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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
2
An obscure Wadley Texas notice to be published by The Globe News board of editors lists names including West Hazard Paul Allingham Bartlett Grady Camp Mrs Sarah Interir Bob Babb Lewis Nor eyes Joe Hess and Charley Under- in a truncated public notice fragment.
Lawrence Hagg and Hap Johnson arrived this afternoon after a two day drive from Amarillo covering 1028 miles. They report good row crop rains across most of the Panhandle, bringing excitement to the area.
Reporters watch C. Max Bauer formerly of Amarillo now leads geology at Yellowstone National Park with offices at Mammoth Hot Springs. Once with Midwest Oil and Refining, he authored The Underworld of Yellowstone Park.
The report notes Blair Cherry enjoyed a gala fishing day with ten trout in an hour, each over two pounds, brown and rainbow varieties, following a May fly hatch. Other items include quips on men versus women, back pains and remedies, expected arrivals of locals, crane sightings near the West Yellowstone area, and a mention of a new $4,000,000 airport project on the city outskirts.
A fragmented column notes vanity items, a private menagerie, and famed gambler Nick the Greek. It recalls a government cost estimate per future landing, the Mocambo club’s cigarette boy, and Meusel and Dempsey deeds, ending with Mike Lyman’s bridge win and retirement on Greek-backed funds.
Visitors from Amarillo report Nick the Greek gambles nightly in Las Vegas, allegedly paid by houses as a shill. They compare him to Reno college players rumored to win big on a system, noting gambling has grown into a big business with publicity agents and goodwill handshakers.
The Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas is highlighted for its beauty and is linked to Harry Badger, a proprietor who began his career in Amarillo, illustrating a notable regional business arc.
A patient frets over removing the porous plaster from the sacroiliac area as Dr Hagy warns of pain. The doctor promises an Oklahoma guarantee the procedure will not hurt much, while commenting that guarantees from an ex-Oklahoman are least trustworthy.
A pair of ladies black kid gloves size 6% were found at First Presbyterian Church during the morning service. The finder requests the owner contact via phone at 2-5058 to reclaim them.
Bettie writes to a gentleman seeking a home and steady correspondence. She requests a kind man aged between fifty and sixty who owns a home. The note reflects a genteel, hopeful appeal for companionship and stability.
The caller asks for a babysitting arrangement for a baby under one year old and provides a contact phone 3-1237. OLTA McCARTY.
A short classified notice indicates a 15 year old named Ivor White seeks yard work. It notes the boy is available for light gardening, lawn care, and related tasks and invites inquiries.
A bus rider on the North East Eighth and McMasters route found a small coin purse with a large sum of money after a woman boarded at Sixth and Bowie and exited near Sixth and Fannin. The finder, Fred Bates, asks the owner to respond at a general delivery in Amarillo Texas.
Reader's Digest piece by William C Bullitt warns that Stalin now controls 800 million people and could dominate the world. It argues America must raise defense spending and stop Soviet expansion by aiding anti communists, Indo China resistance, and Western Europe.
A park bench narrator finds an unclaimed bank account ad and impersonates the listed owner Lee Nugent. He follows a 1923 fire-news trail at Read Street, discovering Stella Nugent and her children were victims. The tale traces injuries, a death, and the narrator’s growing identity and age, culminating in a sense of a planned crime.
In a tense bank scene Lee Nugent faces a security check to claim a large sum. He provides limited personal details, offers aliases, and relies on plausible but unverifiable history as investigators duel with questions about birth, parents, and paper records. The scene ends with a tentative approval and tomorrow’s continuation.
Eleanor Roosevelt reports in Paris on a lunch near Clarvaux and a tour of Bastogne, noting German shelling, a U.S. tank counterattack, and American casualties. She describes resistance tales, postwar reconstruction with Marshall Plan aid, and the Bastogne monument by the Belgian American Association, dedicated July 16 with multi-faith crypt, amid a Luxembourg visit and embassy events.
Paul Upperman a 27 year old diver jumped 40 feet from Hanover Street bridge into the Patapsco River to win a $5 bet. He faced Magistrate Herbert Franklin on a disorderly conduct charge. the magistrate dismissed the charge after remarking on the risk.
Glenn Fielden age 20 of Odessa remained in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after an accidental gunshot to the head Saturday night. He was treated for his injuries and listed in fair condition today.
LUBBOCK June 27 U P Ray E Dickson aged 61 is dead in a Lubbock hospital. A leading agricultural researcher he headed the Spur Substation of the Texas Ag Sa Experiment Station since 1914. Dickson specialized in water and soil conservation and plant materials for the Plains and was the first graduate of Texas A M's vocational agriculture teacher program.
In Corpus Christi two seamen died from asphyxiation after a fire extinguisher mishap sealed the air vents in a ship’s paint locker. The men, who were unnamed at first, were attempting to break out of the airtight compartment when the mechanism activated.
Fort Worth dispatch reports Lt. William E. Pritchett 28 of Chicago and Lt. Joseph A. Elon 27 of Donaldson Pa died yesterday when their AT-6 trainer from Carswell Field crashed south of the TCU airport. Witnesses said the plane went into a spin and wreckage burned for over an hour before firefighters extinguished the flames.
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday were 26 734 compared with 31 055 for same week in 1949. Cars received from connections totaled 11 273 compared with 10 086 for same week in 1949. Total cars moved were 38 007 compared with 41 141 for same week in 1949. Santa Fe handled a total of 37 951 cars in preceding week of this year.
A historical note records that meat began being transported in an ice refrigerated car circa 1862, marking an early milestone in cold storage and supply chain efficiency.
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