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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1950
Page
6
Washington May 9 The House Ways and Means Committee reversed itself and voted to cut cigar excises by 15 million dollars annually. If approved the 45 million dollar yearly tax on cigar smokers would drop by one third.
Philadelphia May 9 The will of Mrs Elizabeth Benson Parker probated yesterday leaves her $8 000 estate to her grandson John Benson Parker when he turns 35 and is not addicted to intoxicants or lacking a reputation for sobriety The will states she desires that he shall not use intoxicants at all and sets a condition on the inheritance if he drinks.
Walter Shaller district supervisor says forms are mailed to residents not counted in the 1950 census. Missed individuals send back completed forms clipped from Globe-News and county papers. Blank forms distributed to Amarillo school children to locate missing persons and verify enumeration. Shaller stresses speedy return to send portfolios to Washington.
Maury Maverick Jr of San Antonio filed with the Bexar County Democratic Executive Committee as a candidate for legislative Place No 2. The son of former Congressman Maury Maverick announced his bid yesterday in San Antonio.
The American Cancer Society fundraiser in Potter County exceeded four thousand dollars but stays well short of the statewide goal. Total contributions statewide reach two hundred fifteen thousand seven. The drive proceeds across Texas counties under Gibb Gilchrist, head of Texas A&M system, with the local efforts led by Mrs. Selden Simpson. The official plan’s 100 donors each giving a quarter failed to mobilize broader participation, though the initiative drew public interest.
Judge Philip B. Gilliam of Denver’s juvenile court says evidence shows adults master mind juvenile gang warfare. He arrived in Amarillo to speak at a Borger Chamber event and warned gangs are taught to hate police, with longer lifespans than before. He notes pamphlets tracing to leftist groups and says watchful outreach can steer youth away from crime. He has even joined a gang to aid reform.
H J Elkins aged 87 died this morning at Mangum Oklahoma after a long ranching career. Survivors include wife two other sons O P Elkins of Chickasha and Frank Elkins of Granite and three daughters Mrs Doyle McDuff Santa Fe Mrs J H Waldrip and Mrs Barney Stone of Wichita Falls. Funeral services tentatively set for tomorrow at 2 30 pm at First Baptist Church Mangum with Greer Funeral Home in charge. Sam Elkins returned from Mangum yesterday after visiting his father. Claude Elkins cannot travel due to a broken leg.
Low roasting temperatures reduce shrinkage and yield more even doneness from exterior to center, a fact many cooks overlook. The technique minimizes contrast between outer crust and inner portion, producing consistent results throughout.
Rites in tribute to Mrs Lillie Hicks were held at 10 this morning in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel followed by burial in Llano Cemetery Pallbearers were B R Summers A L Palmer Mr Rogers G C Bouyer Dewey Nelson J D Rodgers and C H Shelton Mrs Hicks 45 died Saturday night in Northwest Texas Hospital after about a month of illness Her home was 310 North West Sixth She lived in Amarillo about three years and was a Methodist Church member Survived by husband three stepdaughters a brother and a sister
Amarillo winners in the $200,000 Kaiser-Frazer Name the Car contest will be announced tomorrow by J. H. Beasley, general manager of Bob Fuller Motor Co., local Kaiser-Frazer dealer. Local winners are among 1,023 contestants to receive major cash awards for their name selections for the low priced car to be
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