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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1947
Page
2
The Amarillo area saw a 28 degree reading last night with snow and dry freezes likely to damage fruit crops. Clearing conditions bring near freezing tonight and warmer temperatures tomorrow with more moisture ahead of the weekend.
In the Panhandle and the South the gardener can plant beans melons squashes cucumbers tomatoes and cabbage on specified April dates. Mr Tack returns with a bigger deluxe garden after wartime labor and promises a larger output for neighbors. Kansas City livestock market reports show hogs cattle sheep and calves with varied prices and slower sales in the wholesale trade.
A collage of aphorisms and remarks from Dr. Alexander A. Bogomolets and William Feather, contrasting views on life and mortality, with social observations from the East Texas to Texas mindset and a health warning about dental extractions and penicillin to prevent endocarditis.
Charley Shadel indicted by Potter County grand jury for murder in the stabbing death of Clarence H. Stuart in a boxcar fight at Cliffside. He has been held without bond since an examining trial Sunday afternoon in Justice of the Peace Court.
A correspondence school in Queensland Australia teaches 6 000 pupils and is described as the largest of its kind in the world.
Salvation Army operates three canteen units and appeals for funds and food. Major William Johnson, formerly stationed in Amarillo, announced the plea. Red Cross headquarters reports only a call for underwear and socks from the Higgins area.
A report of the Stalin Marshall conference leaks notes a 90 minute talk after Marshall sought the meeting. Both sides held firm on positions from the council meetings with the Kremlin aiming for last night. US sources say Marshall told Stalin the fate of the conference and Germany rests with the Soviet Union.
Thomas H. Fender’s murder without malice trial in 47th District Court was stalled as attorney E A Simpson filed a lengthy bill of objections to the court charge. The deceased was Nancy Nell La Grone, five, daughter of C C LaGrone of Clarendon, who died after a car Fender drove was struck by a Santa Fe freight train. The trial began Monday morning.
Mrs Mamie Buckner of Amarillo sustained non serious injuries Monday night in a crash near Tucumcari New Mexico that killed Mrs Ethel Roper also of Amarillo. Roper was the daughter of Mrs Rebecca Massey of 712 North Harrison and survived by a son Glenwood Roper of Phoenix plus siblings. Funeral arrangements are handled by Blackburn Shaw.
The 142nd Infantry Texas National Guard will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Army Air Field. Lt. Col. Selden Simpson announced transport will be at Second and Pork from 7:15 to 7:30. Col. Earl Wallace will attend and vacancies for officers and non commissioned men are open.
Leonard L Garvin a 22 year old from Amarillo is jailed in Potter County after being returned from Little Rock Arkansas. He is held for federal authorities on charges of transporting a woman in interstate commerce for Immoral Purposes. Federal charges were filed weeks ago.
Swindling charges against Bobby A. Ellis were dismissed in 47th District Court yesterday after a prior conviction was reversed due to insufficient evidence. Ellis had been charged with swindling Jay Taylor by means of a worthless draft, involving a large cattle shipment.
The blast near Cedar Bayou rattled windows 27 miles away as a massacre of injuries overwhelmed Beeler Mankse Clinic in Galveston. National Guard was deployed and emergency crews rushed to Texas City while Galveston hospitals took in the wounded. Telecommunication workers were recalled to restore services during the emergency.
The nation’s manufacturers and suppliers mobilize to aid Hig gins Glazier and Woodward after the tornado. Auto makers dispatch vehicles for transportation and restore destroyed cars while suppliers offer preferred shipments and building materials including glass to support rehabilitation. Red Cross reports adequate medical supplies.
Mrs. Etta Eleanor Blacksten 64 of Dumas died at 9 00 this morning after four days in the hospital. She had lived with her daughter Mrs Carl Troutman in Dumas for three years and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter and seven sons in Texas and California. Funeral arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Man still does not know definitely what causes the moon's craters.
The Old Fiddlers contest finals are tentatively scheduled for April 30 after postponement due to bad weather. Nine entrants remain from preliminaries, with about 50,000 hairs on the head of an average redhead compared with 100,000 for brunets and 150,000 for blondes.
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