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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
23
1948 Chevrolet Fleetline 4 door sedan with radio and heater is extra nice. 1946 Chevrolet 4 door sedan is mechanically good with radio and heater. 1946 Pontiac sedan coupe features new whitewall tires and is listed in the lineup.
The Encyclopedia Britannica reports fossils from the Gobi desert include bones of dinosaurs that had not yet hatched, offering rare insight into early dinosaur development and egg biology.
Classic 46 Pontiac four door sedan offered in excellent condition. Includes radio, heater, five Royal air ride tires and functional features. Phone T797 for details and arrangements.
Amarillo police pursue two slim leads after two youths robbed Joe Brown Package Store at 1113 North Fillmore, taking 550 dollars. Store owner Brown, 64, fought back as one man leveled an unloaded rifle, incurring cuts but no hospitalization. About 170 dollars came from the cash register and 380 from his wallet. a passerby named Bill Young offered a license number but was unsure of its accuracy. Brown described two men as the assailants, and police hold a photo resembling one suspect while seeking further evidence.
Two new machines will save about 2,500 work hours for the city school tax department as they begin in about 10 days. They will total property and tax values for each citizen and compute taxes when the 1950 roll is prepared. Previously multiple typewriters and adding machines were used. The machines will also print statements and receipts when mailed in October.
Amarillo city commissioners approved a plan to surface alleys with two coats of asphalt and gravel at a cost of about 40 to 48 dollars per 50 or 60 foot lot. The city will cover half the paying cost, with residents organizing blocks to share the balance.
The Potter County Grand Jury returned four indictments today naming Olga J. Smith 31 from California charged with forging a forged check for 22.44 passed to Tepee Western Goods 411 Polk on July 15 and Billy Ralph Davis 21 of Sweetwater charged with forging a 28 check passed to Cretsinger Grocery 1111 North East Eighth on June 24 both held in county jail. Two other indictments were returned but the accused have not been taken into custody.
Funeral services for William A. McDavid 74 who died yesterday afternoon at 2 will be held Thursday at 2 30 in the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr Francis W Pritchard officiating Pallbearers are A W McDavid G E McDavid H C Hager ley A Triplett N N Whitworth and Thad Crossett honorary pallbearers J H Brewer R R Beeman Frank Day and J R Lawrence Burial will be in Liano Cemetery He had worked for the Texas Coffin Company eight years and resided at 2100 Fillmore Amarillo since 1930 He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church Survivors include wife Alice McDavid two sons Earle McDavid Amarillo and Charles William McDavid Waco a daughter Mrs Elwood Clark 1031 Crockett three grandchildren Phil Clark Terry and Jane McDavid a brother H R McDavid Fort Worth and four sisters Mrs N L Douglas San Angelo Mrs E F Fisher Uvalde Mrs G R Pain Lancaster and Mrs Horace Smith Foreston Tex.
Yallie May Pace, 9, brought two giant radishes to the Globe office. One radish measures 6 inches in length with a 3.5 inch circumference and 10 inches to the tip. The other is 8 inches to the tip with a 4.5 inch circumference. Both show heavy top foliage. Pace also raises tomatoes lettuce mustard blackeyed peas and pinto beans.
Summer green apples yield applesauce that pairs especially well with vanilla ice cream. The fruit’s tang balances sweet cream and enhances dessert flavor.
SEYMOUR July 26 A Lubbock couple Mr and Mrs John M Kennedy were killed in a heavy rain car truck collision about a mile east of Seymour Their five year old daughter was severely cut and hospitalized in unconscious condition The truck driver Robbie Jeepe of Wichita Falls was not hurt The accident occurred after midnight Mrs Kennedy was thrown partly from the old model car and was dead on arrival Her husband died several hours later of internal injuries
New York July 26 wholesale food price index rose to 6.49, eight cents above last week, the highest since October 1948. It has gained nearly 9 percent since the Korean War began a month ago and sits 13.3 percent above the year-ago level. The index reflects the total wholesale cost of a pound each of 31 commonly used foods.
The Glenn L. Martin Company said it has cancelled its plant wide vacation shutdown at the request of the Defense Department to speed up work on military airplanes. Martin's 8 700 employees had been scheduled to go on two week vacations Saturday.
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