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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
1
Police described a fatal shooting at a mail collection box as inspector Harkins was shot in the head while handling mail. Donnelly claimed he carried a 10 inch knife and a pistol bullet and said he intended to defend himself if guns failed. Police found 10 letters to the President, newspapers, the FBI, the inspector of mails, and a magazine.
Elks Lodge in Amarillo makes the first contribution of 200 dollars to the Day Nursery Building Fund. The club funds monthly gifts to Mavericks Boys Ranch and the Child Welfare Board and supports a Boy Scout Troop. Exalted Ruler Paul Boxwell and Dc Whitfield authorize the drive. donations may be sent to the nursery or Mary Miles Batson. Wait for the New Chevrolet Jan. 22.
June Millarde stage name Tony Geven says her romance with Senator Warren G Magnuson of Washington is open and above board at her Hollywood home. She rejects claims they are secretly married, calling rumors embarrassing and confusing.
Snow and ice linger across West Texas with power outages in Abilene and halted long distance service. Roads remain icy but largely passable, buses and trains largely on schedule, and city crews clear gutters and haul snow as temperatures rise tomorrow.
County Auditor John Crudgington says a list of property owners affected by the US Highway 66 widening and relocation from west of Bushland to Amarillo has been turned to the Texas Highway Department district office for action. The county and department reached agreement on all project phases with the county to provide rights of way and the state to supply metes and bounds descriptions.
King Frederick IX of Denmark described his queen Ingrid as a dream wife and called his three princess daughters delightful. He spoke in a broadcast to school children about royal life and family, noting official duties make life drab but family helps, and that they are a normal Danish family living in a castle.
Amarillo officials indicated that fire insurance rates may not increase as Ed Spann the city fire marshal notes. He cited a $100000 loss at the Phillips Petroleum warehouse and a 10 percent credit for Amarillo due to smaller past losses. Spann explained rating depends on loss versus coverage and noted the state fire insurance commission sets credits at March meetings.
Gordon B. Jordan, a teller at the American National Bank, will breakfast with President Truman on January 20. Jordan fought in France with the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, and his Battery D unit will serve as guard of honor in the inaugural parade. The group plans a reunion and will attend the inaugural ball and other events hosted by Secretary Joe Snyder.
Governor Beauford Jester urged a state services expansion in a joint session, calling the 1930 concept unsuitable for the 1950s. He seeks nine million dollars for rural school aid and 4.7 million to modernize prisons, with a push for anti-lynching legislation and a Gilmer-Aikin framework for a broader public education system.
Fireman George C. Mayer, en route to work, saved Mrs. Ida Thompson and her two sons from a third floor Brooklyn apartment. He directed bystanders to form a living net of arms, helped Mrs. Thompson drop the children then jumped to safety himself and signaled the alarm before continuing to work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hitch 38 and her mother Mrs. Gusta Robinson 60 leaped from their bedroom window into the snow to alert neighbors during a blaze at 3603 Harrison. Firemen ruled the kitchen refrigerator origin with heavy smoke elsewhere, causing about 600 dollars in damage. They fled barefoot and in night clothes, aided by next door neighbor Mrs. FE Volle.
Occasional rain and thawing then freezing with severe glazing tonight. Cloudy and warmer Thursday with occasional light rain. West Texas sees freezing rain or snow this afternoon into tonight, little temperature change. Panhandle South Plains and Pecos Valley westward expect cloudy with occasional rain. High 18 and low 16 for the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM. precipitation .03.
A lone man forged payroll checks from Clowe and Cowan Co totaling about 1300 dollars. Checks 7501 through 8000 were used at Amarillo National Bank with amounts from 45.60 to 65.60, many for 55.60. A warrant is issued. area alert describes the suspect and check style.
Walter Irvin, an Amarillo Ford dealer, fished near Rockport on the Gulf Coast when seagulls repeatedly stole his bait. After a several minute struggle the gull was reeled to the boat and captured for transfer aboard.
Neely Greenhill and Lowndes Insurance await the arrival of the new Chevrolet Jay at their showroom. The event promises a fresh model launch with local interest and potential test drives for customers.
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