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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
2
The Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association sponsored Scotch Foursome results show a tie for first place this yesterday afternoon at the Ross Rogers Course with net 33s by Mrs. Mike Green and R. L. Thompson and Mrs. Jaque West and Dale Andrews. West and Dale Anane won third with a net.
The Sunset Golf Course hosts a weekly putting tournament tonight with a 50 cent entry fee. Players may begin medal play between 7 30 and 9 o'clock for up to 96 holes. Burton Elliott won last Friday with 69 while Mrs Jack Robinson led the women with 76.
Junior golfers take center stage at Amarillo Country Club as Don Hill and Jimmy Baker compete for the Amarillo City Junior crown. Sectional qualifiers for the Texas Junior Golf Tournament are set, with the three lowest scores advancing to the state meet in Houston June 26-27 after 36 holes of medal play.
Robert Dan Barrett aged 30 from Pasadena drowned while seining for fish near Freeport Texas. Witnesses said he was caught by the undertow and pulled under.
Robert Borders of Saint Louis recalls a Louisiana Army maneuvers episode with a rattlesnake encounter. He followed guidance to stay still when threatened, but froze in fear at first, later adapting to guard duty and sleep, leading to no further snake trouble.
The United States Europe recovery program officials see colonial policy shifting toward shared profits and local development. About 300 million dollars in ECA funds plus counterpart funds support projects aimed at health education rural welfare credit and farming training in colonies. Britain’s Africa projects resemble TVA style models at Owens Falls and Volta River with dam building and resettlement of 60,000 natives in Northern Nigeria.
Final rites for Winnie M. Hefley 82 of 411 East Sixth were held in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with H. L. Gipson officiating. Burial at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include sons H. L. Hefley Amarillo and J. M. Hefley Albuquerque. daughters Myrtle Hefley and Mrs. Ira Mitchell Amarillo. nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Washington officials say they urge stricter calm in public speeches to avoid fueling Soviet propaganda. Western European leaders at London urged the US not to sound belligerent, warning the phrase cold war risks being seen as paving toward a hot war.
Vandals broke into the Amarillo Public Library in the Municipal Auditorium last night. A basement newspaper file vault lock was damaged and a few papers sustains minor damage. librarians reported nothing missing.
The article notes that Mediterranean countries dominate global output of almonds and filberts, highlighting their top position in hazelnut production and indicating regional strength in nut cultivation.
Washington column recaps Horace Sutton travel tips from the Saturday Review of Literature. Advice covers nylon shirts abroad, currency exchange, avoiding trunks, motion sickness remedies, avoiding beggar props, steering clear of shady money changers, carrying American cigarettes, dangers of roving vendors selling fake tobacco, tipping norms, and securing bags against pickpockets.
Registration for the only advanced square dance course at Fowlkes Studio opens tonight at 7:30. Classes run from 8:00 with six Friday night sessions in the air conditioned studio at 1516 Tyler. A few more couples may join the beginners class held each Wednesday night in the same studio.
Senator Mundt of South Dakota calls for a 12 member bipartisan commission to propose non military Cold War policy toward Russia. He outlined in a Senate speech plans to introduce legislation establishing a panel modeled after the Hoover Commission, noted for reorganizing government agencies.
Paul Warner of The Philadelphia Inquirer traveled to Berlin and used a Western Union Telegraph card to gain access to Soviet mass demonstrations authorities granted him a press card. his actions drew attention as he entered the Soviet zone posing as a Western Union staff writer.
LYONS NY June 16 Mrs John Porter Shearer's funeral will be held today without an interpretive dance by her daughter Sybil to Bach music. Miss Shearer planned a grief expressive dance in Grace Episcopal Church titled from William Blake poetry but the solo performance was canceled by church rector Rev W L Fielding Haylor due to a family member.
Canada covers 3,500,000 square miles with about 13,500,000 residents. The figures reflect the vast national geography and dispersed population distribution across provinces and territories.
Senator Fulbright faced criticism as Dodds pressed about a $20,000 loan to a snake farm owner. Dodds questioned how a business that exhibited snakes yet operated a restaurant should be treated, while Fulbright defended the principle.
Frederick C. Othman profiles the Reconstruction Finance Corp loan to Sam Evans for a rattlesnake farm in Colfax California. The piece critiques public funds used for a novelty venture, noting loan approval, construction delays, bankruptcy, and the fate of Evans amid political scrutiny by Sen Fulbright and RFC officials. The narrative hints at snakes as government assets and questions the public interest served by the loan.
Master watchmaker Henry Danciger offers repair service for any watch or clock with one year guaranteed. Formerly with Hamilton Watch Co. and Longines Watch Co. Located at 408 B West 10th, contact phone numbers 2-3888 or 3-9245.
Of the 33 States that have adopted an official bird seven have picked the cardinal and five have chosen the mockingbird. The article notes multiple states naming birds in regional color and tradition.
Police Commissioner John C. Prendergast warns against panhandlers planning to reap handouts from visitors at Chicago Fair and events. A 38-member police detail is posted in the loop to chase bums from the city until Labor Day closing of the fair.
Attendance among New Mexico Indians increased from 44 percent in 1930 to 65 percent in 1950, marking a substantial improvement in access to education over two decades.
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