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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
20
Fred Phillips a 32 year old Long Branch New Jersey florist was cited by the Veterans Administration as an outstanding World War II veteran. He lost sight from an artillery blast in northern Alsace yet operates a successful greenhouse and florist shop entirely by touch and smell.
A new 1950 Ford used in a safety show jumped 98 feet at Tri-State Fair Park. Driver Al Kruger hit a ramp and vaulted over two hurdle cars, causing about 250 dollars in damage. The car landed atop the hurdles. the frame showed no understructure damage.
In Houston on June 14, union bus and truck drivers refused to join 600 cabbies in a strike over alleged police brutality. The tax drivers walked off their posts, but bus operation continued.
Harold Suber of AFL Taxi Drivers Local 349 said no sympathy moves from bus and truck unions as drivers continued protests. The dispute began last week when an off-duty policeman parked in a taxi space triggering a fight during which three drivers were arrested and claimed to be beaten and injured by police.
In Chicago on June 14, Ruth Steinhagen, 20, the woman who shot Eddie Waitkus a year ago, is reported showing mild improvement at Kankakee State Hospital. Adjudged insane, she remains under treatment, with superintendent Dr. Ernest Klein noting a “rather nice institutional adjustment” but uncertain prospects for a cure. Waitkus, Phillies first baseman, missed most of last season but played this season.
Mercury is the sole metal that remains liquid under normal ambient conditions. This distinctive property distinguishes mercury from other metals and explains its historic applications in thermometers and scientific instruments.
A 1950s Marian Martin pattern offer promotes pattern 9322 sleeveless dress with back fastening and collar. Includes sizes 12 to 20, yardage for size 16, illustrated chart, and steps. Send 25 cents for pattern and 20 cents for the full fashion book plus a free beach bra pattern.
The article traces repeated attempts to divide Texas since annexation. It notes proposals from Senator Benton to shrink Texas, Hale to admit two states, and a 1866 convention calling for division. Through Reconstruction and after 1876, several plans emerged, with the current five-state idea revived by Gen. Ernest O. Thompson.
The enforcement division meeting in Amarillo was postponed from last night to next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The session will be held in the city commission chambers at the Municipal auditorium.
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