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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
3
Amarillo Council of Church Women plans the Primrose Party for residents aged 70 and over. Aug 25 3 to 5 pm at Ellwood Park with transportation provided. Prizes for oldest couple, oldest individual, longest married, and Panhandle longest resident. About 500 guests expected. committees yet to be named.
The Globe collects reader opinions on what young job hunters should seek in a position. Experts and professionals, from railroad to law, argue for combinations of security and advancement, stressing that advancement often implies security and vice versa, while some favor prioritizing security for long term stability.
Health director Jack Wyatt told city commissioners the dump ground is in good condition despite Mrs. Sam Singleton of Amarillo alleging windblown trash reaching her yard. New trash is burned immediately. Wyatt sees no disease spread risk. City Manager Moss said debris washed into the valley by heavy rains may trouble nearby residents and will be collected when dry. Wyatt noted a large rat problem and will have the US Biological Survey use new poisons, which he says are effective.
George Bernard Shaw, aging but defiant, marks his 94th birthday quietly at AYOT ST LAWRENCE. He hints at a new short play titled The Lady She Would Not, written in seven days in five scenes, and forbids birthday mentions or cards at his home.
Brownwood man John F. Crowder, 30, died when steel framework for the new Brownwood High School gymnasium collapsed. Two coworkers from Fort Worth, Bert Elmore Pitts, 35, and J W Askew, were critically injured. The crew were engineers service incorporated of Lubbock, steel sub-contractors on the job.
In storing food in the refrigerator most of it should be kept in covered containers. Meat is an exception: it should be only lightly covered with waxed paper or a similar covering. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results!
Quanah July 26 Harry H. Duckworth 61 suffocated last night when buried under eight feet of cottonseed hulls in a seed house at the mill where he worked. Rescuers shoveled 25 minutes before reaching him as hulls flowed into the building.
In a Sunday collision three miles south of Pampa two cars carrying swimmers crashed head on. Four people died including Mildred Margaret Jones and Janice Isbell with Val Harris killed earlier, while 18 were involved. Melba Jo Harris 27 and J W Clark Skellytown are in critical at Highland General, L Dean Begert 16 worsened says Worley Hospital. Others recovering include John Dawes 17 C L Harris 40 Patsy Wall 15 Elsie Housdon 17 Juanita Cox Pampa and Charles McCrary 14. Mrs J W Clark remains serious. Funeral services set for Mildred and Janice in Pampa.
The Mexican Center Club sets an election tied to a musical program at Dwight Morrow School Auditorium. Residents vote on repairing Mexican hall at Eleventh and Cleveland after a survey among local families favors remodeling for community gatherings with F E Pesqueira to speak. Current officers include J J Flores president Valente Morin vice president Jose Hurtado secretary and Angel Gonzales treasurer. KHARTOUM news notes traffic delays due to a wild elephant birth near Khor Ongae on the road to the bridge’s end.
Mayor Gene Klein proclaims Friday as Joseph Lee Day alongside park and recreation center plans. The day honors Joseph Lee, founder of the Playground Association of America in 1906 and former National Recreation Association president, with a free Ellwood Park movie and events in other parks to encourage community participation.
SAN ANGELO July 26 James Anderson Chapman 46 wounded his 7 year old son Dalton then shot himself. Chapman had faced lunacy charges by his wife who said he had threatened to kill her. He also threatened officers who came to the scene. A Justice of Peace ruled death by own action in Chapman's death.
Halifax July 26 thieves boarded the freighter Men estheus and stole three monkeys. The crew did not report damage to two King Cobras, two leopards and 20 pythons aboard. The entire menagerie, including the monkeys, was consigned to a Wild Animal Farm in Egypt.
Funeral services are held for Dr. M. Smith a prominent Rio Grande Valley physician aged 62 who died after a long illness. Burial will be at Mission today.
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