Weather and local notes from the Globe News page
Descriptive weather forecast for the High Plains and southward with scarce moisture and a cool period expected in April. Local color includes fishing rodeo details in Buffalo Lake with Joe Palooka tagged for a $500 prize and Dixie Dugan another tagged fish, plus notes on Bass and crappie tagging at Big Bull Ranch. A street corner incident and a humorous reminiscence about a motorcycle dent conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Epos
Inty
Buffalo Lake
Joe
Mr. Tack
Panhandle Sportsmen's Club
News-Globe
Joe Palooka
Dixie Dugan
Dixie
Big Bull Ranch
Hemphill ‘County
Lil Abner
Superman
Alley Oop
El Paso Tack and the Fence Fiasco
A satirical column weaves jokes about fences along the Mexican border, barbed wire shortages in the United States, and a prank targetting a prominent El Paso reader. It recounts comments on politics, radio humor, and a near-miss hei of domestic banter, ending with a rural anecdote about a man rolling up fence wire in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
New Mexico
Nester
City offers to return FWA loan for planning
City Manager N V Moss proposed returning the Federal Works Agency loan used two years ago for planning a city shop four fire stations and park improvements. He noted no major building program is expected this year or next, with $17 705 borrowed and $13 125 spent on a new city hall. Bonds totaling $150,000 remain for a shop and barn, plus park improvements mainly at Memorial and El Alamo parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.V. Moss
Federal Works Agency
Moss
FWA
Joe Jenkins
Commission
Oscar Hargett
Bob Epperson
A. P. Hancock
Memorial
el Alamo Park
Death of Samuel Whitaker in Amarillo
Samuel Whitaker 89 died at St. Anthony's Hospital from injuries after slipping on New Year's Day. Born December 31, 1859 in Tennessee, he lived in Amarillo with his son E W Whitaker for 10 years. Surviving him are two more sons, two daughters and several relatives. Funeral arrangements are at Boxwell Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soamuel
Wrananer
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mr. Whitaker
Tennessee
Amarillo
E. W. Whitaker
Carolina
Nazarene Church
Iola
Kan
K. A. Whitaker
L. Whitaker
Daisy 2
Zech
Kansas City
Kathrine Feeler
Des Moines
Towa
Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Saturday For Ray M. Cayton
Funeral services for Ray M. Cayton aged 61 will be held Saturday afternoon in the N. 8. Griggs & Sons Chapel with Dr. E. B. Fincher officiating. Pallbearers are Guyell Woodburn, Charles W. Stewart, A. P Gibson, Jim Lumpkin, J. L. Bagwell and Cleo Clayton. He died Sunday in the Veterans Hospital Wood Wisconsin after four years. Surviving relatives include his father A Cayton Claude four brothers Earl Leland Irvin Cayton Ama rill and Cecil Cayton and three sisters Mrs. Durdette Derrick Mrs Malcom Hunt Miss Leta Cayton. Interment will be in the Claude cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray M. Cayton
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Guyell Woodburn
Charles W. Stewart
A. P Gibson
Jim Lumpkin
J. L. Bagwell
Cleo Clayton
Rentzel Nominated Chief of Civil Aeronautics
President Truman nominates Delos Wilson Rentzel of Virginia to head the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The 39 year old former Aeronautical Radio Inc. leader succeeds Theodore P. Wright. Rentzel is a Houston native and Texas A&M College graduate with prior roles in Aero Radio of Mexico and air radio technical commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics
Washington
Truman
Delos Wilson Rentzel
Virginia
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Theodore P. Wright
CAA
Aeronautical Radio, Inc
Aero Radio of
Mexico
Radio Technical Commission For Aeronautics
Houston
Texas A&m College
Hobo Basket Arrives in Amarillo After Coast Route Delay
The circulating 1000 basket tribute to railroad workers reaches Amarillo aboard a Santa Fe freight Saturday. It has raised about 2700 for the March of Dimes and will be displayed at the Santa Fe yard office Saturday and Sunday before Burlington Line carries it to Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Burlington Line
