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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
2
Chicago February 25 Wheat futures surged to 30 year highs at the Chicago Board of Trade. July wheat traded around 2.00 to 2.03 with gains near one cent. May corn climbed to a seasonal high near 141 7-8. Historical records cited from 1917 for May July Sept and Dec contracts.
Jury trial starts in 108th District Court over a wreck near Pullman Switch east of Amarillo. Paul Welborn seeks 23450 dollars including 22000 for permanent injuries 500 for medical expenses and 950 for auto damage from Harold Erwin and C B Erwin with Roy Welborn brother dead from the crash. A prior trial ended without verdict and Rosa Welborn has a second suit pending.
John Wesley Rotenberry 73 a farmer of Shamrock died at 1 30 this morning in St Anthony s Hospital funeral services will be held at 2 o clock Wednesday in the Shamrock Methodist Church where he was a member The body will be taken to Shamrock by Blackburn Shaw tomorrow night He is survived by four daughters a son W C Rotenberry of Shamrock four sisters two brothers ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with listed spouses and counties of residence for several relatives
Bobby Bowling goes on trial in 47th District Court facing assault with intent to rob. He allegedly pistol assaulted Sam Golden, ex Amarillo police officer who runs a second hand store on East Fourth Avenue. Golden overpowered him. city policemen took Bowling into custody. Defense is George Mc Carthy. District Attorney Lloyd King is aided by Branch T. Archer Jr. in the prosecution.
Amarillo High School speech students performed for Lions Club members at the Her Ring Hotel. Instructors Mrs N N Whitworth and Miss Jessie Mercer guided the program which featured humorous readings by Tom Fotheringham an interview on socialized medicine by Dick Robinett and Dick Collins an impromptu address from Reg Hudson and a Horton Russell declamation. Principal R B Norman attended with the group.
A fragile document bearing Sam Houston's signature may soon be presented to the Can yon museum. Roy Luttrell found a certificate of election for Mills White dated November 27, 1860, in the Lewallen home. The certificate shows Houston signed to certify White’s election as Van Zandt County treasurer on August 6, 1860.
James Weldon Hall, charged yesterday with a second offense of driving while intoxicated, is out on a 750 dollar bond after a Sunday arrest by highway patrol officers. Court records show a prior conviction on August 15, 1945.
County Judge E. O. Northcutt fined Julio Velez $100 and costs Saturday on charges of carrying a slung shot, commonly known as a blackjack. Valeri, arrested by city police, entered a guilty plea.
The Rock Island Railroad sues Klock Construction Co in federal court with Judge C Wilson presiding. The demurrage dispute centers on charges for railroad car detention and related delays.
A light mock-psychology piece humorously catalogs common fears from social nerves to morbid phobias. Case vignettes name Horace F. with tipophobia Walter G. with matchophobia and Jennie Q. with protuberophobia, illustrating how fear shapes behavior.
City commissioners plan to pass an ordinance tonight calling the municipal general election for April 1 to elect a new commission. Joe Roberts works on papers and hopes to have them ready by 7:30. Filing deadline is 10 oclock next Saturday morning. Also on the agenda are bids for two water wells a Will Rogers Memorial Park wading pool and park equipment.
Two damage suits were filed today in district court against Martin P. Nussbaum and George F. Nussbaum operators of the Amarillo Bus Company. Plaintiffs Janice Anthony and Mr. and Mrs. Kermit South allege injuries from a bus collision on October 31 1946 at Third and Polk Street. Anthony says foot injuries while Mrs. South reports a knee injury.
The article notes General John Hodges being recalled to Marshall for consultation and Marshall's doubt that the Korean question would dominate the Moscow conference. It mentions ongoing friction between the Indian Congress and Moslem League and states three farm people are injured in accidents each minute.
Andrew J. Hartsell, 45, Rock Island conductor, died in a Liberal Kansas hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had lived in Amarillo 20 years and was returning from Liberal on his regular run when stricken. Funeral services are pending. Survivors include his wife Leta Hartsell a daughter Jacqueline and a brother and sister in San Antonio.
Alex Lester Lucas of Panhandle died at 9 00 a m at his home. He was 51 and a cook. Survived by daughter Edna Faye West Amarillo son Louis Lucas Panhandle and three stepdaughters Ruby Yates Claude Lee McLeod Panhandle and Oligy Smith Clayton NM also three brothers and four sisters. Body in state at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs. Howard Pamplin of Lawton Oklahoma are pending after she died in a local hospital from injuries suffered in a car bus collision near Canyon last Wednesday. The body lies in state at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr Pamplin injured in the crash is expected to be released from hospital late this afternoon to arrange funeral plans. Mrs Pamplin is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs M A Pields of Vici Oklahoma, three brothers and five sisters.
