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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
2
A column defends grit and resilience amid recurring Sand storms on the High Plains. It mocks complaint about dust, notes fewer storms this year and seven wheat crops in a row, recalls past April dust events, and praises Vitamin K in the sand as strength. The piece urges steadfastness and dismisses naysayers while recalling a humorous adage about wind and skirts.
A physician comments on mercy killing during an East Coast trial, noting such acts occur and are rarely spoken of in extreme suffering cases. He criticizes a back East physician for admitting the practice, suggesting the latter is unbalanced.
A.V. McQuiddy and Francis McQuiddy visit the office chatty about sand storms seen as March and April weather. A letter arrives pledging $50 to a memorial fund for Dr. Fincher, a former Southern Presbyterian pastor. The piece then shifts to lighthearted musings on age, marriage, and energy, with quotes about older and younger spouses and justifications for differing ages. A man from Arkansas was in Amarillo seeking to buy a farm.
A man arrived Monday recounting his farm submerged ten feet in Arkansas and his plan to relocate to flood-free areas. He toured the countryside seeking suitable spots, but sand storms forced a return to town. A real estate guide note read I’ll take the water I’ve left. This long running perennial tale coincides with Key Farr and staff’s new book Furr Food Facts, praised as well edited and aimed at employers across forty nine stores in Texas Colorado Kansas Oklahoma.
A reflection on childhood play sees keeping store as an engaging game with spills and thrills rather than dull work. The author notes it captures imagination and offers early lessons in commerce and social interaction.
The piece notes that customers recall phrases about impaired speech and urges restrictions on eating in sales areas. It advises that staff and customers should eat off duty and out of sight of customers, especially when handling business or transactions.
The Amarillo Council of Church Women led by Mrs. Sam Seay and Mrs. Key Parr is funding and building a public library for African Americans near Carver School. The piece notes the current lack of access to the public library for Negroes, calls for quick financial arrangements, and lauds the council for civic progress.
Vatican dispatch notes Civilta Cattolica reports ongoing subtle persecution against the Catholic Church in Yugoslavia. It says Marshal Tito’s regime aligns with other Communist rulers in the struggle against church influence, signaling a continuing pressure beyond the bloody phase.
The Relief and Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention reports that Southern Baptists gave 82,867 more to aged and ill ministers and religious workers last year than in 1948. The 1949 total was 1,375,209 dollars.
A twin engine C-46 transport with 54 aboard made a belly landing in rain at Newark airport after landing gear collapsed on touch down. No injuries. a pregnant traveler taken for routine check. Passengers and crew evacuated by ladder as fuel spurted on the slick runway. Pilot said no warning until impact.
On this day in 1826 General Arthur G. Wavell secured a grant to settle five hundred families in Texas. An Englishman by birth, he joined with Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City around 1822 but dissolved the venture. Wavell backed Austin financially, then pressed the grant in his own name, appointing Ben Milam as agent. No land titles issued before the Revolution, and Wavell died penniless, convinced Mexico mistreated him.
EL CENTRO Cal March 9 Parachute jumps at altitudes up to 60 thousand feet will be attempted this summer at White Sands NM proving grounds. The leaps will be made from F 80 jets by Navy and Air Force pilots says Lt Comdr J A Morrison. Morrison's parachute experimental unit demonstrated new types of parachute releasing equipment at low altitudes here yesterday. Morrison said fliers could survive above 60 thousand feet only in pressurized insulated capsules such as those recently developed by the Navy. These cockpit capsules can be ejected from the plane in emergencies and are lowered to earth by large parachutes.
Japan reported a production rise with 44400 sewing machines built in the latest three months, well above the same period last year. Factory output indicates strong demand, with manufacturers increasing capacity to meet orders and bolster exports in the quarter.
Phillips Petroleum Co. of Bartlesville Oklahoma led a federal bid for 1,500 acres in Moore County Texas at a five year lease for six parcels of the former Cactus ordnance works site. The company offered a bonus of 106.66 dollars per acre. Second high bids were from H D Lewis for three parcels at 46.25 per acre Kerr McGee Oil Industries for two parcels at 40 per acre and K J Fowlston for one parcel at 56.62 per acre.
In Moscow Rogge proposes a multi nation body to inspect all atomic energy installations and armed forces worldwide, arguing it would reduce espionage and counter intelligence. Speaking before the Supreme Soviet, he urged less name calling and more areas of agreement between Soviet and US.
Marcel Theriot a 33 year old dredge worker at the Washburn tunnel project drowned when he fell from a catwalk. Fellow workers said Theriot was careful with life preservation but apparently surfaced under a barge moored nearby. Barges were shifted for about 20 minutes before his body was found.
Belgium invites American teams and exhibitors to join its Aviation Exposition in June, seeking foreign participants to showcase aircraft, engines, and related technologies. The event aims to strengthen international aviation ties and boost trade between Belgium and the United States.
Long Beach California March 9 A National Guardsman Pvt Glenn M Roberts 19 sits in jail nine days after a court martial held by Lt Col Willis T Lyman executive officer of the 234th Aircraft Group The judge advocate sentenced him and he was released on a habeas corpus writ challenging the commitment legal question before Superior Judge Fred Miller
Miss America 1942 Jo Carroll Dennison has divorced comedian Phil Silvers after a separation in which cruelty was charged. The couple’s home life involved Dennison returning to her mother and Silvers moving out as the divorce proceeded.
Monroe Sims, 26, is held for Brown County grand jury action on a murder charge in the March 3 death of his stepfather, James Franklin Johnson, 54. Johnson was found dead Feb. 25 in his Brownwood home after a fight left blows to the head. Justice of the Peace T. H. Hart stated the cause of death.
Jerome Brock, 27, was found guilty of murder with malice in Waxahachie for the death of his 3 year old son Denny in Ennis on Jan 17. A county health officer testified the child died from internal injuries after being dropped or stomped. The jury deliberated 2 hours 51 minutes before the life imprisonment verdict.
On its 44th day the Detroit strike showed no sign of settlement as negotiations over a stubborn pension dispute yielded only trifling progress. The stoppage idles 140,000 auto workers amid a tense bargaining process.
A Wahkingatpo dispatch from Hoihow says Communist landings near Tanh sien, 70 miles southwest of Hoihow, were repulsed with 20 junks sunk and 18 captured. The fourth Red attempt in 36 hours failed, Nationalists reported.
Copenhagen reports that a Danish inventor has equipped store window mannequins with a three volt battery in one leg to power seductive movements. A switch in the other leg controls the action, giving the displays a new animated effect.
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