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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1951
Page
2
Seafaring gunners aboard the destroyer USS Blue send a tongue in cheek note to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. They praise shore leave hardships and joke about trading places for a stay on land. They mention Korea patrols and Red Korea waters.
Farrell A. Decker sales manager of Southwestern Drug Corporation will address the New Mexico State Pharmaceutical Association Convention in Albuquerque June 5 7 His talk The Drug Business from a Wholesaler's Viewpoint reflects his background as a registered pharmacist and Cincinnati College of Pharmacy graduate He will be joined by Jack Pate credit manager of Southwestern Drug Corporation in the event
Zeb A. Moore of 822 Barfield Building has been elected to the President's Club of Kansas City Life Insurance Company. He attends the seventh annual meeting in Colorado Springs. Membership in the club is earned by fewer than 10 percent of the company's 2,490 agents.
Roberto Solis a technical sergeant at Amarillo Air Force Base signs another three year term. He lives at Wagon Wheel trailer court on the Panhandle Highway with his wife and their 3 year old daughter. He serves as a fiscal clerk in the finance office and has nine years in the armed forces.
Lt. Gen. Georf E. Stratemeyer suffered a severe heart attack in Tokyo while playing golf on the Kogani course and will be hospitalized for some time. He is married to Annie Lee Rix of Amarillo, daughter of the late Russell Graham, and a former Amarillo High School graduate who has lived there many years. Stratemeyer was forced to quit his command of the Far Eastern Air Force due to illness, with Mrs. Stratemeyer living in Tokyo.
The Amarillo Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Friday night in the Municipal Auditorium city commission room to review four approved public hearings and four new applications. Two plots of new additions are to be presented for approval.
The bodies of 374 Americans killed in Korea were returned aboard the USS Lawrence Victory. Solemn dockside ceremonies greeted the war dead as the ship reached the Oakland Army Base and services were held in the base chapel by representatives of three faiths.
Amarillo Bus Company began bus service to the swimming pool at Thompson Park yesterday. The Pleasant Valley bus line will now serve the pool, making a minor route adjustment to stop at the pool’s front door.
A reader praises local teachers in Amarillo for dedication to students. She highlights a third grade teacher who helps her son with stammering and notes five Junior High teachers visited during parent calls. She defends the school system, acknowledges the possibility of a few misfits, but credits educators for guiding children and thanks the Lord for the teachers.
Mrs L K Tatum credits the city for its friendly spirit after a May 3 house fire left a young couple and their two children with nothing. Neighbors and donors supplied furniture clothing groceries and even an ice box from Sell Rite within two days helping them move into a furnished small home.
Miss Cora A. Astle of 2106 pik will join the University of Wisconsin Half Century Club on June 15 at the Memorial Union Great Hall. She is among 131 surviving 1901 graduates to receive a Golden Jubilee certificate for 50 years of loyalty.
H. E. Chilton and C. B. Ritten vy, Amarillo Lincoln National Life Insurance representatives, qualified for the company’s annual sales honor club. They have been invited to attend the western sales congress in Los Angeles from July 9 to 11.
Reader decries litter along western Oklahoma western Texas and eastern New Mexico roads. He laments beer cans and whiskey bottles cluttering highways, damage to mail boxes, and reckless driving. Calls for more highway officers to enforce laws and curb fatalities.
A letter from Staff Sgt Cecil Louis Hunt at Amarillo Air Force Base asks for companionship and dance-minded peers. He asks if a 37 year old man can meet a like minded woman and suggests attending base dances hosted by the Young Adults Social Club with notices posted on the base.
E R Busby seeks return of two Chevrolet wheels tires and tubes lost May 30 on West Third Avenue or Florida Street after back door opened. Reward offered. Contact 2 8002. Also Julia a widow 45 seeks marriage with a sober non gambler man aged 45 to 50, height under 5 8.
A multiple classified style notice offers a steady five day home work option and a summer soda clerk position. Jane seeks housework, calling 20663. Denis Murphy, 1105 West Eighteenth, advertises soda fountain skills and youth eligibility, inviting calls to 3-2360.
A recent graduate seeks an office position. With one year of typing and shorthand practice, typing 35 to 40 wpm and shorthand 80 wpm for five minutes, they have no prior office experience. Call 2 7931. A READER.
A compact item notes a missing dog named BudiEx in a May 24 report. It mentions a small dog and a person seeking information or aid, with no further details on location or circumstances provided.
A reader from Miami Texas writes about family life and gender roles praising active partnership with her husband. She describes balanced home life, social activities, church involvement, and parenting across three children, inviting a visit from the columnist.
Edwin J. Dingle, a 39 year journey from sickness to health and fortune, claims a mystic power learned in Tibet can transform life. He offers a free 9,000 word treatise through The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for sincere readers, urging prompt written requests as copies are limited.
Gloria Gray Iris Plants Free reports their five year family pet Buddy, a small black and white dog with a bell on his collar, is missing after possibly straying or being picked up. They request any information, naming their late father and mother now left alone. Please call 6-8544. They also offer two rows of iris plants for giveaway at 2500 West Seventh Lane.
A terse note requests Gloria Gray call at 2 9645 after noons or visit 901 South Roberts. The writer expresses a desire to have him, though details are minimal and context is unclear.
A 16 year old Carver High junior, Jearline Nichols, requests summer employment for light house duties or babysitting. She has experience, hopes for hours when school is out and possibly some during the school term, and provides a contact number 3230 for replies at 405 North Washington.
A reader plans a week long drive to Alaska and seeks two or three strong men to share expenses and help drive. Interested parties should call 3-2159 between 7 and 8 PM.
The travelers report a house at 2004 Pierce with a tree growing through the roof, noting Texas soil, cattle, and wheat as signs of the state’s vastness. They arrived from Tucson and praised Amarillo’s welcome and big things in Texas. John P. Malt.
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