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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1951
Page
13
Samuel Charles McCormick 45 of Bernardino California died Saturday. Father of Nancy Lee, son of Mrs Jessie McCormick, brother of H D Ger, Mrs O E Gibbons, Mrs Verna Berry. Service 2 PM Tuesday at Memorial Chapel burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Ella Nora Fogle 77 of 3003 Van Buren died Sunday wife of John L mother of L V sister of Ferrell Trueblood and Mrs Etta Zhaffer. Elsie Goff. Body taken to Lebanon Kansas for burial.
Obituaries for Dana Ralph A. Jack Dana 45 of 1209 Kentucky died Sunday in Alamosa. Service 2 PM Wednesday. burial at eeenet Brothers Ivy Chapel. Also MARTIN Ethel Edenia Martin 60 of 101 Ford Ave died Sunday. wife of W G. mother of W L Doyle Theepa Burrier Emmagene Berry and Marthaell Burrier. daughter of Sara Findley. sister of Berry Findley Ed Findley Florence Kelly Alene Brassil. twelve grandchildren. service pending with N S Griggs. CARTER George Carter 38 of Houston Texas died Saturday. husband of Annabel. son of Mae Carter. brother of C M Carter. service pending with N S Griggs and Sons. Rudest M Martin 37 of 4000 East 13th father of Sandra Jean Dora Lee and J C. service pending.
Ridgway met with the UN truce team as optimism grew that talks might resume. Joy responded firmly to three notes from Gen Nam Il, rejecting Communist accusations over Kaesong neutrality and alleged UN invasions, while Nam Il accused Joy of distortion and falsification. Joy’s replies totaled 52 68 and 57 words.
President Truman seeks to calm Democratic rifts during a major speech at the Japanese peace conference venue and a luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel. The event shapes California’s next Congress, with plans for seven new seats from the 1950 census and Western state attendance including Roosevelt aides and prominent fundraisers.
Chicago report explains wheel dynamics on tracks noting that a wheel rim point moves twice the train speed at the top and is momentarily stationary at the bottom as it contacts the rail. The flange edge briefly moves backward as it passes below the rail top.
New York reports the United States used about 60 percent of world cobalt, with 90 percent of supply from overseas. Cobalt is used in high speed cutting tools valves drills welding rods magnets and other special steels. Imports in 1950 totaled 9 million pounds, mainly from the Belgian Congo and small Canadian output.
Chicago based electronics maker unveils a shielded neon tube encasing the TV picture tube to soften edges, boost contrast, and create a three dimensional effect that appears to enlarge the image. The device aims to improve viewing experience across television sets.
Ancient Greeks used thyme as incense for temple rituals and offerings. The herb served in sacred smoke, highlighting its valued aromatic role in classical worship and daily ceremonial life.
Five deaths and fifteen injuries marked Labor Day weekend across Texas and New Mexico from a series of accidents. Victims include Mac Coleman Smith of Berkeley and James Robert Hardin of Stinnett, plus George Sears Carter of Houston. Preston Vanover, 12, drowned near San Saba, and L. J. Stone, 57, a Santa Fe engineer, died in a railway crash near Belen. Roy Ward faced murder without malice charges. Herman Myers and family survived, with driver Raymond E. Byars charged with intoxicated driving.
A young Mozart lookalike led a marble palace revel as 25 000 Venetians and countryside villagers danced in the square. Red wine flowed freely from demijohns while jugglers and fireworks entertained. Police rescued 25 revelers who fell into canals as dawn arrived.
New York reports the steel industry produced about 97 million tons in 1950, nearly half of global output. Mills used 119 million tons of iron ore, 92.44 million tons of coal, and 28 million tons of limestone. The era’s largest steel product was a 481,000 pound forging press casting, while the smallest was a 0.00256 inch steel ball for a watch.
Some species can endure up to 100 days without organic food yet die within five to ten days without water, highlighting the critical need for hydration in survival.
A Senate subcommittee report criticizes the rubber stockpile plan as insufficient and dangerous. It warns of a Rubber Pearl Harbor risk and urges stricter conservation, faster synthetic production, and cuts in civilian rubber use. The panel faults prior civilian allocations and calls for hardened preparedness leadership.
Korean War veteran John McCoy says his family of ten is crowded in a 30 foot trailer but not as bad as it sounds. He reports about 90 percent of landlords asked if he had children during house hunting. McCoy his wife and seven month old Sandra sleep in the bedroom while the three oldest girls are on the living room couch and the four boys bivouac in the kitchen floor.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on September 4, about 62 teachers from Cass Township and Kulpmont districts walked out as the new term began unpaid. Each district reported 31 teachers arrived and left upon learning salaries could not be paid, with Cass Township claiming $52,000 owed and Kulpmont about $10,000 for May wages.
A Sydney lawn clipping venture earned a modest sum when wool from two sheep was sold, bringing in five currency units. The event highlights small-scale local farming activity and supports informal rural enterprise.
A Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko dominates pre conference planning with fear of dragging out debate to wreck a treaty. Some advisers entertain a sudden conciliatory move that could lead to signing after reservations. Others warn of threats of prolonged war in Korea and a World War III scenario if a Japan treaty excludes Red China. Gromyko remains silent as diplomats weigh the possibilities.
President Truman’s team maintains confidence that the treaty will be signed on schedule despite Soviet silence. Acheson proposes a conference rule limiting each delegate to one hour of speech and blocking U S Britain amendments, a move likely to trigger a Gromyko fight or filibuster.
Police searched the wrecked garage for the manuscript of the new Tito book but found none. Other valuable works may have been lost, according to Adamic who rose to prominence with The Native Returns after The Dynamite and Laughing in the Jungle.
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