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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
2
A brief publication note mentions Sarah Winter J P Blacktone and others. It lists wear dyke and Charley Underwood as part of the readable material. The fragmentary text reflects a local notice of names connected to the item.
The piece depicts cowmen calling Mr. Tack for a snow outlook, noting likely more snow this week and warnings since September to prepare for a hard winter. It describes feeding operations, equipment adoptions, and ranch life with references to Mason King and George Detrixhe, plus a Los Angeles contact recalling Long Beach snow.
Market report notes orange prices rising due to a hard winter. California and Florida face weather effects boosting early demand and price.
Bob Lazier of Cheyenne Wyoming oversees the Wyoming Hereford ranch and claims 16 to 18 feet of snow blankets his land with two story barns buried. He says he is prepared and undeterred as winter tasks rise.
A line of 150 flying farmers from Western Kansas plans to fly to Mexico for warmer weather, many with families, departing soon though weather may delay. A Plainview telephoned plea praises Mr. Tack for saving the wheat crop and urges thrift until government grain loans are secured.
Walter Irvin fished at Lake Mineral Wells and, by a strange luck, hooked an unwelcome catch. Outdoor editor Paul Timmons notes this could be a lead story for the department. Tack is smug about the weather, while down cowmen face a humorous setback.
Publisher Honest Bill Miller of the Spearman Reporter challenges a regional editor over where a new North Plains oil field will emerge. He offers a $450 bet if Spearman is not the closer center, with $25 if another city proves nearer the paying quantities.
A Dalhart cowman reports three musk oxen among his milking cows and asks if shooting them for meat is legal. Jim Maggard says it is permissible. The chatter also mentions football tweaks and curious inquiries about cooking auk.
In Fairbanks a New Year’s Day game at Ladd Field featured the University of Alaska against a soldier team. The score finished tied at zero all despite a 28 below zero temperature and a large crowd remaining until the end.
Dick Coon again had a close call with an automatic shotgun when his finger was mashed by a heavy spring on a lake near Dalhart. He swung the gun around in pain and pitched it into the middle of the lake. He later used a pump gun for hunting.
Mr Coon bets on eating two quail daily for 30 days and proposes a fall test if crops are good. Mr Tack in 21 years ago tried the stunt and lasted to his 27th bird before his stomach rebelled, ending with two hours of retching.
After leaving the Green Lantern Cafe Bert Ryno reports a coat mixup at a restaurant. A letter from Boone Moreland asks for the owner to reclaim his grey gabardine coat and gloves found in the pocket, noting the coat is a larger size and too long for him. He includes his phone number 8629.
Clouds hang low from Alberta to the Gulf and across the west to California and Oklahoma City. Snow blankets most areas with several inches on the ground and forecasts predicting more accumulation to come.
Citizens hail a weather predictor praised for timely forecasts and even urged to open a weather prophecy school as features of his public persona spread nationwide.
In Benton Harbor Michigan a seven year old Diana Davidson claimed she fell into melted snow after her sled tipped over. Her mother, Mrs Wayne Davidson, found a six inch fish in her jacket when undressing the child. Diana admitted disobeying orders and going onto the ice of the St Joseph River where she broke through and was rescued by Louis Franz aged eight.
Chief of Police Sid Harper returned to his post at the police station today after spending a day at home with a backache.
Ninety year old King Gustav opened parliament in Stockholm with a 149 word address, one of the shortest of his reign. He urged Scandinavian cooperation in European defense and noted Sweden moving toward economic balance, then suffered a severe coughing attack.
A notice requests the owner to claim a brown leather billfold lost last Thursday night either at the Leon Theater or on the North Polk bus with contact for return. the item may be tied to a page 20 continuation.
Sanborn PTA postponed its afternoon meeting to next Tuesday. Amarillo Army Air Field reports tonight’s 142nd Infantry Texas National Guard drill cancelled with next drill night set for Tuesday Jan 18. Demonstration Club women cancel birthday party at Sterans Hospital. Price College PTA meeting postponed at 7:30 pm due to weather. Jim Reynolds notes additional cancellations at the school.
