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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
2
Kansas City market news shows cattle and hogs traded unevenly with cows and calves in light supply and steady to higher hog prices. Feeder yearlings and steers traded around 13 to 19 dollars, vealers 14 to 18, hogs top 21.25, sows 15 to 18, sheep and lambs mixed with scattered early sales and late arrivals uncertain.
Chicago livestock markets show higher bids across hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs gain about 75 cents with top prices near 22.00 for 190 to 220 pound pigs and 270 to 325 pound hogs around 21.50 to 21.75. Cattle steady with calves at 300 pounds around 19.00, and beef cows about 11.75 to 14.50. Sheep active with slaughter lambs down 15 to 25 cents and native wooled lambs around 22.50 to 22.65. ewes scarce and mixed native lots around 7.25 to 7.50.
Fayette county circuit court clerk faces a motion requiring the defendant Charles C. Childs to elect which of several inconsistent defenses or causes of action to pursue. The motion challenges alleged trust or implied trust and an alleged agreement to devise as the third amended counter claim and cross petition details.
In Hong Kong the corvette Fu Po formerly HMS Petunia reports that over 1900 Chinese naval officers and men are training in the United Kingdom to crew 13 British warships being handed to China as the nucleus of its new navy. The Fu Po arrived from Plymouth and heads to Nanking as a training ship. The 1,400 ton vessel carries updated guns radar and anti submarine gear.
A man with a narcotic history was arrested after a forged prescription led police to a drug store at Fifth and Polk. FBI had tracked him for months, with earlier misdating prompting investigation of the doctor and forged signatures.
The BBC announced it will not use hypnotism on general broadcasts after successful closed circuit tests. Peter Casson led the trials with twelve staff volunteers, five entering sleep. In a second test four of six viewers in a dark room slept, two needed awakening.
Researchers H. D. Cogan and C. A. Setterstrom report a colorless ethyl silicate based paint that resists heat and aging. The formulation, mixed with pigments, promises strong weather and chemical fume resistance for theater scenery, industrial fabrics, and chemical plant walls.
In Philadelphia the SKF ball and roller bearing plant has built a desert room a vault with 115 degree heat and under 10 percent humidity to dry and store anti friction bearings. Metallurgists say the setup mimics a mid summer desert day to prevent rust during temporary storage before final inspection and oil packing for shipment.
Franciscan friar Marcos de Niza is regarded as the earliest known European to reach the region now called Arizona, marking a milestone in early exploration. His reported journeys and role are noted in historical accounts from the era.
The CIO United Automobile Workers filed a federal suit against Ford Motor Co for sixty eight million dollars claiming portal-to-portal pay for about two thousand workers at the Chicago Ford City plant. Attorney Ben Meyers said four million is due since 1938 plus four million in liquidated damages, based on a Supreme Court portal pay ruling. Workers allege long time-clock lines and shift changes caused unpaid coverage.
Ford Motor Company announced a week long holiday shutdown of nationwide operations from December 24 to January 2 affecting about 90 000 employees due to critical metal shortages. Only seven day operations such as coke ovens and steel mills continue. Salaried staff remain unaffected except Christmas and New Year.
A reader asks for a two or three bedroom unfurnished house to rent with good care promised and a one to two year option to buy. The plea warns the family may disband without suitable housing and provides a phone number for contact before 8 A M or after 5 30 P M.
Jennie Bess George reports a brown pencil bag missing last Tuesday between Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School and the First Presbyterian Church. It contains a fountain pen and pencils. She asks to call 2-3502 or leave it at the school office. address 1101 West Thirteenth.
A reader reports using a flashlight bulb to create contact for Christmas tree lights not wired separately. The bulbs will burn, offering a workable substitute and informing readers of a practical workaround.
A 10 carat gold ring was found Sunday in front of Senior High School. The owner may recover by contacting Betty Bysom at 805 Madison after 6 PM.
Laura West asks for help locating a coin purse lost Saturday night at McCollum Grocery containing at least $35 and a social security card. A reward is offered. Contact 2 9715.
