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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1950
Page
1
Judge Harris EK Lofthus says Howard office will issue warrants for moving violations. Violators who did not appear by mail face fines plus $5 for failure to appear and $2 for serving warrants. Fines range from $5 to $25 for second offenses like speeding and reckless driving.
Voters will select two of five candidates for the school board. The slate includes E. M. Blackburn Jr., R. A. Wilson, H. Sim Kelly, C. Lane McAfece, and Gus Roberts. One candidate, Mr. Smith, is the sole incumbent seeking reelection.
Voters may cast ballots at twelve boxes from eight in the morning until seven at night tomorrow. Two ballots will confront qualified electors. One ballot covers a three million dollar bond issue to fund school buildings sites equipment and improvements. Voters must own taxable property to vote the bond while poll tax receipts or exemptions are required for the school board ballot. Five candidates appear for two seats: Selvin Allen, Nathan E Martin, Clarence Giles H, Herman Smith H, O Willborn.
Editor notes Dick Bivins endorses the three million dollar school bond election. A former Amarillo School Board president and ex State Board of Education member argues as a private citizen with children in school, stating his stance reflects his study of education systems locally and statewide.
The Navy ordered a night aerial search and dispatched destroyer Colahan with depth charges to probe reports of an unidentified submarine off Cape Mendocino. Seven prior sightings in three months were mostly discounted, with the latest official verification heightening concern. The patrol plane observer and fisherman Ray Carpenter reported a surface sub with lights near Blunt Reef, while Navy says no U.S. subs are confirmed in the area.
Detectives close to solving Amarillo check casher spree. A swindling charge filed against one of two men who used a fictitious Robertson Trucking Co. to cash 15 payroll checks for amounts from 45.65 to 65.35 at stores. Victims identified a suspect from a photo. same dodge hit merchants five months earlier for 1700. Two of three men tied to that scheme are on trial elsewhere in Texas.
Six masked robbers held up two West Side parcel firms in Chicago yesterday and forced eight officials to lie on the floor for 30 minutes while they loaded two trucks with women's clothing valued at $100,000.
Polling place notices advise voters that eligibility is verified by a numbered poll tax receipt. The notice explains the process to cast a vote at the station and outlines identification requirements, access for all voters, and hours of operation.
The Amarillo school board outlines a proposed three million dollar bond issue for April 1. They report current debt service will rise minimally, with 31 and 2 cent levies covering obligations. Redeemed state bonds reduced debt, and projected redemptions suggest further capacity in five to eight years amid growing property values.
Baltimore March 31 A radiologist at Johns Hopkins Dr Russell H Morgan warned that nervous individuals may suffer more radiation sickness after an atom bomb blast than calmer people. He noted psychological factors greatly affect perceived symptoms and described experiments with Dramamine and placebo showing reaction differences based on expected treatment. He outlined radiation sickness stages and symptoms including gastrointestinal upset fatigue anxiety and restlessness followed by severe hemorrhages in the mucous membranes.
A missing baby from a theater lobby incident was found safe in the Brooklyn home of a woman who said she “took the child.” Police believe a mistaken identity led to the incident. a second newborn remains missing after disappearing from Lincoln Hospital incubator. Authorities fear exposure risks for the 9-day-old infant Chaneta Holden. The story also notes Britain’s atomic funding and regional weather outlooks.
A group of Bettany residents sue over alleged school domination by the Temperance Legion and seek removal of five school officials. Testimony claims the group teaches sin and holds classes in the school building outside hours while a brown-haired student questions dancing teachings. Advertising man M L Payne testifies his daughter says mothers and fathers should not smoke, and attorney A Cargill Vidal questions parental role. Courtroom overflows as Bethany residents, many children, jam the county courthouse and Melone threatens to clear the room.
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