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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
1
Auto industry executives privately acknowledge surveys of plants for possible armament work. A high industry executive, who asked not to be named, notes manufacturers expect to be asked to convert facilities to war production, though specifics are not publicly discussed.
A military supply note notes replacement work on parts for field vehicles while producer output runs near 200000 peace time vehicles weekly. The industry asserts ongoing collaboration with the military and frames itself as freedom’s ally in wartime and postwar contexts.
The article notes the Arsenal earned a right to its designation by producing almost every armament type in World War II. It built small arms and long range guns, torpedoes and aircraft engines, tank destroyers and bomb sights, and one plant produced bomber planes at a high rate. INDUSTRY-Page 20.
Pfc. David A. Miller, 17, from the Dallas Naval Air Station, died at Methodist Hospital from injuries after his car overturned Tuesday in West Oak Cliff. Dallas County reports the 19th traffic fatality of the year.
A heavy rain caused multiple crashes with one fatality in Fort Worth area. Billie Massengale 22 died in a car train collision at Third and Grand while passenger Jack Rutherford 26 and others were treated for injuries at Northwest Texas Hospital and St Anthony's. Separate wrecks near Bushland and along Highway 66 left additional injuries, with names including Ruby Delgado 20 and Jeanie Robinson 19 among others. The rain slick roads and a driving downpour contributed to the crashes as officers and engineers offered aid.
Moscow residents study the Korean crisis with calm interest as summer social season unfolds. People go about daily business, radios and newspapers carry headlines, and the diplomatic corps remains active. The city also buzzes about the Soviet league football race and pleasant weather.
AP reports Allied air power supports a South Korean counteroffensive that reoccupied Kimpo airport near Seoul. US and Korean forces position along a Han River line from southeast of Seoul to Inchon and the Yellow Sea. About 25,000 troops on each side face off as General MacArthur’s headquarters and air base remain in the area.
A Fort Campbell flight of 32 C 119s carried paratroopers to a night jump at Fort Campbell Kentucky. One aircraft crashed near Nashville Tennessee killing four crew members including Lt Col Duff W Sudduth.
Heavy showers drenched the Panhandle with Quitaque at 2.65 inches and Wheeler near 2.4 inches. Other readings included Dumas 2.10, Borger 1.67, Claude 1.23, Follett 1.16, Perryton 1.18, Tulia 0.98, Hereford 0.36, Lubbock 0.04, Stratford 0.47. A Fort Worth and Denver line washout occurred 10 miles south of Quitaque. Scattered thundershowers expected to continue with hot, dry air returning Friday highs near 90s.
Hale Center June 29 a Hale Center woman was recovering in a Plainview hospital from neck and chest wounds inflicted by a mad dog. Mrs. O. J. Cotton aged 60 narrowly escaped death as her son intervened. Twenty stitches were required for chest wounds.
The US Weather Bureau reports continued cloudy conditions with scattered late day and night thundershowers today and Friday. Temperatures remain warm with highs mid 90s and lows in the 60s. Amarillo sees sporadic rain. Panhandle outlook notes more scattered storms aiding crops but delaying outdoor work. West and New Mexico areas expect partial clouds with scattered showers mainly east, little temperature change.
Washington June 29 UP The House prepared to vote on a 1.01 billion dollar cut in federal excise taxes. Democrats predicted passage. Republicans called it phony for pairing cuts with higher corporate taxes. Truman veto uncertainty looms for offsets. Other items include Spain and Western Germany in NATO plans, Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills, McCarthy probes nearing end, Rumely records demand, Ewing Brannan and State Dept lobbying questions, and copper tariff extension reversal debate.
Early this morning lightning struck the home of I. H. Bennett at 1013 Carolina, waking occupants. The blast showered 15 year old Leroy Bennett with sheetrock fragments as the corner wall and 2x4s splintered, while he slept in a bedroom on the east side of the five room frame house.
Mrs. Lillian Lemke, 40, of Adrian, suffered serious injuries including a broken hip and possible fractured pelvis in a sideswipe crash on US Highway 66 west of Amarillo. W. A. Paul, 62, of 1222 Fillmore, had minor injuries and was released. The collision occurred a half mile west of Bushland. wet pavement and a skid were cited. Ambulances from Boxwell Brothers and Blackburn-Shaw conveyed the injured to Amarillo hospitals.
QUITAQUE June 29 Special A washout on the Burlington Lines from Childress to Lubbock, about six miles west of here, halted all traffic this morning after torrential rain. The washout occurred between 3 and 4 o clock with 4 to 6 inches of rainfall. About 60 rail lengths of fill were washed out. Crews are at work and traffic should resume early tonight.
A Globe News Want Ad touts fast sale of unused furniture. The sample item list includes a yellow chrome dinette set with four chairs, a 34 size folding utility bed, three walnut occasional tables, and a restatement of a low $1.92 selling cost. The ad invites readers at 2609 S. Fillmore St. to call 6262 for quick results.
Amarillo residents have three evenings left to call on newcomer families as part of Get Acquainted Week. The Amarillo News-Globe offers four $50 cash awards to the first four households showing welcome and sharing local information about churches, parks, and schools.
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