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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
5
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains the dangers of sunburn on a hot sunny day. He notes sun exposure can harm health, emphasizes the protective role of melanin and vitamin D, and warns against sleeping in the sun. He advises cautious first exposures and suggests skin preparations that promote tanning rather than burning.
About 80 Texas Panhandle officials of the Production and Marketing Administration close a two day session on 1951 wheat acreage allotments. Dale Carter opened the meeting in the Junior Ballroom Herring Hotel with delegates from 17 counties. The group aims to set up the machinery for allotments to take effect for the 1951 crop after July 11. Members include Roy Veal Henry Marshall Faust Collier and W H Upchurch among others.
In Camden on June 1 Mrs. Margaret Guinn faced a swarm of bees chasing her children George eight and Diana three as they burst into the kitchen. Police helped guide the insects into a hive and the mother treated several stings with baking soda.
St Louis report on a new diagnostic method using radioactive elements achieving over 98 percent accuracy. Sumner T. Pike of the Atomic Energy Commission cites rabbit blood studies linking certain molecules to early arterial hardening. Applied to 104 suspects, all but one showed positive indications. Early detection may allow diet-based correction.
In Winston-Salem area the Old Town community seeks a rural general practitioner to serve Old Town Old Richmond and Vienna. A physician is badly needed after the previous doctor fell ill and left five years ago. Residents say deaths might have been prevented with a local doctor, and organizers will aid the incoming physician with housing and an office.
Thelma Lee, aged 14, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received an indeterminate term at the Industrial Home for Women in Money. Judge Louis E. Levinthal sentenced her after the plea regarding the death of Donald Brown, 15, who died when he intervened in a fight involving Rosetta Brown and the defendant last March 13.
BROCKWAY Pennsylvania June 10 A railroad engineer killed his wife Ina 43 and then shot himself in the basement after believing she was unfaithful. Police report the bodies were found near the cellar staircase.
The text advises washing utensils made of glossy porcelain enamel in soapy water, rinsing with hot water, and drying with a soft towel or allowing them to drain dry. It presents a simple cleaning method without polishing or scouring.
A local archival notice records the death of Adam at age 930, noting the extraordinary longevity and noting source details for genealogical records.
Plans advance for the Symphony Ball on June 9 at the Nat Dance Palace. Tickets are $2 including tax, with seating set for a capacity crowd. The Bobby Burns orchestra sponsors the event to aid the Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra, which will receive the proceeds after expenses. Fred Gabbard, Nat manager, donated the hall use. Tickets through Amarillo Junior League members and local music stores.
Final preparations for the Panhandle Kennel Club summer dog show proceed at tonight’s meeting on the mezzanine of the Herring Hotel. The event is set for June 18 with training classes for handlers every Sunday afternoon at Twelfth and Crockett Park. A San Jacinto Youth Center advertisement notes the show details, while Windsor Castle’s central tower is traced to 1344 and linked to King Arthur’s Round Table site.
The Houston Post has taken control of television station KLEE TV and plans to rename it KPRC TV on July 3. The Post, owner of radio stations KPRC and KPRC FM, received FCC approval last week for the $750,000 purchase from W. Albert Lee.
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