India adds 50 million in a decade, Japan and Egypt poised to double in 33 and 40 years respectively, implying future global turmoil and generations affected.
The writing questions whether declining plagues lead to more destructive warfare and cites Fulton Lewis noting 294 federal employees fired as Communists and 2,872 resignations during FBI investigations. The piece ends by asking who bears responsibility for the government’s condition.
A downstate taxpayer comments on the Canadian River Dam project, suggesting it is framed as a war measure while denying it is a handout. He asserts the dam will pay its own way, emphasizing it is not an unconditional subsidy.
A critic notes that putting on uniform has become common in modern conflict. The speaker argues many flag waving patriots seek personal gain, asking what crimes are committed in the name of patriotism and urging scrutiny of true motives.
The fragmentary text lacks concrete names places or dates, making a precise card impossible. The readable parts fail to establish a definitive event, persons involved, or organizational context needed for an accurate headline and teaser.
The speaker warns that without adequate water, the South Plains region including Amarillo risks drought and stagnation as population grows toward 150,000 to 200,000. They urge avoiding a repeat of Lubbock’s water emergency and stress keeping the region open for development.
Mrs. Bivins funds a new home project with gas royalties from lands in Potter Hutchinson Moore Sherman Hansford Hartley counties. Elderly residents in those counties will be prioritized as good Christian people from the area gain first choice.
Goose Ramey describes entering a New York bank while visiting. He recalls bank detectives gathering around after they saw his whong-leather face and his nervous attempt to hide a purchase with a hundred dollar bill. He aimed to speak with a vice president seated at a desk during the encounter.
A Dimmitt Texas man describes using a $108 bill and another in his pocket as letters of introduction or credit. He faced many questions, produced his driver's license, and explained his reason for being in New York before receiving five twenty dollar bills in a swap.
The speaker says they hold no hard feelings and offers charity, suggesting others behind him must be too hard and careful. The remark implies a defensive stance while acknowledging tension with implied others.
The revival features clues in rhyme, credited mostly to Otis Williams. The speakers praise his clever, alert mind and gift for harmonizing words, suggesting a future in writing. Stanley Marshes Ralph Carrolls and Otis Williams participated last week.
The remarks praise the writer of simple clues whose wording and rhythm stand out. Several merry solvers fail to crack any puzzles, while many spend half an hour or more on multiple clues, reflecting sharp wit and persistent effort.
Seven of them were submitted to Tack as an intelligence test the Brain called them off in exactly 27 seconds. Now you try and see what you can do. The first one is an example. It follows: The set up is perfect and colorfully inclined. Wi 2 real busy body and with curves on its mind.
Treasure seekers rush to the Ideal Paint and Body Company after deciphering a clue. They find another hint on the door and the column promises further answers down the page. The six lines hint at puzzles involving Rome, curves and strings, a cow’s rear, a fishy name, a white and green object, and a remark about color and interest.
The item notes Tack achieved seven in 27 seconds by the watch and remains a go-to source for treasure seekers each evening. It urges readers to call Tack for quick answers to similar clues, promising a speedy solution.
The passage notes that the speaker will gladly offer clues for similar treasure hunts but warns that only the advanced intellectuals should seek them. It suggests that solving the puzzles could take days for others, implying complexity and patience are required.
A newspaper note warns Texas suffers a sweeping drought with widespread grass fires. It predicts that the coming year may bring significant floods as extremes follow extremes, echoing concerns across the state.
A letter describes royal hunting in North Scotland and birds shipped to New York. It notes the king's shooting preserve and a government payment requirement when keeping game, illustrating a brace of frozen grouse as a hypothetical personal share. The piece emphasizes fees and limited portions for the monarch.
A friend notes Scotch grouse resemble prairie chickens in size but are less palatable due to their diet of heather seed, which imparts a strong odor.
The remark asserts rural residents in England have no extra food. purchases are at stores and black marketeering is nearly non existent due to strong law observance. It reflects a view on distribution, consumer access, and social discipline in English society.
