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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1950
Page
6
A Valley Forge column by Hal Boyle describes the World Capital of the Boy Scouts, the National Jamboree, and the idea that the era’s real hero is a horse trader rather than a feared figure. The piece blends whimsy with reflections on youth and American culture.
A crowd of 47 000 Scouts barter openly in a chaotic encampment market with no regulation. Oklahoma and Texas groups dominate with bulworphs and horned toads selling from $1.50 to four bits. a rumor of 8,000 air shipped toads fuels a bearish market. One Salem Scout offers a flying saucer for a shrunken head.
Austin observers give a bleak outlook for Congress granting Texas clean title to tidelands. Gov. Shivers and Atty. Gen. Daniel declined to comment while Bascom Giles reported a three member school land board vote to support the bill and noted delegation pessimism amid prior vetoes and ongoing state efforts to reclaim title.
Frederick Othman recounts a humorous shopping trip in 1950 uncovering a corn cobs textile suit that may melt under a blow torch. The nylon acetate blend, various resin fabrics and prankish store merchandise reveal a satirical jab at novelty fabrics amid a lighthearted urban scene.
Lt. Reiner L. Harding of Fort Worth is reported killed in Korea during World War II combat. A 26 year old Air Force veteran of eight years he held the Distinguished Flying Cross with seven oak leaf clusters. His mother Azle Harding confirmed the death on the couple’s second wedding anniversary. His wife Barbara Conkling, living in Tokyo, expects their first child this fall. She anticipated a homecoming with the baby before Christmas for a family reunion.
The waab is a legendary Sudan creature said to be a huge jointless, man shaped being with red hair that speaks many languages.
Juarez court dissolves five year marriage of Bette Davis and William Grant Sherry by consent decree. Judge Calzada Flores signs final decree on Independence Day. Davis crosses to El Paso for flight to Los Angeles and gains custody of their year old child Barbara. Property settlement reported as reached.
A needlework catalog advertises a crochet pattern set titled Pattern 7079 with six motifs about 8x11 inches, offering instructions, photographs, and easy knitting and crochet guidance. It invites readers in Amarillo Globe News Household Arts Dept to order, sending twenty cents for a free pattern booklet and listing a New York post office address for mail.
Tel Aviv reports 800 polio infections since January in the infantile paralysis epidemic, about 80 deaths among cases. The ministry says the peak may have passed with 310 June cases versus 338 in May. Yale's Dr John Paul aids the health ministry efforts.
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