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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1951
Page
2
A dawn scene unfolds as Michael and Harry are jolted by a disturbance. One awakens and alerts others while the group processes the unexpected stir. Local witnesses describe a tense, early morning moment with cautious reactions.
Favorable moisture ahead as warmth returns and more rain follows. Panhandle areas received heavy showers. A grain elevator in the Panhandle is rumored to be a Mona Lisa. March is the least popular wedding month, with June at 12 percent and September close behind at 10 percent. The wedding ring goes on the third finger from ancient beliefs. In Russia, the father gives the new husband a whip after lightly striking the daughter. The bridal veil signifies virginity, and the bride traditionally cuts the first slice of cake to preserve happiness and prosperity.
A Washington correspondent recalls a famed Russian writer who lived in luxury with a mansion and many servants. One morning a platoon arrived, and at sunrise he was shot for penning editorials that displeased the ruling circles. He was not proven a traitor but doomed for offending the inner powers.
The speaker notes a changed mood across Amarillo and towns nationwide, with few expecting war in the coming years. Yet attention remains fixed on Korea as the threat persists, urging continued vigilance against danger.
Los Angeles Superior Court records suggest divorce mortality rates vary with sleep setups. Couples using twin beds show higher separation likelihood, while those sleeping in separate rooms exhibit even greater rates, though the study offers no firm conclusions.
A survey notes that husbands and wives who wear long night gowns have fewer divorces. The trend is linked to older ages and an era when divorce was less common than today.
A claim states that if the United States government redistributed all land equally among residents, the result would assign each person 16 acres. The note presents a per capita figure without context on feasibility or current land distribution policies.
Washington March 30 Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell told a Congressional committee that an air attack on the United States would likely strike first at the Northwest and the industrial Northeast. He cited as critical target areas Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta Birmingham and St. Louis with Chicago Seattle Portland San Francisco St Paul and Los Angeles also likely objectives. The committee noted Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg said at least 70 per cent of an attacking force could reach US targets during secret hearings on defense funding.
The fragment describes ongoing farming methods and crop quality changes over time, noting summer fallow and deep plowing improving crops while acknowledging unavoidable past bad years. It lacks concrete names places or dates to anchor a full summary.
A provocative analysis argues the Soviet Union has positioned the United States into turmoil over economic woes. The author contends Russia would have preferred a depression as disastrous as prior wars, warning that prosperity without military readiness risks collapse of civilization.
Supreme Bakers hosts a public open house for its new 19 000 square foot office and warehouse at Sixth and Johnson in Amarillo. The Bowman Biscuit Company Texas division operates this as its largest Texas branch, with Jess Sanders as vice president and L V Bentley directing Amarillo trade.
Braniff Airways received 2,000 new Peruvian coins in Amarillo and will drop them into Palo Duro Canyon along with 4,000 Treasure Hunt coins and 2,000 Mexican coins in early April. Don Schomburg notes Peruvian coins cost $5 per thousand versus $50 for goldine coins. John McCarty confirms the planned canyon drops and route from Lima on Braniff’s Conquistador service.
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will speak at Temple B'nai Israel tonight at 8 about Our Religious Ceremonies. Friday evening Sabbath service is open to the public.
Final returns forecast a record timber cut near 5 billion board feet for British Columbia in 1950. The Vancouver Forest District alone logged over 300 million feet in December.
Industry sources confirm Amarillo was selected as the Texas headquarters for Supreme Bakers after 35 years of loyalty and faith by Mr. Sanders, a key figure in wholesale circles. The decision reflects long standing relationships shaping regional operations.
In Amarillo and Plainview Texas residents post requests for home care house keeping ironing lip reading private teaching and children care. Contacts include Mrs Delma Boles James Jackson Mrs W L Joyner Mrs O L Brackeen and Mrs W H Wallace with addresses and phone numbers for the walking jobseekers and service offers. A high school senior seeks jewelry store work typing and filing with after school and Saturday hours.
Mrs Land offers in home childcare by the day or by the week. Call 36759 to arrange care and details.
A reader seeks to buy a play pen at a reasonable price and provides phone contact 2-4113 for interested sellers.
Person seeks someone to assemble quilt tops from a large stash of quilt pieces and cotton prints to be delivered to Poe. Call 1081 to arrange.
A notice from Mrs Hoyt Saunders offers a free apartment with utilities and salary to a reliable couple if the woman will care for an invalid. References required. contact phone numbers 7549 or 4-1051. J M Pittman adds USUAL household tasks and home filing noted.
A notice seeking quilt scraps to be donated. The ad invites anyone who has scraps to contact by calling 3 5717 to arrange pickup.
A terse help wanted note states I would like to do ironings and seek ironing jobs. The writer provides a phone number 3-1813 and notes they cannot go out on a job and are in need of work.
Mrs M McGranock requests a baby bed for about a month for her six month old. She will take good care of the bed and asks readers to call 3-1030. Box 422 Route 4.
Person offers ironing service promising careful work at a fair price. Provides contact by phone number 3 7569 for arranging pickups or drop offs.
A shopper in Amarillo on Thursday March 22 reports picking up a package by mistake while shopping. The note does not reveal the store name and asks for help locating the rightful owner.
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp president J H Dunn announces three new stations to open tomorrow at Thirty sixth and Monroe, North East Eighth and Grand, and Line and Georgia. Stations feature concrete blocks, porcelain enamel, Shamrock colors, and festive Shamrock Day events with prizes and orchids for visitors.
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