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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
2
Heat waves hit Dallas Fort Worth with 88 degree days as air conditioning strains fail. Citizens sleep outside and authorities warn of a lake fishing ban at Pantex Lake due to sanitation concerns. Local resident Mike Purvine alleges widespread tampering and fish die off amid reported trespass and herd displacement.
Winchell discusses Howard Hughes allegedly offered 10 million by Soviet agents to share air craft plans, noting dinners with girls and large contracts. He argues such enticements are common yet reveal hypocrisy and corruption in government and industry. The piece also cites Tugwell’s Puerto Rico chair and perks tied to his tenure.
A note cites Tugwell as history professor with a three month Puerto Rico stint filling time left by a prior nine month contract at the University of Chicago. A deputy sheriff asks Tack to state concerns over 22 cal rifle use.
Seven wives call Mr. Tack asking that Chief Sid Harper protec their homes from husbands who gamble. One wife says her husband loses about 30 percent of income betting at cards while supporting three children and a home. She asks the chief to break up the games.
The speaker targets Ed Walker and other Black workers protected by Chief Harper, proposing coercive measures to discipline dependents. He argues for rounding up dependents and forming a Card Protective Association under police oversight, with badges and severe fines to deter support for those trying to improve their situation.
A speaker warns against gambling harms and urges police caution toward Ed Walker while describing a policy idea to badge problem gamblers. The note cites Paris prostitution trends, reports a $10 reward for Boston bulldog Wally, a missing pet owned by Mrs. Regnal Greenhaw, and provides her address and contact number.
Sheriff Clarence Williams of Carson County declares a strict fishing ban at Panex Lake after reports of a foul stench and alleged sewage. Anyone seen fishing will be arrested immediately.
Richard Woodring age 25 is jailed in Potter County on a 7500 bond for swindling with worthless checks. Indicted by a Potter County grand jury for fraud against the Southworth Willys Company with a 1783.54 check drawn on a Pawhuska Oklahoma bank. He admitted an alias Richard A Wooding and has no Amarillo address.
Mrs. Norman Thomas, wife of Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas, died suddenly in New York while he attended a national executive committee meeting in Reading, Pennsylvania. The former Frances Violet Stewart married Thomas on September 1, 1910 after meeting during his early ministry and her work in social service.
Two pen pals Wallace Abel of Uniontown Pennsylvania and Kenneth Kirby of Stretford Manchester England reunite in correspondence after World War II. They began writing in 1939 and the war interrupted contact with letters returned unopened. Abel wrote to King George VI and received Kirby's serial number and contact instructions.
Gary Indiana police officer Robert Scott uses an unorthodox approach to deter theft. He confronted two men with loot and warned them to return it in 45 minutes. He found the loot restored at the original spot when he came back.
Merrill Lynch stock averages show industrials up while other sectors edge down. In Kansas City USDA market notes cattle numbers reach 2,000 head with calves 400. cattle trends hold steady to weak with cows priced at 10.00 to 13.50 and steers 16.00 to 16.75 for 1,200 pounds and heavier. lighter weights cited without complete figures.
Hogs 6,500 in Chicago bulks steady to 50 cents lower with 170-240 lb at 27.50 to 28.25, 250-270 lb at 26.25 to 27.50, heavier weights down to 23.50 to 26.00. sows lighter and heavier weights uneven. Cattle 2,000, calves 500 steady to 25 cents lower. top steers 25.00 to 27.00, yearlings to 30.00, cows 10.00 to 20.00. sheep 500 steady to 25 cents higher, lambs 24.75 for good and choice natives, other grades 18.00 to 24.50. Financial Industrial Fund lists liquidating 1,9227, offering 2.11.
Funeral services for Flora Charlene Watley 12 and Wanda Fay Rasberry 15 victims of the truck crash in Cota Glenn Canyon will be held in Dickens at 2:30 p m Saturday. Watley died Thursday in Swisher County Hospital Tulsa with burial in Dickens. Rasberry’s services are not yet set and her body rests at Griggs Warren funeral home Canyon.
Jonas Griffin Swink, 44, of Perryton, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. He was fined 100 dollars and costs in county court after the crash involving Clarence V. Burnett on the Panhandle Highway east of Amarillo.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey back at the Albany desk after a 7,000 mile West tour says he holds a substantial lead for the Republican presidential nomination. Supporters claim 420 first ballot votes from delegates in more than 15 states, 127 short of nominating.
In Bel Air Maryland James R. Dorsey 28 suffered a broken leg after leaping from a car to avoid an approaching truck. He had been urged to stay in the vehicle during the rear collision angle incident and was taken to a hospital.
Frosty Hamrick Lodge No. 608 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will hear a report from national legislative representative G. W. Nelson at a 10 o clock meeting tomorrow at the lodge hall in Amarillo. Nelson arrived today and will stay until tomorrow night.
Coast and Geodetic Survey officials report three submarine petrified forests at the bottom of Lake Washington Seattle. The stone trees rose briefly above the surface and men planned an underwater logging operation using drag lines to topple the trees 15 to 20 feet below water.
Col. Robert J. Smith president of Pioneer Air Lines urged that air power is vital to national defense in a Air Force Day message to employees. He said the air forces and commercial lines are working to inform the public how the nation’s life depends on strength in the air and that rising passenger traffic ensures a ready air transportation system for defense.
Bowen Cox, formerly in the county clerk's office, is named purchasing agent by county commissioners. He succeeds Clyde Whitaker, who has not announced future plans.
Hughes says he will ask the Justice Department to investigate Brewster and Pan American over alleged improper dealings tied to his plane contracts. He cites charges he has already made and claims Brewster offered to end the inquiry in exchange for a Pan American merger with Trans World Airlines.
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