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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
2
A reader letter defends the region’s May climate as the nation’s best, while addressing a prior critique. Co. W. Comstock, a switchman, writes from Buffalo Lake about fishing, fish life, and a playful sharp exchange with Tack.
The column writer defends a lighthearted piece about Buffalo Lake and seine fishing, insisting no insult was meant to Mr Comstock or his team. It recaps a town dance incident, tornado damage near Weymouth, and reflections on garden flowers, ending with a host's costly plant purchases before guests arrive.
A narrator recalls a reckless moment on a country drive. He admits laziness caused a flat tire after weaving on the road. He reflects on advice and self discipline, blaming himself for delaying tire replacement. The rim bottoming ends the incident.
A reflective piece notes frequent small missteps and the gap between intention and action. It frames universal human error as a shared learning curve and urges kinder self evaluation.
A speaker recalls rebuking himself before several men who admit they did the same. The anecdote invokes a Franklin quote about the Lord loving idiots, noting a shared culpability and lighthearted reflection on human folly.
Two high school boys named Bill Wilkinson and Bill Wilkin son seek summer employment with carpenters plumbers or mechanics. They live at 1305 West Thirteenth and 2216 Washington and are first cousins, sons of the Wilkin sons.
At Buffalo Lake last Friday two boys found a key chain with a car license tag Texas AU 5464 and a pearl handled penknife with several keys. The owner may be reachable by telephoning 6 6881.
A letter from G. W. Comstock describes baking shad caught near Buffalo Lake and praising their taste, but a correspondent reveals the tale is false as Mrs. Comstock refused to cook or serve them. The fish remain frozen and likely to be discarded soon, according to a close neighbor.
Johnny Forkner now works at Gunn Bros taking charge of advertising and the premium setup after a misspelled name appeared in Tack's column yesterday. He 맡ens new role in the firm’s promotional operations.
A reader at 1110 North Harrison offers to quilt for five dollars per quilt or on halves and can babysit for a working mother. The note promises the best of care and prompts contact.
Notice seeks two children aged 1 to 2 to be cared for at a home at 807 Monroe rear during the day while mothers work. A family with a 3 year old girl will provide care, contact 3-2307 or return to 1302 Lipscomb for a missing cowboy boot connected to a boy.
Veteran woman cook with strong references seeks private home employment or ranch kitchen role. Available immediately and willing to adapt to dining room service, menu planning, and housekeeping tasks. Call 3-5617 or 3-8626 for interviews.
Notice asks finder to keep money but return papers from billfold lost Sunday on North West Fourth. Contact Letha Mae Kin at 901 North Virginia or call 2-7554 for papers. Also seeks a sober man for one day weekly yard work with flower beds. Call 3-4127 or after 7 PM at 3-6717.
Several kittens of suitable age offered as pets. Interested buyers should visit the Fillmore address at 1920 to choose one.
A person offers hourly home services at 75 cents per hour, including ironing and house cleaning. Claims strong references and confidence in performing tasks.
A letter from Christine M. Moore and W. B. Moore objects to a Margaret Wills PTA presented plan banning private school first grade graduates from public school second grade. It claims civil liberty violation, accuses supporters of dictatorship traits, and warns gifted children would suffer academically and socially. The note targets autumn 1946 births and seeks reader consideration.
Reliable caregiver offers services to look after children while mothers shop. Describes being active, capable of most housework, tidy and polite. Available for contact at 2-3948 for arrangements.
Mrs Henley invites exchanges of flower and vegetable plants for bulbs iris or house plants. Contact by phone 3-1984.
Classified request seeking any kind of housework Monday and Tuesday. A full day worker available. Indicates race and phone number 3 0049.
A reader seeks African Bermuda grass to start a new patch and offers to dig it up. They provide contact by phone 2-5471 or mail Route 3 Box 198 B.
Dependable and honest applicant seeks daytime or ongoing employment. Call 40817 to arrange a meeting or discuss opportunities.
I offer to swap a good two wheel trailer for pigs and an eight piece dining room suite for a sewing machine or similar item. I also have two Blue stamps books to trade for Green stamps. Phone 3-0640.
An Amarillo renter offers an eight piece dark dining room suite in good used condition for trade. The owner seeks a dinette set in exchange and provides contact number 3-6920.
A home ad offers a part Persian cat and two kittens free to good homes at 511 Houston. It also advertises washing and drying 1.75 per week, ironing a dozen pieces for 1, bachelor bundles, and requests a motor for a 1946 scooter. Contact Mrs W C Guthrie at 2031 North West Thirteenth or phone 3 8595.
Police urge community to assist locating a five year old child who was last seen near 2615 Hughes, Peder. Authorities request anyone with information to contact the local precinct and share details to help reunite the child with their family.
Patricia Ann Williams reports a missing black and white Boston screw tail dog named Pug. The three year old pet dug out from a pen after harness and tags were removed due to a sore. If found, return to 1926 Harrison or call 32-4585.
