Notice to publish list of officials and editors
The Globe News board of censors passes publication of the following names Wes Izzard Paul Allingham N D Bartlett Grady Camp Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs Bob Babb Lewis Nor Hess and Charley Underwood for public notice The text appears to announce the passing for publication of a roster of individuals associated with the paper.
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Globe News Board of Censors
Towit
Wes Izzard
Paul Allingham
N. D. Bartlett
Grady Camp
Sarah Winter
Bob Babb
Lewis Noreteee Hess
Charley Underwood
Telephone meters proposed to cut Amarillo rates
Reports say the Telephone Company plans a counter proposal to meter family phones. The plan would cap rate increases at around 40 percent rather than 55 or 66, if long distance callers in Amarillo are metered.
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Amarillo
Public outrage over telephone costs and private talk policy
A letter decries high telephone rates and calls for action against AT&T. It suggests meters on family lines, cites Bell accountants claiming a 28 percent cost rise due to talkativeness, and urges customers to switch to other providers while criticizing AT&T management and public relations.
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At&t
Texas
Phillips
Ohio Oi
United States Steel
Republic Steel
Bethelem
General Electric
Eastman Kodak
Howe Sound
DuPont
United States
Dene
Campaign push by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr for Jimmy Roosevelt
A remarkable letter from Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr promoting Jimmy Roosevelt for governor reflects high pressure in contemporary politics. Vanderbilt, a former newspaper and magazine writer, visited The News-Globe in Amarillo and spoke previously at the Knife and Fork Club.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Jimmy Roosevelt
Cornelius
Vanderbilt
News-Globe
Amarillo
Knife and Fork Club
Dog days and wheat planting wisdom from Tack letters
A Boise City reader asks for the official dog days period around mid to late August. Tack explains dog days vary by area, usually the last two weeks of August into early September, and cautions against heat causing dogs to go mad. Wheat planting guidance relies on local experience and soil knowledge. A second reader asks Tack to address sidewalk gum and cigarette waste. A humorous anecdote about a Russian letters case and FBI oversight closes the letter set.
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Tack
Henson
Christmas Pageant Idea Sparks Towns to Unite
A reader suggests a December Christmas Pageant with Queens from neighboring towns, floats, dances, and radio guests to boost the season. A rural Amarillo correspondent adds Mayo Clinic advice favoring soft water to ease joint and internal ailments, proposing W.W.B. try it.
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Tack
Santa Claus
J. ©. Rogers
Amarillo
Mayo Clinic
W.W.B
Roulette method and reader notes published in Amarillo News Globe
A veteran claimed a Nevada visit yielded a gambler’s method to beat roulette. The letter asks if the paper has a copy of the method for comparison. Also included are jokes, a sheriff quip about a monkey burial, and a teen girl seeking babysitting and light work through the school year.
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Amarillo News-Globe
Nevada
News- Globe
Fred Hannah
Kappa Sigma House
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Man as God's Reflection in Sunday Lesson Sermon
Christian Science Sunday services announce the lesson sermon on September 3 1950. The Golden Text from Psalms 1 emphasizes blessing for the righteous and delight in the Lord. Citations include Psalms 17 15 and a passage from Science and Health noting that Man is God's reflection.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Rescue Attempt Ends in Injury in Pittsburgh
Edward C. Schwartz, 54, tried to rescue a cat stuck high in a tree. He slipped and impaled his left arm on a clothesline hook, firemen cut the hook to lower him, requiring several stitches. The cat watched and then climbed down on its own.
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Pittsburgh
Edward C. Schwartz
Schwartz
Sedan Vanishes in Lake After Wading Trip
West Palm Beach news reports Mr and Mrs Albert R Lee of Johnstown Pa left their 1950 sedan on Singer Island while wading in a nearby lake. The car rolled into the water and disappeared. Estimated damage 750 dollars.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Albert R. Lee
Johnstown
Singer Island
Rabbi Bluhm to Speak on The Meaning of Life
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will speak tonight at Temple B'nai Israel on the subject The Meaning of Life. The regular Friday evening Sabbath service begins at 8 o clock at Twenty fourth and Taylor.
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Arthur Bluhm
Temple B'nai Israel
Taylor
Thailand hoard sale nets US buyers five hundred thousand
Bangkok reports that United States buyers secured about 500000 worth of refined zinc from hoarded stocks in Siam Thailand early this year. No tin has been produced there since the end of the war.
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United States
Thailand
Siam
Bangkok
Reward for return of green purse in Amarillo area
Mrs. Guy E Crump of Dumas asks for information about a lost kelly green pigskin zipper bag last seen in Amarillo between August 24 and 28. The 4x5 inch bag contained valuables including a driver's license. Call collect with any details to 24761 in Dumas.
