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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
2
A reader from Shamrock writes of needing large size women’s shoes and hose. The News Globe responds offering help and suggests arranging for a local fitting, inviting the couple to dinner during their Amarillo visit. The exchange notes frustration with limited options in Oklahoma City and praise for the paper.
At 10 am the tally shows 3840 ayes for Tack the Man and 842 for Tack the Lad, a result dominated by adult voters. children clearly favored the youth. A radio joke about Paul Revere and his horse punctuates the moment with humor.
A string of quirky lines and observations appear, mentioning sayings about socks and roosters, quacks about drinking, snuff, and a quirky address. It then shifts to statistics on army costs per Chinese casualty, war population trends, and medical advances. It notes atomic bomb fears, auto ownership costs rising from 815 to 861 dollars.
Snippets cover diverse topics from bartenders in Hackensack serving beer in paper cups to a Kansas City doctor who shot his foot with a $400,000 tax free claim. Also news on dance fads, a new song title, TV hair, aging beef tips, Nevada licenses, Time staff moves, Irving Berlin in Hawaii, insurance lapses, and local reminiscences about pioneer women and a proposed dam name.
Katherine, 32, widow in Amarillo, seeks a 30 to 40 year old, home loving, decent man who respects a calm, polite companion. She does not drink or smoke, stands 5'6", about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She describes herself as neat and good natured and invites letters.
A reader with eight years of office experience seeks home typing or office tasks. Offers strong references and invites contact at phone 2 8889.
Bobby Hensley reports his blonde cocker spaniel named Sissy went missing after accompanying him to Forest Hill School on February 15. She did not return home. Last seen near Forest Hill School. Contact 4019 North East Twelfth or call 3-5443.
A reader offers a white buck rabbit suitable as a child’s pet. Price is cheap and the seller has no place to keep him. For details call phone number 8419. Location noted as 1002 North Manhattan.
A reader advertises sale of dresses blouses one lady's suit two ladies coats a man's short coat and an overcoat at very low prices. Call 4-2193.
Elderly man injured in car accident after bus stop, leg broken. Family seeks affordable liveable trailer to place on their two-room property. References available. Call 3-5395 if you can help with rent or sale.
A captain and Major Russell request help finding a three bedroom house near a school in Amarillo, Texas. They are moving from Cheyenne F. E. Warren and expect to pay up to 100 dollars monthly. They ask for housing advice and newspaper ad help, noting five children and upcoming base relocation.
Jose Iturbi and his sister Amparo will perform March 13 at Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo. Box office at Myers Music Mart opens tomorrow 9 to 5 with mail orders accepted. Prices range from 1.50 to 3.90 with tax. They tour widely and are booked in Amarillo by Panhandle Concert Bureau.
A Home Nursing course will run next Monday at Amarillo College in the Arts and Commerce Building. Led by the Potter County Red Cross, the 7:30 pm class aims to teach in home care and following doctors orders with improvisation. Only 20 enrollments available, registration closes Saturday morning. call 26571 to sign up.
The busiest artist in America if not the world Iturbi is a personality of temperament and charm and a great and exciting musician. He is Spain's happiest contribution to the American scene.
A group of telephone solicitors respond to a February 19 1951 reader letter. They say they are hired solely to call and deserve courteous treatment. They decline unkind responses and defend their training to be courteous and respectful even when potential customers are not interested.
Dayton report on a new radio controlled A-3 lifeboat designed to reach survivors, hover in place, and be steered from an aircraft during rescue. The 30 foot metal craft carries 15 men, deploys by parachute, and uses a five frequency link to release stabilizers, free the rudder guard, vent the engine, and then accelerate toward survivors. Developed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the system should be in all A-3 lifeboats by early 1952.
The United Gas Corporation plans to ask the Houston City Council for a rate increase within 30 to 60 days. James A. Wilson, manager of the company's Houston division, said yesterday the size of the increase to be asked had not been determined.
Dallas March 1 the Marine recruiting district opened aiming to meet a 250 man minimum enlistment quota the largest since World War III. The district covers Dallas Fort Worth Abilene Lubbock Denison Tyler Waco Wichita Falls Breckenridge and Paris.
Santa Fe reported January 1951 net income of $5,666,126 versus $4,049,076 in January 1950, per President F. G. Gurley. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
A Dalhart reader writes in about Hadacol as medicine for vitamins and digestion, endorses homemade yogurt for gas and bloating, and shares tips on cucumber problems. The writer mentions age, distrust of physicians, and belief in chiropractors for backaches.
Belgrade Yugoslavia March 1 A distress call by Yugoslavia for more funds to bolster her sagging economy has gone out to the United States Britain and other Western nations Foreign Trade Minister Milentije Popovic told parliament he hoped the appeal would bring quick results because fast action is needed to keep the country on her feet He said the loans Yugoslavia has obtained so far are buying less because of rising world prices The biggest help is expected from the United States and Britain but the Yugoslavs also hope France will aid with new credits and wheat shipments Already a direct gift of 70 million dollars worth of food from the United States is helping Yugoslavia through the winter An additional 85 million dollars is expected during the first six months of this year as a gift from the American Commodity Credit Corporation Britain since December 1949 has granted Yugoslavia credits equivalent to 50 4 million dollars and reportedly has been asked for 56 million more.
The Orange Leader reports plans to resume open gambling in Calcassieu Parish Louisiana next weekend after a three week shutdown. Sources in Texas and Louisiana are quoted. Many workers who lost jobs during the closure left town while others remain in the area.
A fire yesterday at the Sen-Tex Co-op Oil mill in Thorndale Texas caused more than 200000 dollars in damage. Mill manager W R Sanders said the loss covered cotton seed stored in the shed, not the building cost.
A rancher laments town residents criticizing rural life while trespass, livestock losses, and gate openings clash with farmers. He warns against urban encroachment and asserts a preference to remain in the country, urging locals to stay in town.
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