A reader offers a steel frame double bed with clean inner spring mattress in exchange for a single bed in equal condition. Phone 6-9133 after 6 PM. A pocket watch lost on Saturday May 26 in Elgin, gold pocket watch. Liberal reward offered based on damage. Phone 3-7263.
Crochet work offered to add crocheted edges to pillow slips at $1 per pair. Customer to supply thread. Call 40745 for details.
A terse notice says the writer offers puppies of a black cocker and part bulldog mix free to a new home. Readers are invited to come to 408 Grant Avenue to arrange custody and pickup.
Person seeks a real chuck box for wagon use and offers ironing at 65 cents an hour. Also advertises free 14 quarts and about 9 half pints of pressure cooked green peas for pickup and asks for someone to store a piano with excellent care guaranteed. Phone numbers and an address are provided.
A reader offers crochet or embroidery work for any pattern provided with thread. Will do it reasonably. Contact at 2908 West Sixth.
Mrs J R Davis of 2410 North West Second requests washing with no ironing services to be done at her home. Phone contact 2 8583.
A letter from MR L seeks a matching female companion aged 25 to 35 who does not drink and may feel lonely. He requests many letters hoping to find a suitable partner.
A resident requests a return call to 3 5662 Saturday morning. The caller, who works afternoons, asks to reach Mrs Hodges at 1903 Fillmore. The note emphasizes arranging contact and confirming the address and surname.
Mrs Bertha Lax seeks guidance on ironing at home and provides contact number 26391 for follow up.
Two month old kittens Pan ther a black and Tiger a gray are missing from the home. Neighbors are asked to check sheds garages and report any sightings to the owner. Last seen near the back alley behind Maple Street on Tuesday evening.
A purse containing some money was found downtown on Saturday May 19. The owner may recover it by identifying the item. Call 20857 after 5 PM.
An average housewife from Tucumcari reflects on the value of a happy home over material brass. She recalls her mother's endurance and gratitude for family, noting her own early marriage at 17 and contentment with domestic life. The letter emphasizes gratitude for loved ones over wealth.
Mrs. W. L. Tubby Boyles age 51 died in her Borger home after a long illness. She had lived in Borger 18 months, formerly Panhandle resident. Survivors: husband, daughter Mrs. J. L. Nimmo Pam pa, son Wilford Amarillo, mother Mrs. Mary Hogan Yukon, sister Mrs. J. B. Kennard Edmond, brother H. W. Hogan Wichita Falls. Funeral by Minton in Rose Hill Mausoleum Oklahoma City Friday.
In Providence Omer J. Gaumond was given a 30 minute jail term for stealing a $50 watch. The judge imposed the brief sentence after learning Gaumond was AWOL from an Army camp and MPs would arrive for him within a half hour.
Pauline Ford, 18, travels a 64 mile round trip by bus each day to attend Lebanon High School in New Hampshire where she is a junior. Her journey reflects student dedication amid long rural commutes.
J. W. Thibodeaux son of Mr and Mrs A L Thibodeaux 2104 Buchanan is home on a seven day furlough from Camp Carson Colo He serves in the office of headquarters department of engineers battalion A graduate of Amarillo High School he studied a year at Texas Technological College in Lubbock He entered service Jan 17 while a sophomore at West Texas State College where he was a member of Kappa Psi.
Tickets for Dude Ranch are on sale daily during store hours at Maxor Walgreen Galloway and Cretney drug stores. Price is $1. The Dixie Dice annual show is slated for June 4 5 6 at Amarillo High School Auditorium. Sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club proceeds go to the Crippled Children's fund.
Amarillo Marine Cpl Jimmy F. Johnson is home on leave from Cherry Point NC after two years’ service as a radioman. He is the son of Mrs Lottie Johnson of 301 North Taylor and will report to El Toro California after leave. He attended Estelline and Amarillo public schools and worked at the State Theater before enlisting in February 1948.
Corinth Mississippi mayor Leslie Horn and postmaster Robert L Gray of the List National Guard Division have been called to active duty. The item notes a Globe-News want ads reference.
Wallace Crawford, manager of the Community Finance and Thrift office in Amarillo, reports the Texas office posted more than double the gain of others after a Dallas managers meeting. Discussion focused on Regulation W credit restrictions and their effect on installment credit, deemed a stable economic factor with unjustified 1950 imposition.
Amarillo retail druggists association auxiliary forming with organizers Mrs Dan Donaldson at 1800 Bowie, Mrs Witt Springer at 1217 West Tenth, and Mrs Thurman Gholston at 3401 Polk. Witt Springer and Thurman Gholston will assist. first meeting planned for next week.
Fred S. Martin patented a stop and go signal device for school buses in South Sioux City Iowa. The manual signal stops traffic when children board and alight the bus, reducing danger during pickup and drop off.
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