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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1946
Page
2
A rural weather note discusses scattered showers across the Panhandle this weekend amid heat and cooler readings in Amarillo and Fort Worth. A reader reports 114 in Fort Worth versus 98 in the official Fort Worth reading, and a Springfield Chamber of Commerce letter praises the city while noting modernization needs.
Sam Houston, a four engine DC-3, arrives tonight on the maiden Pioneer Airlines flight to Amarillo with top officials aboard. The inaugural service replaces Electras, adds routes and cuts travel time, boosting the carrier’s Southwest expansion plans.
Bill Miller says Colorado farmers are angry over lost raw crops this summer. He expects fall rains to ease the temporary irritation as meteorological and agricultural conditions shift, leaving the goose higher at this moment.
A dramatic note recalls atomic tests at Bikini Atoll where two bombs exploded. It claims the area has not seen rain since the detonation, contrasting with previous tropical daily rainfall.
Moses Thomas of Wichita Falls told police he was robbed of 265 dollars at gunpoint by two young Black men in the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad yards around 3 am. He said one man had a gun and the other a knife, took his billfold and demanded his shoes before fleeing. He arrived in Amarillo about 2 am after riding a freight train.
Rebekah Lodge 222 places a Tom Breneman program at 312% East Fifth at 8 tonight to raise funds for the Grand Lodge session in Amarillo next March. Monte Rosenwald to MC. show airs on KFDA with emcee hats washing ring nylons beauty kit and other prizes. Invitations go to Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges Panhandle wide. Priscilla Stover says two busloads from Pampa and one from Amarillo are expected.
A 1942 Plymouth coupe was stolen in downtown Dallas. Minutes later the thief, unnamed at press time, reportedly drove 75 mph, veered off a viaduct and died in the wreck. Five other occupants were injured but not seriously.
New York August 13 Dun and Bradstreet reports a sharp rise in commercial and industrial failures for the week ending August 8. Totals reached 27, up from 14 the prior week and 8 in the same week of 1945, with 25 involving liabilities of 5000 dollars or more and twelve belonging to manufacturing concerns.
Berlin reports say the Soviet military government denied western licensed papers in Berlin that thousands of Brandenburg children vanished. The same release disclosed 48 members of two secret youth groups were arrested in the last month.
Snakes lack ears yet use their forked tongues to pick up faint sounds and vibrations. Their tongues also serve as feelers, helping them navigate in darkness.
Dr. John Hooper says no new polio cases in Amarillo this morning after hospital checks. Six Amarillo patients admitted to West Texas Clinic at Plainview since Monday with Mickey Vineyard 11 in serious but not critical condition. Other five patients have lighter attacks including Shirley Peake Gale Holbrook Merle Moore Jerry Stowell and Chlorita Venable under treatment.
Texas Home Demonstration Association executive board meets at the Herring Hotel to finalize arrangements for the state convention starting tomorrow in the Municipal Auditorium. Mrs. Leon Sullivan of Red Oak presides, with Mrs. R. L. Campbell of Wildorado as vice president District 1, and Mrs. J. H. Johnson leading the hostesses. The convention opens at 8 30 tomorrow morning with a general assembly at Municipal Auditorium.
War Assets Administration showcases 91 cars at Pantex Ordnance Plant east of Amarillo with 7 more from Amarillo Army Air Field as former service men inspect passenger cars trucks and truck tractors today. Inspection deadline is today with awards to follow tomorrow and Thursday based on the oldest dated certificate for each vehicle type.
Deputies link Smith alias Tom Williams to forged checks in a $39.53 cashing at Henry Ford Produce Co. The suspect bought a car on terms from an Amarillo dealer and the dealer received final payment of 345 dollars. Arrest made in Waco as Pounds heads to transfer him back for trial.
Cattle and hog prices moved unevenly with cattle largely steady to higher in Kansas City and Chicago. Feeder steers and beef cows showed varied gains while hogs and lambs faced softer bids, reflecting a cautious market as buyers delayed purchases and weights shifted.
Courthouse records list warranty deeds transferring multiple parcels in Morningside San Jacinto J Hts and Plemons to various grantees. District Court notes Betty Howard versus W R Howard divorce. Marriage licenses issued to J R Smith with Maxine Brownlow and A J Pettrini with Margaret Anne Troth Woodrow Wright with Sarah Knorzer.
A heavily armed posse with a fresh pack of bloodhounds closed in on two bank robbers after a farm wife spotted one in her kitchen at Antlers Oklahoma. Dogs followed scent through rugged hills as state police warned residents to expect house-to-house searches in a 140 square mile area.
Mrs Lillian Patton 60 longtime Amarillo resident died at 1115 this morning at 1310 Van Buren after a year of ill health She was active in Polk Street Methodist Church Trulove Sunday School class since 1915 and a past president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Survivors include husband L W Patton two sons three daughters and two grandchildren The body is in state at Blackburn Shaw funeral arrangements are pending
Police hold a man who says he deserted the Canadian Army in December and crossed into the United States via the St Lawrence River. He was arrested in Amarillo after a car theft spree in a 1937 Packard owned by D E McGlasson, taken near West Sixth and McMasters, then captured near Price College.
Mildred Ann Donges and Hen rietta Jones of Vernon have been guests of Miss Donges sisters Mrs. W. L. Anderson at 806 A Adams and Mrs. S. L. Johnson at 1014 Fillmore. Miss Jones also visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bandy at 402 Cleveland.
Lt. Col. Teddy H. Sanford, commanding officer of the West Texas New Mexico U S Army Recruiting District, visited Amarillo to inspect the local recruiting station.
The piece notes Anders Polish army disbandment and rising fascist sentiment across northern Italy among thousands of industrial unemployed, with pre war leaders prosecuted last winter. Police can act only if suspects are on wanted lists or openly provoke disorder as fascism reemerges.
Mrs. Virginia Lyvers of 35 Oldham Circle has been hospitalized for peritonitis and shows steady improvement after several weeks of illness. Attendants report better condition this morning following two days of progress.
Mr and Mrs B I Smith and daughter Betty June returned home after vacationing in Creede and Denver Colorado They were joined in Creede and Denver by Miss Nancy Beth White of La Junta Colorado
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