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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1950
Page
2
A narrator comments on a ranch scene and the idea of Montana trip, noting Old Tack’s personal choice of forty six notable Amarillo men. The line hints at local prestige and a planned departure.
Tulsa census supervisor James W. Stroud says cities miss targets because homes now house fewer people than in 1940. He notes the national average is about 3.05 per dwelling, while some estimates reach 5.8. Stroud projects Tulsa may surpass Oklahoma City in growth but not reach 300,000 as civic leaders hoped.
Card game column advises keeping many cards to safely pick up frozen piles and make safe discards. It discusses optimal hand sizes, advantages of 20 cards versus three, and how wild cards can be added to existing melds including making mixed canastas and completing melds with a single wild card.
Four car owners waste money with over rich mixtures. A Wisconsin inventor offers a Vacu-matic unit that automatic ally saves gasoline by supercharge principle. It can be installed in minutes on cars trucks and tractors. Vacu Carburator Co at 7617 680 K State St Wauwatosa invites inquiries by postcard.
The Globe surveys bankers Charles Sanders of Shamrock First National Bank John P Naramore Wichita Kansas Frank L Carson chair of First National Bank Gruver A R Bork Gruver W B Lawrence Amarillo First National Bank R L Moore Amarillo National ongoing career paths from university graduation to banking roles across Texas and Kansas with notes on early positions and subsequent bank affiliations.
An open letter from Mrs John Bush explains Amarillo rose growing conditions and understock choices. She notes advice from Dr Lyle and Dr R C Allen on Ragged Robin and Shafter understock suitability for semi arid alkaline soils vs multiflora. The letter defends local experience, acknowledges petty display, and invites participation in the next show.
Horoscope notes born today seek refined comforts, harmony, and a home of perfection with a love of music and arts. It urges ambition with focus, warns against extremes, highlights intuition for women, and suggests following birthday sign guidance for tomorrow.
A program of novelty acts begins tonight at 7 30 at Sam Houston Park to inaugurate Amarillo's 1950 Summer Playground Program. Bill Mack hosts Mack's Mixup on KLYN with dancing tumbling trampoline and special acts plus a motion picture program. The playground schedule runs tomorrow across 10 Amarillo parks with activities Tuesday through Saturday mornings and afternoons.
Polish foreign trade jumped 193 percent in 1949 with imports up 22 percent overall. Trade with the Soviet Union, other satellite states, and the German East zone rose 25.4 percent, reflecting expanded exchanges across key blocs.
A resident on 708 Carolina reports losing a new pair of khaki trousers between the cleaning shop and home on Friday afternoon June 2. The finder is asked to call 5532 to arrange return and payment for the trouble.
A reader writes offering to care for a child about 2 or 3 years old or older in their home. They note they have a two year old daughter needing company and mention selling a baby buggy, providing the phone number 3-7103 for contact.
A brief notice seeking a person to stay with three agreeable children during work hours. Pays $18 per week. Preference for daytime hours.
Aged lady seeks room or nearby lodging with no extra room available. Irons offers ironing service via phone. A teen girl seeks two to three hours of work in the afternoon doing housework or child care. Interested callers to provided numbers. Also a reader notice for ER, 313 A Monroe.
A terse note from Yard Man requests that the thirteenth address be left in the mailbox if the resident is not at home. The message is brief and lacks additional context or details about purpose or surrounding circumstances.
Local yard and property maintenance. Hedge cutting, light and heavy hauling, yard repairs. Guarantee of satisfaction. Based near 311 West.
A widow seeks employment opportunities and requests community assistance in finding work. She emphasizes need for steady hours and transportation support to secure a position suitable to her experience.
Widow in need of work offers to care for children in homes or in her own home. Phone 2-8937 after 8 AM. Also notes large area, over 5,400 square miles in the interior of British Guiana are being prospected for gold.
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