Urban planter Tack hovers on official action as wartime measures loom. If gardening is designated a war measure, he plans to seed a whole block, awaiting decisive guidance from national leaders and Washington authorities.
The list names six items with quick identifications. No. 1 The Sports Arena. No. 2 Smart Form and Bardley corset. No. 3 Bill Utterback's filling station. No. 4 The Herring Hotel Room 1224. No. 5 A Washington Street city bus. No. 6 The Blood Bank.
Readers are urged to report treasure hunt clues to The Brain for a test of mind puzzles. Old Tack runs the service for News-Globe readers and promises a $100 reward if The Brain fails to provide a proper solution within one minute.
A reader question teases a puzzle embedded in the text asking how long it takes to get it. The fragmented line ends with a clipped name Dr Wat indicating an incomplete reference or riddle.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York City trace their founding to 1870. The museum opened in Manhattan to serve the public with global art collections and educational programs.
Cleveland chemists say they are manufacturing thousands of injectors for nerve gas defense. Strong Cob & Co. Inc. discloses injectors contain morphine and end in a long needle. Civil defense units are receiving some distributed devices.
Houston January 23 Reservists at Ellington Air Force Base will start active duty preparations around February 1 Col William L Lee announced that all reservists under full colonel will be called to active duty likely in February or March A three day initial active duty tour will start February 1 during which physical examinations will be conducted Those who qualify will receive 30 days before reporting for active duty
Randall County residents invited to a town meeting Friday evening at Canyon to discuss rising food costs. Dan O Connor of Canyon chairs the open forum aimed at gauging public opinion on curb measures and recording all suggestions approved by the majority. The session starts at 7 15 in the courthouse committee room.
The US Civil Service Commission announces examinations for dietetic intern positions in Los Angeles, Bronx, and Hines with salaries of 1470 a year. Organization and methods examiner and budget examiner posts are in Washington offering 3925 to 6400 dollars yearly. Contact H. M. Timmons in Room 21, Post Office Building for forms and details.
A 66-year-old West Virginia woman, Miss Bess Christy, was recovering in a Huntington hospital from a broken pelvis and wrist after a five-ton boulder toppled onto her frame house near Huntington. She was found pinned by the wreckage yesterday morning by a railroad foreman, and the rock likely loosened from a hillside.
GALVESTON Jan 23 The third in a series of courses for Texas physicians and surgeons in atomic warfare casualty preparation will be held in El Paso Feb 2. UT Medical School members conduct the schools. Earlier sessions were in Corpus Christi and Tyler. The fourth and final course will be Feb 15 in Lubbock.
Theresa Weingartner, 68, sues Hazel M. McMonagle and daughter Sally, 10, claiming a fall down a stairs at the McMonagle home on February 15 left her with a broken hip and unable to work as a babysitter, seeking $100,000 damages.
A UT Institute of Public Affairs booklet shows Amarillo property has an adjusted rate of 2.04 dollars per hundred dollars, with city, county, and school district components outlined. The study compares Texas rates, listing totals for Panhandle cities such as Borger 2.84, Dumas 2.31, Hereford 2.09, Lubbock 2.40, Pampa 2.44, Plainview 2.33, Vernon 2.16, and Wichita Falls 2.28, among others.
In Frankfurt a US Air Force spokesman dismissed Prague charges that American military planes spied on Czechoslovakia as completely ridiculous. The Czech foreign ministry accused US planes of border violations 58 times since October and alleged radio transmitters parachuted into the country, with some mistakenly falling into Austria.
Four Crosby brothers Gary 17 Philip 16 Dennis 16 Lindsay 13 are now worth about 200000 dollars each. The sum appears in an accounting of the estate as the court approved a contract giving a three cent royalty per disc for the recording A Crosby Christmas. Guardianships were started in 1942 with 53000 dollars each and have grown through radio appearances and other earnings.
