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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1950
Page
2
The writer describes moon planting notions and predicting a 30 percent production rise while praising Capt. Herb Hammer. They discuss a cottage purchase on the Thelle River with partners Houghton and Tack, planning to buy a refrigerator and invest about $1,100 cash, hoping to sell at least $7,000 in five years and cover back payments with rent, with Dyson’s support suggesting better results.
Six month old Linda finds joy in a new day nursery placement that relieves family strain. Her father Ralph Burrow serves in the Army, while her mother returns to work. The facility gives Linda and sister Jackie daily care, meals, and a hopeful routine despite tight finances.
The narrator recalls a low river day at daybreak with over layered clothing. He loses a prized coat left on a submerged rock as tide rises while fishing and notes nearby fishermen nearly drowning and a witty exchange about English humor with Canadians.
An amusing remark contrasts English and American attitudes to taverns with a Canadian shrug about ownership. The quip highlights cultural differences in humor and perspectives on belonging in shared social spaces.
A Scots Woman tells a humorous Scots story from a late mood era about hens on Queen Charlotte Island forming a strike. They demand to protect their insides from overwork in laying eggs worth only ten cents a dozen, delivering a comical ultimatum.
The morning’s fishing was unchanged by heat as the average rose. Few regulars fished before 1 pm with only 10 anglers out early. One angler scored three fish, three caught two, two landed one, and four failed to catch. The day marked the only time in ten days with a fly rod tally of one per man.
In a colorful reminiscence Adam recalls boys being spanked for wearing black panties, Scottish soldiers daily kilts inspected for lingerie unless hot days allowed bare shorts. Mrs. Piper notes wooden shoes on east Scotland children due to economy. Port Clements tales mention Queen Charlotte Islands and Alaska panhandle comparisons, with Iva Beall praising hospitality and Canadian land claims abandoned across the archipelago. Lawrence Dyson notes the difficulty of building cabin and garden work in timbered land.
The report notes strawberries and potatoes reach large sizes while lettuce cabbage wartite carrots peas and beets flourish. Fruits struggle and tomatoes are described as native to the area but not thriving. The overall tone emphasizes mixed success across crops with emphasis on vegetables over fruit.
A small flock of sand hill cranes has been observed walking in the middle of the road six times between Port Clements and Thelle River, drawing attention to wildlife on public highways.
There is no beauty shop on the islands. Mrs. Piper and Mrs. Beall cut each other's hair. Charley Miller from Charlotte, a 200 person town, offers home haircuts for men at 75 cents each.
Ted, a 78 year old retiree living by the river, believes he has found a cook for their cottage next September. He notes the cook can work for a month each fall for the next five years and says he has seen him in his days.
A brief remark notes that excepting Mrs Piper and Mrs Beall the women seen on Queen Charlotte Islands are not as expertly girdled as those in Amarillo. The line juxtaposes fashion practices between distant locales.
Ted notes a place where Amarillo jokes fade as locals claim zero temperatures in winter and a 15 degree below record. He recalls Port Clements recording a zero degree low while the region enjoys 50 inches of misty rainfall yearly. The warm Japanese current is blamed for the damp climate.
Sixty three sixth graders from Humphreys Highland School visited the Panhandle Plains museum in Canyon. Accompanied by teacher Mrs. Marie Starley they toured by bus, exploring fossils earth’s surface and ancient life, with students listed from groups 6 A and 6 B.
In Baton Rouge on October 6, the body of 23 month old Keith Campbell was found in a muddy lagoon after a large search effort involving about 500 people. The child, Hazel-eyed daughter of Mr and Mrs George Campbell, had wandered from home Wednesday night prompting a helicopter aided ground hunt. A former Army air base near the Campbell home served as a search hub as authorities combed tangled vegetation for the child.
A pack of wild dogs chased a lion into a native hut but were scared away by the shouts of an old woman. The lion sauntered out after the dogs fled, uninterested in the howling woman.
Peru aims to boost vegetable oil production though peanut oil remains non commercial. Lima reports that efforts continue to raise output without launching peanut oil on a commercial basis.
The fragment presents a roster of individuals including Yvonne Carroll Nona Conner Patsy Freeman Gail Higgs Connie Howell Peggy Killian Faye King Paula Michie Jackie Newman Norman Northern Patricia Pearson Judy Powell Patricia Ricketts Joann Sears Virginia Stagner Beverly Ward Ollie Wilder and Melba Winters, with no context or event details provided.
Born today you have a lively imagination and practical drive that can bring early success. You master detail, solve problems quickly, and plan well though you risk sarcasm and misjudgment with strong opinions. Wed young. marry for balance and enjoy a large family. watch social adaptability.
A 17 month rats campaign in Waco led by E N Seawright of the typhus control crew reports 13 000 rat kills. He notes as many as 750 rats are poisoned monthly in some city areas.
Rev. L. C. Pennington leads the Church of God revival at 90 McMasters with Rev. James Combs of Ohio as nightly speaker starting at 7 30. The pastor lauds Combs as an outstanding gospel preacher singer and radio recording artist.
The lesson sermon for all Churches of Christ, Scientist will address Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real? on Sunday Oct 8. Key texts include Psalms 3 8 Deuteronomy 4 39 and a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy asserting reality in God and harmonious creation.
The Saturday October 7 horoscopes praise Energetic, ambitious individuals likely to amass a fortune and excel in debate or law. Caution urged on promising results. Sunday forecasts urge calm and travel. Each sign offers guidance from Libra to Virgo on relationships, peace, and devotion.
A freak weather event in Stockton California produced a rain of mud and peat dust that dirtied cars houses and pedestrians. The peat dust drifted from the San Joaquin Delta during a light rainfall creating a muddy scene across the city.
Ferdina, a diminutive cow just 33 inches tall, steals the show at the Evesham England horse event, drawing cheers from spectators and claiming top attention for her size amid larger performances.
President Truman sailed up the Potomac with a small aide party aboard the Yacht Williamsburg returning to Washington after a lengthy vacation. The group cruised the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay since the prior Saturday and anchored near the St Marys River mouth where it meets the Potomac.
Parking meters have never been used in Britain and current laws prohibit charges for any public highway use, a stance Parliament treats as a ban on meters.
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