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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1950

Page

2

Notice to the public published by The Globe News board censors

Public notice states that content has been passed for publication by The Globe News board of censors listing Wes Izzard Paul Allingham ND Bartlett Grady Camp Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs Bob Babb Lewis Nordyke Joe Hess and Alice Timmons.

Globe News Board of Censors Wes Izzard Paul Allingham Bartlett Grady Camp Sarah Winter Bob Babb Lewis Nordyke Joe Hess Alice Timmons

Weather and tales of temperance and faith in a western town

A fragmented weather note warns of frost and rough weather from late fall to early spring. The piece weaves in social observations about Heart Club members and self care regimes. It then shifts to Monte Rosenwald anecdotes and a joke about heaven's denizens from Baptist to Episcopalian. A local letter offers a $100 reward for proving cigarette-induced grass fires in Potter County Amarillo.

Amarillo Potter County Booker

Duck season opens Friday with ample birds around

A column mentions the duck season starting Friday and plentiful fowl in the area. It also notes a reader recipe method to prepare duck with a dough jacket and bay leaves, plus a historical beer consumption peak of 21 million gallons in 1913-14, now about 17 million annually.

Tack

Keep Children at Home Ad Offers Care Services

Mrs Lee Holcomb advertises keeping one or two children in her home. She notes a large fenced yard with toys and swings, offering reasonable rates. Contact Mrs Lee Holcomb at 103 Kentucky by phone.

Mrs. Lee Holcomb Kentucky

Man Dies of Gun Wound in Memphis Area

Milton Sterling Brown, 41, died at 2 05 a m in Odom Dryden Hospital from a temple gunshot wound after being injured at his Hedley area home. A .22 rifle was found nearby. services awaiting relatives. Survived by wife Lola, son Bobby James Brown, five stepchildren, parents L C and Mrs Brown, Bard New Mexico, two sisters, four brothers including Vernon in Korea.

Memphis Milton Sterling Brown Odom-Dryden Hospital Temple Brown Hedley Murphy-Spicer Funeral Lola Bobby James Brown Marvin William Earl Leonard Tinsley Peggy Jo Mullin L. C. Brown Bard Tom Burnett Texico Wilson Green Hollis Okla Oliver Brown Morris Brown Bethany Vernon Brown Korea Stanley Brown Wellington

Trade request for living room suite

Dear Tack offers a three quarter roll away bed with mattress and cover in exchange for a two piece living room suite. Contact phone 2 9751 at 2204 Rule.

Seeking Affordable Plain Sewing Work from Home

A reader from Read 4204 Ong seeks assignment sewing jobs. She lists plain sewing as her specialty and notes she is at home alone during the day with children in school and a husband at work, inviting offers for inexpensive sewing work.

Tack

Lonely widow seeks refined gentleman companion age 40 to 45

A widow describes herself and seeks a sober, non drinking gentleman aged 40 to 45 for companionship. She prefers refined manners and steady company, asking for respectful communication and mutual support.

Tack

Refutes Her Own Murder Refutes Her Own Murder

Mrs. Winona Allen, a Colorado widow, appeared at a police station to deny being the murdered woman reported in Arriba. A relative had identified a body there as hers, but Miss Allen said she was alive and visiting friends. The Arriba victim, shot and robbed on a rural road, had been described in broadcasts to aid identification.

Winona Allen Colorado Arriba Colo Allen West Eighth

For Sale Used High Chair in Good Condition

Downtown worker seeks buyers for a used high chair. Call after 5:30 PM at one North East Fourth to arrange purchase.

North East

Rites at Portales For Edward King

Edward King age 78 died after a long illness and was taken to Portales New Mexico by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. Survivors include sons L D King and R L King of Clovis and B L King of Albuquerque. Body lies at Wheeler Mortuary Portales with services pending word from relatives.

Claude Edward King Portales Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home Amarillo

SEEKS WORK Clean housework and laundry at 75 cents

A person offers general housework ironing or laundry tasks at 75 cents per hour and provides the phone number 32495 for contact. The notice is informal and seeks employment locally.

