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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
8
Kilgore Texas May 22 a post office worker Donald Dwight Crawford 27 died when his home made airplane powered by a model A Ford engine crashed near a small airfield north of Kilgore The single seater stalled then plunged past a house where two invalids sat and crashed beside a busy highway.
In Wallins Creek Kentucky on May 22 1950 farmer John L Osborne aged 95 was hailed as the living father of the largest number of living descendants in the United States. The national Father’s Day Committee awarded him a $100 savings bond as 290 descendants gathered to celebrate his birthday. He has 12 children 76 grandchildren 162 great grandchildren and 39 great great grandchildren. More than 400 guests attended a meal prepared by his youngest child Ellen Steele who lives with him.
The speaker argues men should not be required to do much around the house. He suggests they might help with children while the wife is busy and do yard work, but mostly the wife should handle domestic tasks. He adds that after a hard day at work, a man deserves rest in the evenings.
Army chief J Lawton Collins disclosed a new anti aircraft rocket named Loki with a 12 mile air reach. The weapon is in testing and details were not released during a radio interview on the Columbia Broadcasting System program People's Platform.
In South Haven Michigan on Armed Forces Day a Sherman tank, deemed a light by the Army, ran amok destroying two vehicles and badly damaging three others. Master Sgt. Raymond Gibler, 27, admitted losing control during the demonstration.
The armored vehicle swerved to avoid a backing car and crushed a pickup before plowing into a row of parked autos. Spectators along Center Street screamed as it approached, but no injuries were reported.
London May 22 Ailing Field Marshal Lord Wavell the one eyed World War II hero remains in critical condition in a London hospital at age 67 He has been seriously ill since an abdominal operation two days ago sources report his doctors say his condition is unstable and he is under intensive care
A local figure became seriously ill with a relapse reported yesterday raising fears for his life as of May 5. He had previously battled health issues and his condition prompted concern among family and supporters.
Flowers bloom in spring in a cheerful ad for pattern 7388. Transfer six motifs, five by twelve inches, with two color pansies and easy charts. Send twenty cents to Amarillo Globe News for pattern 7388 and Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue.
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