22 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1946
Page
1
The article explains two secret war devices the sniperscope and snooper scope using infrared light to reveal enemies in total darkness. Demonstrated by Electronic Laboratories of Indianapolis, the system yielded about 30 percent of Okinawa Jap casualties.
The Senate Banking Committee clash erupts as business representative Arthur Beese brands OPA policy hokum and senators defend the agency. Price Chief Porter vows the fight continues as heated exchanges unfold over price control extension legislation.
April reports reveal a Japanese puppet minister Chu Min-yi sentenced to death and Madame Wang Ching Wei given a life term for treason. In Nuernberg U S Army cites arsenic poisoning of 2 283 Soviet prisoners of war at Stalag 13 with bread tainted by the bakers. 207 seriously ill and four arsenic bottles found. No arrests announced yet as investigations continue.
Chief Justice Stone, 73, was led from the Supreme Court by Justices Black and Reed as a physician was summoned. He spoke briefly while pale, asking that the case be stayed and investigated, before the court recessed around 1:45 PM.
Capt. Eugene Safford, commanding officer of the lower district of the West Texas U S Army Recruiting District, is in Amarillo today to inspect the Amarillo station and attend a re districting conference to be held here tomorrow.
A dented headlight marked the arrest of a man in connection with the hit and run death Saturday night of Mrs. Margaret McVea near White Deer. Sheriff Clarence Williams and deputies blocked roads and pursued clues before detaining the suspect and the vehicle. Charges were to be filed today. Mrs. McVea’s body was sent to Lawton Oklahoma for burial.
The Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions with widely scattered showers this afternoon in Amarillo and vicinity, followed by clearing and cooler tonight. Tuesday looks fair and cooler. West Texas regions from the Panhandle to Del Rio Eagle Pass area expect showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, with clearing and cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday. Real estate and loans noted in brief.
Mrs. P. A. Grove won five dollars for best News Tip, supplying complete fire details at 1813 Pierce. Esse Williams earned three dollars for tipping about a fire at Victory Bowling Allers Porker Tip, the small boy who followed the bus route home.
County officials gather at the Herring Hotel for the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association reconversion conference. Judge Goodpasture argues strong road investment lowers freight costs from 1894 levels. sessions include talks by E C Grindstaff, John Winters, and Cal Farley with a banquet to close the day.
Weather chief H C Winburn explains a sun halo formed by ice crystals at 25 000 to 28 000 feet signals no weather change. Expect scattered showers this afternoon. towns report varied rainfall with Hereford at .62 inches, Adrian .15, Dumas .30. Two Amarillo boys misinterpret a meteorite as a comet. chances of Earth impact remain tiny.
Four Russian P-39 fighters fired 37 millimeter shots at a U S Army C-48 transport as it approached the Vienna airport. Captain James C. Baxter reported two shots seen with fighters in pursuit within the Russian occupation zone. The encounter occurred amid strict air lanes and just before a party of 14 American publishers arrived.
The United States started bread rations today to curb a looming famine threat. The 70 day cut targets saving 25 million bushels of wheat for export and reduces bread and wheat products by about 25 percent. A nationwide food collection drive led by Henry A. Wallace with honorary chairs Mrs. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman will gather tinned foods or cash for UNRRA distribution to the neediest areas.
Amarillo on the counter price of bread increased by a cent a loaf. The pound loaf rises from 10 to 11 cents and the pound and a half loaf from 14 to 15 cents. Bakers note the move aligns with Lubbock and other centers and marks the first rise in 20 years despite production costs more than doubling.
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