Readers Letters On Lawns And Aging Press News

A reader jokes about buying centipede grass that allegedly needs no mowing but finds his barren lawn contradicting the claim. Another letter reflects on aging, continuing work, and enjoyment of life as age changes, with a note from J Claude Wells of Memphis. Houston Harte of San Angelo plans to retire at age 60 on January 12, 1953.

E. M. Benefee J. Claude Wells Memphis Houston Harte San Angelo Standard-Times

Hadacol Jokes Spread Among Weekend Players

A reader complains about Hadacol jokes filling the pages and urges not to be contacted by phone. The piece notes many jokes circulating about Blair Cherry and Ford jokes once common, with Saturday players and Oklahoma and SMU athletes cited for their large Hadacol use.

Blair Cherry Chuck Oklahoma SMU Howard Lynch

Childcare Offer From Local Reader Near Price College

A reader near 1309 North Spring proposes daytime care for three or four children. The writer, with dietetics training and three and a half years as District Nursery School Supervisor, invites working mothers along the East Amarillo bus line to meet at the corner where children alight. Call 23764 or visit 1309 North Spring.

North Spring Price College Amarillo

Apartment for Work with Child Care Details

Personal ad noting a live-in arrangement for four and a half days weekly to care for a girl. Applicant states availability after 6:30 PM and a contact location at 820 North Moore.

Tack North Moore

Glasses Lost in Lincoln Area Seek Reward

A pair of brown horn rimmed glasses disappeared along Lincoln between Tenth and Sixteenth. A reward is offered as they are badly needed. Call 3-936, E. L.

Lincoln E. L

Local Exchange Offer for Stamp Trade and Help Wanted

Eight books of Gunn Bros. Stamps offered in exchange for S and H Green Stamps. Call 2-3134. Also a Mrs Bennett seeks paid housework or eldercare job and asks Mr Tack for consideration.

Gunn Bros S&h Cal Bennett Mr. Tack

Pictures Found Tuesday Kodak Mrs Turman package

A package of Kodaki film labeled Mrs M. Turman was found on Tuesday October 25 with owners not identified. Authorities request claimants describe contents and ownership for recovery.

Tack

Ex Screen Lover Costello Dies at 73

Hollywood mourns veteran actor Costello aged 73 after long decline. Reports say he faced complications leading to a virtual coma before death, ending a career noted for screen romance and matinee idol status. Costello, once a popular figure in film and theater, leaves a legacy of onscreen charm and public affection.

Hollywoop Rice Costello

Juarez Becomes Seventh Largest Mexican City

Juarez Mexico near El Paso now ranks as the seventh largest city in the country after a recent census shows its population at 121,761. The finding highlights the city’s rapid growth and urban expansion in northern Mexico.

Juarez Mexico

Sea Monster Sightings Near Monterey Bay

Fishermen off Santa Cruz report sighting the Old Man of Monterey Bay about ten miles offshore in the Pacific. William J. Marchant and two companions fired five or six shots at the sea monster before it vanished. Witnesses described its face as monkeylike, body barrel shaped, and covered with hair.

Santa Cruz Cal U.P Monterey Bay California William J. Marchant Pacific Ocean

Courthouse Records and Domestic Relations Notices

A roundup of warranty deeds in Amarillo and surrounding areas lists transfers involving John W. Marlow A F Glover J N Stauffer Antioch Baptist Church C McClish Jr James Wortham Carl Scales T J Tosh Edgar Moore Powell Shelton White Jim Trolinger Louis C. Roberts Jr L P McKee Weeda Riggins Hattie Girard Sally G Terry H H Graham Thomas L Carpenter H Nall Nannie J Krall Walter A Hester M W N Twaddell George Hooks Seale Annex Co Thomas Van Camp Glenwood Harold Darry James Huntsman Chancery records Yvonne Wilson vs Oran G Wilson divorcement cases McGill vs Kenneth L McGill Marriage Licenses Jesse Joe Willard Bobbie Louise Toes Charlies Ray Hillier Theresa Ann Maples.

