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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
5
Dr. Earl W. Sheets, 62, of the University of Nevada, and Mrs. Melba Alice Siebold, 41, were divorced on Tuesday amid a mental cruelty charge, then remarried the next day with a tuxedo ceremony before attending a faculty reception for the same wedding.
President Truman celebrated an early birthday with a staff party at the White House. He turns 66 on Monday while on a cross country speaking tour. A birthday cake train stop is planned in Ottumwa Iowa with a three foot wide cake aboard the presidential train.
Grace Pendleton who was nine when given a box of candy in 193? keeps the decorative box as a cherished memento now aged 72. The item remains unopened and treasured as a personal family artifact in Homer New York.
The Abilene Christian College A Cappella Chorus will perform religious and secular songs at 8 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium. Don H. Morris will deliver a 15 minute address. Judge E E Jordan and B Sherrod will speak briefly to appeal for college development funding. The event is sponsored by Church of Christ members in the Panhandle.
Col M Thomas Tchou urged world citizenship as a solution for global peace. He spoke at the Amarillo Rotary noon luncheon and at a United World Federalists meeting at Amarillo College Recital Hall, citing world law and trained citizens as essential. He said patriotism for nations must coexist with global responsibility and noted his World Citizenship movement leadership. He planned further talks at Wayland College Plainview and in Hereford.
Barber shop quartets from across the Tri-State area gather in Amarillo for the regional SPEBSQCA contest at Municipal Auditorium. Local Blackburn-Shaw Quartet hopes to excel, with judges set to select finalists for the national finals in Omaha.
Sixth grade pupils from Mrs. Rheta Stanford of San Jacinto School visited the Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon on Wednesday. They enjoyed a picnic at Canyon Park after the museum tour, with mothers L N Shirley Bryan Deckard G A Buzzard and I T Ibarra joining the trip.
Leading Chileans warn that a $230 passport tax for travelers leaving the country over 20 days could trigger reprisals and ruin Chile's tourist industry. The proposal faces opposition from business groups and residents concerned about travel costs and international backlash.
Derbyshire schoolgirls are attending lectures on clothes design and beauty culture as part of a new program. The sessions cover fashion principles, fabric selection, and personal presentation to boost confidence and style awareness.
The oil will be stored in large tanks. Elsewhere shore factories typically perform this storage function.
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