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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1951
Page
5
W H Pinson of 405 Fannin reports a new combination shade and curtain bracket for windows. It slips over the header so the curtain rod and shade roller share one level, saving time and avoiding finger strikes. He has filed a patent application and plans to start a shop to manufacture.
Washington dispatch reports the Bureau of Engraving and Printing struggled to dispose of two million worn-out dollars when a faulty incinerator failed to burn the bills. Firefighters worked over a full day to dampen and remove the smouldering money while security guards guarded the scene.
Chaplain Major Howard B. Foran will report to Amarillo Air Force Base after a five week Chaplain School course at Fort Slocum New York He previously pastored Banner Elk Church North Carolina He joined the new class of 149 Army and Air Force chaplains at Fort Slocum on July 27 The school relocated from Carlisle Barracks to Fort Slocum this year highlighting expanded facilities for its 33 year history.
In Dallas on September 6 a prisoner in the city jail dialed the wrong number and spoke to Assistant Dispatcher Bellah. The inmate requested that police remove a hot car from his home. Detective Robertson retrieved the car, and the inmate now faces a car theft charge after prior forgery and burglary charges.
Austin reports Rep James B Pattison of Pattison urged a special session of the Texas Legislature to address widespread water shortages. He said the Legislature has a moral obligation and will raise the issue at the September 21 Texas Legislative Council meeting in Austin. He proposed banning air conditioning units without a return pump and granting river authorities greater power to move water from surplus to deficit areas.
Mrs Harold Hill, after 21 years of searching for her brothers lost since 1939, found them by a hunch in a Wichita city directory. She located two William S Smiths. the first call confirmed one brother, leading to a family reunion.
About 80 percent of a hog goes to market. Hogs yield 31 by products, beef 40, sheep 28, calves 27. Examples include a meat by product used for violin strings in Florida and aiding canning of frozen orange juice, with Minnesota using one to separate iron ore from sand.
A Korean War veteran, Cpl. James O. Weakley, returned to Amarillo after receiving his Army discharge at Camp Carson in Colorado Springs. Son of Mr and Mrs O C Weakley, he served with the Second Logistical Command near Pusan for a year, earlier with occupation forces in Europe. A graduate of Amarillo High School and Amarillo College, he plans to reenter this fall to study sociology as his parents drove him home and returned.
Mrs Bernice Granati a 53 year old widow in Chicago suffers arthritis that could stiffen her hands without daily exercise through crocheting Doctors say she must continually exercise her fingers To prevent crippling she appeals to Chicago residents for donated crocheting thread as she is on relief and cannot afford supplies.
Sore tender gums caused by gingivitis or soreness from plates. See your dentist or try Odara, a dentist’s formula. Quick pain relief or your money back. Get Odara Gum Massage and concentrated Mouth Wash at any drug store.
Senate appropriations debate ends push for a single money bill. Senator Byrd of Virginia advocates the plan to save money while Chairman McKellar of Tennessee argues it is unworkable. Rules Committee Chairman Hayden of Arizona relayed opposition from all 10 subcommittee chairmen.
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