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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
4
Fort Worth rain-maker Jack B. Corn is preparing to test silvery iodide cloud seeding from a Tradewind Airport plane over Amarillo if clouds and conditions align. He has flown twice with no confirmed results and notes no local rain yet. Closest showers lately were near Childress and Lubbock.
John W. Ralson reports no technical change as Hubert Ralson, 18, Yale freshman and Amarillo High School salutatorian, remains unconscious after a severe brain injury from an early Saturday automobile crash in downtown New Haven, Conn. Doctors warn an intricate operation may be needed once strength returns. He is hospitalized at New Haven Hospital.
Chicago livestock prices rally with hogs up 25 to 40 cents on certain weights and sows higher. Cattle and calves mixed with higher beef cows and selective gains in steer and heifer prices. Lambs steady while a financial fund offers liquidating value around 2.32.
Wilmington, May 3. Judge Thomas Herlihy Jr. ruled that 23 year old Mrs. Helen Evans will not stand trial for practicing witch craft. She remains held on fortune telling charges with $300 bail for the grand jury. The judge called witchcraft antiquated and urged repeal. Evans, mother of two, was arrested March 13 after giving a charm to a client and claiming a handwriting reading showed a curse.
In Fort Worth on May 3 a protest arose at the State Medical Association convention when a sign for obstetrics and gynecology directed attendees to a room. a woman from the Business and Professional Women's Club challenged the placement claiming it misidentified the luncheon venue.
Manhattan Construction Company of Houston awarded the general contract for a Jesse H Jones interests 16 story downtown office building. The project marks a major expansion in Houston’s business district with expected completion in the near future.
About 300000 transit riders in Atlanta were spared a walkout after six clergymen intervened. Dr D J Evans of Gordon Street Baptist Church led the appeal for a 15 day delay, prompting union leaders and Georgia Power to extend the 1949 contract with the AFL Transit Workers Union. Operators now earn $1.35 an hour and seek raises and pension revisions.
In 47th District Court W. R. Higgs 24 Pueblo Colo faced charges of passing a worthless check over 50 dollars. The alleged $244.19 bad check dated Sept 1949 was used to obtain pipe and steel from City Pipe & Junk Co at 320 Van Buren.
The city commission authorized bidding for a new fire truck with a 750 gallon per minute pumper and an alternate 1000 gpm option. The panel also approved inviting bids for 2500 feet of fire hose.
In Pot ter County a high 345 absentee ballots were cast for the May 6 special congressional election. County Clerk Loren Jones announced the absentee period closed yesterday.
The district census supervisor approved a program to re check the census. Forms for those missed have appeared in the Amarillo Globe and Amarillo Daily News. Few have been received. To ensure inclusion, residents may mail a form, call the census office at 3 4575, or send a postcard reporting no contact by enumerators.
The candidate cites experience with veterans groups Scouts Masonic lodge and Baptist church in Canyon. He says his main qualification is a strong wish to ensure felony criminals face full justice in the 47th Judicial District, which covers Potter Armstrong and Randall counties.
An advertisement claims Blumtar Ointment relieves itching from conditions like eczema rash ringworm and pimples. It urges multiple applications and promises a money back offer if the first jar fails to satisfy.
Cambridge Maryland May 3 A hard to believe death touched Hickory Jones a power company lineman killed by a 2300 volt jolt while working on a highway project. The town mobbed the scene as fellow workers and VFW volunteers kept pumping life for hours. Mary Lee Jones wife and a crowd of 500 waited as a hearse arrived and the body was refused burial until life signs faded. After six hours the effort ended and the town mourned its popular commander.
A long time Amarillo resident and former Legion commander Mr Thornton supported the American Legion Hanson Post and Amarillo Country Club. He backed local sports teams including the Golden Sandies and Gold Sox and organized annual Christmas barbecues for Maverick Club members. His leg wound from World War I kept him from coaching Kids Inc plans as Boys Ranch benefited from his kindness. Three sons Raymond George and Carlos served in the Army. Lt Raymond Thornton died as B 17 Co pilot.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Thornton are pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Survivors include wife, four sons George Gary Douglas Thornton of Amarillo and Carlos Thornton at UNM Albuquerque, daughter Virginia Thornton of Amarillo, mother Mrs A G Thornton of Pampa, brothers Willis Q D Thornton Amarillo Roy Thornton Silver City NM James Thornton California, sisters Eunice Thornton and Bayne Young, both of Amarillo.
Dr. Wiggins urged critics of free enterprise to understand its link to farming, ranching, and engineering in the Texas Panhandle South Plains. He cited a record $1.852 billion in farm income for Texas and said nearly half came from the Panhandle South Plains, attributing growth to scientific know how rather than accidentalism. The speaker arrived late at a convention and was introduced as the best speaker in the West.
Dr. Wiggins argues the Texas Panhandle South Plains empire grew from venture capital and technical know-how. He credits engineering driven progress in farming and ranching, noting mechanization as key. He laments Eastern neglect of Southwestern agricultural and industrial advances and urges consumer production over commodity focus.
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