Tack column and weather notes prompt reader confusion
Public notice cites The ens-Globe board of censors with names including Izzard Allingham Bart Babb Camp Winter Nor dyke and Underwood. Weather described as terrible but hopeful for rain within a week. Columnist Tack defends sole authorship, jokes about Dick Coon, and urges straw hat week support. Anecdotes about home grown vegetables and cooking rules end with Imogene Taylor’s southern cooking tip.
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Tne Velow
Theens-Globe Board of Censors
Es Izzard
Paul Allingham
Bart
Babb
Grady Camp
Arab Winter
J. P. Black
Lewis Nordyke
Charney Underwood
Dick Coon
Mr. Warren
Tack
Coon
Diaper Prices Then and Now Highlight Local Notes
A reader recalls diapers at 3.75 per dozen and questions the cost forty years ago while sharing anecdotes from Amarillo area life. The letter mentions mothers, ripe tomatoes, transplanted vines, and local newsplans about newsprint delivery from New York to Texas City.
Putt Powell in daze as archive notes law and order plea
The scene shifts from a freighter unloading at a harbor to a Commentary on domestic duties. Harold Ratliff plans a sports writers book while Putt Powell remains groggy. A caller urges Amarillo residents to promote civic duty and traditional housework roles this summer.
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Putt Powell
Harold Ratliff
Associated Press
Southwest
Putt
Amarillo
Household Roles and Harsh Workloads in a Patriarchal Home
The text argues that many husbands bear the burden of hard labor while wives should not live in luxury. It suggests that wives who avoid work weaken marriages and that most well managed homes rely on women who work hard alongside or beyond servants. It cautions against princesslike wives and points to unhappy homes for those who stay idle.
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Amarillo
ACT Convention Opens With Business Sessions In Amarillo
Delegates of the ACT convene in Amarillo on a business focused schedule. Welcome remarks by Mayor Lawrence Hagg and Chamber of Commerce President Gene Klein precede discussions led by regional council members. The afternoon features a city tour and a Baymen of Texas meeting ahead of a Crystal Ballroom banquet and dance. Officers to be installed tomorrow at noon.
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ACT
Lawrence Hagg
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Klein
Lewis P. Fields
Amarillo Council
J. D. McNeill
Brownwood Council
J. L. Collins
Texarkana
Supreme Council of Act
Baymen of Texas
Crystal Ballroom
Indian Officials Call for Refugee Rehabilitation Urgently
Government officials in India urge immediate rehabilitation of Pakistani refugees, describing it as the need of the hour to address ongoing humanitarian and security concerns.
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India
Pakistan
Decide Office Arrangement in Municipal Auditorium
City Manager N V Moss announced tentative plans to relocate city offices within the Municipal Auditorium. If carried out, the south wing first floor would house the tax and water departments, with personnel, transportation and accounting on the second floor. The north wing would hold the commission chamber and mayoral offices on the first floor, while the second floor houses engineering, building code inspection and the fire marshal. Police HQ and health department would move from the old city hall to Tyler.
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N. V. Moss
Commission Chamber
City Police
City Health Department
Ain
Old City Hall
Tyler
Amarillo Bank to Build New Office Tower in 1950
First National Bank plans a new eight story building in Amarillo with Shamrock Oil & Gas and Hagy-Harrington & Marsh as major tenants. The project is slated to start in April and be ready for occupancy by January 1950, as demand for large office suites remains high.
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Cunningham
Oil and Gas Company
First National Bank
Shamrock Oil & Gas Co
Hagy-Harrington and Marsh
Shamrock
Hagy-Harrington & Marsh
Amarillo
Fisk Medical and Professional
G. Ray Smith
Fisk
Rex B. Baxter
Virgil Patterson
Borger Man Charged With Murder After Knife Fight
Willie Ray Caiser 42 died at 1 15 am from knife wounds after an affray near Eleventh and Brain. Robert Louis Reed 30 ages Negro was charged with murder and held in Hutchinson County jail after police arrested him around 2 am. Sheriff Anderson filed the charge and Justice of Peace McClellan set the preliminary hearing to fix bond.
