11 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1948
Page
1
A messy report notes transportation paralysed with fears of heavy livestock losses. It mentions Amarillo and western sections, with unclear references to an early morning check and possible damage to flow race ee cars. The fragment lacks coherent details but emphasizes disruption and potential agricultural impact.
A severe winter storm slams the Texas Panhandle with 50 mph gusts and zero visibility. Schools closed, travel halted, and rail and air services disrupted as officials warn conditions will worsen before relief arrives.
The article reports on tax cut prospects amid market slumps affecting national income and tax reductions. Senators Lucas Byrd and Johnson discuss deficits, budget balance, and possible adjustments to Knutson bill, with House support for a $6 million tax cut and Republicans eyeing a smaller figure to win Democratic support against a veto.
February 11 report says acting ants outbreak on UUW film set as five thousand imported ants clash. A tipped 500 pound glass case. three ant breeds feud, causing 2000 deaths and uncounted wounded with a $20,000 Engle loss. The chaos ends with no clear resolution.
Ships and aircraft in the western Gulf area searched today for a missing C-47 with two men aboard. The craft was en route from Brownsville Texas to Campeche Mexico. Pilot Neil Womack and Co-Pilot Esteban Deleon were aboard.
Potter County received a first bid from Harry Greenberg of Murphysboro Illinois for two large airplane hangars at Dalhart Army Air Base. County officials authorized advertising for bids after Roy Snodgrass declared an ear purchase. The county also solicits bids to dismantle move and re erect the hangars.
The forecast notes strong northerly winds, snow and blowing drifting, with much colder conditions today and tonight. Snow is expected in the Panhandle and South Plains with temperatures from 4 to 18 degrees across the region. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer air but remains cold in Panhandle and South Plains.
Prices across wheat corn and soybeans tumbled to the limit for a fifth time in seven days as selling overwhelmed early trading. Oats showed resistance before mid day buyers returned and nudged values up slightly. Trading at the Chicago Board of Trade remained heavy with a firmer tone in deferred contracts later.
At a meeting of the North Randall County Civic Club in Amarillo officials and citizens pressed for jail reforms. Resolutions to investigate the jail were drafted by a committee led by Bill Plesher and Burr Shane. The group criticized Mayor Lawrence Hagy and the city commission as the speaker accused the council of buck passing on enforcement and maintenance.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told a Senate committee that E. T. Maynard of Chicago acted as a major speculator earning 300 000 to 400 000 in recent days. He blamed mass speculation by small traders for the boom bust in commodity markets. Senator O Daniel called Anderson the real gambler in the wheat market and urged resignation. Other Democratic senators defended the secretary amid sharp exchanges.
The Ama rill Little Theater presents the second and final performance of The Fatal Weakness at 8:15 tonight in Municipal Auditorium. Despite adverse conditions the show will go on, with a warmly received opening night and a comfortable indoor temperature planned.
The central committee of the Communist Party censured major Russian composers Dmitri Shostakovich Aram Khachaturian and Sergei Prokofiev for failing to observe instructions to eliminate bourgeois influences and create realistic Soviet art. It warned them and other listed musicians to align with party guidance or face further action.
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