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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1948
Page
2
A Rockport report describes a shrimp strike halting boats over price cuts, Mexico imports, and wholesale limits. It discusses Texas and Louisiana production, oyster beds depletion, possible legislative leasing, and Gulf coast pollution affecting Galveston Bay fisheries.
Report notes rising tensions between commercial and sport fishermen along the Texas Coast. Residents urge stronger laws and more wardens to protect sea trout redfish and other game fish while opposing licensing fees and strict seasons. Harvey Shell recounts Rockport move and shares a three sided view on disputes.
USDA livestock notes from Kansas City show fed lambs firm to higher while cattle and calves sell steady to firm in limited receipts. Chicago market records moderate activity with steady to firm per head prices on hogs and cattle, including strong demand for fed steers and top lambs. Prices highlight live cattle and hogs trading around mid April levels.
Rear Adm. Hillenkoetter testifies that conditions in Colombia resemble U S trends two years ahead. He likens Jorge Gaitan to a Henry Wallace figure aligned with extremists and Communists. Wallace’s campaign manager Baldwin calls the claim contemptible.
The session discussed rate changes with most increases in the revision plan and some reductions to intermediate points to maintain uniform patterns. Mr. Brooks produced a large rolled bundle of sixteen sheets covered with penciled figures, and Mr. Dodge answered most questions from the mass of data. About half of the 50 rate experts planned to testify as the meeting recessed for noon, with more witnesses expected in the afternoon.
The 57 nation United Nations General Assembly opened with an urgent call for a Jewish Holy Land cease fire. President Muniz of Brazil urged an immediate halt to hostilities to create a favorable atmosphere for a broad cooperation formula.
Weather bureau records show a historically dry April with no measurable precipitation so far this month, mirroring 1929. Highs near 83 to 85 degrees, 45 degree low tonight, with no rain in sight and a trend toward a sixth straight month of above normal rainfall. A separate police report notes a Negro arrested and a stolen car recovered in the 300 block West Second. European medieval belief links each month to a gemstone, a superstition still remembered today.
Amarillo city auditor J. C. Lilly reported the first quarterly franchise tax payment of the year. The $2,670 check covers January through March, calculated at 2 percent of gross receipts for the period.
Greek forces launched significant operations against guerrillas in multiple sectors of east and central Greece, according to Athens newspapers reported today.
Two Texas lawmakers wired the attorney general asking aid as a 30 000 acre farming region near Lubrock faces severe fuel shortages. They report gasoline supply problems across bulk dealers and a no new customers rule, with gray market gas possible as planting season approaches.
Washington remembers presidents who pitched in baseball while Clark Griffith recalls Taft Wilson Harding Coolidge and Hoover among others. He notes Truman may start the season with a new ball and jokes about the White House’s baseball legacy.
Washington April 16 The article describes President Truman's plan to strengthen the armed forces to support a stop Communism policy. Secretary Forrestal upset the plan by clashing with Army Navy and Air force leaders over unified command and execution of the new law.
Forrestal and top aides told Senate and House Armed Services committees a draft or universal military training is needed to build up forces. They argued for an air force of 70 groups, larger than the 55 planned, while Symington pressed for a bigger air force and questioned the value of UMT.
Mrs. Lena Gay More, state Republican leader from Brownsville, said Texas may go Republican in the Presidential election. Dissatisfaction with President Truman and Democratic splits are cited as factors favoring a Hoover victory. The 1928 Republican winner carried Texas, and national committeewoman for Texas arrived for a political institute with speakers including Frank T. O Brien of Amarillo.
Irving citizens demand the board resign at the next meeting after a committee vote. Three members indicated willingness to resign if the remaining four also step down, amid a dispute over the failure to rehire two principals, W. D. Drummond and R. H. Copeland.
In Charleston on April 16 a fatal shooting occurred when a bullet from a dog fight pierced a bedroom wall and struck 61 year old coal miner Clarence Martin as he slept. State Police say the shot likely came from the dogs firing shots.
A strike at the New York Curb Exchange ended with a 10 percent pay raise and a bonus, no union shop provision, and did not affect the ongoing strike at the New York Stock Exchange. Unrelated figures note 1663 tons of dried figs imported in 1946-47, including 921 tons from Turkey.
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