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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1951
Page
2
Capt. Duke Mosley of the game department recommends 12 quail this season instead of 10 due to birds being found in unbelievably large bunches. He notes the quail are widely distributed and plentiful.
A discussion debunks the belief that doubling prices creates wealth. The piece argues that higher prices do not increase overall wealth. only producing more goods and services does. It cautions that people assume price hikes will make everyone richer, urging focus on real production rather than inflation.
A reader blasts postcard handling as filthy and suggests shopkeepers face charges while Amarillo figures are remembered for Dick Seay. The column includes humor about a traveling performer, moon lore on shingles, and a stray street dialogue about guns stolen from the West Texas Museum.
A letter from New York mentions the Duke of Windsor planning a quail shoot in Texas panhandle and notes he is a crack shot. The piece also recalls gun safety concerns and a remark about watching doctors' offices to uncover a theft.
A respected local figure, Sim Coker, has died suddenly leaving a legacy of civic service and numerous friends and admirers. Hundreds mourn the loss of a splendid man and citizen.
The Mother-in-Law clubs sponsor a review of The Left Hand of God by William Barrett. Dr Evelyn Oppenheimer will lead the discussion at 2 o clock Friday afternoon with no charge, but a free will offering will be received.
Personal notices include rewards for a lost ruby ring with a chip diamond, a missing yellow male cat named Punchy near Ong and Twentieth, and Cissy the red female Cocker. Trades, employment seeks, found items, and pets offerings fill the column with contact numbers and locations around Amarillo.
Absentee voting ends Friday for the Texas Constitutional Amendment election to be held Tuesday, Nov. 13. Five proposed amendments include removing citizenship and residence requirements for old age aid and aid to dependent children, increasing veterans land fund bonds, investing the permanent university fund in non government securities, creating a statewide retirement system for county officials, and raising taxes for rural fire districts.
A compilation of warranty deeds transferring parcels in Amarillo areas including East Amarillo Wolflin Park and Old Town plus domestic relations court actions and marriage licenses. Transfers list Joe C Lowrey to Cecil Holloway and others, domestic cases Imma Roan vs Roan and several divorce actions, licenses for Raymond Sullivan Jr. and Grady Tadlock Jr. and brides. Globe-News want ads conclude notice.
George H. Mahon, House defense appropriations chairman and Texas 19th district rep, will headline the 34th annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention opening Nov 14. Mahon, with top military secrets access, led defense spending amid rising federal budgets. The event features eight speakers from Anahuac to Dallas, including SMU president Umphrey Lee and AP executive Frank H. King.
Barbara Hutton arrived in Cologne on the eve of her 39th birthday to visit Baron Gottfried von Cramm at his Hannover area castle amid wedding rumors. The baron denied plans for marriage as Hutton stayed at the Excelsior Hotel under a royal-sounding alias. Their long friendship dates back to prewar years with postwar illness and Wimbledon memories fueling speculation of a match.
Senator Kem claimed India sent war goods to Red China and urged an American goods ban until facts were found. The Indian embassy and State Department denied the charge, saying there is no supporting evidence and calling the allegation baseless.
Mrs Betty J Mitchell of 1118 Buchanan becomes the new clerk stenographer for the city health department succeeding Mrs Dorothy Hughes of 2713 B Duncan Drive who resigned to take a position with the Santa Fe road.
Borger will host its first Business Industry Education Day on December 5 sponsored by the Borger Chamber of Commerce. About 300 teachers are to tour local businesses in the morning and join hosts for lunch followed by a Q and A session. Fred Herbst chairs preparations and calls for meetings Thursday at 10 o clock at the Borger Hotel to organize committees and line up host firms.
Los Angeles reports a 26 year old mother Arline Walton confessed to killing her four month old baby boy by stabbing and drowning in a bathtub. She later told officers on a Santa Monica beach lifeguard that she could not stand it and planned her own death to free her husband from a burden. Her husband Frank Walton, 31, learned of the tragedy at home and she was booked on suspicion of murder.
Rudolph Halley, newly named New York city council president, credited two factors for his win: voters abandoning strict party loyalty and strong support from women. At his first press conference since the upset, the former Senate Crime Committee chief counsel said women can see through men, and that voters analyzed issues rather than voting along party lines.
Superintendent L F Magruder says a 21 year old Negro male patient admitted setting fires causing 469765 dollars in damage at Louisiana's mental hospital in Jackson. Fires Tuesday night destroyed an abandoned ward a mattress factory and a paint truck and damaged a male ward and a hog barn. No injuries or escapes occurred.
William Scott Darling, 53, film writer missing since October 28, was found a mile off Santa Monica by a fishing vessel. His son in law William Cook identified the body. Darling’s wallet was recovered nine days earlier and his car was found on the shore highway. An autopsy was planned by the coroner.
Washington observers report the Russian embassy celebrated the 1917 Bolshevik revolution with a vodka and champagne event. About 2000 attended, including newsmen and lower ranking diplomats, while top officials largely skipped. John Farr Simmons from the State Department presided, drinking only orange juice.
Newton Hanes, a 36 year old tenant farmer from New Bern, is held without bond for murder after the body of Ishmon Simmons, 40, a Black tenant, was found with a .25 caliber bullet wound in a car three miles from Hanes river-front farm. Deputies report a blood trail from Hanes back porch to his yard and say Hanes denied the shooting.
Newell Bryant Neece a 49 year old Irving man was killed when his car was struck from behind by a pursuing vehicle driven by a deputy constable who said he reached 90 mph in the chase. The fleeing driver a 23 year old Irving man was arrested after the crash near Irving.
A three act comedy Mother Is a Freshman plays Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:15 pm in the Amarillo College auditorium. Director Jerry McDonough with Weldon Irion as stage manager lead a cast including Bernie Wurger Jack Barnwell Beverly Jo Nance and Winnie Smith. Tickets 75 cents adults 35 cents children with doors open for sales and special airman show Monday at Amarillo Air Force Base.
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