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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1947
Page
2
Stock averages from Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Beane show declines across rails and industrials with several issues down or up fractions. Grain and livestock sections from Chicago and Kansas City USDA reports detail mixed futures and cash bids on Wheat Corn Hogs Cattle and Lambs with beef and dairy items varying by grade and weight.
The Commerce Department estimates domestic airlines will post a net loss exceeding $6.4 million for 1947, with operating costs rising faster than revenue. Despite more planes and seats, costs per ten miles of traffic grew from 39 to 51 cents, aided by postwar expansion charges and higher depreciation.
Two regional Boy Scout executives led a weekend seminar at the Herring Hotel. The session split into executive and secretarial groups to review new administrative methods and office service. Harold W Lewman of Dallas directed the executive segment with K G Bentz presiding over the secretarial group, with Adobe Walls Council staff from Pampa and Llano Estacado Council in attendance.
Kenneth Martin aged 1% years is ill with scarlet fever and confined to his residence at 814 North Seminole.
Aviation Week and an Air Force officer denied claims that the XS-1 rocket powered plane flew faster than sound. At Muroc the commander said no foundation to the rumor and Wright Field reported nothing to it. The report cited speeds above 600 mph and altitudes near 70 000 feet with sonic speed about 660 mph above 35000 feet.
Hollywood mourns Mark Hellinger 44 a columnist writer and producer who died after a heart attack while viewing a private screening. He was to announce a Selznick backed agreement to produce Hemingway derived million dollar films.
Amarillo residents tend to relocate at the start of the year as the city manager notes. The water department handles meter transfers from old to new addresses, with another peak in late summer for school district changes.
Hartford report reviews 1947 odd crimes as Travelers Insurance notes. A 20 ton bridge was stolen in Gooding Idaho with other feats including a Del Mar wall theft and a Palm City telephone pole grab. Most professional: a man falls asleep in a movie and $45 vanishes from his shoe.
Gov Beau ford H Jester announced four conditional pardons for Clint Smith Jeff Fields Isaac Byrd and Imogene King. Smith convicted 1927 Falls County robbery with firearms and theft over 50 received 30 years. Fields 1933 Tarrant burglary 99 years. Byrd 1935 Bexar murder 99 years. King 1945 Ellis County murder with malice 12 years. Initial reprieves given 1944 1945 1946 with extensions to date.
W. K. Garrett a 30 year old Corsicana man was charged in federal court with impersonating an FBI agent. He was arrested Friday night at English Field and held in Potter County jail on a 1000 dollar bond. He faces charges linked to impersonation in Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico.
Mrs. Eugene Fennimore of 3301 T Anchor learned today that her brother O. J. Jeter, a former Amarillo boiler engineer, was injured in a Houston boiler explosion. The extent of his injuries is not yet known.
Four thousand workers on the Egyptian state railways began a sitdown strike in Cairo demanding higher wages. The action halted services and drew government attention as unions pressed for pay increases in the December dispute.
The Texas death notices report multiple fatal incidents across the state. Named victims include Earnest Beauchamp and his young daughter Gloria Jane, and Mary Pope in a Temple area grade crossing crash. Amelia Luna of Houston dies in a bicycle truck collision. Henry Mitchell of Denton perishes in a bridge crash near Lewisville. several youths die in hunting accidents including Lum mus Pots and McAda. authorities seek those responsible for a Jasper family murder. Mrs. Joe Brown of Weslaco dies in a Donna boarding house fire. coroner rules Virgil Perkins death a suicide after a distressing scene with his elderly father nearby.
A man shot himself after declaring sleep for 100 years. A unidentified woman leaped from a Brazos River bridge as crowds watched. Firemen failed to rescue her. A purse and coat offered no ID. William Lopez, 21, San Francisco merchant seaman, was killed when struck by a car on Temple Highway near Waco, with six Black men in the vehicle.
The article notes a partial list of traders who buy and sell futures months, with smaller traders to be added. Congress authorized disclosure of traders and aims to uncover possible links between government food purchases and private speculation as an investigation proceeds.
Senators and representatives express doubt about President Truman’s power to curb inflation via new legislation. Iowa Senator George A. Wilson and Indiana Representative Gerald W. Landis say the plan will not work and may be a political show. The measure, approved by a Republican-led Congress, would extend export and transportation controls and allow industry accords to allocate scarce materials.
Patricia Saura Schmidt, a Toledo dancer billed as Laura, was sentenced in Havana for the murder of John Lester Mee, an American naval officer from Chicago. The court ordered 15 years in prison and a $5000 indemnity after a trial in which prosecutors urged a longer term and the defense argued the shooting was accidental during a struggle.
Returns from last Tuesday’s civil service election will be canvassed by the city commission tomorrow. Unofficial tallies show 810 in favor and 211 against adopting the state civil service system which would place police and fire under state regulations and a special board. The city charter amendment remains scrapped under the new system. Exact meeting time was not set.
Rex B. Baxter executive vice president of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and his family are vacationing in Modesto California. He will be back at his desk after January 5.
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