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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
2
In Amarillo area notes pin all about mosquitoes surpassing tornado worry. Welts fill bodies as warnings urge limited porch time and screened homes. A Panhandle reader asks Tradewind area lake be stocked with catfish, and fishing on Madison River faces restrictions with penalties for violations. Catfish stocking plans prompt inquiry by Captain Magegard. mosquitoes feed on larvae confirmed as yes.
If prairie lakes are heavily stocked with catfish or other fish, there will be millions fewer bumps on human flesh next spring.
A reader thanks for the sketch and calls for a formal apology to Amarillo realtors. The note defends the Realtors association and rebuts claims of scammers, while recounting a local figure Howard Anderson’s successful Corpus Christi visit and the broad circle of friends he and Mrs. Anderson enjoy.
Former Lilian Callaghan of Panhandle joins Mr and Mrs Asbery Callaghan at their Panhandle home for a 50th wedding anniversary celebration held Tuesday of last week. The couple are Mrs Anderson s mother and father. Edith Parker, a city cab driver, was noted for politeness after driving the author to the office and back within minutes, a memory the author recalls with a touch of humor.
A practical observer warns that heavier rains could endanger the Buffalo Lake dam by washing out the spillway and urges government funding to repair or reinforce it. He stressed the spillway and dam as crucial to area safety.
The Panhandle Sportsmen's Club may benefit from reviewing a message and contacting Congressman Walter Rogers to discuss its considerations. The note suggests reaching out to the congressman for guidance or support.
A government dam at Wolf Creek faced structural faults during construction or design leading to concerns about spillway integrity. Reports describe fears of a sudden flood event if the lake rises and stress on the dam increases, prompting calls for inspection and mitigation.
Energetic Henry Hertner, president of the Pan handle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club, notes possible dam concerns at Buffalo Lake. An investigation by him or the executive committee on the Buffalo Lake spillway condition would be interesting and might clarify rumors about the dam’s state.
A broad chorus of support extols the city playgrounds as essential gathering spots for women and children, warning that any harm to them would be a major calamity for the community.
Local Perryton residents and Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club call on government engineers to replace the Wolf Creek dam, lamenting the dam’s total loss. The piece notes frequent tornadoes shaping climate and resilience expectations for March and April winds.
Residents of White Deer watched their houses and stores wrecked yet many people were unharmed as hardy locals acted quickly. The text warns that the first atom bomb in the Panhandle would kill hundreds while the second would cause far less human damage, ending with an old saying about spitting on the floor to get acquainted.
An old World War I anecdote surfaces as flood memories bring to mind a voyage tale. Two Black men from the South crossed the ocean aboard a wartime transport when a storm rose. One was scared by the high waves and declared the danger clear. The other replied that they were only seeing the top of Bag.
D W Hall reports success with moon guided planting while months of harvest continue. Walter Winchell criticizes Truman and jokes about John Maragon jail. Ruth Montgomery credits Alice Longworth for a Dewey description, stirring controversy as block parties rise in the East amid safety concerns.
A reader asks for the meaning of the dead man's hand. It refers to a poker hand consisting of two aces and two eights, typically in the black aces and black eights context. The term evokes the legendary hand associated with Wild Bill Hickok's fatal poker game.
Cedric Adams notes a castor oil shortage has struck the stationery trade, affecting ink used in ballpoint pens, according to Bill Sandvng. The brief item highlights a supply squeeze in a surprising consumer category.
A note discusses a method attributed to Mr. Adams for estimating remaining years of life. The approach relies on a calculative technique to approximate lifespan based on practiced criteria, suggesting readers gauge their own longevity with a simple framework.
The method begins by subtracting your current age from 80, then multiplies the difference by seven and divides by ten. If the result would put you over 70, skip the calculation entirely.
A tip to Chief Harper notes taxpayers on Georgia Street protest fast driving, calling it scandalous and dangerous. They plan to gather a petition, hoping that cracking down on a few automobile maniacs will yield beneficial results.
Col. C. M. Culp announces possible reappointment of former National Guard and Organized Reserve warrant officers to active Army duty. Civilians with six months active duty as warrant officers between Dec 7, 1941 and June 30, 1947 may be appointed warrant officers, junior grade, in the Organized Reserve and ordered to active duty. Also eligible are nonmember civilians and enlisted Organized Reserve personnel who served as warrant officers. Warrants in the Organized Reserve and National Guard may volunteer for active service in junior grade AUS states, with Guard members preserving guard status. applications go through state Guard channels. Information from Organized Reserve instructors.
In Galveston on June 12 a new open air burn therapy helped 14 year old D Arlene Claus after a collision near Santa Rosa left 90 percent of her body burned. Dr Truman G Blocker of the University of Texas Medical School led the treatment which exposes burned skin to air to allow scar tissue to form and retain body fluids. The patient is reported in satisfactory condition, though death typically follows if two thirds of the body is burned.
Borger Texas June 12 Mrs Garland Belt injured in a Saturday night traffic crash remained in deep shock at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo with a poor condition. She suffered a broken right knee two fractures of the left leg chest injuries and lacerations. Her husband Garland Belt 27 was killed and injuries were sustained by Mr Leon G Carter and Mrs Carter both of Borger. Mr Carter broke a hip and was lacerated while Mrs Carter has a broken wrist and back injury. They are in North Plains Hospital. The wreck occurred when Belt drove into a washout on an abandoned road eight miles east of Borger about 11 PM Saturday and was not found until 7 AM Sunday. Rescue took 30 minutes. Funeral services for Mr Belt were to be held at 2 PM today in Blackburn Shaw Brown Chapel with Rev Paul Cullen officiating. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery Oklahoma City at 3 PM Wednesday.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors meet tomorrow at 10 30 in the chamber conference room. After a one hour meeting they will drive to Amarillo Air Force Base to inspect the ongoing construction and confer with the commanding officer and department heads. Lunch will be in the airmen mess. A report on a rental housing program for Air Base and Atomic Energy Commission personnel will be discussed, per president Bill Gilstrap.
City commission eyed a proposal to close North West Tenth Avenue between Louisiana and Alabama Streets this afternoon. The ordinance had been adopted two weeks earlier with no protests during review. Petition signers oppose the closure on drainage worries rather than traffic needs.
Details for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen convention unfold with ladies auxiliaries handling arrangements. About 600 members from Texas and New Mexico expected. Amarillo leaders include Mrs. R. H. Howes and Mrs. R. H. Seymour. Red Carnation Lodge No 345 began May 5 1913 with 16 charter members. today 150 members. Pecos Valley Queens No 684 organized Nov 17 1943. now 105 members. The lodge has never lost a member by death.
Public records list multiple warranty deeds transferring parcels in Wolflin Terrace Old Town Amarillo Heights and Crestview No 2 among various Granter and Grantee names along with two marriage licenses and several domestic relations court divorce actions. Names include Ferguson Holbert Woods Williams Tucker Feire Bush OBrien Scott Hill Jones Brashears Slaton Hat Amerson Clarke Clarke Saddler Tinnin Mathews Jones Cameron and others. The record also notes marriages among Hein Lemmon Glaze Browning Faust Mills Scoby Parker Anderson Bertsch Cobb Cartrite Wright LaVerne Walling Tucker Vann Billingsley and others. Domestic relations cases involve divorces Petty Deane Walling and several other pairs.
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