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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1951
Page
6
A fragmented AP item notes Texans stocking up on a home remedy whiskey amid fears of a tax deadline, mistaken for an epidemic of snake bites. The piece frames shoppers as thirsty citizens delaying purchases until deadlines pass.
Texans react to a $1.50 per gallon liquor levy starting tomorrow with auto and cigarette tax increases. Corpus Christi and Dallas report surged liquor sales, while Burleson and Brazos counties show brisk traffic. Some dealers note a tax fatigue and cautious buying, with a furniture store noting housewives tax strike.
A fire destroyed the Bohner Chanel Negro School in Olton early this morning. Teacher Mrs. E L Terrall lit gas heaters, a heater exploded, fires out of control as volunteers fought flames. 36 students affected a new $20 000 brick school nearly ready for occupancy, with opening delayed but may be usable sooner.
Amarillo Rotary Club will host Bishop A. Frank Smith of Houston as a guest speaker at noon in the Herring Hotel. Dr. Eugene Slater will introduce him as part of a week revival tied to the All-Texas Methodist Revival at Polk Street Methodist Church. Also noted: 40,000 Canadians aided Union forces in Civil War era.
Wreaths including one from President Truman will be placed on Pvt. Leslie Coffelt's grave at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow at 2 PM. The service marks exactly one year since an assassination attempt on Truman by two Puerto Rican extremists failed.
A Hamilton report says a four year old boy, Ronnie Jones, found a gun in a car glove compartment and fired it, injuring himself on Market Street. He was hospitalized after shooting part of a finger. Police rushed to the scene. A separate Seville seizure involved half a million sand‑weighted paper bags intended for delivery to grocery stores.
The 15-year-old mother Ethel Mae Wiklund prepared to take home her newborn twin boys Mike and Pat, five days old, from Providence Hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Married at 14 to Gene Wiklund, 19, she spoke of cooking and housework as her loves, while school held little appeal. The couple welcomed both a boy and a girl?
Dallas council considers Louis J. Smitzes a likely case after he fainted during a city tax department medical exam. A blood test caused a fall and a head gash that required stitches, costing him 16 dollars for treatment. He is local and received the payout.
EAST CENTRAL FRONT KOREA Oct. 314 Sergeant Ralph Ripley of Portland Oregon enjoys Korea despite rotation orders. He has earned 112 points toward a trip home, manages the regimental post office, and owns a 15000 stamp collection valued at about 35060 dollars. He warns of a $300 fine for taking stamps and prefers cold winters and open spaces over cities and marriage while in the Army.
Taipei Formosa October 31 The Communist New China News agency said Gen Chen Keng would lead a Communist invasion force into Indo China. The report carried by the Nationalist Central News agency notes the Second Field Army commander on active duty in Korea. Foreigners may think Americans are crazy but they admire our bathtubs. A modernistic US bathroom has been flown to Ibn Saud of Arabia at a cost of $15,000.
Zoologists identify more than 900 000 living animal species in New York region. Insects form the largest group with about 675 000 species.
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