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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1951
Page
2
Moon planting guide lists best dates for crops including tomatoes and peppers on March 15 to 17, onions March 25 and 26, carrots April 3 and 4, peas lima beans and squash April 12 to 14, blue bonnets May 10 and 11, gladioli April 12 to 14, and cannas May 10 and 11.
The lunar phase shifts from new to visible as the dark of the moon ends and fullness returns. Observers note April 6 as a marker of renewed visibility and planned celestial events.
Elizabeth Boyce offers the latest moon book and moon information to interested readers. She will share available details and tutoring by phone.
An anecdotal note praising Mrs. Elizabeth Herring for two lemon pies, one with graham cracker crust, and thanking her for the thoughtful gesture. Mentions Herb Peek’s flashy socks and Tack’s reaction, with a remark about tone when out in the country. Requests the recipe.
A Texas paper manufacturer reported last year an average wage of 3674 dollars per employee and an average tax of 3889 dollars per employee. The figures highlight a disproportion between tax obligations and payroll commitments, raising questions about financial balance and taxation policy.
The piece cites claims of outsized gains from early investments in American National Life Insurance and asserts massive illegal gambling profits per Kefauver committee findings. It notes a Desperation in steel shortages, lent from France via USA supply lines, and hints at an unusual Horace Dodge legal case. the tone critiques public gullibility and wartime supply quirks.
A domestic employee hired by a man prompted medical checks due to persistent illness. The man was billed $60,000 for medical and surgical services, refused payment, and faced litigation that resulted in a lien on his $200,000 mansion.
An Elida dairyman writes from New Mexico praising a column from Enid, Oklahoma as the “killingest” thing he ever read. He bets the writer’s abstinence from tobacco and alcohol will extend his newspaper career and says the column is worth a year of subscriptions.
Tack takes a hard stance, insisting he has a breakthrough as March unfolds the outcome. Mr. Smarty in New Mexico talks big, but the month will reveal who was listening and who was wrong.
A reader recalls a mental lapse and a classic river crossing puzzle. A man must ferry a fox a goose and corn across a river with one item per trip, lest the fox eat the goose or the goose eat the corn. The solution requires careful sequencing across multiple crossings.
The Brain teaser about a man moving a gander fox and corn across a river is praised as simple for children from kindergarten to third grade. The News-Globe plans a screening of a road runner and rattlesnake film by a state game and fish official for teachers and their classes, with arrangements via Elizabeth Boyce.
In Karachi, 180 unions join to form the All Pakistan Confederation of Labor, uniting labor groups under a single umbrella organization.
A reader details struggles with escalating rents in Amarillo, listing monthly costs for unfurnished homes and describing hardship. The letter laments landlords seeking profit from military families, honors neighbors and workers who aid them, and expresses faith despite poverty and injury. It ends by inviting the complainant to visit or call the Amarillo Post Office for the writer's address.
Geneva Tuten seeks the return of a lost billfold found Monday March 5 in front of the Texas Employment Office on Seventh Street. The finder will be offered $10 of the $20 inside and asked to return the papers it contains.
Beatrice Moore offers home ironing service at 2614 North West Tenth. Rates are 1 dollar per dozen for general ironing, 20 cents per pair of pants and 15 cents per shirt.
Sewing at 712 Harrison Apt 2 provides plain sewing for home use and children's clothing alterations. Includes basic repairs and custom fittings. Experienced in alterations for kids garments and everyday wear.
A couple in their 30s with extensive farm and ranch experience expresses homesickness for country life. They own furniture and a car, can provide excellent references, and are not desperate for work though seeking a countryside posting. Mailing address: Box 5052, North.
I offer two books of S and H Green stamps in exchange for Gunn Bros stamps and seek a good used Kiddie Koop baby bed at a reasonable price. Interested parties may contact me by phone at 384.
A trader offers one book of blue stamps in exchange for S&H green stamps. Call 3 4638. Also has a GE electric iron to trade for green or blue stamps.
A very lonesome middle aged widow who cooks well and keeps neat seeks a like minded man owning a home. She has traveled the last five years in a trailer alone and desires a good man and a home. Write to EDNA.
Found on March 2 in the vicinity of 216 Arch Terrace Country Club a man's 21 jewel Lord Elgin wrist watch with an inscribed name on the back. Owner may reclaim by identifying the inscription and calling 3 1415.
A driver seeks employment as a truck driver in the Amarillo vicinity. The applicant notes readiness for local routes and wants opportunities with nearby firms or independent work. References available upon request.
A letter from Ernest C. Thompson, Amarillo hotel host, invites journalist Erasmus Tack to be guest of honor at the annual Panhandle Press Association Dinner in 1951 at the Herring Hotel. Thompson praises Tack for 27 years of weather forecasting and columns serving Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas.
A brown pigskin coin purse vanished between Fifteenth and Rusk and Thirteenth and Travis on Monday evening March 5 or possibly on West Thirteenth and Grand bus route around 6 30 PM. It contained cash and two checks. A reward is offered for its return. Contact 8477 or 3 1694 after 6 30 PM.
Finnish cinema market reports falling attendance with thirty theatres exiting. Industry observers cite streaming competition and economic pressures as key factors impacting venues across the country.
Amarillo High School will send German exchange students Gerhild Schaible and Ulrich Hungsberg to a state Student Council Convention in Dallas this weekend as guests of the council and a local family funding their trip. Four official delegates Carol Hamilton Sheila Starks Joe Saunders and Steve Curtis will lead a discussion on the high school honor system with Carol tracing its start Steve outlining operation Joe detailing duties and responsibilities and Sheila describing benefits.
Broderick Crawford, once a stevedore and merchant seaman before his acting career, shows no coaching needed for the wharf sequences in Columbia's Remember That Face. He can still run a winch as deftly as when he held a union card as an AB.
Thieves broke into Tigart Brothers Service Station at 2617 North East Eighth and stole change from the marble and cigarette machines. Co J Brazile, who lived behind the station, frightened the burglars away after hearing a noise about 12:30 AM. Entry was gained via an unlocked auto wash room door at the front.
A 1942 Chevrolet belonging to Carl Bench at 2613 North West Thirteenth was stolen last night from in front of the Bench home. License PF 1511.
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