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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1950
Page
2
The annual spring game between Amarillo High School seniors and the 1950 squad was washed out last Saturday. It is set to be played again at 8 PM tonight at Amarillo Stadium with admission of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
Local page lists players and attendees for the upcoming Borger area event with many named individuals. The notes reference Good Taste Today by Emily Post and town personalities. The item frames a social chronicle with names and community happenings.
SMITHFIELD RI May 15 A dispute over who should pay closed nine fire hydrants in Greenville after Northwestern Water Company said hydrant service unpaid since 1947 and ordered spouts left. Town meeting refused 450 for 1950 service. Insurance rates hinge on a 150000 gallon tank and funds to build it. Chief Battey backs the action but will seek a town solicitor ruling.
Warranty deeds show Lotta P Walton transferring lots 5 and 6 in block 31 East Amarillo to James R Burns. Quincy Ford et al. transfer Lot 9 in block 1 Pleasant Valley No 4 to Joe P Pfeiffer. Thomas R Langham et ux to Walter T Jasper Lot 3 in block 79 East Amarillo. Minnie B Ellison to Opal Kemp Lot in block 11 Humphreys Highland. District Court grants divorce action Lissie Hancock versus Donald B Hancock.
The Labor Department reports a lean toward more jobs this year than last with unemployment persisting in some areas. It cites a sharp January to March rise, estimating over 60 million may be working by mid year, based on employer opinions in major production centers.
Beverly Hills fire ravaged the Juan Romero owned home once linked to Bugsy Siegel. Damage is estimated at 50 000. Romero reportedly slept with a lit cigarette and was carried to safety from a second story bedroom. The 1947 murder case remains unsolved. Katharine Hepburn recovers in New York after laryngitis forced two performances of As You Like It to be canceled.
Thirteen year old Allen Martin Jr. speaks of acting as a risky career while aiming for steady work. He stars in Johnny Holiday at the Mayfair after a Shubert run, balancing theatre roles with school and future plans.
In East Orange New Jersey a passerby reported smoke from a window and firefighters found a husband with burnt toast. While returning to the station they were dispatched to another alarm at a different address where a stew issue was reported.
Last rites for 80 year old Nancy K Allgood at Boxwell Brothers Chapel in Amarillo followed by burial at Llano Cemetery. Rev. Walter S Sibley officiated. Survivors include four sons and a daughter. Pallbearers were LeRoy Thrasher Luke Davis Roy Jones Kyle Speed Guy McDaniel and Ace Dodd. She had lived in Amarillo about 25 years and was a member of Estel line Methodist Church.
A Czech expert arrives at Scotland Yard and presents a newspaper clipping of the Seabourne case. Dr Czissar asserts Mrs. Sarah Fallon was murdered, challenging the inquest verdict of accidental death and promising more in tomorrow's Globe.
Willis Phelps Murphey, 74, longtime Texas Power & Light Company executive in the Brownwood area, died yesterday after a lengthy career in the utility industry.
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