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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
4
Amarillo Public Schools will close Monday and Tuesday afternoons for a school wide home visitation program. City teachers from second grade through senior high will visit parents at pupils homes, as first grade teachers stay in class during those sessions.
The four day Training Union revival at Line Avenue Baptist Church ends tonight with a Training Union Fair. Booths display class and department work from all ages, in an association wide campaign with nightly sessions 7:30 to 9:30. Mrs. W F Haynie of Dallas assisted with the meeting.
Central Air Lines will begin operation of DC-3 aircraft on Amarillo flights around November 1, per City Manager N. V. Moss. Officials have written requesting information on landing fees. The airline now uses Beech Bonanza planes. under the new schedule, DC-3s will be charged 50 dollars per scheduled arrival while smaller craft pay 15 dollars.
Mr and Mrs H D Dawson and children of 1305 West Twentieth travel to Hutchinson Kansas to attend the funeral of Mrs Dawson s stepfather E F Herwig who died Monday night of a heart attack India the United Kingdom and Belgium are now the three largest cotton buyers for Peru Globe News Want Ads Get Results
Jack Lyons aged 49 a salesman for Graham Hoeme Plow Co died at 2 15 this morning at his home 310 B West Eighth He fell ill June 3 at Aberdeen SD He had lived in Pampa eight years from Houston He once ran hotels in Pampa and Amarillo He was a First Baptist Church member Elk Boulder Moose Borger He is survived by widow Kathryn Lyons mother Martha Lyons two sisters Velma Lee Zant Japan Betty Ausburn Amarillo and two brothers David and Gus Lyons DeQuincy Funeral at Griggs chapel at 2 Friday with Llano Cemetery burial
The 1950 Tri-State Fair features the first Aberdeen Angus show entries judged by Tim Pierce, with West Woodlawn Farms of Creston, NL hosting. Clyde Bradford schedules a breeders banquet at the Herring Hotel, Wes Izzard to speak, and palomino classes judged by Walter F. E. Krumrei. Public events include Fourth Club and 4-H activities, entertainment acts, and honors for multiple Texas towns. Gov Mabry visits with livestock judging and a downtown parade by the Army Air Force band.
Amarillo sheriff holds 44 year old carnival worker Orie Yocum in Potter County jail after an anonymous tip. Cheyenne authorities say the post mortem found no foul play in the Wyoming hotel death of his wife Aug 28. A traveling salesman from California is being sought for questioning. Yocum says he was with the carnival in Cheyenne and Liberal before Amarillo.
Colorado features two of the nation’s highest drivable routes reaching Mt. Evans at 14,260 feet and Pike's Peak at 14,410 feet. The milestone underscores the state’s rugged elevation and challenging mountain passes for motorists and tourists alike.
The Area Meet of Church Women will host speakers and delegates from Panhandle to South Plains. Mrs John Hannah of Dallas, first vice president of the United Council of Church Women of Texas, will address the district session at First Christian Church from 10 a m to 3 p m with the theme Gods Design.
Joe J. Gomez, 27, of Tucumcari NM died at 10 20 am Wednesday in the veterans hospital. He is survived by his widow Lorinda Gomez a son Peter and his mother Louise Gomez all of Tucumcari. Gomez served in World War.
The narrator notes accepting a hospital card reading Released and returned to active duty for Private Webb and Private Donald Ray Carroll, both missing from the list with the APO jinx. Attendants confirm similar status, leaving the whereabouts unresolved as efforts continue to locate a soldier, sailor, or airman.
A terse directive is issued to ensure a person remains present at his designated location. The statement emphasizes accountability and punctual compliance with a required post or duty.
The United States outlines a four point plan via Secretary of State Dean Acheson to empower the UN General Assembly with veto free reach, a roving observer commission, and ready armed units to confront breaches of peace, as John Foster Dulles hails it as key to postwar security. The plan targets Council deadlock by big powers and envisions rapid assembly action.
Dulles says the plan fixes UN charter loopholes and will turn talk into action to prevent aggression. He notes the need to avoid Korea like scenarios where the US acted alone. The Soviet plan seeks war criminal labeling for first use of atomic bombs, a peace pact, and one-third armament cuts among Britain China France the US and Russia.
The Democratic Policy Committee chaired by Lucas settled a list of must bills before the two month recess. The Canadian River Bill remained off the list as Johnson and Chavez clashed over floor time. Lucas said the bill, passed by the House and reported favorably by the Senate committee, could be postponed until November 27 if long speeches were anticipated. Chavez interrupted with a question about the Canadian River measure.
Allied forces push toward Seoul as the US Seventh Division advances from Inchon to the ridges overlooking the highway to Suwon. Marines break through toward the Han River as air support sustains ground offensives. A 40,000 man UN liberation force lands at Inchon, while heavy fighting continues around Waegwan 140 miles southeast of Seoul.
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