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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1947
Page
2
A chatty Amarillo column forecasts a mild January and a rough late Spring with ample moisture for 1947, predicting rich raw crops. It also includes a reader letter about photo publish rules for granddaughters and a weather bet between locals with rainfall figures from the weather bureau.
The speaker asks if anyone else is owed on the same bet and requests prompt notification. They need to close most of their books by the first of the month.
The piece highlights a man who bets on success and pays a heavy price, arguing luck favors those who endure longer and work harder. It stresses that widespread success comes from sustained effort and disciplined thinking.
A concise call to self reliance urging young men to take responsibility for their own progress as the key to success. The speaker warns that external help will be scarce and emphasizes personal effort and discipline as the main lesson.
A reflective piece contrasts pampered sons with self made individuals, praising energy and effort while noting many rich offspring fail. It highlights dancing schools funded for GIs and French lessons as pursuits, then shifts to a USDA reporting of hogs, cattle, and sheep markets with price ranges and weights.
Ralph Kenniston remains seriously ill at the Veterans Hospital. He shows moments of improvement followed by setbacks as friends and supporters rally to his side.
The a national census indicated about 54,576,350 Americans, roughly 44 percent of the population, attended church. This historic finding marked a near half religious share nationwide.
Livestock sales in Kansas City show firmer hogs and sheep with gains of 25 to 60 cents, while cattle and calves move unevenly. Beef steers average 24.00 in good grades, stockers and feeders 17.00 to 19.15, vealers 15.00 to 23.00, and hogs 23.75 to 24.00 for top 180-325 lb. cattle. sheep and lambs rise 25 to 50 cents with native lambs 23.85 to market.
Real estate transfers include John J. Hickey to C A Mc Dowell for 300 dollars with Morningside lot, and multiple transfers to W D Bryan and others in Bik 218 and surrounding blocks. District Court dissolves several divorces, and marriages licensed for Emil Meis Jr., Mary Ruth McDonald, W A Brewer, Iris Book, Farene Vargas, Adela Chavez, David Isham, and Floy Thomas.
Buddy Neal of Rankin Texas won the calf roping event at the 41st national western stockshow rodeo with 20.6 seconds. Vic Schwarz of Wichita Falls and Eddie Taylor of Amarillo finished second and third in saddle bronc riding. Bart Clennon of Portland Oregon took first.
Shrine leaders from Amarillo and the Panhandles welcome Judge George H. Rowe Imperial Potentate of the Mystic Shrine of North America arriving from El Paso at 8 30 Thursday morning. He will address KGWNC 41 county Khiva Temple and attend Rotary Shrine events at Herring Hotel and Khiva Temple with a John Snider barbecue and dance to follow.
Urgent appeal from Potter County Child Welfare Board as 194 children come under care since December 1946. December services reached 244 children with 50 cases closed, leaving 194 in care and 24 in boarding houses. The board seeks local homes and outside funding, with officers Robberson, Dodson, and Reville leading.
W. P. Wright’s request for a writ of error to the Texas Supreme Court was denied. The case involved Wright’s suit against the Texas Employers Insurance Association. the Seventh Court of Appeals had sent the case back for retrial after a 108th District Court jury awarded damages. The high court upheld the appeals court ruling.
Dr. R. Thomsen, pastor emeritus of First Presbyterian Church, will preach the installation sermon for Stewart W. Hartfelter as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in El Paso tomorrow night. Hartfelter succeeds Dr. Paul Poling, now in Philadelphia. Hartfelter has served as an Army chaplain for three years.
Stevenson warned that low teacher salaries and emotional strain could leave educators vulnerable to subversive, un American ideas. He argued defending the American and Texan way requires understanding the free enterprise system and opposing totalitarian philosophy in schools, drawing applause from the house.
A man grabbed a girl’s fur coat in Amarillo on Fillmore near 306 last night. Police captured the man and returned the coat to the woman after she called the station.
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce residents begin a three week campaign to secure poll tax payments before the January 31 deadline. Ray Richards announces billboards window cards bumper cards and radio spot announcements to urge full payment by qualified voters. The effort includes letters to major business houses and a Blackburn-Shaw quartet performance at the noon meeting.
Twelve inmates were moved to the state penitentiary at Huntsville, lowering Potter County jail population to 57. Cap Crane led nine from Potter along with two from Wheeler and one from Gray. Other prisoners held included six local inmates, among them Hezekia Allen with a 45 year murder sentence. Additional sentences included robbery by assault and burglary, with several men from Randall and Wheeler counties.
Mr and Mrs Morris Spicer of the Spicer Jewelry Co 917 Polk are in Chicago on a buying trip. They will depart Chicago today for New York to spend 10 days, and are expected to return to Amarillo February 2.
United Press reports two pants wool suits go on sale in Boston at Filene’s basement for 35 dollars the first such double duty style since wartime ban lifted. National Association of Retail Clothiers says demand will lag behind supply with limited spring stock and fuller fall availability.
Amarillo Catholics will join the world wide Church Unity Octave with special prayers in all churches the week starting next Saturday. Bishop Laurence J. FitzSimon endorses the observance aimed at unity with the church. Holy See grants new indulgences this year for participants who meet conditions, including a plenary indulgence once a month for daily prayers and partial indulgences of 300 days during each octave.
The National Shirt Shop received a 10000 remodeling permit for a new 616 Polk store as the Woolworth Co. plans a 90 by 140 foot building at Seventh and Polk. National Shirt Shop moves from 630 Polk. C S Lambie Co. is contractor. Adleta Store Fixture Co. of Dallas supplies fixtures. The store fronts 16½ feet on Polk.
The state reports 2,208 miles of railroad in 1945 reflecting extensive expansion and consolidation across Arizona. Major lines and routes connected urban centers with mining districts, supporting wartime transport and postwar growth.
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