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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1950
Page
2
After a crushing loss to Oklahoma and a controversial finish Texas faces rough scrutiny of Blair Cherry and his quarterback choices. The Dallas crowd, over 80,000 strong, laments missed opportunities and ponders SMU as a potential last chance for glory this season.
Incidentally, I met Pin Batson and friends from Amarillo. About 39 of them had a bus chartered, delivering us at the entrance and waiting after the game. They praised Dallas and its fair atmosphere, noting the city’s hospitality and lively events.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors filled hotels and camps as Oklahoma fans dominated the scene while Texas supporters raved and cheered. Texas cheerleaders halted traffic as students flooded streets in celebration and the author recalls John Fullingim and Baylor’s past glory amid a vibrant, opinionated report on the uproarious football weekend.
Funeral rites for Don Otis Burnham 44 died yesterday morning in Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital were held at 10 this morning at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev E R Foster of First Assembly of God Church officiated Burial will be in Alva Oklahoma Burnham lived at 713 North Taylor about seven years worked as a carpenter for Ed Everts Amarillo Survivors include his wife Opal Burnham a brother Gail Burnham Freedom Oklahoma and a sister Betty Lou Wallace Plainview
Washington October 16 The Federal Reserve Board ordered higher down payments and shorter payoff times for autos and major household appliances effective midnight The changes reduce car loan terms from 21 to 15 months and television sets and furniture also receive 15 month payoffs with larger down payments The move aims to curb inflation despite protests from business groups and auto dealers and follows earlier controls placed September 18 on items 50 to 100 dollars and up.
In Saigon on October 16 four French soldiers and eight Indochinese civilians were wounded when guerrillas threw a grenade into a crowd near a 400 girl brothel reserved for the Army.
The Workers and Peasants Party of Bombay in India has formally embraced communism, signaling a pivotal change in its political alignment and program. The move positions the party within broader leftist currents and may influence local labor activism and electoral strategy.
The Lands Department of Victoria Australia plans to send one million tiny chrysomela beetles to California to fight St Johns Wort which has been controlled in Victoria for sixteen years.
A Globe Miss Bonnie Blevins a four year Amarillo waitress says she enjoys time with customers and confidants. Kenneth Cardell a student, Rita Evans housekeeper, Gene Detton a salesman, Mrs George Austin a book keeper, and W H Craig a grocer detail preferred work moments and least favorite times.
Henry Leroy Banning 25 of Gainesville died when the car he rode in overturned yesterday about 12 miles south of Graham. The crash occurred near Graham and authorities investigated the cause.
Chicago advertisement touts a new electronic ear that conceals deafness and transmits whispers with clarity. It claims to obsolete old hearing aids and offers a free booklet via mail to readers requesting details.
Onward Indiana sees protests as 1500 people oppose a merger with Walton. Gov Schricker orders 40 state troopers to escort desk transfer, Maj O NeaI cites risk of bloodshed, governor rescinds, State Board had backed the plan.
City commission to announce tomorrow whether the low bid for constructing two new fires stations at Sixth and Western and North East Thirteenth and Grand will be accepted or all bids rejected and plans revised as bids exceeded expectations. Farm operating costs in Chile are reported spiraling.
Mr and Mrs K D Simmons awoke to find their 2 year old son Kenny missing from bed. Police found him about 1 am wandering in his night clothes after he apparently unlocked a French door. Parents plan to hide the key after this incident.
Philadelphia report states Carl Willie and John Wilson found 4,906 pounds of coffee in the woods during a hike yesterday. They reported the discovery to authorities and await further guidance on disposal.
Police investigated a coffee theft and found about 4,800 pounds in carton boxes and additional coffee in tins on the ground. Officers moved the coffee to headquarters and started searching for the thieves and the owner.
Gustav Braumach secretly moved his entire circus including elephants from Eastern Germany into the Western zone to avoid nationalization by the Russians. The daring operation exported a full show, assets, and performers amid Cold War pressures.
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