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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1950
Page
2
A collage of odds and ends from a 1940s community page. It includes a spoof Fat Folks Anonymous ad and chatter about doctors, fishing trips in Canada, porch-sitting boredom, and street dips on Harrison Street. It also lists classifieds for pet adoption, lost dog notices, housework offers, job seekers, and local services, with names and addresses from the era.
A public notice declares the Globe News board of censors has approved publication with names Wes Izzard Paul Allingham WN D Bartlett Grady Camp Mrs Sarah Winter Mrs Bob Babb Lewis Nordyke Joe Hess and Charley Underwood listed as approvers.
Three reporters recount a Northwest journey from Seattle to Vancouver aboard Branniff and United Airlines. They note floods earlier in spring, current dry conditions, low humidity with fire risk, and moss-backed locals. The group, including Tack Don and Ted, heads to Powell River Paper Company for a headquarters visit.
The piece surveys peculiar local scenes from Hemphill County to Amarillo and Salt Lake City. It notes a rooftop garden on a Tom Conatser ranch, cactus on Hemphill roofs, calls for up-to-date Amarillo air terminal facilities, and describes Seattle Tacoma airport's modern, well provisioned facilities with hot water and towels for travelers.
A chat on a flight links Don and Lawrence Hagg with a Chile bound captain who will sail to Chile to stock a fishing boat company. The crew reportedly harpooned 400 swordfish in one day, and the American plans to visit next spring with promises of boats and support, reflecting a wild mix of sport fishing, money, and travel lore.
An aviation rumor describes Phoenix Army air base pilots who regularly fly 250 miles to a California golf course, landing beside the clubhouse and entering directly from their jets. The DC-6 four engine aircraft cruises at about 300 mph and crowds of traffic and air activity are noted as heavy. An old funeral home tale closes with a man seeking an engine in an expensive casket.
A reddish-tan and white collie named Queen disappeared early Sunday morning September 17. License tag No. 567 on the grown dog. Two small children own her. contact Reader at 1219 Milam or call 6603. Also notices: ironing and curtain washing offered at 2405 Sanborn and a tiger-striped kitten seeking a home for children.
Mrs Earl Weiszbrod from 1001 East Tenth expresses heartfelt gratitude to a man and a woman who aided her and her son when he injured his back at a revival tent on Sunday night. She regrets not thanking them at the hospital and wants them to know the appreciation is deep.
Old but good condition canning equipment offered for trade for a smaller unit or for sale. Contact phone number 2 2373 and address 2609 Tyler for details.
Second Lt. Arthur B. Kirby Jr. of Amarillo will report Sept. 27 in Oklahoma City for a physical exam as he prepares to enter Marine Corps Officers Training School at Quantico Virginia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A B Kirby and has been with Lawrence Kirby Company in the insurance business since February. He earned a business administration degree from the University of Texas last mid term.
A monument marks the spot in Cambridge where Gen George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army in 1775. The landmark recalls a giant elm that shaded the site, toppled by a 1922 windstorm after standing since Washington’s era.
The Pentagon, sprawling over 34 acres with five concentric rings and a central pentagonal court, houses the entire Department of Defense. With 3,333,000 square feet, 174% miles of corridors, and a 46-acre parking area, it supports 33,000 workers at wartime peak and claims cost efficiency by centralizing operations and saving rent.
Heavy rains flooded Seminole leaving water levels floor board deep and pouring into at least one store. A cloudburst at Tokio dumped 7 to 9 inches, with vehicles stalled four feet deep on the Roswell to Brownfield route. Meadow saw about six inches of rail line rainfall and Lubbock recorded nearly two inches.
Prices for hotels and restaurants rise sharply in Jakarta after the government enacts a 30 percent tax. The move targets the hospitality sector, with officials citing revenue needs for public services. Local businesses report higher costs and cautious consumer demand.
Aspen Colorado grew from a silver boomtown into a ghost town until Walter Paepcke built a cultural hub. He transformed Hotel Jerome into a social core, opened ski lifts and a top chair, and attracted Goethe Bicentennial and the Aspen Institute. The town became an international center for philosophy, music, and humanities.
A whimsical note laments the end of watermelon season and imagines children resuming ordinary water to wash their ears, highlighting a playful contrast between seasonal abundance and simple daily rituals.
Chicago report summarizes Theodore Reik’s Esquire essay on why men resist marriage. He says men feel intrinsic antimyriage instincts and fear the obligations and responsibilities, while women see marriage as a destination. Reik criticizes bachelor egos who pedestalize women, advising women to prefer the seemingly resolute suitor.
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