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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
2
A rambling Honolulu chronicle describes a sunny day at The Royal Hawaiian with locals and visitors. The piece mixes coffeehouse chatter, colorful anecdotes about Sam Smith, Hawaiian phrases, and beach scenes, ending with hopes of ocean fishing tomorrow.
In Honolulu, ethnic tensions and loyalties shape politics around the Bishop Estate and statehood. The Bishop legacy and estate control influence land, power, and calls for Hawaii to join the Union as the 49th state amid wartime fears and Japanese allegiance debates.
Mayor Lawrence Hagy said shifting policemen from day to night duty to boost night manpower cannot proceed. He warned the move could raise burglaries and similar crimes due to unfamiliar beats and noted funding limits prevent hiring new officers. Traffic violations have been low in bad weather.
A Texas panhandle blizzard caused many cancellations and school closures. In Claude heavy snow halted classes while Spearman reported isolated travel with warming temps and improving roads. Adrian and Brownsville area travelers faced flight and highway delays as gas pressures fluctuated.
Senate appropriations panel may call E T Maynard of Chicago to explain a 200 000 profit from grain price declines as Senator Young questions possible market manipulation by big gamblers and exchange officials. Livestock prices show mixed moves across midwest markets with hogs down in Omaha and Detroit meat prices falling nationwide.
Snow plows cleared lines from Tucumcari to Spearman as Santa Fe work crews restore routes after a blizzard. Fort Worth and Denver detours reroute trains around an overturned plow near Mount Dora NM. Dalhart Canadian Perryton Stratford Hereford Clarendon Linnview report varying snow depths, gas pressures and closed schools with travel delays and livestock concerns.
The city aims to install a temporary water inflow line across 1,016 acres six miles west of Hollywood Service Station on Canyon Highway fifty miles south of Amarillo. Bush Estate opponents vow to fight the project to the end of the law, with Randall and Potter County juries appointed on the petition. Tim O'Brien, attorney and Bush heir husband, represents the estate.
Danaher, former U S senator candidate and Republican National Committee aide, will speak tonight to Amarillo and Lubbock Republicans about campaign strategy as the party seeks continued gains. The Lincoln Day event begins at 7 30 in the Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Minter amid severe cold and a light snow trace.
Kansas City market notes show cattle and calves trading with moderate activity and limited supply. Prices for good grade steers around 25.00 to 27.00, medium and lower grades down to 21.00, heifers near 25.50, bulls scarce near 21.00, feeders slower but steady with top around 22.85 for heavies. lambs and sheep mixed with slaughter lambs open higher, Western woolled lambs around 23.90 and above. Chicago bids echo mixed demand with cattle 6,000 head, calves steady, and sows at 18.00 to 110.25 range.
An AP report from Istanbul states Bulgarian anti-aircraft guns shot down two Turkish Spitfire planes over Bulgaria. A sergeant drowned when his plane fell into the sea and a lieutenant was slightly injured after a forced landing. no official Sofia confirmation yet. The foreign office spokesman cited uncertainty about the incident.
President Truman and his wife attended Lincoln birthday ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. They rode through slushy streets and laid a wreath of gladiolus as the Marine Band played the Star Spangled Banner. The couple stood on a green carpet and left the White House a little before fifteen minutes later.
Gov. Beauford H. Jester grants a 30 day reprieve to Clayton Qushing sentenced to death for murder in Jasper County. The action suspends execution to allow further review under constitutional procedures.
Mrs. C. E. Pitts, Italian war bride in Amarillo, launches a one woman aid effort to help Naples area through food and clothing parcels funded by Panhandle friends. Recipients include Mrs. Giletre Goute of Ponza, missing husband, who writes heartfelt thanks and describes postwar hardships. The program grows as more letters arrive from the boot of Europe.
Two marooned men from Hartley district were brought to Amarillo by Willie McCurry of Dalhart. Harold Sellers, a Greyhound Lines driver, and Earl Langley rode out a stalled bus after sliding clutch failure and drifting through heavy snow. They survived by hot flares and candy bars before making two miles to a farmhouse near Weatherford.
Lota McCormick age 10 died this morning at 818 Moore Street after moving to Amarillo from Littlefield. She belonged to the Church of Christ. Survived by four sons W A J A P A McCormick of Littlefield and L F McCormick of Muleshoe. four daughters Mrs H C Chandier Amarillo Katherine McCormick Littlefield Mrs W V Cox Clovis and Mrs W Squire Austin. Body sent to Littlefield by N Griggs & Son.
Rebekah Lodge held a regular session Tuesday night at the hall West Steth with Miss Wilma Pirschell leading. Thirty-two members attended and three new names were discussed for acceptance. next meeting set for Feb 17 at 7:30 in the lodge hall.
The Advertising Club of Amarillo presented books on advertising to Amarillo High School Price College and St. Mary's Academy to bolster library resources. Titles include Advertising in Our Economy and The Economic Effects of Advertising by Neil H. Borden and More for Your Money by H Bennett. The club also sponsors an essay contest on How Advertising Helps to Raise Our Standards of Living with prizes totaling 200 dollars.
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