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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1948
Page
2
A collage of quick items includes math puzzles with snail and egg problems, a jewelry loss notice, and word on insurance calls. It mentions Amarillo hints of a new office project, fishermen asking for lay-offs, and local heroes Bill and Bob Hamilton from Amarillo who served aboard the USS Pomfret in Hawaii.
The writer reflects on worries across ages from teens to 60s and notes younger people face real troubles. He urges humor to cope and invites letters. A reader card from Floyd Studer mentions Rattlesnake, Florida.
Senate Public Services Chair Gurney quoted Bradley warning that without Universal Military Training a major re assessment of defense is needed. Defense Secretary Forrestal told the House Armed Services Committee that a pushbutton war is an illusion and manpower underpins modern total war. He urged prompt action on draft and UMT, saying the draft could halt once regular forces are safe, but may be needed indefinitely otherwise.
The dispute over a pension plan for miners ages 62 with 20 years service creates rifts among leaders and authorities. Ezra Van Horn represents operators while Bridges backs a tentative pension proposal amid a welfare fund funded by a 10 cent per ton royalty. Judge Goldsborough orders Lewis to show cause for contempt as a trial date is set.
Building permits for April reached $276 440 with three residential filings totaling $27 000. Ivan L Tucker at 1012 Bryan received an eight nine thousand dollar six room brick veneer dwelling permit, H A Treadway built a five room brick veneer home for nine thousand dollars, and Joe H Brown at 1501 Fannin secured a six room brick veneer dwelling permit costing ten thousand dollars.
Augustus Myrick of Conway died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs. T D Armstrongs home. He was 73 and had lived in Conway nine months. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 PM at the community church in Conway. Pallbearers include Pat Armstrong Bernard Armstrong Sammy Walker Harold Berry Glen Kinninbrugh and Ralph Simpson. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with Murphy Spicer Funeral Home Groom directing.
Fossil evidence indicates turtles have inhabited Earth for about a hundred million years. Discovery suggests ancient lineages longstanding in the reptile timeline and supports longstanding evolutionary history.
Merrill Lynch stock averages show declines while Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets report mixed activity. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts reveal price movements with steers and heifers mostly higher and feeders uneven, along with fat hog gains and steady to higher sheep quotes. Financial fund offerings close the page with a modest liquidation figure.
Police search for three stolen vehicles in Amarillo from the weekend. One car, a 1948 Oldsmobile Club Coupe owned by Roy F. Craig, was recovered yesterday morning. The others include a 1937 Chrysler and a 1946 Chrysler sedan owned by Guy Ivy and Everett Ballend respectively. Vincent W. Burns reported another theft near Army Tech Village. Police found Burns’s car abandoned at Fourth and Birmingham.
Hugh Wallace of the Asphalt Institute, based in Dallas, is in Amarillo to confer with city officials on damaged streets. He will be shown the sites by H. R. Smith, director of public works, and the street repair program will be postponed until his recommendations are received.
Participants in the Santa Fe men's bowling league will hold a banquet and annual election of officers at 7 o'clock tonight in Buck's Tavern on the Panhandle Highway.
Funeral services are pending for E. M. Holman a Panhandle pioneer who died last night after illness from Q fever. Born May 3 1874 in Ozark County Missouri he rode cattle across the plains and served as Texas Ranger and southwest cattle raisers inspector before moving to Amarillo and later Wichita Kansas. He helped push branding laws and rustling declined while earning a reputation as a strict yet kind figure among Panhandle families. He leaves a son Ernie in California and a daughter Katie Ola Fox in Kansas plus a sister in Colorado. His body is in state at Blackburn Shaw pending funeral arrangements.
Clifford Davis announced two of eleven applicants for Amarillo police jobs passed civil service tests with scores of 70 or more. The successful candidates are Paul E. Shorten, with about three years of college, and Stony W. Jackson, a high school graduate. Their names will be sent to City Manager N V Moss as the city considers appointing Negro officers for work in the Negro sections.
Nebraska follows party lines by selecting Philadelphia as the GOP and Democratic convention site for July 24 25. The Wallace faction moved into Truman's home state to organize a Missouri Progressive Party aimed at backing their candidate.
In Pittsburgh a call was made for national leaders to be drafted for the presidency including Eisenhower and Justice Douglas. Nebraska's voting outcome is nonbinding on the state delegation to the Republican convention while a seven man field draws wide attention. Dewey Taft Stassen vie for lead with Vandenberg MacArthur Martin and Warren also on the ballot. Stassen claimed confidence in a close finish after Wisconsin victory, as Dewey regains footing from his Nebraska campaign tour.
A bridal shower in Chicago ended in a brawl after an argument over music. Police and sixteen squads responded to a sidewalk scuffle. A shotgun discharged, injuring four people and leaving Miss Thom puzzled over the cause and motives.
Four people were injured in weekend traffic collisions within the city limits. David Lee Mays age 18 months was struck by a car driven by Mrs Roy L Green and treated at Northwest Texas Hospital. Gabriel Tejersen age 7 also received emergency care at Northwest Texas Hospital after being hit by Grant L Albright. Wendell Dart age 17 was injured when his car struck a post near Grand Avenue and Santa Fe tracks and treated at St Anthony’s Hospital. T R Culliugh age unknown was injured as a passenger when a panel truck driven by Gene Burnill overturned at Third and Louisiana and he was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital.
The 47th District Court at Claude will start tomorrow with the empanelment of a new Armstrong County grand jury. No criminal cases are awaiting grand jury action at Claude.
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