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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
2
Market notes from Amarillo and Chicago show mixed activity with stocks aided by Merrill Lynch quotes and USDA livestock data. Hog and cattle prices edge up and down. Kansas City and Chicago reports reflect slower trade but solid demand for select loads of steers, heifers, and calves amid varying weights and categories.
Opening bids ease on slaughter lambs with light weights selling near 23.25 to 24.00 per hundredweight native lambs around 23.50 to 24.00. Sheep total 2,000 head with slower activity. Financial Industrial Fund in liquidation offers at 1.85 to 2.03 per share.
Warranty deeds recorded with multiple buyers purchasing lots across San Jacinto Heights Tarter John Dees Country Club Terrace and Roberts Place. A divorce case Gerrie Marie Post vs Post appears in district court. Marriage licenses issued to Charles A. Mendenhall with Ethelreda Turner John B Cameron with Anna Nelson and Clyde Allison.
Amarillo Girl Scouts present a Scout's Own program at 4 30 Sunday afternoon in Amarillo High School Auditorium. Troops dramatize Christmas customs from England Sweden Mexico Austria Netherlands and America with carols and a finale of Come All Ye Faithful. Organized by Mrs J Murl McCasland and others, the event is open to the public.
Braniff International Airways proposed to fly to ease the mail transportation crisis caused by the coal strike. Charles E. Beard said Braniff would convert its idle South American DC-4 fleet to carry first class mail and parcel post within 24 hours if needed. The offer was made to Gael Sullivan of the Post Office Department.
Amarillo recorded a low of 40 degrees last night, the first December minimum at or above 40 in seven years. The warm spell is noted as rare, with such temperatures occurring only three times in the past two decades and hinting at an unusual holiday warmth for Santa Claus travel.
The article states the union faces a potential $250,000 loss per day during the strike, with Goldsborough setting that figure for the initial 14 days. Lewis’ supporters mobilize across coal fields, while Pennsylvania UMW members react to the union leadership’s firing by blocking nonunion strip mines. Pickets operate in automobiles.
Postmaster General imposes new limits on first class mail to five pounds and fourth class to five pounds or 18 by 60 inches, with many exceptions including live poultry, perishables, medicines, money in registered mail, armed forces parcels, second class matter, films, and restricted international service during the emergency. Domestic mail to Canada Mexico and possessions follows similar rules.
Washington union prepares to appeal heavy $7000 contempt penalties against Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Counsel plan expedited route to the Supreme Court via the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia with possible action as early as Monday. Government circles await labor reaction over the weekend as union meetings occur Monday.
The article resumes with Miss Erdman describing a close call weeks earlier when she nearly fainted. She details her recovery and her attempt to resume activities, highlighting the emotional toll and subsequent precautions.
Washington reports Housing Expediter Wilson Wyatt quit amid a push to relax building controls. President Truman ordered gradual decontrol while Wyatt sought broader emergency loans for mass produced housing. Wyatt planned to return to Louisville to resume law practice.
J M Walsh vice president of Morrow Thomas Hardware died in Dallas after a heart attack. He came to Amarillo in 1908 and lived here 15 years before moving with his wife and two children to Dallas in 1923. He owned stock in Morrow Thomas since 1908. Rosary at Crane Sheldon Langley Mortuary Dallas tonight at 8. Requiem at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs G E Settle of Dallas four sons J M Walsh Jr of Dallas and four grandchildren Jean Bruce Charles and Sue.
Police recovered a car this morning and still seek a second vehicle stolen last night. The missing car is a 1936 Ford coupe reported stolen from Clint Rumbley at 711 West Ninth. The recovered vehicle is described but details are incomplete in the text.
G. A. Norton reports a theft from his 802 Monroe home last night. Police recovered the item this morning on West Fifteenth. The artifact was considered the British as the most important objective in the American revolution.
Regular brushing with Ipana followed by gentle gum massage is promoted to keep gums firmer and teeth brighter. A nationwide survey reports seven in ten dentists recommending gum massage and urges readers to ask their dentist about gum massage.
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