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Borger
Willie Ray Caiser
Eleventh
Brain
Robert Louis Reed
Caiser
Reed
George Cheek
Fred Edwards
Hugh Anderson
Justice of Peace
C. C. McCleland
Anderson
Hutchinson County
Closing Stock Averages And Broad Market Quotations
Merrill Lynch reports closing stock averages with 30 industrials up 0.52, 20 railroads up 0.19, 15 utilities steady. Stock quotes cover a wide list of corporations, including Lockheed, General Motors, Boeing, IBM, AT&T, and many others with varying percent changes and daily activity.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Seceescoss
Pierce
Fenner & Beane
Lambert Co
Alaska Juneau
Lettee
Alleghney
Lockheed Aire
Wsc
Allied Stores
Lone Star
Amis Chalmers
Long Bell
Amer Airlines
Louisy & Nash
Amer Cable&r
Mack Trucks
Amer Car&Fdy
Amer Chain&c
Amer Locomot
Amer Power&l
Minnel PW
Amer Rad&ss
Metre Ora
Amer Roll Mill
Amer Smelt&r
D Gat
Amer Stove
Amer Tel&Tel
Mubrae Contr
Amer
Atlantic
Cstl
Nat
Gysump
Avco
Natl Steel
Baldwin Loco
Natl Supply
Baltimore & O
Newport Indy
Barnsdall Oil
NY Cent RR
Bendix Aviata
North Amer
Best Foods
North NatGas
Bethlehem Stl
North Pac RR
Blaw-Knox
Ohio Oil
E W Bliss Co
Oliver Corp
Boeing Airpin
Packard Motor
Bohn Alumni
Pan Am Airw
Borden Co
Panhand P&r
Borg Warner
Paramount Pec
Braniff Airway
J C Penney
Bridgeport Br
Penn Pow&Lt
Briggs Mfg
Pennsley RR
Briges &Strat
Reo Motors
Avia Checker
Republic Steel
Chesap & Ohio
Rexall Drug Chicago Corpist
Reynold Tobb
St Paul
Richfield
Columbia G&e
Sears oRebuck
Columbia Carb
Geiberling
Commer Cred
Servel Inc
Commer Solo
Shamrk O&g
Comm &South
Sharon Steel
Consol Edison
Shell Union Oil
Consol Vultee
Simmons Co
Continent Bak
Sinclair Oil
Continent Mot
Socony Vacm
Amer Gold Crane Co
Port Rico
Crucible Steel
South Pac RR
Southern Ry
Curtiss Wright
Souace D Co
del & Hud
Stand Brands
Corp
Stand Gaspid
Pistillers Corp
Stand Oll Calif
Doehler Jarvis
Oilind
Dome Mines
Stand
Ol NJ
Douglas Aircr
Spe
Dupont
Stand Peiss
Eagle Picher
Stewart Warn
Eastern Airlin Ie
Eaton Mig
Stone A
Studetaler
Pw&l
Sudtater
Erie Railroad
Ouington Gd
Federal Mtr
Gs Lines
Greyhound Cp
Ps pipe&Fdry
Grummen Air
7S Rubber
Gulf Ot
Us Steel
Homestead M
United Wallop
Hood-Hershey
Walworth Co
Houston
Western Unit
Westingh Airb
Westingh
Elec
Interlake Iron
West Va Pap
Farv
White Motors
Internatl
Nick
Willys Overind
Pan
Wilson & Co
T&t
Wood (Gar
Johns Manvil
Woolworth
Jones &Laugh
Wyandotte Wr
KC Southern
Youngson S&t
Kennecott Con
Youngstn Ltd
Laclede Gas TL
Zonite Prodd
NEW York Curb Aoe
Obehnec
la Land&Exp
Mer Araca
Ark
Ark Natl Gasa
Lone Star Gas
Alias Plywood
Natl Bell Hess
Barry Biscuit
Nine Hud Pwr
Catalin Corp
Northrop Aire
Central Asw
Pentepec
Cessna Aircrat
Pioneer Gold
Cities Service
Ryan Conseil
Cosden Petrol
Solar Aircraft
Crown Drug
South Royalty
Cuban AtlSug
Sterling Inc
Electric B&s
Superior T&d
Humble Oil
Utal Idaho
Kaiser Fraser
Wentworth M
Wright
Kansas City and Chicago Live Stock Markets Reports May 21
Kansas City cattle and hog values show steady to higher tendencies with good demand for fed steers and midrange hog classes while cows and sows show mixed gains. Chicago hogs are very active with gains up to 1.50, cattle weak to down, and sheep trading unevenly with lighter weight lambs under pressure.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Southwestern
Texas Representative Milton West Improves at Walter Reed
Rep Milton H West of Texas is in improved condition after throat infection treatment at Walter Reed Army Hospital attendants said today The report notes no complications and ongoing care as he recovers in Washington
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Washington
Milton H. West
Texas
Walter Reid Army Hospital
Faubion Family Wins Grand Appliance Show Prize
Mrs. Faubion of 3803 Ong wins Globe-News Better Living Appliance Show grand prize worth 3379.50 in appliances after a biased draw disqualified a Globe-News employee's daughter. Neighbors say the family, who cares for a 3 year old with medical needs, deserves the windfall. Mr. Faubion works at Texas Company Refinery. they plan to decide how to use the prize.
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Tack
High Plains
John Faubion
Ong
Angel of Justice
Amarillo
Faubions
J. H. Bishop
Polk
Margaret Bishop
The
Globe-News
Faubion
Texas Company Trefinery
Mother of Local Women Succumbs
Mrs. R. L. Jameson mother of two Amarillo residents died Tuesday at Matador. Funeral services and burial were held there yesterday. She was the mother of Mrs. Bill Merriman and Miss Ruth Jameson, a nurse at St. Anthony's Hospital, and Mrs. Clyde Smith of Pampa. Rev. Clyde Smith, her son-in-law, was pastor of San Jacinto Methodist Church for years. She had been a frequent Amarillo visitor recently staying with daughters.
