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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1950

Page

2

Public notice of globe news censored panel names

Notice to the public. The Globe News board of censors has passed the below for publication. Names listed include Wes Izzard Paul Allingham N D Sartlett Grady Camp Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs Bob Babb Lewis Nor es Hess and Charley Under wood.

Globe News Board of Censors Towit Wes Izzard Paul Allingham N. D. Sartlett Grady Camp Sarah Winter Bob Babb Lewis Nores Hess Charley Underwood

Tack’s Bubble Dance Challenge to Bell Telephone Adclaims

In a sharp retort to Bell Telephone Company advertisements in The News-Globe, Old Tack vows to prove their figures. He proposes to climb the telephone building at noon in his nightshirt to perform a bubble dance for public view, exposing what he calls misstatements.

Tack Bell Telephone Company News-Globe Old Tack Telephone Company

Tack disputes 39 percent claim on proposed raid and hike

Tack contends the overall raid or hike is more than 39 percent and challenges the company's assertion that new installation costs have risen. The company cites an added plant cost of 278 dollars per new telephone versus 137 dollars per telephone last year.

Tack

Red s Charge MacArthur Is Arming Japs

Amarillo editor rails at Bell Telephone rate hikes calling for meters on business lines and family lines amid claims of hidden profits. He cites El Paso oversight, expects higher charges for small consumers, and notes officials’ limited city regulatory response while Pravda accuses MacArthur of rebuilding Japan’s military machine.

Bell Telephone charges cited as large News-Globe customer

The excerpt questions why actual figures are hard to obtain on price differences and preferred customers. It notes The News- Globe likely being the Bell Telephone Company’s biggest client, with many tens of thousands of dollars spent yearly on telephone charges, long distance calls, press dispatches, and radio wires.

Ernest Mr. Smith The News- Globe Bell Telephone Company

Praise for A O Thomas Panhandle district manager

A local office group credits A O Thomas with 14 years of service in charge of the Panhandle district. They describe him as a swell fellow and a good citizen. They praise his superlative service, constant availability, and the numerous calls of appreciation from people he has assisted.

A. O. Thomas Panhandle Thomas

Ultimatum Delivery Sparked by Dallas Ad Copy

Mr. Thomas was told to deliver an ultimatum to Amarillo. The advertisements referenced by Old Tack were written in Dallas, not in Amarillo, prompting a challenge over where the copy originated.

Mr. Thomas Amarillo Dallas

Thomas Faces Heavy Load Behind District Operations

Mr Thomas must run the district machinery and keep the public calm with limited help. He acts as the front for Dallas accountants and senior executives. Six men could not perform his expected duties if public contacts were to function like other companies.

Mr. Thomas Dallas

Amarillo residents push back on phone meter plan

A speaker denounces Mr. Ernest and Mr. Smith, warning they should step down from their high horse over a proposed bubble dance on a telephone building. The protest opposes meters on residential lines and rejects motorizing home phones.

Questioning the Credit of Southwestern Bell Company

An impassioned jab questions who would claim Southwestern Bell’s credit is impaired and jeers at a Dallas author for crafting advertisements targeting gullible residents of Amarillo, portraying the critic as the target of deserved mockery.

Southwestern Bell Company Dallas Amaallo

War correspondents ambushed with US troops in Korea

Five war correspondents were ambushed near Mirwang on the Seoul Pusan corridor while returning from the Yongsan front. Philip Potter of the Baltimore Sun was shot in the calf, Jean Depremonville of AFP hit in the thigh, others unharmed. The jeep to the road from a ditch opened fire with automatic weapons by guerrillas.

Korea Yongsan Mirwang Pusan Taegu Philip Potter Baltimore Sun Jean Depremonville Agence France Presse AFP Homer Bigart New York Herald-Tribune Henri de Turanne Alex Valentine Reuters

Keeping Parks Beautiful Major Municipal Expense

Amarillo budget chapter details park department spending for next year totaling 301445 dollars. Major outlays include 145000 for two new swimming pools and 17600 for related construction, with 24 full time staff and six seasonal hires.

Paul Timmons Amarillo Park Department Ellwood Park North Heights Recreation Department

MacArthur reports Red recruitment worries UN

Lake Success, Sept 4. General Douglas MacArthur warned the UN that indications suggest Communists may be recruiting Koreans in Manchuria for a Red Korean invasion. His third report to the Security Council noted a large enemy troop concentration near Korea’s northeast border, implying recruitment in Southeastern Manchuria. The council may discuss a proposed India Sweden on the spot investigation into the charges, facing possible Russian veto.

Lake Success Douglas MacArthur Manchuria United Nations Supreme UN Security Council Korea Peiping India Sweden Council Warren R. Austin MacArthur

Mason Turns 105 as Fort Worth Celebrates

John J. Ray Sr ., known as the world's oldest Mason, celebrated his 105th birthday in Fort Worth on Saturday. The Tarrant County chapter of the Eastern Star hosted the party as his daughter Alma Ray noted his 83 years in lodge work. Ray was born September 2, 1845, in Orange County, North Carolina, and moved to Fort Worth in 1913.

Fort Worth John J. Ray Tarrant County Order of the Eastern Star Alma Ray Ray Was Orange County

Lost blond cocker puppy seeks home near 314 East 22nd

Dear Tack a blond cocker puppy wandered to our house at 314 East Twenty second please contact Mrs Stallworth at telephone 7886 to arrange return. The note asks for help locating the owner and reuniting the pet with its family.

Tack Stallworth

Apartment for service on Pleasant Valley bus line

A reader seeks a furnished downstairs garage apartment in Pleasant Valley on the bus line. The offer is rent free with bills paid for a middle aged or older woman who will care for a 4 year old boy on weekdays with Sundays off. Call 2-4007. 127 River Drive.

Pleasant Valley River Drive

ChessClub Invite After Eight At Bob’s House

A neighbor invites men of any age for casual chess at Bob’s house after 8 30 PM. Interested players should call 2 8867 for details.

Tack Bob

Colored girl offers day work cleaning ironing cooking

A colored girl advertises day work offering cleaning ironing and cooking services. She charges 75 cents per hour and provides references. Contact numbers are 3-3536 or 3-0575 for arrangements.

Toy Lost In Park Stroller Found By Children

A toy four inches tall made of pastel plastic beads was left near a playground in a park adjacent to a walk with swings and slides. Children nearby may have picked it up. contact Mrs Oward Miller at 3-8050 to reclaim. Army Wife seeks private financing for home purchase without GI loan.

Oward Miller

Boy Seeks After School Help Near Mississippi 407

A notice from Mr. Owen seeks a family to care for a seven year old after school and on Saturdays near 407 Mississippi. Readers are asked to call 2-6568 after 7 PM for arrangements and inquiries.

Mississippi

Trade for stamps for a collector item inquiry

A reader offers a 75 pound collector item in good condition in exchange for S H Green Stamps or other items of equal value. Call 3-3569 for details.

S&h

Toy Lost in Ellwood Park Grass

A baby’s toy vanished on August 23 in Ellwood Park. The finder should return the toy to its owner, who requests its safe recovery.

Ellwood Park

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