Lloyd J. Garrett son of Mr and Mrs A E Garrett 1001 Seminole has qualified as a paratrooper with the Eighth Army in Japan He completed his fifth jump from an airplane in flight at a school near Sendai Honshu after attending Horace Mann School He plans to be an auto mechanic after military service.
The piece notes a likely seven and a half billion dollar cap for the 1948 congressional budget with deep cuts expected next year. It reports the Senate delaying further debate on the 1948 ceiling and a tomorrow vote on a thirty three billion dollar spending limit. It covers O Mahoney supporting Lilienthal for AEC chair while Wherry doubts approval amid a 41 to 28 roll and 24 undecided. It also cites Taber urging a one hundred million dollar cut in the Commerce budget and the Foreign Affairs Committee seeking details of a 350 million dollar foreign relief request.
Markets report shows Dow Jones averages from Merrill Lynch with slight changes. Kansas City livestock figures note cattle demand steady to higher with top beef steers 20.00 to 23.50, hogs uneven but firm near 30.00, lambs and sheep trading higher with prices around 21.00 to 23.00 for various calves and ewes.
Chicago market reports 8 500 hogs and 8 000 cattle with gains across grades. Hogs unevenly higher with top loads around 230 pounds. cattle and calves show strength with fed steers up to 50 cents and cows up, bulls steady. Sheep trading slow with higher asking prices for good muttons and woolly lambs.
In Amarillo two picket lines formed in front of Amos Cafe at 406 Taylor as Culinary Workers Local 441 pickets protest wages and hours while owner A L Parks declines comment. Separately, a four day old strike at Amarillo Iron Works with 15 workers continues over preferential hiring and closed shop concerns with management resisting union recruitment.
Burglars stole liquor worth about 1500 from the Midway Package Store at 622 West Sixth. Owner George Bennett reported the break-in about 8:40 this morning noting the back door was jimmied. Inventory included Sunnybrook Hill and Hill Bellows Schenleys and Schlitz Beer in various quantities valued at 1500 total.
Sanborn School invites parents to a special assembly at 10 o clock tomorrow morning featuring piano performances by fourth and fifth grade students Josephine and Albert Malacara. They will perform classical selections and boogie woogie pieces.
Warranty deeds show Anna O Bryant to L H Blank for 3500 Lot A Gant subdivision. R A Bowles to Lillie Blackburn 1300 Lot 6 Block 35 Crowdus Starkey. John W Johnson Jr to Paul B Johnson 7000 see instrument. Saline Gooch to Hazel Littlejohn Lot 15 Block 30 Belmont Park Annex. H B Valighan to W E Bailey 8000 Lot 16 Phillips subdivision Block 28 San Jacinto Heights exc N 6x25. District Court B J Holley versus Veda Holley for divorce. Marriage license Frances Stinson Looney and Geraldine Mundell.
A report states more than half of Bolivia’s people are pure-blooded Indians. It highlights indigenous communities, cultural heritage, and demographic distribution across the country.
Unsolicited letter credits Kellogg's All-Bran with ending constipation for a mother and daughter who previously used nightly laxatives. The ad urges daily consumption with water and offers a double-money-back guarantee if not satisfied after 10 days.
Amarillo Business and Professional Women hear Dr. Mattie Lloyd Wooten dean of students at Texas State College for Women discuss Public Affairs Our Affairs at 7 in the Herring Hotel Crystal ballroom. Margaret Ventress leads the Amarillo club.
Bevin criticizes Truman for issuing a statement on Palestine and urges careful handling of religious tensions. He says a settlement may still be possible if parties drop hard positions without UN involvement, noting Zionist aims extend beyond 100 thousand Jews. He recalls persuading Arabs to accept Jewish immigration.
Bevin recalls a plan to raise relief to 18 000 a year since 1945 and says American pressure for an immediate decision on 100 thousand increased bitterness. He asserts Britain as the mandatory power bore responsibility and notes Jewish Agency opposition to renewed talks with Arab and British representatives.
Ochsner and Little were appointed to the school board on December 16, 1941, succeeding Ben Manning who resigned. Board terms run three years. Vacancies from death or resignation are filled by board appointment until the next election. In 1943 Parcells and Stinnett terms expire. 1944 Briscoe Mode and Gunn terms expire.
The body of Clarence Woody of Channing was sent to Tucumcari New Mexico this morning by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. Services will be tomorrow afternoon. Woody died yesterday afternoon from injuries suffered in a Saturday car crash into a culvert near Tascosa. He was 55 and employed by the Matador Ranch.
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