Notice to publish censor board list of names
Notice to the public lists the names Jergard Paul Allingham WN Bartett Grady Camp Mrs Saran Winter Mra Bob Babb Nordyke Joe Fiess and Chariey Underwood for publication by The News Globe board of censors.
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Theews-Globe Board of Censors
Es Jergard
Paul Allingham
Bartett
Grady Camp
Saran Winter
Bob Babb
Nordyke
Joe Fiess
Chariey Underwood
Weather near break as winds ease further
A calm conditions update notes winds easing and a significant weather break possible imminently. Forecasters expect improved conditions soon, with calmer skies and higher chances for a favorable change in the pattern.
State Rights Democrats eye candidate for Congress
Newly spawned State Rights Democrats who say they may have a candidate for Congress. Heads have been together for several days and nights.
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Congress
Leopard Fears Ring City Sighting Spawns Jokes
A loose Oklahoma City leopard tale stirs fear as Mrs. Art Wagoner reports a leopard sighting near her home in Amarillo. A boy’s block of wood reveals a tom cat in a tree, prompting disbelief and quips about flying saucers. Don Harrington loses his car downtown, later found abandoned. he returns home to a lighthearted note on mumps. Columnist Dorrance Roderick aids with his typical helpful stance.
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Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Pepe
Art Wagoner
Ancient Rome humor and modern telephone pranks mixed in El Paso
A jumble of old jokes and modern mishaps appears as a humorous mix. The piece riffs on Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and Greek wars with a playful aside about tonsillitis. It then shifts to a reader letter about phone misdialing and mysterious calls testing a couple’s patience.
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el Paso
Rome
Mark Antony
Nile
Cleopatra
Antony
Greece
Old fashioned quinsy reimagined with modern name
A mythic Western mood centers on Mr. Roderick, born in Oklahoma, now decked in boots and a border hat. The narrator asks about quin sy's modern name, noting it is an infection that inflames the throat, causes severe pain, and can be opened or lanced. asks for the current term.
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Mr. Roderick
Oklahoma
John Gunther and oil lease fever across the plains
The article notes John Gunther’s sharp view of war as a lure for some men who avoid responsibility. It then describes local land rush dynamics with a Dallas lease hunter trailing Gunther, a Panhandle farmer mortgaged on a quarter section, and a nearby neighbor selling a lease for ten dollars an acre versus a hundred for the other.
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Panhandle
Promoter’s Cash Tied Up in Old Panhandle Tale
A veteran promoter, flush from prior successes, is asked by a friend for 10000 but replies that all his cash is currently tied up. The scene recalls the Panhandle’s long history of land seekers arriving by train and promoters courting risk in early days.
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el Paso
Panhandle
Growing Roses on the High Plains Advice for Amarillo Gardeners
Mrs. John Bush of the Amarillo Rose Society offers practical guidance for growing roses on the semi arid High Plains. The piece covers soil preparation, mulch, sunlight and wind protection, plant spacing, rootstock choices, planting timing, buying quality plants, irrigation, early pest and disease prevention, pruning philosophy, and fertilization to achieve resilient, long lasting rose gardens in this climate.
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Plains
John Bush
The
Amarillo Rose Society
Dr. Huey
Origin of the LFD cattle brand linked to Littlefield ranch
A 1933 letter from J Phelps White to J Evetts Haley records the origin of the LFD brand tied to George W Littlefield’s field ranch in Texas. The tale says weakened cattle were left along the trail and branded LFD as Deft For Dead, though folkloric. The piece notes Littlefield later used the LIT brand before selling out.
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J. Phelps White
J. Evetts Haley
Texas
George W. Littlefield
Littlefield
Texas Trail
Panhandle
Jose Escandon
Hernando Cortes
Smith Acquitted On Theft Charge
Jury in 47th District Court yesterday acquitted H. A. Smith of 3705 Line of felony theft. Charges said he gave a worthless 400 dollar check for a diamond ring bought from Albert Meyer of Mission Jewelry Company on January 21. Smith was represented by W. F. Bil Nix. Dist. Atty. Lloyd King prosecuted.
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H. A. Smith
Smith
Albert Meyer
Mission Jewelry Company
W. F. “Bil” Nix
Lloyd King
Jaycees Nominate Amarillo Officers March 6 Meeting
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce will nominate new officers at a March 6 noon Jaycee board meeting, with the election set for March 20. Howard Ferguson announces the officer slate and board members, including Truett Hull Cliff Lambert and Fred Brien jr, as new directors and others remaining on the board.
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Amarillo
Rotary Club Plans Ladies Night Dinner
The Amarillo Rotary Club will host a ladies night banquet tonight at 7 30 at the Amarillo Country Club. C 8 Lambie chairs the banquet committee and a surprise program of continuous entertainment and dancing is planned for members and their wives.
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Amarillo
Language troubles slow Falcon Dam specifications
El Paso report states language difficulties delay the Falcon Dam project with 47 million dollars at stake. L M Lawson said work on the international boundary and water commission schedule preparations in English and Spanish will keep specifications from ready for at least two months. The dam, 75 miles downstream from Laredo, falls under the 1944 treaty between the US and Mexico.
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EL Paso
Falcon
Rio Grande
L. M. Lawson
United States
International Boundary and Water Commission
Laredo
Mexico
Liz Taylor and mother head to Chicago and New York
Beauteous Liz Taylor and her mother depart for Chicago and New York with hotel plans in hand. Conrad Nick Hilton Jr., son of the hotel magnate, joins them as Liz Taylor's fiance, traveling with the party last night.
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New York
Hollywood
Liz Taylor
Chicago
Conrad
Nick” Hilton, Jr
Miss Taylor
Choir Is Late, Church Explodes in Beatrice Neb
Beatrice Nebraska March 2 Explosion tore West Side Baptist Church apart just after 7 35 pm as the choir was late for practice leaving the building empty No injuries reported The blast toppled the steeple cut power and telephone lines and knocked KWBE off the air for nearly two hours Fire chief said cause undetermined Pastor Walter Klem pel had fired the furnace earlier and smelled neither gas nor smoke.
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Beatrice
Neb
West Side Baptist Church
KWBE
Cecil Hess
Walter H. Klempel
Queen Mary Leaves Home for Short Outing
Queen Mary, 82, due to sciatica, took her first outing in a month today. She left Marlborough House in a car and was driven around nearby parks in London.
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London
Mary
Marlborough House
Summer frosts made five percent of Finland's 1949 heat unsaleable to mills
Finland faced a weather driven issue as unusually cold summer frosts left five percent of the 1949 harvest unsellable to mills. The impact hit grain and related crops, affecting producers and processing firms across the region.
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Finland
Naples Plans Special Tours For Holy Year Tourists
Naples will offer sightseeing tours of Pompeii Vesuvius Sorrento and Capri to lure Holy Year visitors to extend their stays in the city.
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Naples
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Sorrento
Capri
Italy
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