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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1950

Page

6

Death and Funeral Notices from Blackburn Shan ey Directors

Obituaries list F Gochnauer aged 30 of Amass California died Saturday, Frances Goch fuer widow and sisters named, service pending. Frances Elanor Gifford 32 of Los Angeles daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gifford, sisters listed, service 4 PM Tuesday at Memorial Chapel, burial Llano. Sallie Powell 46 of Mountain Or survived by husband H E and son Earl, several sisters and brothers, service 2 PM Tuesday at Memories Chapel, burial Memorial Park.

Ochnauer F. Gochnauer C.H J. R R. L Gertrude Gifford Margaret Williams Ruth Hill Memorial Chapel Llano Powell Sallie Powell H. E Earl Stella Carr WW. Wrinkle Elizabeth Wrinkle Ora Boyd W. J Cupp William Biddy Lloyd Biddy Memories Chapel Burial

Delay Talks With City Employes Postponed

Meeting of city waste disposal park and street department workers with the city commission to discuss working conditions was postponed until next week due to Mayor Gene Klein being out of town. Approximately one hundred employees in the three departments are part of a national labor union seeking wage increases of ten dollars per month, which had been authorized in the city budget.

City Commission Gene Klein Klein Union

Legal Institute Slated Saturday

Panhandle lawyers and judges are invited to a Saturday institute in the Herring Hotel sponsored by the Amarillo Bar Association. UT Law professors George Stumberg and Page Keeton will discuss divorce jurisdiction and negligence causation with a noon luncheon in the XIT room. Registration begins at 10 a.m.

Panhandle Herring Hotel University of Texas School of Law The Amarillo Bar Association George Stumberg Page Keeton School of Law Texas Herring XIT

Sheriff reports no slot machines found after inspection

Sheriff Paul Gaither said Texas Rangers checked all private clubs and public places where slot machines had operated and found none. He had ordered all machines out by yesterday, reaffirming a permanent ban with ongoing inspections and confiscation of any gambling devices found operating.

Paul Gaither Texas Rangers

Members of Cub Pack Honored at San Jacinto School

Twenty three Cub Scouts of Pack 5 received awards and promotions at a pack meeting in the San Jacinto School auditorium. Twenty seven new Cubs were initiated as Bob Cats. Awards were handed by Kenneth Beets, Cub Master, and Joe Poyner, assistant Cub Master. The nine-dens pack is one of the largest in Llano Estacado Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

San Jacinto School Bob Cats Kenneth Beets Joe Poyner Llano Estacado Boy Scouts of America

Westbay To Address Plumbing Contractor

A W Westbay of the city water department will address the Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors at their regular weekly luncheon tomorrow noon in Long Champ Cafe. Jim Watkins will preside over the meeting. Westbay will discuss how good plumbing relates to a healthful water supply.

A. W. Westbay City Water Department Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors Long Champ Cafe Jim Watkins Westbay

Convicts Break from Prison Truck Chase

Convicts and a guard exchanged shots as a parked dairy truck let them surge toward the gate. The vehicle smashed through the gate at high speed and fled down the highway in a dramatic escape.

Markets and Livestock Report Mixed Across Commodities

A long markets page lists stocks from Air Reduction to Westinghouse with varied price quotes and ranges. Kansas City livestock shows cattle and calves at $27.00 to $33.00 on steers, hogs mostly steady around $17.40 to $16.75 for different cuts, and sheep with lambs around $28.50 to $30.00 amid active trading. federal sourcing and regional commodities noted.

Chicago Livestock Market Bucks Trend Amid Lower Prices

Chicago market report shows 24 000 cattle and 3 500 sheep with prices mostly down. Hogs 25 cents lower. top hogs at 18.15, 180 220 lb trades at 17.90 18.10, heavier hogs 17.75 17.90. Cattle and calves steady to weak. steer prices 34.00 34.50 for good to choice, yearlings 31.50 up, cows 19.75 23.50, vealers 27.00 29.50. Sheep slaughter lambs 50 cents lower, top good to choice at 30.00, best shorn 28.50. Ewes 14.00 16.55.

