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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1950
Page
6
In Battle Creek Michigan a car plunged 20 feet into the Kalamazoo River after occupants fled the scene. Police traced the plate to Pearl Whipple who said Claude Helton drove the car over the cliff following a quarrel. Helton claimed he acted to scare her.
In the Dominican Republic people favor plantains for their culinary use. The fruit resembles a banana but grows larger and remains starchy when ripe, making it a staple in many dishes.
A long feature review explains the science and history of tornadoes, detailing their formation, speeds up to 500 mph, deadly potential, famous Texas and Midwest storms, and dramatic survivor accounts. It recalls notable outbreaks from 1880 to 1950 and notes patterns, timings, and safety cues for readers.
Services for A C Patton 81, longtime civic leader and past president of the Retail Merchants Association of Texas, were held today in Waco after his death yesterday.
An 18 year old woman with a baby in arms faced Justice of the Peace Charlie Carder who set bond at $1000 for Mary Evelyn Hoyal charged with forgery. She allegedly passed a worthless $60 check at The Trading Post, 412 Polk, while custody of her two year old was given to Potter County Child Welfare officers. Her parents were traveling to Amarillo from Hobart Oklahoma.
Mrs. Mary Jane Davis 84 died at 7 42 this morning in Claude. She moved to Clarendon in 1907 from Knoxville Tenn with her husband the late W 8 Davis who died in 1941. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at N S Griggs Sons Chapel with Rev Leon Hill officiating. Burial will be in Clarendon Cemetery beside her husband. Survivors include son Herbert Davis of Goodnight five daughters and a brother. Local church and Eastern Star member, she resided in Amarillo and Fellows Cal.
Ellwood Park will host a dedication parade to Memorial Park on Tuesday at 9 45 am with colors from 15 military and veterans groups. Local units include National Guard groups, Amarillo High ROTC, bands from Amarillo College and Elizabeth Nixon Junior High, plus the Khiva Drum and Bugle Corps. About 70 Amarillo Gold Star mothers will be honored as floats march past. The parade ends at 10 15 am when colors are raised as Dr. James P. Cornette delivers the dedicatory address at Memorial Park. platform guests include Col. M. A. Aldridge, Col. Otto Praeger, Lt. Comdr. J. J. Vandale, and many others.
The city commission planned to buy two long wheelbase 2 ton trucks and two trash packers with at least 12 cubic yards capacity to boost the Waste Disposal Department. The new gear will serve distant routes and reduce rider time spent traveling to the dump grounds. Amateur radio operators reported regular contact with Russia and other iron curtain nations, noting occasional friendly exchanges and limited information from Soviet operators.
May 23 Wellington Texas many residents rush to aid in the search for the body of O D Holton 55 who drowned near Pony Creek Lake Kemp after his outboard boat capsized. Sheriff Lott Keffer reported two fishermen heard the motor roar but drag efforts were hampered by rocks and stumps as darkness ended the initial search. Survivors include four sons Raburn Lawson John and O D Holton Jr and a daughter Mrs Howard Gholson with siblings Tom Homer and a sister in Abilene.
Highlands in the Sapphire Country of North Carolina sits as the highest incorporated town in eastern America with an average elevation of 4 118 feet.
Washington reports private housing outlays reached seven billion dollars in 1949 a decline of about 3 percent from 1948 despite a record pace of new housing starts. The Commerce Department also notes over nineteen billion three hundred million dollars was invested in new construction in 1949 and 1950 is expected to match the 1948 peak.
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