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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1950
Page
2
A ranchers note warns the fall prairie fire risk will be very high as grass and brush thrive. Calls grow for volunteer fire fighters at strategic points and regional planning. Also discusses West Texas pursuing admission to the Southwest Conference, citing a strong football program and potential future games with major national teams.
Coal stocks at the year's best level as output increases. Retail fur concerns fear price spikes threaten sales. Amarillo lands a multi million building year with several projects underway. Coffee consumption drops while tea and cocoa imports rise. Short coats and topper ensembles gain traction in fall fashion per WWD. Amarillo investors debate prudent planning amid an upswing in oil and gas and local business shifts.
The Science Digest notes that mules possess about three more work years than humans. Howard Bailey, a noted Missourian mule dealer, once bought a pair of mules who were 32 years old, illustrating long-lived animals in agricultural history.
A 70,000 square foot warehouse is under consideration in the city, sized like Maynard Sash & Door and likely to stay confidential for days or weeks. A supermarket operator notes working men as his best customers, while professionals favor finer meat and packaged goods in limited quantities as volumes shift with wages and employment. Paul Allingham, called Monsieur Paul Allingham, received a Parisian letter with three stamps from Nina Ricci inviting a visit to Kline's of Amarillo.
The Rogers Guill contest for Congress was expected to be a tense and decisive race, but discussion around it remains muted with few voters or analysts weighing in on its potential outcome or implications.
Two Amarillo banks report that redeeming war bonds is treated as special sales with about half the redemptions handled under that designation. The banks note the practice aims to distinguish government bonds from ordinary deposits.
Annual meeting of Family Service, a Community Chest agency, will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School. T. G. Hull Jr. says the meeting is open to the public with a pantomime by Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and a talk by J. B. Linn on social welfare. The agency board includes 14 volunteer directors and staff listed, led by executive director Carol Owens.
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel told a joint meeting of Temple service clubs that Texas will win its fight to retain tidelands. He argued the Supreme Court has not yet heard the evidence in the case as it relates to Texas and should support the Texas claim. The remarks were part of a broader daily horoscope feature that followed.
About 3,100 public school students in Runnels County are released from classes to aid the cotton harvest. Ballinger district sends 1,400 pupils home until October 23, while Winters Miles Norton Wingate and Rowena districts also closed temporarily. Federal law bars employing children under 16 during school hours.
Stella notes artistic talent and a temperamental streak for those born on this day. Tempted to relax when work runs smoothly, they excel under obstacles, with music or literature as favored fields and early arts study for children. Cautious mate choice and cooperation boost long term happiness.
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