Merrill Jenchy Mace reports stock averages with mixed results across industries. Major movers include General Motors, General Electric, Allied Stores, DuPont, and Boeing, with notable figures such as Amer Tel Tel and Westinghouse among many listed securities reflecting a varied trading session in New York and curb listings.
Cattle around 6000 head with calves and slaughter steers steady to strong amid uneven demand. Hogs about 2000 head show fairly active but mostly 25 to 50 cent declines. Sheep 5000 head report moderately active opening sales with lambs steady and good fed lambs trading above 23 dollars.
Chicago market report shows hogs 17 000 head with late trade fairly active and declines up to 50 cents for butchers. Sows uneven with top at 22.00 for 180-210 lb. cattle listings include yearling steers 1100-1335 lb at 30.50-31.00 and heifers under 800 lb steady. Vealers 28.00-34.00. cows 17.50-19.50. sheep 3500 head with lambs and yearlings bidding lower.
Reported injuries include two broken jaws and severe head lacerations. Charles waded nearly a mile through packed snow to a farm for help. A horse-drawn manure spreader aided access to the plane as four men worked thirty minutes to extricate Mr. So-
Relatives say J. SoRelle died after injuries from a crash in severe winter weather. Snowfall draped Pierre and western Texas towns with heavy travel disruptions as air and rail service faced cancellations and delays. Survivors include a wife Elsie M Wheeler and several children and relatives across Amarillo Canyon Lubbock and Plainview.
Aed ee reported he handed over 67 dollars after a robbery as two men fled. Officers Roden and Graves pursued, catching one who ran, identified as Nivens. Russell and the third man were discovered in a cabin with a knife. Don Russell, 19, has a long FBI record. Nivens has a history across multiple states. Police seek explanation for a Weymouth ranch saddle theft tied to the trio.
Authorities report no serious accidents in 24 hours. Ranchers face feeding shortages but no losses. Wheat and pasture moisture helps. Many Panhandle schools closed. 3,055 absentees in Amarillo, rural buses operating in Bushland area, with limited rural schools open.
City engineers outline re routing of Highway 68 via North West Eighth Avenue from North East Eighth and Fillmore with an overpass over the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad at Rusk. Right of way work begun months ago will require moving several houses as the area west to Hughes Street remains largely unimproved.
Snow and ice shut major highways from California to Nebraska and Minnesota as crews clear ice in Los Angeles and Burbank. Nebraska and South Dakota report heavy drifts isolating Gordon, with a state of emergency. Cold snaps strain power capacity across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, prompting urged reductions in electricity use.
The Air Force plans to order more Consolidated Vultee B-36 bombers in addition to the 95 already on order, with about half built. It will use remaining funds from contract cancellations to modernize and improve B-36s and Boeing B-50 bombers. Also noted are 30 Northrup C-135 raider transports and 10 Kellett H-10 helicopters, with three engines and not yet in service.
The vestry of St. Andrew's decided to sell church property at Ninth and Fillmore to Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home for 80000. The parish plans a new Episcopal church on Sixteenth and Bryan while Boxwell converts the existing church into a funeral parlor chapel and offices.
The Texas Legislature scene opened with Vick nominated by Sen Charles R Jones of Bonham and election by acclamation moved by Sen R A Proffer of Austin. Rep S J Isaacks of El Paso urged Kilgore as the speaker choice, calling him richly endowed with requisite qualities. Rep William My of Victoria nominated Manford as alternative speaker candidate.
The burglary was discovered about 7:45 am by Fred Franks an employee at 404 Georgia. Proprietor Chane Peamene was on business. Entry was through a rear door pried open with a crowbar. Tools were taken but the crowbar was left in the safe. Officers noted the crime occurred recently as fresh tracks were absent in the night snow.
An ancient clepsydra, the first water clock discovered in Greece, was found by Professor Rodney Young of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. The device measured minutes by water flow and aided time limits for speeches at the agora where Socrates and the council met.
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