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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
8
In Prague a new shop named the cold table offers half cooked meals for busy housewives. Items include meat cutlets calf's knuckle with bacon stuffed peppers potatoes sauerkraut and sauces. Customers receive a short course on how to finish cooking in 10 to 15 minutes.
W N Hubbard, a Birmingham trolley driver, traps and tames wildcats on his 350 acre farm. His latest 40 pound feral cat sits in a cage outside W E Hadden’s grocery, drawing curious passersby who then enter the store to shop, boosting business.
Business Week notes rising industrial output with August at 204, July 197, and June 199, while electric power use climbs beyond 6 billion kWh weekly and leads the year over year at 15 percent. US petroleum output nears a 1948 record, with refining above 6 million barrels daily. Steel recovers to near capacity after rail strikes. Also, a note on gender roles cites Gallup: 62 percent of modern husbands help with housework, prompting discussion of longer work hours for men and shifts in domestic life.
A Amarillo focus piece describes consumer resistance rising as workers and unions affect purchasing. A grocery manager recalls a heated confrontation over high prices and notes unions and ads sharpen buyer assertiveness. Bank and business expansions unfold while labor and tech shifts reshape local spending.
Retail sales surge in July across hard and soft goods as desert development drives wealth from Los Alamos to White Sands. Albuquerque grows fastest, aided by atomic testing wealth while arid wastelands fund new prosperity. Military and auto trade comments add to the broader economy outlook.
An appliance salesman notes a 400 percent increase in electric range sales after the war. He cites higher utility costs making the ranges cheaper to operate, and the improved kitchen cleanliness reducing the need for redecorating.
Mrs Bonita Fiedler Davis second wife of actor David Brian claims he is father of a boy born last March after their divorce. Her suit on behalf of Michael Brian Davis says Brian admitted paternity but refused support. Brian’s attorney says he does not consider himself the father. Davis seeks court to compel support. Brian, real name Brian James Davis, has since wed actress Adrian Booth.
Toots Mansfield world champion calf roper for five years defeated the current world champion Troy Fort of Lovington NM in a 12 calf match held in Midland yesterday.
Amarillo Community Chest directors will meet Tuesday at 3 30 in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Bob Crudgington president says the session will craft plans for the upcoming annual fall campaign with invited directors executives of member agency boards and campaign leaders.
Walt Phillips aged three drowned yesterday in a creek near his home in Lufkin. Authorities reported the incident after the child wandered away from family premises. The accident is being investigated by local police and fire officials.
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