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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
5
National Biscuit Co. advertises a free Milk-Bone dog biscuit and a booklet on dog care. Readers are asked to send a penny postcard coupon from 446 E. 10th St., New York 9, N.Y., with the request and print the form.
Two young men Kenneth Deaton and Jack Keesecker, ages 20 and 19, travel a 1923 Model T from Erwin Tennessee toward California. They stop in Amarillo for a visit with Kenneth’s sister after eight days of travel averaging 20 mph. They camp nightly using the car as a shelter and expect to reach California in about two weeks, planning to enroll at East Tennessee State College if time permits.
Africa's premier diamond mine, after 18 years idle, uncovers the 3025 carat Culinan stone, the world’s largest diamond, later divided into nine pieces. Globe-News want ads promise results.
Emily Post answers letters about paying for hotel rooms for guests at college prom weekends and about male ushers remaining with the bridal party. She notes guests are usually housed outside and paid for in advance, and that a fiancé usher should stay with the wedding party as long as they are together.
Bristol Va police court notes show Police Judge Robert Ravis was agreeable when a man charged with trespass appeared for arraignment. The case moved forward with standard procedures as the defendant awaits further action.
LATO offers galvanized steel screens marketed as the best screen value in America and designed for durability. The sales pitch emphasizes low cost and a lifetime horizon for performance.
A prisoner asked to be freed on bail and told the judge to alert a friend who would post a bond of 30 dollars, claiming the extra five dollars would serve as spending money. The judge agreed to the 25 dollar appearance bond, then the prisoner was returned to his cell.
A newborn kangaroo is described as roughly peanut-sized at birth, highlighting the dramatic growth needed to reach its later joey form. The note underscores the unusual biology of marsupials and their rapid postnatal development.
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