John W. Marlow A. F. Glover East Amarillo J. N. Stauffer Antioch Missionary Baptist Church America Baptist Assimilation Humies Highland Shelton White G&s James F. Daniel Jim Trolinger North Wolflin Place Louis C. Roberts, Jr L. P. McKee Industrial Weeda Riggins Thomas L. Carpenter Humphreys Highland H. Nall Joseph W. Nall Ridgemere Nannie J. Krall Walter A. Hester Denver Heights M. WN. Twaddell George Hooks University Heights Seale Annex Co Thomas van Camp Glenwood Harold Darry James M. Huntsman Bivins Yvonne Wilson Oran G. Wilson Eal McGill Kenneth L. McGill Jesse Joe Willard Bobbie Louise Toes Charlies Ray Hillier Theresa Ann Maples

Ash Blanket Covers Tokyo After Volcanic Eruption

In 17107-08 Fujiyama volcanic event spread six inches of ash over Tokyo. Authorities documented ashfall and disruption to daily life as residents faced cleanup and health concerns.

Fujiyama Tokyo

New Electronic Ear for the Deaf Revealed in Chicago

Special report from Chicago describes Sam Posen unveiling a remarkable electronic ear that hides deafness and transmits whispers clearly. The device works without visible in-ear buttons and supposedly makes old hearing aids obsolete. A free booklet detailing the invention is offered by mail from the Electronic Research Director.

Chicago Sam Posen Electronic Research Beltone West 19Th Street

Tickets Still Available for Traubel Show at Municipal Auditorium

There are still good seats in most sections for Helen Traubel's concert at Municipal Auditorium Wednesday night. The box office at Southwestern Public Service Company, Fifth and Polk, is open 10 to 4 daily. Prices range from 3.90 to 1.30. This concert opens Amarillo Symphony Orchestra season with Traubel as soloist and Wagner soprano noted as a leading artist. Traubel also writes, with a syndicated piece The Ptomaine Canary and another whodunit in progress.

Municipal Auditorium Helen Traubel Southwestern Public Service Company Fifth and Polk Traubel Amarillo Symphony Orchestra Marshallin Associated Press

Furnishing a Small City Apartment for Space

Emily Post explains how to make a compact city apartment look larger through color and design. Light gray blue or very pale yellows enlarge space, with doors, trim, and walls matching. Keep furniture simple and low, avoid florid ornament, use mirrors, and consider window and wall treatments to extend perceived size.

County signs 450000 bonds for new Albany hospital

All signed up in New Albany Indiana, county commissioners certified 450 thousand dollar bonds for a new hospital. Signing took up to half a day for the slowest and as little as two hours for the fastest, with no erasures allowed.

New Albany, Ind

Giant Mail Call Cheers Marines

More than a million letters from home were delivered to members of the First Marine Division in Korea as they landed at Wonsan after leaving Inchon. A Marine shouted that they still love me as mail was doled out in what may be the largest single mail call in Marine history.

Lee Comer Booker US First Marine Korea Inchon Wonsan

Danish Workers Gain Automatic Wage Hikes on Cost Index Rise

Danish workers secure automatic wage increases as the living cost index rises. The policy links wages to inflation, boosting take home pay for many employees amid higher living costs.

Smitham Rites Held for Former Texas City Manager

Last rites were held today for Verner R. Smitham, 57, former city manager of Big Spring, Wichita Falls, Lufkin, and Dallas, and once state director of the Farm Security Administration. Smitham died yesterday. Craftsmen have long produced American crystal glass by hand for over three centuries.

Dallas Verner R. Smitham Texas Farm Security Administration Smitham Big Spring Wichita Falls Lufkin

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Eise Wetey TEXAV Heart Club Jay Linn Jay Taylor Mr. Taylor Mr. Linn Monte Rosenwald Heaven St. Peter Earth Mrs. Comer Sandies Pampa Chile Jackie J. H. Rogers Ford M. Turman Costello Courthouse Records Emily Post Norfolk Bell Syndicate RAND Tarrabee Wells Cocierg Bill Daddy Grissel Boyr Erik MR. Clancy Guy THE National Restaurant and Diner Company Norfolk, VA H. S. Stoner A.A.A American Legion Globe-News Permanente Pia Walgreen Better Druggists Mats Cas AV Armoral Vmit Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deason’‘S Dial West Mercy Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors Amarillos Pierce
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