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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
2
A jumble of casual remarks and local lore covers weather outlooks a lighthearted quip about Truman and garden club stories. It notes cattle feeding in the Panhandle and humorous sayings about summer heat and salad etiquette, ending with a personal pet peeve about dressed salads.
Emily Post advises serving salads and dressing separately with multiple dressings offered to guests. The alternative is to smother salads in the kitchen, a lazy plan.
A brief kitchen tip advises hostesses to serve salads swiftly. Keep them fresh and dainty by moving directly from the refrigerator to the table in seconds, not letting them sit in the kitchen.
A stray fragment notes instructions about improving salad produce with mayonnaise or oil as a prep tip. The text then mentions the Texas Game and Fish Department having contracted with Ed Hoover and Furman Williams of
Canadian buyers acquire 900 acres beside Studer Ranch in Hemphill County to be a demonstration area for ranchers and farmers and landowners to raise more quail and other game birds. Funding partly from Pittman Robertson ammunition tax, with potential future use as an outdoor museum. Frank OMalley remembered as maker of a famous wisecrack.
A fragmented clipping mentions Tack's flower choice, Hemphill County fireflies, June beauty, and cattle pink eye. It cites Washington Confidential by Lait and Mortimer and notes fears about crime, wages, and racial housing pressures in Washington DC, with remarks on realtors exploiting race and changing demographics.
A white real estate strategy allegedly funds a professional block buster to seed trouble by a paid Negro woman and her family. The tactic aims to drive white residents from a district, lowering home values and bypassing city protections. The critique targets Washington as a hub for government workers and accuses abuse by officials and media figures. Jack Lait, editor of The New York Mirror, is named as challenging Congress over claims.
A fragment reports that Washington D C drinks three times as much whiskey per capita as any U S city and notes comments by Mr. Lait and Mr Mortimer on Washington being several times more important or impactful, indicating a debated or exaggerated claim about local drinking culture.
A Hereford Tex veteran urges Amarillo readers to improve flag etiquette. He notes few salute as Old Glory passes and suggests a school and media education program to teach proper respect, citing experiences in Hereford Shamrock Galveston and wartime service.
A planning meeting message warns against reading the book, saying it will hurt and terrify. It notes a delay in checking rainfall records and confirms awards will be announced tomorrow for certain.
Money worries for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen convention are managed by Mrs. Carl Hamilton, chairwoman of the Finance Committee, and Dawson Curry, treasurer. They serve on the executive committee. The event opens in Amarillo on June 15 with about 600 members from Texas and New Mexico expected at the Herring Hotel. Principal speakers include Ray Scott, W.W.E. Jones, and W. H. Winchester.
The Wage Stabilization Board approved a 4 cent hourly productivity pay increase for about one million CIO United Auto Workers. It marks the board’s first unanimous major policy decision and ends the threat of strikes in a key defense industry. The plan links raises to tech upgrades and grants automatic approval for similar boosts in auto contracts, citing the GM agreement as a stabilizing model.
The Texas Railroad Commission has authorized Texas motor carriers to raise charges by 6 percent effective next Monday. Greg Perry of the chamber of commerce says the increase applies only to shipments that originate and terminate within Texas.
Cadet Jack W. Davis arrived home after a year at the US Military Academy. He will spend 28 days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Davis before the family moves to 3302 Westlawn from 1111 North Buchanan. A 1950 Amarillo High School graduate, he was active in the Maverick Club and named Maverick of the Year in 1949. He played handball at West Point.
The aviation committee of the chamber of commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 11 in the chamber conference room. Glynn Morris serves as chairman of the committee.
A distinctive steel rail carries its own biography imprinted along its length detailing where and when it was manufactured the production method used and key facts about its origin and construction.
Henry Hertner promotes a Polaroid camera clip that allows instant rough measurement of nearby atomic radiation. The method uses a tell tale insert to indicate gamma exposure, aiding civil defense by rapid area mapping from many monitors.
A survey by the American Bible Society reports parts of the Bible have appeared in 1,034 languages and dialects. The finding highlights the broad reach of scripture across diverse communities worldwide.
Ten O Neil sisters creatures of harmony form a choral group in Boston as part of a family knack for singing. In Topeka Kansas a quirky law forbids annoying squirrels, reflecting peculiar local ordinances.
John H. Hedspeth, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hedspeth, 2207 Polk, a radio man third class aboard the USS Swallow, returns home on leave after four years in Korean waters. He will be reassigned as an instructor in a radio school at Long Beach California. Contact 4-1817. Also notes a reader seeking child care, a home typing job, and a resident listing 1516 East Ninth for arrangements.
A 92nd year married woman reports losing her platinum and diamond wedding ring set on June 4 or 5 near the Country Club or Ross Rogers Golf Course on the back nine while removing rings to put on a golf glove. She offers a reward and asks for help, with contact at 4212 Gem Lake Road or phone 316603.
A notice seeks a person to haul a load of scrap lumber in exchange for a living room suite. Contact via phone 3-4505 from 1900 Buchanan.
A colored woman seeks employment offering maid service in hotels or tourist courts, pantry work in hotels or cafes, private home cooking, washing, ironing, and fry cooking in hotels or cafes. She invites anyone with job leads to contact.
Charlotte Walker seeks return of a lost bed roll from a Boy Scout trip between Palo Duro and Canyon. Items include two Indian blankets and a heavy quilt. She also reports a lost blonde cocker puppy about two months old. Contact numbers 6 5475 or 3 1357 with name Bill at 611 Fairmont.
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