Burlington
Childress
Portraits of Manzella and Petty in Amarillo Life
A feature recounts Manzella living in Amarillo for 45 years, his large family, varied trades, and bid for a school board seat, noting his American speech and multilingual past. It also highlights hunter and designer George Petty, his Chicago hunting club, Arizona ranch plans, and daughter Marjorie as his studio model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Manzella
East
Amarillo
Tony
John, Jr
Armed Services
Manzella
River Road
Cactus
Blue Bennett Drive
Arizona
Marjorie
George
Pettys
Market snapshot with varied stock and industrial updates
Markets show mixed activity across sectors with Merrill Lynch listed names and rail and utility movements. Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets report cattle and hog trends, with prices, weights, and cattle futures noted along with brief financial fund data and industrial listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ord ‘Horce
Ewes Financial Industrial Fund
Cold Front Cuts Temperatures as Amarillo Dips
A cold front moved through about 2 a.m. causing a sharp temperature drop. Strong northeast winds 25 to 30 mph persist through the day. Amarillo lows tonight expected in the mid 30s with no freeze, while today’s high reaches near 67 and tomorrow around 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winburn
Amarillo
Six Pelicans Visit Buffalo Lake
Six white pelicans stopped at Buffalo Lake, drawing visitors who recalled the old rhyme about the remarkable bird. The sighting was noted by lake watchers in a brief scene from a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Lake
Yester
Texas City Disaster Suits Seek Millions Over Losses
Legal actions filed list claims totaling millions for destroyeds ships and damaged property after the Grandcamp and High Flyer explosions. Sykes Brothers seeks 2 million for the Flyer and 640 thousand for the SS Wilson B Keene. Humble Oil and Humble Pipe Line demand hundreds of thousands for destroyed oil and barrels. A consolidated suit covers 15 deaths and 11 injuries with 1.5 million in damages. Monsanto seeks recovery for plant destruction and lost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sykes Brothers Steamship Combs
Wilson B. Keenegh Flyer
Jay
Wilson B. Keene
Texas City
Humble Oil
Humble Pipe Line
James J. Fagg
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Southern Stevedoring Company
Texas Star Stevedoring Company
Grandcamp
High Flyer
Monsanto
Petty Expresses Preference for Hunting Over Continuous Work
The speaker notes a dislike for constant work and admits a strong fondness for hunting. He mentions a 15 year period associated with this sentiment, reflecting a personal habit or lifestyle choice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grotice
Globe Veara
Jes Izzard
Paul Allingham
Bart Jett
Boby Camp
Mara Saran Wincerck
Lewis Nordyke
Charney ‘Underwood
High Plains
San Anlo
Abilene
Lubbock
Polk Street
New York
Winchell
Hedy Lamarr
Hyde Park
Nelson Rockefeller
Gromykolin
Waldorf- Astoria
Wall
Air Force
Finletter
Air Age
Spaatz
Russia
el Paso
Tve
Tack
Dorothy Lane Ivy
O. C. Ivy
North West Fifth
Samuel 5
Whitaker
Ailto
KGNC
Johnny Linn
T. i Johnson
Louis Grace Erdman
Cincinnati
Advertising Club
Herring Hotel
Pinkey Vineyard
Essa
Bonham
J. P. Whisenhunt
New Hope
Whisehunt
Talian
Mr. Petty
Aleutians
North American
Fin and Feather Club
Los
Merrill Lynch
Fenner & Beane
PAL
Amarillo Times
J Penner & Beane
Nerce
Am Smelt& Ret
Amanese
Baldwin Locom
Bendix
Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Bian-Knox
Borden Branitt Briges Sre
Chrisier
Comm Invest
Cent Motors
Curtiss Wright Deere A Co
Aircraft
Sham Ol & Gas” Shell Union Oil
Union” Carbide
United Aircraft U R Rubber US Steel
Warner Brow Ae
Kansas City Livestock
Mercury
Lewis Jewelers
Polk St
Amarillo, Tex
Jewelers
Polk—Corner
Rormeyer
Wzco
Lewis
City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!