Mrs. R. asks the finder of sugar stamps dropped Saturday night on Sixth Avenue by the courthouse to call 2 4058 to return them. She stresses she needs them.
Mrs Mary Jo Martin asks finder to return her billfold lost at Newberry's on Monday. The wallet contains a driver's license and money. Call 2 4046 to arrange return.
Personal notice seeks housing for two or three children to stay days at home. Also offering a black fur-collared coat size 16 for sale. Contact by phone at 6534.
An 11 year old boy, Flavel Endersby of 3410 West Sixth, cannot attend school due to a heart ailment and asks for a small, house‑broken dog or any very small or very large dog to perk his spirits, expressing gratitude to any contributor.
Mrs. W. W. Mills offers a reward for returning a boy's tan jacket taken by mistake at Johnston's barber shop 408 West Tenth on Saturday December 14. Call 2-6377 to arrange pickup at 3202 Monroe.
A buyer seeks a parlor size pool cue ball sized 1 percent inches for a complete set. The seller hopes to obtain it before Christmas and requests contact via phone 7717.
A months old puppy is available free to a good home at 1611 Hillcrest. Call 2766 for details and pickup.
In Rio de Janeiro mobs stoned party headquarters burned a Russian flag wrecked election billboards and beat a guardsman after Brazil announced withdrawal of its second secretary from Moscow at Russia’s request Foreign Minister Raul Fernandes said Ambassador Pimentel Brandao in Moscow had agreed to release Joao Batista Soares De Pina but doubted his involvement in the street clash cited by officials.
George P. Phillips 62, partner in Phillips Supply Co. died suddenly in Dallas after a heart attack in an elevator. His body will go to Springfield, Mass., for burial. He came to Amarillo a decade ago and helped on the Pantex Ordnance Plant project at Pantex Village.
Loren Porter Michael aged 73 died after laughing at his own joke in Phoenix. He told a service station attendant he drove from Chicago to Phoenix on one tank of gas, then said he had the car shipped by train. The laughter triggered a heart attack.
Gov elect Eugene Talmadge, 62, ill with a stomach ailment in Atlanta, remains seriously sick but not critically as physician J E Paullin reports a fairly restful night. Vital signs normal, but fluids and nourishment given intravenously.
Yenan the Chinese capital grew from about 10 000 residents ten years ago to roughly 50 000 during World War II reflecting wartime expansion and refugee inflows.
Reporters note Communist guerrillas pressing toward Huangtsun and Weishang chuang near Peiping as Marine air base reinforcements rush in. Li Tsung Jen downplays the threat while railroad service remains operational between Peiping and Tientsin.
Homer Hendricks, a Washington tax attorney and former Texas legislator, received a 10 year prison term for the fatal shooting of his wife at their Bethesda Maryland home on October 2. He was found guilty of manslaughter after a trial jury last week. He told police his wife entered his bedroom with a gun at 5 AM and he shoved her and fired.
BEAUMONT Dec 20 James Carter learned he was carrying 500000 in his pocket after a Chicago trip. He had requested five 10000 cashier's checks but found all five were drawn for 100000 each. The uncashed checks were returned to the bank.
Dr. J A Hill president of West Texas State College in Canyon said regents will meet in days to discuss reopening the campus after a shutdown ordered when students struck. Hill added he will frame college problems around student welfare and society. Regent Walter Woodul said disciplinary action rests with Hill and urged those unhappy with conditions to leave for openings.
At Lake Success on December 20 1950 Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko refused to vote on a Canadian resolution urging the UN Atomic Energy Commission to approve in principle the American atomic control plan. He asked to postpone action for six or seven days, a motion rejected 10 to 2. US Delegate Baruch welcomed the Canadian proposal. Cadogan and Hasiuck also supported it.
The United States kept farm acreage almost steady in World War I while yields per acre rose, boosting farm production by about one third. The gain came from higher crop output per field rather than much more land under cultivation.
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