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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1944
Page
2
In Amarillo and the Panhandle, April winds bring dust and grit as residents endure a harsh climate that strengthens the hardy and tests the weak. Letters from locals praise community spirit, while a note from Lt. William J. Hardy defends Texans against a jab in a controversial column.
U P recaps April 28 stock averages with notable gains led by General Electric General Motors and others. Ample trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Merrill Lynch updates accompany a Kansas City livestock note showing hogs and cattle activity with price ranges for various weight blocks and sow values.
A delegation led by Hillary Tolson of Chicago and joined by Amarillo officials inspected Palo Duro State Park. The group, delayed a day, planned a Chamber of Commerce conference this afternoon before continuing. Frank Quinn and Doctor Bolton were among the attendees. Fred A. Emery arranged the Amarillo visit. Mayor Joe Jenkins headed the Amarillo delegation.
A group of Kansas City business leaders spent three days in the Panhandle en route to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Bankers convention. Cros Kemper president of City National Bank and Trust Co Kearney Wornall VP of the bank and Missouri Bankers Association Jud Cash president of the Kansas City Stock Yards Co and Tom Collins publicity director of City National were among the visitors. They planned to return to Amarillo this afternoon before continuing to New Mexico.
A. H. Pittman of 1317 East Tenth Avenue aided a young man at the union bus station last night. This morning the youth vanished, taking Pittman’s wallet containing $61 and papers. Authorities were told of the loss and Pittman consulted officials. Rex Baxter, ill with a chest cold, was ordered to bed by his doctor. Chamber of Commerce manager met national park service officials visiting town. Lubbock journalist Rex Parker Prouty and KFYO manager DeWitt Landis traveled to Amarillo on business, joined by station veteran DeWitt Landis.
Stamp collectors in Amarillo can bid on rare Constellation inaugural flight cachets issued with permission from the War and Post Office Departments. Ray Bicker presented 10 cachets to Red Cross chairman F. Byron Singleton for auction to fund county chapter needs.
Captain Bob Snowden, recently stationed at Amarillo Army Air Field, is reassigned to the Western Technical Training Command at Denver Colorado under Maj. Gen. John F. Curry. He comes from a post as assistant SS officer in charge of personnel. Mrs. Snowden and son Bob Jr. will stay in Amarillo until year’s end before joining him.
Montgomery Ward and Company defied President Roosevelt and the War Labor Board by refusing to comply with a WLB directive to settle a dispute with CIO united retail, wholesale and department store employees. Sewell L Avery telegrammed Roosevelt announcing the decision to ignore the WLB demands as the noon deadline passed. Employees reported for the day shift after the order to end the strike.
Captain Emily A. Miller and Lt. Jessie W. Gardner visit Amarillo to inspect the local Army Recruiting Station. This is the first official inspection since Lt. Cora Lee Morrow took command last week, as Miller HQs in Dallas conducts a Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana tour.
In Dallas, War Service Conference and annual meeting of the Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons opens today. Pr. Lester Vick and Dr. J Francis Brown will attend and Vick will address the group Thursday. Public health problems of war and postwar era to be highlighted.
A man entered Amarillo police headquarters claiming he had jumped bond in Long Beach California on an immortal conduct charge. He said he had been gone two months and his draft board did not know his location, and at his request the police placed him in jail.
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