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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
19
Local notes recount a census report showing no population loss for St Louis, with Postmaster Gordon Jordan noting happiness over the results. The item references visits to Amarillo, reunions, and various community happenings in the period, including birthdays, hospital notes, and local travels.
A nostalgic sketch of Amarillo half a century ago recounts a half interest sale in the town's first bakery to Austrian immigrant J Kollner for 6.35 dollars, with pumpernickel reaching Kansas City, plus notes on boardwalks, rabbits, range salesmen, July 1899 gun restrictions, five years of no city government, loblolly mud, and a 1894 Fourth of July blizzard disrupting a picnic at the Amarillo Hotel.
C T Howell a Amarillo High School teacher is among 17 students in the Second Annual Driver Education Teacher's Workshop at Southwest State Teachers College San Marcos. The one week non credit course will certify teachers to instruct driver education for the state.
Barbara Perkins a 15 year old freshman at Elizabeth Nixon Junior High last year cheered for the school. She belonged to the Y Teens and the Fourth Period Choir and loves football with a goal to become a singer. She has brown hair hazel eyes and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T D Perkins of 810 West Ninth.
Lake Charles population is 40,770 as announced by the district census office. The 1940 census showed the city had 21,207 residents, reflecting substantial growth for the Louisiana city.
Mrs A D Steed and her daughter Nita of 2401 Hayden visited Abilene after a fishing trip at Possum Kingdom and a stay at a cabin on Eagle Nest lake in New Mexico. Charles returned last week. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
Veteran actress Jane Cowl, famed for Juliet and hits like Lilac Time and Smilin Through, is seriously ill and hospitalized in Santa Monica after abdominal surgery. The 65 year old, who debuted in 1903, moved to Hollywood years ago and is widow of New York Times drama critic Adolph Klauber. She underwent surgery 10 days ago. hospital stay length is undetermined.
Oscar the canary vanished for a week and reappeared without clues to his adventures. He walked into his cage, bathed, and settled in for a long sleep, leaving his owners surprised by the safe return.
In East Taupo New Zealand Mt Ngaruahoe violently erupts just as scientists reach the site to observe the activity. The sudden blast sends ash and steam into the air prompting safety measures for nearby observers and residents.
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