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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1951
Page
2
A column blends weather talk with quirky local items. An Amarillo girl’s social intrigue ends with her boarding a plane after a suggestion to visit an analyst. A 13-foot snake rumor from Coon Ranch prompts discussion of shed skins and rattlesnake sizes, with wildlife officials tied to a Dumas exhibit.
A downtown survey shows women in Amarillo and the trade area average about three hours to finish shopping, while men average two hours or less. Attendants note women are punctual with parking time limits and often outnumber male shoppers three to one. Instances include a Dalhart woman mistakenly using another car’s space and a shopper prompting a business to cover her ticket.
A remark from Washington sparked the press to label the conflict the Twenty to One War as critics note it refers to an alleged ratio of Chinese to American casualties. The comment drew outrage and heightened calls for restraint in reporting.
In a campus chat, a New Yorker student leans toward Bennington for interpretive dance while another favors Radcliffe for fun with boys. Dallas politics shift as the Times-Herald endorses Eisenhower, urging support beyond party lines amid a crucial period.
A collection of quirky notes and anecdotes including a marketing quip about giving a Sewage Works index as a present, a plea for hearing Caruso in memory, Kansas City girls aided home by a Houston pilot, pearls as tears of the moon, a nun superstition, a Bowery bum critique, and musings on travel life and divorce rates among itinerant salesmen with brief items from California and Canada.
A Wichita Falls man notes unusually strong winds for this time of year and warns it may presage tough times before spring. He credits Panhandle citizens with greater spirit and civic drive, while Amarillo outpaces Wichita Falls in progress. He suggests another oil field could aid the region. The strange line about a parrot found by a soldier appears as a curious aside.
A mixed classified notice lists lost items including a red billfold with Los Alamos NM licenses and photos and a dog named Maxie with a sore eye. It also catalogs wanted and trade offers, including a puppy request, merchandise swaps, sewing and ironing services, babysitting, and job requests. A call to Tack's Office at Globe News is requested for the billfold verification.
Eliminations for the I Speak for Democracy contest occur in Amarillo schools this week. Local winners advance to a Friday night 8:30 broadcast on station KLYN where the speech is transcribed for state judging in Austin. State winners go to Washington DC for national competition with four national winners overall.
After years of sharing space, Amarillo Water Department begins operation under its own banner. The large sign leftover from the Municipal Auditorium site was removed yesterday as city offices had moved there in September 1948.
Astronomical note states Jupiter outweighs the combined mass of all known planets. The assertion emphasizes the gas giant’s dominance in the solar system and its vast size relative to peers.
General Robert W. Harper told Mayor Kelin that Amarillo is doing a good job meeting the needs of people coming for the Amarillo Air Force Base activation and the atomic energy plant. Harper, commanding general of the Air Forces training command, toured the city with the mayor and commissioners.
Clayton Howard, a bus driver in Brazil Indiana, was bitten by a passenger who protested when Howard woke him at his stop. The incident underscores rising tensions on city routes as transport staff enforce punctual service amid wary riders.
Amarillo Civil Air Patrol held an open house Sunday at Amarillo Air Force Base in building 9201 with dedication ceremonies. Hundreds toured the new quarters as CAP officials explained training aids and facilities. Cadet George Stewart won first with a P-40. other winners and cadet ranks followed with various aircraft models. CAP seeks civilian specialists and volunteers for disaster work, inviting names to mail to Civil Air Patrol, Amarillo.
A Fulton County deputy shot and killed 23-year-old basketball coach James R. Phillips at Alpharetta high school gym and then killed himself. Deputy W. D. Martin, 37, and Phillips were married. Phillips had taught and coached at the school for two years. Lt. Carroll said no immediate motive was found as officers investigated the incident following the gunfire in the gym.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan warned at the national convention in Biloxi Mississippi that livestock and crops could be attacked by germ warfare in war. He urged rapid detection and reporting of unusual disease and pest occurrences to protect farms and ranches as vital national resources.
Martin Starcke a 60 year old Lockhart resident died in an automobile accident near Lockhart when his car hit a bridge and threw him into the San Marcos River. Firemen recovered the body after a passing motorist spotted the submerged vehicle.
Washington reports the Office of Price Stabilization plans to use singing squibs by named talent on radio and TV station breaks. New York officials will pilot the approach before nationwide airing, aiming to appeal to listeners averse to singing ads.
Edwin J. Dingle, once near death in tropical fevers and privation, credits a Tibet encounter with remarkable health and wealth gains. Now 39 years later he promotes a 9000 word treatise through The Institute of Mental Physics offering free copies to readers, limited in number, at Los Angeles address.
Otto Frederick Maynard, a shy amateur photographer living in a cardboard shack under the San Francisco Oakland Bay bridge, is charged with vagrancy after the FBI checked tips and found photos of Naval installations rail yards and UC Cyclotron. He says he photographed for ease and to prepare for bombing scenarios. Maynard works as a Berkeley gardener.
All state offices were closed today as employees observed a holiday in honor of the statewide election on five constitutional amendments.
A scientific observation notes that male kangaroos continue to grow throughout life, increasing in size until natural death. The finding highlights ongoing physiological development and has implications for understanding growth limits in marsupials.
Wilson School hosts American Education Week events this week with a PTA play at 2:30 PM titled Textbooks Speak Up by fifth graders directed by Bill Stokes and Elsie Spencer. Stella Mae Adkins spoke on Elementary Report Cards. Amarillo Junior Chamber meets at noon in the cafeteria tomorrow. Thursday is visiting day inviting public to observe classes.
Mr and Mrs Dean Oldfather at 4123 Travis are parents to a daughter born November 12 at Northwest Texas Hospital. The infant was named Minette for her great grandmother Mrs W R Williams of Watova Oklahoma who celebrates a birthday. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs M D Oldfather and Mr and Mrs W Z Clark.
Oregon and Washington emerge as the leaders among states in canning small fruits, reflecting strong production and processing activity in the region.
In observance of American Education Week Back to School Night will be held at 7:45 tonight at Forest Hill School. A hobby display in the auditorium visual education in room 6 and elementary science demonstrations in room 40 highlight the evening. J B Nobles and a group of children will present a magnetism heat radiation and power steam science demonstration.
A historical note states that about 18 000 pounds of raw materials are required to produce one ton of aluminum. This statistic highlights the resource intensity of early aluminum manufacturing practices and the scale of inputs behind a single ton of output.
Edwardsport pupils attended school in Sanborn after their schoolhouse burned Saturday. Despite the loss, the Edwardsport team rescued its equipment and will play a Friday night game against Sanborn at the opponent’s gym.
In Panmunjom Korea on November 13 U S Major General Henry I Hodes quoted Hamlet There is method in his madness North Korean Major General Lee Song Cho retorted that Shakespeare would be surprised by the quotation The exchange occurred yesterday and the text includes garbled names and descriptors.
L. C. Moore, boilerman second class of 1310 Hillcrest, serves aboard the destroyer USS Stormes sent to rescue an Air Force B 29 that crashed into the sea near Won San Korea. The crew bailed out and boats were lowered to the downed airmen.
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