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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
2
The writer recalls Tack wading and rowing in streams near Yellowstone. He narrates a near disaster while fishing for rainbow trout, recounting last year’s near strangling incident and a risky balance moment on a slick rock. He escapes downstream into an eddy to catch his breath.
The narrator describes surviving a cold river crossing with companions Thatcher and Russy. They reach their car, thaw with a heater, then move toward camp while Rusty stays with others. A group of women to aid a car stalled on a cliff brink emerge, one woman collapsed, others trying to pull them from danger.
A rambly column reflects on the Pentagon lore, jokes, and stubborn public gates. It contrasts hopeful, decent people with a misbehaving minority, then shifts to Montana ranchers posting fences along Madison River outside Yellowstone, lamenting open access and fishers’ motives.
The narrator recounts meeting a Texas party at a ranch where the owner greeted them with a shovel and irrigation work. After days, the rancher invited them to a large Texas gathering, left a key with his explanation that the ranch gate had locked. The owner had driven about 50 miles to deliver the key and allow continued fishing.
A brief exchange records gratitude toward a rancher, noting no whisky or other substance given. The speaker emphasizes sincere thanks and appreciation rather than material compensation.
A man recalled locking his gate and regretted it after three different visitors in one day left it open. His cattle then wandered onto the highway, though he did not fish himself and wished others to enjoy themselves.
A reflective passage questions gate maintenance and town country tensions, then shifts to a detailed breakfast scene. Tack cooks, Hap Johnson joins, and chores include dishwashing, cleaning the ice box, and tidying. Toast quality and how to eat it are debated, emphasizing hot, dry toast with butter.
Ted Houghton visited for breakfast and ordered four soft boiled eggs. He ate them all, a feat described as the most eggs seen by one man at a single sitting.
The article discusses reporting delays and the difficulty of uncovering sex crimes. It explains that officers cannot initiate crimes but may offer opportunities if the accused harbors intent. It notes evidentiary and accomplice testimony challenges, stressing prosecutor police cooperation and public help, with tomorrow’s focus on public coping and legal progress.
The article notes crustaceans of various sizes living in marine habit water are so numerous they are described as insects of the sea in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
The 100 inch telescope at GE Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena California reportedly could resolve a candle flame at a distance of five thousand miles, illustrating its remarkable resolving power and precision for celestial observation.
A Boston importer Domenico Previte seeks $20,000 claiming he was promised his deceased son’s body would stay intact for 75 years in a special embalming and glass casket setup. He spent about $17,075 on casket cemetery plot and mausoleum. Defendants Michael and Joseph Pennacchio have not yet answered. The suit was filed in Suffolk Court.
Democratic Leader McCormack of Massachusetts said House debate on controls would continue into next week amid a legislative slowdown. Private talks show an anti controls coalition may delay a final vote for another week as the Senate backs an eight month extension of economic controls short of President Truman's request.
The Amarillo city park program, run by Eugenia Scott at San Jacinto Park and Margaret Lucero at East Park, engages children with games and treasure hunts, while addressing discipline, equipment use, and parental involvement. The initiative, now under city direction since 1949, funds about 32,000 dollars annually and awards around a thousand certificates each year for contests and achievements.
Three Pampa firemen Ernest Wilborne chief Elmer Darnell and John Scally will attend the Texas A&M Firemen's School in College Station starting Sunday for a week.
London reports the British motor industry produced 522,515 cars in 1950 yet the average English buyer faces a four year wait for a new automobile. The cause is that 75 percent of Britain's cars were exported, limiting domestic supply.
Red Leaders as bail fund trustees faced six month contempt sentences by Judge Ryan. Frederick Vanderbilt Field, another trustee, received 0 days previously and had secured $10,000 bail via his wife. Ryan barred Civil Rights Congress and Field from posting bail in this court. Hammett Hunton remained jailed after three days. Field spent weekend awaiting banks to release bail funds. Judge Hand ordered a further bail hearing tomorrow, noting a substantial constitutional privilege question on self incrimination in the cases of Hammett and Hunton.
An armed Chinese Communist officer near Kaesong stops a UN convoy carrying 20 correspondents and halts talks. Tensions rise as Red lines, press clearance, and a shift in Kaesong's control blur the armistice process while a broader debate over post office pay scales unfolds.
Mr. Rogers cites Amarillo's teacher shortage due to stringent qualifications. Primary teachers must hold a BS with public school training plus music and art training. To teach at Amarillo High, a master's degree and major in the subject are required. He notes low demand for high school teachers.
Sheriff Jim Kline called the damage tremendous as floods devastated towns in Marion County. Farmers lost millions in crops and bottomland, while the wheat harvest stalled. Deaths were reported in Ellsworth and Manhattan with trains stranded across Emporia and Kansas City, as rivers Cottonwood Neosho and Marais Des Cygne overflowed and halted rail traffic.
Australia builds its own Holden cars now rolling off the line at a rate of 100 units per day. The shift to domestic production aims to boost local industry and reduce reliance on imports, signaling a new era for Australian automotive manufacturing.
President Truman urges higher pay for skilled federal workers and asks Sen Olin Johnston and Rep Murray to back an across the board percentage increase. He argues top ranks are underpaid relative to lower grades and warns against uniform dollar or sliding scales to avoid unfair middle and upper grade adjustments.
A large blast at a concrete plant sent workers fleeing as debris covered a six block area. An initial major explosion was followed by several smaller blasts. Gartner was thrown outside the plant, and the building with 12 inch thick walls collapsed in a brilliant flash. Flames rose about 100 feet, rattling windows and shaking nearby structures.
A UN convoy carrying 20 newsmen is blocked by Red forces nine miles south of Kaesong, prompting Joys ultimatum and suspected directives from General Ridgway. Ridgway waits with his troops as the “cease fire city” faces the next reply, signaling whether Communists will honor talks or mount a broader deception.
Mrs Hall from Missouri obituary notes funeral arrangements by Boxwell Brothers. Survived by daughters Elise Deal, Ingham, Brown, and son Dr Neal Hall who died last year. also a late daughter Cleo. Five grandchildren and six great grandchildren named. born Oct 20 1865 in Danielsville GA. Family moved from Georgia during Reconstruction to Carthage and Henderson, then Vernon where Judge Hall served.
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