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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs 11 000 head slow, weights steady to 25c lower. sows steady. Cattle and calves around 2 000 and 600 head with demand firm for cows and butcher heifers. Beef cows mostly 12.00 to 16.00, steers 18.50 to 24.00, lambs 23.00 to 23.50. Financial note mentions Liquidatine offering at 2.23.
Warranty deeds list transfers for numerous properties including Lot 4 Block 2 Odom Cotton Hugh Victor additions and other blocks with grantees such as Pred Fulton Walter House Jr and Filomena Martines. District court records show several divorces and marriage licenses among local couples.
Rabbi Arthur H. Bluhm will preach on The Understanding Heart to the Temple B'nai Israel congregation tonight at 6. The public is invited to the Friday evening Sabbath service.
A survey shows Amarillo shoppers pay less for round steak at 61 to 65 cents a pound while other cities reach up to 79 cents. Butter averages 66 cents a pound, eggs hover around 39 to 45 cents a dozen, and milk sits around 20 to 21 cents a quart, placing Amarillo in the middle among 22 cities.
London Feb 21 The Labour government issued a grim white paper urging higher production to defend Britain’s national life. It orders continued rationing and duty to Increase coal output, export 25 percent of products, draft half a million servicemen, recruit 35 000 miners, bring in foreign workers, and keep veteran laborers in work to avert a fuel and financial crisis.
Edinburg city officials face protests from residents who claim a share of taxpayers money. City Manager B H Cruce notes a citizen tried to drive the fire truck funded by taxes and reminds that the city park belongs to taxpayers but cannot be hauled away in buckets for garden use.
Mustard greens are slated for trial in federal court today in two food law cases. The United States sues 218 cases of Staff of Life Mustard Greens and 221 cases of Staff of Life Mustard Greens alleged unfit for human consumption.
Police recovered 12 cases of ale about 4:30 this morning after a burglary at Murphy's Cafe on Third and Van Buren. Earlier, between 12 and 2 pm yesterday, a noiseless typewriter was stolen from Haynie Campbell Insurance Agency at 413 Polk.
Gov. Beau Ford Jester welcomed four Mexican state governors to a luncheon in Laredo as the city marks Washington's Birthday. The events began yesterday with a carnival, balls, and a parade.
W S Boyd of Skellytown was fined 100 plus costs after pleading guilty in county court to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested near Claude after a collision east of Amarillo, his car striking the rear of a vehicle driven by W T Hollingsworth.
Polk Street Methodist Church will hold a called quarterly conference Monday at 7 30 PM to consider purchasing additional real estate for future expansion of the church.
Two hundred members and guests of the McDavid Sunday school Class at Polk Street Methodist Church attended a chili supper in the church Fellowship Hall. Entertainment featured highlights of the 1946 football season presented by Howard Lynch and a travelogue by Dr. J. H. Vaughan.
Firemen were called at 9 22 this morning to replace a gas hose which had slipped off the pipe in a house at 1905 Madison.
Congress debate centers on Wagner Act rights as a union official testifies in favor of major proposals. Senator Ball proposes outlawing strikes that force employer policy. Senator Morse of Oregon warns that current labor bills go too far and pledges to support some legislation, hoping for beneficial reform.
A humorous meditation on clams and oysters comparing calm, behavior, and seafood lore. It jokes about quahogs, low tides, and the quirks of shellfish while riffing on eating clam chowder and horseradish reactions with light satire.
Strikewe seeks a preferential hiring deal favoring union workers already in effect at Superior Manufacturing and Will born Bros. G. W. Dodd of Ama rillo Iron Works says breakdown in talks is not management fault. Both sides report no wage discussion and no crossing of the picket line as negotiations stall at noon.
The Range Riders will attend the Hereford 4 H Show parade on Saturday March 1 at 10 a.m. They travel in private cars and the O M Franklin Serum Company sponsors the trip covering truck transport for the horses. Delbert Dalby serves as Range Riders president.
Corpus Christi reports funeral services for Mayor Robert T. Wilson who died after a heart attack. He had lived in Amarillo 1937 to 1939 and came from Pittsburgh where he worked with Fownes steel interests. He helped organize Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. brother of Charles E Wilson, GE president.
A three vehicle collision occurred in the 1200 block of West Tenth yesterday evening. William A. Mays aged 46 of 1213 West Tenth turned into a driveway and collided with R. M. Williams aged 21 of 1118 Taylor who was traveling east. The impact pushed the Mays car into a parked vehicle at 1211 West Tenth owned by D. W. Caldwell.
Street department workers began repainting curb signs on Taylor in Amarillo downtown area this morning. Signs in the downtown district are being refreshed to improve visibility and city aesthetics.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cobb of Pleasant Valley mark their golden anniversary in Beckham County Oklahoma. The couple wed February 21 1896 in Cooke County and since 1918 lived across Randall County High Plains, with daughters Raney ORear of Clovis and Bob Sims of Happy.
Oilman Bill Pheiffer, now executive assistant to Carroll Reece of Tennessee and chairman of the Republican National Committee, makes his first Amarillo visit in years. He moved to New York City in 1939 and was elected congressman from New York’s 16th District in 1940. He travels with Bradford Walker, William Kennedy, and Frances Lee and plans to leave Amarillo Monday, staying at the Herring Hotel.
Gene Douglas Dunn, 17, today received a three year and three month federal sentence after pleading guilty to driving a stolen automobile in interstate commerce. Judge James C. Wilson imposed the term after Dunn waived trial by jury. earlier a jury could not reach a verdict in district court.
Sam Houston PTA hosts a neighborhood carnival tonight featuring multiple attractions. Organizers promise a full range of games, rides, and food stalls to provide family friendly entertainment in the community venue.
The Sam Houston PTA led by president Mrs. Harvey W. Schmidt sponsors a carnival at Houston Junior High Auditorium. At 8 o'clock a show by 75 dancers taught by Dixie Dice will entertain, with a supper served in the school cafeteria at 6 30.
Daily bath with Cuticura Soap banishes grime and odor instantly leaving you clean and confident. Finish with Cuticura Talcum to absorb perspiration and guard against offensive odors. Buy Cuticura today.
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