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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1950
Page
2
The News Globe records a formation by Wes Izzard Allingham N D Bartlett G P Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs bb Lewis Nordyke Joe Hess and Charley Underwood as part of a notice to the oit. Further context is unreadable in the fragment.
A letter notes twelve Scotchlite house numbers found amid burning tall grass in Pleasant Valley. Numbers listed include 1015 1029 1407 1522 1605 1607 2401 2615 2700 2813 2007 and 12 others. They were left at Tack's office for owners to claim.
Hap Johnson, a reliable source, says Jack Newby will enroll at Oklahoma University next fall. He claims Newby is firmly tied to OU, and Johnson would not speak unless confident. The Houston Harte painting collection is on free public exhibition at the Federated Women's Club house, with sixteen paintings shown tonight 6 to 9 and again tomorrow night. Bernie Howell provides religious music, enhancing the event with its setting.
A reader describes a downtown route: via Out Washington Street to Wolflin Avenue, then west past the Wolflin School to a large green building several lots back from the street, identified as the destination.
Original portraits from the book In Our Image top a religious world sensation. Painted by Guy Rowe after five years of work. Mr Harte edited the book and the rights belong to him, presented under Globe-News and Federated Women's Clubs auspices.
An unusual proposal in Amarillo suggests Mr Harte may donate works to a West Texas gallery, with a preference for San Angelo, marking a rare opportunity unlikely to recur.
A reader notes March as a birthday month with Tack turning 64 on March 22 and mentions Social Security eligibility. The letter laments a 50 percent hike for Gold Sox season boxes, arguing fans struggle financially while gate revenue supports the club co owned by Bob Leeds and Buck Faucett.
A reader muses on molasses desserts and proposes baking a molasses cake to honor Old Tack at his supper on March 22, hoping the treat would meet his high standards. The note reflects fond affection and culinary nostalgia for a bygone kitchen.
A fragment notes that a thousand men moved to Dallas to join Vought Aircraft Company. Reactions to the South are mixed with Dallas locals labeling the newcomers transplanted Yankees. Some have returned home while most have remained.
In Dallas transplanted Connecticut residents miss snow and report back to home friends that Texans eat steaks and pork chops for breakfast, traffic cops are polite but firm, one remains a foreigner until Texan, life is leisurely, cost of living rivals Bridgeport, and most after a year swear allegiance to the new state.
The article notes merchants in Dallas expressing eagerness and enterprise as suburban stores quickly stock Yankee brands for incoming newcomers. A reader quotes a popular tune on Texas jukeboxes, "Don't Throw Away Your Confederate Money, the South May Rise Again," reflecting regional sentiment.
Winchell notes the President regrets backing Byrnes over Wallace and may woo Wallace again amid the Byrnes Wallace feud. A vending machine could serve cocktails with shaved ice and olives, costing four bits. Britain bans American comic strips. Will Rogers derides cocktail parties. Aging stars Ginger, Bette, Greer, and Clark pay press agents up to 1500 monthly to revive fame. Barbara Hutton quits paying a marriage broker fee after a costly merger.
Moon sign gardeners are advised to plant beets carrots onions and radishes on March 17. April plant dates are April 4 5 9 and 12. March 26 27 and 28 suit asparagus lettuce spinach chard mustard and English peas.
The note suggests choosing April 1st and 2nd for setting eggs and advises buyers to seek baby chicks hatched on March 26th or 27th or April 22nd and 23rd. It emphasizes aligning hatch dates with planned poultry purchases.
Travelers report Dallas as one of the two tightest hotel markets alongside New York, with scarce rooms fueling chatter about scarce accommodations for visitors and business trips in the city.
Alumni of New Mexico Military Institute from the Panhandle will gather at Herring tomorrow at 7 to honor Milton, president of the Institute. F E Hunt, national alumni official, notes 70 Amarillo alumni attending. Milton will be chief speaker. Col E L Lusk and Judge James G Lumpkin will also speak. a thousand feet of movie films will be shown.
A Clovis, New Mexico, credit association president addresses local Lions Club, urging direct messages to Congress. He attacks federal spending, debt figures, and socialist influence while urging citizens to write lawmakers to halt perceived economic decline.
Nine Girl Scout leaders travel from Amarillo to a two day regional training in Lubbock guided by Miss Alice Mulkey and other national staff. Scout units, cookie sales for Camp Kiwanis, and new troop formations feature in our town events with detailed reports on troop activities, badges, and community events through the week.
A reader asks for clothing for a 7 year old patient in hospital including undershirts size 24 trousers size 8 sweater size 26 jacket chest 28 sleeve 18 bib overalls size 8 and shirts size 6. Also offers men's women's and children's clothing at rummage sale prices or trades plus two stone churns 2-3 gallon seen at 1015 South Williams. Call 7417.
Sofia reports Bulgaria expands illiteracy campaign with the ministry of education planning to teach the ABCs to 60,000 people and raise educational qualifications for 15,000.
At the State Capitol in 1998 captain Frank Hamer recounts a Texas Bankers Association reward for dead robbers and the rise of staged bank robberies. He and Ranger Hickman call for an investigation into the program as editorial voices demand accountability.
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