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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
3
In Vancouver on July 14 a tar barrel tilted and splashed 4 year old Lea Sherwin, pinning her to the ground she sat on. Eight people pulled her free and she was taken to hospital for a bath after a quart of ether. Police called it operation black bottom.
In Korea a dozen American nurses stationed near the front operate from a mobile hospital in a former Korean schoolhouse. Capt Phyllis La Conte leads the team with Capt Margaret Tollefson and Staff Nurse Eleanor Church aboard. They work long shifts, boost morale with lipstick and liniment, and save many battle wound lives, supplementing doctors.
Harman W. Nichols recounts Blance Stuart Scott known as Betty as the first woman to fly solo in 1910 and a pioneer who worked with Glenn Martin in California in 1912. She describes early aircraft, hangar blueprints, and the air circus era with bamboo and canvas planes.
Betty tells of 1912 Emeryville racing days with Horace Kearny who promised to catch a fish from a plane. They used a live messenger delivery and improvised repairs with tape. She watched takeoffs, ensured the fish reached the refueling spot, and later flew both earliest biplanes and a jet at 600 miles an hour, never afraid in biplanes but nervous in jets.
A federal court case set for Monday involves Homer Lewis Medlin of Illinois and others suing Rock Island Railroad over a Grand Avenue grade crossing collision on Oct 30 that fatally injured L. J. Medlin of Dallas. Damages total $92,421.90. Palmer & Rochell of Dallas represent the plaintiffs.
Gen Evangeline Booth retired head of the Salvation Army, aged 84, was reported critically ill at her Hartsdale New York home. A Salvation Army spokesman quoted her physician saying her death could be expected in a matter of days.
Mayor Gene Klein travels to Austin to attend the League of Texas Municipalities executive board meeting. He flew in this morning and will return tonight.
Washington July 14 A decision on whether to call the National Guard and reserves to active duty may be reached soon after the return tomorrow of two joint chiefs from the Far East An informed official said the Defense Department awaits their return before finalizing a recommendation to the White House Gen J Lawton Collins and Gen Hoyt Vandenberg are due in Washington after consulting Gen Douglas Mac Arthur They will carry the latest Korean War picture including fresh requests from MacArthur The move aims to replace home strength by tapping civilian reserves as one Army division and elements of other divisions are earmarked for the Far East The Philadelphia Nationals quartet records The Fightin Phils for national distribution including Dick Sisler Whiz Kids Puddinhead Jones Richie Ashburn and Granny Hamner.
City Manager N. V. Moss announced that posting political notices and other cards on utility poles is prohibited by city ordinance. He cited recent postings by candidates and religious groups, noting nails and tacks create hazards for linemen and have caused injuries.
A total of 200 absentee ballots have been cast in the July 22 Democratic Primary. Sixty one ballots were mailed to voters not in the city at the time of the election and 31 have been returned. The county clerk's office sets the deadline for absentee voting as July 18.
City to receive bids on roughly 1300 feet of chain link fencing at Forrest Hill Park by August 1. City Engineer Stanton M. Field states the project covers tennis court fencing softball backstops and other enclosures. Fencing lengths include 336 feet of 10 foot 80 feet of 8 foot and 852 feet of 6 foot sections.
Ellwood Park installs lights on two additional tennis courts this week, as park superintendent Mark Miles notes, with operation by a coin meter similar to existing lights.
Randall County voters in South Amarillo may cast absentee ballots at the assessor and collectors office located at 3308 Tyler. A Randall County deputy clerk is present at the office to handle the ballots. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
Senator Kenneth McKellar, 81, Tennessee Democrat and Senate dean, stumbled in a committee room and suffered a forehead cut. The fall led to initial thoughts he had fallen weeks earlier as his ailing legs failed in a Capitol corridor.
Tibet border observers say it is logical for China to move to bring Tibet under Red control. The report notes Communist plans to extend governance from China proper into the mountain region north of India.
Doctors Blackwell Gilkerson and Smith announce the association of their practices forming a joint medical group. The move signals expanded patient access and shared professional resources across their offices in the city.
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