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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
1
In Abingdon Virginia Dr Harry Hayter performed a Caesarean using a penknife to save a newborn four minutes after the mother Mrs Widner died. The infant, weighed about seven pounds, is reported to be doing fine as witness Dr Wolf described.
The session opens with Rep. Durwood Manford of Smiley and Rep. Joe Kilgore of Mc Allen contending for speaker. Sen. Kyle Vick of Waco appears likely to be president pro tem after a pre-session nomination, while 14 carry-over senators answered roll call and Sen. Grady Hazlewood of Amarillo was absent. Hazlewood planned to travel to Austin by car but weather forced a change. he left Amarillo by train. Sixteen newly elected and re-elected senators took oath to qualify for the 51st Senate, as Sen. Walter Tynan of San Antonio formally placed Vick's name before the chamber.
Snow and sleet blanketed the Panhandle as icing shut down communications south of Lubbock. Towns including Colorado City Snyder Roscoe Crane Spur and exchanges at Seymour Westbrook Loraine Helmleigh were isolated while calls to Pecos Odessa and Midland faced delays. Travel remained hazardous with 3 inches of snow and sleet on the ground and 0.72 inches of moisture since Sunday.
A fatal air crash prompts a call for investigation as officials confirm a deadly incident. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Amateurs forced to abort a burglary at Freeman's Theyeggs after battering a five foot iron safe. Burglars knocked off the knob and attempted to pry the door using chisels and a counter sunk plate glass window shows signs of their effort. Police describe the burglars as bungling amateurs.
A former submarine serviceman was robbed of 66 dollars at knife point in a cabin camp. Suspects Don Russell and Delba L. Nivens were charged after the victim Travis Kirk gave a detailed statement. The incident followed a bar meeting and transport to a camp at 1616 West Sixth.
Kirk reports three strangers entered a cabin camp and robbed him after sharing whiskey. He fled to a nearby toilet house and, while adjusting his coat, saw one attacker behind him with a knife and another waving an 18 inch rubber hose. He was ordered to see robbery page two.
Potter County approves Texas Highway Department requests to relocate Route 66 between Bushland and Amarillo. The county will grant 100 and 200 foot rights of way through Bushland, fund curb and gutter work, and extend rights of way toward Amarillo including near North West Eighth and Western Avenue. The plan describes north and south forks through West Hills West Acres and Avondale areas with specific parcel widths.
The chamber of commerce plans to urge Mayor Lawrence Hagg to appoint a permanent committee to study widening Tenth Avenue and remove the underpass bottleneck at Tenth and Grant. The highway committee met with county, city, school, Santa Fe Railway, and highway department representatives. The aim is state financial help to relieve traffic and County officials to support a formal state action plan.
The Air Force revises its buy program, canceling 240 aircraft orders and redirecting funds to B 36 bombers and modernization. About 300 million dollars shifts, with no overall spend reduction for new planes. Canceled orders include 51 B 49 jet bombers, 119 F 98 jets, and a full run of Northrop RB 49 flying wings built at Fort Worth Consolidated Vultee plant.
Early risers witnessed a bright aurora like curtain over the countryside. Walter Watts of the Weather Bureau explained the effect came from reflections of city lights on airborne particles, creating a cascading glow reaching hundreds of feet high.
A passenger plane crashed in Brazil killing 13 people. Authorities said the airliner was on a domestic flight near Rio de Janeiro when it went down in rough weather. Fire crews battled flames as investigators began examining the wreckage for the cause.
Potter County commissioners approved two deputy constable appointments to assist J. D. Duke of Precinct 1. Ray Ellyson, former deputy sheriff, and Ed Whitney were named to the posts. They will serve without salary but on a commission.
A notice indicates a Chevrolet event on January 22 with coverage or sponsorship by Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance. The brief mentions a vehicle and a local insurance firm involved in the arrangement.
Weather notes intermittent Wednesday with ice accumulation and heavy freezing risk. Temperatures rise gradually. Motorists urged to drive with extreme caution. West Texas may see occasional rain or freezing rain this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Notable cold persists with lows 10 to 20 degrees in the Panhandle and South Plains and 20 to 30 elsewhere.
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