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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1946
Page
2
Kansas City market shows cattle and calves with steady to lower prices on many classes, hogs and sheep active or steady at ceiling levels. Chicago notes similar trends with steady to strong steer and heifer values and caution on cows and bulls amid active trade.
Courthouse records list numerous deed transfers including Pederson to Daniel and Weeks to Weeks, among others. Also noted are a divorce filing Paul Pope vs Sarah Pope and several marriage licenses. The page closes with a line about the First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech religion and the press.
KETCHIKAN Alaska Feb 7 32 persons unaccounted for after the Yukon wreck rescue vessels brought survivors to Seward last night Crew and passenger lists totaling 497 are being checked The Onondaga reported all survivors rescued and the Yukon abandoned No bodies have been found yet and casualty reports are unconfirmed
The Wichita Falls Record-News reports a brief disturbance at Sheppard Field after a clash between white and negro soldiers as black troops tried to cut in on white dancers with 100 white girls from the local USO Club. Lt. H. L. Frost says authorities are questioning the principals at the field provost marshal.
Funeral services are pending for Mrs Emma Elizabeth Gillispie 72 who died at 12 45 yesterday. Wife of George L Gillispie 904 North Pierce she was a Plains pioneer who had lived in Amarillo three years. Survived by husband three sons J B Gillispie Spokane Robert El Paso George Amarillo four daughters Helen Steele Gene Finchum Betty Moss Lena Peterson. Baptist Church member. Body at Griggs Chapel.
J. Ray of Amarillo remains in good condition after a major operation at Mayo Brothers Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. He is reported by George Ray who accompanied his father to Rochester last week with the senior Mr. Ray's doctor.
Ray Ramzell supervisor of the city sewer department will attend the Water Works and Sewage Operators Short Course at Texas A and M College. The program opens Sunday and runs through Wednesday next week. It is conducted by Texas A and M in cooperation with the State Board of Health and the State Board of Vocational Education.
George G. Swan was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to mail fraud in Dallas federal court. The Nova Scotia native, 43, was arrested December 15 for running a confidence game linked to a mythical Wichita Falls bazaar and found with four stolen letters.
Mrs. C. E. Cobb of 1404 Monroe found a card authorizing Navy enlisted man James R. Cherry to be on liberty, left between the front screen and door. The owner may be on leave in Amarillo and Cobb kept the card for Cherry if he wants it.
A labor clash over federal seizure of tugboats prompts Mayor O Dwyer to declare a state of emergency. Schools shut, fuel rationing tightens, and heat reduced as city plans potential hospital uses for schools and housing for fuel‑poor residents amid widespread industrial action.
President Truman declared he will not withdraw Edwin W. Pauley’s nomination for Navy undersecretary. He defended Pauley as honest, capable, and doing a fine job as reparation administrator while indicating Ickes remains mistaken.
Producers rely on basic feeding methods for cattle but no controlled measure is named. Winter grain supplies maize kafir and other small grains are scarce, keeping rations limited. A stockman says no new feed or cakes are expected this winter, and spring markets won t glut. Butcher cattle remain scarce with heavy stock wheat fed. herds will move to grass as spring progresses, weight gains tied to natural forage rather than formula feeds.
A brief classified item touts low cost want ads and their wide impact for readers and small businesses seeking quick notices and promotions in a local newspaper.
George Washington Calvert 85 retired farmer died at 9 25 last night at his home 411 North East Sixth He lived here nearly twenty years He was a Methodist Survived by son Harry Amarillo and three daughters Mrs B F O Neil and Mrs George Webster Tulsa and Mrs Beulah Minnis Oklahoma City Seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive
Obituary notes Mr. Lambdin a First Presbyterian Church member and former Rocky Ford teacher who mentored a poor boy and led a local Boy Scout troop. Survivors include wife Estherine, son Donald Lambdin attorney, daughter Audrey student, and siblings. Funeral at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with burial in Waco.
The piece notes the Veterans Administration office nearest Amarillo shifts to Muskogee Oklahoma, a move extending travel for veterans and indicating Muskogee remains the subregional hub beyond Amarillo.
Amarillo will host a new Veterans Administration subregional office with 10 sections and two units under a yet unnamed manager. The unit, under the St. Louis branch and Muskogee regional office, will avoid outside hires where possible, prioritizing local applicants as housing limits staffing. The move stems from Gen. Omar N. Bradley’s decentralization plan, with selection confirmed Jan. 16 after a Nov. 24 start.
The gathering credited extensive work by Rep. Eugene Worley of Shamrock John K. Boyce chamber president Jude Nelson Bill Gilstrap Mayor Joe A Jenkins Mr Fields and the Chamber of Commerce for securing Amarillo as the site. Attendees protested Broome’s modesty for not naming himself among the supporters.
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