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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
2
The column mixes weather outlook for the Panhandle with a citizen committee addressing juvenile delinquency and calls for publicity of arrests. It mentions the sheriff race heating up, odd anecdotes, jokes, and a planned three week northern car trip by Sam and Mrs. Carter from Hempstead Texas, noting Six-Shooter Junction lore.
In Hempstead the old prohibition meeting was held in the courthouse. Five minutes after the meeting began four men were dead. The report also notes Mr. Carter presenting Mr. Tack with midget sweet corn. An ear measures about the size of a cigar and is described as exceptionally sweet.
Cyril Walker a 57 year old leading golfer of the 1920s was found dead in a jail cell at Hackensack police headquarters where he had been lodged overnight. The 1924 US Open winner from England died of natural causes according to Police Sgt Daniel Bebus.
Livestock and wholesale meat prices fell as buyers striked spread to more cities though butcher shop tags stayed mostly steady. Pork on the hoof lost 25 to 50 cents per hundred pounds at major midwestern markets with drops up to $1 in St. Louis. New York wholesale markets showed about half a cent per pound decline and beef and spring lamb slipped up to 2 cents per pound.
Texas Ranger Force observed its 125th anniversary in Austin with no ceremony. The force, now six companies of 51 Rangers led by six captains, was organized on August 6, 1823 by Stephen F. Austin to defend the Texas colony under Mexican rule.
A commission appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury approves artificial insemination when performed by husband and wife. It condemns insemination from a donor other than the husband and urges that nonmarital insemination be outlawed.
The Communications Workers of America announced on August 6 that it will ask for wage increases for 87,000 Bell Telephone employees this month.
Iowa City report cites Dr. N A Womsck of University of Iowa hospitals urging schools and colleges to combat cancer awareness. He says fear and ignorance drive the disease as the nation’s second leading killer and that basic physiology knowledge makes citizens healthier.
ICC examiner Lucian Jordan says the Texas Electric Railway Co should be allowed to abandon its 168 mile system from Dallas to Denison and Dallas to Waco. He conditions abandonment on sale of the line for fair salvage value to keep potential operations alive. The line operates at a substantial loss and burdens the ICC and the public.
MAYS LANDING NJ Aug 6 The naked but shivering delegates to the American sunbathers convention faced two days of rain and near record low temperatures. More than 200 delegates remained unclothed despite the bad weather as clouds lingered over the seaside event.
Greek press dispatches report Markos Vafiades and his rebel government fled into Albania as Greek forces pushed into the Grammos mountains. Greek divisions pinned the insurgents to a small area near Albania after seven counterattacks were repelled.
Merrill Lynch closes with gains in Industrials 183.01 up and Railroads at 61.44 up while Utilities rise to 44.95. The New York market quotations list numerous companies including Air Reduction Alaska Juneau Allegheny, General Electric, General Motors, Union Oil, and others with varied price movements as trading ends. Kansas City livestock reports note cattle and calves activity amid USDA coverage.
Hogs show slow demand with price declines of 25 to 75 cents, widely varying by weight. Top hog prices reach $30.50 in Chicago with 170 to 240 pound good to choice at $29.50 to $30.00. 250 to 280 pound at $28.00 to $29.50. Cattle and sheep also mix, with calves weak and lambs trading around $28 to $28.50 for good native spring types. Beef cows limit at $19.50 to $22.50, veal steady near $31.00.
The Houston Post, after backing George Peddy in the first primary, endorses Lyndon Johnson in the Senate runoff. The editorial argues Johnson is better equipped, noting his national experience as a congressman and broader federal perspective.
In Dallas Texas department store sales rose 16 percent last week compared with the prior year, led by Houston with a 39 percent increase. For the four largest Texas cities the four week period showed an overall 13 percent rise year over year according to the Federal Reserve Bank.
Five men were killed and eight injured at New River and Pocahontas Coal Co. No. 11 mine in Capels West Virginia as 75 miners rode the man trip. A 25 foot slate fall struck 25 mine cars on the main haulageway. State inspector E L Chatfield called it the worst haulageway fall in Southern West Virginia coal field history. The mine employs about 390 workers, with 126 on shift leaving the pit and about 50 on a return trip.
Texas purchasers totaled 65.866 million dollars in a federal savings bonds drive aimed at security loans. The aggregate fell short of the 83.75 million dollar state quota but surpassed the prior year by about 12 million dollars.
In Tennessee election returns from about 2,000 precincts Kefauver leads Crump ally Mitchell with Steward second. Browning outpaces McCord for governor. Republican Carroll Reece wins Senate nomination and Roy Acuff is GOP governor candidate as Democrats dominate statewide.
Mrs Betty Kersten and her children left their Cleveland home seeking peace and quiet after a week of intrusions. A string of cleaners, repairmen, radio masons and other visitors arrived daily, followed by a police rent request and a moving van demanding departure.
Chaperons of the Senior High School A Cappella Choir host a yard party at 8 PM Friday at 1600 Travis for choir members. The event features a film showing from their New York City trip and a photo share, with special guest choir director Mrs. Julia Dean Evans and hostesses Mrs. Burkhalter Mrs. Nowlin Folsom Jackson and Mrs. O L Johnson.
Ernest Riley Thornton 42 died and four others injured when a car and a jeep collided at a street intersection in Lufkin last night officials reported.
City officials praise a juvenile traffic safety program as a step in building safe drivers. James Dunn notes court sessions would benefit from more parent attendance to learn driving and court procedures, with about 30 percent of parents currently attending.
McDowell testified uranium nitrate and black uranium oxide moved from Port Hope to Great Falls and then to Col Kotikov. Uranium metal allegedly sent to the Soviet Union. Mundt says testimony will prove a high level Communist spy ring. hearings go underground with a mystery witness as the subcommittee targets next week public hearings.
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