Amarillo Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner and Beane Air Reduction Alaska Juneau Lockheed Airc Allegheny Cro Loews Inc Allegheny Lone Star Cm Allied Chem Allied Stores Lorillard Allis Chalmers Louisy &Nash Amer Airlines Mack Trucks Amer Can Amer Stove Murray Corp Amer Tel-Tel Nash Kelvintz Amer Tobacc Natl Acme Amer Woolen Natl AutoFibr Amer Zinc Ld Wat! Biscuit Ander Prich Natl Cash Ree Armco St Natl Dairy Pr Armour& Co Dept Assoc Dry Best Foods North NatGas Bethlehem Sti North Pac RR Blaw-Knox Ohio Edison Bliss Co Ohio Oil Boeing Airpla Oliver Corp Bohn Packard Bridgeport Br Paramount Pe Briges Mie Sparke de Bucyrus Erie Budd Co E Wennes Gat Bullard Penn Pow&Lt Burroughs Pennsylv RR Butler Bros Pr Pepper Calif Packing Pepsi Cola Canada Dry Phelps Dodge Canadian Pac Phileo Corn Carrier Corp Phil Morris Li Case Phillips Pertol Caterpillar Tr Pitta S&bolt Seroum Plymouth Oil 2001 Ps Nuicker Esap & O Eutlman H Radio Corp Shrysler Radio K Orph CIT Financial Reo Motors Sinton Indus Republic Avia Shuett Pea Republic Steel Core Revere C&b Colum G&e Rexall Drug Colum Carb Reynold Richfield Ot Sely Safeway Vultee Regis Papr Continent Seneniey Sears Roe Continent Seiencline Servel Inc Crane Co Shamrk O&g Crucible Steel Sharon Steel Cuban AmSu Shell UN Oil Curtis Publi, Simmons Co Curtiss Wright Sinclair Sgeile Decca Rec Porto Rico Deer & Co Southern Co Distillers Corp South Pac RR Doehler Jarvis Southern Ry Dome Mines Sparks Douglas Airer Sperry A Dow Chem Spiegel Inc Dupont Square D Co Edison Eagie Picher Cal Eastern Airlin Eaton Stewart Warn Erie Railroad Stone&Webst Studebaker Sun Oil Co Firth Carpet Sunray Sunshine Swift & Co Fae Gillette Safety Ginible Bros Hotece Hk Br Glidden Co Transam Corp Goodall Sans Goodyear T& 9 Graham Paige Union C&c Union Oil Car Wroa Union Pacific Greyhound Cp Grumman Air United Carbn Gulf Oil United Corp Heyden Chm Ges Corp Homestake M Param Hwead-Hershey Pipe&Fdry Houstom Howe Sound Way Ys Insviratn Co Warner Bros Nterlake Tron Warren Petro Mary Wesson Oil West Indies Westingh Airb White Motors Tennecott Willys Overland Wilson & Co Woolworth Terner Ste Youngson S&t Zenit Kansas City Chicago

Financial Industrial Fund Asset Value Report

The Financial Industrial Fund lists asset value at 2.2897 with an offering price noted. Details indicate an assessment of asset strength and potential market entry, though full terms and figures are not provided in the fragment.

Financial Industrial Fund

Dutch Tour Bus Plunges in French Alps Injuring Escapes

A motor coach carrying 36 Holland tourists toppled over a 500 foot precipice in the French Alps and wedged against an oak tree, sparing many from death though several were seriously injured.

French Alps Holland

Reduction in Fines Asked for Women Pleading Guilty

Judge Harris E Lofthus heard Atty Billy Culwell and W A Culwell push to roll back vagrancy fines for two women arrested last night. Culwell offered pleas of guilty if fines dropped to 15 dollars, but stated he would contest the cases in corporation court with jury trials if fines stayed at 25 dollars, the level set for the past two weeks.

Harris E. Lofthus Billy Culwell W. A. Culwell Culwell Lofthus

Two Arrested In Post Office Burglary Case

New York dispatch reports two ex convicts, Cecil G. Vermilion and Charles R. Perry, were arrested for burglarizing a Sumiton Alabama post office. Authorities recovered most of 277 575 dollars in money orders and postal savings bonds missing since November 9. They were linked to a transcontinental spending spree and held in the Hotel Statler room. Vermilion had previously served a forgery sentence in Huntsville Texas.

