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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1950
Page
23
A classified list highlights a range of used autos with radios and heaters. Notable entries include 1948 Chevrolet 2-Door, 1947 Nash Ambassador four door with radio and heater, 1942 Chevrolet 2-Door with radio and heater, and a 1941 Studebaker Champion four door with overdrive. Items span 1937 to 1948 models from multiple brands.
West Coast style auto dealer listings show multiple used cars with prices and notes. Includes 1950 Dodge Plymouth four door, 1950 Ford Custom two and four doors, 1949 Chevrolet pickup, 1949 Oldsmobile 98 four door, 1949 Studebaker Champion, 1936 Ford Tudor, 1938 Ford Coupe with price and sale cajole.
The Plains Chevrolet Co advertises a mix of 1940s autos and commercial trucks with prices and brief specs. Highlights include 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline 4 door for 1295 with radio heater and 1400 miles, 1950 Cadillac 62 four door sedan for 4500, several 1947–1949 Chevrolet and Ford models, and multiple 2 and 3 ton trucks with miles and features. Contact H. P. Pickle in Lubbock or visit the used car lot at 1100 Fillmore.
Star Machine & Foundry Co. repaired a 54 inch needle valve at Alamogordo Dam, saving six percent of a new valve’s price. Reclamation engineers in Amarillo expect the $12 000 repair to strengthen the device beyond its original condition, reducing future erosion from high velocity water jets.
Amarillo School Board approved a tentative budget of 1,976,382 dollars for the 1950-51 school year to cover salaries for administrative and instructional staff. The plan adds 27 staff members over this year.
The Pulitzer prizes went to South Pacific and The Consul on Broadway and to The Way West by A B Guthrie Jr, with journalism honors to St Louis Post Dispatch and Chicago Daily News. Gwenyn Brooks won the poetry prize for Annie Allen, the first Black woman celebrated with a Pulitzer.
Ann Harrison Billy Cormack and Earnie Foster were named most valuable in the Amarillo High School Sophomore Choir at the annual banquet held last night at Herring Hotel. Principal R A Norman announced results after a Gay Nineties themed program with solos by Doris Jean Wynn and Bob Davis and school play The Farmer's Daughter directed by Alice Klein.
Final rites for Charles R. Walton age 26 of 109 North Georgia were held at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers included Milburn Leard A G Leard Arthur L Edmondson Clifton Edmondson Clifford Alexander and Harvey Johnson. Walton, a Amarillo native and World War II veteran, died Sunday at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survived by widow a daughter two brothers a sister and his parents.
Raymond R. Buddy Tucker, owner of Kilroy's Bar No. 2 on the Santa Fe underpass east of Amarillo, signed a ten day waiver of the club beer license. He faces charges of sale to intoxicated persons and allowing drunks on the premises. Suspension takes effect upon order from the Texas Liquor Control Board in Austin.
A London insurance broker set odds at 100 to 5 against the birth of twins. The striking quote frames risk around multiple births and reflects speculative betting on family outcomes.
Amarillo Pampa and Borger SPEBSQSA chapters join for 8 pm meeting at KGNC announced by Gene Jordan. A mass choir of about 75 will rehearse for the regional SPEBSQSA contest, 8:30 pm Saturday in Municipal Auditorium.
C H Dycus, operator of the Capitol Automotive Service and Garage at 400 Pierce, entered a guilty plea in county court to two liquor law violations and paid fines and court costs totaling 254.40 dollars. He had been charged with possession for sale and sale of liquor on Sunday. Earlier he pleaded not guilty but changed to guilty this afternoon.
For each person plan about a quarter cup of raw rice to accompany a curried dish or stew. This rule helps estimate portions and adjust for appetites and dish richness.
Walter Vance Spakes 31 years old is hospitalized after a head wound from a fight last night at 405 North Lincoln. He did not know who hit him. His wife Mrs Virgie Spakes has filed for divorce in district court last January. A restraining order bars him from molesting her. No charges against him were filed in the incident.
Dr W A Potter reported his emergency medical kit was stolen from his automobile overnight. He was making late calls and could not recall where his car was parked when the kit disappeared.
Trygve Lie secretary general conferred with French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in Paris and London today. Based on the discussions he will decide whether to go to Moscow to discuss East West differences.
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