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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
25
Classified notice listing several farm tractors including 48 Ford F-7, Ford F-6, K-7 and Chevrolet, with mentions of Diamond For Ford F WS 322 GMC Freebee, International Harvester Co, and a LWB flat bed. Offers to sell or trade.
A vintage Amarillo market listing details used trucks and autos for sale by Hedgecoke Motor Co and others. It mentions 1950 Ford dump truck with bed and mileage, 1950 Ford dump, 1950 Ford track with grain bed and hydraulic hoist, 1947 Reo ten dump, 1942 Ford eight foot two ton, 1949 Dodge pick ups and power wagons, 1948 Dodge and GMC tractors, 1946 Dodge panel, and related contact info listing phones and locations on Lee Worton Parker CanVen Road at Georgia.
Classified autos and parts section items include GMC and Ford trucks with details on condition, features, and contact points. FORRESTER TRUCK CO and GLOBE NEWS mailing room listings note locations and phone numbers. complete used parts supplier AMERICAN AUTO WRECKING CO and ELMER AUTO SUPPLY provide addresses and phone lines for bearings pistons transmissions and timing gears.
Multiple listings from Boswell Real Estate and others show 8 room and 1 room dwellings in Van Buren including a 8 room duplex with rear 2 room house income, 6 room brick with garage and tile bath, 3 room furnished apartments, and a demand for an experienced male dinner cook at Tumbleweed Inn. Prices range from 1,500 to 11,300 with monthly figures and FHA notes.
A bomb in a Sungei Siput cinema in Perak Malaya wounded 12 and killed two children under 12 after Royal Marine Commandos warned nearby patrons to drop. Sergeant spotted the bomber at the stairs, crowd fled, Stan Steele and others evacuated the wounded to an improvised dressing station, hospital 20 miles away.
Trish potato exports to Britain have been resumed under a new trade agreement. The move signals easing of postwar agricultural restrictions and aims to stabilize cross channel trade for growers and exporters.
In Korea, Pvt. Leopold M Carrillo of the First Cavalry Division acted alone to seize a hill held by Chinese forces. He advanced under heavy fire, eliminated multiple enemies, and returned with five prisoners and two captured weapons. He is now designated automatic rifleman of his squad.
A charge of refusing inspection of a licensed premise was filed this morning against Sylvester Wilson operator of Freeman's Package Store Pullman Switch. The charge follows last Saturday's raid in which liquor valued over $1 500 was confiscated by liquor control board agents.
Three Amarillo naval reservists are undergoing a two week training period at the US Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. They are Richard C Guyer son of Mr and Mrs Vick Guyer 211 Maryland James E Jenkins husband of Mrs Layma Jenkins 1109 Polk and Wayburn D Wilson husband of Mrs Betty Wilson 1109 Polk.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle B. Russell of 3509 East Fifteenth died at 7:00 this morning in St. Anthony's Hospital. Survived by maternal grandfather J. W. Carothers of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Arrangements for funeral services are pending with Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Jim Weymouth of Amarillo was elected president of the Panhandle Chapter of the New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Association. He succeeds Tom Kritser as about 70 alumni attended a barbecue at the Kruser ranch north of the city. Dick Seay was named lifetime honorary president. Maj. Ted Hunt presented a 52 year film of institute life. Col. Ewing L. Lusk welcomed the group with greetings. Other officers included Lt. Col. Babe Godfrey and Maj. Harry Blake.
Taiwan anticipates severe power stationing as civilian demand climbs sharply. Officials warn the grid may struggle with higher consumption, triggering rolling outages and tighter supply management.
The AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union rejected Western Union’s wage offer aimed to avert a strike, noting the proposed 16 to 18 percent hourly rise falls short of the union’s demand for 25 cents more per hour for 35,000 workers outside New York City. Adolph Brungs said the settlement remains far below the union’s wage demands. The walkout is planned for next Monday.
New Bedford Massachusetts Manuel Rego aged 43 was acquitted of a drunken driving charge though police testified he told them after a minor accident that he had consumed 223 beers.
Final arguments in the Ernest T. Kimble case proceed in 47th District Court. Kimble, 41, Amarillo, is charged with assault with intent to murder over a March 26 shooting of Joe Wine Chung. The state rested yesterday. the defense rested after calling three witnesses. Kimble pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and testified today on self defense.
A violent tornado in Pakistan's Madaripur division caused two deaths and about 200 injuries. It also killed roughly 50 cattle as winds lifted livestock. The report cites Dacca as the source. A separate item notes Natick, Massachusetts marks its 300th birthday with an Indian Bible translated by John Eliot, founder of Natick in 1651.
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