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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1951
Page
19
Elmer D. Runquist filed a damage suit in the 108th District Court seeking $650 after an January 16 automobile accident involving a Lone Star Motor Company employee. The complaint alleges injuries and damages to Runquist’s car.
Coronation events at the American Legion Hall crowned a king and queen of Babyland and two high school queens. Royalty included king Floyd Edmond at 13 months and queen Frances Janeen at 6 months, with princesses Kay Lynn and Judith Ann and duchess Debra Christine among the young court. High school queens Shirley Vaughan and Doris Beverley were honored, with numerous attendants named. all received wrist watches and health certificates, plus a studio photograph.
A local dealer advertises a wide used car sale with numerous models and prices. Listings include a 1947 Hudson 4-Door Sedan at 795 dollars, a 1948 Frazer at 795 dollars, and several trucks and panels from 1946 to 1949 with featured equipment like radios heaters tires and winches. Also notes on new tires seat covers and demonstrations. Contact KAISER specials and dealer HEDGECOKE MOTOR CO at 01 W 6th Canyon.
John Gerner 61 pioneer stock farmer of Lelia Lake dies from a heart attack while bailing hay. His body at Murphy Spicer Funeral Home Clarendon. Survived by wife Bertha Russell two daughters La Mae Huckaby Amarillo and Margaret Cottingham Tucumcari NM two sisters H Ernest Smith Amarillo Amelia Smith Lelia Lake a brother Albert Gerner Lelia Lake and a grandson and two granddaughters.
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Amarillo appointed J. C. Smith of 4217 Polk as deputy director of the Civil Defense Disaster Relief Committee. He will open an office in the old library at Sixth and Taylor and recruit and train voluntary workers. Smith, a Marshall native, graduated from Marshall High School and attended East Texas Baptist College before moving to Amarillo in 1948 to work with Security Federal Savings and Loan and Ricks-McGuire Company.
Chamber civic affairs committee members vote to stage monthly round-the-year clean-up days. Date set as the Saturday after the first Tuesday each month, linking with Amarillo city advertising. They will aid the Sertoma Club’s city clean-up program and seek North Randall County Civic Club help to petition for a branch post office in south Amarillo.
The Senate judiciary committee approved President Truman's nomination of Joe Sheehy of Tyler Texas as federal judge for the Eastern District. A three member subcommittee met, but the full committee had authorized sending the nomination to the Senate floor for action if no objections were found. Senator McCarran headed the subcommittee with Connelly and Lyndon B. Johnson testifying in support.
In Dallas a peg legged drunk slipped into police squad car No 40 when officers were absent. A taxicab was hailed to pursue and curb the vehicle. The car returned under control and the intoxicated man was jailed.
Washington dispatch reports Peking insists on discussing NATO and US bases abroad, undermining prospects for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Officials say talks in Paris and among four capitals may continue, with only minor concessions by the Western powers altering the stalemate. Deputies in Paris have met over three months without progress on a ministers’ agenda.
A building permit was issued for erection of an office building at 612 Van Buren. The plan calls for a masonry structure 30 by 50 feet with an estimated cost of $13,000. Randall Building Company holds the contract.
H. R. Smith, director of public works, asked the city commission for permission to resurface about 35 blocks of streets and alleys and to seal 50 blocks of existing pavement. He noted many alleys were WPA paved and beyond repair, requiring removal of old paving and replacement. The plan calls for roughly 37,000 gallons of asphalt and 950 cubic yards of crushed stone.
Bids for construction of water lines in West Amarillo were opened at the city commission weekly meeting. The labor-only project installs large mains to relieve a low pressure area, starting at the overhead storage tank at Eighth and Independence and running south and west, including 1600 feet of 12 inch main and 2150 feet of 10 inch main with two fire hydrants. all materials supplied by the city.
Three cruise liners swelled Egypt's tourist influx to hotel capacity, boosting occupancy across major Red Sea and Nile resort areas. Local operators report full houses, with guests visiting key heritage sites and museums.
What Christian Science can mean to men and women in all walks of life. It presents direct answers to sincere prayer and shows the sure way to healing of physical disease and release from fears and limitations.
CHICAGO June 5 John Henry president of the DeWitt P Henry candy company said the nickel candy bar is on the way out. Rising costs of materials prevent fair profit on the 5 cent bar and the dime bar would soon take its place on American candy shelves.
New educational and medical facilities are taking shape in the desert region west of Kuwait, signaling rapid infrastructure growth in Arabia. The projects aim to expand access to schooling and healthcare for local communities and drive regional development.
Will Devanny, 13, of 240 Parker, suffered minor injuries this morning when he fell from his bicycle in the 1900 block on Washington after losing control and striking a curb. He was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
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