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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1951
Page
1
Emis TRE chapter faces renewed push as leaders rally supporters to address lingering issues. Stakeholders from local groups and government agencies weigh options, aiming to restore momentum while outlining limited timelines. Community members express caution but seek clear guidance and accountability.
Bids for 102 additional Amarillo Air Force Base barracks were to be opened this afternoon at Tulsa Corps of Engineers offices. The bid opening will follow in hours after low bidder is announced. Del E. Webb Construction already runs 117 barracks at Amarillo. Nearby bids for 11 new mess halls at the base are set for May 29 with completion targets this summer and fall.
In Berlin six years after VE Day the anniversary drew divided responses West Germans largely ignored East Germans hailed liberation from Nazis while the State Department pressed Moscow for recognition of Western victory. Amarillo veterans recalled VE Day memories in interviews with Billy Moore a Navy quartermaster school graduate who had just returned from the Pacific.
Three young men robbed the First State Bank of Potett at 11 a m taking about 1560 from the cash drawer after a scare earlier in the day. Miss Helen Franklin said the bandits fled in a light blue Ford and abandoned a getaway car near the town, heading toward San Antonio.
CORPUS CHRISTI May 8 UP A Gulf wind grounded millions of warblers on Padre Island. Residents reported crowds entering open doors and many striking lights or poles, while Audubon Society officials identified magnolia warblers amid the influx. Birds linger as winds may last days.
Ex Amarillo woman Mrs Robert McCarty of Alameda California mother of a girl nicknamed Miss Mite now 24 days old weighs 2 pounds 3 ounce at present. Born weighing 1 pound 15 ounces she gains an ounce over the weekend and remains in incubator on oxygen. The infant may need about six more weeks to reach five pounds as doctors monitor progress amid daily California newspapers reports.
Three Amarillo men faced charges in separate cases but were automatically no-billed as the March grand jury term expired. Andrew Cuellar Virgil Counts and Dennis M. Dorsey were involved in rape and armored car robbery cases. no-bills mean possible refiled charges later.
The US Weather Bureau reports fair and windy conditions with rising temperatures in Amarillo and vicinity. Expect a high of 78 degrees today and 83 tomorrow, with 64 degrees as the 24 hour high to 6:30 am and lows around 44. Panhandle agricultural outlook notes windy, warmer days with little rainfall. West Texas and New Mexico forecast fair to partly cloudy skies, warmer conditions today through Wednesday.
Tickets go on sale today for Harvey at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium for a three night run beginning at 8 15 p m. Tickets available until 5 p m today tomorrow and Thursday at White and Kirk. After 7 p m ticket board opens at the auditorium. Prices are 180 for adults and 60 cents for students. Seats are reserved only for season ticket holders.
President Truman marks his 67th birthday in Washington as the nation notes the anniversary. The brief item mentions the occasion and the context of the day in the capital.
Senator R A Weinert of Seguin opposed the gasoline tax proposal as part of a state spending bill. He cited the governor’s message and indicated plans to pursue an alternative approach to solving the state’s financial issue.
Three games are on tap with St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. American League matches feature New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago.
A massive quake struck El Salvador causing widespread destruction in Jucuapa Chinameca and surrounding towns. About 1,000 killed in Jucuapa, hundreds injured nationwide as the government declares three days of mourning. Red Cross and relief workers race to aid survivors amid aftershocks near Santiago de Maria and Berlin. officials tour the devastated areas.
UN troops now control a wide no-man's land belt from the Kimpo Peninsula to the Han River front. Allied officers report Red offensive plans failed to gain air or armor support, with 80,000-plus casualties and 2,940 killed or wounded reported Monday. Far East air forces flew over 900 sorties, attacking highways and trucks amid a day-by-day grind of war potential destruction.
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