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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1950
Page
5
Mr and Mrs James Dale of Litton Indiana report their daughter Sharon Lee has sixteen living ancestors including two great great grandparents four grandparents eight great grandparents and the parents.
In Los Angeles on July 11 Edward F. Boozer a former Marine sergeant alleges his wife Joyce Primrose Boozer heiress to a $5 million inheritance was unhappy with portions of his earnings and veteran's allotment. She sues for divorce claiming excessive spending. They wed two years ago in Las Vegas and she reportedly receives a percentage of his allotment under government rules.
Col Selden Simpson, regimental commander of the 142nd Infantry Texas National Guard, received a three point memorandum from Selective Service state headquarters outlining deferment rules for Guard members. It covers 17 to 18 percent year olds may join and be deferred, veterans with 90 days or more service between Sept 16 1940 and June 1948 may join and be deferred, and preclassification 1-A enlistees may defer under Memo no 20. Induction is postponed while national director studies files.
More than 100 reservations have been received for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce second quarterly membership luncheon. The event, tomorrow at noon in the Herring Hotel Old Tascosa room, features Tom Taylor of Austin as speaker on tourism impact for highway centers. Ted Lokey leads the tourist development committee. Bill Gilstrap presides.
Palo Alto Calif United Press report says Stanford University biology professor Dr Ira Wiggins and two graduate students are conducting a summer long expedition in the Arctic to learn how plant seeds survive long winters. The effort aims to uncover mechanisms behind winter survival in extreme conditions.
Navy project led by John Thomas a Kent School graduate and Henry Thompson a Stanford graduate and Navy veteran plans a 10 week Arctic field study at Point Barrow Alaska. They will range over tundra in Weasels and amphibious tractors gathering flowering plants and soil specimens as flora endure extreme winters of 60 degrees below zero before brief summer growth.
L A Byrd applies for a building permit to convert an existing building at 302 North Lincoln into a two family residence. The plan violates City Zoning Ordinance as the structure would be closer to the side lot line than allowed.
Two men jailed for disturbing the peace after repeatedly yelling Bang Bang at a downtown officer near a busy corner. In corporation court Judge Harris E. Lofthus dismissed the charges as insupportable after the pair promised to quit their Bang Bangs.
Newly appointed commissioners Foreman Priolo and Leftwich will meet Thursday to set a hearing date for condemnation suits against the Bush Estate. The state and Potter County seek right of way for widening and relocating US Highway 66 after Bush Estate negotiations failed on damages. John Peterson, Potter County attorney, filed the suit for the state and county.
Galvanized 2 inch pipe for street sign standards is being shipped this week per city purchasing agent Jess Pate. Installation of the street markets has been delayed several weeks awaiting delivery of the pipe.
A coast to coast test involved hundreds of men and women smoking only Camels for 30 days. Each week throat specialists conducted 2,470 examinations and found no throat irritation from smoking Camels.
An advertising pitch urges readers to test Camel cigarettes for 30 days to judge mildness and flavor. It promotes a thorough, no-trick trial, smoking only Camels to compare Camel’s tobaccos and determine how mild a cigarette can be.
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