Sixth annual meeting of the Amarillo US Employees Federal Credit Union will be held Thursday night at 7 30 in the Theater Building of the Veterans Hospital. Election of officers will be featured. Members include federal employees in Amarillo excluding post office personnel. Current officers are F K Serkland president Ray Jonas vice president Florence McGrew treasurer Ray Debenport credit committee chair Jack H Hooker supervisory committee chair. Directors include M E Whittington George A Welch R B Ledyard and Ray Henly.
Representative Patman of Texas charged that the banking committee and Congress were responsible for 37.5 million dollars in loans to the bankrupt Lustron Corp during 1946 and 1948. He asserted this during a congressional session in Washington on January 23.
Audrey Glover of 2302 West Seventh in Los Angeles is featured in the 1950 Mirror Enterprises Syndicate Small Talk column, a brief social note from the Los Angeles bureau.
Two Texans Miss Letha Metchicas of KGNC Amarillo and Flint Wilson of The Houston Post win $250 each for naming the new market dog food Bark. $100 charity prizes go to Boles Orphanage Quinlan and Salvation Army Houston. More than 2000 entries, prize limited to staff and press. Bark appears on 5 10 and 25 pound bags in four color designs. Contest delayed by copyright and trademark approvals in Washington. Judges include Mrs. Robert Levy Forrest N. Hall and others from Houston Austin Fort Worth and Texas dog circles. spark joins the Un stock and poultry list.
The Kyowa Maru, on its maiden voyage, arrived yesterday and began unloading today at Port Houston marking the first Japanese vessel to reach the Houston ship channel since the Pearl Harbor attack.
An ancient Roman court employed water clocks to restrict speaker time, with speeches limited to the moment the water ran from the dish, preserving order and pacing in legal proceedings.
The text is a request for ironing and half day work. It states a plan to do general cleaning in the morning from 8:30 to 11:30 and asks for help obtaining work, providing a contact phone number.
A reader offers babysitting services day or night with good references and an contact number 2-1339 for resct ing.
Dear Tack offers help from a high school boy seeking Saturday employment in go or other farm work. Phone number 3-1458 provided for contacts.
A brief notice stating a person has four Green stamp books available in a swap for Blue stamps and provides the contact phone number 3 4082 for interested parties to call.
Elm trees three to four feet tall available free to anyone who will dig them up. Some elm trees can be dug up for five cents each. Plum trees two to three feet tall offered at five cents each.
A note from R L Parker at 102 Hastings reports a small black dog without a collar has been at the residence for several days. The owner may come to retrieve the pet.
A brown fur lined right handed glove was found in front of the home across from the Youth Center on Carolina. The finder requests the owner to claim it for return. 606 Carolina
Advertises home based day or night childcare with a large fenced yard and swings. Promises good care and provides contact phone 2 1159 for inquiries.
Two quilt tops offered for sale contact after 6 PM at 30482. One features a wedding ring design and the other a flower garden pattern. Proceeds or price not listed. Local interest only.
A 13 year old offers two dollars for the return of a tan hand-tooled and hand-laced purse that contained a head scarf, comb, fountain pen, and other items. The notice asks for its return.
A seven month old red and white female cocker spaniel vanished Saturday afternoon January 20. She wore a collar without identification and had just been released from a veterinary hospital, still needing medicine. Anyone with information should call 8975 after 5 p.m. Mrs Dollarhide, 1905 Bonham.
A reader offers in home child care by day or hour and also ironing services. Call 40707 for details.
A person states they are job hunting and willing to relocate, offers to provide references, and includes two contact numbers 7802 and 3-3847 for follow up.
A colored woman requests employment as a dishwasher or housework helper. She prefers a morning shift and is willing to work by the hour or take a job at the Fisk Building. Interested parties should call 36236.
I have a treadle Singer sewing machine to trade for a portable machine or will sell. I also have a library table to sell or trade for Gunn Bros. stamps. Call 40243 after 5 30 PM.
Jeanne Scoggins seeks return of brown plastic glasses with silver trim lost Saturday night between Batson's Room and Levine's Department Store. Reward offered. Call 8743 before 6 PM or 3-7511 or 2-1773 after 6 PM. 900 Taylor.
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