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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1951
Page
12
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Representative Van Zandt of Pennsylvania announces a House bill to base military pay on the Labor Department cost of living index. The plan links May living indexes to the July 1 1950 figure, allowing a 0.75 percent pay change for each three percent variation.
Egypt announces a doubled export tax on cotton, affecting shipments and revenue. Officials say the measure aims to boost domestic supply and government revenue, with impact likely felt by farmers and textile buyers.
Benny Bruckner a Texas Tech junior from Amarillo has been named business manager for the college yearbook La Ventana. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Bennie M Bruckner of 834 Florida and also serves as vice president of the Tech chamber of commerce and a member of Saddle Tramps. He majors in marketing administration.
Bells Texas drew roughly 10 000 people to lay a mile long string of one dollar bills along Highway 6 to boost funds for rebuilding the Bells Methodist Church destroyed last Thanksgiving Day. The effort aimed to raise 10500 dollars with about 7000 gathered, as Rev S B Bryant planned to return portions, asking each giver to take back two dollars for every one given.
Galveston celebrated Splash Day with two pageant titles. Joanna Hill of Dallas was named Miss Splash Day and Jeannie McAllin of Houston earned Miss Photo Flash as photographers from the Houston and Gulf Coast Press Photographers Association honored the event. El Paso Lawyer Dies
Oklahoma Atty. Gen. Mac O. Williamson ruled that parts of the new loyalty oath are unconstitutional or invalid. He struck down a provision linking future lists of subversive groups to the oath and questioned the non-signer forfeiture section as beyond the act's title. He noted only a few groups beyond those named have been officially labeled subversive.
The attorney general ruled that public employees not required to take the oath under preexisting contracts will not have to sign. He noted such contracts expire June 30, at the end of the fiscal year.
Bids for erection of 102 additional barracks at Amarillo Air Force Base will be opened tomorrow at the Tulsa office of the Corps of Engineers. Amarillo representatives prepared in Tulsa for the contract setting. The barracks add to 119 already under construction by Del Webb Construction Company.
Pat Masters an 18 year old Amarillo High senior suffered back injuries yesterday afternoon during amateur acrobatics at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Neblett Hospital Canyon staff said the injuries are not serious and her condition is good. She was transported by ambulance from Griggs Warren Funeral Home Canyon.
Count Henri Carton de Wiart, elder statesman and former premier of Belgium, died at his Brussels home on May 6 at age 82. The prominent political figure had long served in national leadership roles.
Veteran London Zoo cockatoo Old Bill reaches the age of 99, marking an extraordinary milestone for a bird long celebrated by staff and visitors alike. The white cockatoo has thrived under daily care, with keepers noting his resilience and familiar presence through decades.
Alice Brooks promotes a simple shell stitch crochet doily for buffet tables. Pattern 7372 includes crochet directions and a request for twenty cents to be sent to Amarillo Globe News in New York for pattern details.
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