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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1951
Page
16
Mrs Pearl Walden Thompson 67 of Jackson Mississippi died Monday. She was mother of Mrs Cauley Stubblefield and Mrs R E H Garvey, sister of Miss Nettie Walden and Mrs J T Lenoir, and aunt of J T Lenoir. Body to be shipped to Columbia for service and burial. Relatives and service later.
General staff chosen to organize and lead the Atlantic Pact Army includes Maj. Gen. Edmond H. Leavey as logistics chief, with Lt. Gen. Marcel Carpentier, Air Vice Marshall E C Hudieston, Rear Adm. Ferrane Capponi, Maj. Gen. Sir Terence Airey, Maj. Gen. F W Festing, and Maj. Gen. Pierre Bodet. Deputy supreme commander not named. Possible contenders include Viscount Montgomery and Gen. Alphone Juin.
Rowe, father of four and director of Sam Houston and high school bands, says leaving Amarillo schools was the hardest choice. He cites financial pressures and education goals for his children as factors. He becomes music education consultant and manager of the band and orchestra instrument department for Rattan White, planning to stay until after the two day band clinic and concert beginning April 5.
Obituaries and memorial notices list Heilman and Shull families with survivors, burial plans in Oklahoma and New Mexico regions, service times in Ode Rhodes Church and Boxwell Ivey Chapel, and memorials under Swell Bros arrangements. Ferman and Lieberman families are also noted with burial at Llano Cemetery and Boxwell Ivey Chapel details.
In Solomon's Island Cap'n Bowen, a weathered saltwater fisherman, recalls fishing tales from the Patuxent and Chesapeake Bay. He notes no truth stretching, shares a 175 pound catfish tale, and recounts other quirky incidents including a joke about an eddy and a peach cultivation story.
Fishermen from Carmarthen Bay in Britain protest and demand action as an infestation of crabs damages nets, threatening livelihoods and prompting calls for relief or repair measures.
Reports from Prague describe a broad purge targeting top Communist officials including Gottwald Zapotocky and Antonin Gregor. The purge forces various arrests and house confinement while confirming Clementis detention and the removal of key police heads amid Western alignment rumors.
U.S. stock market quotes show varied moves with key rails and steel names edging higher while consumer and utility issues drift. Major players like Allegheny Ludlum, American Airlines, and Phillips Petroleum influence the tape amid broad trading in New York and regional listings.
In Houston a judge fined 50 dollars a young attorney Edwin P. Lea for making goo goo eyes at a housewife Mrs. Alice Rogers and companion Jo Ann Avery. Rogers testified Lea followed them home and stopped in front of her house. The judge ruled Lea a man and convicted him despite defense efforts.
GUYMON OK March 6 Rain makers may be making their weather magic in five Southwestern states this summer Plans were completed for a meeting between California rainmaking firm representatives and about 700 farmers and ranchers from New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Texas and Kansas The meeting at 730 pm Saturday in the Venetian Room Hotel Dale Guymon will feature Don Chitman Lee Cox meteorologists of Water Resources Development Corporation Pasadena Cal and possibly Dr Irving Krick president of the company Jack Alexander of Guyman Chamber of Commerce leads plans for an informational meeting Alexander said preliminary talks indicate the program might start here at about 2 per section per rainmaking period and cost roughly 3500 per county served
One hundred persons are applying each month for houses under construction in Tottenham England. The development shows strong demand as applicants line up for new homes in the area.
Marine Sgt William Ellis on furlough from Camp Pendleton boarded an Air Force bomber at March Field and ended up in Alaska by mistake. He discovered the error upon landing in Anchorage and returned home yesterday after a misrouted trip that began in California en route to Dayton Ohio.
The House finished action on legislative redistricting and sent the bill to the governor. It reapportions representatives' districts per the last population count. the Senate measure was sent to the governor yesterday. This is the first redistricting in the state since 1921. The House approved a minor Senate change by a 129-4 vote with no discussion.
Ray Gruver, superintendent of the Amarillo Gas Company, will discuss Gas Installations with Amarillo plumbing contractors tomorrow. He will address the regular weekly luncheon of the Associated Contractors of Amarillo at noon at Long Champ Restaurant.
Natives of Kaul in New Britain shift from tobacco to siter payment as the preferred form of exchange. The change reflects evolving local practices and economic preferences among Kaul communities.
In central Korea Sergeant Clovis Taylor of the US Army Division used a bizarre distraction tactic during a Chinese assault. Hiding behind a rock he mimicked a turkey to lure enemy soldiers, firing on several who exposed themselves. The odd ruse resulted in multiple Chinese casualties.
Baltimore report details a diminutive bandit at a ticket window who demanded tens from cashier Madele Hammond. The pistol appeared from behind the counter, a midget robber seized $13 then fled up the street as usher Steven Morris gave chase before the suspect swung his weapon again.
In Salonika seven Communists were executed by firing squad after a military tribunal sentenced them for attempting to establish a new underground movement. The incident occurred yesterday as Athens reported March 6.
The account cites Corporal Spross blaming the division for poor replacements while Private First Class Henry J. Zaremski from Los Angeles complains about beer rations. He notes only two cans of 3.2 beer at Inchon and a few more around Christmas, and a fragment wound in the back from a grenade.
The market shows uneven demand with hogs 50 to 65 cents lower and sows 50 cents down. Cattle runs include 5,500 head with calves at 400. low-prime steers 39.25 to 39.50, high good to choice 34.50 to 38.00, good to choice heifers 31.00 to 36.00, utility cattle 26.00 to 30.00, and cows 23.25 to 27.50. Sheep at 2,000 head steady with western lambs around 40.00, natives 39.00 to 39.75, and slaughter ewes 21.00 to 23.00.
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