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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1948
Page
2
A column pokes lighthearted at Hawaii cuisine and old world dining myths. It mentions raw oysters, German transplant successes, and a pig burned in a home fire with a Chinese passerby. The tone blends humor with cultural references and brief anecdotes.
A dispatch from Honolulu recounts a coastal fishing trip aboard a 60 foot cruiser owned by Capt. Noyes Crawley. The crew describes raw bonito as surprisingly piquant and recommends the dish to visitors while noting the leper colony on Molokai, army navy tales, and Japanese fishing practices near Pearl Harbor. The account blends travel notes with wartime observations and humor about local cuisine.
Market notes show Merrill Lynch stock averages and various price quotes across sectors. Livestock in Kansas City and Chicago report slower sales, with firmness in some cattle and calf categories, while hogs and sheep show limited activity and mixed demand across the trading day.
Prices slide as farmers hold grain amid possible gov. purchases. President Truman backs price controls while Congress debates anti inflation steps. Wheat and cotton futures show mixed moves. stocks steady. North Dakota senator Young and South Dakota senator Pushield seek to repeal grain carryover clause to curb export limits. Robert P. Boylan denies a misquoted forecast from a recent press conference.
Amarillo Globe ad announces a 5 to 20 cent cut on all fresh and cured meats and Margarine dropping in price. Butter is missing from the ads and wholesale prices are falling to their lowest since last November, with delays expected to reflect the change.
Dispatchers report Panhandle Trailways service limited to Borger. Union Bus Center notes no service north to Liberal Kansas. English Field weather observer Walter Watts forecasts fair and warm today and tomorrow with a high near 30 and low around 8. Temperatures expected to dip to 3 to 6 degrees below normal later, with a possible cold spell by weekend. Reeves, J B Coe Lumber exec, recovering from back injuries at St Anthony's Hospital after a porch fall. conditions described as much improved.
The report details price moves for staples like a five pound bag and soap, notes canned goods have steadied with a slight rise, and observes growers planning grains and soybeans due to grain price trends. It highlights corn as a key influencer on meat and other food prices, citing Amarillo grocery observations.
Donald Hill, a service station operator of 350 20th Ave in Paterson New Jersey, has switched to Calvert cigarettes because they are smoother.
GOP National Chairman Carroll Reece charges President Truman’s requests to Congress show the Pender fast wing of the Democratic Party seeks reunion with the Moscow wing after breaking with Henry A. Wallace. An election sidelight notes 93,941,000 adults over 21 in November, up from 83,996,629 in 1940, with 49,815,312 voting then.
A conference including Homer Vilas and William Huger discussed a continuing market decline. D. D. Hogate of the New York Stock Exchange reported a memo from Kuettner quoting Boylan on a two year downtrend in commodity prices due to government actions. Boylan denied predicting a two year span.
A high pressure gas line 12 inches in diameter north of Oklahoma City burst and ignited fire cutting off fuel for Tulsa industrial users for part of the day. Officials said no injuries occurred and the line was repaired by 8 p.m. Residential customers remained served. D W Reeves Oklahoma Natural Gas announced the outage affected industrial supply while residential service continued. Tom Sterling Oklahoma Natural Gas reported the break was repaired.
John Thad Scott Jr of Houston is named by President Truman to the three man National Railway Mediation Board with Senate confirmation expected. His term runs to February 1 1961 and he previously served as a management mediator and 14 year old? war service as a captain in field artillery.
Long-time Amarillo grocer B. S. McClendon 83 died at 11 this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital. He moved to Amarillo in 1923 and spent years in groceries, later living with daughter Mrs. Lee Brown. Surviving: four sons Brummet, Hardy, W. W., B. S. Jr.. two daughters Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Kate Faulkner. Wife deceased Sept 1946. Funeral arrangements under 8. Griggs & Sons.
The body of Mrs Tempie Evie Line Warren age 92 will be taken to Kerrville for funeral services and burial. Rites are set for 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She was a long time Kerrville resident active in the First Christian Church. Surviving are three sons six daughters 28 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Boxwell Brothers Amarillo in charge of arrangements.
New snow last week across New Mexico ski areas reports Agua Piedra and Carson National Forest near Tres Ritos with 12 inches new over 24 inches old, dry snow and no crust, road open. Little Tesuque Canyon near Sante Fe with 6 inches new over 12 inches old, dry with firm crust, road open. La Madera in Cibola National Forest 29 miles northeast of Albuquerque with 12 inches new over 10 inches old, dry with 12 inches loose snow under crust. skiing good, road fair. No report for Big Tesuque Canyon.
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