New York Sumiton Ala Cecil G. Vermilion Rock Creek Whitesboro Tex Charles R. Perry Memphis Tenn Statler Vermilion Plumbers Huntsville

California Seeks Return of Amati

Two California officers await a ruling in Amarillo on whether Ernest Amati can be sent back to Vallejo to face armed robbery charges. Amati was arrested November 12 on a Vallejo warrant for participation in a hold up at a grocery store, with $1800 taken. He is also said to be a parole violator from a New York penitentiary. A habeas corpus bid to free him from Potter County jail is before Judge Henry Bishop, who has not ruled the request yet. California wants Amati to return to complete his sentence in New York.

California Amarillo Ernest Amati Vallejo Cal Amati Larry Morris Dick Magill New

Actress Helga Singer files assault summons in London

Viennese film star Helga Singer known as Helga Austin filed a summons charging Michael Lewis 20 son of Sinclair Lewis with assault in a Paddington house on November 24. Lewis, a Royal Academy of Dramatic Art student, reportedly struck her in the face and grabbed her by the throat. Singer 24 appeared in The Third Man.

London Helga Singer Michael Lewis Sinclair Lewis Miss Singer Helga Austin Lewis Paddington Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Misssinger

Five in Family Die in Flames Near Jefferson City

A pre dawn fire swept a small frame house five miles southwest of Jefferson City killing five members of the Erhart family. Alex W. Erhart 30 his wife Margaret 26 and their three children Janette 6 Kirsten 3 and Billy 6 months died as flames consumed the home. A passing motorist alerted police but by the time firefighters arrived the structure was gone.

Jefferson City Alex W. Erhart Margaret Janette Kirsten Billy Here

Christmas card reaches Leeds family from 1904

A decayed envelope bearing a King Edward VII stamp arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marlowe in Leeds England. The card, dating to 1904, provides a window into a family once living there about 46 years earlier.

Harold Marlowe Leeds England

School board trims costs on new junior high building

To reduce bond costs, the board cuts 44031 in total with major items 6340 for steel deck roof and 55621 for enamel wood home economics cabinets. Over 21000 of equipment costs shifted from building fund to general fund for lockers, racks, partitions, cabinets, goals and PA system. Flagpole retained, erected by maintenance. Construction to start immediately.

Chas. M. Rogers

City issues permits for mercantile building and homes

A $35,000 mercantile building permit for 200-210 West Sixteenth is issued to W. H. VanShaw. Two $6,000 homes planned at 1542 and 1548 Fisk with 5 rooms and brick veneer. An $8,000 garage permit for Canadian Truck Lines at 202 North Lincoln. November total $1,325,540 and year to date $21,109,936.

West Sixteenth W. H. VanShaw Sam Hitch Fisk North Lincoln

Last Rites for Mrs Powell in Pleasant Valley Crash

Mrs Sallie Powell 46 died in a two car collision at Mountain Drive and East Central Pleasant Valley. Her husband Homer Powell was injured. Mrs Jo Ellen Pfeiffer another driver survived with good condition. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery after services at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel led by Rev Carl Bates.

Sallie Powell Homer Powell Mountain Drive Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel Carl Bates First Baptist Church Memorial Park Cemetery W. L. Cooke N. W. Cooke Roy Moore Frank Riley Leonard McGinnis Jim Dale Powell Pleasant Valley East Central Jo Ellen Pfeiffer St. Anthony’s Hospital St. Anthony's Pfeiffer

Site Chosen for Hydrogen Bomb Plant in South Carolina

A Congressional source says the Atomic Energy Commission and Du Pont have selected a site in Aiken and Barnwell counties South Carolina for the hydrogen bomb plant. The location lies near Savannah River about 15 miles from Aiken and 20 miles from Augusta with roughly 250000 acres, adjacent to the river. Du Pont participated as contractor, having earlier run the Hanford plutonium facility.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission E. I. du Pont Company South Carolina Aiken Barnwell Augusta Savannah River du Pont Company du Pont Hanford Wash

Outlook for fair weather across Amarillo area

The outlook calls for continued fair weather with little temperature change. Ed Di Loretto of the US Weather Bureau at Amarillo Air Terminal says the five day forecast averages 3 to 7 degrees above normal, with warmer temperatures expected Friday and minimal precipitation. Tomorrow’s high is 66 degrees. tonight’s low near 34, following yesterday’s high 76 and overnight low 32.

Amarillo Ed di Loretto US Weather Bureau Amarillo Air Terminal di Loreto

Day of prayer to ease civic anxieties urged by Chaplain Lively

Chaplain Lively calls for a six hour period of quiet meditation and prayer for citizens. People may attend or leave churches at will as several churches open tomorrow including San Jacinto Baptist Sixth and Carolina, First Presbyterian Eleventh and Harrison, Temple B nai Israel Taylor and 24th, Polk Street Methodist Polk and Fourteenth, and others with pastors signifying openness.

