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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1951
Page
20
Circus fans will see Emmett Kelley among Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus stars tomorrow night. He arrives early tomorrow morning with the troupe for the performance and a chance to enjoy the greatest clown of all time.
In a Los Angeles machine shop a feud over astrology erupted after jokes about a co worker’s belief. Frank Capizzi 35 confessed to shooting Harry Salmons 32 three times, saying Gemini provoked him. Capizzi told police he would kill the man and was arrested at his mother’s home.
An advertisement promotes Barcentrate grapefruit juice as a simple weight loss remedy. It claims a user weighed 220 pounds three months earlier and now weighs 175 pounds, with improved activity and energy. Endorsed by Nell McNier of Tyler Hotel, Longview, Texas, who cites staff using the product.
New York report says 32 Czechs including a Czech engineer will be aided by the International Rescue Committee to reach Canada after a bold train journey across the iron curtain to freedom in Germany. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz notes Canadian authorities will screen the group at a Ludwigsburg camp. Some passengers chose to return to Czechoslovakia at their request.
A study shows a normal egg breaks under eight to fifteen pounds of pressure. The small end requires about 18 percent more force to crack than the large end, indicating shape-related strength differences.
The Rt Rev Thomas Casady Bishop of Oklahoma will lead five meditations at the annual fall clergy conference of the Missionary District of North Texas. Bishop Quarterman of North Texas will direct with sessions from Wednesday dinner to Friday noon. Attending clergy include Willis Gerhart Abi lene William Boyd Borger Albert Adams Coleman Shelby Walthall Cantonbury Lubbock Robert Snell Midland Morris Elliott San Angelo Robert Purrington Sweetwater Paul Whiteside Vernon and Smythe H Lindsay Amarillo.
Martha Vickers becomes Rooney's fourth ex wife after divorcing him in Los Angeles. The settlement awards custody of their child Ted, monthly child support of 150 dollars, and alimony starting at 2000 dollars a month then declining to 300 dollars in 1959, remaining at that level until death or remarriage. Vickers cites temper and fights as causes. Rooney left home after disputes.
Tickets go on sale at Cresney Drug Store for performances at 2 15 pm and 8 15 pm in a new air ventilated big top on South Grand Street near KPDA towers. Arrival from Lubbock is expected early tomorrow with 276 heavy vehicles and 41 tents planned.
Tickets for the Tommy Bartlett show are selling quickly for the Welcome Travelers program. Bartlett will host a participation segment at the Sports Arena Saturday at 10 o'clock, with the NME broadcast Friday mornings on Station KGNC. Tickets are $1 including tax and available at the chamber of commerce office in the Amarillo Building.
President Truman urged Congress to approve 101.84 million under the Defense Housing Act supplement to the current budget. The request covers 40 million for community facilities, 50 million for temporary and possible permanent housing, 10 million to acquire sites, and 1.84 million for administration plus 1.7 million for Civil Service Commission loyalty checks.
The Hague reports Parliament studies a bill to raise Queen Juliana’s income from 1,000,000 guilders to 1,560,000 guilders annually while Prince Bernhard would gain to 200,000 guilders. Palace maintenance allowance climbs to 87,500 dollars. A line about young birds from National Geographic ends the excerpt.
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