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Amarillo
Dumas
Courthouse Records and Domestic Relations Dockets
Courthouse records list warranty deeds transferring lots in Wolflin Park Bivins and G&S subdivisions plus other city parcels to multiple buyers. Domestic relations court shows four divorces including Belcher Lyle and Schiensker cases. Marriage licenses issued to Snow with McGinnis Sweeney, Crouch with Marsh, Jones Jr. with Carlile.
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E. E. Cooper
Floyd F. Lemmons
West Lawn
M. O. Lawhon
G. E. Gatfelder
South
Bivins O
Vv. T. Marshall
Wolffin Park
Homer Ewton
Ray A. Snead
T. C. Sparks
James H. Slagle
Forrest Hill
Juanita M. Shepard
Emma M. Shepard
G&s
Floyd J. Ramsey
L. B. Hammond
Webster
Sanders
Catarina B. Ponce
Nolen Samuel James Turbon
C. R. Garner, Jr
Lonnie T. Hooten
James Samuel Snow
Gussa McGinnis Sweeney
James Cyrl Crouch
Hazel Karleen Marsh
W. D. Jones, Jr
Leota LaVerne Carlile
A Most Remarkable Letter From California
Mrs. Vanderbilt and I campaign for James Roosevelt for California governor. Jimmy won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last June. We request your quick permission to join the National Sponsoring Committee to help with the campaign before Navy 7th.
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Erasmus Tack
News-Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Tack
Vanderbilt
James Roosevelt
California
Jimmy
Navy
National Sponsoring Committee
Mrs Pym Investigates Bobchack Murder In London Flat
Scotland Yard detective Mrs Pym arrives with Detective-Inspector Shott to question lodgers and inspect Bobchack’s rooms. The scene reveals a typist’s letters, a loaded pistol, and a possible alibi link as Brimstone Doggett Pendle and the landlady recount last night.
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Rayland Bobchack
Scotland Yard
Lucas
Divisional
Bobchack
Doggett
Brimstone
Mr. Bobchack
Mrs. Pym
Henry Brimstone
Shott
Blue Pencil
Amarillo recreation department budget overview note
The Amarillo recreation department outlines a year round program including Kids Inc and the Summer Playground, with Thompson Park Pool closed after three months and two new pools planned. Staffing rises from two full time workers to fifty in summer, and budgets cover salaries, supplies, maintenance, and capital outlay for golf and facilities.
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Paul Timmons
Recreation Department
City of
Amarillo
Kids, Inc
Thompson Park
Park Department
Jack Haas
Ralph Dykeman
Moone
Athletic League
Ross Rogers Municipal
Dick Turner
Harold Lloyd's Daughter to Wed William Guasti
Film comedian Harold Lloyd's daughter Gloria, 25, will wed William Orcutt Guasti, 23, son of the late Secundo Guasti. The couple obtained a license and plan a September wedding, though a date remains undisclosed. The report also notes Hastings hosting this year's Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention with about 1000 attendees.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Harold Lloyd
Gloria
William Orcutt Guasti
Secundo Guasti
California
Hastings
Britain
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
VFW National Officers Named at 51st Encampment
CHICAGO September 1 The Veterans of Foreign Wars wrapped up its 51st national encampment with the unanimous election of Charles C. Ralls as commander in chief and Frank C. Hilton as senior vice commander The next convention bids came from New York and Los Angeles A drum and bugle team competition drew about 35004 spectators at Soldier Field with the Corporal Frederick W Reilly post of Philadelphia winning the senior closed drum and bugle contest over St Norman H Prince post of Boston
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Chicago
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York
Los Angeles
Charles C. Ralls
Seattle
Soldier Field
Frederick W. Reilly Post
Philadelphia
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York
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Canyon
Mr. Tack
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Barbara Nix
McMasters
Christian Science Sunday
Guy E. Crump
Dumas Avenue
Courthouse Records
North
Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, Cal
King Features Synt., Inc
Nigel Morland
Fisca
National Recreational Association
Shelpers
West Eighth Avenue
Norway
Gees
Billy
Morgan
Baloney
Dean
Phil
Devoe
Globe-News
G. I
Draughon'st
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Henry Danciger
Hamilton, Longines and
Rulova Watch Companies
Deason
Dial
VFW
Norman H. Prince
Boston
Western Fence CO
Ecelerade Fuel & Tren Predu
Ice
Blackburn
Shaw Funeral Directors
Amarilln
Pierce
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