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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
7
Yesterday afternoon at Walker's Convalescent Home a death notice lists surviving nephew Donald Reilhman of Tucson Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Kenneth Wheatley announces his candidacy for state representative to fill the seat vacated by J. Blake Timmons. Other contenders are Morris Cobb and O. H. Dixon. Wheatley, Amarillo native and UT law student, was formally received by Charley Gibson, Potter County Democratic chairman.
Dr. H. H. Chang, Chinese philosopher and expert, addressed a Knife and Fork Club meeting at Amarillo Country Club at 7:30 PM. He argued the Communist victory followed a civil war born from corruption and inefficiency in the Nationalist government and said the Communists must win the people's support to rule. He noted the move to hold China remains unproven and outlined his own uncertain plans amid political factors.
The Bel Canto Chorale concert, postponed from Monday, will be held at 8 PM Thursday in the Amarillo High School auditorium. Admission is free. Three groups will perform classical and sacred numbers, folk songs and spirituals, and popular tunes. Soloists include Georgianne Ketchum Jaynet Catterton Bill Brooks Carl Dene Williams Carolyn Loveless Jerry Williamson and Carol Robberson with Jaynee Samples and Anna Nell Butler on accompaniment.
Joseph Olohan, 37, shipping clerk, is to be arraigned on a murder charge in Newark while funeral services for his wife Louise, 38, in Danbury, Conn., proceed. Police say he confessed after the drowning occurred on their first wedding anniversary, telling officers he shoved her in the bathtub after heavy drinking. investigators found her nude body in the tub.
The Amarillo Social Security office manager explains age coverage under the old-age and survivors insurance. A wage earner with a single job can qualify like workers in large plants if employed in commerce or industry. Some older workers lack sufficient coverage. past earnings can be credited if the employer is located and files proper returns or if services occurred in the past four years.
Sheriff Paul Gaither contributes to the Texas Sheriffs Association magazine with a piece on the Potter County project supplying movie cameras for drunk driving cases. He received a thank you card this morning from W. E. Neely, Dallas editor of the publication.
Mrs. Corinne Kittelson, a resident of the Blackstone Hotel, has been hired by the City of Amarillo as cataloguer at the Amarillo Public Library. She fills a vacancy existing for months and brings many years of library experience, having previously worked for the City of Los Angeles Public Library after coming from Illinois.
French-speaking descendants of Canadian colonists comprise about 30 percent of Canada's 13 million people.
Federal agents seized 8,008 illicit stills nationwide last year, up 18.5 percent from 1948 and 42 percent higher than in 1943. Total mash production reached 3,661,432 gallons.
Four University of Tennessee students arrested for throwing each other into a creek, mudslinging, chasing women and cursing at a beer party in the park drew the ire of City Judge Charles G. Kelly. He fined the group and noted they had recently stolen a police paddy wagon and a police car, both unrecovered, and serenaded girls' dormitories in pajamas.
New Zealand may implement a trial period with no butter rationing to test supply levels and consumer impact. Officials consider monitoring stock flow, pricing, and distribution to assess feasibility before full policy changes.
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