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R. L. Jameson
Amarillo
Matador
Jameson
Bill Merriman
Prospect
Ruth Jameson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Clyde Smith
Pampa
No Rain in Sight for Panhandle Plains Farmers
Old Sol heats Panhandle Plains with highs around 93 degrees as wheat growers face drought. Forecasters predict no rain for the next day or two, though a five day outlook mentions a chance of scattered thundershowers and moderate rain Monday.
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Old Sol
Panhandle Plains
West Texas
More Cars Needed For Trip to Dumas
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce asks for additional vehicles to transport goodwill greeters to Dumas Dogie Days. A caravan will depart Amarillo at 9:30 a.m. from Fourteenth and Polk. People with spare seats should call 5238 to offer rides.
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Amarillo
Dumas
Bill Lansing
Strike Wages Rise for Cleveland Maids and Elevators In AFL Standoff
Johnstona threat cited Kehoe quote I dont know and I dont care. Local 148 strikers wage scales lifted from 26 to 28 75 dollars for maids and 27 to 30 dollars for elevator operators effective March 15. AFL says union seeks six months retroactive pay and a union shop in the dispute with The Cleveland Citizen backing the AFL position.
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Kehoe
AFL
Cleveland Citizen
Park Lane Villa strike sparks back-door tactics accusation
AFL publication accuses Johnston of employing back-door tactics in handling a strike at Park Lane Villa, naming Alvanley and Johnston in the dispute.
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Johnston Today
AFL
Alvanley
Park Lane
Credit Men Elect Farwell and O Keefe
Jack Farwell and Earl O Keefe were re elected directors of the Amarillo Credit Association at the annual meeting in the Herring Hotel attended by 80 members. Walt er Blackburn serves as present president with a new president to be chosen by the directors. Other directors include Lowell Munday Dean White W O Stephens Frank Heath and Mr Blackburn.
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Jack Farwell
Earl O’keefe
Amarillo Credit Association
Herring Hotel
Walter Blackburn
Farwell
O’keefe
Lowell Munday
Dean White
W. O. Stephens
Frank Heath
Blackburn
Carpenter’s Tools Stolen From Job Site
Tools valued over 200 dollars stolen from Frank Foliart at 1111 Fillmore. Police say the theft occurred this week at a remodeling job at 404 North Lincoln. Items include an electric hand drill a skill saw worth 130 dollars a skill sander worth 88 dollars and several other articles.
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Frank Foliart
Fillmore
Foliart
North Lincoln
Randolph Leads Evans in Typographical Union Race
In Indianapolis on May 21 the AFL Typographical Union results show President Woodruff Randolph with 14 774 votes to 10 850 for John R Evans, with 31 of 819 locals reported. Big city locals favor Randolph as reporting covers over one third of expected total votes.
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Indianapolis
Woodruff Randolph
Progressive Party
John R. Evans
Independent Party
AFL Typographical Union
ITU
Randolph
Evans
Crippled Children Clinic Opens Tomorrow at Temple Khiva
The Crippled Children's Clinic opens tomorrow at 8:30 a m in Khiva Temple with three top orthopedic specialists on hand to diagnose children under 15 regardless of race creed or color who apply.
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Khiva
Bold Look for Men Debuts at Boston Showing
The Men's Apparel Club presents a bold new male fashion with longer coats wider shirt collars and striking ties signaling a dramatic shift in style this season in Boston.
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Boston
Amarillo Horse Show Dates Set for July 30–August 1
The Amarillo Summer Horse Show is scheduled for July 30 to August 1 under the Will Rogers Range Riders. Mrs. Vera Walker reports plans are advanced and entry blanks will be prepared soon. The show benefits the Crippled Children's Council of Amarillo, with past proceeds of 3500 and 5000 dollars in prior years.
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Amarillo
Vera Walker
Crippled Children’s Council of
Will Rogers Range Riders
Horsemen’s Association
B. I. Barfield
Bill Gunn
Truman cancels Friday cabinet meeting in Washington
President Truman called off the usual Friday cabinet meeting due to the absence of several members in the capital. India reports 10,000 Muslims still serving in the Indian Army.
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Washington
Truman
India
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Register & Tribune
Bal Syndicate
Tex
Jack
Nop Noy
C. A. Warren
Amarillo National Bank
Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Imogene Taylor
Bob Crudgington
Hereford
Frank Kimbrough
Russia
California
John Menke
Route 1
Ed. Bagot
News-Globe
New York
Texas City
MR. Tack
Aleta Sheilene Neatherlin
S. D. Neatherlin
Quitaque
E. M. Benesch
Texas Organization
C. A. Craig
Mr. Craig
Borger Negro
Financial Industrial Fund
Igi
Milton West
Credit
Farwell and O'Keefe
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Doc's Liquor
Doc
Doc's Liquor Store
South
Marillo's Finest
Blackburn-Shaw
Piace
Irwin Kahn
Columbia, S. G
Stinson
America
Shelby M. Kritser
Nera
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