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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1951
Page
4
A collection of Q and A style advice pieces on courting, meeting the fiancé’s family, wedding table seating, gifts for a third time bride, and telephone introductions. Answers clarify proper social form in business versus social contexts and seating arrangements at a single long table.
Newsmen at White Sands Proving Grounds questioned why the Navy Viking rocket measured 32 inches in diameter after a lengthy technical explanation. An engineer revealed the metal plate available yielded a cylinder exactly 32 inches across.
Dallas report confirms Sheppard King, a Texas playboy, remarried his divorced wife June 2 at a family friend’s home with Judge Robert Hall officiating. License filed May 23 in Kaufman County. The couple previously sailed from New York. timing of divorce unclear. Mayme Brewer, friend, notes Gloria may still be married to King.
Frost appeared Saturday night across the city peaking on car tops while agri agent Art Brasley noted raw crops unhurt. Temperatures fell to 37 degrees and the forecast calls for warmer weather with highs near 76 to 79 and a low around 47.
The murder trial of Raymond Donnell 37 a former Amarillo clothing salesman was postponed until 2 p m for lack of sufficient prospective jurors. Donnell faces murder charges in the shooting of Dr Clyde C Craig of Lubbock at his San Antonio apartment last July 3. His estranged wife Mrs Ruby Donnell 43 and her 11 year old daughter Jean Roberts were present during the incident. Defense plans include self defense and temporary insanity with notes of fear and a fit of anger.
Melvin Hewitt, 28, entered the fifth day of his "second life" in a coma after doctors revived his heart following a head injury outside a tavern in El Monte. He had been clinically dead for 15 minutes before the chest massage and operation. Hewitt was later moved to a veterans hospital in Long Beach, where his condition remains critical.
Battle Creek, Mich. honors W. K. Kellogg founder of the cereal empire with a week of mourning. Flags at half mast and public wreaths follow Kellogg’s death at 91 from a circulatory ailment. Kellogg started toasted corn flakes in 1906 and built a company once worth eighty million dollars with a large payroll.
In Crown Point Indiana a public notice in a local newspaper caused confusion at fall class start. Several pupils meant for Ross grade school Calumet township attended Merrillville school Ross township showcasing scheduling and registration mix-up due to the notice.
The sentence notes that the practice of using headlines in newspapers expanded following the Mexican War, shaping modern news presentation and reader engagement with concise, attention grabbing titles. It implies a shift in journalistic style during the mid 19th century.
Miller, a Lamar youth and laundry truck driver, fired at police during a roadhouse visit. Officers with sawed-off shotguns returned fire, Miller surrendered after two blasts. He rode with his mother and later claimed he blacked out after drinking. He faces burglary and assault with intent to kill charges.
In Martinsville Indiana Reverend Ervin Thomson greeted a first time churchgoer since many Sundays. The visitor thanked him and remarked the sermon was a damn good one, prompting a brief exchange in the pews.
Thomas Jefferson helped establish the National Gazette in 1791, a political newspaper created to promote ideas and opinions aligned with his views. The venture reflected early partisan press activity and Jefferson's influence on early American journalism.
Two criminal cases were heard this morning in Federal Court as Judge Joe B. Dooley opened the fall term. William Dale Wilson, previously sentenced in Dallas for parole violation, received a two year federal sentence after pleading guilty to transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce. in Dallas he had a 13 month term. Reuben Roy Tillson, Borger service station operator, pled guilty to receiving obscene matter in interstate commerce, was fined 500 dollars and placed on probation for two shipments from a Chicago firm via Railway Express. Additional criminal cases were set for later, with civil jury trials scheduled and a jury called for tomorrow to hear contested criminal matters. Government attorneys include US District Attorney Frank Potter and Assistant US Attorney Davidt S. Benson. Fort Worth US Marshal J. R. Red Wright and Deputy Marshal Verna Ditto attended the opening. The report also notes a World War II front scene describing artillery activity and a Communist counterattack context.
Brazil's Central Price Commission will regulate imports and fix selling prices and may impose rationing of necessities if needed to stabilize the market.
A northbound Gamblin car carrying whiskey and beer collided with a westbound vehicle driven by Gonzales about two miles north of the Gamblin home on Bell Avenue. A telephone pole was sheared off in the impact.
United Nations troops pushed to seize five hills on a ten mile front as dawn to dusk artillery barrages rained along Korea. Reports said China planned a 30000 strong east central relief force amid heavy casualties on Korean units.
The battle report portrays Colonel Hightower with his shiny helmet and briar pipe as symbols of a planned advance. He directs First Battalion troops up the hog-back peak, enduring stubborn resistance while guiding men to flank and spread out for the charge.
American riflemen guided friend planes and artillery while a tank task force moved into a mine laden valley nearly three miles behind Communist front lines. Colonel Hightower, smiling, directed withdrawal to higher ground as orders came from higher headquarters praising the effort.
An ad extols BC tablets and powders for fast relief of headaches neuralgia and minor aches. It notes multiple active ingredients work together, claims unusually quick action and broad nationwide popularity, and urges purchases of the small and large sizes including family bottles.
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