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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1946
Page
2
Burglars broke into a tool shed where equipment was kept and stole jewelry from the R. W. Ferguson Second Hand Store at 320 East Fourth. Police recovered a portion of the stolen jewelry yesterday morning. Funeral arrangements for the deceased will be announced by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Amarillo High students are invited to a public showing of 1600 feet of color film depicting hunting and fishing in Alaska. Tex Noey from Anchorage will host the two hour program tonight at 8 in the Blue Mirrored Room of the Amarillo Hotel with no admission charge.
A rambling Amarillo weather column muses on heat, new factories, sugar rationing end, car releases, and a planned 3,000 housing surge all tied to an April Fool joke. It also notes a rain front moving in, a large fruit crop forecast, and local notices including lost money and pets with rewards.
Kansas City livestock prices show cattle and calves at varied grades with good and choice levels topping at about 16.75 for calves and 16.50 for stockers. Hogs steady with 170 pounds plus at 14.55, sheep strong with native fed lambs around 15.25 to 15.50 and slaughter ewes 7.50 to 8.00, reflecting active demand across cattle hogs and sheep.
Hogs 11 500 head active and steady with good and choice barrows and gilts at 14.85, sows 14.10. Cattle 14 000 with calves 700. fed steers and yearlings strong and active, heifers steady, cows, bulls and vealers scarce. top steers 17.85, best yearlings 17.75, heifer yearlings 17.35, bulk steers 15.50 to 17.25, most heifers 15.25 to 16.75, strictly good beef cows 15.00, heavy beef bulls 14.75, dairy breds 13.75, vealers 16.50. Sheep 8 000 with good and choice at 16.00, medium and good wooled lambs 14.06 to 14.75, wooled slaughter ewes steady at 8.50.
Eight automobile accidents were investigated from yesterday to today with only one injury. Hart G. Truitt, 1304 West Nineteenth, was injured at 6 07 this morning in a collision at Fifth and Taylor involving a New Mexico Transportation Company bus and a GMC panel truck driven by Truitt. Attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital said injuries were not serious though he was confined for treatment. A separate incident at the police station had no injuries. Phyllis Stickley of Atlas Hotel collided with D M Coggins of 1300 East Third while turning from Fourth onto Tyler. Coggins was northbound on Tyler.
Postmaster W. D. De Grassi announced March postal receipts of $52,075.04, down $14,032.45 from the $66,107.49 posted in March of the previous year.
A week end spree in Amarillo includes a park assault on Mrs. F A Hinkle of 203 Tennessee who rests at Northwest Texas Hospital after a head strike in San Jacinto Park. Police say she lost a watch a ring and cash. Deputies report five truck tires and five new chains stolen in a burglary in the 3200 block of East Third from Jack C Vowell of El Paso.
A series of warranty deeds lists transfers from R. H. Venable to Harold A. Gallarneau and others, detailing lot and block numbers across multiple subdivisions. Also included are transfers from L. Munday to Edward E. Thomas and from Fred M. Seale et ux to Carl A. Bankhead among many others, plus a note on marriage licenses for Timothy Halley and Hope Bald.
For over 40 years Dr F M Edwards of Ohio offered Olive Tablets as a plant based remedy for constipation and related symptoms. They claim to improve bile flow and bowel movement comfort without gripping effects, priced 15 30 and 60 cents.
Katherine Ann Howard, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Howard of 2107 Pierce, died this day. The short obituary notes the loss of the child and lists the family residence.
The ad argues St Joseph Aspirin is pure and fast acting and economical. It promotes 10 cent tablets as the world’s largest seller and a 100 tablet size for 35 cents, claiming savings with nearly three for one cent.
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