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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1950
Page
2
Notice to the public lists names and roles including Westzzard Paul Ailingham Mrs Sarah Win Mrs Bobblewis Nordyke Joe ess and Charley Underwood as part of a board of censors and publication notes by The News Globe.
A March rain chance is noted if the month continues. Congress reviews a bill proposing two new coin denominations: two and a half cents and seven and a half cents. Washington DC reports 221 gallons of bonded whiskey per year per 1000 residents, four times the national average, blamed on the city’s prosperity and idle wealth.
City Editor questions Amarillo’s metro status and traffic flow with proposed corner signals. Reader queries consider overhead lighting at intersections, pace of traffic, and a nostalglike suggestion to restore traffic bells.
Sensational footage by Bill Franklin will be shown at The Esquire next week. An 11 year old Texas boy traveled alone to bring back remarkable films. The piece notes danger from loose overhead wires and references a famed Colorado Springs club named El Paso.
A young woman describes espionage work for the FBI and claims Communist Party female workers are ordered from Moscow to form intimate relations with young Black men to recruit. She cites 400 cells in New York City and notes congressional plans to raise treason penalties from five to ten years amid liberal opposition.
A published debate contrasts naval and army needs for a Europe invasion, arguing against a Russia campaign due to transport, weather, and atomic bomb fears, while urging bigger air power and underground bomb storage. The letter page includes garden planting dates and a personal inquiry about a folk song, plus an inheritance notice seeking a relative.
A $200 reward is offered for the return of a diamond and platinum pin clip. Call Lee Brgins at 2-1622 or reach him at 2311 West Sixteenth Street.
Princess Elizabeth departed London by air for Malta where she will stay about a month with Prince Philip. He serves aboard the destroyer Chequers as a lieutenant.
Washington observer notes multiple inventors and devices from 1950 including Paul Long of Ravenna who built an auto tire with a tread of rubber horseshoes to prevent skidding. Others patented egg peeling hydraulics, a cigarette holder that holds the entire cigarette, a hand throttle on steering post, and a dual-end flashlight for movie ushers.
WALLINGTON England The Surrey village previously reliant on foot patrols for rodent control adopts a bicycle for the public health committee recommendation. The move aims to increase patrol coverage and efficiency in tackling pests.
In Jerusalem a hill long used by Roman soldiers after their victory over the Judeans has been selected as the future seat of government. Excavations at the site reveal its ancient role as a camp, while plans for government offices the President’s house Parliament and the Zionist Congress Hall unfold, linking past and future.
A Russian-occupied Berlin newspaper claims the Russians used atomic explosives to open a hole through the Ural Mountains to divert two Siberian rivers. The goal is to irrigate a desert area as large as France, turning it into blooming gardens.
On this day in 1839 Texans prepared for the first Shakespearean production in their domain, with John R. Scott and company presenting Othello at the New Theater in Houston. Scott, famed from New York and New Orleans, brings a largely Houston-based supporting cast as local dramatic groups provide minor actors.
Leopold Gantvoort is found murdered near his San Francisco home. A cryptic letter, a stolen typewriter, and a list of names pull private investigators into a web of threats tied to Creda Dexter and Emil Bonfils. Detectives pursue clues from a park scene, missing collar buttons, and a suspect lawyer as they unravel motive and a planned secret marriage.
Medical science stands on the frontier of a new era as hormones acth and cortisone may reveal the basic cause of many diseases. Researchers push 100 labs and trials in 100 hospitals, with over 50 diseases tested and mixed results.
State inspector condemns more than half of 169 scales and 363 gasoline pumps examined. Phil Ford, head of weights and measures, reported to Mayor Harold Jones that the findings in Wichita Falls were based on the inspection results.
Andrew Moore, 45, died in a collision nine miles north of Waco yesterday when his car struck a truck. Johnny William Wilson of Garland, truck driver, was slightly injured.
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