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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1951
Page
4
Notices report the deaths of Robert Hopper 34 of 1608 Mua ne and Roberta G Steele 42 of 1508 Rusk in Colorado Springs, with memorial and pending services. Funeral details cite Memorial Chapel, burial at Memorial Park, and service times. Donations requested to the Polio Fund.
President Elpidio Quirino will present President Truman with a large pearl from the Sulu Sea when they meet in Washington on August 30 to sign the Philippines US mutual defense pact. The Moro delegation brought the pearl to Manila and urged Quirino to give it as a gift from the Filipino people.
Arrangements for services honoring Mrs. Roberta G. Steele are to be completed, with her body to be received at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. She died yesterday in Glockner Hospital Colorado Springs at 42 after a long illness. She owned property in Amarillo’s business district and was active in the Junior League Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations.
Police say loot from the July 29 break in at J. R. Barnhill Jr. home at 1601 Milam may have been found in California. Detective John Allen would not identify the city. Items stolen included men’s clothing valued around 450 dollars, several suits trousers a sports jacket and a suitcase. It is unclear if the entry is linked to phantom burglaries.
Port authorities feared for the Mexican tanker Vera Cruz after the storm silenced its radio. The 18 de Marzo wirelessed from Lobos Island seeking shelter from fierce winds and high seas. Refugees were evacuated by truck as Panuco River floods spread, while Tampico’s city center remained on high ground and residents sought shelter in sturdy buildings.
Two Texas State Park Board officials Gordon K. Shearer executive secretary and R W Barlow assistant secretary will be in Amarillo Friday for the inaugural bus run to Palo Duro Park. The bus leaves at 545 PM from Continental Trailways Station and a Friday evening program in Palo Duro Park is planned with John McCarty concessionaire guiding a Saturday inspection tour.
George R. Whittington of the 604 Amarillo Building is nominated for election to the National Rifle Association of America Board of Directors. A past Texas State Rifle Association president and nationally known smallbore competitor, he serves on the NRA Board and Executive Committee and chairs the NRA Smallbore Competitions Committee.
Blanche Bass of Cliffside suffered severe burns to feet and legs in an incident at Amarillo Laundry and Dry Cleaners on Harrison Street just before 1 pm. She, an employee, was taken by N W Texas Hospital ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital. Details were not immediately available. The Island of Bahrain, about 3 000 square miles, lies in the Persian Gulf near Saudi Arabia.
Market quotes from Merrill Lynch offices show numerous industrials and consumer equities with varied movements. Notable tickers include Air Reduction Allied Stores Anaconda Copper Bethlehem Steel Chrysler ExxonMobil and Motorola along with many other corporations. Prices quoted cover NYSE and over the counter equities signaling broad activity in midday trading.
Chicago livestock prices show hogs mostly down 25 to 50 cents with choice 220 to 240 pound hogs at 22.25. Cattle are steady to higher with primes at 38.00 to 39.00. Slaughter lambs bid 30.50 to 31.50 and vealers 29.00 to 38.00, while cows run 27.00 to 29.50. In Knoxville a veteran sailor declines report, saying he’s been on active duty 11 years.
The National Production Authority approved the remodeling of the USO Building in Amarillo at Second and Polk Street. Owner is Sam Elkins of Amarillo. Construction can begin once architectural drawings are completed.
A fragment reports on Kaesong and foreign reactions as discussions continue. It notes a Chinese Communist radio accusation that the United States is delaying truce talks for a military budget approval and intends to break them off.
Chief Harper urged citizens to call police if they spot suspicious strangers prowling neighborhoods after a $3000 haul and the disappearance of the chief. A billfold containing $14.90 was stolen from the Parr and Quinn accounting office in the 222 Nunn Building at Fifth and Polk, belonging to Mrs. V.T.
Mrs Riley reported a missing billfold from her desk at 4014 Hayden where she keeps a purse. Police recovered the billfold this morning at the rear of the Montgomery Ward building but the cash was missing. The loss was noticed yesterday afternoon after she checked her purse at a grocery store.
Rain totaled in multiple North Plains towns with Amarillo reporting .05 to .06 inches and Plainview up to 8:30 am. Floydada saw a hard midnight rain while other areas had light showers. Floyd County cotton acreage reaches 160 000 to 170 000 acres the largest on record. Farmers foresee top yields as rain shifts to bumper potential. EF. A. Maderra, secretary of the Floyd County Production and Marketing Administration, notes the rain impact.
Hale County reports cot ton near Plainview as the best seen in years with 175,000 to 200,000 acres of cotton and 160,000 of grain sorghums across the region. Lamb County aims for a bale per acre from 200,000 acres of cotton, with rains possibly boosting yields. Insects threaten fields across the South Plains as spraying continues. Southeastern Panhandle rains boost cotton and row crops, while Wheeler and Shamrock show modest moisture. Flooding near Stratford and Texhoma spills 4.60 inches at Stevens. Dallam and Sherman counties report varied rainfall. Temperatures hover in the 60s. Amarillo records a 66-degree high and 61-degree low. Weather forecaster expects clearing skies, rising temperatures with highs near 73 today and 86 tomorrow. Low tonight around 42.
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