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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1951
Page
21
Friday night pet shows in Amarillo parks celebrate the summer recreation program. Eight classes per park award largest, smallest, prettiest, friendliest, most unusual pets, and pets with various tails. Judging emphasizes condition, cleanliness, friendliness, fear, and pet owner bond. Open to amateur children only.
In Walnut Ridge Arkansas three year old Danny Renard declares a preacher’s life appealing after witnessing his father receive a deacon’s salary. The odd remark follows a playful local feature about lobsters and their surprisingly long lifespans up to forty years.
A compact market ad lists a 1945 Chevrolet with stock rack a 1947 Ren 21 ton dump a 1850 Ford six dump a 1942 Fore two ton and two GMC tractors offered by Amarillo Market located on Canyon Road at Georgia with phone number 4 1556.
A catalog from Hedgecoke Motor Co lists numerous used trucks from 1937 to 1949. Models include 1949 Dodge two ton and power wagon with winch, 1949 International one and two ton, 1948 GMC and Dodge panels, and 1947 to 1946 payloaders, highlighting single and dual wheel configurations and a canopy listing.
Sheriff Paul Gaither reports 94 inmates in Potter County jail, a capacity of 97, with the Negro section crowded at 22 of 11 beds. He notes daily counts rising from 65 to about 78 over four months due to defense-related population growth.
W L Jarman a 43 year old Hereford man was unexpectedly freed Friday due to a jailer error after serving time on an 80 day sentence. Sheriff Paul Gaither said the mistake involved miscalculation of Jarman's credit for serving as a trusty. He remains with seven days to serve before release.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Ackerman died this morning at 3 15 o clock in St Anthony s Hospital. The Ackermans live at 1512 A Polk. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Boxwell Brothers Funeral home.
Alice and Edith Junger Mann sisters married brothers Raymond and Norbert Benne in Defiance. Both couples welcomed baby boys Donald and Raniel within two hours at the same hospital in nearby St. Charles, sharing a single day birth milestone.
The City of Amarillo Texas invites material dealers to submit sealed bids by 3 00 PM Tuesday June 26 1951 in the City Secretarys office for OA-230 asphalt 40000 gallons 1 aggregate 600 tons No 1 and 750 tons No 2 meeting Texas State Highway Department specs dated January 13 1938 Item 305 2 FOB Amarillo with 5 cash bid bond and city may accept or reject any bid.
Funeral arrangements for 57 year old David E. Medlock of Fritch were incomplete. He died last night at 7 55 in Northwest Texas Hospital after about three months as a patient. A World War I veteran and Central Church of Christ member, he worked as a clerk for Northern National Pipeline. Survived by two brothers Jess Medlock Amarillo and Walter Medlock Batesville Ark and two sisters Mrs Meg McSpadden Batesville and Mrs Georgia Calaway Comanche Okla.
Bond of $1000 was set on Elmo L. Phillips aged 25 of Pantex Village after he waived examining trial on a burglary charge before Justice of the Peace Mrs Ivy Wilkerson. Phillips was arrested after a break in at Lewis Gasmart 501 West Tenth early Sunday morning as police found the burglary evidence.
An old advertisement offers pattern C518 with 10 motifs sized 4x6 to 6x9 inches for twenty five cents, plus twenty more cents for a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Send payment and details to Amarillo Globe-News Needlecraft Dept. in New York.
A note mentions an ordinance amending ordinance 128 to set natural gas rates by the franchise holder and to authorize special contracts. Also referenced are a crime blot involving a Phillips arrest near a station with no theft and a jail stay in lieu of bond, plus a note on Algonkin name for the Quapaw Indians.
Amarillo High School Sandies will play on Butler Field turf this fall after Bermuda grass from the old field was transplanted to the new stadium. Maintenance engineer Frank Harrison says they are fertilizing and caring for the grass to withstand the football season following severe winter damage.
John Soderberg announced exact opening dates for three Pantex Construction and utilize contracts. Bids for a communications building open Thursday June 28. Bids for DC installation in existing academic buildings open June 25. Bids for radio and radar buildings open June 26. All openings at the district corps of engineers office in Tulsa.
Enrollment has begun for free swimming classes at Thompson Park pool. Starting date not announced. only pool admission fee applies. Parents should contact City Recreation Department by letter or call 2 5364 with child name address age and swimming experience.
Dr. Al Peters of Amarillo vice president of the Texas Chiropractic Society will travel to Fort Worth tomorrow for a joint session with the Texas Chiropractic Board of Examiners. The meeting is set for 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Texas Hotel, with Peters planning to return Friday.
Corpus Christi reports that prayers for peace will be held Sunday on the eve of the Korean War anniversary. State commander L. W. Harrell of Disabled American Veterans organized the effort, with 138 Texas chapters coordinating demonstrations.
The City of Amarillo Texas invites sealed proposals for earthwork sub grade concrete curb and gutter caliche base and bituminous surface with plans from City Engineer Stan ton M Field. Bids due 3:00 PM June 26 1951 accompanied by 5 percent bid guarantee. Prevailing wage rates apply and the city may reject bids or waive formalities. N V Moss City Manager
Washington June 19. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May unemployment at a new postwar low. Despite cutbacks in auto and other durable goods, overall employment remained at an all time high for the season with farm employment down by 46,100,000.
China accelerates effort to boost drug and medicine production under government drive. Officials emphasize capacity upgrades, policy support, and local manufacturing to expand medical supply and reduce import dependence.
An advertising pitch touts Vitalis as a remedy against dry scalp and dandruff. It claims a 60 second scalp massage followed by a 10 second combing session yields a noticeably healthier, neater appearance and stronger hair, urging readers to buy Vitalis now.
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