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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1947
Page
2
An appeal asks two youths who stole Mrs A B Smith s purse on Van Buren Street last night to return the locket and pension check she received from her son before his death on Corregidor. Also notes her contact and a separate unrelated item about New Orleans society and history.
Women picket the Greyhound bus garage at 724 West Fourth while men drink coffee and play washers nearby. About 100 local IA Mechanics workers strike for a 20 percent wage increase. Foremen and managers come and go as Amarillo hopes for a quick settlement. Dallas Conciliation Commissioner I I Pickett stands by for talks.
The festival began in 1837 and was initially called a Cowbel lion. It emerged as a spontaneous street celebration staged by boys and enslaved people, along with women fruit sellers wearing masks who paraded while ringing cow bells and causing laughter.
The article extols New Orleans beauty and patience for travelers, then shifts to Louisiana Game and Fish Commission praise of Black Lake and Saline Lake near Shreveport. It notes lakes 20 to 25 miles long, four to five miles wide, with daily bass and white perch limits. An Amarillo correspondent is invited for a day on Saline Lake.
J. G. Dowse was reelected to the Potter County School Board from Precinct 4 as counts were canvassed by the Potter County Commissioners Court. Bushland Precinct 3 vote results awaited. Brady Common School District chose Roy Stark. Ray Lanning won Highland Park district seat with 11 write ins. No election in Soney, Long S, or Ady districts.
The nationwide walkout by NFTW affiliates cripples long distance service with only about 25 percent of operators reporting. Disruptions spread from Illinois to Texas, with New Jersey seizing facilities and ordering 24 000 strikers back to work as labor talks continue under federal mediation efforts.
Cattle 16,500 and calves 1,450 with Monday's supply the lightest since last October. Trade active and prices 25-50c higher. cows up 25c and more, stockers and feeders steady to 50c higher. Hogs 2,000 slow and uneven, top $27.25. sheep 15,700 slow with bids lower, good lambs above $22.50 guidance and sheep values steady.
Chicago hogs 10 000 mostly steady with Friday's averages. heavy hogs and sows dull. Cattle 14 000. fed steers and yearlings steady. cows and bulls up to 25 cents. Vealers steady at 26.00. veers to 28.00 for high grades. Sheep 6 000. lambs around steady at 20.25 to 22.50 with best around 23.00. Financial Industrial Fund liquidating $1.95 94 offering 2.15.
Reservations by noon for the YWCA annual dinner at the Herring Hotel tomorrow night at 7 30 feature former Oklahoma Governor Bob Kerr. Paul Fowler notes the event is not for fundraising, but to present a broad view of YMCA work locally and nationally. Tickets are two dollars. call the YMCA office or contact local officials to reserve.
Gov Beauford H Jester of Texas sent an official invitation to President Miguel Aleman of Mexico to visit Austin on his May trip to Washington or on the return from the capital. The outreach was transmitted through official channels to Mexico City.
Monte Smith, 12, son of Tex and Mrs. Smith, canvassed neighbors and raised 27.40 for the San Jacinto Youth Center fund before Easter vacation. Contributions came from local businesses and individuals including R R Electronics, Lane's Grocery, and the Pecos Valley Lodge. Amarillo Army Air Field personnel added 150 over the weekend, with many officers and airmen donating. Center secretary John Fairey praised the civilian and military support for the youth program.
Granger Wyoming April 7 four cars of the Union Pacific City of Portland streamliner derailed after colliding with a freight train. Eleven passengers suffered minor injuries. no deaths reported. Investigations underway by railway officials and state authorities.
Farley plans to devote most time to the ranch and the Amarillo Sports program later opening a Boys Ranch office there. He will actively manage the ranch and help select admitted boys. Farley’s store becomes a general department store model for Goodrich. The Farley staff stays, radio program continues, and Farley envisions lifelong boys’ work. He rose from a busted baseball shortstop to 51 years old.
Amarillo youth Bill Andrews president of the Texas A M Veterans Association married Katherine Spivey of Houston. Mrs Roy C Andrews says the ceremony took place early last Wednesday evening at Bellaire with the bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Zabel of 5216 Braeburn Drive. Andrews is among eight students summoned to a legislative committee over the A M student faculty controversy.
A man with a decade of stomach heaviness and constipation reports rapid relief after two days on INNER-AID. The remedy, claimed to cleanse bowels, reduce gas, and support liver and kidneys, is advertised as sold in Cincinnati drugstores.
Mrs. Andrews said the couple spent a four day honeymoon in Galveston. Bill was to return to the A. and M. campus today to begin classes after the Easter holiday.
Franklin D. Davis, Red Cross chapter manager, reports funds rising to 33 498 03 with the drive. The 1947 budget goal remains 45 000 as Jim Hudson, big gifts chairman, notes 250 in pledges over the weekend, bringing big gifts to 17 763 65. pledges are still not in and distributed Red Cross boxes have been distributed.
Community members contributed around $30 during a weekend drive. Those wishing to donate further may call the Red Cross office at 26571 for a pickup of gifts.
Excelsior Springs Missouri April 6 a new drugless method for rheumatism and arthritis is praised by The Ball Clinic. A free book titled Rheumatism explains why medicines only offer temporary relief and how mineral waters and baths aid treatment. Respond with no obligation to receive the book and an additional free booklet Good Health Life's Greatest Blessing.
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