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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1950
Page
12
Army strength declines from 615700 to 607800, Navy drops 401900 to 388400, Marine Corps falls 80100 to 79500, and Air Force decreases 415000 to 414600, reflecting overall service reductions.
The Navy spent 130 500 to pull the battleship Missouri from Chesapeake mud. A dredge and towing costs plus overtime raised total expenses to 178 100. Army received 63 400 for dredge use and other items included beach gear salvage equipment and explosives.
Lt Gen David Van Voorst Zoekink age 59 died in London after a long illness. He commanded all Dutch troops in Britain from 1948 to 1945 and served in the Dutch army for decades. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
Hollywood report notes Perry Eakin of Illiopolis proposes a starched bra as a no slip no slide device. He claims dunking underwear in plastic permstarch shapes the figure to resemble Jane Russell and remains durable up to 15 washes.
Los Angeles March 17. Dr Sidney A Portis of the University of Illinois medical school told the Los Angeles County Medical Society yesterday that peptic ulcers influence men's mate choice. He said babies associating feeding with love shapes adult emotion and unhappy ulcer patients tend to seek older wives as a substitute for comforting mothers.
A deadly blaze at a Port Huron Township concrete block home in minutes killed six members of the Chase family. Kenneth Chase 42, Phyllis 32 pregnant, and their four children Judith 6 Nancy 4 Ralph 3 Rebecca 2, per Undersheriff A J Foster. The fire started in the living room and was noticed at 6 am after a passerby saw a sheet of flame. The father’s body was in the kitchen. others were in bedrooms.
In Corsicana on March 17 William R. Ray, 32 and an Army cook, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 20 after being convicted July 8, 1948 of raping a 9 year old girl in a Fort Worth park. Judge A. P. Mays imposed the sentence after a six minute proceeding. Rays mother Ada Ray of Vernon died after the ruling. Ray’s wife and 3 year old daughter were absent. Officers took him to Huntsville for execution.
Leaders from nine counties gathered at First Presbyterian Church to plan the Cub Scout Palava set for May 13. More than 1,000 scouts are expected, with talks on leadership programming and membership drives led by George R. Vanderpool of Amarillo and assisted by Harry ears Jr., a field Scout executive.
Ellis A. Gimbel Sr., 84, department store owner and philanthropist, died at his Philadelphia home after a four day illness. Survived by son Ellis A. Jr., daughter Fridolyn Graham, and daughter-in-law Mrs. Richard Gimbel, with wife deceased in 1948. Known as the dean of department store keeping, he helped found a store system with branches in Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Chicago Beverly Hills and Miami.
Les Kilgore San Jacinto Youth Center director leaves for Oklahoma City to arrange for swimming and diving champions to attend the formal opening and dedication of the San Jacinto Youth Center swimming pool at 609 Carolina. The dedication is tentatively set for April and Kilgore is accompanied by his wife.
Elevator repairmen will keep the jail elevator out of service much of the afternoon. The seventh floor jail, accessed via the ground floor sheriff's office, will have limited traffic with a stairway available only for emergencies.
Blonde Jimmy Mullins, a 15 year old junior high student in Hobbs New Mexico, dyed his hair green with cake coloring for St Patrick’s Day today. The event drew attention at the school as a playful local celebration and student participation.
Due to strong interest last Sunday, Bill Lockhart再 one man show of experimental oils water colors and ceramics returns this Sunday at Amarillo Public Library from 2 to 6 PM. The 170 plus works include many portraits by Emilio Caballero and the artist himself. Caballero, WTSC instructor, calls Lockhart promising. Lockhart, born in Hardeman County and city-educated, served in the Army Air Corps 1943 1945 and studied at SMU and Hardin College Wichita Falls.
The student studied under Jon Bodkin Miss Irma Pendergrass and enrolled at West Texas State College last fall to study watercolors with Caballero and Isabel Robinson and ceramics with Cabellero and A. G. Kieselbach. He will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science in art.
A new Boy Scout troop No 88 will organize at 7 15 tonight at Lee Bivins School 1500 Fannin. Boys 11 or older in the Bivins vicinity invited along with parents. Sponsored by Downtown Kiwanis Club. Scoutmaster Bill McEachern with Norris Wilkinson and Horace Kendrick as assistants. Tonight will set a regular meeting night.
Washington March 17 The total strength of the armed forces declined 22400 during February to 1490300. The defense department reported all services shared the decrease during the month and noted the drop.
Mrs. Mary Lucretia Cron aged 64 of 3801 East Tenth died yesterday afternoon in St. Anthony's Hospital after four weeks with her son James Cron. Born January 17, 1886 in Harrison County Missouri, she was a member of the Holiness Church of Tulsa. Surviving are six daughters including Lorrine Thrasher Goldie Howard Ruby Nichols Edrie Selson Doris McGuire and Maxine Brewster two sons Carl Cron Marvin Cron and John T. Nutter plus sister Mrs. Clara Fleming. Funeral arrangements are pending Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
In the 1928 World Series Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees drew five straight walks, showcasing patience at the plate and contributing to the series' tense battles.
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