San Jacinto Baptist Church Sixth Carolina Washington Avenue Christian Church Thirty-eighth Washington First Assembly of God

Open Chinese forces join Korean conflict amid UN fighting

Aggression claims rise as 200000 Chinese Communist troops reportedly engage UN forces in Korea. Senator and reporter clash over wording while Peiping regime faces accusations of moral and military support to North Korean Communists. Open fighting units cross Manchurian border join battle.

Korea Austin Vermont Washington Peiping Manchuria United Nations

Bond Hearing Set For Murray In Embezzlement Case

Hearing on forfeiture of bond for James Murray, wanted in Amarillo on embezzlement charges, set for next Tuesday in New Orleans after the court overruled bond company motions to quash the fugitive warrant. Murray’s $2,500 bond relates to a $27,000 embezzlement at E L Grandpre Implement Co. He was arrested in New Orleans, extradition granted, and identity confirmation hearings followed as officers and bond firm search for him.

James Murray Amarillo New Orleans Murray E. L. Grandpre Implement Company

Wow s To Visit Dumas Group

Sixteen Amarillo Woodmen of the World will visit Dumas tonight to meet the Dumas Camp recently reactivated by the Amarillo group. Past Consul Commander W M Ecker will lead the party with members including Bill Stokes S L Cook A C Stewart S A Sipes C D Livingston Cecil Sharpe S T Brown Wayne Underwood Edgar and Curtis Monasco James Junell Ray Baskett Lloyd Taylor George Mann and Austin Sneed.

Amarillo Dumas W. M. Ecker Bill Stokes S. L. Cook A. C. Stewart S. A. Sipes C. D. Livingston Cecil Sharpe S. T. Brown Wayne Underwood Edgar and Curtis Monasco James Junell Ray Baskett Lloyd Taylor George Mann Austin Sneed

Robin Hood, Too Appears at Scout Jamboree in Walesby

In Walesby England 1500 boy scouts watched as Robin Hood and his Merry Men emerged from the trees and read a scroll granting them the Freedom of Sherwood Forest in a surprise appearance at the jamboree.

Robin Hood Walesby England Merry Men Sherwood Forest

Texas city sales tied to general merchandise group

Advertising Age report cites population figures and city totals for general merchandise. Lubbock contributes to a broader Texas regional total while Amarillo stores register 8.747 million in sales. San Antonio shows 34.197 million and Wichita Falls 6.427 million in the same category.

Lubbock San Antonio Wichita Falls Amarillo General Merchandise Advertising Age

MacArthur urges strike on Manchurian bases amid China threat

General Douglas MacArthur calls for authority to strike Chinese bases in Manchuria if possible, while Allied planes stay south of the Yalu. Soviet jet incursions breach airspace and return unharmed, and anti aircraft fire from Manchuria adds danger. MacArthur notes heavy Chinese reinforcements in Manchuria moving toward Korea, with an estimated half million troops within striking distance and the broader Communist manpower of China behind them.

MacArthur Yalu River Korea Manchuria Manchurian China

Battles Rage as UN Forces Face Major Chinese Offensive

Eighth Army reports 14 Chinese divisions at the northwest front with new Red divisions swelling the ranks. Chinese forces launch three savage night attacks as UN lines bend under a surprise assault. MacArthur notes Reds broke contact weeks earlier to build for a decisive push. US Second and 25th Divisions defend the Chongchon corridor while a Marine advance stalls near Yudam. The ROK Capital Division recovers ground north of Yon gsan and advances as Chinese pressure widens along a broad front.

Eighth Army Leif Erickson Don Whitehead United Nations Red China Whitehead MacArthur Korea Chongju Yellow Sea Tokchon Pro Pyongyang Chongchon River Undong Yongsan Taechon Changjin Reservoir Yudam ROK Capital Division

Freed from cramping laxatives with All Bran

A reader testimonial from Israel Baum Chicago Illinois praises Kellogg's All Bran for ending daily constipation cramps. The ad urges others to eat an ounce daily with ample water and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.

Allbran Israel Baum Roosevelt Road Chicago Ill Kellogg’s Battle Creek Mich

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